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The lawsuit filed by current and former Meta employees underscores rising concerns about AI's impact on jobs and people with disabilities in the workforce.

The lawsuit filed by current and former Meta employees underscores rising concerns about AI's impact on jobs and people with disabilities in the workforce.

Joe Amabile revealed a routine health scan uncovered a blueberry-sized glioma in his brain, and he now faces a craniotomy in two weeks.

A Nobel laureate’s decades-long commitment to open science is reshaping biotechnology in the AI era. Deep learning methods can now design novel proteins across pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biosensors, and more. The post Protein Design’s AI Revolution: Inside David Baker’s “Communal Brain” appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.

The United States has licensed Chinese telecom giant ZTE to purchase restricted Nvidia H200 AI chips, but Chinese regulators and domestic procurement initiatives may limit the material impact of the change.

How do black holes at the centers of galaxies form and grow over time? To answer this question, scientists need to detect and study supermassive black holes at great distances that existed much earlier in the universe's history. New research suggests NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is on track to launch Aug. 30, 2026, will be able to detect these distant, ancient black holes that existed up to 11 billion years ago.

Spotify is rolling out yet another new AI feature, this time giving listeners the ability to talk to the music streaming app like they would an AI chatbot, giving it commands/prompts or asking questions about media.

Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have developed a new method for trapping and controlling atoms near an ultrathin glass fiber. This has significantly improved the atoms' ability to store quantum information—an important step forward for future quantum technologies.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told CNBC's Sara Eisen that some major deals were put on hold toward the end of the quarter as businesses rethink spending.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told CNBC's Sara Eisen that some major deals were put on hold toward the end of the quarter as businesses rethink spending.

The new Google image search will use your "unique interests" to create an always-updated gallery.

IBM issued preliminary second-quarter results on Monday showing revenue of roughly $17 billion, up one percent year over year but well below the $18 billion that analysts had expected. Shares fell as much as 17 percent in premarket trading, erasing weeks of gains that had been fuelled by bullish analyst coverage and a stock rally […] This story continues at The Next Web

Twenty-six current and former Meta employees have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the company of using AI-powered systems that disproportionately targeted workers with disabilities or who had taken medical leave when selecting people for mass layoffs. The suit, filed Monday in Oakland, California, alleges that Meta relied on productivity metrics and AI token usage data […] This story continues at The Next Web

AI Discovery Awards exist to accelerate momentum and connect the most promising teams with compute resources, investor networks, and mentorship needed to move from promising research to bringing products to market. The post Honoring the Innovators Driving AI’s Next Era in Life Sciences and Healthcare appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News.

PrismML says its compressed version of Alibaba’s Qwen model uses up to 15 times less memory, potentially advancing Apple’s AI push.

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A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on leave with layoffs, as reported earlier by Reuters. In the lawsuit, the employees allege Meta determined which workers to dismiss based on performance data collected by a "constellation" of internal AI tools, but failed to exclude those on parental or medical leave from its ranking system: The result was that employees who took protected leaves were disproportionately selected for layoff, based on scoring that not only failed to account for their protected leaves, but in effect penalized the employees for exercising thei … Read the full story at The Verge.

PrismML says its compressed version of Alibaba’s Qwen model uses up to 15 times less memory, potentially advancing Apple’s AI push.

Despite showcasing its Robot Phone at CES and MWC earlier this year, Honor has yet to reveal its hardware details. A new leak, however, has now revealed the upcoming phone’s key specifications. Tipster Digital Chat Station has shared the alleged specs of the Honor Robot Phone on Weibo ahead of its rumored debut next month. According to the tipster, the phone will sport a flat display with a 1.5K resolution measuring between 6.3 and 6.4 inches. It is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. In the camera department, the Robot Phone is tipped to feature a 200MP...

Despite their depiction as massive monsters that simply suck in everything, including light, astronomers know black holes actually spin. And they spin really, really quickly at that. Determining just how quickly is key to understanding how they impact their immediate vicinity, but also the galaxies that surround them. A new paper by Tegan Thomas of the University of Virginia and her colleagues, available in pre-print on arXiv, has some good news and bad news on that front. The bad news is we currently can’t determine how fast black holes are actually spinning. The good news is that, hopefully in the next few years, we will have a new tool that will allow us to.

Researchers have demonstrated a novel AI model that can predict which DNA molecules bind with other DNA molecules. A more thorough understanding of these hypercomplex binding relationships has utility in applications ranging from biomedical diagnostic tools to DNA computing.

The remark is a sign that H200 shipments to China have restarted, potentially boosting Nvidia's sales even higher.

The remark is a sign that H200 shipments to China have restarted, potentially boosting Nvidia's sales even higher.

See Spot carry. | Image: Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics' robotic quadruped Spot has already found work doing routine factory inspections and patrolling the ruins of Pompeii, but what about deliveries?. The company is testing a new conveyor belt accessory that allows Spot to carry packages from a vehicle and autonomously unload them on a customer's doorstep in an effort to reduce a delivery drivers' workload. While attempts have already been made to expedite and automate deliveries using wheeled robots or aerial drones, humans are still the most efficient way to navigate obstacles like stairs or cluttered pathways in order to get packages from a truck to a doorstep. A demo video … Read the full story at The Verge.

Teleoperated humanoid robots completed two live gallbladder surgeries on pigs, marking a first for general-purpose machines in the operating room.

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Google Images launches a Pinterest-like redesign with a browsable, dynamic gallery of images, and adds a way for users to create AI images in Search  —  Google Images, the tech giant's image search engine, is taking on Pinterest with its latest redesign that turns the site into a browsable …

Amazon's AI-driven restructuring highlights efficiency gains, completing a year-long project in 65 days with five staff. Jeff Bezos predicts AI will create labour shortages, not job losses.

With the latest update to Google Images, you can generate your own images directly inside the AI Overviews.

A.J. Katz / The Wrap: Hachette, Elsevier, Cengage Learning, and author Scott Turow sue Google for allegedly using millions of copyrighted books and articles to build AI models  —  Publishers claim the tech giant used millions of copyrighted works without permission to build its Gemini artificial intelligence models

Inspired by the physical feats of diving birds, researchers have created a robot that can plunge into the water and flap back into the air.

Inspired by the physical feats of diving birds, researchers have created a robot that can plunge into the water and flap back into the air.

Mike Isaac / New York Times: OpenAI strikes a partnership with Kalshi to show FIFA World Cup prediction market data in ChatGPT search results, its first deal with a prediction market  —  The partnership, a first of its kind for the artificial intelligence company, will use the prediction market's data to power some search results about the soccer tournament.

Mathematics has always been at the core of securing information. From online banking to government communications, modern society relies on cryptography, in which complex mathematical algorithms transform readable information into an unreadable form to keep it secure. But as computing power grows and quantum technology advances, these mathematical safeguards are increasingly vulnerable to being broken. That's where biology stepped in.

Astronomers are closer to solving the mystery of how supermassive black holes feed themselves thanks to new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST. The images provide the clearest view ever seen of gaseous filaments connecting a galaxy's hot atmosphere to the rotating disk of gas that feeds its central supermassive black hole.

Paying Twice for AI One worry causes more hand-wringing in Silicon Valley than almost any other: that the

Apple’s watchOS 27 public beta adds Siri AI, smarter workouts, health updates, and one-handed controls, but some iPhones will miss key features. The post Apple Releases watchOS 27 Beta Ahead of Siri AI Rollout appeared first on TechRepublic.

Future quantum computing will require correlations between distant modules—a feature known as distributed entanglement. Traditionally, such entanglement has relied on active control and repeated measurements. Now, physicists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have realized a fully autonomous method for distributed entanglement using a "quantum bath" of correlated light particles. Published in Physical Review X, their work experimentally confirms a 20-year-old prediction and could provide a new platform for applied quantum technologies.

Aditya Soni / Reuters: AI startup Reflection says it has signed a $1B+ deal to secure computing capacity from Nebius, including access to Nvidia chips, following a deal with SpaceX  —  AI startup Reflection said on Tuesday it has signed a more than $1 billion deal to secure computing capacity from Nebius (NBIS.O), including access to Nvidia's latest chips.

Meta is pushing advertisers to hand their campaigns to its AI. A Business Insider investigation found the tools spitting out gibberish copy, mangled limbs and products that no longer look like the products. Meta’s reply, in effect: that’s your problem. Meta wants brands to let its AI build their ads. A Business Insider investigation shows […] This story continues at The Next Web

Uber lost the race to build a self-driving car. Now it wants to write the rules for everyone who did. In two US states it is lobbying for laws that would force robotaxis onto its app, and its own product chief is happy to explain why. Uber could not win the race to build a […] This story continues at The Next Web

The pitch for medical AI is that it frees clinicians to care for patients. Two stories this week suggest the reality can run the other way. In New York, nurses say software replaced them. In Minnesota, a former Mayo Clinic leader says the software was not safe to trust. Marilyn Shuler spent 39 years reading […] This story continues at The Next Web

Tech giant's AI boss said "urgent action" was needed as AI capabilities advanced.

Tech giant's AI boss said "urgent action" was needed as AI capabilities advanced.

Economists Sound the Alarm More than 200 researchers and economists, including sixteen Nobel laureates and researchers at OpenAI,

A U.S. appeals court revived a Teva Pharmaceuticals lawsuit accusing Eli Lilly of breaching ​an agreement allowing Teva to market a generic ‌version of Forteo

The Shturmovik can carry up to 70 kg on the road and up to 50 kg on rough terrain

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Physical AI has crossed from hype to product. Six supply chain layers — edge silicon to connectivity — and the stocks at every level. The post The Physical AI Proof Points Are Suddenly Everywhere appeared first on InvestorPlace.

Researchers at City College of New York physicist Vinod M. Menon's Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics (LaNMP) have outlined an emerging frontier in quantum materials: atomically thin systems in which light, magnetism and electric charge are strongly intertwined. This rapidly evolving field could enable next-generation optoelectronic and quantum technologies leveraging the coupled dynamics of light, charge and spin.

A groundbreaking approach to treating multiple deep brain abscesses has been demonstrated by a Chinese neurosurgical team utilizing advanced robot-guided stereotactic surgery. This innovative technique enabled the successful single-stage evacuation of six intracranial abscesses in a young female patient, marking a significant advancement in minimally invasive neurosurgical interventions for life-threatening brain infections. The patient, a […]

Demis Hassabis, during a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. | Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images Demis Hassabis thinks the world needs an AI watchdog with the power to hit the brakes if frontier models become too dangerous. Writing in a blog post, the Google DeepMind CEO and cofounder said the US should lead the initiative, arguing that the country is the best place to set global standards "given its economic and technical standing." The organization, which could resemble existing regulators like the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, would be made up of leading independent experts and representatives from open source communities, and would have the authority to evaluate frontier models before they are released and coordinate an … Read the full story at The Verge.

Tesla rolled out Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14.3.5 yesterday, and about fifty miles of driving on the new version has given me enough time to highlight what seems to be strong about the release and what is not. Additionally, Tesla has added a few new features with this specific update, which we’ll highlight as well. Tesla […] The post Tesla Full Self-Driving v14.3.5 Early Impressions: new features and early performance appeared first on TESLARATI.

A COVID-era civil rights lawsuit against Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has been dismissed on procedural grounds, just as he leads the high-profile search for Nancy Guthrie.

The company culled its list of verified customers, cutting out more than half of its existing client list to reduce incidents of smuggling. Remaining clients have passed more stringent checks, including physical inspections of data centers and interviews with end users.

By moving to on-prem models trained on the data businesses already keep in the cloud, their is less risk of the big AI companies selling business secrets to the competition.

At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Q-NEXT collaborator Shannon Harvey develops quantum dots — a mass-producible type of qubit. Driven by curiosity about nature and how things work, Harvey draws on her facility for working at the nanoscale.

According to the report, besides "the flying drones, which grabbed the world’s attention," armies of unmanned ground vehicles, both tracked and wheeled machines, deliver supplies and ammunition, evacuate the wounded, lay mines, and maintain fire control over territory

Claire Malone wonders what happens if AI produces answers we can’t – or don’t – understand The post AI’s black box problem: discovering physics we don’t understand appeared first on Physics World.

A research team led by Professor Jinsung Park of the Department of Biomechatronic Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), working jointly with Professor Pil-Soo Sung of the College of Medicine at the Catholic University of Korea and Professor Si-Hyun Bae, president of Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, has developed an ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor capable of accurately detecting early-stage liver fibrosis—a condition in which the liver progressively hardens—using only a small amount of blood. The research represents a notable achievement in the convergence of engineering and medicine, opening a path to identifying liver abnormalities through blood analysis alone, without the pain of a tissue biopsy. The findings were published in Chemical Engineering Journal.

A Helsinki lab barely a year old, bankrolled by Nokia and the Finnish state, is now writing battlefield software with two defence ministries. The technology matters less than who controls it. On the last day of June, officials from Finland’s Ministry of Defence, the Estonian Defence Forces, and a Helsinki AI lab founded only last […] This story continues at The Next Web

The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data center crossed with an ice cream factory. Inside will be some 100 stainless-steel cabinets, each about six feet tall and connected to a supply of liquid helium that keeps them only a few degrees above absolute zero.…

Superconductors have long been viewed as one of the most promising technologies for the future of spaceflight. Their

From quantum computing to AI infrastructure and autonomous systems, much of today’s deep tech innovation depends on how

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek: eMarketer: chatbots like ChatGPT and Google AI Mode will generate less than $1B in ad revenue in 2026; OpenAI projected $2.5B in ChatGPT ad revenue this year  —  OpenAI is projecting $100 billion in ad revenue by 2030.  Emarketer puts the ceiling for the entire chatbot ad market in U.S at just $5.41 billion.

Chrome's Gemini integration has arrived in the UK.

Author(s): Felix Kloiber-Tollinger and Lukas M. SiebererUnderstanding measurement-induced phenomena beyond idealized measurements of Hermitian observables requires a general theoretical framework. Here, the authors develop a replica Keldysh field theory for quantum-jump processes with non-Hermitian jump operators and inefficient detection. The theory establishes a direct connection between measurement-induced and steady-state phase transitions in driven open quantum systems. Applied to monitored fermionic gain and loss, it reveals that inefficient detection induces volume-law entropy scaling while quantum entanglement remains area-law. [Phys. Rev. B 114, 024307] Published Mon Jul 13, 2026

Author(s): A. Andrés-Juanes, J. Agustí, R. Sett, E. S. Redchenko, L. N. Kapoor, S. Hawaldar, P. Rabl, and J. M. FinkA fully autonomous process is demonstrated that entangles two spatially separated superconducting qubits by coupling them to a shared, quantum-correlated microwave reservoir, offering a robust new platform for high-throughput entanglement distribution in future quantum networks. [Phys. Rev. X 16, 031005] Published Mon Jul 13, 2026

Author(s): Abdullah Irfan, Kaushik Singirikonda, Mingxing Yao, Andrew Lingenfelter, Michael Mollenhauer, Xi Cao, Aashish A. Clerk, and Wolfgang PfaffResearchers have achieved stable remote entanglement between separate quantum devices. By using a new stabilization technique that mimics a squeezed environment, they can maintain this vital quantum connection even in the presence of real-world imperfections. [Phys. Rev. X 16, 031004] Published Mon Jul 13, 2026

A black hole in our cosmic neighborhood is proving to be just as voracious as those that existed

Dark matter may be far more complicated than scientists once believed. A new study suggests it could consist of at least two different kinds of particles that slowly separate over time, with heavier particles sinking toward the centers of galaxies and lighter ones drifting outward. This simple idea could explain several puzzling cosmic observations that have frustrated astronomers for years, from unusually diffuse dwarf galaxies to surprisingly dense dark matter clumps that bend light through gravitational lensing.

Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight

For the first time, two teleoperated humanoid robots have been used to complete two surgeries during a preclinical

Google unveiled its vision to expand the presence of its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) in Korea's enterprise AI market on Tuesday, highlighting its strengths as a full-stack AI company spanning infrastructure, models and platforms. During a press conference on the sidelines of the Google AI for Business 2026 event in Seoul, Google Korea Country Managing Director Yoon Koo and Google Cloud Korea Country Head Ruth Sun stressed that Korea is one of the world's most competitive AI markets and a key strategic partner for Google. “When the world was transitioning to the mobile era, Korea was often described as a global test bed,” Yoon said. “But Korea is no longer just a place where technologies are tested. It has become a fiercely competitive arena where all the key players driving global AI innovation come together and compete head-on. The competition here is so intense that nearly every AI use case developed in Korea goes on to become a global reference case for innovation.” Yoon and

Zijing Wu / Financial Times: Sources: Nvidia intensified due diligence and cut its authorized AI chip customers in Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan by 50%+ to prevent China diversions  —  Tougher vetting in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan reflects Washington's push to close export-control loopholes

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As modern warfare embraces distributed intelligence and stealth tactics, the energy supply and sensing needs of military platforms are undergoing a revolutionary transformation. Traditional wired systems confront severe mobility and terrain limitations, while conventional batteries suffer from harsh environmental degradation, short lifespans, and logistical burdens—especially in extreme conditions such as polar regions and NBC-contaminated zones. […]

Cosmax is setting out to target the Japanese beauty market, spearheading its expansion with artificial intelligence (AI)-based customized cosmetics prescription technology.Cosmax announced on July 13 that it signed a contract to establish a joint venture ‘TRINEX’ with Fujishin, a Japanese beauty tra

A viral theory suggests a link between the Large Hadron Collider's shutdowns and significant political events, including Donald Trump's election and recent health issues of US senators.

The robot removed a pig's gallbladder with standard surgical tools in an ordinary operating room. The post In a First, a Humanoid Robot Performed Live Surgery Under a Surgeon’s Control appeared first on SingularityHub.

TechCrunch: Sources: Nous Research, the startup behind Hermes, an open-source agent and OpenClaw rival, is raising $75M+ at a $1.5B valuation led by Robot Ventures  —  Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by Robot Ventures …

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Researchers developed a waterborne carbon black-carbon nanotube coating that combines nanoscale light absorption with a structural light-trapping surface. The sprayable coating absorbed more than 99.90% of visible light while retaining adhesion after humidity and water-resistance testing.

Will Shanklin / Engadget: Apple releases the first public betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27, and tvOS 27, marking the public debut of the new Siri AI  —  Try the new Siri AI and system-wide performance improvements.  —  Adventurous early adopters, your moment has arrived …

Apple’s revamped Siri is more than a voice assistant; it’s now the backbone of the iPhone user experience. You can try it now through the iOS 27 public beta.

The first iOS 27 public beta is now available for iPhone. It gives users an early chance to try Apple’s biggest software update of the year. Siri AI is the headline feature. The release also includes a redesigned Screen Time experience, Liquid Glass refinements, performance upgrades, and dozens of quality-of-life changes. Here’s how to install the beta, what’s new, and which features you should try first.

The watchOS 27 public beta is now available for Apple Watch. It gives users an early look at the software update coming to everyone this fall. watchOS 27 includes one potentially transformative addition: Siri AI on your wrist. Apple also added a dynamic app grid, a one-handed tap gesture, and a more proactive Smart Stack. In addition, the update brings several health and fitness upgrades. Here’s how to install the beta, which watches can run it, and what you should try first.

Siri AI in iOS 27. iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I've been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote. This year's iOS upgrades are what one might call a Snow Leopard update. That means it's light on new features and instead focused on fixing things that were broken and speeding up processes across the OS. App launches, Photos search results, and AirDrop transfers should all be faster. The Messages app now supports in-line replies and end-to-end encryption for RCS messages. Liquid Glass has gotten more refined, … Read the full story at The Verge.

Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I'm usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It's kind of just… been there - mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get the sense that'll start to change. Not for everyone, and definitely not overnight, but the upgrade from plain ol' Siri to Siri AI feels like a significant shift in how Apple - and other tech companies - think we ought to be using our smartwatches. To be clear: If all you want Siri on the wrist to do is set an alarm or get the weather forecast, by golly, it's still … Read the full story at The Verge.

Google has given Waze a batch of new features, most of them powered by Gemini. The headline additions are a motorcycle mode, personalised routing, conversational map editing, and Gemini-powered destination search, The Verge reports. The most interesting one does the opposite of what you would expect. It is called less chatty mode, and it makes the […] This story continues at The Next Web

Can we really rely on autonomous vehicle developers to do the right thing, in situations where every second counts?

Apple's self-driving car program failed. But the AI chipsets developed from it help power the iPhones and MacBooks on sale today.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says every firm using AI is paying for it twice, once in cash, and once in the secrets it hands over to make the thing useful. He calls it the Reverse Information Paradox. He also runs the company that helped build the trap. Satya Nadella has a warning for everyone buying AI. […] This story continues at The Next Web

The FDA has finalized clinical guidance for psychedelic drug developers and has scheduled a public hearing on future therapeutic use, adding regulatory momentum to a class on the precipice of approval. The

Google is adding AI disclosure labels to ads on Search, YouTube, and Discover, but third-party AI use still depends on advertiser reporting. The post Google Will Now Tell You If That Ad Was Made With AI appeared first on TechRepublic.