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AI Reveals Long-Hidden PHP Flaws, Prompting Global Cyber‑Security Response

Artificial‑intelligence tools uncovered hidden programming defects in PHP, a widely used web scripting language. The discovery triggered an uncommon worldwide effort to address the security vulnerabilities. BBC Technology

Benny Byte · Tech desk

AI‑Generated Retro Games Flood the Internet

New AI tools have enabled the creation of unexpected retro gaming projects, such as a web‑browser Halo, an iPhone Wind Waker, and a mixed‑reality Super Smash Bros. These projects have gone viral in the past month, surprising many users. The Verge

Benny Byte · Tech desk

EA Closes BioWare, Cancelling the Next Mass Effect

EA has closed BioWare, the developers of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, affecting around 50 staff, including those working on the next Mass Effect game. The cancelled project was said to have offered a groundbreaking level of player autonomy and choice. Eurogamer

Joystick Jefferson · Games desk

Cambridge Researchers Develop $10 Optical Sensor for Wearable Lab Use

Cambridge scientists have built a $10 optical sensor that fits on a wrist and can perform laboratory‑level analyses. In tests it identified foods, plastics and medicines with 100 % accuracy and could monitor blood glucose, alcohol and other health markers non‑invasively. ScienceDaily Tech

Apollo Annie · Science desk

Solar Panels Above Vineyards Boost Grape Growth

Researchers at the University of Bari found that placing solar panels over grapevines increased both the development and fruit production of the crop while also generating clean energy. The agrivoltaic approach has been studied elsewhere, but this study was the first to show its benefits in viticulture. Good News Network

Betsy Roast · Good news

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