A.I. and Humans Battle It Out in a Cybersecurity Showdown 12. May 2026 (18:00) Experts and college students used A.I. agents to try to break into and defend computer networks in a national competition. The agents did all right on their own, too.(New York Times)
Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Already Spreading Online 12. May 2026 (16:53) From claims of an Israeli false flag to efforts to sell ivermectin, influencers and grifters are using lessons learned from Covid-19 to push their baseless conspiracy theories.(Wired)
Building Nests Is Hard. That’s Why Some Birds Steal. 12. May 2026 (15:00) When researchers used GPS devices to monitor the nests of Hawaiian honeycreepers, they found dozens of cases of brazen avian burglary.(New York Times)