I was thinking about him accent and Walmart AI and employment news. It reminded me of a letter Hunter S. Thompson wrote to a friend reminding him of the importance of purpose in our work. For advanced users, people are starting to “sound” like AI in real life and studies find that we are losing…
SantaStealer targets browsers, wallets, messaging apps, documents, and desktop screenshots. Fourteen modules extract data simultaneously through separate execution threads Execution delays are used to reduce the user’s immediate suspicion. Experts have warned of a new strain of malware called SantaStealer that offers information theft capabilities through a malware-as-a-service model. Rapid7 researchers (via beepcomputer), the operation…
Abstract A new species of dwarf mantis, Ameles serpentiscauda sp. nov. It is described as endemic to Sardinia (Italy). This taxon displays highly elaborate courtship behavior, characterized by coordinated movements of the abdomen, cerci, and terminals, which is reported here for the first time and compared with known behavioral traits in the genus. ameles. An…
iPhone 17e: specifications A19 with one less GPU than the iPhone 17 MagSafe Support C1X modem possible A December 2025 report in The Information claimed that Apple will add MagSafe Support to the iPhone 17e, one of the features that is noticeably missing from the 16e. When we reviewed the 16e, the lack of MagSafe…
This article summarizes the key insights from the expert roundtable, “AI in Literature Reviews: Practical Strategies and Future Directions“, held in Boston on June 25, where a variety of R&D professionals joined this roundtable, bringing perspectives from across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology landscape. Attendees included senior scientists, clinical development leaders, and research informatics specialists, along…
What you need to know Meta releases v21 software for smart glasses that improves noise cancellation and essential listening. New ‘Conversation Focus’ feature amplifies voices in noisy environments for early access users. The first multi-modal AI music experience on Spotify suggests songs based on the user’s context and environment. Meta announced that it began rolling…
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon will add access to more than 4,400 Array (formerly US Cellular) towers through a new multi-year colocation agreement. The deal reflects Verizon’s lease-rather-than-buy strategy following its exit from tower ownership last year, which has become the industry norm for all major U.S. carriers. Network improvements are likely to…
The researchers used climate scenarios to estimate the future number of satellites that could safely fit into low Earth orbit. Introduction What do you think of when you hear the term “climate change”? You probably think about global warming and greenhouse gases. But I bet you didn’t think about satellites in space! Satellites help us…
An adventurous and creative academic Over 48 academic years, Danny authored or co-authored 116 publications: five books, 17 book chapters, and 94 journal articles. He began his career in economics and in the late 1990s devoted himself to international business and strategy, publishing his first historical works in International Business Review, Strategic Management Journaland the…
The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes filing for bankruptcy. Each company faces its own combination of tariff pressures, supply chain issues and changing markets, but together they tell a larger story about the challenges of making physical products in an era of global trade tensions and cheap…