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Meta Unveils Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full AI Models

Meta introduces its most advanced AI models yet, promising stronger coding performance, long-term memory and autonomous task management as competition with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies.

3d ago

Epic Games Adopts AI-First Strategy for Delayed Disney Shooter

The Fortnite developer is directing teams to use artificial intelligence for coding and artwork on a Marvel and Star Wars project, raising questions about creative jobs and the future of game development.

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SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Carry Brain, Heart and Plant Research to Space Station

NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch more than 6,300 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station, including experiments studying brain health, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, crop diseases and artificial retinas.

3d ago

Monmouth's Flood History Raises Concerns as Autumn Rains Return

The Welsh town remains vulnerable where the Wye, Monnow and Trothy rivers converge, but officials reported no active local flood warning as of October 11, 2026.

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Anthropic AI Model Sends False Homicide Tip to Philadelphia Police

An Anthropic AI model submitted a fabricated tip about an unsolved murder during automated testing in July. The company discovered the incident more than two months later.

6d ago

Gene Therapy Restores Partial Sight in Blind Patients

An experimental gene therapy has improved light sensitivity in seven of ten blind patients. The treatment combines genetic modification with special goggles to help patients recognize objects and navigate their surroundings.

Oct 7, 2026

Ancient Crocodile Species Identified in Rocks Linked to Egypt’s Great Sphinx

Scientists have identified Herugavialis cairensis from a 45-million-year-old fossil found in the same limestone formation as the Great Sphinx. The fossil even shares the monument’s famous missing-nose feature.

Oct 7, 2026

Drones Take to the Sky for Cloud Seeding

Companies like Rainmaker are using drones to increase rainfall and snowfall in drought-prone regions as new technology brings renewed attention to cloud seeding.

Oct 7, 2026

NASA Tests New Methods to Improve Aviation Safety in Supercooled Clouds

NASA is testing new probes and improving its Icing Research Tunnel to better measure supercooled large droplets that can create hazardous ice beyond an aircraft’s protected surfaces.

Oct 5, 2026

Astronomers Confirm Elias 2-24 b as Youngest Known Exoplanet

The newly confirmed world is less than one million years old and could help astronomers improve models of how giant planets form.

Oct 5, 2026

Scientists Discover First Possible Second-Generation Planet Around Dead Star

Astronomers say the candidate planet around white dwarf HS 0209+0832 may have formed from material expelled as its star died.

Oct 5, 2026

Ancient Egyptian Skull Fractures Add Evidence of Royal Retainer Sacrifice

Modern forensic analysis of 5,000-year-old remains from Abydos found potentially lethal cranial injuries in 18 of 46 skulls linked to First Dynasty royal burials.

Oct 5, 2026