October 2026

Scientists have uncovered a long-lost volcanic system in Iran that dates back roughly 100 million years, revealing a hidden chapter in Earth’s tectonic history. The discovery sheds new light on the disappearance of an ancient ocean and the powerful geological forces that reshaped the Middle East.

OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman, recently suggested that its advanced model, known as GPT-6 Astra, could mark the arrival of something called artificial general intelligence, or AGI. If AI itself is often defined as the ability to simulate human intelligence, OpenAI defines AGI as an AI system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable work –

Researchers have discovered a surprising hidden ability in Europe’s familiar black-and-yellow fire salamanders: they glow green and cyan under ultraviolet light. The mysterious fluorescence comes mainly from glands in their skin and their toxic secretions, which can continue glowing for more than 24 hours after being released.

Artists Andy Warhol, left, and Jean-Michel Basquiat collaborated on over 100 works between 1983 and 1985. AP Photo/Richard Drew The productivity gains of generative AI are often touted as the main reason for its rapid adoption. Much like how a calculator can instantly solve mathematical equations too long for the human brain to compute, generative

Scientists have developed a new technology that could make electric vehicle batteries smaller, lighter, and longer-lasting, potentially allowing cars to travel farther on a single charge. By borrowing precision manufacturing techniques from computer chip production, they found a way to prevent damaging lithium buildup that has held back next-generation batteries.

NEWS SUMMARY Micron has recognized Nutanix with the Outstanding Supplier Performance Award in IT & Professional Services at Micron Supplier Day 2026.  WHY IT MATTERS Nutanix has been named a winner of Micron’s Outstanding Supplier Performance Award in IT & Professional Services, recognizing its contributions as a technology partner in 2026. The award underscores Nutanix’s

Enterprise artificial intelligence context startup Jedify Inc. today formally launched Data Agents, a product that lets business teams set up autonomous AI analysts by describing the work they want done in plain language. Data Agents takes on a longstanding limit of business intelligence software, where analysts have to build dashboards ahead of time around the

Information technology observability company Virtana today added Agentic Observability Enterprise Management to its platform so its artificial intelligence agents can pull agents from other vendors into an IT incident. The release goes after a gap left by the way enterprises have adopted AI agents so far. Most enterprise agents have come built into a single

British circuit board design startup Circuit Mind Ltd. today announced it has raised $25 million in new funding to extend its artificial intelligence platform across more of the hardware design process. A verification tool that puts AI agents to work hunting for errors in schematics launched at the same time. Circuit Mind offers software that

Vietnam and India are advancing AI, cybersecurity, and digital payments partnerships, but key projects and cross-border payment services remain in development. The post Vietnam and India Push AI, Cybersecurity, and Cross-Border Payments at Tech Forum appeared first on TechRepublic.