Collaborate Disseminate
Interesting Engineering reports:
US tech giant Google announced on Tuesday that it will build a new data center in Pine Island, Minnesota. The new facility will be powered by 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy from wind and solar, coupled with a 300-… Continue reading ‘World’s Largest Battery’ Soon At Google Data Center: 100-Hour Iron-Air Storage
CNN reports that images from Iran’s capital “have shown cars jammed along Tehran’s street, with heavy traffic on major roads after today’s wave of attacks by the US and Israel.” And though Iran has a population of 93 million, the attacks suddenly plung… Continue reading After US-Israel Attacks, 90 Million Iranians Lose Internet Connectivity
Tuesday Pew Research announced their newest findings: that 54% of America’s teens use AI help with schoolwork:
One-in-five teens living in households making less than $30,000 a year say they do all or most of their schoolwork with AI chatbots’ help. A … Continue reading America’s Teenagers Say AI Cheating Has Become a Regular Feature of Student Life
A start-up called Reflect Orbital “proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night,” reports the Washington Post, “with plans to bathe solar farms, industrial sites and even entire cities in light that could, if desire… Continue reading Startup Plans April Launch for a Satellite Reflect Sunlight to Earth at Night
A start-up called Reflect Orbital “proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night,” reports the Washington Post, “with plans to bathe solar farms, industrial sites and even entire cities in light that could, if desire… Continue reading Startup Plans April Launch for a Satellite to Reflect Sunlight to Earth at Night
“In August 2025, TypeScript surpassed both Python and JavaScript to become the most-used language on GitHub for the first time ever…” writes GitHub’s senior developer advocate.
They point to this as proof that “AI isn’t just speeding up coding. It’… Continue reading Is AI Impacting Which Programming Language Projects Use?
“A surprisingly ravenous black hole from the dawn of the universe is breaking two big rules,” reports Live Science. “It’s not only exceeding the ‘speed limit’ of black hole growth but also generating extreme X-ray and radio wave emissions — two f… Continue reading Rule-Breaking Black Hole Growing At 13x the Cosmic ‘Speed Limit’ Challenges Theories
When one company asked job applicants to submit a video where they answer a question, most of the 300 responses were “eerily similar,” reports the Washington Post (with a company executive saying it was “abundantly clear” they’d used AI.)
Job seekers … Continue reading Should Job-Seekers Stop Using AI to Write Their Resumes?
This week Raspberry Pi saw its stock price surge more than 60% above its early-February low (before giving up some gains at the end of the week). Reuters notes the rise started when CEO Eben Upton bought 13,224 pounds worth of shares — but there … Continue reading Raspberry Pi Stock Rises Over Its Possible Use With OpenClaw’s AI Agents
Russia’s domestic intelligence agency claimed Saturday that Ukraine can obtain sensitive information from troops using the Telegram app on the front line, reports Bloomberg. The fact that the claims were made through Russia’s state-operated news outlet… Continue reading Telegram Disputes Russia’s Claim Its Encryption Was Compromised