Trending:

December 11, 2025, 05:33 PM - 2 min read

Airbus flight recall brings solar flare theory into focus
December 11, 2025, 04:56 PM - 6 min read
Solar storms periodically occur as the sun’s internal dynamo process, which creates its magnetic field, intensifies and weakens; the sun is now said to be at the peak of its heightened phase of solar activity in the current ongoing ‘solar cycle 25’
see moreDecember 11, 2025, 04:56 PM . 6 min read

AI can’t be art: Leonardo DiCaprio
December 11, 2025, 03:20 PM - 2 min read
The actor gave examples of the songs made with AI tools and said they are quickly forgotten.
see moreDecember 11, 2025, 03:20 PM . 2 min read

Intel CEO pledges support to India’s Semiconductor Mission
December 10, 2025, 02:19 PM - 4 min read
Computer chip-maker Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday; PM said Intel will benefit from working with India’s young talent to build a technology-driven future
see moreDecember 10, 2025, 02:19 PM . 4 min read

Australia social media ban for children U-16 comes into effect
December 9, 2025, 08:38 PM - 2 min read
The ban includes blocked access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube, and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, and mandates 10 social media platforms to block children from using them or face fines of up to A$ 49.5 million
see moreDecember 9, 2025, 08:38 PM . 2 min read

Govt mulls licence for AI developers to use copyrighted works
December 9, 2025, 03:23 PM - 3 min read
A government committee has prepared a working paper that recommends issuing a blanket license to developers of artificial intelligence (AI) for use of all legally-accessed copyright-protected works to help in AI training while ensuring a statutory remunueration right for the copyright holders
see moreDecember 9, 2025, 03:23 PM . 3 min read

Space debris crisis: Are we waiting for disaster to happen?
December 8, 2025, 09:23 PM - 7 min read
The debris will cause problems for all space launch agencies and private companies, as there is a limit to our ground-based tracking and warning abilities. This makes addressing the global governance of space critical.
see moreDecember 8, 2025, 09:23 PM . 7 min read

Runaway buoy uncovers startling Antarctic secrets
December 7, 2025, 03:03 PM - 7 min read
What controls the fate of the Antarctic ice sheet–and therefore the rate of sea-level rise–is how much ocean heat reaches the base of the floating ice shelves. But the processes that cause melting in ice-shelf cavities are very challenging to observe.
see moreDecember 7, 2025, 03:03 PM . 7 min read

EU imposes $140 million fine on X for breaking digital rules
December 6, 2025, 12:49 PM - 2 min read
EU fines Elon Musk’s X $140 million for violating Digital Services Act rules on transparency, ad access and researcher data, escalating tensions with Washington.
see moreDecember 6, 2025, 12:49 PM . 2 min read

Cloudflare probes global outage hitting major sites
December 5, 2025, 09:50 PM - 2 min read
Cloudflare said the issue had been resolved, and that it was was “investigating issues with Cloudflare Dashboard and related APIs,” or application programming interface that allow software systems to communicate with each other.
see moreDecember 5, 2025, 09:50 PM . 2 min read

History casts doubt on AI scaling laws
December 5, 2025, 01:11 PM - 6 min read
History is littered with painful reminders of scaling laws that broke. A classic example is the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.
see moreDecember 5, 2025, 01:11 PM . 6 min read

How the internet became “enshittified”
December 4, 2025, 01:24 PM - 9 min read
Then came the rumours that the increasingly fascist-curious Elon Musk was scheming to buy the platform. Not possible, we thought at first. It would be a terrible business decision. And anyone interesting or important would flee overnight. Then Musk bought Twitter, rebranding it as X. Then we speculated (or hoped) it would drive him bankrupt. Then it didn’t.
see moreDecember 4, 2025, 01:24 PM . 9 min read

Unlocking energy efficiency in AI: Brain is the blueprint
December 3, 2025, 04:57 PM - 6 min read
Over the last few years, researchers working in labs in Israel and Singapore have shown how atom-thin materials can be coaxed into devices that sense, learn and even make logical decisions.
see moreDecember 3, 2025, 04:57 PM . 6 min read
A blueprint for deshittifying our digital lives
December 11, 2025, 05:33 PM - 10 min read
Musk bought Twitter, horribly rebranding it as X. Then we speculated (or hoped) it would drive him bankrupt. Then it didn’t. Then, through deliberate and explicit effort, it went to shit.
Read more

December 11, 2025, 04:56 PM - 6 min read
Solar storms periodically occur as the sun’s internal dynamo process, which creates its magnetic field, intensifies and weakens; the sun is now said to be at the peak of its heightened phase of solar activity in the current ongoing ‘solar cycle 25’
Read more
December 11, 2025, 03:20 PM - 2 min read
The actor gave examples of the songs made with AI tools and said they are quickly forgotten.
Read more
December 10, 2025, 02:19 PM - 4 min read
Computer chip-maker Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday; PM said Intel will benefit from working with India’s young talent to build a technology-driven future
Read more
December 9, 2025, 08:38 PM - 2 min read
The ban includes blocked access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube, and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, and mandates 10 social media platforms to block children from using them or face fines of up to A$ 49.5 million
Read more
December 9, 2025, 03:23 PM - 3 min read
A government committee has prepared a working paper that recommends issuing a blanket license to developers of artificial intelligence (AI) for use of all legally-accessed copyright-protected works to help in AI training while ensuring a statutory remunueration right for the copyright holders
Read more
December 8, 2025, 09:23 PM - 7 min read
The debris will cause problems for all space launch agencies and private companies, as there is a limit to our ground-based tracking and warning abilities. This makes addressing the global governance of space critical.
Read more
December 7, 2025, 03:03 PM - 7 min read
What controls the fate of the Antarctic ice sheet–and therefore the rate of sea-level rise–is how much ocean heat reaches the base of the floating ice shelves. But the processes that cause melting in ice-shelf cavities are very challenging to observe.
Read more
December 6, 2025, 12:49 PM - 2 min read
EU fines Elon Musk’s X $140 million for violating Digital Services Act rules on transparency, ad access and researcher data, escalating tensions with Washington.
Read more
December 5, 2025, 09:50 PM - 2 min read
Cloudflare said the issue had been resolved, and that it was was “investigating issues with Cloudflare Dashboard and related APIs,” or application programming interface that allow software systems to communicate with each other.
Read more
December 5, 2025, 01:11 PM - 6 min read
History is littered with painful reminders of scaling laws that broke. A classic example is the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.
Read more
December 4, 2025, 01:24 PM - 9 min read
Then came the rumours that the increasingly fascist-curious Elon Musk was scheming to buy the platform. Not possible, we thought at first. It would be a terrible business decision. And anyone interesting or important would flee overnight. Then Musk bought Twitter, rebranding it as X. Then we speculated (or hoped) it would drive him bankrupt. Then it didn’t.
Read more
December 3, 2025, 04:57 PM - 6 min read
Over the last few years, researchers working in labs in Israel and Singapore have shown how atom-thin materials can be coaxed into devices that sense, learn and even make logical decisions.
Read more