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Oura announced its quarterly earnings today and said it agreed to acquire Counsel Health for $625 million, after adding the company's AI chatbot to its app earlier this year. Counsel Health calls itself an "AI-native primary care company," using the app to deliver AI-generated responses and insights based on users' health data reported from their wearables that can then proceed to a conversation with one of its in-house physicians. Oura says it expects the deal to close before the end of the year. Oura CEO Tom Hale said in an interview with Bloomberg that the acquisition is part of a plan to connect wearables, clinical AI, and access to do … Read the full story at The Verge.

An international collaboration demonstrates that classical nonlinear dynamics can drive single- and two-photon states to thermalize, opening new avenues for simulating complex quantum many-body systems within accessible optical architectures.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory have discovered a way to control the handedness of magnons, tiny magnetic waves that can carry information through materials. By changing the material's magnetic state with an external magnetic field, they were able to switch magnon behavior, a finding with potential applications in quantum information and quantum computing technologies. Their findings are published in Physical Review Letters.

A core–shell antimony and hard carbon composite anode achieved a charge capacity of 482.4 mAh g−1 and retained 95.4 percent capacity after 100 cycles in sodium-ion battery testing.

BYD’s Flash Charging tech can charge an EV in as little as five minutes. Now, BYD is taking things a step further with integrated solar power and a robotic arm that plugs itself in. See how it all works in action. more…

With its new $50 AI usage packes, Apple is the latest company to introduce paid model for AI access.

Astronomers may have solved one of the biggest mysteries uncovered by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), using sophisticated simulations to show that enigmatic objects known as "little red dots" (LRDs) are likely the birthplaces of the first supermassive black holes.

Shubhangi Goel / Business Insider: Graphon, which wants to resolve AI agent memory limitations by mapping connections across documents, videos, and images, raised a $35M Series A  —  AI agents can write code, search databases, and carry out multistep tasks.  But they can still lose track of past conversations and struggle …

A 2024 review in BMC Biomedical Engineering details how generative AI techniques are enhancing brain-computer interface accuracy, resolution, and cross-subject performance.

A new study shows that melatonin-selenium nanoparticles significantly reduce tumor volume and improve organ function in a mouse model of cancer.

When the most massive stars in the universe die, they often detonate in fiery supernovae, dramatically blasting most of their matter into space. The remaining stellar cores collapse into neutron stars and, sometimes, black holes. However, theories suggest that some massive stars might die without a bang, instead directly collapsing inward to become neutron stars or black holes.

A scientific review shows that bionanofertilizers synthesized from fruit peels can boost crop growth and abiotic stress tolerance, though significant field-scale validation challenges remain.

For patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery, informed consent (IC) can involve extensive information about surgical methods, complications, risks, benefits, and life after treatment.

Ohio State University and Microsoft signed a five-year partnership to move up to 80% of the university’s storage and computing to Azure, expand AI note-drafting at its Wexner Medical Center and build “smart hospital” systems. No financial terms were disclosed. Ohio State University and Microsoft have signed a five-year deal to bring more AI and […] This story continues at The Next Web

ORLANDO — AI offers value within lifestyle medicine thanks to its ability to raise practice capacity and lower administrative loads, a speaker at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s annual meeting said.As AI within healthcare continues to expand, patients’ openness to the technology may be underestimated by healthcare professionals, according to a recently released West Health-Gallup survey.The survey (n = 5,330) showed that across three aspects of clinical care, between 38% to 56% of patients are comfortable with AI use if a provider is involved.The data also indicated that nearly

Medical students participating in an artificial intelligence-supported doctor–patient communication learning pathway showed statistically significant changes in their ethical and acceptability-related perceptions over time, according to a longitudinal empirical ethics survey published in BMC Medical Ethics.

Leaker Aaron Perris has discovered evidence of a new Mac app in the works at Apple called Harbor, which makes it easy to run local AI models across one or more Macs. more…

Nvidia’s GR00T 2 learns from human video and robot demonstrations. Explore its training results, limitations and what businesses should test before adoption. The post Nvidia Introduces GR00T 2 to Train Robots With Human Demonstrations appeared first on TechRepublic.

A systematic review and meta-analysis found that virtual reality training significantly improved objectively assessed learning outcomes across health professions education, with larger gains in procedural skills than theoretical knowledge.

A retrospective study in Acta Neurochirurgica finds that robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy significantly reduces procedural time compared to frame-based methods while maintaining comparable safety and diagnostic yield.

If you like customizing your Pixel phone, Google has just announced a bunch of new features that might interest you. The November Pixel Drop is bringing a new AI-powered tool that lets you create your own home screen widgets, alongside more customization options for app icons. There’s also a useful upgrade to HiLight, which now […]

Google’s feature drop gives Pixel 10 owners Rambler, custom widgets, and Extreme Charging Mode alongside a more hands-on Gemini.

Infrastructure builder MasTec will deploy Gritt’s AI robotic attachments on its utility-scale solar projects across several US states, after testing them on live sites. It follows a similar deal with Burns & McDonnell in August. No financial terms were disclosed. MasTec, one of North America’s largest infrastructure builders, will use Gritt’s AI-powered robots on its […] This story continues at The Next Web

In an international collaboration, researchers have developed a method that produces significantly higher-quality three-dimensional X-ray images than previously possible. The technique is used for 3D imaging with so-called X-ray nanotomography. The researchers' approach draws on expertise in mathematics and computational science.

The ITI is lobbying against the ban of these optical transceivers needed by data centers to convert electrical signals into optical signals.

Google Cloud has launched Gemini for healthcare, an AI agent that works across the record, billing and insurance systems hospitals and health insurers already use. It is available in preview in the US from Tuesday, Google Cloud said. Launch customers include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Hartford HealthCare, HCA Healthcare, Highmark Health, Northwell Health, […] This story continues at The Next Web

Google’s Gemini 4 Carbon is now available to developers, businesses, and Ultra subscribers, bringing stronger coding, research, and security skills at the same price as Argon.

Basically, it drives like your least-favorite neighbor.

A comprehensive scientific review highlights how nanoscale metal-organic frameworks co-deliver photosensitizers and immunotherapeutic agents to trigger immunogenic tumor cell destruction in preclinical models.

Nvidia and Arm have new “agentic CPUs,” a title that high-ranking AMD employees are pushing back against with the launch of Zen 6 EPYC Venice CPUs.

Alice Huang is reportedly connected to a web of Chinese companies, which then leveraged her closeness to Jensen Huang to gain access to billions of dollars' worth of Nvidia GPUs.

Path Robotics, an Ohio startup that builds AI to let robots weld, has raised $300m in a Series E round at a $2.45bn valuation. Georgian, an AI-focused growth equity firm, led the round, the company said. The deal nearly quadruples Path’s valuation, Bloomberg reported. Existing investors Addition, Drive Capital, IronArc Ventures, Tiger Global and Yamaha […] This story continues at The Next Web

Google made Gemini 4 Carbon available to paying developers and businesses and is rolling it out to AI Ultra subscribers, two weeks after a limited release to cyber defenders. It costs the same per token as Argon at launch but uses more tokens per task. Google has made Gemini 4 Carbon, its most powerful AI […] This story continues at The Next Web

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With the aim of securing other vital systems, Google DeepMind plans to open-source its AlphaProof Code.

An international collaboration of physicists has presented its first results in its search for hypothetical particles that could help to explain the vast disparity between the strength of gravity and the three fundamental forces described by the Standard Model. Following three years of data collection at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s FASER experiment, the FASER Collaboration found no evidence for these heavy, slow-moving "quirks."

Users can also fly it whenever they want, in case they want a quick look around the house without installing a camera in every nook and cranny.

Quantum chemistry can be used to calculate the probabilities of which chemical processes will occur. This involves a great deal of programming work. Dr. Michael F. Peintinger from the Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Bonn has investigated what happens when artificial intelligence is used for this purpose. His work is published in the Journal of Computational Chemistry.

Koray Kavukcuoglu / Google: Google rolls out Gemini 4 Carbon to paid API and AI Ultra users two weeks after releasing it to cyber defenders, and previews a swarm feature in Antigravity  —  Developers, enterprises, scientists, and consumers can now try our latest frontier model.  —  SVP, Google DeepMind and Chief AI Architect, Google

Black hole jet ejections are powerful outbursts of high-energy photons and particles that provide insights into extreme astrophysical processes. However, predicting when they will occur remains difficult. In a study, researchers from Japan analyzed observations of four black hole binary systems, identifying decreases in the accretion disk's inner radius and changes in emitted X-ray variability as possible predictors for jet ejection. Their findings could help astronomers forecast these phenomena more accurately and coordinate timely observations.

Reuters: AI training startup Mercor raised a $750M Series D from Benchmark, General Catalyst, Nvidia, and others at a $20B valuation, up from $10B in October 2025  —  Mercor said on Tuesday it had raised $750 million in a funding round that valued the AI training startup at $20 billion.

A comprehensive review details how converging antimalarial nanomedicines with microphysiological organ-on-chip systems can establish human-relevant preclinical platforms to address drug resistance, delivery hurdles, and cryptic parasite reservoirs.

A robot built part of an antenna in orbit recently, showcasing skills that could potentially allow the assembly of space telescopes and other large structures off Earth.

Google is rolling out its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, to the general public after releasing it to a select group of "cybersecurity defenders" two weeks ago. Google claims Carbon is its "strongest model" yet, and capable of competing with the very best systems from Anthropic and OpenAI. Google says Gemini 4 Carbon "pushes the frontier even further" than Argon, referring to the company's other frontier model that launched only last month. The company said Argon will likely remain "the ideal choice for the majority of software engineering and knowledge work," but that Carbon is "built for tasks that test the limits of a model's intellige … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Google Drive will soon prompt users to switch to Adobe Acrobat while viewing PDFs, and Gemini will get a few new tricks powered by the company’s creative suite. more…

The new model is up to twice as successful at some tasks.

Claire chatted to Dexter Shepherd from the University of Sussex about using artificial intelligence to help robots understand and adapt to their environment. Dexter Shepherd is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Sussex, exploring machine learning for bio-inspired tactile sensing and robotic locomotion. His work combines embedded AI systems, spatial-temporal models, and reinforcement learning […]

Incorporating approximately three percent nano-sized polyethylene terephthalate powder into concrete improves mechanical strength and reduces water absorption, researchers report.

Amazon’s Ring brand is today launching a new “Robotics” division that will start with two offerings – a $250 Ring Drone Cam and a $1,000 Rover Cam. more…

Engineers discovered that pressing a calibrated diamond nanoindenter into molybdenum recrystallizes its internal structure at room temperature without requiring extreme heat.

MIT researchers have developed a modular bacteriophage-based nanoparticle platform that allows for the precise control of antigen density, enabling the creation of personalized cancer vaccines that prevent tumor development in mice.

Hedra, a San Francisco start-up best known for AI video, has launched a service that builds custom AI models for real-world uses. Called Hedra Model Factory, it is aimed at robotics, manufacturing, biology, and defence teams, the company said on Tuesday. The service covers the stages after a model’s first training. Hedra will rent out […] This story continues at The Next Web

With the latest betas for iOS and other platforms, Siri AI is now available to all developers for full integration into their apps. Here are the ones I hope will jump on board.

Published in Cancer Nanotechnology in June 2026, the study details the development of a chelating agent-driven synthesis method for zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles coated with a bromocresol green functionalized β-cyclodextrin polymer.

Machine learning models trained on the Pediatric Intensive Care database achieved moderate mortality discrimination but suffered from low sensitivity due to missing physiological variables.

Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg: Path Robotics, which develops software for autonomous manufacturing robots, raised a $300M Series E at a $2.45B valuation, taking its total funding to ~$610M  —  Path Robotics, a fast-growing startup that develops software for autonomous manufacturing robots, has secured $300 million …

Researchers found that immersive virtual reality enhances consumer evaluations for hedonic fashion items through mental imagery while potentially disrupting cognitive elaboration for utilitarian goods.

Some people use a whole bunch of fixed cameras to monitor their homes, but Amazon has just announced a more flexible solution through wheeled and flying robots. Both the $250 Drone Cam and $1,000 Rover Cam can respond to alarms or door and window sensor alerts in order to go check out what’s happening and send live video … more…

Amazon's $250 Ring Drone Cam flies from room to room to investigate suspicious activity, and can capture footage at night.

Amazon's $250 Ring Drone Cam flies from room to room to investigate suspicious activity, and can capture footage at night.

Kyle Kucharski / ZDNET: Amazon's Ring unveils the $249 Ring Drone Cam and the $999 Ring Rover Cam, utilizing its AI Pilot navigation software, under new subbrand Ring Robotics  —  Alongside the Ring Drone Cam, Ring introduced the Rover Cam for businesses.  It investigates disturbances and streams 4K footage.

A new review in Frontiers in Drug Delivery applies an evidence-grading framework to evaluate the gap between laboratory responsiveness and clinical efficacy in mesoporous silica nanoparticle drug delivery systems.

But if you're thinking about dropping over $10K for the purpose of building a local AI inference setup, is a Mac Studio right for you?

As part of a new brand called Ring Robotics - designed to take a more proactive approach to security instead of just monitoring - a new rolling mobile security camera was announced by Amazon, called the Ring Rover Cam. It borrows a lot of the design and functionality from the Astro home robot that Amazon first debuted in 2021. The Rover Cam is targeted at businesses in need of an affordable security solution that can patrol and investigate concerns in large facilities, and it comes with a few upgrades. As with Astro, the Rover Cam rolls around on a pair of large wheels that help it navigate small obstacles or uneven terrain. It can be manua … Read the full story at The Verge.

Jensen Huang’s relationship with the Megaspeed executive reportedlyJensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang helped move $7.5 billion in Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China.

Oxidized carbon nanotubes enhanced iron catalyst activity across all tested temperatures during carbon dioxide hydrogenation by confining nanoparticles within nanotube channels.

A scientific review outlines how machine learning architectures are expanding structural modeling across cell membrane receptors while emphasizing the need for experimental refinement.

If artificial intelligence remains an uncontrolled tool in the geopolitical struggle, the risks of a fatal error will become critical, Gennady Lepeshko noted

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A pathology-adapted peptide–oligonucleotide nanohybrid delivering miR-26a-5p mitigated bone deterioration and vascular injury in a rat model of glucocorticoid-induced bone loss.

As bariatric surgery rates decline, patient-created weight-loss videos are proliferating on social media. Clinicians advise caution but also see potential benefits.

Elon Musk predicts AI could provide castles, universal high incomes and better medical care, but the supplied excerpt offers no timetable.

The Signal protocol has long been considered the gold standard for end-to-end encrypted messaging, with Edward Snowden a notable advocate. Now a Google DeepMind analysis has “formally verified” the security of the protocol. In addition to its use in the Signal app, the same protocol is also used by WhatsApp and Google Messages, and the work has been described as “a landmark development” … more…

A new pathomics model predicts natural regulatory T cell infiltration in breast cancer from standard H&E images, offering a non-invasive digital biomarker for prognosis.

A new study in Discover Nano uses the OHAM method to analyze the flow and heat transfer of a GO-Cu-TiO2 tri-hybrid nanofluid over a spinning disk, revealing that the mixture offers superior thermal performance compared to mono and hybrid nanofluids.

A study published in AI in Civil Engineering found that a hybrid machine learning model combining regression trees with random search optimization provided the most accurate daily riverflow predictions for the Kashkan River in Iran.

Regulators in Australia have updated psychedelic medicine guidelines, but disagreements persist about who can and can’t lead therapy sessions.

Want to help Microsoft train Copilot? Patent outlines a scheme to use your PC's spare GPU resources for honing AI, but I doubt this will fly for so many reasons.

A scientific review establishes an evidence framework to distinguish functional cargo delivery from simple nanoparticle accumulation across plant tissues and cellular targets.

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Instagram launched an Edits app for iPhone back in 2025, with a Mac version introduced just a few days ago. Meta has now supplemented this with an AI-powered Instagram Effect Builder, letting users create imagery for Stories simply by describing what they want to see … more…

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Google DeepMind researchers used agentic AI framework AlphaProof Code to verify the Signal protocol's cryptographic guarantees, in a four-week proof-of-concept  —  DeepMind researchers were able to formally verify that the widely used encryption protocol works as intended.  Their stretch goal?

A bibliometric analysis of 705 publications shows that global nanotechnology research in acute kidney injury expanded rapidly after 2019, shifting toward mechanism-oriented platforms and redox regulation.

Chinese AI start-up Moonshot AI signed a deal in August to rent servers fitted with Nvidia’s most powerful AI chips. The US does not allow these chips to be sold to China without a licence. The deal was revealed in financing documents seen by Bloomberg. Moonshot, however, disputes that the documents are accurate, and the company […] This story continues at The Next Web

A study in Discover Materials shows that adding nanoclay and seashell powder to natural fiber composites significantly improves their mechanical strength, thermal stability, and flammability resistance.

A study in Frontiers in Neuroinformatics evaluates an attention-enhanced deep learning framework that achieves 93.33% image-level accuracy in distinguishing idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus from Alzheimer’s disease using brain MRI.

Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centers with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP.

Microsoft's patent proposes using idle gaming-PC GPUs for AI training, with possible rewards for owners, but raises privacy, security, and hardware concerns.

The Chelyabinsk Region is a leader in the production of Russian industrial robots

A Reddit graphic jokes that scandals involving technology executives precede major stock gains, but provides no reliable methodology or evidence that Nvidia's shares will rise.