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Nature is raising a sharp alarm this week about artificial intelligence in academic publishing. A piece in the journal argues that AI systems cannot be trusted to write scientific peer reviews, citing fundamental problems with how these models handle nuance, bias, and factual accuracy. The stakes are high — peer review is the backbone of how science validates itself, and handing that process to a tool that confidently hallucinates is a trade-off the research community may not fully appreciate yet.
Shifting to your wallet, Wired has done the unglamorous work of reading the fine print on unlimited phone plans from T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. The takeaway is that "unlimited" continues to mean very different things depending on which carrier you're talking to, with throttling thresholds, hotspot caps, and promotional pricing all playing a role in what you actually get for your money.
And in a story that sits at the intersection of trade policy and technology, the Financial Times reports that the European Union is growing increasingly anxious as China expands its industrial footprint in Morocco. The concern is that Chinese manufacturers are using the country as a gateway to sidestep tariffs and gain closer access to European markets.
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