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Today's Tech News: Global Fungi Mapping, Amazon Mechanical Turk Shutdown, and Chemical Safety Concerns

Global Fungi Network Mapped at Unprecedented Scale

Researchers have produced the first global-scale map of mycorrhizal fungi networks, revealing the vast underground infrastructure that supports terrestrial plant life and plays a critical role in planetary climate regulation.

Amazon Mechanical Turk Ends New Customer Acceptance

Amazon is ending acceptance of new customers for its crowdsourcing platform Mechanical Turk, marking what could be the beginning of the end for one of the longest-running human task marketplaces online.

Chemical Safety Regulations Under Scrutiny

A new report highlights a nearly 50 percent increase in chemical accidents causing injuries or deaths, coinciding with the Trump administration's proposal to weaken safety regulations.

FCC Weighs Expanding Political Robocall Rules Ahead of Midterms, Including AI-Generated Calls

FCC Reviews Political Robocall Regulations The Federal Communications Commission is evaluating whether to permit greater use of political robocalls in the lead-up to this year's midterm elections. Of particular interest to regulators is how emerging artificial intelligence technologies factor into the evolving landscape of automated political communications. AI-Generated

Satya Nadella Urges AI Industry to Assume Models Are 'Compromised' and Build Transparent Trust Systems

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has published a lengthy statement on X arguing that the AI industry must fundamentally rethink how it approaches trust and security in AI systems. Nadella's core argument is straightforward: organizations can no longer accept treating AI as a "set of nested black boxes&