(October 21, 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 21, 2026, 07:14 AM PHT
Last updated: October 21, 2026, 07:14 AM PHT
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1Judge dismisses Sam Altman’s sister’s sexual abuse lawsuit
The Verge — October 21, 2026, 07:04 AM PHT -
2Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
Lucas Ropek — October 21, 2026, 07:01 AM PHT -
3Caribbean islands were once the center of diversity for barn owls
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 07:00 AM PHT -
4Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car
The Verge — October 21, 2026, 06:42 AM PHT -
5Diverse and sustained social activities may boost cognition in older age
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 06:30 AM PHT -
6Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate
Julie Bort — October 21, 2026, 06:24 AM PHT -
7Soybean waste yields 3D-printable material that could help repair skin
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
8Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program
The Verge — October 21, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
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10Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger, Musk says
The Verge — October 21, 2026, 06:01 AM PHT -
11A hidden rivalry between two quantum states at the heart of superconductors
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
12How governments worldwide are shaping what AI can say about politics
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
13Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
Beth Mole — October 21, 2026, 05:44 AM PHT -
14Machine learning reveals potential warning signal for polar vortex disruptions
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
15SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster for first time, Musk says
The Verge — October 21, 2026, 05:29 AM PHT -
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17New study reveals the high financial value of privacy in legal proceedings
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
18TikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptides
The Verge — October 21, 2026, 05:04 AM PHT -
19Netflix is telling investors not to worry, even though you’re watching less and less
The Verge — October 21, 2026, 05:01 AM PHT -
20Tofu is the winner. Scientist creates new holistic scoring system to measure the impact of food
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
21Using eyedrops in space—wearable patch offers a new approach
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
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29On this day in space! Oct. 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches last-ever Zond moon mission
Hanneke Weitering — October 21, 2026, 04:59 AM PHT -
30SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations
Tim Fernholz, Kirsten Korosec — October 21, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
31From seafloor depths to fishing activity, free software brings ocean data together
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
32Why is it so hard to spot a liar? Expert explains the psychology of deception
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
33OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
Julie Bort — October 21, 2026, 04:35 AM PHT -
34JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
Scharon Harding — October 21, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
35Supercomputer reveals how size could shape the future of nanomedicine
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
36Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
Ashley Belanger — October 21, 2026, 04:07 AM PHT -
37Aurora supercomputer powers two of the largest cosmological simulations to date
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
38Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car
Kirsten Korosec — October 21, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
39Can’t make it to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art for the 'Star Wars' display? This is the companion book set you’re looking for!
stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) — October 21, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
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41The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs
Dan Goodin — October 21, 2026, 03:47 AM PHT -
42The bioeconomy is gaining ground worldwide, report shows
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
43GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think
Tim De Chant — October 21, 2026, 03:32 AM PHT -
44Filling the gaps in global rainfall maps
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 21, 2026, 03:30 AM PHT -
45Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia’s stronghold with AI app developers
Julie Bort — October 21, 2026, 02:38 AM PHT -
46Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice
Jeremy Hsu — October 21, 2026, 02:22 AM PHT -
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48Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
Marina Temkin — October 21, 2026, 01:55 AM PHT -
49A supercomputer is about to launch to the moon aboard a rover named FLIP
chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) — October 21, 2026, 01:42 AM PHT -
50French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
Isabella Ward, Anna Desmarais — October 21, 2026, 01:41 AM PHT -
51Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execs
Ashley Belanger — October 21, 2026, 01:40 AM PHT -
52Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps
Sarah Perez — October 21, 2026, 01:12 AM PHT -
53Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC Amulya Vishwanath: ‘Physical AI is in it’s LEGO era’
Dominic-Madori Davis — October 21, 2026, 12:20 AM PHT -
54Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Tim De Chant — October 21, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
55An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding
Olivia Snow — October 20, 2026, 11:07 PM PHT -
56TikTok staff raised child safety concerns, but executives reportedly failed to act
Aisha Malik — October 20, 2026, 11:03 PM PHT -
57Figma co-founder Dylan Field thinks MCP is not a perfect protocol
Ivan Mehta — October 20, 2026, 10:13 PM PHT -
58SpaceX alum’s aviation startup, Reliable Robotics, lands $115M, topping $1B valuation
Kirsten Korosec — October 20, 2026, 09:17 PM PHT -
59US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems
Kate Park — October 20, 2026, 09:07 PM PHT -
60Scientists finally uncover why statins can cause muscle pain
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
61Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving
Tim Fernholz — October 20, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
62Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 08:49 PM PHT -
63Astronomers uncover new secrets of the Universe’s first five minutes
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 08:34 PM PHT -
64Could a $200K bond for satellites paid before launch prevent a space junk disaster in orbit? Here's why some scientists think so
tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) — October 20, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
65Your aging brain may be trading memory for something more valuable
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 07:31 PM PHT -
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70Scientists find a way to fight Alzheimer’s brain damage without removing toxic tau
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 05:52 PM PHT -
71Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
Stephen Clark — October 20, 2026, 01:59 PM PHT -
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74Scientists discover a surprising link between vitamin C and cancer survival
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 12:21 PM PHT -
75Scientists reach the ultimate quantum limit on a surface
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 11:02 AM PHT -
76Why painful arthritis can return stronger after cancer treatment
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 20, 2026, 08:49 AM PHT