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Forty-one years ago, the late singer, songwriter, and education activist Whitney Houston urged us to teach children and let them lead the way.Decades later, some believe that this means instructing kids to use scissors as forks; teaching them that zookeepers can sweep under water; and leading them to believe that magical, mystical, rainbow-hunting unicorns speak like an HR manager delivering a performance review.There’s also video after video and post after post claiming that it’s not just easy to write and illustrate a children’s book using AI prompts, but also that you can make thousands of dollars doing so.The good news…

News The deal includes a pre-arranged $10 billion equity investment from Berkshire Hathaway Today, Alphabet has announced it will raise $80 billion in equity, the company’s first stock offering in over 20 years. The transaction includes a $30 billion underwritten stock offering, a $40 billion at-the-market share programme, and a $10 billion strategic investment from investment giant Berkshire Hathaway. According to the filing, roughly half the proceeds will be used ‘for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures to scale AI infrastructure and global compute’. The rest will be used to meet tax obligations connected with the “vesting of employee equity…

Artificial intelligence is accelerating discovery across the life sciences. From drug development to materials science, AI is helping researchers move faster and solve problems once thought intractable. This convergence of AI and biology holds extraordinary promise for human health, economic growth, and scientific leadership. At the same time, advances in AI technologies are introducing new risks, like re-engineered toxins and pathogens. As these tools become more capable and widely accessible, they can lower barriers not only to scientific discovery, but also to accidental harm and deliberate misuse. For example, recent research has shown that specialized AI tools for protein design can be used to re-engineer toxins in ways that may preserve harmful function while evading some existing synthesis safeguards. That work revealed vulnerabilities in screening systems designed for an earlier technological era—and also showed that those systems can be strengthened through coordinated action across industry, government,…

As a developer advocate working with web and mobile application developers, I’ve often heard about the need to maintain consistent user authentication in the unlikely event of a regional service interruption. The increasing use of agentic AI, microservices, automation, and service accounts has sparked a similar need for machine-to-machine authentication. Today, I’m excited to share two important updates to Amazon Cognito: multi-Region replication for improved resilience, and support for customer managed keys for more control encryption control. Many applications rely on Amazon Cognito to handle user and machine-to-machine authentication, and to manage user profiles. When building for high availability, having…

Your child’s first data breach may happen before they’ve even opened a bank account. Here’s how to keep their digital life safe. 03 Jun 2026  •  , 6 min. read When we talk about cybersecurity and digital safety in the context of our children, it’s often framed in one of two ways. Either it’s about inappropriate or unsafe content – of the sort that COPPA is meant to regulate in the US. Or it’s about managing the psychological and social impacts of excessive screen time. But there’s an elephant in the room. Our kids are exposed to many of the…

This April, some of the biggest names in sustainability gathered at the neoclassical Gotham Hall in midtown Manhattan to toast the quarter-century anniversary of environmental disclosure platform CDP, one of the profession’s most notable organizations.  More than 22,000 respondents shared emissions data with CDP last year, including businesses that together are responsible for nearly two-thirds of global market capitalization.  Today, though, that relationship is fraying. Companies have long grumbled about CDP’s bureaucracy and fees. More recently, as mandatory disclosure laws proliferate, some have started asking whether voluntary reporting is even needed. The data suggests that at least a few think…

Samsung Electronics today announced a major update to the Samsung Health app, transforming the upcoming Galaxy Watch into a proactive, intelligent health partner. Starting June 8, Samsung will begin rolling out the app update to showcase the key health features included in the upcoming Galaxy Watch. The update1 makes daily health management effortless by translating complex biometric data — from overnight sleep to daily activity — into simple, actionable guidance. “Samsung Health is evolving to connect health data measured by Galaxy Watch with AI-based insights, enabling users to understand their physical and mental condition more easily and intuitively,” said Hon…

Dave Airlie, a Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat, speaks with host Gregory M. Kapfhammer about Linux kernel maintenance. After over-viewing the scale and structure of the Linux kernel, they dive deep into the review and validation of kernel patches, drawing on examples from the GPU subsystem. After discussing the features and benefits of the Linux kernel’s maintenance model, they also explore kernel maintenance best practices and the supporting tools for these practices. Dave and Gregory also discuss topics such as the integration of Rust code in the Linux kernel and the ways in which AI-driven code review are influencing kernel…

Quiz of the week: New SKA boss Jessica Dempsey did what before becoming an astronomer? – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2026 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Source link

Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance claims leaders face a perfect storm: tightening margins, record catastrophe losses, and a looming claims talent shortage. In an era where operational excellence is the only path to profitability, the status quo is no longer an option. For Chief Claims Officers, the critical question is how to move fast enough to stay ahead of margin pressures, talent scarcity and an increasingly complex risk environment.  In this blog, we examine the five most consequential Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven shifts reshaping P&C claims, from talent redefinition and platform modernization to value chain orchestration and customer-centric strategy, and what they mean for insurance enterprises in 2026.  Reach out to discuss this topic in depth.   The structural pressures…