Freehand Raises $75M Series B To Automate Fortune 500 Supply Chain Spend
Freehand has raised $75 million in Series B funding to scale autonomous AI agents that manage supply chain spend and back-office operations for enterprises.
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Uninsured but Undaunted, a Surgical Patient Searched the Globe for a Deal
When surgery became unavoidable, a man with no insurance shopped around for the best price for a hernia repair — and saved thousands by traveling out of state.
Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Hospice’s Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn
While acknowledging that changes must be made to the hospice industry, health policy researchers and providers worry that negative attention and the potential for overly punitive regulations could put patients at risk.
Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.
The post Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough. appeared first on ProPublica .
Math’s acclaimed ‘einstein tile’ finds a new home among physicists
Discovered by an amateur mathematician in 2022, this strange construct can tile an infinite surface without repeating. But can it be useful in the real world?
Hope and frustration in Madagascar's mission for megawatts
The island nation faces acute power shortages - yet there are some signs that the pace of electrification can increase.
OpenAI says its rogue AI tried to hack other companies
The out-of-control AI found four logins which allowed it to access multiple unnamed online services.
It’s official: Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal
New federal data shows that AI demand helped push U.S. power sector emissions up last year.
The AI Hype Index: Unsexy AI
It feels bad enough when an open letter signed by leading economists warns that AI might steal your job. The fact it may soon be better than you at making dinner? Insult to injury.
What if the brain does not create consciousness?
Christof Koch is taking on one of science’s deepest mysteries: how the brain creates conscious experience, or whether it creates it at all.
How The Bologna Gathering became an ecosystem builder
Alessandro Cillario and Stefano Onofri, co-founders and co-CEOs of Italian startup Cubbit, could easily spend all their time scaling internationally.
The EU might weaken its landmark climate law — the ‘most impactful’ in the world
Lawmakers in Europe have proposed rolling back the bloc's cap-and-trade program, long considered the gold standard for reducing companies' carbon emissions.
How two wars and El Nino could fuel world hunger
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East haven't yet crippled global food supplies. Add a powerful weather pattern like El Nino, however, and the risks multiply.
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
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…
"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…
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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.
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 .
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.
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.
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…
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…
Retraction Note: Human HDAC6 senses valine abundancy to regulate DNA damage
Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10942-5 Retraction Note: Human HDAC6 senses valine abundancy to regulate DNA damage
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".
How state abortion bans are affecting doctors and how they practice
It's been four years since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision opened the door to state abortion bans. Now, a new study finds those bans are hurting women who aren't seeking abortions at all.
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.
College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure
Lab students were supposed to ID a mild germ. They all identified a deadly pathogen.
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 $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign
For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.
Govt announces RSE changes, accommodation an open question
The government is promising stronger and clearer accommodation standards for Recognised Seasonal Employment workers, as a landmark court case remains undecided.
De la Espriella desists from holding swearing-in ceremony at military base
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has apparently given up trying to be sworn in before the military and asked Congress to allow the ceremony to take place in Cali, Colombia’s third largest…
Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets
Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.
Laboratoria’s Mariana Costa Empowers Women in Tech
In shaping her career, Peru native Mariana Costa has asked herself a question: What can I do to make life better for women in Latin America? The answer she landed on was training them for tech jobs. Mariana Costa Employer Laboratoria Title Co-founder and president Alma Maters London School of Economics; Columbia Such positions pay well…
[$] 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. By testing the compiler against the kernel crates, the development team has made significant progress toward generating correct code for other Rust programs.