NASA's Perseverance Sets Off-World Driving Distance Record on Mars
The rover's odometer reached 45.22 kilometres as engineers expanded its autonomous navigation and ability to handle difficult terrain.
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Researchers Find SSH Backdoor in Cursor Marketplace Claude Code Extension
A malware analysis says version 2.1.313 of a Claude Code extension artifact added persistent remote access, while cautioning that the evidence does not establish a compromise of Anthropic's own distribution.
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Gemini 4 Carbon Takes Top Spot in Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Google's selectively released Gemini 4 Carbon led Artificial Analysis's latest general intelligence ranking while trailing the top coding-agent model.
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Hackers Publish Records Identifying More Than 40,000 DHS Personnel
The Department of Homeland Security said it was investigating a potential breach after a hacktivist group released employee names and contact details.
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US Battery Storage Installations Hit Quarterly Record in Q2 2026
The United States added 20.2 gigawatt-hours of battery storage in the second quarter, led overwhelmingly by large grid projects.
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Researcher details logic-only Microsoft Edge exploit chain built for Pwn2Own
DEVCORE researcher Orange Tsai says five software flaws and two Windows features were combined to escape Edge’s sandbox without relying on memory corruption.
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Essay warns that AI abundance could erode the social machinery behind friendship
Writer Fernando Borretti argues that a post-work future cannot assume meaningful human connection will survive after work, education and communities of practice fade.
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Electronic fibers turn a washable sleeve into a touch-sensitive display
A National University of Singapore prototype weaves 54 light-emitting fibers into clothing and reportedly retains performance after repeated washing and bending.
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Putin says Russia is in close satellite contact with Elon Musk
The Russian president said coordination with SpaceX is intended to prevent interference between the country’s Rassvet network and Starlink satellites.
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MicroZig project adopts sweeping ban on LLM-assisted contributions
The embedded Zig community’s conduct rules prohibit generated code and prose, AI-assisted editing and translation, and even sharing chatbot-assisted brainstorming.
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Qwenputer embeds a working RISC-V processor inside a Qwen language model
An experimental modification of Qwen3.5 4B uses the model’s recurrent state as addressable memory for a compiled 32-bit processor, without calling an external tool.
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Oxfam says richest 0.1% emit more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion people
The advocacy group’s analysis links extreme emissions inequality to unequal exposure to climate damage and calls for policy action ahead of COP31.
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Tesla Semi fire closes Interstate 880 near Hayward for about 10 hours
The driver escaped without injury after the electric truck caught fire in traffic, prompting a prolonged closure while crews managed the battery blaze.
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Valve tells indie developers community and steady updates are the best defence against AI clones
At a developer event in South Korea, Valve representatives addressed clone threats, Steam discovery and the growth of low-quality AI-made games.
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How Artificial Analysis built its nine-test Intelligence Index v5
The benchmark's methodology balances four capability categories and separates text-heavy model evaluation from multilingual, visual and speech testing.
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Artificial Analysis overhauls AI model index with private tests and agent tasks
Version 5 gives equal weight to knowledge work, coding, science and general capabilities, while moving most of the composite score onto private or held-out material.
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Emacs at 50: the editor that helped shape free software
Born at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1976, Emacs paired full-screen editing with deep customization and a culture of sharing improvements.
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Interactive graphic turns US wealth inequality into stacks of $100 bills
The Climb visualizes the 2023 wealth distribution by giving each percentile a physical height, with updated Federal Reserve data for the very richest households.
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C++ perfect-hash library reports billion-per-second static-key lookups
A compile-time design replaces general-purpose collision handling with a tailored hash and vectorized comparison for fixed string sets.
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Lexifina builds Git-style history for nine titles of the US Code
The legal technology project reconstructs statutory changes so researchers can inspect text, effective dates and legislative origins together.
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Google DeepMind previews Genie 4 world-simulation model
The research system generates steerable interactive environments with native audio, simulated physics and more natural character motion.
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Apple unveils 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by M6
The updated notebook adds a 12-core CPU, upgraded on-device AI hardware, Wi-Fi 7 and a claimed 24-hour battery life.
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Apple refreshes 24-inch iMac with M6 chip and Wi-Fi 7
The all-in-one desktop keeps its 4.5K display and seven-color design while adding new AI hardware and faster connectivity.
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Wiz sees PHP2Shell probes but no successful attacks in its telemetry
Researchers report falling internet exposure after disclosure while warning that privately shared exploits can work against some systems.
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