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(July 22, 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 22, 2026, 06:28 AM PHT
Last updated: July 22, 2026, 06:28 AM PHT
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1Universal patterns govern global fertility decline
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
2Black hole jet may be stirring gas cloud containing early 'red potato' galaxy
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
3Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over
The Verge — July 22, 2026, 06:06 AM PHT -
4OpenAI says it accidentally hacked Hugging Face with a new AI system
The Verge — July 22, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
5Cameras on whale sharks reveal they are the snackers of the sea
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
6Cone snail venom peptide could enable injectable non-opioid pain relief
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
7AI tool predicts how DNA sequences switch on genes across different cell types
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 05:50 AM PHT -
8Poolside drops Laguna S 2.1, an open-weight coding model that beats rivals 10x its size
michael.nunez@venturebeat.com (Michael Nuñez) — July 22, 2026, 05:49 AM PHT -
9Uncovering multidimensional effects of generative AI on learning
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
10Open-source AI predicts key peptide traits before costly lab testing
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 05:30 AM PHT -
11Tapeworm hijacks worker ants, giving them queen-like metabolism and longer lives
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
12New evidence redraws Roman conquest's final conflict in ancient Catalonia
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
13Stop adding more GPUs: Weka's new storage platform reduces load by caching 100% of an AI model's pre-calculated tokens
VentureBeat — July 22, 2026, 05:19 AM PHT -
14Decades-old strains reveal Brakhagea, a budding bacterial genus with bioactive potential
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 05:10 AM PHT -
15These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Aisha Malik — July 22, 2026, 04:57 AM PHT -
16OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its own pre-release models
Russell Brandom — July 22, 2026, 04:56 AM PHT -
17Two-color lasers aim electron currents through semiconductor with no electric field
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
18New peptide strategy aims to make cancer targeting more precise
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
19Jellyfish nebula may be the scene of two stars going supernova
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 04:30 AM PHT -
20Quantum sensing microscope illuminates transistor design
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
21The 'forgotten children' of sexual abuse in family settings
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
22Alien life likely can't survive on exoplanets smaller than Mars, scientists say
Kiona N. Smith — July 22, 2026, 04:15 AM PHT -
23Researcher shows how AI can personalize learning for homeschooling families
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
24Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash model cuts AI agent token costs by up to 65% on long horizon engineering tasks —and 3.5 Pro is on the way
carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl Franzen) — July 22, 2026, 03:59 AM PHT -
25Researchers develop automated system to accelerate outbreak detection and disease surveillance
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — July 22, 2026, 03:50 AM PHT -
26Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents
Amanda Silberling — July 22, 2026, 03:43 AM PHT -
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28Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory
Tim De Chant — July 22, 2026, 03:36 AM PHT -
29Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
The Verge — July 22, 2026, 03:26 AM PHT -
30Nintendo customers have no legal right to tariff refunds, company tells judge
Jon Brodkin — July 22, 2026, 03:09 AM PHT -
31This Former Intel CEO Wants to Jumpstart Moore’s Law With Light
Joel Khalili — July 22, 2026, 03:05 AM PHT -
32Substack is adding an AI detection feature
staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — July 22, 2026, 02:54 AM PHT -
33Apple has reportedly fixed its Hide My Email vulnerability
staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — July 22, 2026, 02:51 AM PHT -
34Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs
Lucas Ropek — July 22, 2026, 02:18 AM PHT -
35Evals are the new PRD, Expedia’s AI chief tells VB Transform 2026
louiswcolumbus@gmail.com (Louis Columbus) — July 22, 2026, 02:15 AM PHT -
36Peak Design’s modular Field Bracket has a finder tag built-in
The Verge — July 22, 2026, 02:12 AM PHT -
37Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings
Sean O'Kane — July 22, 2026, 02:05 AM PHT -
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39Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro
Rebecca Bellan — July 22, 2026, 01:11 AM PHT -
40Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers
jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) — July 22, 2026, 01:00 AM PHT -
41Google announces Gemini 3.6 Flash and cybersecurity AI, teases 3.5 Pro and Gemini 4
Ryan Whitwam — July 22, 2026, 12:58 AM PHT -
42Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judge
The Verge — July 22, 2026, 12:53 AM PHT -
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44A Sneaky Hacking Tool Targeting AI Infrastructure Is Lurking in Victims’ Blind Spots
Lily Hay Newman — July 22, 2026, 12:08 AM PHT -
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46The 'Avengers Doomsday' trailer is cool, but it's missing something… where's all the space stuff?
Matthew Razak — July 22, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
47Lego just unveiled a 1,500-piece X-Files set, complete with Mulder, Scully and a grey alien
staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — July 21, 2026, 11:40 PM PHT -
48US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft
Rebecca Bellan — July 21, 2026, 11:37 PM PHT -
49Garmin finally made a screenless fitness tracker
staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — July 21, 2026, 11:20 PM PHT -
50Samsung aims to help you make more sense of health data with a new AI-powered assistant
staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — July 21, 2026, 11:07 PM PHT -
51Light made a flip phone — it’s colorful and it’s cheap
Amanda Silberling — July 21, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
52The Light Flip Is the Stylish Dumb Flip Phone of Your Dreams
Julian Chokkattu — July 21, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
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55AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned
Zack Whittaker — July 21, 2026, 10:48 PM PHT -
56What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale
Lauren Forristal — July 21, 2026, 10:15 PM PHT -
57When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?
Michael Harley — July 21, 2026, 09:36 PM PHT -
58Your CD and Blu-Ray collection won't last forever
staff@engadget.com (Alec Hively) — July 21, 2026, 09:30 PM PHT -
59Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are AI-generated
Ivan Mehta — July 21, 2026, 09:27 PM PHT -
60Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code
Dell Cameron, wired.com — July 21, 2026, 09:19 PM PHT -
61SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit (video)
mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) — July 21, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
62The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout
Thomas Macaulay — July 21, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
63The Best Smart Home Accessories to Boost Your Curb Appeal (2026)
Nena Farrell — July 21, 2026, 07:02 PM PHT -
64Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation
Christine McGuiness and Devang Khariwala — July 21, 2026, 06:37 PM PHT -
65‘It’s a Modern-Day Draft’: Why Stanford Students Walked Out on Sundar Pichai’s Commencement Speech
Katie Drummond — July 21, 2026, 06:30 PM PHT -
66A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now
Andy Greenberg — July 21, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
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70Atlassian: Research shows organizations should approach AI at the team level, not the individual level, to achieve true ROI
VentureBeat — July 21, 2026, 03:00 PM PHT
