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(July 03, 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: July 03, 2026, 06:50 AM PHT
Last updated: July 03, 2026, 06:50 AM PHT
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1More Canadian than the beaver? Scientists discover a western toad found only in Canada
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 06:50 AM PHT -
2Ecological factors, not social behavior, explain brain size in cephalopods
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
3Single ion maps 3D electromagnetic fields above chips with record sensitivity
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
4Synchronized infrared lasers control molecular shape changes and expose hidden fingerprints
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 06:10 AM PHT -
5Modern life may be outpacing the human mind
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
6Could 'Trojan horse'-type microorganisms that exploit symbiotic systems be candidates for new biological pesticides?
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
7Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections
Marina Temkin — July 03, 2026, 05:57 AM PHT -
8Purine-heavy DNA sequences protect Bacillus subtilis genes from Rho termination
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 05:50 AM PHT -
9World Cup data reveals initiative alone doesn't improve team performance
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
10Compromise drives shared risky decisions, but biased blame and credit can break teamwork
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 05:30 AM PHT -
11Cloudflare will filter out web crawlers that serve AI companies
staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — July 03, 2026, 05:17 AM PHT -
12Orbitronics clears key hurdle with direct orbital currents, boosting signals 100-fold
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 05:10 AM PHT -
13How signals in the embryo tell cells what to become: A lab's final discovery
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
14New Alibaba AI framework skips loading every tool, cutting agent token use 99%
bendee983@gmail.com (Ben Dickson) — July 03, 2026, 04:54 AM PHT -
15IQM, Europe’s first public quantum company, admits the future of the tech is uncertain
Anna Heim — July 03, 2026, 04:42 AM PHT -
16More gray seals counted in the Wadden Sea
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
17Instant digital rewards may make hard thinking feel less worthwhile
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
18Most Europeans see economic growth as essential for a sustainable future
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
19Prescribed burns may generate over 20% of fine particle pollution in southeastern US
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
20Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become
Julie Bort — July 03, 2026, 04:11 AM PHT -
21Light flips bacterial signaling enzyme between two shapes, unlocking how signals travel
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
22AI analysis of data from multiple sensors can improve earthquake detection
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
23Newly discovered PamStealer isn't your typical macOS malware
Dan Goodin — July 03, 2026, 03:38 AM PHT -
24Spontaneous current loops in a kagome metal point to hidden quantum order
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
25Researchers develop a new predictive model for designing 2D perovskites
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 03, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
26A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon
Tim De Chant — July 03, 2026, 03:14 AM PHT -
27New polymer design could make everyday plastics easier to break down without losing performance
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29Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees
Lauren Forristal — July 03, 2026, 02:39 AM PHT -
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31Can Cursor Remain a Platform for OpenAI and Anthropic’s Models Inside SpaceX?
Maxwell Zeff — July 03, 2026, 02:01 AM PHT -
32Tesla Q2 vehicle deliveries are up 25 percent over last year
staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — July 03, 2026, 01:44 AM PHT -
33Boeing-owned Wisk Aero accused of firing manager who raised safety concerns
Sean O'Kane — July 03, 2026, 01:30 AM PHT -
34FAA proposal: Supersonic airliners can fly over US cities if they’re quiet
Jeremy Hsu — July 03, 2026, 01:29 AM PHT -
35The DEA Plans to Ban Opioid-Like Kratom Compound 7-OH
Manisha Krishnan — July 03, 2026, 12:21 AM PHT -
36Achieving operational excellence with AI
MIT Technology Review Insights — July 02, 2026, 11:37 PM PHT -
37Melinda Gates’ venture firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II
Dominic-Madori Davis — July 02, 2026, 11:26 PM PHT -
38OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund
Russell Brandom — July 02, 2026, 11:20 PM PHT -
39Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI
Sarah Perez — July 02, 2026, 11:14 PM PHT -
40Trump gets OpenAI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders’ target
Ashley Belanger — July 02, 2026, 11:12 PM PHT -
41Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy,” advocates warn FTC
Ashley Belanger — July 02, 2026, 10:39 PM PHT -
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45Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
Russell Brandom — July 02, 2026, 09:53 PM PHT -
46Donald Trump bought a bunch of tech stock the same day he announced his AI Action Plan
staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — July 02, 2026, 09:27 PM PHT -
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50The Download: a startup has a solution for AI’s groupthink problem
Thomas Macaulay — July 02, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
51Google’s AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
Jeremy Hsu — July 02, 2026, 07:15 PM PHT -
52Opera's new security feature stops copy paste attacks from malicious websites
staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — July 02, 2026, 06:57 PM PHT -
53OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom
The Verge — July 02, 2026, 06:23 PM PHT -
54Inside the Luddite Festival Harnessing Gen Z’s Rage Against Big Tech
Vittoria Elliott — July 02, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
55Z.ai launches ZCode to challenge Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in AI coding
michael.nunez@venturebeat.com (Michael Nuñez) — July 02, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
56Sun fires off 10 solar flares in 24 hours as multiple Earth-bound CMEs raise northern lights hopes for July 4 weekend
daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) — July 02, 2026, 05:53 PM PHT -
57Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures
The Verge — July 02, 2026, 05:47 PM PHT -
58Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor
The Verge — July 02, 2026, 05:33 PM PHT -
59Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech
Julian Chokkattu — July 02, 2026, 05:30 PM PHT -
60OpenAI reportedly wants all AI companies to give the US government a stake in their businesses
staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — July 02, 2026, 05:27 PM PHT -
61Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse
Emily Mullin — July 02, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
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63Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office
Jagmeet Singh — July 02, 2026, 01:30 PM PHT -
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