10 must-know blockchain trends for 2026 and beyond
10 must-know blockchain trends for 2026 and beyond Summary Blockchain and digital assets are set for major expansion: market forecasts predict growth from around $31.28bn in 2024 to over $1.43tn…
Quantum computers will finally be useful: what’s behind the revolution
Quantum computers will finally be useful: what’s behind the revolution Article Meta Article Date: 04 February 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00312-6 Article Image: Main image Summary Nature’s feature by Davide Castelvecchi…
‘The EU runs on Microsoft’ – and Uncle Sam could turn it off, claims MEP
‘The EU runs on Microsoft’ – and Uncle Sam could turn it off, claims MEP Summary European policymakers and tech leaders at the Open Source Policy Summit 2026 warned about…
Amazon’s European datacentre buildout blows a breaker as grid connection wait list hits 7 years
Amazon’s European datacentre buildout blows a breaker as grid connection wait list hits 7 years Summary AWS’s rapid push to expand its European datacentre footprint is running into a hard…
GitHub ponders kill switch for pull requests to stop AI slop
GitHub ponders kill switch for pull requests to stop AI slop Summary GitHub has opened a community discussion after maintainers reported a surge in low-quality, often AI-generated pull requests and…
‘Lethal’ and ‘magical’ Palantir tech is in demand by Pentagon, China, Middle East, CEO says
‘Lethal’ and ‘magical’ Palantir tech is in demand by Pentagon, China, Middle East, CEO says Summary Palantir’s CEO Alex Karp told investors the company’s software is increasingly embedded in US…
Next-gen nuclear reactors safe enough to skip full environmental reviews, says Trump admin
Next-gen nuclear reactors safe enough to skip full environmental reviews, says Trump admin Summary The US Department of Energy has published a Federal Register filing establishing a “categorical exclusion” for…
I know science can’t fix the world — here’s why I do it anyway
I know science can’t fix the world — here’s why I do it anyway Summary Jean Colcombet argues that the era of abundant, cheap energy that has supported modern, resource-intensive…
Dark Patterns Undermine Security, One Click at a Time
Dark Patterns Undermine Security, One Click at a Time Summary Dark patterns — deceptive interface designs such as cookie banners without a clear “reject” option, hard-to-cancel trials and hidden refund…
The ‘bible for psychiatry’ is getting a rewrite: your guide to the next DSM
The ‘bible for psychiatry’ is getting a rewrite: your guide to the next DSM Summary The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has set out a roadmap to revise the Diagnostic and…