(May 16, 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: May 16, 2026, 08:06 AM PHT
Last updated: May 16, 2026, 08:06 AM PHT
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1Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.
Michelle Kim — May 16, 2026, 07:39 AM PHT -
2New crash data highlights the slow progress of Tesla's robotaxis
staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — May 16, 2026, 05:50 AM PHT -
3Intercom, now called Fin, launches an AI agent whose only job is managing another AI agent
michael.nunez@venturebeat.com (Michael Nuñez) — May 16, 2026, 05:06 AM PHT -
4How RecursiveMAS speeds up multi-agent inference by 2.4x and reduces token usage by 75%
bendee983@gmail.com (Ben Dickson) — May 16, 2026, 05:04 AM PHT -
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6RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more
Kirsten Korosec — May 16, 2026, 04:30 AM PHT -
7General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
Julie Bort — May 16, 2026, 04:25 AM PHT -
8Sustainable chemistry: Iron substitutes noble metals in catalytic reactions
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 04:20 AM PHT -
9Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app
Scharon Harding — May 16, 2026, 04:16 AM PHT -
10Tesla Reveals New Details About Robotaxi Crashes—and the Humans Involved
Aarian Marshall — May 16, 2026, 03:51 AM PHT -
11Marathon's future includes duo queues, more PvE modes and better onboarding
staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — May 16, 2026, 03:35 AM PHT -
12Neuron imaging captures unconventional receptor route that supports synaptic communication
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
13Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
Stephen Clark — May 16, 2026, 03:11 AM PHT -
14A hidden threshold enables tunable control of liquid crystal helices for energy-efficient technologies
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
15'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' is a relentlessly oppressive roguelite inspired by FTL
Ian Stokes — May 16, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
16Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths
Beth Mole — May 16, 2026, 02:51 AM PHT -
17A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see
Zack Whittaker — May 16, 2026, 02:51 AM PHT -
18OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle
The Verge — May 16, 2026, 02:27 AM PHT -
19Send the arXiv AI-generated slop, get a yearlong vacation from submissions
John Timmer — May 16, 2026, 02:25 AM PHT -
20Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up
Tim De Chant — May 16, 2026, 02:14 AM PHT -
21OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say
Ashley Belanger — May 16, 2026, 02:13 AM PHT -
22Fair matching systems can still produce unequal outcomes, new research finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
23Tropical rivers emerge as biggest oxygen-loss hotspots in a warming world
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
24Sunlight-powered generation of correlated photon pairs
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 01:40 AM PHT -
25Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real
Miles Klee — May 16, 2026, 01:31 AM PHT -
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27Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up
Maxwell Zeff — May 16, 2026, 01:09 AM PHT -
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29Implantable bacteria can now be safely contained, clearing a major hurdle for fighting infection and cancer
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 01:01 AM PHT -
30Why is almost everyone right-handed? The answer may lie in how we learned to walk
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 01:00 AM PHT -
31Researchers identify enzyme that prevents chromosome breaks during DNA copying
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 01:00 AM PHT -
32Claude’s next enterprise battle is not models: it’s the agent control plane
carl.franzen@venturebeat.com (Carl Franzen) — May 16, 2026, 12:45 AM PHT -
33Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI
The Verge — May 16, 2026, 12:42 AM PHT -
34Physicists create hybrid light-matter particles that interact strongly enough to compute
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 12:24 AM PHT -
35ChatGPT will offer personalized financial advice (if you connect your bank account)
staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — May 16, 2026, 12:01 AM PHT -
36Bacterial energy enzyme reveals dual-trigger sodium pump mechanism, offering antibiotic clues
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
37OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
Ivan Mehta — May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
38Power prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers
Tim De Chant — May 15, 2026, 11:45 PM PHT -
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40US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — May 15, 2026, 11:42 PM PHT -
41Lego 2K Drive will vanish from digital storefronts on May 19
staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — May 15, 2026, 11:41 PM PHT -
42Q&A: Evolution may reshape how urban forests, wetlands and reefs protect cities
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 15, 2026, 11:40 PM PHT -
43I thought my backyard had too much light pollution for astrophotography. This telescope proved me wrong
daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic) — May 15, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
44X, a bastion for hate, claims it will reduce hate content in the UK
staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — May 15, 2026, 10:50 PM PHT -
45Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how
Beth Mole — May 15, 2026, 10:01 PM PHT -
46Runway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI
Rebecca Bellan — May 15, 2026, 10:00 PM PHT -
47Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail against data center boom
Inside Climate News — May 15, 2026, 09:51 PM PHT -
48Patrolling males and waiting females—observing reproductive behavior of black sea bream in the wild
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 15, 2026, 09:39 PM PHT -
49Honey-like heat flow: A new heat transport regime discovered in ultrathin semiconductors
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 15, 2026, 09:20 PM PHT -
50Genomic analysis predicts guide dog success
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 15, 2026, 09:17 PM PHT -
51Researchers prove 'forever chemicals' can last longer than 3 decades
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — May 15, 2026, 09:04 PM PHT -
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53Meridian Ventures launched a $35M fund with a focus on MBA-deferred founders
Dominic-Madori Davis — May 15, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
54James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail
Robert Lea — May 15, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
55Scientists discover giant “last titan” dinosaur, Southeast Asia’s largest ever
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 15, 2026, 08:36 PM PHT -
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58The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets
Thomas Macaulay — May 15, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
59The UK's tax authority is turning to AI to help identify fraud
staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — May 15, 2026, 08:08 PM PHT -
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61The brain’s “feel good” chemical may be secretly fueling tinnitus
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 15, 2026, 07:11 PM PHT -
62One in five people may carry this hidden cholesterol risk without knowing it
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 15, 2026, 06:39 PM PHT -
63Security researchers, aided by Anthropic's Mythos, claim to have breached macOS
staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — May 15, 2026, 06:35 PM PHT -
64Trump’s Federal Gas Tax Holiday Isn't Likely to Bring Down Prices
Molly Taft — May 15, 2026, 06:30 PM PHT -
65The US Is Using AI to Hunt Down Insider Trading on Polymarket
Kate Knibbs — May 15, 2026, 05:30 PM PHT -
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68NASA’s new AI space chip could let spacecraft think for themselves
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 15, 2026, 04:13 PM PHT -
69Mars may have once had an ocean and this chaotic valley is a big clue
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 15, 2026, 04:03 PM PHT -
70The ROG Xreal R1 AR gaming glasses are now available to pre-order for $849
staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — May 15, 2026, 03:30 PM PHT -
71xAI introduces its coding agent called Grok Build
staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — May 15, 2026, 02:08 PM PHT -
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76A grad student’s wild idea sparks a major aging breakthrough
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 15, 2026, 12:50 PM PHT -
77Scientists “bottle the sun” with a liquid battery that stores solar energy
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — May 15, 2026, 09:29 AM PHT -
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