October 2026

A Canadian radio telescope has detected the faint glow of hydrogen from billions of years ago using only its own observations, proving a long-awaited way to map the distant universe can actually work. CHIME can use this hydrogen signal to trace how matter is spread across space and measure how the universe has expanded over […]

Researchers have uncovered a new way bacteria detect viral attacks: a virus-produced enzyme cuts a bacterial sensor protein, triggering a self-destructing immune response. The discovery could lead to more effective phage therapies against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and provide insight into ancient immune mechanisms shared with humans.

Scientists have uncovered a hidden world of “in-between” materials that briefly form as chemical ingredients are heated, revealing structures that conventional methods can miss. Among the discoveries is a previously unknown form of bismuth vanadate, a material widely studied for using sunlight to help produce clean hydrogen. The new version has a different atomic structure

Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat The most basic function of government is to protect people from harm. Two growing phenomena – the climate crisis and AI – pose escalating risks of extraordinary harm. The climate crisis is already causing floods,

AI-generated attacks now change faster than rule-based and behavioral systems can update. Catching them takes purpose-built AI that investigates every message without relying on known patterns. In a benchmark of 3,020 real phishing attacks, Proteus caught more than 99% and missed roughly 30 times fewer attacks than leading general-purpose AI models, while returning verdicts up

It makes considerably less sense once the workload is running 24 hours a day and the finance team starts asking why the AI line item keeps outgrowing the AI budget. The rent-first default is starting to show its age Cloud-first was the correct call for a pilot, that math changes once usage settles into steady,

New service and finance offering helps partners manage and govern AI token spend for their end customers at scale TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX) today announced the launch of FinOps Fusion, a new offering designed to help partners manage the cost of AI consumption. Part of TD SYNNEX’s Destination AI enablement framework, FinOps Fusion provides partners

Google launches Playground, an AI game-building platform that turns text prompts into playable games without coding. Here’s how it works and who can use it. The post No Coding Needed: Google’s New AI Tool Builds Games From Your Ideas appeared first on TechRepublic.

Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5 with lower API pricing, stronger benchmark results and new options for developers building cost-efficient AI agents. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5 With API Prices Starting at $0.10 appeared first on TechRepublic.

In its 26th season premiere, the procedural legal drama paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs.