Splice

Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava argues in an interview with The Verge that AI-written emails are eroding genuine human communication, replacing real dialogue with automated, formulaic messages. Her comments feed into a wider debate about how generative AI is changing workplace communication and whether efficiency is coming at the cost of authentic connection between colleagues.

Kakul Srivastava leads Splice, the sample platform that countless music producers rely on for one-shots and melodic loops. Material sourced from the service has ended up in major hits, including Lisa's "Money" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso". Discussion is focused on how the platform has quietly become part of the DNA of mainstream pop production.

A subsea communications cable between the Philippines and Singapore has been cut, disrupting internet services for users and businesses relying on the route. Reporters in the region say connectivity has slowed or dropped on affected links while repair work is arranged. Undersea cable faults routinely cause outages across Southeast Asia until ships can locate and splice the damaged section.

BioTechniques takes a closer look at MFASS, a framework that runs three different splice-variant ranking methods and examines how their top-100 outputs compare. The piece explores what each ranker prioritises and how their results differ when predicting which splice variants matter most. It is part of the outlet's 'Peek behind the paper' series, in which researchers explain the reasoning and decisions behind recently published work.

Iranian accounts are circulating a meme mocking the UN's disarmament pressure, splicing Bollywood's armless Thakur from Sholay with Marvel's Doctor Strange. The joke casts Iran as the magical Doctor Strange facing a weaponless Thakur, a jab at demands that it give up arms while others keep theirs. The mash-up has been picked up by international media and is drawing amused and political reactions online.