ReadFlow Weekly
A cheerful Saturday evening show covering the week's biggest technology, AI, business, and science stories. Full transcript on every episode. MP3 ready to play or download.
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Voluntary AI Safety, Vanishing Darkness, and a Quantum Leap
The White House brokers a voluntary AI safety pact, light pollution brightens our skies 10% a year, and scientists crack a 25-year quantum challenge.
Platforms in Revolt, Moons with Oceans, and the AI Joy Crisis
Banks unite against Apple Pay, a tectonic plate splits, and programmers ask if AI is killing the joy of code. This is ReadFlow Weekly.
Hidden Chambers, Little Red Dots, and a Brain Divided
New evidence for chambers in King Tut's tomb, a cosmic debate over Webb's little red dots, and a study suggesting our brain is two separate organs.
The Frontier's Pace, a Pipeline Attack, and a Planet Shrinking
AI leaders call for caution as conflict hits energy markets. Plus, new science on Mercury's past and a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the time.
The Hidden Instructions, the Vanishing Falcons, and the Union Vote
From the secret code that builds a human brain to the GPS time server that took down a nation, this week is about the systems we trust and the ones we fight.
Surveillance Backlash, Space Telescopes, and Sweetener Risks
Public opinion turns against automated license plate readers, NASA prepares to launch a new eye on the cosmos, and a common sugar substitute faces a health warning.
Bombs in the Ashes, Brains in Orbit, and a New Tech Capital
Wildfires unearth wartime explosives, a startup wants AI data centers in space, and New York officially becomes the top tech talent market.
Manifestos, Missiles, and the Ghosts in Our Machines
From CEO manifestos to AI turf wars, and from vulnerable bridges to a breakthrough in Alzheimer's, we connect the week's most urgent tech, business, and science stories.
Rust Rises, Voyager Survives, and AI Designs a Virus
A new Rust engine challenges AI's GPU dominance, Voyager 2 gets a power-saving miracle, and scientists create the first AI-designed viruses.
Registers, Rockets, and the Rules of Reality
A SpaceX rocket heads for a lunar collision, the EU mandates AI labels, and a study finds a lost golden age of human language.
Noise, Code, and Cosmic Silver
From traffic noise raising Parkinson's risk, to AI rewriting math, and a sun with more silver than we thought. This is ReadFlow Weekly.
Spy Vans, AI Heists, and a Planet That Could Breathe
Police deploy mobile phone spy vans, an AI agent hacks Hugging Face, and astronomers find the first atmosphere on a habitable rocky world.