Local AI Weekly #3: The Token Rug Pull
📋 I mistakenly sent the Local AI Weekly to the subscribers of FOSS Weekly. My bad. A long, tiring day led to this mishap. Won’t
A chemical used in BPA-free products may have a connection to diabetes control
In adults with type 2 diabetes receiving oral glucose-lowering therapy, higher plasma BPS concentrations were associated with higher HbA1c after accounting for demographic factors, medication
Screening approved medicines reveals potential treatments for preterm labor
Shajila Siricilla, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, and Jennifer Herington, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, led a team that systematically screened 1,191 FDA-approved drugs and
Slow-growing progenitor cells cause smooth brains in common marmosets
Most primate species have a relatively large brain with a surface marked by pronounced bulges and furrows. This is not the case with common marmosets
Meta unveils $1,299 VR glasses and turns its AI glasses into hearing aids
Meta will sell VR glasses that weigh about 100 grams for $1,299.99 from spring 2027. It is also turning its AI glasses into over-the-counter hearing
Google DeepMind’s Ayoub says companies can fence AI in, like banks did
Companies cannot fully govern AI systems, but they can build a fixed fence around them, Google DeepMind’s Kareem Ayoub said. He pointed to banks in
AI corporate leaders tell UN the industry needs global regulation
Industry leaders urge global regulation, as Trump administration baulks at setting up new guardrails.
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
An image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of galaxy cluster MACS J0417 is part of repeated observations to monitor for the reappearance of supernova Athena
Why is Kenya turning against Tata Chemicals in Magadi?
A century-old industry faces a reckoning over regulation, jobs and local benefits.
Iran war live: Tehran says it won’t be bullied, remains open for talks
Iranian president says Tehran will not bow to pressure while remaining open to dialogue in a defiant UN speech.
Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
Two decades ago, scientists seemed on the verge of understanding biology in a new, quantum way. Life unfolds over an incomprehensible span of scales, from
OpenAI agent ‘infiltrated’ Australian government website, PM says
Albanese said he expressed “concern” to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.
Residents eating garden weeds in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being “constantly shelled”.
‘Make women feel seen’: Why the Dutch have a new word for labia
Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity.