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(August 02, 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 02, 2026, 05:05 AM PHT
Last updated: August 02, 2026, 05:05 AM PHT
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1Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps
Anthony Ha — August 02, 2026, 04:26 AM PHT -
2AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 02, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
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4Unusual metal oxide shows signs of magnetism under lattice strain in ultrathin layers
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 02, 2026, 02:40 AM PHT -
5Four ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 02, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
6Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT
Anthony Ha — August 02, 2026, 01:07 AM PHT -
7Brittany burial mounds may hide human-shaped stones as Coëby cemetery mystery deepens
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 02, 2026, 01:00 AM PHT -
8Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 02, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
9Trump blames Tim Walz for water hacks even though it’s probably Iran
The Verge — August 01, 2026, 11:23 PM PHT -
10Moonlight-like fur and feathers may explain Egyptian god Thoth's two animal forms
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
11Pacific cloud brightening could weaken El Nino, but models reveal risks for Europe and Asia
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 09:50 PM PHT -
12Tiny black holes may be secretly exploding stars across the Milky Way
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 01, 2026, 09:33 PM PHT -
13Ant brains reveal how evolution turned hunger into parenting
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 01, 2026, 09:01 PM PHT -
14Tiny aerosol particles could supercharge tropical storm clouds
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 01, 2026, 08:47 PM PHT -
15Eating one avocado a day may lower heart disease risk
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 01, 2026, 08:35 PM PHT -
16As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews
Samuel Axon — August 01, 2026, 08:30 PM PHT -
17Scientists may have found a way to prevent statin muscle pain
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 01, 2026, 08:09 PM PHT -
18Sensor-embedded 3D-printed repairs could help preserve ancient pottery
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
19Quantum computer completes verified task beyond practical reach of classical simulations
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
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21'Flight of the Navigator' at 40: the Disney space movie that messed with time dilation long before 'Interstellar'
Richard Edwards — August 01, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
2215 Best Office Chairs of 2026—We Tested 70 to Pick Them
Julian Chokkattu, Matthew Korfhage — August 01, 2026, 07:59 PM PHT -
23After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
Cyrus Farivar — August 01, 2026, 07:30 PM PHT -
24Deadly blooms offer a genetic blueprint for making hard-to-synthesize medicinal compounds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
25Leave it: Dog trainers help pets avoid poisonous snakes
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
26Scientists left water inside a battery and nearly doubled its power
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 01, 2026, 06:41 PM PHT -
277 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran
Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, Andy Greenberg — August 01, 2026, 06:30 PM PHT -
28Boroux vs. Rorra vs. Culligan: Water Filters, Tested Head to Head
Matthew Korfhage — August 01, 2026, 06:30 PM PHT -
29Dreo Summer Flash Sale 2026: Lowest Price Ever on Chefmaker, Fan
Matthew Korfhage — August 01, 2026, 06:09 PM PHT -
30Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside
Kim Zetter, wired.com — August 01, 2026, 06:05 PM PHT -
31How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
Jacek Krywko — August 01, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
32A rollercoaster of weather extremes: Drought and heat waves are creating UK's climate whiplash
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
33SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) — August 01, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
34The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier
Lily Hay Newman — August 01, 2026, 05:30 PM PHT -
35Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time
Ritsuko Kawai — August 01, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
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37Hungary to shut nuclear plant as heatwave hits central Europe
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 02:47 PM PHT -
38Superheated magma may power towering lava fountains
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — August 01, 2026, 02:38 PM PHT -
39OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok
Lucas Ropek — August 01, 2026, 06:47 AM PHT -
40Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t.
Dominic-Madori Davis — August 01, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
41How do supermassive black holes grow? AI finds 7 spacetime-warping 'quasars' that could help solve the mystery
Samantha Mathewson — August 01, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
42Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing
Beth Mole — August 01, 2026, 05:51 AM PHT -
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44Laying odds on the potential for Martian water near future landing zones
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
45Art festivals may revive island communities when tourism stays within local limits
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — August 01, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
46Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive
Ashley Belanger — August 01, 2026, 05:19 AM PHT -
47Structured AI data pipelines score 10.9 points below free-form code — DataFlow-Harness closes the gap
bendee983@gmail.com (Ben Dickson) — August 01, 2026, 05:19 AM PHT
