Written by adminOctober 17, 2026
(October 17, 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: October 17, 2026, 07:15 AM PHT
Last updated: October 17, 2026, 07:15 AM PHT
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1Apple’s updated App Store rules go after ‘nudify’ AI apps
The Verge — October 17, 2026, 06:51 AM PHT -
2New 3D model reveals how shadows reshape chemistry in stellar nurseries
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
3New high-frequency method boosts 2D material readout for next-gen quantum computers
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
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5A highway instead of a racetrack: Strong coupling of light and sound in an optical fiber
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
6Infrared light overcomes mirror coating obstacle in gravitational wave detector upgrades
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
7Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars
The Verge — October 17, 2026, 04:49 AM PHT -
8“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
Ashley Belanger — October 17, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
9Wider approach needed to mitigate rising rechargeable battery emissions
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 04:10 AM PHT -
10Katie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds
Tess Owen, Tim Marchman — October 17, 2026, 04:05 AM PHT -
11Genetic evidence raises questions about settler-Indigenous relations in New France
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 03:50 AM PHT -
12Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis
Tim De Chant — October 17, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
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14New alloy design strategy combines strength and ductility by timing hardening mechanisms
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
15Light and ultrasound reveal renewable routes to compounds for pharmaceutical research
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
16Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
Scharon Harding — October 17, 2026, 03:11 AM PHT -
17World-record intensity in attosecond hard-X-ray pulses could unlock closer study of electrons in atoms and molecules
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 03:10 AM PHT -
18Automated essay assessment can grade writing more accurately across topics, study finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
19Spiny dogfish blood contains a hormone long thought absent in sharks
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
20Finding their sense of direction: Cell movement helps tissues establish polarity
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 02:40 AM PHT -
21Glowing liquids could help protect products from counterfeiters using distinctive ultraviolet light signatures
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 02:20 AM PHT -
22What makes a place ready for radical innovation? Researchers say resident openness matters
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 02:20 AM PHT -
23Supercooled clouds over the highest mountains respond differently to climate change
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 17, 2026, 02:10 AM PHT -
24IEEE Offers More Services to Cities That Want to Be Smarter
Georges Zissis — October 17, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
25Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
MIT Technology Review — October 17, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
26India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity
Aditya Mehta — October 17, 2026, 01:52 AM PHT -
27RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
Beth Mole — October 17, 2026, 01:05 AM PHT -
28Simulation App Speeds Up Electric Truck Battery Design
Brianne Costa — October 17, 2026, 12:49 AM PHT -
29An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
Theresa Loconsolo — October 17, 2026, 12:30 AM PHT -
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31Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them
Aditya Mehta — October 17, 2026, 12:01 AM PHT -
32Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists
Dominic-Madori Davis — October 17, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
33Why can you see the moon during the day? This week is the perfect time to find out
Jamie Carter — October 17, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
34Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
Ashley Belanger — October 16, 2026, 11:41 PM PHT -
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37Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy
Aisha Malik — October 16, 2026, 10:26 PM PHT -
38Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
Jonathan M. Gitlin — October 16, 2026, 10:03 PM PHT -
39'We are getting a lot of pressure from the administrator himself': How NASA is racing to obey Trump's 'Super Intelligence' order
jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) — October 16, 2026, 09:55 PM PHT -
40Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: The First Real AI PC
Luke Larsen — October 16, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
41Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’
Sarah Perez — October 16, 2026, 08:55 PM PHT -
42The uranium cubes that exposed Nazi Germany’s nuclear failure
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 16, 2026, 08:32 PM PHT -
43The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
Charlotte Jee — October 16, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
44The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
Nick Indge — October 16, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
45Yale scientists discover how stress changes the brain to make memories stronger
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 16, 2026, 07:55 PM PHT -
46AI-Generated Hot Girls Are Ripping Off Comedians to Boost Their Horny Content
Ej Dickson — October 16, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
47Astronomers discover a strange universal rule behind black hole eruptions
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 16, 2026, 06:45 PM PHT -
48Scientists discover a plastic-eating “Pac-Man” enzyme with a surprising secret
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 16, 2026, 06:32 PM PHT -
49This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degeneration
Linda Marsa — October 16, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
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51Can’t bear to say goodbye to your pet? Biotech’s got you covered.
Jessica Hamzelou — October 16, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
52Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve.
Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, Danah Boyd — October 16, 2026, 03:56 PM PHT -
53Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals
Connie Loizos — October 16, 2026, 01:16 PM PHT -
54A protein that fuels cancer could also be the key to fighting it
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 16, 2026, 12:51 PM PHT -
55A quantum highway just one atom high could transform superconductors
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 16, 2026, 12:22 PM PHT -
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57Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style
Sean O'Kane — October 16, 2026, 09:17 AM PHT -
58Scientists discover how exercise reverses muscle aging
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 16, 2026, 08:41 AM PHT -
59When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off
Lucas Ropek — October 16, 2026, 07:44 AM PHT
