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(June 30, 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: June 30, 2026, 07:03 AM PHT
Last updated: June 30, 2026, 07:03 AM PHT
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1Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright
The Verge — June 30, 2026, 03:47 AM PHT -
2First-of-a-kind laser spring opens up new avenues for plasma control
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 07:00 AM PHT -
3Deep inside crocodile skulls, 100 million years of brain evolution barely registers
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 06:50 AM PHT -
4Breakthrough for aquaculture: Oral vaccine protects fish from fatal nervous necrosis virus
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
5Graphene can hold multiple states of superconductivity, a new study finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 06:40 AM PHT -
6Rare inner ear cells point to regenerative hearing treatments
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
7Disorder creates direction-dependent optics in compound semiconductors
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 06:10 AM PHT -
8There's now an OpenClaw app for iOS and Android phones
staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — June 30, 2026, 06:07 AM PHT -
9What science tells us about the algae bloom in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
10Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy's secrets
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 30, 2026, 05:57 AM PHT -
11NASA tests new refuel device for future in-space refueling missions
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
12Cyclic sealing and drainage on the Gofar Oceanic Transform Fault revealed
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 05:30 AM PHT -
13Venezuela earthquakes add tragic new layer to the country's humanitarian crisis
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
14Structural blueprint for RNA therapeutics reveals why some siRNA molecules work better than others
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 05:10 AM PHT -
15South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots
Jeremy Hsu — June 30, 2026, 05:09 AM PHT -
16After a great start, DC’s new cinematic universe is already slowing down
The Verge — June 30, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
17It's been 25 years since'A.I. Artificial Intelligence', and we think this was Spielberg at the top of his sci-fi game
stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) — June 30, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
18Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
Julie Bort — June 30, 2026, 04:55 AM PHT -
19Uber is no longer offering Waymo rides in Phoenix
staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — June 30, 2026, 04:43 AM PHT -
20Some boreal forest species fail to recover even 100 years after clearcutting
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
21England's public library collections are in danger of being hollowed out, new research warns
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
22DeepSeek open sources DSpark, a new framework to speed up LLM inference by up to 85%
carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl Franzen) — June 30, 2026, 04:36 AM PHT -
23Understudied enzyme helps S. aureus pathogen prosper, study finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
24Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users
Lauren Forristal — June 30, 2026, 04:12 AM PHT -
25Gold-laced nanoparticles could eventually spot and treat endometriosis without surgery
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
26Rent paid on Atlanta's west side is building wealth in Buckhead, study finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — June 30, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
27Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during June 30 spacewalk
mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) — June 30, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
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29Layoffs looming, Xbox union members argue for transparency and good-faith bargaining
staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — June 30, 2026, 03:06 AM PHT -
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32Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
Ryan Whitwam — June 30, 2026, 02:21 AM PHT -
33Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price
Amanda Silberling — June 30, 2026, 02:10 AM PHT -
34Scientists discover an unexpected way to make pancreatic cancer cells self-destruct
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 30, 2026, 02:08 AM PHT -
35South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘RAMageddon’
Kate Park — June 30, 2026, 02:07 AM PHT -
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37NASA to launch rescue mission June 30 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere
jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) — June 30, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
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39WhatsApp is launching usernames: here’s how to reserve yours
The Verge — June 30, 2026, 01:46 AM PHT -
40Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
Marina Temkin — June 30, 2026, 01:39 AM PHT -
41The attack that hijacked Claude Code came through Sentry. Datadog, PagerDuty, and Jira have the same exposure.
louiswcolumbus@gmail.com (Louis Columbus) — June 30, 2026, 12:53 AM PHT -
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43Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data
The Verge — June 30, 2026, 12:07 AM PHT -
44Half of social media child safety features don't work, report claims
staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — June 30, 2026, 12:04 AM PHT -
45Don't like Gemini? Here's how to roll back to Google Assistant on your Android phone
staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — June 29, 2026, 11:30 PM PHT -
46Comcast spins off NBCUniversal as it exits media entirely
staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — June 29, 2026, 11:03 PM PHT -
47Rocket Lab continues buying spree by acquiring satellite company Iridium
Sean O'Kane — June 29, 2026, 11:02 PM PHT -
48Agent confidence on the technical frontier
MIT Technology Review Insights — June 29, 2026, 10:44 PM PHT -
49Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise
Sean O'Kane — June 29, 2026, 10:00 PM PHT -
50Pocket raises $11M in bet on rising demand for AI note-taking devices
Ivan Mehta — June 29, 2026, 09:16 PM PHT -
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53The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone
Boone Ashworth — June 29, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
54How NASA's 'America 250' celebrations are reaching from the sky to the moon
Elizabeth Howell — June 29, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
55The Download: metric weaknesses and AI elephant warnings
Thomas Macaulay — June 29, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
56Rocket Lab buys satellite company Iridium to go up against Starlink and Amazon's Leo
staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — June 29, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
57Oura Ring 5 review: Size is everything
staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — June 29, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
58The James Webb Space Telescope peered into one of the universe's oldest galaxy clusters, and scientists can't explain what they saw
Robert Lea — June 29, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
59Google reportedly capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and chatbots
staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — June 29, 2026, 07:03 PM PHT -
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61Robin Byrd, the Sex Godmother of Millennials, Says the Internet Ruined Porn
Ej Dickson — June 29, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
62Yeasound RIC800 Hearing Aids Review: Good Audio, Glitchy App
Christopher Null — June 29, 2026, 06:33 PM PHT -
63Top Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if EU Rules Change
Matt Burgess — June 29, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
64Truckloads of Tesla Batteries Keep Getting Stolen Before They Even Leave the Factory
Paresh Dave — June 29, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
65This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern
Will Knight — June 29, 2026, 04:00 PM PHT -
66Millions take omega-3 fish oil for brain health but a new study found no benefit
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 29, 2026, 03:19 PM PHT -
67These fat-filled brain cells may be making multiple sclerosis worse
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 29, 2026, 12:10 PM PHT -
68Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — June 29, 2026, 10:55 AM PHT
