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Fighting forever chemicals and startup fatigue
What if we could permanently remove the toxic “forever chemicals” contaminating our water? That’s the driving force behind Michigan-based startup Enspired Solutions, founded by environmental toxicologist Denise Kay and chemical engineer Meng Wang. The duo left corporate consulting in the rearview mirror to take on one of the most pervasive environmental challenges: PFAS. “PFAS is…
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Could my power bank start a fire on board a plane? Here are the rules and the risks
Rules around lithium-ion batteries in spotlight after a portable charger caught fire on an Australian flight – but experts say risk is no higher in mid-airFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVirgin Australia says it is considering changes to its rules around lithium batteries after a fire on a flight from Sydney was thought to have been caused...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers
Trial of technology comes as official report warns existing system has been failing for at least a decadeOfficials are to start using artificial intelligence to help estimate the age of asylum seekers who say they are children.Angela Eagle, the immigration minister, said on Tuesday the government would test technology that judges a person’s age based on their facial features. Continue reading...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:The best kettles to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested
Not all electric kettles are created equal. We boiled litres of water to find the best, from hard-water heroes to vintage-style, repairable and wi-fi connected models• The best air fryers, tried and tested for crisp and crunchDespite the march of progress, the humble kettle remains a kitchen staple. It’s what we turn to in times of strife, when spirits are flagging, or to start our day. And when a visitor calls, one of...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Silicon Valley trades researchers like football teams poach players
Big tech is offering athlete-level pay to lure AI researchers in a high-stakes race for dominanceThe tech industry is in a high-flying war over who can dole out more millions to attract artificial intelligence specialists. Individual researchers, most equipped with PhDs in computer science, are commanding giant salaries and mammoth signing bonuses in hiring negotiations. You might call them talent. The Washington Post...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:The Download: how to melt rocks, and what you need to know about AI
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells Geothermal startup Quaise certainly has an unconventional approach when it comes to destroying rocks: it uses a new form of drilling…
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:X Data Center Fire in Oregon Started Inside Power Cabinet, Authorities Say
Generative AI has put data centers under the spotlight, and surging electricity needs could increase risk of fires.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells
A beam of energy hit the slab of rock, which quickly began to glow. Pieces cracked off, sparks ricocheted, and dust whirled around under a blast of air. From inside a modified trailer, I peeked through the window as a millimeter-wave drilling rig attached to an unassuming box truck melted a hole into a piece…
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Five things you need to know about AI right now
Last month I gave a talk at SXSW London called “Five things you need to know about AI”—my personal picks for the five most important ideas in AI right now. I aimed the talk at a general audience, and it serves as a quick tour of how I’m thinking about AI in 2025. I’m sharing…
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse
Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaignersIn the image, a group of friends is standing in a bar, smoke winding upwards from the cigarettes in their hands. More lie in an open packet on the table between them. This is not a photograph taken before smoking bans, but a picture shared on social media of a gathering in the...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Leaked Memo: Anthropic CEO Says the Company Will Pursue Gulf State Investments After All
“Unfortunately, I think ‘No bad person should ever benefit from our success’ is a pretty difficult principle to run a business on,” wrote Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in a note to staff obtained by WIRED.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:In 2 Years, Every Junior Developer Role Might Be Gone
You are not losing your job to AI, but to this…Continue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:The Weekend AWS Went Dark: Tokyo Edition.
Tokyo Drifted. So Did Our Production Stack.Continue reading on AWS in Plain English »
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Breaking the Loop: How Python Quietly Rewired My Brain
From burnout to breakthrough, my journey through Python wasn’t just about learning syntax—it was about learning myself.Continue reading on AWS in Plain English »
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:So, You Want to Be a Prompt Engineer: Why Prompt Engineering Will Go the Way of Web Design
The esoteric window is closing...fastContinue reading on Medium »
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:How I Automated Social Media Scheduling with Vanilla JavaScript and Zero APIs
Tired of paying for social media schedulers like Buffer and Hootsuite, I built a browser-based automation tool with JavaScript that posts…Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:How I Built a Chrome Extension with JavaScript to Automate Web Scraping Without a Backend
I wanted to scrape data from e-commerce sites without setting up servers. So I built a Chrome extension using JavaScript that extracts…Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:I Found 127 Hidden Bugs in JavaScript Files Here’s How
The One JavaScript Trick That Exposed 127 Vulnerabilities InstantlyContinue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:8 JavaScript Libraries That Made My Side Projects Feel Like Real Products
These libraries helped me go from MVP to polished app faster—adding features like auth, charts, PDFs, and notifications with minimal…Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:7 JavaScript One-Liners That Saved Me Hours (And How They Work)
These compact snippets do the work of full utility functions. I use them in real projects to simplify logic, clean up code, and stay…Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:These 7 JavaScript Libraries Made My Development 10x Faster (And Why You Should Use Them Too)
No fluff, no top-100 list. Just 7 powerful libraries I actually use in real-world JavaScript projects to automate, optimize, and ship…Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:OpenAI signs deal with UK to find government uses for its models
Wide-ranging agreement with artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT comes after similar UK deal with GoogleSam Altman, leader of one of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence companies, has signed a deal with the British government to explore the deployment of advanced AI models in areas including justice, security and education.The chief executive of OpenAI, which has been valued at $300bn (220bn) and...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Trump’s Commerce Secretary Loves Tariffs. His Former Investment Bank Is Taking Bets Against Them
A subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, is letting clients essentially bet that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be struck down in court.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:OpenAI's New CEO of Applications Strikes Hyper-Optimistic Tone in First Memo to Staff
Soon-to-be former Instacart CEO Fidji Simo sent a memo to OpenAI staff Monday laying out her vision for how AI will change the world.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Tea in the microwave? Why gen Z are giving up on kettles to make a brew
Two-thirds of UK under-30s have used a microwave to make a cuppa, and one in six say they do it every day …Name: Kettles.Age: 132. First featured in a catalogue in 1893. Continue reading...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Human-level AI is not inevitable. We have the power to change course | Garrison Lovely
Technology happens because people make it happen. We can choose otherwise“Technology happens because it is possible,” OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, told the New York Times in 2019, consciously paraphrasing Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.Altman captures a Silicon Valley mantra: technology marches forward inexorably. Continue reading...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The Download: how your data is being used to train AI, and why chatbots aren’t doctors
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data Millions of images of passports, credit cards, birth certificates, and other documents containing personally identifiable information are likely included in…
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds
Paid ads hosted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads seem to violate Meta’s stated policies yet remain activeMeta is hosting ads on Facebook, Instagram and Threads from pro-Israel entities that are raising money for military equipment including drones and tactical gear for Israeli Defense Force battalions, seemingly a violation of the company’s stated advertising policies, new research shows.“We are the sniper team of...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Leftists are determined to date each other - and not settle for liberals: ‘Politics are the new religion’
Progressives are seeking ideologically aligned matches as ‘hot commie summer’ heats up, but the apps aren’t helpingZohran Mamdani gave Hinge an unofficial boost last month when the New York mayoral candidate revealed that he met his wife, Rama Duwaji, through swiping. “There is still hope on those dating apps,” he said on the Bulwark podcast a week before his stunning victory in the Democratic primary. The tidbit...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Mark Zuckerberg Is Expanding His Secretive Hawaii Compound. Part of It Sits Atop a Burial Ground
Meta’s CEO has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:UK may back down on demand for backdoor access to Apple users’ encrypted data
Government sources say pressure from Washington, including JD Vance, could lead to Home Office climbdown, according to reportsPressure from Washington could lead the UK government to climb down on its demand that Apple provide British law enforcement agencies with backdoor access to encrypted customer data, it has been reported.In January, the UK Home Office formally asked Apple to provide law enforcement agencies...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The Demise of China’s Hottest Online Shopping Craze
As China’s digital economy matures, community group-buying platforms are being replaced by faster, more convenient delivery services.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:AI companies have stopped warning you that their chatbots aren’t doctors
AI companies have now mostly abandoned the once-standard practice of including medical disclaimers and warnings in response to health questions, new research has found. In fact, many leading AI models will now not only answer health questions but even ask follow-ups and attempt a diagnosis. Such disclaimers serve an important reminder to people asking AI…
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Has Elon Musk built a Nazi chatbot? – podcast
Is the extreme output of X’s AI chatbot Grok shifting the political dial? Chris Stokel-Walker reportsIn 2023 Elon Musk launched Grok, an AI chatbot marketed as providing “unfiltered answers” on X. In part, it was reportedly created to counter other machines that Musk saw as being trained to be “politically correct”.Fast forward to 2025 and Grok is no stranger to controversy – sharing antisemitic content and white...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:6 Python Hacks to Train Neural Networks 10x Faster
I’ve collected six Python-powered hacks that I wish someone had told meContinue reading on Python in Plain English »
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