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The rapid expansion of AI is projected to add 5 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030, worsening the global crisis. In computing, new experiments show AI can optimize C++ code by rewriting it in assembly for massive performance gains. On the social front, growing anti-AI sentiment is being linked to the uncanny valley effect, while new research explains how birds uniquely survived the mass extinction.
The NSA is leveraging Anthropic’s models for cybersecurity despite the DoD labeling the company a supply chain risk. Meanwhile, Palantir’s new manifesto advocates for AI weapons and hard power to defend the West. In hardware, Google is in talks with Marvell for new AI processors, while Tesla expands its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, with driverless rides slated to begin in 2026.
Casely is recalling 430,000 MagSafe power banks following a fatal explosion and several injuries. In the crypto sector, an attacker drained approximately $292 million in rsETH from Kelp DAO’s LayerZero bridge, forcing a halt to all core contracts. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has proposed a “Universal HIGH INCOME” program to address potential mass unemployment caused by advancements in AI.
Computer science history was marked by the rediscovery of Dennis Ritchie’s lost thesis. In security, Trail of Bits outperformed Google’s quantum cryptanalysis benchmarks by exploiting vulnerabilities in their Rust prover code. Meanwhile, Ubuntu 24.10 dailies are testing an experimental AppArmor-based permission prompting feature, and developers have launched ezli.me, a lightweight, Rust-built URL shortener.
An investigation in Pakistan has linked a recent HIV outbreak among 331 children to reused syringes at a government hospital. Globally, the U.S. and Philippines are launching a manufacturing hub to counter China’s supply chain dominance, while the U.S. and EU negotiate a controversial biometric data-sharing deal. Meanwhile, rising GPU scarcity is driving up AI costs amid new allegations of Amazon price-fixing.
A global crisis of AI-generated deepfake nudes has impacted hundreds of students across 28 countries. In legal news, Thomson Reuters faces a lawsuit alleging an employee was fired for protesting its ICE contracts. Meanwhile, researchers have used CRISPR to successfully silence the extra chromosome in Down syndrome cells, even as experts warn that AI-assisted cognition could lead to human intellectual stagnation.