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AI Coding Agents Are Already Commoditized

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Software engineer Sean Goedecke argues that AI coding agents have already been commoditized because they require no special technical advantages, just better base models. He writes: All of a sudden, it’s the year of AI coding agents. Claude released Claude Code, OpenAI released their Codex agent, GitHub released its own autonomous coding agent, and so on. I’ve done my fair share of writing...

Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers

Yesterday at 12:30 PM, via Wired

Plus: Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump campaign emails, Chinese hackers still in US telecoms networks, and an abusive deepfake website plans an expansion.

EU Sticks With Timeline For AI Rules

Yesterday at 10:00 AM, via Slashdot

Reuters: The European Union’s landmark rules on AI will be rolled out according to the legal timeline in the legislation, the European Commission said on Friday, dismissing calls from some companies and countries for a pause. Google owner Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and other U.S. companies as well as European businesses such as Mistral and ASML have in recent days urged the Commission to...

Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth

Yesterday at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than that

Anil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex

Do people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be...

Lab-grown sperm and eggs just a few years away, scientists say

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Quest to create viable human sex cells in lab progressing rapidly, with huge implications for reproduction

Scientists are just a few years from creating viable human sex cells in the lab, according to an internationally renowned pioneer of the field, who says the advance could open up biology-defying possibilities for reproduction.

Speaking to the Guardian, Prof Katsuhiko Hayashi, a...

Eskom must learn from Telkom

Yesterday at 07:06 AM, via MyBroadband

There are many parallels between the dismantling of Telkom and Eskom’s monopolies. Unless the power utility adapts, it should prepare for extinction.

US Plans AI Chip Curbs on Malaysia, Thailand Over China Concerns

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via Slashdot

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to restrict shipments of AI chips from the likes of Nvidia to Malaysia and Thailand, part of an effort to crack down on suspected semiconductor smuggling into China. Bloomberg: A draft rule from the Commerce Department seeks to prevent China — to which the US has effectively banned sales of Nvidia’s advanced AI processors — from obtaining those...

Owning dog or cat could preserve some brain functions as we age, study says

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Fish or bird ownership showed no significant link to slower cognitive decline in study with implications for ageing societies

As global population ages and dementia rates climb, scientists may have found an unexpected ally in the fight against cognitive decline.

Cats and dogs may be exercising more than just your patience: they could be keeping parts of your brain ticking over too. In a...

There Is No Safe Amount of Processed Meat To Eat, According to New Research

Yesterday at 04:00 AM, via Slashdot

A new study analyzing data from more than 60 previous research projects has found evidence that there is “no safe amount” of processed meat consumption — so much so that even small daily portions are being linked to increased disease risk. The research, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, examined connections between processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids...

Moderna Says mRNA Flu Vaccine Sailed Through Trial, Beating Standard Shot

Yesterday at 01:30 AM, via Slashdot

Moderna’s mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine proved 27% more effective at preventing influenza infections than standard flu shots in a Phase 3 trial involving nearly 41,000 people aged 50 and above, the firm said this week. The company announced that mRNA-1010 had an overall vaccine efficacy that was 26.6% higher than conventional shots, rising to 27.4% higher in participants aged 65 and older...

UK Minister Tells Turing AI Institute To Focus On Defense

Yesterday at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

UK Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK’s national institute for AI to tell its bosses to refocus on defense and security. BBC: In a letter, Kyle said boosting the UK’s AI capabilities was “critical” to national security and should be at the core of the Alan Turing Institute’s activities. Kyle suggested the institute should overhaul its leadership team to reflect...

Laid-Off Workers Should Use AI To Manage Their Emotions, Says Xbox Exec

Friday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive has a solution to “help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”: seek advice from AI chatbots. In a now-deleted LinkedIn post captured by Aftermath, Xbox Game Studios’ Matt Turnbull said that he would be...

Windows 11 Finally Overtakes Windows 10

Friday at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

Windows 11 has finally overtaken the market share of its predecessor, with just three months remaining until Microsoft discontinues support for Windows 10. From a report: As of today, July’s StatCounter figures show the market share of Windows 11 at 50.24 percent, with Windows 10 at 46.84 percent. It’s a far cry from a year ago, when Windows 10 stood at 66.04 percent and Windows 11 languished...

The Software Engineering ‘Squeeze’

Friday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Software developer Anton Zaides argues that software engineers have had it easy over the decades and the “best profession” on earth deserved the wake up call. He writes:It’s not just one of the hardest times, it’s also one of the most exciting. I’m hugely optimistic about the software engineering career. All those companies started by vibe-coders all around you? Many will succeed, and will need...

A Majority of Companies Are Already Feeling the Climate Heat

Friday at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

Climate change is already having an impact on companies around the world. More than half of companies surveyed by Morgan Stanley experienced climate-related operational disruptions within the past year, including increased costs, worker disruption and revenue losses. Extreme heat and storms caused the most frequent disruptions, followed by wildfires and smoke, water shortages, and flooding. The...

Simple Text Additions Can Fool Advanced AI Reasoning Models, Researchers Find

Friday at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Researchers have discovered that appending irrelevant phrases like “Interesting fact: cats sleep most of their lives” to math problems can cause state-of-the-art reasoning AI models to produce incorrect answers at rates over 300% higher than normal [PDF]. The technique — dubbed “CatAttack” by teams from Collinear AI, ServiceNow, and Stanford University — exploits vulnerabilities in reasoning...

The Guardian view on the public’s dinomania: passion for palaeontology endures through the ages | Editorial

Friday at 18:53 PM, via The Guardian

From blockbuster movies like Jurassic World Rebirth to documentary series, the appetite for these ancient creatures appears inexhaustible

On-screen discussions of DNA and off-screen scientific consultants notwithstanding, no one goes to see a Jurassic Park movie for its realism. Yet one of the less convincing moments in Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest in the franchise, is unrelated to...

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