(May 12, 2026) – AI, Science, and Tech Updates
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Global Trending News — Today’s Breakthroughs in Science and Technology
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Last updated: May 12, 2026, 06:36 AM PHT
Last updated: May 12, 2026, 06:36 AM PHT
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1Researchers find coherent ferrons—polarization waves with potential across quantum and telecom applications
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 06:30 AM PHT -
2Thinking Machines shows off preview of near-realtime AI voice and video conversation with new 'interaction models'
carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl Franzen) — May 12, 2026, 06:21 AM PHT -
3Metagenomics and AI could unlock uncultivated bacteria and archaea
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
4From AI companions to climate action, we undervalue what lies ahead
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
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6Smarter search for fuel-cell catalysts uses machine learning
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 06:10 AM PHT -
7What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon: A blow‑by‑blow account
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
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9How carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere—and warms Earth below
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
10Can plants hear? Latest research offers new insights
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
11Shark face study uncovers 400-million-year-old blueprint shared across jawed vertebrates
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
12Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
The Verge — May 12, 2026, 05:13 AM PHT -
13Looped polymers unlock stronger, faster molecular binding through entropy, model suggests
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 05:10 AM PHT -
14How AI can lead to false arrests and wrongful convictions
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
15After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029
Jon Brodkin — May 12, 2026, 04:48 AM PHT -
16Study finds airborne testing could help spot equine herpesvirus at major events
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
17Light reshapes metal-organic framework to harvest airborne water
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
18Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months
Ashley Belanger — May 12, 2026, 04:37 AM PHT -
19Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI
The Verge — May 12, 2026, 04:31 AM PHT -
20New AI tool predicts how cells choose their future—helping uncover hidden drivers of development
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
21Vessel tracking reveals how invasive seaweed could spread across New Zealand
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
22Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent
staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — May 12, 2026, 04:04 AM PHT -
23Wildfire smoke's hidden ozone threat may be adding thousands of US deaths each year
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
24NASA's Artemis 3 rocket is taking shape for 2027 launch to test lunar landers (photo)
jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) — May 12, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
25How the evolution of blockchain is changing our ideas about trust
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
26Why gradual environmental change can trigger sudden species collapse and fragmented populations
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
27A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers
The Verge — May 12, 2026, 03:29 AM PHT -
28Hubble survey sets up Roman's future look near Milky Way's center
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
29What happens when scientists trust AI more than colleagues?
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
30Saturn's icy rings likely formed from lost moon Chrysalis
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 12, 2026, 02:40 AM PHT -
31Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment
Beth Mole — May 12, 2026, 02:12 AM PHT -
32Google announces its first-ever discovery of a zero-day exploit made with AI
staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — May 12, 2026, 02:11 AM PHT -
33GM settles California lawsuit claiming it sold driving habit data to insurance companies
The Verge — May 12, 2026, 02:08 AM PHT -
34The FCC Received Hundreds of Complaints About Bad Bunny’s ‘Vulgar’ Super Bowl Performance
Angela Watercutter, Maddy Varner — May 12, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
35Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation
Julie Bort — May 12, 2026, 01:38 AM PHT -
36Three things in AI to watch, according to a Nobel-winning economist
James O'Donnell — May 12, 2026, 01:35 AM PHT -
37There’s an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War
Makena Kelly — May 12, 2026, 01:27 AM PHT -
38AI agents are running hospital records and factory inspections. Enterprise IAM was never built for them.
louiswcolumbus@gmail.com (Louis Columbus) — May 12, 2026, 01:15 AM PHT -
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40Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
The Verge — May 12, 2026, 12:28 AM PHT -
41‘Too early’ to talk IPO, Redwood Materials’ incoming CFO says
Sean O'Kane — May 12, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
42How NASA lunar scientists taught Artemis 2 astronauts to see the moon with different eyes
jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) — May 12, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
43OpenAI sued by spouse of FSU shooting victim
staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — May 11, 2026, 11:11 PM PHT -
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45They really launched this tiny spacecraft (Well, sort of.) | Space photo of the day for May 11, 2026
chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) — May 11, 2026, 10:00 PM PHT -
46Sun unleashes colossal solar flare and coronal mass ejection, raising the chances of northern lights this week
daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) — May 11, 2026, 09:34 PM PHT -
47Fostering breakthrough AI innovation through customer-back engineering
MIT Technology Review Insights — May 11, 2026, 09:33 PM PHT -
48There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers — Cowboy Space raised $275M to build them
Tim Fernholz — May 11, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
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50Implementing advanced AI technologies in finance
MIT Technology Review Insights — May 11, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
51The Download: the hantavirus outbreak and Musk v. Altman week 2
Thomas Macaulay — May 11, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
52Sony's failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits
Jon Brodkin — May 11, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
53Korea’s biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data
Kate Park — May 11, 2026, 06:58 PM PHT -
54Why Mastering EVM Is Essential for Next-Generation Wireless Systems
Rohde & Schwarz — May 11, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
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56I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
Ruth Fowler — May 11, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
57NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 11, 2026, 03:09 PM PHT -
58Scientists say 8,500 steps a day could stop weight from creeping back
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 11, 2026, 01:36 PM PHT -
59Researchers say AI chatbots may blur the line between reality and delusion
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 11, 2026, 12:13 PM PHT -
60This 800-year-old Chinese exercise helps lower blood pressure naturally
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 11, 2026, 11:47 AM PHT -
61Samsung's Bespoke update is big step towards a useful AI for your fridge
staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford) — May 11, 2026, 07:00 AM PHT