Collaborate Disseminate
July: Nvidia-backed Nscale is building a £2bn data centre at Loughton in Essex, with Microsoft signed up as its anchor tenant. But it can’t get the electricity to switch on, reported The Next Web:
Nscale’s problem is not really Nscale’s. It is Br… Continue reading Planned UK Data Center Delayed Until 2030s Over Power Grid Delays. Microsoft Pulls Out
Gizmodo reports:
Roughly 84.4% of the world’s coral reefs suffered bleaching-levels of heat stress during the last major marine heat wave from January 2023 to September 2025, with over half already lost compared to coral coverage in the 1950s… But… Continue reading Researchers Discover How To Lead Dying Coral Reefs To a ‘Fast And Full Recovery’
Although for many decades the planet Mars has been prodded, poked, driven upon, flown over and especially orbited by various spacecraft, landers and rovers sent over by a certain humanoid …read more Continue reading The New Phobos Martian Moon Rover that Weighs in at Only 15 Grams
The Verge reports:
OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new shoes. But what happens when the rest … Continue reading Websites Are Closing Their Doors to AI Agents
Markdown editors vary wildly, and because the app you choose will directly impact the writing experience, you should experiment with at least a few options.
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More details are emerging about Saudi OpenAI employee Abdulrahman Alfozan, who was arrested by the FBI for allegedly planting a recording device in an executive conference room. Previously Alfozan “was an engineer at Meta,” notes the New York Times, “b… Continue reading More Details on Arrested Saudi OpenAI Employee, Who is Seeking Release on Bail
As electronic components grow ever smaller, a microscope has become an increasingly indispensable tool for any fine work; when inspecting electronics, though, especially solder joints, [Corebb] found a top-down view …read more Continue reading Building a Microscope with a 3D View
“Even LinkedIn is getting tired of your AI-written posts,” writes CNN, reporting that the Microsoft-owned, job-oriented social media site “is upping its fight against slop.”
A report published in July by Pangram, a research firm that tracks AI content … Continue reading LinkedIn Fights AI Slop, Now 40% of Its Long-Form Posts
TechRepublic reports:
The TIOBE Index is a monthly indicator of programming-language popularity based on factors including skilled engineers, courses, and third-party vendors. The October 2026 rankings show a largely stable top 10, with R overtaking … Continue reading Programming Language Popularity Increases for R, Julia, and Rust (but Not Go)
Long-time Slashdot reader ardiri remembers his days writing applications for the Palm OS. And he’s now released approximately 1.5 GB of historical Palm OS development resources, “accumulated during the early days of handheld computing and preserved on … Continue reading Releasing Palm OS Archive, Developer Rediscovers Working Virus After 25 Years