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No, ICE (Probably) Didn’t Buy Guided Missile Warheads

A federal contracting database lists an ICE payment for $61,218 with the payment code for “guided missile warheads and explosive components.” But it appears ICE simply entered the wrong code.

AI Models Get Brain Rot, Too

Business

A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities.

The Long Tail of the AWS Outage

Security

Experts say outages like the one that Amazon experienced this week are almost inevitable given the complexity and scale of cloud technology—but the duration serves as a warning.

This Open Source Robot Brain Thinks in 3D

Business

Open source language models are crucial to AI innovation. Can open robotics models do the same for physical machines?

People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help

Business

The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.

NASA’s Boss Just Shook Up the Agency’s Plans to Land on the Moon

Science

Sean Duffy called out SpaceX for being “behind schedule” on a lunar lander and said he’d explore other options.

Resistant Bacteria Are Advancing Faster Than Antibiotics

Science

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacteria in 2023 proved resistant to antibiotic treatment, according to the World Health Organization—all related to a variety of common diseases globally.

EV Market Faces 2026 ‘Recalibration’ as Prices Plunge, Subsidies Fade

Science

The electric vehicle industry faces a 2026 reckoning as plunging resale prices, expiring subsidies, and shifting consumer demand drive what analysts are calling a necessary “recalibration.” The post EV Market Faces 2026 ‘Recalibration’ as Prices Plunge, Subsidies Fade appeared first on ....

Render Networks unveils next-generation business intelligence platform

Internet, Technology

Digitising network provider embeds advanced data and AI capabilities in bid to ‘redefine’ how entire broadband value chain anticipates risks, forecasts outcomes and uncovers opportunities across large-scale environments

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough

Science

By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction.

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