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(September 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: September 18, 2026, 06:45 AM PHT
Last updated: September 18, 2026, 06:45 AM PHT
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1New krypton-88 data narrow a key gap in stellar strontium models
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
2Transfer learning corrects alloy calculations to predict unexplored materials
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
3PrismML hopes its tiny LLM could change how we all use AI
Julie Bort — September 18, 2026, 06:34 AM PHT -
4Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like
Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger — September 18, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
5Motivational traits may help explain why some people report greater well-being
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
6The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI
Lucas Ropek — September 18, 2026, 06:14 AM PHT -
7Laser shocks turn plastic into ultra-small, high-purity nanodiamonds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
8Electron and photon beams drive same gold-forming reaction toward different nanoscale structures
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 05:30 AM PHT -
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10Close-up images show defects locking electrons into stable Wigner solids
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
11How accurately can we measure the ocean's deepest point?
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 04:50 AM PHT -
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13OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
Rebecca Bellan — September 18, 2026, 04:34 AM PHT -
14A new bridge for quantum networks: Physicists convert microwaves to light using 2D magnets
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 04:30 AM PHT -
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16Decoding the DNA switches behind gene regulation
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
17Small portfolio shifts could deliver major food sustainability gains, UK analysis finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
18UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents
Jagmeet Singh — September 18, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
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20Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal
Rebecca Bellan — September 18, 2026, 03:46 AM PHT -
21Using sound waves to turn iron and water into magnetic nanoparticles
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
22New study explores US consumers' willingness to pay for fresh-market grape attributes
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
23Two spike 'keys' work together to let SARS-CoV-2 enter cells, study reveals
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
24Activated learning-and-memory protein forms growing molecular chains, imaging reveals
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 03:10 AM PHT -
25What kills Schrödinger's cat? Underground experiment rules out gravity model for quantum decoherence
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
26Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloud
The Verge — September 18, 2026, 02:59 AM PHT -
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28Waymo restarts San Antonio service 5 months after flooding troubles
Sean O'Kane — September 18, 2026, 02:30 AM PHT -
29Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI
Dominic-Madori Davis — September 18, 2026, 01:26 AM PHT -
30Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire
Aditya Mehta — September 18, 2026, 01:15 AM PHT -
31Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AI
Sarah Perez — September 18, 2026, 01:15 AM PHT -
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33TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
Jean Bradley, TechCrunch Events — September 18, 2026, 12:34 AM PHT -
34Apple will let EU apps use less-alarming tracking-consent screens
Sarah Perez — September 18, 2026, 12:09 AM PHT -
35Lunacy Audio Nova is a place to build and sell your own AI-powered music plug-ins
The Verge — September 17, 2026, 11:25 PM PHT -
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38Scientists discover a mysterious new frog hiding in the Amazon
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 10:08 PM PHT -
39Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
Kate Park — September 17, 2026, 10:06 PM PHT -
40Camp Snap’s 110D gives slim retro film cameras a digital upgrade
The Verge — September 17, 2026, 10:01 PM PHT -
41A $100 detector can see invisible particles raining down from space
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 09:54 PM PHT -
42Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
Ivan Mehta — September 17, 2026, 09:46 PM PHT -
43Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers
Tim De Chant — September 17, 2026, 09:38 PM PHT -
44Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse
The Verge — September 17, 2026, 09:36 PM PHT -
45JWST’s mysterious little red dots may be black holes growing at incredible speeds
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 08:45 PM PHT -
46The Download: mice with part-human brains and climate tech innovators
Thomas Macaulay — September 17, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
47What’s the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2026)
Julian Chokkattu, Simon Hill — September 17, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
48Scientists find a natural gut compound that helps heal the intestine
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 07:13 PM PHT -
49Soundboks Rider Party Speaker Review: Loud and Durable
Harry Rabinowitz — September 17, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
50Textbooks may have misdrawn this basic brain structure for 100 years
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 06:54 PM PHT -
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52Bose’s next open earbuds have more bass, more volume, and more battery life
The Verge — September 17, 2026, 05:40 PM PHT -
53The Trump Administration Sends a New Signal to Alien Disclosure Whistleblowers
Nathaniel Janowitz — September 17, 2026, 05:30 PM PHT -
54Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear
Paresh Dave — September 17, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
55New mesothelioma drug turns cancer’s own defenses against it
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 01:11 PM PHT -
56Scientists find a hidden health advantage in black and green rice
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 11:52 AM PHT -
57Hidden “immune organ” in the skull may help fight brain cancer
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 17, 2026, 10:43 AM PHT -
58Meet Dyson's New Robot Vacuum Line: The Dyson Nurovi Line (2026)
Nena Farrell — September 17, 2026, 07:42 AM PHT -
59Here’s What Snap’s Expensive Specs Can Actually Do
Boone Ashworth — September 17, 2026, 07:40 AM PHT
