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Kalshi to offer betting on drug trial results and FDA regulatory decisions
Kalshi announced a pilot program to offer betting contracts on drug trial results and FDA regulatory decisions, partnering with AI firm AppliedXL to increase transparency in pharmaceutical development.
Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Cambridge-based CuspAI, a British AI startup, has raised $450m in funding from Jeff Bezos and the UK government, valuing the company at $2.6bn. The firm aims to discover new materials for chipmakers and other industries.
The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’
Twelve nurses at a New York hospital were laid off after being replaced by AI-powered software, sparking concerns from unions about AI’s impact on patient care quality and healthcare jobs.
Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says
Australia’s online safety regulator found significant gaps in how major tech platforms address sexual extortion, with young men aged 18-24 reporting the most complaints during the period examined.
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
Microsoft’s patch for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may inadvertently allow attackers to consume all available disk space on affected machines, according to the researcher who discovered the flaw.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Google awarded $250,000 for disclosure of CVE-2026-53359, a Linux KVM vulnerability allowing guest VMs to escape and gain root access to host machines. A second high-severity flaw in the kernel’s futex system also emerged this week.
Aussie gov’t tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Australia’s government bricked thousands of functioning SamKnows routers after a broadband testing program concluded, despite the devices being capable of repurposing as standard Wi-Fi routers.
Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal
Uber has agreed to acquire German food delivery company Delivery Hero for $14.8 billion, combining services across 99 countries to create a global delivery leader.
UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew
UK plans to encourage 16- and 17-year-olds to adopt a midnight social media curfew from next spring, building on previously announced restrictions for younger users, though the measure will remain optional and overridable.
Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to establish a new artificial intelligence office and implement faster approval processes for AI datacentre projects to attract investment and maintain public confidence in the technology.
Could AI be conscious?
Scientists and AI researchers increasingly consider machine consciousness possible, raising urgent questions about the moral status of advanced AI systems and how society should prepare for this scenario.
Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’
Author Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT has made teachers’ lives harder and prevented students from developing their own writing voices, effectively silencing a generation.
US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
US rare earths producers backed by government funding are selling primarily to Japan and South Korea as domestic demand remains limited despite efforts to build a national supply chain.
Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck
Is Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced worth the 13 year wait?
‘Cool in 90 seconds’ – the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet
Google might not kneecap the Pixel 11a with an old processor
Teen hackers jailed after live streaming cyber attack on TfL
T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories
The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time
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