This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

New York Times - Sep 29, 2026

Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.

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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

Sep 29, 2026

Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy

Sep 29, 2026

College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy

Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.

Mysterious orb caught soaring over Los Angeles during live TV report

Sep 29, 2026

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A mysterious object was spotted over a busy California highway, sparking fresh debate over the existence of UFOs.

The first face of mankind? Ancient human who lived 315,000 years ago is brought back to life in stunning digital reconstruction

Sep 29, 2026

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After spending more than 300,000 years hidden in the ground beneath Morocco, an ancient ancestor has been brought back to life thanks to a stunning digital reconstruction.

Kiteworks Fixes Critical Flaw Found During Nine-Hour Precautionary Shutdown

Sep 29, 2026

Kiteworks Fixes Critical Flaw Found During Nine-Hour Precautionary Shutdown

Kiteworks on Monday said it worked with federal intelligence authorities over the weekend as it identified and addressed a critical security vulnerability during the scheduled precautionary shutdown. "During the shutdown, this activity led to the discovery of a previously unknown critical vulnerability confined to a capability that is enabled for less than 1% of the customer base," the company

101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers' WhatsApp Accounts to Groups Without Consent

Sep 29, 2026

101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers' WhatsApp Accounts to Groups Without Consent

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a cluster of 101 npm packages that are used to trap developers into a WhatsApp group subscriber campaign dubbed PhantomSub. "The malicious packages abuse the 'Baileys' WhatsApp open source project to add the victims to groups without their consent," OX Security researchers Nir Zadok, Moshe Siman Tov Bustan, and Vitalii Chepurko said in a technical

Nvidia and AMD chiefs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist

Sep 29, 2026

Nvidia and AMD chiefs join Tsinghua advisory board as US-China chip tensions persist

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su have joined an influential advisory board at a prestigious Chinese university, placing the two key American AI tech leaders in a high-level forum known for connecting global executives with senior Chinese officials. Huang and Su were among three new members appointed to the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management (SEM), alongside Marc Pictet, senior managing partner of Swiss wealth and assets manager...

China's bold Mars plan: Map entire Red Planet by 2028

Sep 29, 2026

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Swiss drought reveals Roman secrets that could redraw ancient maps

Sep 29, 2026

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New tool measures real-world impacts of fossil fuel projects like N.L's Bay du Nord

Sep 29, 2026

New tool measures real-world impacts of fossil fuel projects like N.L's Bay du Nord

Australian researchers say they've built the world's first public tool for calculating how fossil fuel developments will affect the climate, and they're using the Bay du Nord offshore oil project as a test subject.

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