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Body that funds Alan Turing Institute says it should offer better strategy and more value for money
The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding.
The warning comes after the Guardian revealed the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties last month by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower...
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The General Services Administration is hiring “approximately 400 positions,” according to an internal email viewed by WIRED. Last year the agency lost thousands of workers as part of DOGE’s rampage.
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot writes: CU Boulder researchers are reporting that they have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The findings were published in the journal Natural Metabolism on March 19, 2026. Pythons can grow as big as a telephone pole,...
Nutrition tracking? Gear tracking? Garmin’s latest software updates aim to add value to the company’s line of premium sports watches.
A great gamepad instantly levels up your play. These are our top picks for Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
The new crop of portable jump starters means you’ll never be stuck waiting on a tow. Here are the devices we’d trust.
Amid the latest economic downturn, sugar babies are asking their daddies for stock market advice and taking on vanilla jobs to recession-proof their incomes.
Samsung leans into its artistic side with its newest TVs.
The Quizlet flashcards, which WIRED found through basic Google searches, seem to include sensitive information about gate security at Customs and Border Protection locations.
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Renewables made up nearly half of global installed electricity capacity by the end of 2025, “accounting for 85.6% of global capacity expansion,” reports the Register, citing the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) 2026 Renewable Capacity Statistics report. “Per IRENA’s data, that aforementioned 85.6 percent share of new power capacity additions was actually a decrease from 2024,...
New York, NY – By most serious estimates, we are at the equivalent of 1994. Not in computing power. Not in network speed. In something more fundamental: the moment at which a technology that has been quietly reshaping the edges of the economy moves to its centre, and the infrastructure that will govern it for […]
In this week’s newsletter: From pollution in the upper atmosphere to mounting debris, experts warn the rapid expansion in space could threaten our planet
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Our relationship with space is changing rapidly.
For almost all of human history, the space above us was an unreachable frontier. Yet in a single human lifetime, Earth’s orbit...
A psychologist delves into the genetics of bad behaviour in a book littered with fascinating scientific findings
In 2021, the psychologist and writer Kathryn Paige Harden co-authored a paper outlining her research into the genetic patterns linked to a higher risk of developing substance abuse problems or engaging in risk-taking behaviour, such as having unprotected sex or committing crime. The...
In 2026, Dogecoin (DOGE) continues to attract both new and experienced crypto users thanks to its fast transactions, low fees, and strong community support. However, traditional mining is no longer practical for most individuals due to rising hardware costs and increasing network difficulty. This shift has led to a surge in searches like: how to […]
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