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Jamal ANIBA·Dec 31, 1969·8m read

Extreme heatwave shatters records across South Asia

Climate desk — Extreme heatwave shatters records across South Asia. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

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Jamal ANIBA·Dec 31, 1969·3m read

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Passkeys adoption crosses 50% among top-100 websites

Security desk — Passkeys adoption crosses 50% among top-100 websites. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Quantum

Startup demonstrates error-corrected logical qubit

Quantum desk — Startup demonstrates error-corrected logical qubit. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 30, 1969·7m read

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 30, 1969·9m read

Samsung shows rollable OLED prototype at CES

Gadgets desk — Samsung shows rollable OLED prototype at CES. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Biotech

Lab-grown mini-organs reveal how COVID targets the brain

Biotech desk — Lab-grown mini-organs reveal how COVID targets the brain. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 30, 1969·8m read

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New benchmark exposes fragility of AI 'reasoning' claims

AI desk — New benchmark exposes fragility of AI 'reasoning' claims. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA · 8m read

Boston Dynamics unveils electric Atlas for factory work

Robotics desk — Boston Dynamics unveils electric Atlas for factory work. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

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Direct-air-capture plant scales to 89,000 tons per year

Climate desk — Direct-air-capture plant scales to 89,000 tons per year. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

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Health

New Alzheimer's blood test reaches 55% accuracy

Health desk — New Alzheimer's blood test reaches 55% accuracy. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

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Jamal ANIBA·Dec 29, 1969·8m read

Boston Dynamics unveils electric Atlas for factory work

Robotics desk — Boston Dynamics unveils electric Atlas for factory work. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 29, 1969·6m read

PostgreSQL 72 ships with parallel logical replication

Software desk — PostgreSQL 72 ships with parallel logical replication. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 29, 1969·7m read

Chrome enables post-quantum key exchange by default

Software desk — Chrome enables post-quantum key exchange by default. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 28, 1969·5m read

Sony announces PlayStation handheld with cloud streaming

Gadgets desk — Sony announces PlayStation handheld with cloud streaming. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Biotech

Scientists sequence a mammoth genome from 19,000-year-old fossils

Biotech desk — Scientists sequence a mammoth genome from 19,000-year-old fossils. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 27, 1969·7m read

Physics

Muon g-2 result deepens tension with theoretical predictions

Physics desk — Muon g-2 result deepens tension with theoretical predictions. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 27, 1969·5m read

Meta releases open-weight model rivaling proprietary frontier systems

AI desk — Meta releases open-weight model rivaling proprietary frontier systems. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 27, 1969·4m read

Quantum

IBM unveils 26-qubit processor with lower error rates

Quantum desk — IBM unveils 26-qubit processor with lower error rates. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 26, 1969·5m read

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 26, 1969·6m read

PostgreSQL 12 ships with parallel logical replication

Software desk — PostgreSQL 12 ships with parallel logical replication. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Energy

Small modular reactor gets first US operating license

Energy desk — Small modular reactor gets first US operating license. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 26, 1969·3m read

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 25, 1969·6m read

Steam Deck 2 rumored with OLED and 3-hour battery

Gadgets desk — Steam Deck 2 rumored with OLED and 3-hour battery. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 25, 1969·4m read

Farm robots cut pesticide use by 18% in field trials

Robotics desk — Farm robots cut pesticide use by 18% in field trials. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

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Jamal ANIBA·Dec 24, 1969·9m read

WebGPU lands in Safari, unifying browser 3D

Software desk — WebGPU lands in Safari, unifying browser 3D. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 24, 1969·10m read

Direct-air-capture plant scales to 10,000 tons per year

Climate desk — Direct-air-capture plant scales to 10,000 tons per year. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 23, 1969·7m read

Meta's new AR glasses weigh under 60 grams

Gadgets desk — Meta's new AR glasses weigh under 60 grams. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Space

James Webb spots 16 unexpectedly massive galaxies in the early universe

Space desk — James Webb spots 16 unexpectedly massive galaxies in the early universe. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 22, 1969·4m read

Physics

LHC detects rare Higgs-to-muon decay after 16 trillion collisions

Physics desk — LHC detects rare Higgs-to-muon decay after 16 trillion collisions. Early analysis suggests broader implications for researchers, industry and policymakers tracking the field.

Jamal ANIBA·Dec 21, 1969·6m read