At a Shanghai meeting in April, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on regional governments, universities and research institutes to prioritize basic research. The directive follows China's latest five-year plan, released a month earlier, which pledges heavy investment in fundamental science and faster development of frontier technologies including AI, quantum applications and nuclear fusion by 2030. China's research output has grown from under 120 internationally published articles in 1978 to leading positions in R&D spending, patent filings and the Nature Index rankings today.
nature.com
· 2026-10-14
Graduates and recruiters report growing use of AI to draft CVs, cover letters and prepare for online assessments and video interviews. Tom, 22, from Maidstone, says he used AI to help manage over 200 job applications before securing a restaurant manager role, describing the process as exhausting and demoralising. Many employers reportedly tolerate AI use in applications within limits, though the boundary between acceptable assistance and cheating remains unclear.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-10-13
A writer recounts their son's diagnosis at 18 with a disease typically seen in patients in their late sixties, describing how the experience reshaped their view of AI's role in medicine. The essay argues that despite growing public backlash against AI, the technology holds promise for personalizing healthcare, especially for patients whose conditions don't fit standard patterns.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-30
Deloitte's 2026 State of AI in the Enterprise found worker access to AI tools rose 5% in 2025, and the share of companies running at least 40% of AI projects in production is expected to double within six months. The report frames this shift as AI moving from isolated pilots to always-on production workloads spanning customer service, IT, research and business-process agents.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-09-29
Flip-phone startup Dumb.co asked applicants for four internship roles to submit handwritten cover letters after receiving a flood of AI-generated submissions that felt impersonal. The company received nearly 900 applications through Handshake, with about 70% including handwritten letters, and 200 to 300 candidates also mailed in physical applications, according to customer success manager Marlee Pelton-Fuentes.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-28
The team behind Topcoat, a full-stack Rust web framework covering views, components, mailers and an ORM called Toasty, published an update detailing new features shipped since its debut two months ago. The framework's stated goal is to bring Ruby on Rails-style productivity to Rust-based web development.
tokio.rs
· 2026-09-25
BleepingComputer is partnering with Material Security for a live webinar on September 23 examining documented Google Workspace breaches. Speakers Rajan Kapoor of Material Security and Rick Fitzgerald of Fireside Consulting will dissect two incidents where attackers used social engineering and rogue OAuth apps to gain access, then walk through the response decisions that followed.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-22
BleepingComputer and Material Security are hosting a live webinar on September 23, 2026, examining real, publicly documented breaches of Google Workspace environments. Speakers Rajan Kapoor of Material Security and Rick Fitzgerald of Fireside Consulting LLC will dissect incidents involving social engineering and malicious OAuth apps to identify which defenses failed and which security controls actually matter.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-18
BleepingComputer is hosting a live webinar on September 23, 2026, featuring Material Security's Rajan Kapoor and Fireside Consulting's Rick Fitzgerald, who will dissect real, publicly documented Google Workspace breaches. The session focuses on the critical early hours after a breach is discovered, including cases where attackers used social engineering paired with malicious OAuth apps to gain entry.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-16
Following discussions at RustConf's Unconf event, developer Russell has begun drafting a living document of best practices for writing performant applications on Tokio's async runtime. The post outlines general principles, emphasizing that performance issues are highly context-dependent and that developers should first confirm a real problem exists before optimizing.
dial9-rs.github.io
· 2026-09-14
McKesson, a major U.S. healthcare and pharmaceutical distributor, disclosed in an SEC filing that it discovered unauthorized access to third-party applications and data exfiltration on August 25, 2026. The extortion group ShinyHunters claims responsibility, alleging it stole 284 million patient records, though McKesson has not confirmed the scope or named the affected applications. The company says its investigation is ongoing and has not yet determined whether the incident is financially material.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-28
A Bloomberg report finds recruiters increasingly relying on networking, referrals and live skills tests to sift through job applicants because AI tools have made resumes and cover letters look uniformly polished. London Business School's Zoe McLoughlin says knowing someone at a company before applying has become essential rather than optional. Meanwhile, nearly 84% of entry-level finance candidates surveyed by AmplifyME admit to using AI to prepare applications or interview answers.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-26
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