Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/sycophantic_ai_risks/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/sycophantic_ai_risks/
The Register
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
: Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love it
Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/star-forts/
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/star-forts/
Big Think
Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts
First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.
Improving personal tax filing with Claude CLI and Obsidian
https://www.mrafayaleem.com/blog/improving-personal-tax-filing-with-claude-obsidian
https://www.mrafayaleem.com/blog/improving-personal-tax-filing-with-claude-obsidian
The Growth Engineer's Diary
Improving personal tax filing with Claude CLI and Obsidian
An opinionated workflow showcasing how I used Claude and Obsidian together to help with my personal tax filing in Canada
Further human + AI + proof assistant work on Knuth's "Claude Cycles" problem
https://twitter.com/BoWang87/status/2037648937453232504
https://twitter.com/BoWang87/status/2037648937453232504
X (formerly Twitter)
Bo Wang (@BoWang87) on X
Three weeks ago I shared that Claude had shocked Prof. Donald Knuth by finding an odd-m construction for his open Hamiltonian decomposition problem in about an hour of guided exploration. Prof. Knuth titled the paper Claude’s Cycles.
The story didn't end…
The story didn't end…
Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/27/iran-us-land-mines/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/27/iran-us-land-mines/
The Washington Post
Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years
The land mines were photographed in a village outside Shiraz, about three miles from one of several nearby Iranian ballistic missile sites.
Private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/28/the-great-care-home-cash-grab-how-private-equity-turned-vulnerable-elderly-people-into-human-atms
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/28/the-great-care-home-cash-grab-how-private-equity-turned-vulnerable-elderly-people-into-human-atms
the Guardian
The great care home cash grab: how private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs
When did care homes come to be seen as recession-proof investments? And who pays the price?
RAM prices are plummeting after OpenAI failed to fulfill its commitment
https://twitter.com/rdd147/status/2037956117620482417
https://twitter.com/rdd147/status/2037956117620482417
X (formerly Twitter)
Roger (@rdd147) on X
🚨 RAM prices are plummeting after OpenAi failed to fulfill its commitment to purchase 40% of World supply and terminated its $71 billion SKHynix promise. $MU
Computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-computer-chip-material-inspired-by-the-human-brain-could-slash-ai-energy-use
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-computer-chip-material-inspired-by-the-human-brain-could-slash-ai-energy-use
University of Cambridge
New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, developed a form of hafnium oxide that acts as a highly stable, low‑energy ‘memristor’ — a component designed to mimic the efficient way neurons
South Korea Mandates Solar Panels for Public Parking Lots
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/south-korea-mandates-solar-panels-for-public-parking-lots/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMU5VUlBITzAwMFZKRjFZQQ
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/south-korea-mandates-solar-panels-for-public-parking-lots/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMU5VUlBITzAwMFZKRjFZQQ
Alzheimer's disease mortality among taxi and ambulance drivers (2024)
https://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj-2024-082194
https://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj-2024-082194
Will the AI data centre boom become a $9T bust?
https://www.ft.com/content/805f78f3-8da3-4fc0-b860-207a859ac723
https://www.ft.com/content/805f78f3-8da3-4fc0-b860-207a859ac723
OpenYak – An open-source Cowork that runs any model and owns your filesystem
https://github.com/openyak/desktop
https://github.com/openyak/desktop
GitHub
GitHub - openyak/openyak: An open-source desktop AI agent that handles your documents, files, and daily workflows — locally, with…
An open-source desktop AI agent that handles your documents, files, and daily workflows — locally, with any model. - openyak/openyak
Shipment of KitKat bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland
https://apnews.com/article/nestle-switzerland-candy-bar-stolen-kitkat-51073cce27a0e193651aa7f31aaa506e
https://apnews.com/article/nestle-switzerland-candy-bar-stolen-kitkat-51073cce27a0e193651aa7f31aaa506e
AP News
Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland
Nestlé says thieves have stolen a huge shipment of KitKat bars from a truck heading from Italy to Poland.