2026-09-12 Discoveries

Claude is only available to people over 18 years

A misalignment of AI in mathematics

I spent $220 on Google app ads and 60% of the installs were robots

Google reported 21 installs in a day. The admin panel said 1. What the other 20 were, how a bot farm gets paid, and what we changed.

OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems

On May 11th, 2026, hundreds of malicious packages were uploaded to RubyGems by AI agents performing web-lookup tasks with significant overlap with the German Wiki Incident.

Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia?

The mystery of the flipping foraminifera may conceal a rarely observed evolutionary process playing out across the planet. The post Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

The EU Cyber Resilience Act: mandatory reporting requirements

We take a look at how a new set of mandatory reporting obligations affects manufacturers — and how Raspberry Pi can help.

Trying to Fix a Suspiciously Cheap Enterprise-Grade Network Switch

When you see a listing for an Ethernet switch whose specification list is in effect ‘yes’, with a four-digit price tag when new, and with the seller asking for less …

Three Google supported projects premiere during the 83rd Venice International Film…

Google shares details on three projects that use technology to push the boundaries of human creativity that premiered during the 83rd Venice Film Festival.

Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in 25,000-Year-Old Teeth

Image by Fakhri “Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth” may sound like odd headline language, at least by the traditional standards of the New York Times. But then, the teeth in question are, indeed, really old. “Archaeologists have pushed the timeline of human…

Rune is now open source

Rune is now open source under the GPLv3. A native, keyboard-driven IDE written primarily in Go is ready for Go developers to inspect, change, and help build.

The Giant Squids of the Jurassic Period

This belemnite swam in what used to be Wyoming seas

Making a Neo Nuvistor Project in 2026

For a little while vacuum tubes and semiconductors were fighting a heated battle for dominance, with bipolar junction transistors and 1959’s RCA Nuvistor both allowing you to build a compact …

Symmetry and Biomorphic Forms Characterize Roberta Gentry’s Sensual Paintings

Roberta Gentry is interested in the relationship between the constructed and the natural, cultivating abstract, biomorphic forms. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article…

Jackalope

Codex, Claude Code, Grok, + OpenCode in one shared workspace

“Evil Mickey Mouse” Invades Japan in a 1934 Japanese Anime Propaganda Film

Before the Japanese fell completely, one hundred percent in love with anything and everything Disney (I mean, seriously, they love it), Mickey Mouse represented something completely different: Pure American imperialist evil. At least he did in this 1934 animated propaganda cartoon Omochabako…

Hand-Coded ASM Powers Homebrew SNES Game

Nintendo has made many game consoles in its long history — one that famously overlaps that of the Ottoman Empire — but only one of them was ever Super. It’s …

Even 10 Minutes of “Slow Running” Can Give Your Brain a Boost

It’s all in the head bob

Sara Anstis’ Soft Pastels Summon Mythology, Dreams, and the Renaissance

Anstis' solo show 'Pastels' just opened at Olney Gleason in New York City. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Sara Anstis’ Soft Pastels Summon Mythology, Dreams, and the…

Devin Voice

You say it, Devin ships it

So you want to use OpenRouter?

Might seem simple on the face of it, but unfortunately it's pain all the way down.

The EPA is planning to scrap public review rules for data center pollution

Proposed rule changes would leave residents with less say over pollution in their communities.

Are Too Many Americans Taking Antidepressants?

Rates of anxiety and depression have grown since the COVID-19 pandemic—as have prescriptions for antidepressants

Say Hello to PÉPET, a Pear-Shaped, Palm-Size Paper Pal

Ever imagined a pear or an apple with a personality? Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Say Hello to PÉPET, a Pear-Shaped, Palm-Size Paper Pal appeared first on Colossal .

GLYPH Immersive

a free tool for modular grid lettering

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