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Global Trending News — Today’s Breakthroughs in Science and Technology
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Last updated: June 12, 2026, 07:35 AM PHT
Last updated: June 12, 2026, 07:35 AM PHT
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1Microsoft’s open-source SkillOpt automatically upgrades AI agent skills without touching model weights
bendee983@gmail.com (Ben Dickson) — June 12, 2026, 07:37 AM PHT -
2CO₂ injection reveals hidden cement chemistry behind 13% stronger early strength
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 07:20 AM PHT -
3New cavity control strategy improves performance of blue vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 07:20 AM PHT -
4Xiaomi's new open source, agentic AI coding harness MiMo Code beats Claude Code at ultra-long, 200+ step tasks
carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl Franzen) — June 12, 2026, 07:14 AM PHT -
5Researchers are developing textiles that can produce drinking water from the air
staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — June 12, 2026, 06:50 AM PHT -
6Quantum friction causes light to slow down nanoworld movements
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:50 AM PHT -
7AI study reveals stark inequalities in global climate plans
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
8Why cells started sticking together could help explain how animals first evolved
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
9A new kind of entanglement helps quantum sensors tune out noise
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:30 AM PHT -
10Integrating sustainable practices into undergraduate science education
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
11AI fast-forwards molecular simulations by 10,000-fold
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
12Amazon’s Echo Hub gets a customizable new look and Ring’s AI features
The Verge — June 12, 2026, 06:12 AM PHT -
13Light echoes reveal possible dark matter buildup around supermassive black holes
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:10 AM PHT -
14Parents' heat warning songs may prime zebra finch chicks for heat before they hatch
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
15Heat claimed more than 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022: WHO
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
16When seeds mislead, weeds succeed: Researchers uncover surprising ways weeds spread
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
17Newly synthesized fullerene material remains metallic even under low temperatures
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
18Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet
Maxwell Zeff — June 12, 2026, 05:21 AM PHT -
19Capable CEOs communicate climate risks more consistently
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
20'Selection shadow' may explain why longer lives bring more age-related disease
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
21Forensic psychology faces bias claims in risk tools and courtroom testimony
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
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23Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok
Vittoria Elliott — June 12, 2026, 04:50 AM PHT -
24Record heat pushes human-driven warming to 1.39C, 1.5C could arrive by 2030
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
25Genomes from Oceania offer new clues to human evolution
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
26Diffusion model links foam physics to voting shifts and market behavior
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 04:30 AM PHT -
27Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — June 12, 2026, 04:27 AM PHT -
28Research proposes fairness framework for faculty promotion and tenure decisions
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 04:05 AM PHT -
29Seven ratios predict SME insolvency up to three years early
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
30SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit as market awaits IPO launch (video)
robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) — June 12, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
31Open-source AI may aid climate and development but deepen inequality, experts warn
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
32Salmonella genomes reveal 45 previously unknown toxins in foodborne bacteria
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 12, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
33James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young
Samantha Mathewson — June 12, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
34Another parent has filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI
staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — June 12, 2026, 02:34 AM PHT -
35Blink’s six-piece outdoor camera kit is a great deal under $200
The Verge — June 12, 2026, 02:04 AM PHT -
36Meta’s Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version
Aisha Malik — June 12, 2026, 01:30 AM PHT -
37Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year
The Verge — June 12, 2026, 01:26 AM PHT -
38Context compression finally works in production: new research cuts LLM input 16x without the accuracy hit
VentureBeat — June 12, 2026, 01:23 AM PHT -
39The bill that would let Jimmy Kimmel sue Brendan Carr is here
The Verge — June 12, 2026, 01:23 AM PHT -
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41Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, GameStop, and others
The Verge — June 12, 2026, 01:14 AM PHT -
42Quantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO wave
Tim Fernholz — June 12, 2026, 12:59 AM PHT -
43A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’
The Verge — June 12, 2026, 12:42 AM PHT -
44Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others
Lauren Forristal — June 12, 2026, 12:36 AM PHT -
45These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Aisha Malik — June 12, 2026, 12:17 AM PHT -
46Drug Sites Hijacked Spotify’s Search Ranking Through Fake Podcasts
Dell Cameron — June 12, 2026, 12:07 AM PHT -
47Teardown finds that the Trump phone is practically the same as an HTC handset
staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — June 12, 2026, 12:01 AM PHT -
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49Summer Game Fest 2026 roundup: All the shows, trailers, news and reviews
staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — June 11, 2026, 11:30 PM PHT -
50Google's DiffusionGemma generates 256 tokens in parallel and self-corrects as it goes
VentureBeat — June 11, 2026, 11:16 PM PHT -
51Microsoft taps Alt Carbon in sign of India’s growing role in carbon removal
Jagmeet Singh — June 11, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
52Spyro: A Realm Beyond sees the '90s purple dragon make a big comeback
staff@engadget.com (Alessandro Fillari) — June 11, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
53DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos
Aisha Malik — June 11, 2026, 10:23 PM PHT -
54Endurance Energy raises $54M to harness a massive untapped energy source
Tim De Chant — June 11, 2026, 10:00 PM PHT -
55"This cannot continue": Xbox leaders lay out "hard truths" behind sagging brand
Kyle Orland — June 11, 2026, 09:56 PM PHT -
56I'm glad Apple isn't hyping up agentic AI (yet)
staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — June 11, 2026, 09:45 PM PHT -
57Scientists built a battery-free device that turns sunlight into fuel
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 11, 2026, 09:44 PM PHT -
58Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks
Andrew Cavalier — June 11, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
59Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a vivid, high-pace remake of a classic
staff@engadget.com (Mat Smith) — June 11, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
60Scientists discover a strange property in rice and turn it into a smart material
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 11, 2026, 08:29 PM PHT -
61The Download: soccer’s data renaissance and China’s big nuclear plans
Thomas Macaulay — June 11, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
62Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
Andy Greenberg — June 11, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
63Anthropic taps TCS to scale its enterprise AI deployments
Jagmeet Singh — June 11, 2026, 07:48 PM PHT -
64James Webb reveals two completely different twilights on an alien world
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 11, 2026, 07:47 PM PHT -
65Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact
Will Douglas Heaven — June 11, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
66Several things I like about macOS 27 Golden Gate that have nothing to do with AI
Andrew Cunningham — June 11, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
67Fiido Air Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Review: A Light, Quiet Ebike
Chris Haslam — June 11, 2026, 06:37 PM PHT -
68Deezer now helps users find AI music on other streaming platforms
staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — June 11, 2026, 06:09 PM PHT -
69Defining Autonomy for Wellness Robots in Senior Care
Dreamface Technologies — June 11, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
70How Mexican World Cup Stadiums Achieved FIFA’s Environmental Certifications
Verónica García de León — June 11, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
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72Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here's how SpaceX could do it
Elizabeth Howell — June 11, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
73People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO
Molly Taft — June 11, 2026, 05:30 PM PHT -
74AI could uncover new physics faster but there’s a surprising catch
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 11, 2026, 05:16 PM PHT -
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76Scientists turn tofu and cheese waste into tiny CO2-catching beads
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 11, 2026, 03:21 PM PHT -
77Why AI that works in the lab often fails in production — and what actually fixes it
VentureBeat — June 11, 2026, 03:00 PM PHT -
78Don't miss out on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 — stream it from anywhere at warp speed using this Norton VPN deal, now up to 70% off
paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett) — June 11, 2026, 03:00 PM PHT -
79Opendoor’s India exit is fueling a bigger conversation about AI and outsourcing
Jagmeet Singh — June 11, 2026, 12:02 PM PHT -
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81Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude
Maxwell Zeff — June 11, 2026, 11:11 AM PHT