In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a game-world(2022)
https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627322008066%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627322008066%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Neuron
In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world
The DishBrain system is the first real-time synthetic biological intelligence platform
that demonstrates that biological neurons can adjust firing activity in a way that
suggests the ability to learn to perform goal-oriented tasks when provided with simple…
that demonstrates that biological neurons can adjust firing activity in a way that
suggests the ability to learn to perform goal-oriented tasks when provided with simple…
Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/google-just-gave-sundar-pichai-a-692m-pay-package/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/google-just-gave-sundar-pichai-a-692m-pay-package/
TechCrunch
Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package | TechCrunch
Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.
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71% Desk Workers Say Screen-Related Visual Discomfort Is Reducing Productivity
https://www.vspvision.com/newsroom/eye-health-and-wellness/vision-care/new-research-from-vsp-vision-care-and-workplace-intelligence-finds-desk-workers-spend-nearly-100-hours-a-week-on-screens
https://www.vspvision.com/newsroom/eye-health-and-wellness/vision-care/new-research-from-vsp-vision-care-and-workplace-intelligence-finds-desk-workers-spend-nearly-100-hours-a-week-on-screens
Vspvision
New Research from VSP Vision Care and Workplace Intelligence Finds Desk Workers Spend Nearly 100 Hours a Week on Screens, 71% Say…
Base Site
Detection Is Not Protection: What WAF Detection Mode Does (and Doesn't)
https://blog.ebbypeter.com/2026/03/detection-is-not-protection-what-azure-waf-detection-mode-actually-does-and-doesnt/
https://blog.ebbypeter.com/2026/03/detection-is-not-protection-what-azure-waf-detection-mode-actually-does-and-doesnt/
Ebby Builds!
Detection Is Not Protection: What Azure WAF Detection Mode Actually Does (and Doesn't)
Most teams think a WAF in Detection mode is partially protecting them. It isn’t. Here’s what actually happens to requests, why the logs actively mislead, and how organisations end up stuck in Detection mode indefinitely without noticing.
Most of the US economy is in a recession
https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-economy-us-tech-wall-street-strategist-investing-stocks-market-2026-3
https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-economy-us-tech-wall-street-strategist-investing-stocks-market-2026-3
Business Insider
Why a 40-year Wall Street veteran says that most of the US economy is in a recession
Wall Street veteran Jim Paulsen said tech is the only bright spot in the economy, comparing the bifurcation to the Mag 7 vs. the rest of the S&P 500.
Linux Internals: How /proc/self/mem writes to unwritable memory (2021)
https://offlinemark.com/an-obscure-quirk-of-proc/
https://offlinemark.com/an-obscure-quirk-of-proc/
offlinemark
Linux Internals: How /proc/self/mem writes to unwritable memory - offlinemark
Introduction An obscure quirk of the /proc/*/mem pseudofile is its “punch through” semantics. Writes performed through this file will succeed even if the destination virtual memory is marked unwritable. In fact, this behavior is intentional and actively used…
Claude helped select targets for Iran strikes, possibly including school
https://twitter.com/robertwrighter/status/2030482402628214841
https://twitter.com/robertwrighter/status/2030482402628214841
X (formerly Twitter)
Robert Wright (@robertwrighter) on X
Anthropic's Claude helped select hundreds of targets for the opening wave of Iran strikes. There's a good chance that one of them was the elementary school where more than 100 girls died. My latest @NonzeroNews piece. https://t.co/d2uv9HANhS
The Death of Social Media Is the Renaissance of RSS
https://www.smartlab.at/rss-revival-life-after-social-media/
https://www.smartlab.at/rss-revival-life-after-social-media/
Thermal Grizzly was scammed twice on raw materials worth €40k
https://videocardz.com/newz/der8auer-explains-thermal-grizzly-delays-after-company-was-scammed-twice-on-raw-materials-worth-e40000
https://videocardz.com/newz/der8auer-explains-thermal-grizzly-delays-after-company-was-scammed-twice-on-raw-materials-worth-e40000
US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use may imply consent [pdf]
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2026/03/03/25-403.pdf
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2026/03/03/25-403.pdf
Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran's oil depots bombed
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/08/dark-like-our-future-iranians-describe-scenes-of-catastrophe-after-tehrans-oil-depots-bombed
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/08/dark-like-our-future-iranians-describe-scenes-of-catastrophe-after-tehrans-oil-depots-bombed
the Guardian
‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed
Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape
Grammarly is using our identities without permission
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/890921/grammarly-ai-expert-reviews
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/890921/grammarly-ai-expert-reviews
The Verge
Grammarly is using our identities without permission
Grammarly’s AI stole my boss’s identity.
Nvidia backs AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6B valuation
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/nscale-ai-data-center-nvidia-raise.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/nscale-ai-data-center-nvidia-raise.html
CNBC
Nvidia backs AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6 billion valuation
Nscale has become a key player in the AI infrastructure buildout
Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/08/owner-of-ice-detention-facility-sees-big-opportunity-in-ai-man-camps/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/08/owner-of-ice-detention-facility-sees-big-opportunity-in-ai-man-camps/
TechCrunch
Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps | TechCrunch
AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.
Revealed: UK's multibillion AI drive is built on 'phantom investments'
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments
the Guardian
Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’
Exclusive: Rented datacentres and unrealised supercomputer site raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’