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Contrary to some reports, you don’t have two brains
Reports claiming humans have two brains misrepresented new research and stemmed from an inaccurate university press release. The study does not identify a second brain; it examines how the vertebrate nervous system develops distinct regions, offering insight into fundamental processes in developmental biology. Vertebrate nervous systems form from a neural tube that develops along the…
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California orders data centres to disclose energy and water use
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to increase transparency around data centres’ impact on electricity bills and water supplies. The legislation responds to growing concerns about how artificial intelligence infrastructure strains power grids and water systems, with communities protesting over the lack of public information about energy and resource consumption. Starting next…
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F5 patches exploited critical BIG-IP flaw enabling remote code execution
F5 has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in its BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, but the flaw is already being exploited to run malicious code remotely. The issue matters because APM controls access to enterprise networks, applications, APIs and cloud services, potentially exposing organisations that have not applied the fix. Tracked as CVE-2026-94127, the heap-based buffer…
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The Pope’s AI Guy Is Worried About ‘Cartel’ Behavior Among Big Labs
Father Paolo Benanti, a Catholic priest and AI adviser, argues that major AI companies are using fears about superintelligence to exclude the public from debates about regulation. He says rules governing powerful AI should be democratically developed, rather than set by a small group of companies whose commercial interests could amount to “cartel” behaviour. Benanti…
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Basically Has the Same Plot As Twisted Metal
The article humorously argues that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and Twisted Metal share essentially the same central premise: contestants enter a violent tournament organised by a powerful figure, with the winner receiving a wish. Despite their vastly different settings and gameplay, both stories use personal motives and high-stakes competition to drive their casts forward. In…
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Opinion: I Think I’m Missing Something About Stellar Blade On Switch 2
The writer found the Stellar Blade demo on Switch 2 disappointing despite expecting stylish movement and precise, Soulslike combat. They argue that deliberate input latency makes parrying and general movement feel heavy and unresponsive, which matters particularly for a game built around timing and fast action. The Switch 2 version technically runs at 30 frames…
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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Tapped as Guest Artistic Directors for AFI Fest 2026
Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been named guest artistic directors for AFI Fest 2026, where they will curate films that influenced their work, including Project Hail Mary. The appointment will also feature a Q&A with the filmmaking duo following a screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, highlighting their influence and longstanding contribution to contemporary…
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Claude identifies uncharacterised enzyme system resembling Crispr machinery
Anthropic says its AI system Claude autonomously identified a previously uncharacterised enzyme system resembling machinery associated with Crispr gene editing. The discovery is the first reported result from the company’s new wet lab and is intended to demonstrate Claude’s potential in scientific research, although its practical significance remains uncertain. Nearly 950 Claude agents analysed 210…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Says Hollywood Must Accept AI as a Tool: It ‘Is Not Going Away’
Jeffrey Katzenberg, the prominent Hollywood producer, has urged the entertainment industry to accept artificial intelligence as an inevitable tool rather than resist it. In a 2,377-word essay published on X, Katzenberg argued that Hollywood’s energy spent trying to eliminate AI would be better spent establishing fair terms for its use. He stressed that the industry’s…
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Chelsea launch Women’s Champions League campaign against Austria Vienna
Chelsea begin their 11th Women’s Champions League campaign against Austria Vienna, aiming to win a European title for the first time. Despite dominating English women’s football, Chelsea finished third in the WSL last season and are currently third again, making European success especially important. Chelsea have won eight WSL titles, including four doubles and three…