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Google Cloud launches AI vulnerability program and CodeMender security agent

Google Cloud launches AI vulnerability program and CodeMender security agent

Google Cloud is introducing new defensive tools and reward programs to secure autonomous AI agents against sophisticated cyberattacks.

Tech & Science ·17 Jul 2026, 06:01 ·Daniel Okafor 4 min read
Google rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook with new coding capabilities

Google rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook with new coding capabilities

Google's AI research tool is now Gemini Notebook, featuring new cloud computing capabilities that allow users to execute code and perform data analysis.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 23:00 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals

EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals

EU orders Google to open Android and Search data to rivals

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 21:02 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
UCLA and Ewha Womans University convert mixed plastic waste into hydrogen

UCLA and Ewha Womans University convert mixed plastic waste into hydrogen

A new chemical process allows mixed PET, PE, and PP plastics to be converted into hydrogen fuel without sorting, reducing energy use and carbon emissions.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 19:02 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
We Have A Lift Off! Meet The New Swatch MoonSwatch Mission To The Moon 1969

We Have A Lift Off! Meet The New Swatch MoonSwatch Mission To The Moon 1969

Swatch and Omega launch a limited-edition tribute to Apollo 11, featuring a unique gold-alloy design and a rigorous digital application process for buyers.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 17:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Tech giants patch critical flaws in Chrome, Firefox, Zoom and Adobe

Tech giants patch critical flaws in Chrome, Firefox, Zoom and Adobe

Major software vendors released critical security updates in July 2026 to address vulnerabilities in browsers and productivity software.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 15:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
UK Launches Hi-tech Mission To Study Greenland Ice Melt

UK Launches Hi-tech Mission To Study Greenland Ice Melt

An international team of scientists is deploying advanced robotics and drones in Greenland to investigate how melting glaciers could trigger a collapse of the AMOC current system.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 12:01 ·Daniel Okafor 4 min read
Astronomers find nearby planets to be small, strange, and utterly uninhabitable

Astronomers find nearby planets to be small, strange, and utterly uninhabitable

A team of researchers has presented a detailed portrait of four small, uninhabitable planets orbiting Barnard’s Star. These worlds are rich in periclase and likely lack atmospheres.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 11:04 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
Meteorite that crashed in New Jersey may hold clues to how life began

Meteorite that crashed in New Jersey may hold clues to how life began

Scientists have identified a rare CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite that crashed into a New Jersey home, containing organic compounds and brines critical to prebiotic chemistry.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 10:03 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Natural Sugar Floating in Space Between Stars

Natural Sugar Floating in Space Between Stars

For the first time, researchers have identified a 'true sugar' floating in the gas clouds of the Milky Way. The discovery of erythrulose suggests that the building blocks of life may be widespread across the galaxy.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 09:00 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
CCNY researchers link light and magnetism in atomically thin materials

CCNY researchers link light and magnetism in atomically thin materials

Physicists at the City College of New York are exploring materials only a few atoms thick where excitons and magnetic moments emerge from the same electronic orbitals.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 07:02 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
NASA NuSTAR telescope measures supermassive black hole spin rate for first time

NASA NuSTAR telescope measures supermassive black hole spin rate for first time

Astronomers used combined data from NuSTAR and XMM-Newton to definitively measure the spin rate of a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 1365.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 06:05 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
ML workflow identifies Raman signals to detect fast ion conduction

ML workflow identifies Raman signals to detect fast ion conduction

A new machine learning pipeline identifies 'liquid-like' ion motion in solid crystals, providing a high-throughput method to screen for superionic conductors.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 05:01 ·Daniel Okafor 4 min read
Seals have a unique superpower in their ears, and we finally know how it evolved

Seals have a unique superpower in their ears, and we finally know how it evolved

New research reveals how seals evolved specialized middle ear tissue to maintain acoustic sensitivity across two different environments.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 04:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Skullcandy launches Crusher 1080 ANC headphones with Bose audio technology

Skullcandy launches Crusher 1080 ANC headphones with Bose audio technology

The new Crusher 1080 ANC headphones integrate Bose audio engineering to deliver high-end noise cancellation alongside Skullcandy's signature haptic bass.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 03:03 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Fortnite adds Matt Damon's Odysseus skin for The Odyssey movie tie-in

Fortnite adds Matt Damon's Odysseus skin for The Odyssey movie tie-in

Epic Games partners with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey to bring Matt Damon's likeness to Fortnite via a limited-time competitive event.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 02:02 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
Spiral arms and bars drove gas transport in early massive galaxies

Spiral arms and bars drove gas transport in early massive galaxies

Data from NOEMA and JWST reveals that massive disk galaxies during cosmic noon used organized structural features to transport cold gas, challenging the view that early galaxies were predominantly chaotic.

Tech & Science ·16 Jul 2026, 01:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Google's AI search features pose 'unacceptable risk' to children, new report finds

Google's AI search features pose 'unacceptable risk' to children, new report finds

A report finds that Google's AI Overview and AI Mode failed to detect signs of suicidal ideation and eating disorders in children.

Tech & Science ·15 Jul 2026, 23:04 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read
Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn

Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn

Google will allow competing app stores to be distributed within the Google Play Store for US users following a court ruling against its illegal monopoly.

Tech & Science ·15 Jul 2026, 22:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Sony indefinitely delays FlexStrike PS5 fight stick launch

Sony indefinitely delays FlexStrike PS5 fight stick launch

Sony's first official arcade-style controller for PS5 has been delayed indefinitely, though Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls remains on schedule.

Tech & Science ·15 Jul 2026, 19:01 ·Daniel Okafor 2 min read