AlphaGenome can analyse up to 1m letters of DNA code at once and could pave way for new treatments Researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled their latest artificial intelligence tool and claimed it will help scientists identify the genetic drivers of disease and ultimately pave the way for new treatments....
What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
Highly contagious virus, which spreads from animals to humans, has a high fatality rate and there is no vaccine Airports across Asia have been put on high alert after India confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in the state of West Bengal over the past month. Thailand, Nepal...
Nine out of ten DuckDuckGo users don’t want AI anywhere near their search
DuckDuckGo recently asked its community whether they actually wanted AI baked into their web browsing experience. The response was loud and clear: an overwhelming majority said no. Now, the company says it's going to honor that choice by offering two different versions of its search experience. Even so, power users......
ASML slashes 1,700 jobs even as demand for chipmaking machines hits record highs
CEO Christophe Fouquet framed the restructuring as an effort to make ASML more agile. Roughly four percent of the company's global workforce – about 1,700 positions – will be cut, primarily affecting managerial and support roles in the Netherlands, with smaller reductions in the US. Read Entire Article
Neural network detects 800+ rare cosmic phenomena in historical Hubble archives
A study demonstrates that AI can be harnessed for scientific discovery. The neural network in question, named AnomalyMatch, was used to detect hundreds of previously unknown anomalies in our local universe. Researchers first tested it on the historical Hubble dataset, but the AI is expected to reveal even more cosmic......
Crypto laundering surged to $82 billion last year and the numbers keep rising
The data represents a staggering leap from 2020, when illicit crypto laundering totaled just $10 billion globally. By contrast, last year's total reached $82 billion, driven largely by the rise of specialized Chinese-language "guarantee platforms" and related laundering services operating across Telegram, payment processors, and over-the-counter markets. Read Entire Article
After 70 years of false starts, fusion energy is finally gaining momentum
The machines at their center, called tokamaks, have evolved from experimental curiosities into instruments capable of sustaining confined plasma – matter so hot it mimics the interior of stars – for record periods of time. Read Entire Article
Transmission torrent client just got a major performance upgrade
After an extensive beta period, Transmission 4.10 improves torrent download performance, expands IPv6 support, and reduces CPU usage. It also includes dozens of refinements across all platforms, keeping the client lightweight, and reliable as longtime users often put it. Read Entire Article
Android 17 leak reveals a translucent design similar to Apple’s Liquid Glass UI
Tipster MysticLeaks recently posted – and later deleted – a series of screenshots on Telegram that appear to show background blur effects applied across much of Android 17, echoing Apple's Liquid Glass UI in iOS 26. Read Entire Article
The future of wearables: Computer chips you can weave, wash, and wear
The development, published in Nature, marks a milestone in flexible electronics. Read Entire Article