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Science says your boss should talk less in meetings
Research suggests listening more while talking less. Killing aimless meetings can help, too.
Ukraine blindsided by Starlink throttling restrictions and intelligence gaps
Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network.
They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went even worse than you think.
Solar geoengineering simulation shows what happens when geopolitics takes over.
Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
The US says Microsoft abused immigration rules; the company disputes the claim.
Mistral says "Le Chonk" can challenge the best AI models
Mistral says Le Chonk can rival top closed models while remaining open-weight.
Big Oil asks Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits before trial
Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.
AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part.
The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity.
Dyson’s most overengineered gadget may have a waterproofing problem
Dyson admits a component issue but won't say what's failing in its $500 toothbrush.
Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, launches "AI Force" instead
The president offered few details on what his proposed new AI Force would do.
An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.
Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI
Researchers used Claude to reach an OpenAI employee account and sensitive GitHub data.
Trump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants
EPA says power plant emissions have no material impact on climate change.
I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.
The manufacturer has a service that lets owners repair their own equipment.
I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
Unitree might be the world’s most important robotics company.
Claude users found ways around safeguards for bioweapons research
Some dangerous biology looks much like legitimate research, complicating AI safeguards.
EV batteries last longer than drivers feared
Study suggests used vehicles can retain about 90% of original usable battery capacity after 150,000 km.
Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight
Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose.
Nvidia buys Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, for $13 billion
Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
ChatGPT and Reddit now face EU's toughest online safety rules
Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.
Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers
The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.
Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade
Biology is coming to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, even as reliable biomarkers remain rare.
AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will dramatically change their jobs
A pioneering AI scientist once predicted computers would replace human radiologists. They haven't.
Reverse-lookup service exposed millions of photos of people’s faces
People-search tool ClarityCheck left database containing more than 9M image files exposed.
Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians
One ad featured a pornographic video with deepfake closely resembling a US politician.
Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution
Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
US groups release cheaper models after new challenges to their trillion-dollar ambitions.
Anthropic could be worth $2 trillion when it goes public
Rapid revenue growth fuels hope Claude maker's IPO is the biggest listing in history