A sewage leak in the Comox Valley area of Vancouver Island has now been resolved, after a day where residents in the area were issued a "do not flush" order. The Comox Valley Regional District had ...

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee has heard that a €50 million write-off by Iarnród Éireann of a failed IT project is an "absolute scandal". The rail company has written down the value of the planned ...

A new study shows how ERA combines large language models with tree search to rapidly build expert-level research software, outperforming leading benchmarks in tasks from single-cell genomics to ...

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I’ll be the first to say that I’ve taken my toilet for granted. I’ve never had any issues with plumbing (thankfully), and I’d like to think it’s because I’m pretty mindful of what I do flush. That ...

A security researcher, working with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, opened a GitHub pull request, typed a malicious instruction into the PR title, and watched Anthropic’s Claude Code Security ...

Drafting a book often demands a careful balance between creativity and structure, which can make the process feel daunting. The Nerdy Novelist highlights how an AI system addresses this challenge by ...

In 1984 in Salt Lake City, a pipe burst during the halftime show of Super Bowl XVIII. In the aftermath, a supervisor for the water department theorized in a local newspaper article that the pipe burst ...

Niacin flush happens after taking 30-50 milligrams of niacin, causing redness and warmth. Other signs of niacin flush include itchy skin and tingling or burning sensations. Taking nicotinamide and ...

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Volkswagen says that flush door handles are "terrible to operate." The brand pledges to give models "proper" door handles. Volkswagen is getting ready for a big electric push that includes the ID.