Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds
https://news.mit.edu/2026/plants-can-sense-sound-rain-new-study-finds-0422
https://news.mit.edu/2026/plants-can-sense-sound-rain-new-study-finds-0422
MIT News
Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds
MIT researchers discovered that the sound of falling droplets can shake rice seeds out of a dormant state, stimulating them to germinate more quickly than seeds that are not exposed to the same sound vibrations.
Waymo says expecting driverless taxis to stay out of bike lanes is unrealistic
https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo
https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo
road.cc
Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous…
Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle lanes is “too high a bar” – because their customers want…
If You Stop Hiring Juniors, Your Senior Engineers Own You
https://evalcode.com/posts/if-you-stop-hiring-juniors-your-seniors-own-you/
https://evalcode.com/posts/if-you-stop-hiring-juniors-your-seniors-own-you/
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If You Stop Hiring Juniors, Your Senior Engineers Own You
The 'AI replaces junior engineers' argument ignores basic economics. Junior employees aren't just cheap labor. They're salary insurance, pipeline protection, and the only hedge companies have against a senior workforce that increasingly doesn't need the job.
A.I. is creating engineers who can't think without it
https://www.koshyjohn.com/blog/ai-should-elevate-your-thinking-not-replace-it/
https://www.koshyjohn.com/blog/ai-should-elevate-your-thinking-not-replace-it/
Koshyjohn
A.I. Should Elevate Your Thinking, Not Replace It - Blog - Koshy John
Read about the hidden divide between self-inflicted irrelevance and real engineering leverage.
The Hottest Phone for Kids Right Now Is a $100 Landline
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/viral-tin-can-phone-brings-landline-nostalgia-back-for-kids-in-2026
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/viral-tin-can-phone-brings-landline-nostalgia-back-for-kids-in-2026
Bloomberg.com
The Hottest Phone for Kids Right Now Is a $100 Landline
The Tin Can has gone viral over the past year, mostly through word of mouth. Now schools want to get even more of them in students' homes.
Google banks on AI edge to catch up to cloud rivals Amazon and Microsoft
https://www.ft.com/content/2429f0f0-b685-4747-b425-bf8001a2e94c
https://www.ft.com/content/2429f0f0-b685-4747-b425-bf8001a2e94c
The Mushroom That Makes People Have the Exact Same Hallucination
https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-mushroom-that-make-people-have-the-exact-same-hallucination/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-mushroom-that-make-people-have-the-exact-same-hallucination/
VICE
Meet The Mushroom That Makes People Have The Exact Same Hallucination
Scientists call these “lilliputian hallucinations,” a rare phenomenon involving miniature human or fantasy figures