Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/02/iran_war_tech_supply_chain/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/02/iran_war_tech_supply_chain/
The Register
Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays
: Markets in the Middle East will be affected first and worst
Apple Announces Low-Cost 'MacBook Neo' with A18 Pro Chip
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/apple-announces-low-cost-macbook-neo-with-a18-pro-chip/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/apple-announces-low-cost-macbook-neo-with-a18-pro-chip/
MacRumors
Apple Announces $599 'MacBook Neo' With A18 Pro Chip
Apple today announced the "MacBook Neo," an all-new kind of low-cost Mac featuring the A18 Pro chip for $599. The MacBook Neo is the first Mac to be powered by an iPhone chip; the A18 Pro debuted in 2024's iPhone 16 Pro models. Apple says it is up to 50%…
Medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are fiction
https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/canadian-pediatric-society-journal-correction-case-reports-fictional-paediatrics-child-health/
https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/canadian-pediatric-society-journal-correction-case-reports-fictional-paediatrics-child-health/
Retraction Watch
A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction
A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal…
Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10196-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10196-1
Nature
Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
Nature - Meta-analyses on a global scale show that the measured coastal mean sea level is higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments.
Welcome to the Wasteland: A Thousand Gas Towns
https://steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-the-wasteland-a-thousand-gas-towns-a5eb9bc8dc1f
https://steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-the-wasteland-a-thousand-gas-towns-a5eb9bc8dc1f
Medium
Welcome to the Wasteland: A Thousand Gas Towns
Howdy partner, and welcome to the Wasteland!
Making Firefox's right-click not suck with about:config
https://joshua.hu/firefox-making-right-click-not-suck
https://joshua.hu/firefox-making-right-click-not-suck
Joshua Rogers’ Scribbles
Making Firefox’s right-click not suck with about:config
A practical about:config checklist to declutter Firefox right-click menus on macOS, disabling AI/chatbot prompts, link previews, OCR, visual search, and other low-value context menu items.
AfricaMuseum refuses to yield Congo geological archives despite US pressure
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/02/12/africamuseum-refuses-to-hand-over-geological-archive-on-congo-to/
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2026/02/12/africamuseum-refuses-to-hand-over-geological-archive-on-congo-to/
VRTNWS
AfricaMuseum refuses to release Congo geological archive to US mining company, despite pressure from President Trump | VRT NWS:…
The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren (Flemish Brabant) is refusing to hand over geological archive material on Congo to an American mining company that wants to use the data to map valuable raw materials. ‘We want to digitalise the archives ourselves and not leave…
BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0455864EN/bmw-group-to-deploy-humanoid-robots-in-production-in-germany-for-the-first-time?language=en
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0455864EN/bmw-group-to-deploy-humanoid-robots-in-production-in-germany-for-the-first-time?language=en
BMW Group PressClub
+++ BMW Group bringing Physical AI to Europe +++ Pilot project at BMW Group Plant Leipzig +++ New “Center of Competence for Physical…
Accessibility Issues Are Often Usability Issues
https://protovate.com/blog/you-dont-need-accessibility-until-you-do/
https://protovate.com/blog/you-dont-need-accessibility-until-you-do/
Rapid Prototyping and Software Development | Protovate
You Don’t Need Accessibility — Until You Do
You don’t need accessibility… until you do. Sunlight on a screen. A broken mouse. A migraine. Aging eyes. Accessibility isn’t a special feature. It’s how technology works in the real world.
Extending single-minus amplitudes to gravitons
https://openai.com/index/extending-single-minus-amplitudes-to-gravitons/
https://openai.com/index/extending-single-minus-amplitudes-to-gravitons/
OpenAI
Extending single-minus amplitudes to gravitons
A new preprint extends single-minus amplitudes to gravitons, with GPT-5.2 Pro helping derive and verify nonzero graviton tree amplitudes in quantum gravity.
Anthropic CEO calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies'
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-calls-openais-messaging-around-military-deal-straight-up-lies-report-says/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-calls-openais-messaging-around-military-deal-straight-up-lies-report-says/
TechCrunch
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies,' report says | TechCrunch
Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in.