Perseverance Rover Shatters Off-World Driving Record on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven farther than any vehicle in history on another world, surpassing the previous record set by Opportunity after nearly 15 years of exploration.
ESA’s Euclid Telescope Discovers Its First Comet
The Euclid space telescope has identified its inaugural comet, officially named C/2026 S1 (Euclid), captured in images taken between September 16 and 24, 2026.
Hubble Solves Cold Case with Evidence of Second-Generation Planet
Archival Hubble data reveals chemical clues suggesting a gas giant planet formed from debris around the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832, solving a long-standing mystery.
Webb Telescope Spots Patchy Water Clouds on Coldest Known Brown Dwarf
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed spectra showing patchy water clouds on the coldest known brown dwarf, WISE J085510.83-071442.5.
Mistral Releases Voxtral 3 with Affordable Voice Agents
Mistral's new Voxtral 3 model introduces speech-to-text at $0.0035 per minute and voice agent capabilities starting at $0.04 per minute, advancing multimodal AI.
Claude Opus 4.7 Agents Invent Games in Virtual Island Experiment
In an MIT study, 13 Claude Opus 4.7 AI agents left alone on a virtual island for 30 hours developed their own games and outperformed fresh copies on novel tasks.
AI Startups Raise Record $558B in First Nine Months of 2026
Frontier AI labs dominated with massive funding like OpenAI's $122B round, while compute, defense, and agent themes saw significant investment surges.
Modal Lands $750M as AI Funding Hits $2.42B in One Week
Modal's infrastructure-focused round led a busy week of AI deals, with infrastructure and security startups capturing the majority of the $2.42 billion invested.
Switzerland Approves First Retail Bitcoin ETF
FINMA has greenlit the country's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund open to retail investors, complete with attached volatility warnings.
Mastercard Launches On-Chain Stablecoin Fraud Screening
Mastercard's new Stablecoin Security service screens transactions for fraud, scams, and sanctions before stablecoin payments move on blockchain networks.
JPMorgan Adds Bitcoin to 10-Year Forecast, Projects 10% Annual Returns
For the first time, JPMorgan Asset Management has included bitcoin in its long-term outlook, forecasting it will outperform stocks, bonds, and gold with 10% yearly gains.
DLT Bond Issuance Hits Record €8.1 Billion in 2026
Global issuance of blockchain-based fixed income securities has surged 86% over all of 2025, reaching a new high of €8.1 billion year-to-date.