Scientists left cinderblocks in a barren part of the sea. 3 months later they were ecstatic.
Scientists placed cinderblocks on a barren seafloor to observe coral growth over three months. The blocks successfully attracted and supported coral development in an otherwise lifeless marine area.
Winamp is making another comeback, this time with Deezer-powered streaming
Winamp will launch a premium subscription service powered by Deezer's streaming technology through a partnership announced Wednesday. The revived music player will offer streaming capabilities alongside its classic interface that users accessed before Spotify's dominance.
Stop Measuring AI Adoption. The Capability Gap Inside Your Team Is the Real Reason You Are Falling Behind.
Teams are experiencing uneven AI capability distribution, with successful leaders dedicating structured weekly time for direct tool use rather than imposing top-down standardization. Organizations falling behind focus excessively on adoption metrics while neglecting the underlying skill gaps between team members.
Ex-Anduril founders raise $30mn to build Europe’s synthetic battlefield for defence AI
A London startup raised $30 million to build synthetic training environments for European autonomous weapons systems. Agon creates infrastructure for training AI-powered drones, missiles, and uncrewed vehicles rather than the weapons themselves.
NHS England admits its paperwork hid that Palantir staff can see identifiable patient data
Palantir staff members can access identifiable patient data through NHS England's Federated Data Platform, contrary to what key data-protection documents stated. NHS England made this admission after the National Data Guardian requested clarification on who could view patients' medical records.
Google DeepMind Ships Three Physical AI Models For Whole Body Control, Dexterity And Multi Robot Collaboration
Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2, comprising three models including a vision-language-action model for humanoid control and an on-device VLA that adapts to new robot bodies in hours. Only the embodied reasoning model ER 2 is publicly available, while one checkpoint operates both Apptronik Apollo 2 and Franka Duo robots.
Uefa to boycott World Cups if Fifa plans approved
Uefa's 55 member associations voted to boycott future World Cups if Fifa pursues investment proposals under President Gianni Infantino. Uefa opposes what it characterizes as the selling of the World Cup tournament.
Researchers find ‘priority zones’ for yellow fever vaccination of golden lion tamarins
Researchers identified priority zones for vaccinating golden lion tamarins against yellow fever in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. The vaccination strategy targets specific geographic areas where the endangered primates face the highest disease risk.
Hush Security says the AI security problem has shifted from protecting models to governing identities as autonomous agents spread
Hush Security raised $30 million in Series A funding to address enterprise AI security by focusing on governing non-human identities like API keys and service accounts. The startup's customers have shifted from experimenting with generative AI assistants to deploying autonomous software agents that require identity-based security controls in production systems.
NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission
Astronaut Deniz Burnham will launch aboard Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft to the International Space Station as an Expedition 76 flight engineer in March 2027. She will travel with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
UEFA's 55 member nations agreed to boycott all FIFA competitions if World Cup privatization plans proceed. The boycott would start with the Under-20 Women's World Cup, following a two-hour emergency meeting.
Woman’s Viral Video Raises More Than $174K for Disabled Veteran She Spotted Working at Airport
A woman posted a TikTok video of a disabled veteran working at Los Angeles airport, which raised over $174,000 in donations. The viral video enabled the veteran to retire after viewers saw him struggling to perform his job duties.
NYSE-Listed AI Company Taps Lightning Network to Pay Employees In Bitcoin
An NYSE-listed AI company implemented the Lightning Network to pay employees their salaries in Bitcoin. The company enabled this capability after some employees requested Bitcoin compensation and found the process simpler than anticipated.
Google Ships Gemini Robotics ER 2 With Multi-Robot Teamwork
A new embodied-reasoning model called Gemini Robotics ER 2 plans multi-step robotic tasks lasting several minutes by processing video, images, audio, and text inputs. The model is available to developers through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, with private-preview access on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
CME's Duffy warns an overlooked tax risk looms over U.S. perpetual futures
CME CEO Terry Duffy warned that a pending court battle could determine whether perpetual futures are classified as swaps or futures, potentially affecting IRS taxation of these contracts. Independent legal experts agree the regulatory classification issue remains unsettled and unresolved.
Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured infrared images of Centaurus A galaxy, located 11 million light-years away, revealing dusty structures and hidden activity. The Mid-Infrared Instrument detected unusual features in this nearby yet highly active galaxy system.
Spanish Bank Banco Santander Reveals $4.3M Bitcoin Investment
Banco Santander purchased $4.3 million in Bitcoin exposure through BlackRock's IBIT ETF. Spain's largest bank made this investment, joining other institutions acquiring Bitcoin via the same ETF product.
Billy Ray Smith Jr, ex-San Diego Chargers star, dies at 64 as family cites CTE
Billy Ray Smith Jr, a former San Diego Chargers linebacker who played 10 NFL seasons, died at age 64 from dementia caused by CTE. His family confirmed his death in a statement citing his condition from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
This 4,000-year-old city defied the rules of history
Mohenjo-daro's wealth gap between rich and poor households narrowed as the city grew over 4,000 years ago. The city featured shared infrastructure, fair trade systems, and an absence of powerful royal elites.
Global Hunger Falls Below 8% for the First Time Since the Pandemic
Global hunger has fallen below 8 percent of the world population for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, marking three consecutive years of decline. This reduction follows a five-year decrease in malnourishment across continental populations.
The lineage behind 69% of open models was never verified. Cisco just fingerprinted almost 900 for free
Model lineage claims on Hugging Face require no verification, with 69% of new open-model derivatives descended from Alibaba's Qwen family as of February 2026. Cisco Foundation AI now scans nearly 900 public files through an updated ClamAV engine, displaying file-level security badges on the platform.
Rice bran compound may help ease irritable bowel symptoms
Ferulic acid, a compound found in rice bran, reduced intestinal muscle contractions triggered by chemical messengers in laboratory experiments. This suppression of calcium signals could potentially help treat diarrhea-related digestive disorders, though it may worsen constipation.
Scientists found evolution repeating itself in the Galápagos Islands
Giant daisies in the Galápagos Islands independently evolved similar heat-tolerant leaf shapes multiple times, though each lineage used different genetic combinations. Isolated plant populations showed major genetic differences, indicating new species may currently be forming on the islands.
The Download: tricking LLMs, and reviving geothermal plants
A fundamental vulnerability in how large language models function makes them impossible to fully secure against attacks. Researchers have identified this inherent flaw prevents complete protection of LLMs from hacking attempts.
Ark Invest Rotates Within Crypto Equities, Adding Coinbase and Circle While Trimming Other Names
Ark Invest bought $43.5 million in Coinbase and Circle shares while selling positions in Bitmine and Bullish. The firm reallocated its crypto equity holdings during a period of sector weakness.
Zuckerberg details Meta’s personal AI superintelligence strategy
Meta's leader argues superintelligence must become accessible to individuals rather than concentrated in few institutions. The statement serves as company philosophy without detailing specific products, timelines, or performance benchmarks.
Spreading Crushed Rock on Newly-Planted Forests Boosts Carbon Storing and Nutrients
Spreading crushed basalt rock on newly planted forests increases carbon absorption and accelerates tree growth. Scientists from Imperial College London conducted the largest field experiment testing enhanced weathering and soil microbiome enrichment to improve forest development.
A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack
Large language models cannot be made fully secure against attacks due to a fundamental flaw in their basic design, according to researchers presenting at the International Conference on Machine Learning. This vulnerability exists inherently in how these systems process and generate text.
Eddie Howe leaves Newcastle United with Matthias Jaissle set to replace him
Eddie Howe has left Newcastle United after nearly five years as manager, citing loss of control over transfers. Matthias Jaissle, the German coach of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli, is set to replace him.
NASA Johnson Interns Shaping the Future of Exploration
NASA Johnson Space Center interns are working on real-world projects alongside engineers and scientists advancing human spaceflight. These students gain hands-on experience contributing to actual missions while preparing for careers in the aerospace workforce.