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10 Mar 2026

AI chatbots can shift political opinions

A new study finds that ordinary AI chatbot summaries can change people’s social and political opinions. The researchers say subtle framing comes from latent biases in model training and from how responses are prompted.

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7 Mar 2026

Power cuts in Bamenda push homes to solar

Residents of Mile Four in Bamenda face long, unpredictable electricity outages. People pooled money to buy a transformer and many households have installed small solar systems to get light and run some appliances.

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3 Mar 2026

Mexico restores access to main government site over Tor

For years many Mexican federal websites blocked users of the Tor network. In July 2025 the block on the main federal site was lifted, but some services and a whistleblower mailbox remain inaccessible via Tor.

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1 Mar 2026

Leamos: a human reading group online

Leamos is a reading group started by marketing specialist Benjamedn Edwards. The club began in September 2024 and holds weekly online meetings; Edwards says human groups offer emotional and creative things AI cannot fully replace.

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27 Feb 2026

Attention cycles seven to ten times per second

Scientists found that human attention shifts in a steady rhythm about seven to ten times per second. This rhythm helped early humans notice danger but can make modern people more vulnerable to phone and computer distractions.

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27 Feb 2026

Iran’s long internet shutdown and new censorship model

Protests in December 2025 and January 2026 caused a near-complete internet shutdown in Iran. Authorities later moved to a white-listed model, and reports and company documents link deep packet inspection tools and a firm called Protei to the controls.

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27 Feb 2026

Scientists grow elastic ear cartilage in the lab

Researchers have produced elastic ear cartilage from human cells in the laboratory. The work, done by several institutes, showed stable shape and elasticity in animals and now needs clinical testing and approval.

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27 Feb 2026

Big tech links make farming tools costly

A report by IPES-Food warns that ties between large agricultural firms and big technology companies make digital farming tools expensive and hard to access for smallholder farmers. Authors call for public funding and stronger data rules.

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24 Feb 2026

Computerized games help the brain after injury

New research shows that adults with traumatic brain injuries who completed computerized cognitive games had changes in brain structure and better scores on tests of processing speed, attention and memory.

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24 Feb 2026

Study finds flaws in cloud password managers

Researchers at ETH Zurich tested three cloud-based password managers and found multiple attacks that could expose or change users' passwords. They followed responsible disclosure, gave companies time to fix the issues, and recommended stronger encryption and audits.

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24 Feb 2026

AI audio summaries of research can help — and err

Researchers tested Google’s NotebookLM, which turns research papers into podcast-style audio. The summaries were engaging and clearer for teaching, but every audio overview contained mistakes, so the authors advise reading the original papers to check claims.

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24 Feb 2026

Molecule stores sunlight and releases heat on demand

Chemists at UC Santa Barbara designed a modified molecule called pyrimidone that captures sunlight, stores it in chemical bonds and releases it as heat when triggered. Tests released enough heat to boil water under normal conditions.

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20 Feb 2026

Backdoor threat to self-driving cars

Georgia Tech researchers found a vulnerability called VillainNet that can hide inside AI super networks used by self-driving cars. When a certain subnetwork is chosen, the backdoor can activate and take control of the vehicle.

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