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articlearXiv
LLMs 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.

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videoVeritasium
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.

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articleBloomberg
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.

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articleArs Technica
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.

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articleBright Spots
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.

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