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Dialog Claims It Was Hacked. A Misconfigured Website Left Its Members Exposed

The private events group, cofounded by Peter Thiel, says a “criminal” hacker is behind a breach that exposed members’ personal details. WIRED found no evidence a break-in was needed to access the files.

Even the Internet’s Favorite Pool Guy Doesn’t Know How to Fix the Reflecting Pool

Science

Algae blooms, peeling paint, and a host of fixes from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubblers have made it hard to diagnose what’s wrong with the Reflecting Pool—let alone how to clean up the mess.

The ‘Parasite of Parasites’ Has Been Discovered in the Tropical Forests of Borneo

Science

A newly identified species of fungus attacks the famous “zombie mushrooms” that control ants.

Trump directs US government focus to quantum

Computing

In an Executive Order, president Trump directed the US government to work to establish a cohesive, collaborative approach to the development of quantum technology

Physical AI to drive private 5G market

Internet, Technology

Study finds non-public networks based on 3GPP-defined 5G specifications are increasingly replacing LTE across many verticals, with a market potential far exceeding that of previous technology generations

Oxford and UCL labs receive £60m AI funding boost

Computing

Recognising it cannot compete with big tech just by throwing large amounts of cash and compute at AI, the UK’s funding is more grassroots-based

3 People Have Gotten Cancer-Detecting Implants in Their Brains

Science

Coherence Neuro has started testing a brain-computer interface that could one day use electrical stimulation to prevent tumors from growing.

South Essex councils deploy IoT networks to power smart city services

Internet, Technology

Councils create a shared regional network to help roll out smarter local services faster and at lower cost, with the project delivered £40,000 under budget while achieving 98% regional coverage

The brain was never just a language model

Computing

The future of AI: the brain is much more than a large language model. It is a fusion engine, able to weigh multiple streams of data at the same time.

Roundtable: UK tech chiefs on agentic AI, workforce culture and tokenomics

Computing

Tech leaders from THG Ingenuity, Kingfisher, Rightmove and Deloitte speak at the Google Summit London about the transition to agentic systems and the rising focus on token costs

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