A new research shows that 21-33% of YouTube's feed may consist of AI slop
https://www.kapwing.com/blog/ai-slop-report-the-global-rise-of-low-quality-ai-videos/
https://www.kapwing.com/blog/ai-slop-report-the-global-rise-of-low-quality-ai-videos/
Kapwing Company Blog
AI Slop Report: The Global Rise of Low-Quality AI Videos
Kapwing’s new research shows that 21-33% of YouTube’s feed may consist of AI slop or brainrot videos. But which countries and channels are achieving the greatest reach — and how much money might they make? We analyzed social data to find out.
Ask HN: By what percentage has AI changed your output as a software engineer?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46409375
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46409375
'PromptQuest' is the worst game of 2025 (trying to make chatbots work)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/26/ai_is_like_adventure_games/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/26/ai_is_like_adventure_games/
The Register
'PromptQuest' is the worst game of 2025. You play it when trying to make chatbots work
Opinion: Everything you hated about text adventure games is now being sold as a productivity tool
Scientists discover beer bottle in the Mariana Trench (2024)
https://www.unilad.com/news/scientist-beer-bottle-deepest-point-ocean-mariana-trench-667878-20240213
https://www.unilad.com/news/scientist-beer-bottle-deepest-point-ocean-mariana-trench-667878-20240213
UNILAD
Scientists discover beer bottle at the deepest point of the ocean
Dr Dawn Wright was stunned to find the 'irrevocable' damage humans have done to the planet after deep sea discovery.
tc-ematch(8) extended matches for use with "basic", "cgroup" or "flow" filters
https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/tc-ematch.8.html
https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/tc-ematch.8.html
Loss of moist broadleaf forest in Africa has turned a carbon sink into source
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-27462-3
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-27462-3
Nature
Loss of tropical moist broadleaf forest has turned Africa’s forests from a carbon sink into a source
Scientific Reports - Loss of tropical moist broadleaf forest has turned Africa’s forests from a carbon sink into a source
As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/28/nx-s1-5656190/ai-chips-memory-prices-ram
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/28/nx-s1-5656190/ai-chips-memory-prices-ram
NPR
Memory loss: As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise
Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips for AI means less available for other products such as computers and phones and that could drive up those prices too.
CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them?
https://www.newstatesman.com/business/companies/2023/05/ceos-salaries-expensive-automate-robots
https://www.newstatesman.com/business/companies/2023/05/ceos-salaries-expensive-automate-robots
New Statesman
CEOs are hugely expensive. Why not automate them?
If a single role is as expensive as thousands of workers, it is surely the prime candidate for robot-induced redundancy.