(August 18, 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: August 18, 2026, 03:03 PM PHT
Last updated: August 18, 2026, 03:03 PM PHT
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1Scientists may have finally proved that “empty” space isn’t really empty
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 18, 2026, 02:08 PM PHT -
2A therapy that “rewrites” childhood memories can ease fear of failure
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 18, 2026, 01:06 PM PHT -
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4Ancient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of years
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 12:00 PM PHT -
5If your career feels chaotic, try this research-based 'workout routine'
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 11:20 AM PHT -
6Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos
The Verge — August 18, 2026, 09:51 AM PHT -
7Qwen3.8-27B runs frontier-class coding agents and reasoning locally, no cloud API required
carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl Franzen) — August 18, 2026, 08:06 AM PHT -
8Immune cells have a 'sense of touch,' scientists discover
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 08:00 AM PHT -
9Molecular electromagnetic sensor may enable remote-controlled gene therapy
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 07:40 AM PHT -
10US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows
Beth Mole — August 18, 2026, 06:08 AM PHT -
11Can computers learn what makes the most iconic jazz musicians stand out?
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
12Cursor launches Origin code hosting platform as GitHub outage exposes opening in AI coding race
michael.nunez@venturebeat.com (Michael Nuñez) — August 18, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
13Pesticides make Argentine ants go crazy, sending them roaming or clustering before workers die
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:50 AM PHT -
14Labrador Sea a key player in providing oxygen for deep North Atlantic life
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
15Quantum light engine links atom-photon thermodynamics to classical physics
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:30 AM PHT -
16AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team
Lucas Ropek — August 18, 2026, 05:27 AM PHT -
17How rugged gullies protect hidden rainforests in the Greater Blue Mountains
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
18Butterflies on the move to higher ground as warming redraws Alpine habitats
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
19Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts
Jeremy Hsu — August 18, 2026, 05:18 AM PHT -
20Brazil's vast coastline could help address food insecurity through sustainable seafood
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:10 AM PHT -
21Observations since 1850 reveal regional climate fingerprints of human-induced warming
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
22Engineered E. coli convert kimchi radish waste into biodegradable bioplastic
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
23ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics
The Verge — August 18, 2026, 04:59 AM PHT -
24From Google to ChatGPT, physics students increasingly seek answers through conversational AI
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
25Locust neurons detect PFAS at environmentally relevant levels, pointing to portable sensors
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 04:30 AM PHT -
26The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it
Stephen Clark — August 18, 2026, 04:23 AM PHT -
27Despite appearing to recover, sunflowers retain drought damage
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
28Dice design solves board gaming's most surprisingly complex problem—who goes first?
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 18, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
29‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — August 18, 2026, 04:18 AM PHT -
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31Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine
Jon Brodkin — August 18, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
32Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks
Lauren Forristal — August 18, 2026, 03:24 AM PHT -
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34Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
Dominic-Madori Davis — August 18, 2026, 03:04 AM PHT -
35Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
Tim De Chant — August 18, 2026, 02:32 AM PHT -
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37Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Ashley Belanger — August 18, 2026, 02:13 AM PHT -
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39One AI module faked 86% of a pipeline's accuracy gains by feeding another the answers
bendee983@gmail.com (Ben Dickson) — August 18, 2026, 01:14 AM PHT -
40Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
Sarah Perez — August 18, 2026, 01:10 AM PHT -
41Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI
Amanda Silberling — August 18, 2026, 12:38 AM PHT -
42Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Rebecca Bellan — August 18, 2026, 12:15 AM PHT -
43Enterprises with AI context layers report agent failures at more than twice the rate of those without one
VentureBeat — August 18, 2026, 12:11 AM PHT -
44The 1st 'Star Wars: Ahsoka' season 2 trailer finally gives us a release date (video)
Fran Ruiz — August 18, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
45Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Tim De Chant — August 17, 2026, 11:16 PM PHT -
46WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan
Sarah Perez — August 17, 2026, 10:56 PM PHT -
47As enterprises confront AI agent sprawl, xpander wants them to own their own control and context layer
carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl Franzen) — August 17, 2026, 10:37 PM PHT -
48How Heidi built production-ready AI for healthcare at global scale
VentureBeat — August 17, 2026, 10:30 PM PHT -
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51Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation
Ivan Mehta — August 17, 2026, 09:10 PM PHT -
52Low-fat vegan diet helps people lose weight without eating less
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 17, 2026, 09:07 PM PHT -
53Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts
Zack Whittaker — August 17, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
54Caltech breakthrough brings fiber-optic performance to silicon chips
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 17, 2026, 08:30 PM PHT -
55The Download: dead robot friends and the “censorship-industrial complex”
Thomas Macaulay — August 17, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
56Scientists uncover the hidden nerve network fueling breast cancer
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 17, 2026, 08:06 PM PHT -
57Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs
jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) — August 17, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
58There’s a New Link Between Gut Health and Alzheimer’s Disease
Jorge Garay — August 17, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
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61Scientists turn DNA into a memory device that uses 100x less power
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 17, 2026, 04:06 PM PHT