Collaborate Disseminate
Science magazine reports:
For decades, string theory promised a “theory of everything” that described all particles and forces as tiny vibrating strings. Physicists hoped it could also solve one of the field’s deepest problems: reconciling quantum m… Continue reading After Empty Promises, Will String Theory Find New Uses?
A “growing wave” of Reddit’s “promoted posts” are sending U.S. and European audiences to money-stealing scams that impersonate major news organizations including the BBC, the Financial Times, and The Guardian, according to new findings from Bitdefender… Continue reading Reddit Ads Impersonate BBC and The Guardian to Push Fake AI Investment Schemes
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders announced a plan for the public to take a 50% ownership stake in AI companies, remembers the Associated Press.
And then OpenAI’s Sam Altman “told Sanders that he, too, wants the public to have equity in AI companies.”
Ars Technica shares some anecdotes from Steve Jobs in Exile, a new book released last month:
[Author Geoffrey] Cain reminds us, in stunning detail, that Jobs’ “exile” era at NeXT was not only critical to his evolution as a man and an entrepreneur, bu… Continue reading ‘Steve Jobs In Exile’ Remembers the Birth of the Web and ‘Making Unix Taste Sweet’
“A DNA-editing feat involving editing the genes of early stage embryos was announced this week,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
They describe the feat as “a far cry from designer babies, but nevertheless a step in that direction.”
Dieter Egli, an … Continue reading Scientists Edited Human Embryo Genes. But Questions Remain
The University of California at Berkeley discovered the percentage of failing grades in multiple CS classes this spring “is significantly higher than past semesters,” reports the campus’s student newspaper.
“Instructors point to students’ increased … Continue reading Failing CS Grades Soar At UC Berkeley As Professors See Greater AI Usage
Sales have increased for Hyundai’s under-$35,000 IONIQ 5, totalling 18,395 for the first five months of 2026, reports Electrek, “up 16% from the same period last year.”
But meanwhile BYD’s overseas sales surpassed 160,000 for the first time last mon… Continue reading Cheaper EV Sales are Increasing
Sales have increased for Hyundai’s under-$35,000 IONIQ 5, totalling 18,395 for the first five months of 2026, reports Electrek, “up 16% from the same period last year.”
But meanwhile BYD’s overseas sales surpassed 160,000 for the first time last mon… Continue reading Cheaper EVs Sales are Increasing
Friday the Open Source Initiative welcomed the EU’s new tech sovereignty package, noting that “over a third of the 29-page document is devoted to Open Source.”
The nonprofit OSI — maintainers of the Open Source definition — submitted thei… Continue reading EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package Includes 29 Pages on Open Source, Says Open Source Initiative
The Root reports:
A New Mexico jury has found the Gila Regional Medical Center negligent in the death of Nichelle Nichols, who famously played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the hit television series “Star Trek.”
According to KRQE News 13, Nichols’ fami… Continue reading Hospital Ordered to Pay $13M Over 2022 Death of Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols