CERN finds gluons behaving strangely deep inside atomic nuclei
CERN researchers observed an unexpected decline in J/ψ particle production at record-high spatial resolution, detecting structures one-quarter the size of a proton. The measurement at unprecedented scales challenges conventional nuclear shadowing explanations for how gluons behave inside atomic nuclei.
How burnt coconut helped discover new to science endemic species in Sri Lanka
Researchers in Sri Lanka discovered a new terrestrial mammal species by using burnt coconut as bait in traps along forest and farmland boundaries. The species was found near Puwakpitiya village at the edge of the Knuckles Mountain Range in central Sri Lanka.
Tiny sound waves could help solve a major quantum computing problem
Researchers at Harvard used microscopic sound waves to protect quantum information stored in a diamond-based qubit, extending its coherence time by roughly threefold. The mechanical vibrations, called phonons, could eventually both transmit and protect quantum information on chips.
Scientists find Ozempic may slow aging itself
Semaglutide extended lifespan in older healthy mice while improving memory, muscle function, and blood sugar control. The drug's anti-aging effects exceeded those produced by calorie restriction alone, suggesting GLP-1 drugs may activate a distinct biological pathway associated with longevity.
Researchers find a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the time
Researchers developed a mathematical strategy using Shannon entropy that solves Wordle with 99% success rate by selecting guesses that eliminate the most possible answers. The method prioritizes information gain over guessing common letters, sometimes choosing unlikely words to rapidly narrow down remaining possibilities.
What Is Benchmark Saturation? Why Yesterday’s AI Tests Stop Working
Leading AI systems are reaching performance ceilings on existing benchmarks, making score differences between top models less meaningful. When systems approach maximum possible performance on a test, new evaluations become necessary to differentiate capability improvements.
Wall Street’s Tokenized Stock Rush Is Getting Messy
Nasdaq and LSEG are moving stocks onto blockchain networks. Experts argue tokenized markets must achieve liquidity, privacy, compliance, and institutional utility simultaneously.
4 things you can do to protect yourself from the rising threat of AI
AI is increasingly integrated into home appliances, work products, and messaging systems while simultaneously gathering data from user behavior. Traditional cybersecurity threats like stolen passwords and phishing attacks have become more sophisticated, requiring four specific protective habits to reduce digital risk.
Brent Tops $106 And Hike Odds Reach 64% As Crypto Sells Off
Non-stablecoin tokens declined broadly with 103 of 125 largest tokens trading lower after August producer prices increased 0.4% and the 30-year Treasury yield exceeded all previous five-year closes. Bitcoin fell to $77,120 while Ether.fi rose 14.2% following a buyback vote that concluded a week prior.
Townsend, Siniakova win US Open doubles, complete career GS as pair
Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova defeated Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery to win the US Open doubles title. This victory completed their career Grand Slam as a pair, marking their first US Open doubles championship together.
$346B in tokenized assets now spans 47 different asset types
Tokenized assets have reached $346 billion in total value and now cover 47 different asset types. This expansion demonstrates blockchain technology's increasing adoption across various traditional financial sectors and asset classes.
Coinbase Wallet rolls out pulse mode for simpler perp trading
Coinbase Wallet launched pulse mode to simplify perpetual futures trading. The feature enables users to execute complex perp trades through a streamlined interface without requiring advanced trading knowledge.
As antibiotic resistance grows, researchers turn to copper to fight infections
Researchers at Texas A&M are studying how copper, an essential trace mineral, fights urinary tract infections in the body and how bacteria resist this defense. They are investigating whether these discoveries could lead to new treatment methods for antibiotic-resistant infections.
The secret to longer life may be hidden in bat DNA
Bats possess genetic mechanisms that combine strong immune defenses with strategies for removing damaged cells, enabling them to live for decades while resisting cancer and disease. Scientists are studying these bat DNA characteristics to potentially develop new approaches for protecting human health during the aging process.
‘This is my moment’: Taylor Townsend’s road comes full circle with US Open triumph
Taylor Townsend and Kateřina Siniaková won the US Open women's doubles final, defeating Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. The 30-year-old Townsend completed her career doubles grand slam with the victory.
Apple Enables One-Tap Gift Card Redemption in Upcoming iOS Update
iOS 27 will allow users to redeem Apple gift cards by tapping them on a compatible iPhone. The iPhone scans a security chip in the gift card to verify authenticity and ensure the card remains unspent.
66-million-year-old feather in dinosaur poop may reveal why birds survived the asteroid
A feather found in 66-million-year-old fossilized dinosaur feces may explain why birds survived the asteroid impact. The feather belonged to an extinct bird with more primitive insulating feathers, suggesting advanced plumage helped bird ancestors survive the impact winter.
AI Startup Cohere Targets $20 Billion Valuation in Funding Round
Cohere is pursuing a funding round of $2 billion to $3 billion that would value the AI startup at $20 billion. The deal was expected to potentially close within a week of the report, though terms remained subject to change.
Rent the Runway Names Nordstrom Veteran Paige Thomas CEO
Rent the Runway promoted Paige Thomas from chief commercial officer to CEO, president, and board member. Thomas joined the company as CCO in June after previously working at Signet Jewelers as chief merchant and product innovation officer.
16 jaw-dropping wildlife photos from the 2026 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition
A photographer waited 17 hours in freezing conditions to capture a polar bear photograph. The image was among 16 wildlife photos selected for the 2026 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition.
On 9/11, hundreds of ordinary boat captains carried out the largest maritime evacuation in history
Hundreds of ordinary boat captains evacuated 500,000 people from Manhattan to safety in just 9 hours on September 11. Fishing boats, tugboats, and personal sailboats participated in this largest maritime evacuation in history.
Baseten Adds DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash to Model APIs With 1M-Token Context
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, a 552B-parameter multimodal model with 1M-token context, became available on Baseten's inference platform. The model uses 8B active parameters during prefill and 16B during decode while accepting text and image inputs to generate text outputs.
Smart, self-healing packaging uses AI to detect food spoilage in real time
Researchers developed packaging that uses artificial intelligence to detect food spoilage in real time by monitoring conditions inside. The technology allows producers and consumers to receive actionable information about the food's status based on what the smart packaging observes.
Can LLMs Engineer Their Own Agent Harness? ByteDance Seed’s HarnessDev Says Only 34 of 64 Changes Generalize
LLMs constructed executable harnesses across 5 benchmarks and 2,207 tasks, evolving them using execution feedback, but only 34 of 64 evolution changes generalized to held-out tasks. Self-built harnesses matched human references in writing and ML experimentation but performed worse on code and search tasks.
New genome study rewrites the early history of grasses, the world's most important plant family
Researchers created a chromosome-level genome assembly revealing new insights into early grass evolution, covering the plant family that produces many global food crops. The study included Donald Danforth Plant Science Center scientist Elizabeth Kellogg and involved producing detailed genetic maps at the chromosome level.
AI helps find hidden human proteins and reveals what they do
AI methods identified 652 previously unknown proteins in human cells that had been missed by conventional detection techniques. These discoveries were made by combining machine learning with advanced mass spectrometry experiments to analyze cellular samples.
FinTechs Follow Corporate Clients Into Bigger Financial Relationships
Fintech companies are expanding their services to handle larger portions of corporate financial activity. Revolut is targeting FTSE 250 businesses to increase its corporate banking presence, where it currently has lower penetration than among smaller companies.
Anthropic Adds Plugin Evals to Claude Code: 6 Grader Types, a No-Plugin Baseline, and a CI Gate for Skills
A new plugin evaluation workflow for Claude Code enables developers to test plugins against realistic prompts using six grader types and compare results against a no-plugin baseline. The claude plugin eval command measures whether skills trigger correctly, how well they perform, and includes a continuous integration gate for skill verification.
Don’t trust AI companies with your content. Verify them instead
Three major music publishers sued Anthropic for allegedly using torrented music and lyrics to train AI models without permission, following a similar January lawsuit from Universal. Anthropic previously settled a 1.5 billion dollar case over pirated books and declined detailed comment on the music allegations.
Federal Agencies Overhaul Bank Partner Rules to Drive Innovation
Four federal agencies proposed new guidance for managing third-party relationship risks at financial institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Federal Reserve Board, and National Credit Union Administration jointly announced the proposal Friday seeking public comment.