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Search the reportA New Yorker essay argues that artificial empathy may help some people, but also raises a harder question about what human contact means if machines take the pressure off loneliness.
Read report »A developer essay argues that timed, watched interviews measure pressure response as much as programming ability, and points to research that supports the claim.
Read report »Italy backed a Vatican proposal to develop a large solar installation at Santa Maria di Galeria, a site north of Rome long associated with Vatican Radio transmitters.
Read report »Officials credit lower speed limits, infrastructure changes and enforcement for the rare milestone.
Read report »Young users will still be able to watch videos without accounts when the country’s new online-safety regime begins in December.
Read report »The portable project bundles resumable uploads, multiple transfer protocols and media tools into one package.
Read report »The Iroh-based tool hides NAT traversal, encryption and relay fallback behind a single command.
Read report »A Rust GPU maintainer says a single shared Rust codebase can now run across major GPU platforms, with the same compute logic reused on the CPU and the device side.
Read report »An essay argues that app prompts are driven less by user convenience than by the data and device access that apps can gather more easily than browsers.
Read report »Ofcom said about 6,000 pornography sites would start verifying adult status as broader child-safety duties took effect across social media, search and other services.
Read report »A report on EIT Urban Mobility findings says battery-electric cars can reduce a major source of urban particulate pollution, not just eliminate exhaust.
Read report »The CARA quadruped mixes capstan drives, custom printed parts and a compact control stack in a design meant to be quiet, low-backlash and accurate.
Read report »A new guide argues that Chrome’s restrictions on uBlock Origin make Firefox the more flexible choice for users who want stronger ad blocking, container support and customization.
Read report »British officials now expect the government to back down from a demand that Apple weaken encryption after pressure from Washington threatened wider tech and trade ties.
Read report »Valve has confirmed that it removed a wave of adult titles from Steam after payment processors and their card networks raised compliance concerns, underscoring how financial infrastructure can shape what stays on sale in digital stores.
Read report »Mistral has expanded Le Chat with a preview research mode, a voice interface, multilingual reasoning and organizational tools, positioning the product as a broader AI workspace rather than just a chat app.
Read report »A new essay argues that talk of AI’s inevitability can narrow debate by making the future sound fixed before the public has agreed on what it should be.
Read report »Amazon has introduced Kiro, an AI IDE that combines prototype-to-production development with spec-driven planning and event-based automation.
Read report »A retrospective on mid-1980s MacPaint work argues that the program’s limited tools produced images with surprising clarity, personality and staying power.
Read report »A deal that would have reshaped the coding-assistant market has fallen apart, and Windsurf’s CEO is heading to Google instead.
Read report »More than 400 signatories, including 111 BBC journalists, called for Robbie Gibb’s removal while the broadcaster defended its commitment to impartial reporting.
Read report »A new essay uses the phrase “Are we the baddies?” to frame a broader argument about moral self-questioning, public judgment and the stories people tell themselves about power.
Read report »An essay on local-first software argues that users should own their data and not have to depend on the cloud for core functionality.
Read report »Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old city named Peñico, which researchers believe served as a vital trading hub for early Andean and coastal civilizations.
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