Ukraine’s latest drone strike on Yandex’s giant Kaluga data center knocks out key modules, exposing how modern wars now target cloud infrastructure.
Yandex mega data center hit by Ukrainian drones, shifting war to Russia’s cloud
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Flock Safety slashes 18% of staff as AI surveillance backlash explodes
AI surveillance startup Flock Safety is cutting 270 jobs amid bans, lawsuits, and cities tearing out its cameras. Here’s why the backlash hit now.
Ukrainian drone strike cripples Yandex AI supercomputers and Russian internet
A Ukrainian drone strike on Yandex’s Sasovo data center ignites a fire, threatens key AI supercomputers, and ripples across Russia’s cloud and internet.
US prison admissions to plunge 50 percent by 2046
New research led by UAlbany’s Shawn Bushway projects U.S. prison admissions will fall another 50% within two decades as crime drops and younger cohorts avoid prison.
Gen Z workplace language is indeed decodeable for older colleagues
New research shows Gen Z’s terse emails, emojis and Slack habits follow clear rules—and with some translation, older coworkers can read them just fine.
A barroom lecture series in Los Angeles turns academic, geeky talks on horror films, science, and pop culture into one of the city’s most sought-after nightlife tickets
A growing Los Angeles event series called Lectures on Tap is transforming traditional academic talks into sold‑out nightlife attractions, drawing self‑described nerds, film buffs, science fans, and curiosity seekers to barroom lectures on topics ranging from horror cinema and alien megastructures to medical AI and the psychology of deception.
The inevitable transition to a meaningless existence – how will society confront a jobless future powered by AI?
The Microsoft game plan is set to become the blueprint for other tech giants and multinational corporations. As AI automates an ever-wider span of tasks, companies will try to reassure the public by pledging portions of their new profits to retraining, reskilling, and “AI for social good.”
Humans versus Machines: How will humanity survive when Artificial Intelligence takes over all of our jobs in a post-work society?
We see it all around us. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the global workforce and reshaping the fabric of society. As AI systems become increasingly capable, the prospect of a world where machines handle most jobs has moved from science fiction to a pressing reality. It’s a dream come true—except for…
New UK study shows 8% of children aged 8-14 have viewed online pornography.
Recent UK research conducted by Ofcom—the communications regulator—reveals that 8% of children aged eight to 14 visited an online pornography site or app within a 28-day period. Within this group, about 3% of the youngest children (those aged 8–9) had accessed such material. The study tracked the use of websites and apps by children across…
Doomsday Clock has been set to 89 seconds – closest ever to human extinction.
Iconic Doomsday Clock moves one second closer to midnight as global existential threats rage. Clock factors include nuclear weapons, climate crisis, artificial intelligence, infectious diseases, and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
