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When I first saw “scientists propose dimming the sun,” I rolled my eyes. It sounds like a science fiction movie cooked up after watching many climate documentaries. But a new study, published on July 8, 2026, in the journal Science Advances, seems to have a genuinely compelling argument. A Super El Niño is currently forming in the Pacific, feared to be the most intense in decades. It could escalate floods, wildfires, and extreme heat events worldwide. However, Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, led by climate scientists Kate Ricke and Jessica Wan, are now proposing one of…

Google may be preparing its biggest Tensor hardware split yet. As spotted by Android Authority, FCC testing for an unreleased foldable Google phone includes a reference to MediaTek radio-frequency software, adding weight to reports that the Pixel 11’s Tensor G6 could leave Samsung’s Exynos modem behind. Every previous Tensor chip has used Samsung modem hardware. Changing suppliers won’t guarantee better battery life or reception, but it gives Google a fresh path after years of leaning on the same underlying technology. What the FCC paperwork reveals The clue sits on page 30 of the phone’s SAR test report, which measures radio-frequency…

AI coding assistants like Claude are becoming every developer’s favorite coworker. They can review code, explain confusing functions, and even write entire features with a single prompt. But new research suggests that this growing trust could also become their biggest weakness. A team of security researchers (professor Sudipta Chattopadhyay and researcher Murali Ediga) has demonstrated an unusual attack that doesn’t target the AI model directly. Instead, it targets what the AI doesn’t pay enough attention to during code reviews. Rather than hiding malicious instructions in lines of code, the researchers tucked them inside an image file. Since many AI review…

DJI may have found creative ways to keep some of its products flowing into the US, but those efforts are now drawing increased attention from regulators. According to The Verge, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has started cracking down on several companies it believes could be helping DJI continue selling products in the country. These businesses have been described by industry observers as “DJI front companies” because they market or import products that appear to be closely tied to the Chinese drone maker while operating under different brand names. DJI’s alleged back door may be closing One of those companies…

Artificial intelligence has quickly become the go-to tool for everything from writing emails and summarizing meetings to helping students study or developers debug code. But the same technology that saves people time can also be misused, and a new report suggests that terrorist organizations are finding ways to do exactly that. According to a research paper shared with The New York Times ahead of its publication, researchers found evidence that members of Boko Haram have been using popular AI chatbots to support both day-to-day activities and combat-related tasks. Interviews with 27 former members conducted in Nigeria over the past two years suggest…

More people are trying to use less AI, but avoiding it altogether may already be impossible. A survey of 2,055 UK adults found that 42% deliberately limit how much AI they use. Another 70% said avoiding AI exposure would be difficult or impossible, even when they actively wanted less of it. Deleting a chatbot app only removes the most obvious form. People have far less control when automated systems sit inside workplace software or services they already depend on. Why are people cutting back Privacy is the clearest reason people are drawing boundaries. Twenty-nine percent cited concerns about data privacy,…

Google has quietly published a new Play Store listing for Magic Pointer, an unannounced app built for Googlebooks. Updated on July 10, the app turns the cursor into a Gemini shortcut that can act on whatever a user selects on screen. Magic Pointer can send an image to Lens, generate a related image, or surface a shopping action without forcing users to open a separate chatbot. Regular Android devices currently show as incompatible, so the listing offers an early preview rather than a broad release. What Magic Pointer actually does Magic Pointer adds a Gemini spark to the cursor and…

An AI hiring system can treat every applicant the same and still leave some people feeling targeted. Researchers found that rejected candidates judged an automated interview differently depending on the race and gender of the avatar delivering the result. Around 220 participants completed a simulated interview for a fictional customer support role with one of four photorealistic AI avatars. Everyone was rejected, yet perceptions of fairness shifted with the interviewer’s appearance. An algorithm audit could miss that reaction because candidates don’t experience the system as raw code. They experience a face asking questions and judging their answers. Why partial matching…

YouTube just gave its creators a tool that streaming platforms take for granted. I’m talking about the ability to structure content as proper episodic TV.  If you’re in the YouTube Partner Program and you’ve been organizing your videos into playlists while praying that the algorithm and your audience notice, then Shows is the upgrade you’ve been waiting for. a new way to group your episodic content is here 🎬 creators in the YouTube Partner Program can now turn playlists into shows, or create a new one from scratch. it unlocks:📺 a polished TV experience for your series🍿 an episodic setup…

Dutch ePaper company DuRoBo just made two of its products available to buy in the US and UK. The Krono, a 6.13-inch ePaper focus hub designed for distraction-free reading, thinking, and writing, is now on Amazon for $279.99. Alongside it, DuRoBo has launched Moodi, a lightweight Bluetooth page-turning remote, for $30.99 on Amazon and the DuRoBo website. If you have been watching the e-ink device market grow, this duo is worth a close look. What makes Krono different from a typical e-reader? Krono is built around a 6.13-inch Carta 1200 ePaper display with a 300 PPI resolution, an anti-glare etched…