Science Policy, Ethics & Society

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (270+ words) Don’t spin us, guys The Times of India Here we go again Spinning however the AI overlords spin us They say the end of jobs is nigh Then they say, oh wait, no, the apocalypse is postponed They are supposed…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (589+ words) Ruru has left Tree Birds in the dark. Ruru, or morepork, the Tree Bird party's highest-placed bird in last week's leaderboard, has broken away to form its own nocturnal movement. As a candidate of a newly formed Night Birds party,…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (692+ words) Likes and bookmarks on X and Threads are easy to accumulate and surprisingly hard to use. I save an implementation detail, a thoughtful comparison, or an idea for something to build. A week later, it is somewhere in an unsearchable…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (446+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (88+ words) The EU Cyber Resilience Act now requires crypto wallet makers to report actively exploited vulnerabilities to ENISA and CSIRTs within 24 hours....

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (320+ words) The book is filled with insightful anecdotes about the different ways in which Stern made technology work for her, and chronicles of when it didn’t work. While I think the whole book is worth reading, her “Six Rules for Living…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (821+ words) Users should question permission requests that do not match an app’s purpose and regularly remove access that is no longer necessary. Android’s Permission Manager lets users review access by category, while unused-app settings can automatically remove permissions from apps they…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (962+ words) AI models are increasingly solving mathematical problems that have occupied human researchers for decades. What does this mean for mathematics? Fields Medallist Alessio Figalli reflects on the implications and, together with 24 other leading mathematicians, warns of emerging pitfalls in the…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (17+ words) AI slowdown or ‘Cold War playbook’? China state paper hits back at Anthropic CEO’s proposal Deccan Herald...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (67+ words) First discovered: 8:46 p.m. Sep. 13 Initial location: Shasta County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 8:46 p.m. in Shasta County, California. Deschutes Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the…...