Sunday, May 10, 2026
ArchiveLLMs corrupt your documents when you delegate
Researchers show LLMs silently alter your documents when you hand them editing tasks — not just errors, but systematic corruption. If you use AI for writing or editing, the findings here should change your workflow.
The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines
The lockstitch mechanism is one of the cleverest pieces of engineering most people never think about. Veritasium makes you see a household object like it's alien technology.
NetBlocks: Iran's 70+ day internet blackout is "the longest recorded national internet shutdown in a connected society", as businesses warn of layoffs, closures
70+ days with no internet for 90 million people. Businesses are folding, layoffs cascading. The longest national internet shutdown ever recorded, and most people haven't heard about it.
The unprecedented and deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, explained
Hantavirus. On a cruise ship. That's never happened before. This explainer covers what's known about transmission and why 'this is not COVID' — but also why it's still alarming.
Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how.
Wind and solar didn't just supplement Spain's grid — they structurally pushed gas off the pricing margin. Wholesale electricity is now among Europe's cheapest. The mechanism is replicable.