(July 08, 2026) – AI, Science, and Tech Updates
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Last updated: July 08, 2026, 06:27 AM PHT
Last updated: July 08, 2026, 06:27 AM PHT
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2When managing your money, take a chatbot's 'confidence' with a grain of salt
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
3Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
Reece Rogers — July 08, 2026, 05:59 AM PHT -
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5Study finds sharing tax numbers boosts transparency, not confusion, for investors
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
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7Isotope probing shows soil is packed with dormant viruses lying in wait
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
8More than half of Atlanta's restrooms inaccessible to the public, study finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
9Meta's new Muse Image model accepts Instagram accounts as a prompt
staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — July 08, 2026, 04:49 AM PHT -
10Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos
The Verge — July 08, 2026, 04:41 AM PHT -
11Teenagers understand social media algorithms but want more control, study finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
12The real cost, security, and culture problems behind enterprise AI agents
VentureBeat — July 08, 2026, 04:24 AM PHT -
13Magnetic octupole model captures domain-wall motion in noncollinear antiferromagnets
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
14Deep learning reveals nanoparticle shape from routine tracking analysis without new hardware
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
15Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet
Russell Brandom — July 08, 2026, 04:04 AM PHT -
16Upfront investment in native plants can pay dividends against buckthorn
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
17AI framework could speed battery, combustion and materials research by automating simulations
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
18Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models
Lucas Ropek — July 08, 2026, 03:58 AM PHT -
19Bethesda, id Software reportedly hit hard by Microsoft layoffs
Kyle Orland — July 08, 2026, 03:52 AM PHT -
20Steering light in a flash: New chip redirects light beams in less than a trillionth of a second
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
21Study provides further evidence that aspen patches can mitigate wildfires
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
22Quantum computers model nine fusion fuel material configurations for first time
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
23Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images
Lauren Forristal — July 08, 2026, 03:28 AM PHT -
24They're here: Biologists identify first established colonies of invasive clam in northeastern US
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
25Day-night ocean warming helps explain why El Niño outpaces La Niña in models
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
26Doom developer id Software is reportedly losing half its staff
staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — July 08, 2026, 03:04 AM PHT -
27Mating strategies shape tropical plants' invasive ability
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
28'Project Hail Mary' is finally streaming Amazon Prime Video, and we can't wait to watch it again
stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) — July 08, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
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3015 years of climate research gathered on Lufthansa scheduled flights
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 02:40 AM PHT -
31X says top accounts steal videos from other users as it announces new video tools
The Verge — July 08, 2026, 02:28 AM PHT -
32New plasma-based hydrogel tech to speed up recovery for burn victims
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 02:20 AM PHT -
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34Medieval text family trees suggest 60% of works vanished over centuries
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
35Using quantum entanglement to secure ground-to-satellite timing
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40Parasites deliver long-chain omega-3 fatty acids to aquatic systems, feeding endangered fish
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 01:40 AM PHT -
41Baseline tool could separate alien life signals from geology on ocean worlds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 08, 2026, 01:30 AM PHT -
42How public–private partnerships can turn Mars into an economic frontier (Op-Ed)
Chris Carberry — July 08, 2026, 01:00 AM PHT -
43Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: The worst breaches of 2026 so far
Zack Whittaker — July 08, 2026, 12:45 AM PHT -
44Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender finally has a trailer and a July 25 release date
staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — July 08, 2026, 12:42 AM PHT -
45Box survey: Why enterprise AI leaders are outperforming their peers
VentureBeat — July 08, 2026, 12:25 AM PHT -
46Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs
The Verge — July 08, 2026, 12:23 AM PHT -
47Anthropic brings Claude Cowork to mobile and web as usage data shows most users aren’t coding
michael.nunez@venturebeat.com (Michael Nuñez) — July 08, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
48Now you can direct Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI from your phone
staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — July 08, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
49Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images
The Verge — July 07, 2026, 11:09 PM PHT -
50VC firm Chemistry is raising $500M for its second fund
Dominic-Madori Davis — July 07, 2026, 11:02 PM PHT -
51AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation
Dominic-Madori Davis — July 07, 2026, 10:35 PM PHT -
52This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car
Sean O'Kane — July 07, 2026, 10:00 PM PHT -
53Hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites
Zack Whittaker — July 07, 2026, 09:10 PM PHT -
54The Download: your stake in OpenAI, and the Treasury’s AI warning
Thomas Macaulay — July 07, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
55NASA celebrates James Webb's fourth anniversary with the most detailed image of Centaurus A yet
staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — July 07, 2026, 08:01 PM PHT -
56Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom
Julie Bort — July 07, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
57SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite
jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) — July 07, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
58Reuters: DeepSeek is developing its own AI chips
staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — July 07, 2026, 07:57 PM PHT -
59The Best iPhone 17 Cases (2026): Our Picks After Testing 100+
Julian Chokkattu, Louryn Strampe — July 07, 2026, 07:30 PM PHT -
60The foundational elements of AI architecture that IT leaders need to scale
MIT Technology Review Insights — July 07, 2026, 07:10 PM PHT -
61How AI could enable autonomous robot workers in workplaces—and maybe homes
Jeremy Hsu — July 07, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
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63Erling Haaland Is Everywhere at the World Cup. Most of It Is AI
Megan Tomos — July 07, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
64Why worms (and microbes) are catching on as a manure pollution solution
James Temple — July 07, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
65The sun's atmosphere is way hotter than its surface. Scientists may finally know why
Keith Cooper — July 07, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
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67The first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine
Tim Fernholz — July 07, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
68Digital-native startups are ditching rigid databases for their agentic stacks
VentureBeat — July 07, 2026, 03:00 PM PHT -
69AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductors
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — July 07, 2026, 01:39 PM PHT -
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71The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human
Connie Loizos — July 07, 2026, 07:56 AM PHT -
72US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom
Julie Bort — July 07, 2026, 07:21 AM PHT