Crypto Bill Stalls as Democrats Reject DOJ-Only Ethics Enforcement
Senate Democrats rejected the revised CLARITY Act because it limits ethics enforcement to the Department of Justice only. Republicans led by Thune aim to hold a floor vote before the August recess despite Democratic opposition to the enforcement mechanism.
5 New Marine Reserves to Protect Dolphins and Kelp Forests off New Zealand’s South Island
Five new marine reserves covering 308 square miles will protect dolphins and kelp forests near Otago on New Zealand's South Island starting next month. The reserves surround a district in the southeastern tip of the South Island and contain key marine habitats.
NASA Puts Google’s Gemma Large Language Model in Orbit
Google's Gemma 3 language model was deployed in orbit aboard a YAM-9 satellite to analyze imagery from the satellite's own sensor in the first in-orbit demonstration of a vision-language model. The system, called NAVI-Orbital, uses a compressed 4-bit format of Gemma 3 and allows scientists to upload text prompts to spacecraft instead of requiring structured commands through operations teams.
Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX to Wind Down Operations
BitMEX announced it will shut down all exchange operations following a strategic assessment of its market position. The company communicated this decision to users on July 23, 2026.
How AI helps scientists design the next generation of medicines
AI systems are helping scientists design new medicines by analyzing biological data to identify promising drug candidates more efficiently than traditional methods. This accelerates the development process, which historically required many years and significant investment before most candidates failed to reach patients.
Nvidia bets physical AI can solve healthcare robotics’ data problem
Nvidia launched a Medical Physics Simulation framework that trains healthcare robots through physical interaction rather than code alone. The framework treats robots as physical AI systems requiring embodied experience to learn how the world behaves through contact and force.
Intuit Credit Karma wants to answer the question every PFM app avoids
Intuit Credit Karma launched four AI-powered tools including Debt Assistant, Refund Assistant, and Paycheck Assistant to help users optimize recurring financial decisions. These tools operate on Intuit's Consumer Platform to provide guidance on financial next steps.
‘Don’t become the protagonist’: Andoni Iraola on the secret of Spain’s success and his role at Liverpool
Andoni Iraola has become Liverpool's new head coach and is implementing a philosophy centered on collective power rather than individual prominence. Four coaches from Spain's Basque region of Gipuzkoa will manage Premier League contenders next season, including Iraola, Mikel Arteta, Xabi Alonso, and Unai Emery.
Discovery of New Avocado Types Could Lead to More Superfood Choices and Resilience
Scientists identified multiple previously unknown avocado species in Nicaragua's rainforest by analyzing genetic traces of fruit migration from South America approximately 5,000 years ago. The discovered species contain genetic markers documenting this ancient dispersal across hundreds of miles.
Antarctica may give the world decades to prepare for rising seas
Scientists can now reliably forecast Antarctic ice loss through the middle of this century, giving governments time to prepare for sea level rise. After 2050, unstable ice retreat could accelerate dramatically and become much harder to predict.
Best Open Speech Recognition (ASR) Models in 2026: WER, Languages, Latency, and License Compared
Multiple open speech recognition models now score within one word error rate point of each other on the Hugging Face leaderboard, ending Whisper's dominance. Cohere Transcribe, IBM Granite Speech 4.1, ARK-ASR, and MOSS-Transcribe compete alongside 12 other open-weight models measured by word error rate, language coverage, streaming latency, and license terms.
Blow for Manchester City with Rodri out for extended period due to back injury
Rodri, Manchester City's midfielder, sustained a back injury that may require surgery and will likely keep him sidelined at the season's start. The 30-year-old won the Golden Ball at the World Cup after captaining Spain to victory over Argentina.
Cooper Lutkenhaus: US track phenom on family ties, LA 2028 and balancing stardom with high school
A 17-year-old track athlete named Cooper Lutkenhaus has emerged as America's next major track star and is competing in this week's US championships. He previously aspired to play for the Dallas Cowboys but has now shifted to pursuing track, with an opportunity for gold at LA 2028.
Meet Gigatoken: A Rust BPE Tokenizer that Encodes Text at 24.53 GB/s, up to 989x Faster than HuggingFace Tokenizers
A Rust BPE tokenizer called Gigatoken encodes text at 24.53 GB/s on a 144-core AMD EPYC processor. It achieves 989x faster performance than HuggingFace Tokenizers through a hand-written SWAR pretokenizer and pretoken caching.
NASA will test SpaceX and Blue Origin Moon landers before the next lunar landing
NASA will conduct separate rendezvous and docking tests with prototype lunar landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX during the 2027 Artemis III mission. Orion astronauts will practice the complex maneuvers required for future crewed Moon landings with both vehicles in orbit.
Anthropic Releases Claude Security Plugin for Claude Code in Beta: A Multi-Agent Vulnerability Scanner That Runs in Your Terminal
A multi-agent vulnerability scanner that operates within Claude Code sessions has entered beta testing. The plugin scans repositories for vulnerabilities and converts selected findings into patch files for user review and application directly from the terminal.
NASA’s Webb telescope discovers giant planet hiding in one of astronomy’s most famous systems
A giant planet concealed by cosmic dust in the Beta Pictoris system was discovered through detection of carbon monoxide, water vapor, and methane in its atmosphere. Webb's method of identifying atmospheric traces provides a new approach for locating exoplanets that remain hidden within dust disks.
New bird species identified on remote Indonesian island
A songbird previously classified as a single species across two Indonesian island groups is actually two distinct species, according to recent research. The Babar Islands and Tanimbar Islands, located approximately 135 kilometers apart in the eastern Banda Sea, each host separate populations of this bird.
Russia’s State Duma Advances Bill to Regulate Crypto Transactions with Full Transition by 2027
Russia's parliament advanced a bill to regulate cryptocurrency transactions with a full transition deadline set for 2027. The legislation establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital currencies while addressing oversight concerns for citizens.
NVIDIA AI Supercomputer Comes Online at Naval Postgraduate School
A DGX GB300 AI supercomputer has been activated at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California for use by students, researchers, and faculty. The system represents one of the world's most powerful AI platforms now operational at the U.S. military's flagship graduate university.
TSMC-Supplier LCY Says KKR Will Exit, Allowing Faster US Growth
KKR will gradually exit its stake in LCY Group, a Taiwan chemical maker, allowing the company to accelerate expansion of semiconductor material operations. The family-controlled company supplies TSMC and plans faster US growth without private equity oversight.
Khosla Ventures in Talks to Raise $5.5 Billion in New Funds
Khosla Ventures is in talks to raise $5.5 billion for new venture investment funds, which would be the largest fundraising in its two-decade history. The firm was an early backer of OpenAI and is currently discussing commitments from investors for these latest funds.
Google Cloud Rides Enterprise AI Demand to 82% Growth
Google Cloud's revenue grew 82% year-over-year in the second quarter, driven by enterprise customers purchasing computing capacity and Gemini AI models. Businesses are scaling their generative AI usage from testing phases to paid production deployments.
Knowledge workers judge AI governance
Knowledge workers now evaluate companies based on how they govern AI use rather than just product outputs. According to a 2026 Brand Expectations Index, 77% of knowledge workers are comfortable with AI in marketing, but comfort drops significantly when AI moves into autonomous decision-making roles.
Genome tool places large genetic sequences precisely in rice and tobacco without DNA breaks
A new genome tool enables precise insertion of large genetic sequences into rice and tobacco plants without creating DNA breaks. The technique overcomes previous limitations in plant biotechnology by allowing scientists to add complex genetic information to support crop improvements and pharmaceutical production.
Uber Co-Founder Kalanick’s Atoms Secures $1.7 Billion to Build Physical AI
Atoms raised $1.7 billion to develop physical artificial intelligence for industrial sectors including mining, construction, heavy transport, and food production. Kalanick describes these as atoms-heavy industries undergoing digital transformation over the next decade.
A longer, hotter reality surrounds marine heat waves, research reveals
Marine heat waves persist longer and reach higher temperatures than previously characterized, with researchers developing a framework to measure cumulative heat exposure including warm periods before and after the events. The new approach treats these temperature increases as extended processes requiring time and energy rather than isolated incidents.
OpenAI Unveils Product to Hone AI Voice and Chat Agents
OpenAI introduced a product called Presence that helps enterprises deploy AI voice and chat agents for customer support and sales. The product starts with single-job agents, identifies capability gaps after launch, and proposes updates to improve performance.
Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago
Marine animals first occupied empty mollusk shells as habitats approximately 470 million years ago. This colonization of shell interiors represented a significant ecological change that created a new niche in developing marine ecosystems.
Amazon Investigated Over Chinese Influence by US Senate Panel
The Senate Small Business Committee is investigating Amazon for allegedly allowing China to influence its online marketplace operations. The investigation examines whether Chinese entities have gained improper influence over Amazon's marketplace platform.