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The Rise of AI Coding Agents An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: One day not long ago, a founder texted his investor with an update: he was re...

Background At its peak in early 2014, Stack Overflow received more than 200,000 questions per month, according to DevClass.com. By December of the following ye...

Overview “Saturn and some of its 274 moons are pretty weird,” writes Smithsonian magazine^1: - Titan has strangely few impact craters. - Hyperion is tiny and m...

Attachable AI Companion Lenovo introduced a new attachable accessory for its laptops—a magnetic module that snaps onto the top of the display via the Magic Bay...

Background If U.S. automakers turn their backs on electric vehicles, “their sales outside the U.S. will shrivel,” warns Bloomberg. Alternate URL American manuf...

Study Overview Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crise...

Chronic ocean heating is fuelling a “staggering and deeply concerning” loss of marine life, according to a recent study^1. Researchers examined year‑to‑year cha...

Background Anthropic may have lost out on doing business with the US government, but it has gained enough popularity to earn the number‑one spot on the App Sto...

Report Engadget reports that on February 27, President Trump posted on Truth Social ordering all federal agencies to “immediately cease all use of Anthropic's...

Overview > “Podcasts have officially overtaken AM/FM talk radio as the more popular medium for spoken‑word audio in the United States,” reports TechCrunch, cit...

Overview “Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago,” reports the Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/birds-losses-f...

Background The Document Foundation TDF, the organization behind LibreOffice, has decided to bring back its LibreOffice Online project, which has been inactive...

Discovery In a library in Florence, Italy, historian Ivan Malara noticed handwritten notes on a book printed in the 1500s and recognized the handwriting as Gal...

Updated LTS Kernel Support Schedule - Linux 6.6 – EOL Dec 2027 was Dec 2026, giving a 4‑year support window. - Linux 6.12 – EOL Dec 2028 was Dec 2026, also a 4...

Summary - Anthropic's Claude AI assistant jumped to the No. 2 slot on Apple's chart of top U.S. free appshttps://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/charts late on Friday...

Overview The piece examines how Silicon Valley’s investors are increasingly rewarding young entrepreneurs for their “agency” – the ability to generate attentio...

Background Saturday afternoon Sam Altman announced he would start answering questions on X.com about OpenAI’s work with the U.S. Department of War and the deve...

Overview Friday was described as “a horrible day” for Duolingo investors, according to Fast Company. The stock fell another 14% after the company announced sol...

Background On Friday, all U.S. federal agencies were ordered to immediately cease using Anthropic’s AI technology after contract negotiations stalled when Anth...

Upgrade Overview There are already 5,000 sensors embedded in Antarctica's ice to look for evidence of neutrinos, according to the Washington Post. In November,...

Google Data Center Battery Project - Google will build a new data center in Pine Island, Minnesota. - The facility will be powered by 1.9 GW of clean energy fr...

CNN reports that images from Iran's capital showed cars jammed along Tehran's streets, with heavy traffic on major roads after today's wave of attacks by the US...

Key Findings - 54% of American teens report using AI assistance for schoolwork, according to the latest Pew Research survey. - One‑in‑five teens from household...