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(October 14, 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 14, 2026, 06:01 AM PHT
Last updated: October 14, 2026, 06:01 AM PHT
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1Hawaiian coral tests reveal heat tolerance varies by species and location
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 06:00 AM PHT -
2Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise as previously projected
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 05:50 AM PHT -
3Could meditation reveal an SU(3) symmetry shared by the observer and the universe?
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
4Drier Texas rivers support simpler food webs and higher animal productivity, study finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 05:40 AM PHT -
5OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room
The Verge — October 14, 2026, 05:36 AM PHT -
6'Carpet' growth method yields long-sought 2D quantum material
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 05:30 AM PHT -
7Liquid metal dealloying creates nanoporous silicon carbide at just 800°C
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
8Faster molecular simulations identify promising diamond defects for quantum computers and sensors
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 05:20 AM PHT -
9DNA 'flight recorder' traces embryonic development cell by cell
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 05:00 AM PHT -
10FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room
Zack Whittaker — October 14, 2026, 04:59 AM PHT -
11Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president
The Verge — October 14, 2026, 04:49 AM PHT -
12Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex
The Verge — October 14, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
13Sequence changes help modified mRNA avoid protein-making errors to improve vaccine design
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 04:40 AM PHT -
14Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case
Sarah Perez — October 14, 2026, 04:36 AM PHT -
15Quantum physicists trace a century of controlling spin
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 04:30 AM PHT -
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17Cambridge Heavy Industries has been quietly building a desktop fusion device
Tim De Chant — October 14, 2026, 04:13 AM PHT -
183D map of rice development charts gene activity across plant's entire life cycle
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
19Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt
Tim De Chant — October 14, 2026, 04:00 AM PHT -
20The ocean circulation that persists even after a key AMOC component fails
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 03:40 AM PHT -
21OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us
Ben Gartside — October 14, 2026, 03:35 AM PHT -
22Newly discovered antiviral system in bacteria is 'strangest of its kind'
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
23Xbox is officially embracing the chaos of AI-powered game ports
The Verge — October 14, 2026, 03:10 AM PHT -
24NASA JPL testing readies Voyager technologies lander for moon mission
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
25Chemical surroundings, not size alone, help glucose-processing enzyme stay active as temperatures rise
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — October 14, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
26Niobia takes the guesswork out of some of tech’s most expensive mistakes
Zack Whittaker — October 14, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
27Natural RNA modifications in archaea mirror those used in medicine
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29Rivian’s startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Kirsten Korosec, Sean O'Kane — October 14, 2026, 02:30 AM PHT -
30Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads
Ram Iyer — October 14, 2026, 02:30 AM PHT -
31Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm
Lauren Forristal — October 14, 2026, 02:05 AM PHT -
32The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones
The Verge — October 14, 2026, 01:40 AM PHT -
33Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world
Rebecca Bellan — October 14, 2026, 01:30 AM PHT -
34Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache
Ram Iyer — October 14, 2026, 01:18 AM PHT -
35Google wants to host your personal vibe-coded apps in the Play Store
Ryan Whitwam — October 14, 2026, 01:00 AM PHT -
36Google Play now lets anyone build private, vibe-coded apps that run on Android
Sarah Perez — October 14, 2026, 01:00 AM PHT -
37SpaceX and Google both said no. Now his software is riding a SpaceX rocket next to Google’s
Tim Fernholz — October 14, 2026, 12:30 AM PHT -
382 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing
Elizabeth Howell — October 14, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
39The 2026 Startup Battlefield Top 20: From organs to orbit and everything in between
Isabelle Johannessen — October 13, 2026, 11:02 PM PHT -
40Astronaut captures mesmerizing auroras with iPhone from ISS | Space photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2026
Anthony Wood — October 13, 2026, 10:00 PM PHT -
41SpaceXSI bundles X Premium, Grok, and Cursor into one subscription
Sarah Perez — October 13, 2026, 09:50 PM PHT -
42The ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Filmmakers Terrified Bystanders With Their Monster Sounds
Max Evry — October 13, 2026, 09:30 PM PHT -
43Apple Reboots Its Smart-Home Strategy With New Hardware and a ‘Home Collection’
Julian Chokkattu — October 13, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
44The Download: open model trade-offs and geothermal power’s promise
Thomas Macaulay — October 13, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
45The great Halley's Comet disappointment of 1986 — and the discoveries that changed astronomy forever
Joe Rao — October 13, 2026, 08:00 PM PHT -
46James Webb reveals a massive cosmic structure that challenges our understanding of the Universe
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 07:27 PM PHT -
47Wikipedians Believed AI Would Come and Go. They Were Wrong
Richard Cooke — October 13, 2026, 07:00 PM PHT -
48This tiny jurassic predator helped pave the way for the human brain
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 06:44 PM PHT -
49DNA recording system reveals how a single cell becomes a body
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 06:17 PM PHT -
50The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Has Poured Millions Into Nevada Shell Companies
Tess Owen — October 13, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
51Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks?
Grace Huckins — October 13, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
52A faint glow from the early universe could help solve the mystery of dark energy
Robert Lea — October 13, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
53Scientists recreate a bizarre quantum effect that stops a particle cold
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 05:47 PM PHT -
54The secret to handling stress better may start at breakfast
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 05:19 PM PHT -
55What Flock Actually Costs Cities Across the Country
Caroline Haskins — October 13, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
56AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models
Matthew King — October 13, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
57Scientists uncover a hidden map of the brain with 539 distinct regions
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 01:00 PM PHT -
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59Scientists just gave the powerhouses of our cells a high-tech upgrade
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 09:33 AM PHT -
60After 30 years, scientists finally have a drug for a deadly brain disease
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 08:43 AM PHT -
61Scientists find a hidden problem with endless smartphone scrolling
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — October 13, 2026, 06:25 AM PHT
