Quantum computing company Zuriq to scale tech amid $25.5m raise
The round builds on the company’s $4.2m pre-seed round in 2025 and will be used to scale and grow the organisation’s quantum ambitions. 5m raise
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Dragon Rising: Japanese Men’s Volleyball a Dominant Force in 2026 Nations League Play
The members of Ryūjin Nippon, the Japanese men’s national volleyball squad bearing the “dragon god” nickname, are living up to their moniker in this year’s Volleyball Nations League tournament…
Rare moment humpback whale gives birth captured by drone off Australian coast – video
A drone pilot has captured what is believed to be only the fourth complete humpback whale birth ever recorded on film anywhere in the world, and the first ever documented by drone.
Flight MH370 families want ‘facts’ as China court hears appeal
Relatives of Chinese passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago in one of aviation’s greatest enduring mysteries, showed up at a Beijing court on Tuesday to demand answers.
"We are a very different company to Palantir,” says “discreet” French replacement
The managing director of the little-known French startup thrown into the spotlight when it was chosen by France’s domestic intelligence services to replace controversial US data analytics giant Palant...
Double Fine Productions cuts 23 roles as it becomes independent from Xbox
Double Fine Productions has reduced its workforce by 25% following its full separation from Xbox earlier this week. Read more
Sigvi raises €1.2M to expand automated car rental operations
Sigvi, anAI-powered revenue platform for the car rental industry, has raised €1.2million in pre-seed funding to accelerate product development and internationalexpansion.
Sin Hoi Sai Eating House and the Only Child Inheriting Its Late-Night Legacy
He knows that he’ll have to step up soon—but not before introducing his parents to the radical notion of rest. The post Sin Hoi Sai Eating House and the Only Child Inheriting Its Late-Night Legacy…
The Alleged Mastermind of a $2 Billion U.S. Telemedicine Scam Is Enjoying the Luxury Life in Russia
Brian Sutton, accused of masterminding one of the largest fraud schemes to ever be unraveled in the United States, is living freely in Russia.
Understanding core-shell nanoparticle growth
A study of platinum-coated nanoparticles shows how energy balance controls crystal growth The post Understanding core-shell nanoparticle growth appeared first on Physics World .
Standard Chartered Posts Profit Beat, Announces $1 Billion Buyback
The London-based bank reported a second-quarter net profit of $1.71 billion, beating expectations, and announced a $1.0 billion share buyback.
A new way to trap and twist light inside quasicrystals
By reshaping quasicrystals with carefully designed defects, researchers can create and control stable twisting beams of light in new ways.
Germany: How weather extremes impact local agriculture
Heat, drought, heavy rain and late frosts are taking a toll on German farmers. They increasingly respond with adapted varieties, new crops, modern breeding techniques and modified farming methods.
Initiation Season: Traditional Nurses On The Frontline In The Eastern Cape
Health-e News Initiation Season: Traditional Nurses On The Frontline In The Eastern Cape For five weeks this winter, Health-e News freelance contributor Tembile Sgqolana regularly visited an…
#Aids2026: We analysed SA’s first LEN roll-out data. Here’s what we found
South Africa has more than half of all Africans using the world's newest HIV prevention injection. But the real story lies beyond the headline numbers. Bhekisisa analysed the health department's first six weeks of roll-out data to reveal who's choosing LEN, whether it's bringing new people onto HIV prevention and if the country has enough…
Ecobank Group builds momentum in first half of 2026
Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, today announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, delivering resilient performance despite a challenging operating environment marked by geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures.
Can’t sleep in the heat? These 8 tricks could save your night
Sleeping well during a heatwave starts with stopping the home from overheating. Close blinds against strong sunlight, ventilate when the air outside becomes cooler, and avoid using heat-producing…
Silver bullets, blank rounds
A struggling firm reaches for artificial intelligence as it once reached for innovation. Neither saves a business the sums no longer favour.
Japan’s People’s Honor Award Recipients
Speed skater Takagi Miho is set to become the latest recipient of Japan’s People’s Honor Award on August 4.
Dendrites compute independently of cell body
Depending on their distance from the cell body, dendrites play different roles in learning and memory.
Contested and congested: Pacific regional architecture getting complex, security expert says
A Pacific geopolitical expert says there is a risk that Pacific Islands' priorities and security concerns are being sidelined by increased geopolitical competition and tensions in the region.
Blue Brew Coffee Roaster, Kyōjima, Tokyo: Uniting People and the City with Coffee
The Kyōjima district in Sumida, Tokyo, survived the firebombings of World War II remarkably unscathed. Recently, an old Kyōjima home has been transformed into a café with old Tokyo charm.
4 in 5 toddler foods are ultra-processed
A grocery-store audit found that many foods marketed for toddlers may be far less healthy than parents expect. Of nearly 2,800 products examined in Texas, 81% were ultra-processed, and almost half…
India banned Chinese drones. Army, CRPF, and BSF can’t stop using them
The post India banned Chinese drones. Army, CRPF, and BSF can’t stop using them appeared first on The Ken .
Measuring LLMs’ Ability to Perform Cryptanalysis
There’s new benchmark measuring AI’s ability to perform mathematical cryptanalysis. Anthropic’s frontier model actually found new attacks.
Morgan Stanley Bankers Were Pressured to Approve Mortgages for Wealthy Clients
Mortgage employees faced backlash when questioning or rejecting loans. The bank says it hasn’t “compromised its underwriting standards.”
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
In a new disclosure, OpenAI says its agent used exposed logins to gain access to at least four “publicly available services” in its unhinged quest to solve a test.
Acute opioid responses are modulated by dynamic interactions of <i>Oprm1</i> and <i>Fgf12</i>
We generated time-series data for 105 morphine- and naloxone-related traits across ~700 BXD mice (64 diverse strains for both sexes) for 3 hr after a single morphine injection. Variations in responses were mapped using genome sequencing-based genotypes.
ImPaqT, a Golden Gate-based immunological toolkit for zebrafish transgenesis
Transgenic animals play an essential role in many aspects of zebrafish research. Here, we have developed ImPaqT ( Im munological Toolkit for Paq CI-based Golden Gate Assembly of Tol2 T ransgenes), a new Tol2-based transgenesis system that utilizes Golden Gate assembly to facilitate the production of transgenic zebrafish lines.
An AI-enabled structural atlas decodes kinase specificity across the human proteome
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03239-5 Phosphorylation potential and kinase specificity are assigned for the entire human proteome.
Property guidance for protein sequence generative models with ProteinGuide
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03207-z On-the-fly conditioning of pretrained protein generative models guides protein generation toward specific…
Ten commitments for a bold biotechnology industry
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03251-9 As biotechnology becomes one of the defining technologies that will shape economic strength, national resilience…
Newly Discovered Dinosaur From Zimbabwe Could Change What We Know About Ancient Southern African Ecosystems
Learn how Musango , a new Late Triassic dinosaur from Zimbabwe, survived a possible injury or infection and challenges ideas about southern African ecosystems.
Brits urged to avoid dangerous plug adaptors this summer - what to watch out for
Campaign group Electrical Safety First has urged those "heading abroad this summer to think before they buy".
River Otters Are Drowning Brown Pelicans at Point Reyes — and the Birds May Finally Be Catching On
Learn how river otters at Point Reyes turned brown pelicans into recurring prey and why the birds may finally be responding.
Bones Buried in Italian Necropolis Offer Clues on Ancient Diets and Society Before the Romans
Learn what buried bones reveal about the diet of ancient cultures in Italy, shedding light on mobility, gender inequality, and social status.
San Francisco: Don’t Fall for Industry Defense of Surveillance Pricing
The concept of “surveillance pricing” is just one part of a much larger problem and business model: corporations maximizing their profits by invading our privacy.
Trump administration’s new tariff regime exempts art and antique imports from most countries
After the US Supreme Court struck down the White House’s previous tariffs, Trump and his trade representative have imposed new tariffs of 10% or more on around 80 countries
Perplexity's tokenmaxxing Model Council gives you multiple bot perspectives
Up to 8 AI models running in the cloud weighing in on ambiguous business issues? Sounds affordable
eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign
eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.
Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact
“We're in the realm where we might be essentially killing off everything within that first hour or two."
Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands
The final condition will shock you! (It won’t. It’s taxes.)
Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign
For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.
Colombia president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella set to be inaugurated in Cali
Cali is Colombia's third-most populous city and a heartland for the leftist Historic Pact party. The post Colombia president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella set to be inaugurated in Cali appeared first…
Govt announces RSE changes, accommodation an open question
The government is promising stronger and clearer accommodation standards for Recognised Seasonal Employment workers, as a landmark court case remains undecided.
De la Espriella desists from holding swearing-in ceremony at military base
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has apparently given up trying to be sworn in before the military and asked Congress to allow the ceremony to take place in Cali, Colombia’s third largest…
Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets
Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.
Laboratoria’s Mariana Costa Empowers Women in Tech
In shaping her career, Peru native Mariana Costa has asked herself a question: What can I do to make life better for women in Latin America? The answer she landed on was training them for tech jobs.
[$] Progress toward compiling Linux with gccrs
The gccrs project , which is creating a Rust frontend for the GCC compiler, has spent the first half of 2026 focusing on compiling the Linux kernel.
College prof hides prompt to catch AI cheaters, finds human nature is pretty much as we thought
Busted! A college professor who was tired of reading AI responses to essay questions found a unique way to determine if his students were cheating. Sadly but not surprisingly, 32 of the 35 students who took the test fell right into his trap.
Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases of Their Patrons?
Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. Much of the attention has focused on reports that the system photographs patrons as they enter venues and questions about whether those images are used for facial…
How Gemini Flash agents are helping a Michigan dairy farmer
See how Paul Windemuller, a Michigan dairy farmer, is changing the way he works by using AI agents built with Gemini 3.6 Flash.
'I Would Never Do This To You:' Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Officials
“They didn't understand it was satire in the beginning until the end,” Casa Grande, Arizona resident Jacob Petrosky told 404 Media. “They were not happy, they were very upset.”
Gemini API Managed Agents: 3.6 Flash, hooks, and more
We’re announcing even more new capabilities in Managed Agents in Gemini API so developers can build reliable, production-ready agents.
The IPO hype cycle returns
In 2016, Fortune cautioned investors of a tech IPO reckoning. A decade on, the warning is worth heeding once more as a new set of companies chase a trillion-dollar debut.
AUDA-NEPAD launches programme for Africa's island economies
A five-year framework will help seven island nations adapt to climate change, strengthen trade and transport, and build economic linkages.
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Shock Doctor Gel Max mouth guards Rugby World created this content as part of a paid partnership with Shock Doctor. Make sure you are protected when playing the game you love with Shock Doctor’s…
Artists visualise environmental fragility and resilience on New York’s Governors Island
A new public work by Alan Michelson and an exhibition by Leslie Wayne explore climate change and fragile ecosystems
"Across the industry, we don't think enough about how we match the scope to what we're making" – Mike Bithell on why the world needs an im-slim
2025 was a very bad year for Mike Bithell. In August, he announced that the majority of full-time staff were being let go from Bithell Games, with 11 jobs being made redundant. Read more
Silicon Valley’s Next IPO Billionaires Are Coming. Nonprofits Are Ready for Them
Anthropic and OpenAI employees are expected to give generously after their companies go public. “It’s going to be a wild ride,” says one nonprofit leader.
For parents staring down the barrel of six weeks’ childcare: take a tip from orangutans | Helen Pilcher
With the news that the ginger giants arrange playdates for their offspring, scientists say messing about has health benefits for humans of all ages The school summer holidays are upon us. Cue the annual expectation that parents will conjure up six weeks of affordable, memory-making fun while holding down a job and hanging on to their…
U.S. and Korean tech stocks are now tightly linked — and that could be a worry for investors
The 60-day correlation between the Kospi and Nasdaq 100 recently climbed to about 0.50, its highest level since 2021, according to data provided by Rayliant.