IBM says AI is insane in the mainframe as z17 sales surge
IBM says AI is insane in the mainframe as z17 sales surge Summary IBM reported strong FY results driven by infrastructure and mainframe demand as the company leans on generative…
Meta to pour the GDP of Kenya into AI infrastructure push in 2026
Meta to pour the GDP of Kenya into AI infrastructure push in 2026 Summary Meta plans a dramatic increase in capital expenditure for 2026, targeting $115bn–$135bn to expand AI infrastructure…
If you’re one of the 16,000 Amazon employees getting laid off, read this
If you’re one of the 16,000 Amazon employees getting laid off, read this Summary Matt Rosoff writes a short, direct note to the roughly 16,000 Amazon employees impacted by the…
Microsoft investors sweat cloud giant’s OpenAI exposure
Microsoft investors sweat cloud giant’s OpenAI exposure Summary Microsoft posted a strong Q2 — profits rose 60% YoY to $38.5bn on $81.3bn revenue — but investors reacted nervously, knocking the…
Give Your Problems (and Passwords) to Moltbot, Then Watch It Go
Give Your Problems (and Passwords) to Moltbot, Then Watch It Go Summary Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) is a viral, lobster-themed virtual assistant that early adopters are using to automate big chunks…
AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection
AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection Summary A Nature news piece reports that AI chatbots are increasingly able to impersonate human respondents in…
A step towards building miniature human livers
A step towards building miniature human livers Article Date: 28 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04012-5 Article Image: Image Summary This research briefing summarises a Nature paper (Yuan et al.) that…
Scraps of viral DNA in biobank samples reveal secrets of Epstein–Barr virus
Scraps of viral DNA in biobank samples reveal secrets of Epstein–Barr virus Summary Researchers have repurposed the non-human DNA fragments routinely discarded from whole-genome sequencing of biobank samples to detect…
Expert-level test is a head-scratcher for AI
Expert-level test is a head-scratcher for AI Article Meta Article Date: 2026-01-28 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04098-x Article Title: Expert-level test is a head-scratcher for AI Article Image: Image link Summary The…
Chill out: freezing temperatures produced by letting a stressed alloy relax
Chill out: freezing temperatures produced by letting a stressed alloy relax Article Date: 28 January 2026 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00030-z Article Image: thumbnail Summary Researchers have built a device that uses…