Sci/Tech News for the World
The first thing vibe coding builds is confidence it will help you succeed
29 March 2026 @ 12:15 pm
And developers should be confident it won't kill the craft Secret CEO In 1991, when I was 16, a Norwegian Exchange student gave an inspirational performance of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, in the original Norwegian, at my high school talent night. She delivered this performance with such gusto that every word of her performance stuck in my mind and, to this day, I can recite the Three Billy Goats Gruff in Norwegian.…
Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze
29 March 2026 @ 9:30 am
Alcohol turns up in most floral nectar, meaning pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunk Bees and hummingbirds are effectively day-drinking on the job because their lunch is quietly fermenting.…
Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession
28 March 2026 @ 2:01 pm
The maker of Claude faces headwinds as it rushes to go public Anthropic, riding a wave of goodwill after resisting demands from the US Defense Department to soften model safeguards, is reportedly planning to go public as soon as Q4 2026.…
To BSOD or not to BSOD? Only Microsoft knows the answer
28 March 2026 @ 10:51 am
Famous blue screens remind conference of security pros that this OS sometimes has bad days Bork!Bork!Bork! When is a bork not a bork? Perhaps when it's on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference.…
Microsoft takes up residence next to OpenAI, Oracle at Crusoe's 900 MW Texas datacenter expansion
27 March 2026 @ 8:03 pm
New campus to include on-site power generation Bitcoin farmer turned bit barn builder Crusoe revealed plans to add 900 megawatts of capacity to its Abilene Texas datacenter campus on Friday to support Microsoft's AI ambitions.…
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
27 March 2026 @ 6:25 pm
Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love it AI can lead mentally unwell people to some pretty dark places, as a number of recent news stories have taught us. Now researchers think sycophantic AI is actually having a harmful effect on everyone.…
Apple's last tower topples… and the others will follow
27 March 2026 @ 5:35 pm
Farewell, Mac Pro: Increasing integration means the end of expandable computers Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro – but it's just the first of the tower computers to go. The rest will follow soon.…
Senators want datacenters to come clean on power consumption
27 March 2026 @ 4:40 pm
Ratepayer Protection Pledge is unenforceable without hard numbers, Warren and Hawley argue US senators are pushing to require datacenters and other large energy customers to report consumption, arguing the data is essential to hold them accountable to local communities.…
Microsoft tells crusty old kernel drivers to get with the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program
27 March 2026 @ 3:03 pm
Cross-signed code gets the cold shoulder as Redmond tightens trust Microsoft is removing trust for kernel drivers that haven't been through the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP) in a bid to further secure the Windows kernel.…
Commercial space pleads with NASA to stop moving the goalposts in orbit
27 March 2026 @ 1:15 pm
Private station hopefuls say ISS rethink is shaking confidence NASA's new Moon plan isn't the only policy shift causing concern. Parts of the commercial space industry are also uneasy about the agency's latest change of direction.…