Government
Leaded petrol had a catastrophic mental health impact on 20th century kids
"Many more people experienced psychiatric problems than would have if we had never added lead to gasoline.”
Jasper Hamill
AI
AI sceptics go to war: Gary Marcus battles Ed Zitron
"Your book sucked."
Robots
"AI agents will manifest into robots," Salesforce claims
"This is just the beginning of a complete digital transformation for the world."
Government
How should the UK respond to "underestimated" cyber-threat?
Security professionals speak out as NCSC boss Richard Horne warns about the severity of the threat facing Britain.
AI
ChatGPT "earthquake" in the EU: Watchdog hits publisher with stern data-sharing warning
Data protection authority warns media conglomerate that sharing data with OpenAI could leave it open to earth-shattering fines.
Security
Zscaler: Nation-state attackers are "breaching the moat"
Threat actors linked to hostile states are taking advantage of defensive vulnerabilities in firewalls used across Five Eyes countries.
AI
Microsoft trains AI models on Elon Musk and George Soros conspiracy theories
But nothing about Bill Gates...
Security
Apple's "authoritarian" Lockdown Mode is "harmful", academics claim
Study criticises security feature that "protects devices against extremely rare and highly sophisticated cyber attacks".
Robots
Working with robots is really depressing, economists confirm
"Our results indicate the hidden health costs of automation that policymakers need to address."
AI
Beyond large AI: The rise of lean language models
"LLM model size competition is intensifying... backwards."
AI
Why is ChatGPT refusing to talk about David Mayer - and who is he anyway?
OpenAI's large language model (LLM) is behaving very strangely, sparking wild conspiracy theories.
Robots
Cyborg robo-cockroaches can now be mass-produced
It's possible to create remote controlled roaches in just over one minute thanks to a sinister new production process.