University of Waterloo withholds coding contest results over suspected AI use
https://thelogic.co/news/waterloo-university-coding-competition-ai-cheating/
https://thelogic.co/news/waterloo-university-coding-competition-ai-cheating/
The Logic
University of Waterloo withholds prestigious coding competition results over suspected AI cheating - The Logic
Students submitted code they didn't write themselves, contributing to widespread rule-breaking
Women rely partly on smell when choosing friends
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/smells-like-teen-friendship-how-scent-influences-social-choices/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/smells-like-teen-friendship-how-scent-influences-social-choices/
Ars Technica
Women rely partly on smell when choosing friends
College women smelled each other’s T-shirts in new study to evaluate “friendship potential.”…
The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy70y2x3xj6o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy70y2x3xj6o
Bbc
The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany
The rail and road link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.
California's $20 fast-food minimum wage improves pay at small cost to consumers
https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/27/uc-berkeley-fast-food-worker-study-minimum-wage
https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/27/uc-berkeley-fast-food-worker-study-minimum-wage
Axios
Study: California's $20 fast-food minimum wage improves pay at small cost to consumers
The new analysis from the UC Berkeley Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics shows that the minimum wage increase has not cut jobs or led to substantial price increases for consumers.
Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01312-8
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01312-8
Nature
Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns
Nature - Sethuraman Panchanathan abruptly leaves helm of US funding agency after Elon Musk’s DOGE arrives.
Parity (YC S24) is hiring founding engineers to build an AI SRE (in-person, SF)
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/parity/jobs
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/parity/jobs
Y Combinator
Jobs at Parity
Are these chimps having a fruity booze-up in the wild?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/are-these-chimps-having-a-fruity-booze-up-in-the-wild/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/are-these-chimps-having-a-fruity-booze-up-in-the-wild/
Ars Technica
Are these chimps having a fruity booze-up in the wild?
New data suggests that the human inclination toward feasting in groups is part of our deep evolutionary history.
Tipping: How Gratuity Replaced Fair Wages in U.S. Restaurants
https://www.7shifts.com/blog/history-of-tipping-restaurants/
https://www.7shifts.com/blog/history-of-tipping-restaurants/
7shifts
The History of Tipping: How Tipping Came to America
Learn all about the history of tipping in restaurants in the USA. Discover the history in the 1850's to present and what the future of tips looks like.
Taxonomy of Failure Mode in Agentic AI Systems [pdf]
https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/Taxonomy-of-Failure-Mode-in-Agentic-AI-Systems-Whitepaper.pdf
https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/Taxonomy-of-Failure-Mode-in-Agentic-AI-Systems-Whitepaper.pdf
'Tech entrepreneur took our money but failed to deliver our startup dreams'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy6nky0x89o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy6nky0x89o
BBC News
'Tech entrepreneur took our money but failed to deliver our start-up dreams'
One client of Josh Adler re-mortgaged their home, another spent life savings to pay for websites and apps.
U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/25/autism-registry-privacy-rfk-research/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/25/autism-registry-privacy-rfk-research/
The Washington Post
U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent
Administration health officials walked back a plan to register people with autism after criticism from scientists, privacy experts and advocates for people with autism.
Meta's 'Digital Companions' Will Talk Sex with Users–Even Children
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf
WSJ
Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children
Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Some people inside the company are concerned.
Microsoft Word 5.5 And 6.0 In-depth DOS Review With Pics (2018)
https://shot97retro.blogspot.com/2018/07/microsoft-word-55-and-60-in-depth-dos.html
https://shot97retro.blogspot.com/2018/07/microsoft-word-55-and-60-in-depth-dos.html
Blogspot
Microsoft Word 5.5 And 6.0 In-depth DOS Review With Pics
In-depth written review for the MS-DOS based word processors Word 5.5 and 6.0 from Microsoft, with pictures.
Irishman's universal evolution theory challenges accepted cosmology
https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2025/04/24/beyond-the-big-bang-irishmans-universal-evolution-theory-challenges-accepted-cosmology/
https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2025/04/24/beyond-the-big-bang-irishmans-universal-evolution-theory-challenges-accepted-cosmology/
The Irish Times
Beyond the big bang: Irishman’s universal evolution theory challenges accepted cosmology
Julian Gough has unveiled a cosmological theory he believes may better explain the origins of our universe