(September 19, 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: September 19, 2026, 05:58 AM PHT
Last updated: September 19, 2026, 05:58 AM PHT
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1Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI
The Verge — September 19, 2026, 12:30 AM PHT -
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3OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
The Verge — September 19, 2026, 05:07 AM PHT -
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5FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
Jeremy Hsu — September 19, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
6Medieval Chinese skeleton may reveal first evidence of a brutal punishment
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
7Workplace AI adoption remains slow, informal and uneven, survey finds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 03:20 AM PHT -
8Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
The Verge — September 19, 2026, 03:09 AM PHT -
9To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 03:00 AM PHT -
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11A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
Tim Fernholz — September 19, 2026, 02:49 AM PHT -
12Amino acids and a bone mineral may help control magnesium implant breakdown, three student papers suggest
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 02:40 AM PHT -
13Physicists extend the search for quantum black holes at the LHC
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 02:20 AM PHT -
14Who do you trust in an emergency? Researchers ask people in places hit by extreme weather
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 02:20 AM PHT -
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16Q&A: Economist explores how to balance environmental protection with economic growth
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 02:00 AM PHT -
17Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters
Lucas Ropek — September 19, 2026, 01:59 AM PHT -
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19In India, the new iPhone can arrive faster than a pizza
Jagmeet Singh — September 19, 2026, 01:45 AM PHT -
20Laser experiments recreate solar flare physics and reveal consistent magnetic reconnection rates
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 01:40 AM PHT -
21Google’s new ‘CC’ is an AI agent that helps families run their households
Sarah Perez — September 19, 2026, 01:33 AM PHT -
22US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
Ashley Belanger — September 19, 2026, 01:28 AM PHT -
23Joby Aviation’s 3,100-mile autonomous flight signals its push beyond electric air taxis
Kirsten Korosec — September 19, 2026, 01:26 AM PHT -
24Greenland's Qaanaaq Ice Cap has lost enough ice to produce a layer of water about 8 meters deep
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 01:20 AM PHT -
25Discovery of CRISPR's long lost ancestor may expand gene-editing toolkit
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 01:20 AM PHT -
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27Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how?
Theresa Loconsolo — September 19, 2026, 01:09 AM PHT -
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29Coffee on the nanoscale: Graphene oxide membrane removes half the caffeine while retaining key compounds
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 12:40 AM PHT -
30Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops
Ram Iyer — September 19, 2026, 12:35 AM PHT -
31Anti-transgender legislation can cause psychological distress even in states with trans-friendly laws
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 12:20 AM PHT -
32An extremely stable quantum gas offers a new lens on strongly interacting systems
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 19, 2026, 12:20 AM PHT -
33Family offices are clamoring for AI investments
Dominic-Madori Davis — September 19, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
34An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang
Andy Greenberg — September 19, 2026, 12:00 AM PHT -
35FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading toward US coast
Zack Whittaker — September 18, 2026, 11:44 PM PHT -
36From the start, the solar system chose fire over ice to build its first bodies
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 11:40 PM PHT -
37Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Events — September 18, 2026, 11:30 PM PHT -
38Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer
Sarah Perez — September 18, 2026, 11:22 PM PHT -
39I’m so mad that I love Orion’s $2,195 AI mattress pad
Amanda Silberling — September 18, 2026, 11:22 PM PHT -
40Black moms and pregnant women forced out of their homes in metro Detroit face health and safety threats
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 11:20 PM PHT -
41Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount
The Verge — September 18, 2026, 11:12 PM PHT -
42AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race
Hugo Lowell — September 18, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
43'Lost' medieval castle found hiding inside university building in Dublin
Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories — September 18, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
44If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already
Steven Levy — September 18, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
45Inertia co-founder Jeff Lawson’s next big bet is fusion: Go inside it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Events — September 18, 2026, 10:30 PM PHT -
46Meet the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video contest
Jennifer Ouellette — September 18, 2026, 09:56 PM PHT -
47Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters
Ruchi Kumar — September 18, 2026, 09:00 PM PHT -
48The Download: AI’s extinction risk and bioweapons threat
Thomas Macaulay — September 18, 2026, 08:10 PM PHT -
49Caltech’s tiny new chip can steer light in 74 quadrillionths of a second
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 18, 2026, 07:50 PM PHT -
50Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered.
Will Douglas Heaven, Grace Huckins — September 18, 2026, 07:29 PM PHT -
51Scientists are about to test Einstein’s gravity with exotic matter
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 18, 2026, 07:07 PM PHT -
52He Won the Nobel Prize for Protein Design. Now He Uses AI to Create Molecules Not Found in Nature
Jorge Garay — September 18, 2026, 06:30 PM PHT -
53NASA’s Moon orbiter finds a 728-foot crater that wasn’t there before
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 18, 2026, 06:18 PM PHT -
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55Mophie’s Extendable MagSafe 3-in-1 Charging Stand Is 50 Percent Off
Simon Hill — September 18, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
56Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers
Iain Akerman — September 18, 2026, 05:15 PM PHT -
57Why AI Isn’t Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons
Kate Knibbs, Emily Mullin — September 18, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
58The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech
Jessica Hamzelou — September 18, 2026, 05:00 PM PHT -
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61Scientists restore a brain protein and reverse signs of aging in mice
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 18, 2026, 12:25 PM PHT -
62Anak Krakatau blasts ash nearly 10 miles high
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 18, 2026, 11:16 AM PHT -
63Scientists just discovered why Arctic sea ice moves so strangely
Latest Science News — ScienceDaily — September 18, 2026, 10:13 AM PHT -
64Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like
Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger — September 18, 2026, 06:20 AM PHT -
65Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets
Jeremy Hsu — September 18, 2026, 06:12 AM PHT