Morning Briefing, May 2, 2025: AI Time Savings Offset by New Tasks, MFA Vulnerabilities, and Breakthrough in New Materials
Friday, May 2, 2025 - Morning Briefing
1. AI Time Savings Offset by New Tasks, Study Shows
A 2023-2024 survey found AI created additional tasks for 8.4% of workers.
2. Why Multi-Factor Authentication Is Becoming Easier to Bypass
Examining why OTP and push notification-based MFA systems fail.
3. New Research Accuses LM Arena of Manipulating Popular AI Benchmarks
Popular AI benchmark tests may not be as impartial as they appear.
4. Amazon to Report Earnings Amid Trump Tariff Concerns
Amazon will release Q1 2025 earnings Thursday, with analysts forecasting $1.36 EPS and $15.5 billion revenue.
5. Don't Add Purple Dragon Watermarks to Legal PDFs
Federal courts have ruled this practice inappropriate.
6. New Material Could Enable Predator-Style Thermal Vision Glasses
Infrared-sensitive material films measuring mere nanometers thick prove challenging to manufacture.
7. Apple Earnings Report Looms Amid Trump Trade Policy Uncertainty
Investors watch as tariffs potentially complicate consumer electronics supply chains.
8. Senator Susan Collins Slams Trump's Research Funding Cuts
New research confirms long-term economic damage from scientific budget reductions.
9. 2025 Aston Martin Vantage: Beautiful and Thrilling to Drive
This sports car requires adaptation time and dislikes wet conditions.
10. Musk's DOGE Hires College Students to AI-Rewrite Housing Rules
A UChicago undergrad appointed as HUD special assistant to lead AI-powered regulation review.
11. Neanderthals Developed Unique Bone Weapon Technology 80,000 Years Ago
Hunters used polished bone projectiles for large game.
12. REDMAGIC May Launch Smaller-Screen Gaming Tablet
Rumors suggest a 9-inch OLED tablet with Snapdragon 8 Elite coming May-June.
13. Google Quietly Testing AI Chatbot Ads
Ad firms seek new digital real estate for placements.
14. Polygon Gaming Site Faces Massive Layoffs After Valnet Acquisition
Co-founder states he's "absolutely furious" about the developments.
15. 2025 Dance Your PhD Competition Winners Announced
Categories include Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Social Sciences.
