Science
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7Breakthrough PTSD treatment achieves 68% remission rate in clinical trial
A newly FDA-cleared PTSD treatment uses personalized brain mapping and magnetic stimulation to target abnormal brain activity, with a clinical trial reporting...
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7Nearly 20% of Switzerland’s glacier ice has vanished in just five years
Switzerland’s glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate, losing more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026 alone. Some of the...
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11Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its US smart ring comeback
Oura alleges in its newest lawsuit that Ultrahuman’s Ring Pro infringes two of its patents. Smart ring maker Oura has sued Indian...
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Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony AI and Nvidia
The company plans to begin testing Pony.ai’s robotaxis in Kazakhstan’s capital in the first half of 2027. Ride-hailing company inDrive, known for...
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8Cambridge scientists create a $10 chip that could put a medical lab on your wrist
Cambridge researchers have created a groundbreaking $10 optical sensor that delivers the precision of laboratory equipment in a device small enough for...
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Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing
MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta
A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the “billionaire’s tax,”...
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Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear
Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement. Colossal...
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As blockchain investing falls out of vogue, a16z Crypto rebrands as a16z Frontier
The digital asset unit, helmed by Chris Dixon, broadens its scope. In Brief Posted: 3:34 PM PDT · October 22, 2026 In...
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OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company...
