Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Potential Sixth Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto
The new observatory has identified a large trans-Neptunian object, provisionally named 2026 ED138 and estimated at 600-1,500 km in diameter, orbiting farther than Pluto.
Rubin Observatory Uncovers Two Hidden Companions Orbiting the Milky Way
Early data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has revealed two new ultra-faint satellites of the Milky Way, including the galaxy Aquarius IV and a distant star cluster.
Major AI Companies Back Shared Robots.txt Token to Opt Out of Training
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic support a new standardized __usage_ai-training token in robots.txt, allowing publishers to block AI scraping from multiple crawlers at once.
Mistral Releases Open-Weight Mistral Large 4 Multimodal Model
Mistral AI has open-sourced its 1-trillion-parameter multimodal model with three reasoning modes, now available on Hugging Face under a modified MIT license.
GitHub Copilot Fusion Now Generally Available for Developers
The new orchestration tool intelligently routes coding prompts across multiple AI models depending on the selected effort level.
Malicious Claude Extension Pulled from Cursor Marketplace After Backdoor Attack
A tampered Anthropic Claude VS Code extension distributed via Cursor affected up to 5,000 developer machines by installing SSH backdoors and harvesting data.
Binance Suffers Record $6.3 Billion Crypto Hack, Biggest in History
North Korean-linked hackers reportedly stole $6.3 billion from the world's largest exchange in a sophisticated attack, triggering market declines and urgent security reviews.
OpenAI Fundraising Falls Short as Investors Cool on Sky-High AI Valuations
OpenAI has raised only $11 billion of a targeted $30 billion amid waning enthusiasm from big investors and concerns over soaring AI infrastructure costs.
Google DeepMind's Genie 4 World Model Gains Native Audio Generation
The latest version of DeepMind's interactive world model now generates environments complete with synchronized audio, advancing generative AI for gaming and simulation.
Powerlattice Raises $86M for AI Power-Efficient Chiplet Technology
The Vancouver startup's novel chip design promises major reductions in processor power consumption, attracting significant funding in the competitive AI hardware space.
NYSE Parent ICE Plans Regulated 24/7 Perpetual Futures for Hyperliquid
The move to bring crypto-native perpetuals on-chain to traditional regulated markets sent the HYPE token surging, highlighting growing institutional crypto integration.
AI Agent Performs Gene Therapy Injection in Live Mouse Brain
In a landmark demonstration, an AI-controlled robotic system successfully executed a complex neurosurgical procedure after observing a veterinarian, advancing lab automation.