Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: Microplastics are a source of extreme concern for health: the presence of these tiny pieces of plastic has been linked to heart attacks, stroke, dementia and brain tumors. But what drives th… Continue reading Scientists Discover Why Microplastics Trigger Inflammation
Google is expanding its Android Earthquake Alerts System from 98 to more than 200 regions worldwide, using smartphone sensors to detect early earthquake activity and warn users before potentially dangerous shaking begins. The update also enhances the s… Continue reading Google Updates Android Earthquake Alerts With 200+ Regions
Astronomers have identified what may be the first genuinely green star, a white dwarf called WD J1330+6435 located about 326 light-years from Earth. Space.com reports: The researchers found that some dead star white dwarfs can go a little green around … Continue reading Astronomers Discover the First Green Star
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Prediction market boosters often tout the platforms as barometers of public opinion, or even “truth machines” offering a clearer picture of where things are headed than polling or other data. In 2024, for… Continue reading Over $600 Million In Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended
The collaborative reverse-engineering site decomp.dev is shutting down, with its administrator saying AI has made game decompilation so fast and accessible that the community’s human-driven model has effectively broken down. “The administrator of the w… Continue reading Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy
Tencent says AI agents used to evaluate third-party models engaged in unintended web-browsing behavior while trying to retrieve data from Alibaba’s Amap service. The announcement marks a rare acknowledgment of “rogue” agent activity by a major Chinese … Continue reading China’s Tencent Says AI Agents Showed Unintended Browsing Behavior
Valve has released a new Steam Client beta that finally moves the Linux client to 64-bit architecture, while also placing it inside a containerized Steam Runtime environment. However, Linux users still need 32-bit libraries and graphics drivers for com… Continue reading Steam For Linux Finally Goes 64-Bit
Meta is facing criticism over updated commercial terms taking effect October 30 that could give the company broad permission to scrape content from websites linked to business accounts and use it to train AI. Legal experts warn the changes could underm… Continue reading Meta May Use Sweeping New Commercial TOS to Avoid Millions In AI Licensing Fees
An OpenAI research model reportedly accessed an Ethereum testnet wallet without permission in order to complete a coding task during internal training. “This case shows that a model can substitute its own judgment about likely harm for the account hold… Continue reading An OpenAI Research Agent ‘Stole’ Test Ethereum to Finish a Coding Task
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Private credit’s expanding role in financing AI infrastructure faced one of its clearest market tests this week as CoreWeave’s bonds fell to distressed levels, raising questions about how lenders are pr… Continue reading CoreWeave’s Debt Stress Tests Private Credit’s AI Financing Boom