At Canada’s Perimeter Institute, Sabrina Pasterski leads an effort to connect gravity and quantum physics through a lower-dimensional description. The work remains theoretical, with possible links to gravitational-wave observations.
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Hashem Al-Ghaili’s Cognify concept outlines a facility where offenders could opt for AI-crafted artificial memories of their crimes from victims’ perspectives, experiencing years of simulated consequences in real-time minutes, though the technology remains purely speculative.
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The world’s largest crypto exchange says an attack on its withdrawal infrastructure affected about $6.3 billion in assets. Binance has frozen roughly half the total and pledged to cover all customer losses.
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Chinese AI and semiconductor shares have shed roughly 40% in under four months, dragging the CSI 300 into a bear market. Here is what drove the rout and what analysts are watching as it unfolds.
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A developer’s Mac was running far hotter than expected. An AI coding agent reportedly uncovered an unauthorized XMRig miner consuming nearly 12 CPU cores and driving the processor to 112°C.
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A government-commissioned study from South Korea reveals that paper straws carry significantly higher lifecycle carcinogenic and acidification impacts than traditional plastic alternatives.
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A helmet fitted with magnetic coils helped researchers investigate why people sometimes sense an unseen presence. But a controlled study involving 89 participants challenged the claim that weak magnetic fields were responsible.
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Leading American banks have identified unauthorized AI agents logging into customer accounts using shared credentials, with some tools appearing to initiate actions beyond user requests, leading to new access restrictions across the industry.
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Job applications increasingly pass through AI on both sides: candidates use models to draft resumes, while employers rely on algorithms to write postings and rank applicants. The result is a hiring pipeline where machines shape the first impression.
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Figure AI retired most of its F.02 humanoid robots by having them leap into a 75-ton electric arc furnace in Finland. The move, inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, destroys custom hardware while the company shifts focus to newer models.
Read more →Chinese AI and semiconductor shares have shed roughly 40% in under four months, dragging the CSI 300 into a bear market. Here is what drove the rout and what analysts are watching as it unfolds.
Leading American banks have identified unauthorized AI agents logging into customer accounts using shared credentials, with some tools appearing to initiate actions beyond user requests, leading to new access restrictions across the industry.
Figure AI retired most of its F.02 humanoid robots by having them leap into a 75-ton electric arc furnace in Finland. The move, inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, destroys custom hardware while the company shifts focus to newer models.
Shanghai’s Yangshan Phase IV terminal shows how automated cranes, driverless transport vehicles and intelligent control systems are transforming container handling. With more than 8 million TEUs handled in 2025, it offers a real-world example of large-scale port automation — although human supervision remains part of the operation.
Tesla has officially revealed the second-gen Roadster, packed with SpaceX-derived cold-gas thrusters and suction fans capable of mid-air rolls and inverted driving. Discover the technical specs, performance claims, and 3 trim options ahead of its 2028 launch.
The world’s largest crypto exchange says an attack on its withdrawal infrastructure affected about $6.3 billion in assets. Binance has frozen roughly half the total and pledged to cover all customer losses.
A developer’s Mac was running far hotter than expected. An AI coding agent reportedly uncovered an unauthorized XMRig miner consuming nearly 12 CPU cores and driving the processor to 112°C.
Leading American banks have identified unauthorized AI agents logging into customer accounts using shared credentials, with some tools appearing to initiate actions beyond user requests, leading to new access restrictions across the industry.
Epic Games has announced a four-day game jam where solo creators or small teams build playable titles in Unreal Engine or UEFN. Selected projects can receive development continuation grants of up to $50,000 after the event ends.
Snap Inc. has appointed Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. as honorary Chief Customer Experience Officer for SPECS, its spatial computing subsidiary in Santa Monica.
Disney is bringing dozens of Character.AI employees into its business in a deal worth an estimated $180 million in compensation and retention costs over three years. The entertainment giant is also bidding $20 million for a license to some of the startup’s technology.
Hashem Al-Ghaili’s Cognify concept outlines a facility where offenders could opt for AI-crafted artificial memories of their crimes from victims’ perspectives, experiencing years of simulated consequences in real-time minutes, though the technology remains purely speculative.
Anthropic's IPO prospectus highlights Claude's growing role in drug discovery and disease response, but it also concedes that its technical defenses against chemical and biological weapons misuse are not foolproof.
Robotaxis without steering wheels or pedals are now carrying passengers in the United States. Their arrival is forcing regulators, insurers, and courts to decide who is legally accountable when the computer driver makes a mistake.
Figure AI retired most of its F.02 humanoid robots by having them leap into a 75-ton electric arc furnace in Finland. The move, inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, destroys custom hardware while the company shifts focus to newer models.
BMW’s Leipzig plant runs Europe’s first automotive humanoid pilot with Hexagon’s AEON. Audi tests Agile Robots for parts sequencing while Bosch prepares series production of wheeled humanoids in 2027.
Clone Robotics is pursuing a different approach to humanoid robotics, replacing conventional motor-driven movement with artificial muscles and a human-inspired skeletal structure. Its technology could reshape robotic manipulation, but real-world capabilities and commercial readiness still need independent validation.
Jensen Huang’s AI nation remark in Astana reflects a wider infrastructure push. Kazakhstan already has hundreds of NVIDIA GPUs deployed, while Firebird targets a much larger computing facility for 2027.
Shanghai’s Yangshan Phase IV terminal shows how automated cranes, driverless transport vehicles and intelligent control systems are transforming container handling. With more than 8 million TEUs handled in 2025, it offers a real-world example of large-scale port automation — although human supervision remains part of the operation.
Chinese AI and semiconductor shares have shed roughly 40% in under four months, dragging the CSI 300 into a bear market. Here is what drove the rout and what analysts are watching as it unfolds.
Job applications increasingly pass through AI on both sides: candidates use models to draft resumes, while employers rely on algorithms to write postings and rank applicants. The result is a hiring pipeline where machines shape the first impression.
Celleste Bio’s cell suspension culture technology yielded bio-identical cocoa butter that Mondelēz used in prototype milk chocolate bars, offering a potential drop-in solution amid cocoa supply pressures.
A government-commissioned study from South Korea reveals that paper straws carry significantly higher lifecycle carcinogenic and acidification impacts than traditional plastic alternatives.
Celleste Bio’s cell suspension culture technology yielded bio-identical cocoa butter that Mondelēz used in prototype milk chocolate bars, offering a potential drop-in solution amid cocoa supply pressures.
Snap Inc. has appointed Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. as honorary Chief Customer Experience Officer for SPECS, its spatial computing subsidiary in Santa Monica.
A helmet fitted with magnetic coils helped researchers investigate why people sometimes sense an unseen presence. But a controlled study involving 89 participants challenged the claim that weak magnetic fields were responsible.
Anthropic's IPO prospectus highlights Claude's growing role in drug discovery and disease response, but it also concedes that its technical defenses against chemical and biological weapons misuse are not foolproof.
Celleste Bio’s cell suspension culture technology yielded bio-identical cocoa butter that Mondelēz used in prototype milk chocolate bars, offering a potential drop-in solution amid cocoa supply pressures.
Autonomous AI systems are beginning to conduct multi-step cyber operations, from reconnaissance to exploit attempts. A recent UK test and new US guidance show why control, monitoring and least-privilege access now matter.
Defense tech firm Anduril has launched EagleEye, a modular AI-driven mixed-reality helmet family that integrates mission command, sensor fusion, and unmanned asset control directly into warfighters’ displays under the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command effort
A memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorizes DHS to borrow one military-grade Active Denial System. Where it would be tested, and how it might be used, has not been specified.
At Canada’s Perimeter Institute, Sabrina Pasterski leads an effort to connect gravity and quantum physics through a lower-dimensional description. The work remains theoretical, with possible links to gravitational-wave observations.
Google’s Willow processor has experimentally validated magic state cultivation, delivering a 40x error reduction for critical T-states. The Science-published result marks progress toward more resource-efficient fault-tolerant quantum systems.
India has sent encryption keys through open air over 5.56 km, with no fiber involved. The first free-space quantum key distribution trial is a step toward satellite-based quantum communication.
New analysis of James Webb Space Telescope observations has identified hundreds of galaxies existing less than a billion years after the Big Bang, many linked to rapidly growing black holes that appear overmassive relative to their hosts.
The headline refers to a real 2024 study, but the tunnel is not a shortcut to other stars. It is a channel of million-degree plasma, and it may be one strand of a galaxy-wide hot-gas network.
Reflect Orbital is preparing to launch its first demonstration satellite later this year to test reflecting sunlight onto specific locations on Earth after dark, aiming for a commercial on-demand service.
Harry Kane’s 2026 Ballon d’Or victory raises an intriguing question for sports technology: could artificial intelligence rank football’s best players using performance data, and how closely would its predictions match the choices made by human voters?
What happens when engineers build machines designed to fight? Robot combat tournaments deliver spinning weapons, spectacular collisions and last-second comebacks, turning robotics into a sport where a single design decision can separate victory from a smoking wreck.
Discover how professional football is transforming player health and safety through advanced cloud simulations, processing millions of data points to predict and prevent physical injuries.
Hashem Al-Ghaili’s Cognify concept outlines a facility where offenders could opt for AI-crafted artificial memories of their crimes from victims’ perspectives, experiencing years of simulated consequences in real-time minutes, though the technology remains purely speculative.
The world’s largest crypto exchange says an attack on its withdrawal infrastructure affected about $6.3 billion in assets. Binance has frozen roughly half the total and pledged to cover all customer losses.
A developer’s Mac was running far hotter than expected. An AI coding agent reportedly uncovered an unauthorized XMRig miner consuming nearly 12 CPU cores and driving the processor to 112°C.