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President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
Oct 8, 2026

President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes

Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration....

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Lawmakers concerned over Google's plan to acquire AI models from Spirit Airlines data
Oct 8, 2026

Lawmakers concerned over Google's plan to acquire AI models from Spirit Airlines data

A bipartisan group of dozens of lawmakers led by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is concerned over Google’s plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data to train its AI model...

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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme
Oct 8, 2026

White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme

An international visa programme has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad....

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Ancient ring inscribed with 'Pontius Pilate' may shed new light on Jesus' crucifixion account
Oct 8, 2026

Ancient ring inscribed with 'Pontius Pilate' may shed new light on Jesus' crucifixion account

An inscription naming the man who ordered Jesus' death has shed light on a detail in the Bible's account of Jesus Christ's crucifixion....

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Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website
Oct 8, 2026

Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website

With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to rifl...

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Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect
Oct 8, 2026

Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safet...

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BBC Inside Science
Oct 8, 2026

BBC Inside Science

What next for the world of maths after a major intrusion by AI?...

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BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its expected Gulf Coast landfall
Oct 8, 2026

BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its expected Gulf Coast landfall

BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes says the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season could bring dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rains to the Gulf Coast Friday....

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Jonathan the Giant Tortoise Is 194 Years Old. He Just Had His Genome Sequenced.
Oct 8, 2026

Jonathan the Giant Tortoise Is 194 Years Old. He Just Had His Genome Sequenced.

Scientists have sequenced his genome for the first time, hoping the world’s oldest land animal can offer clues into the genetics of longevity....

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Trump's rekindled alliance with Elon Musk on display at medal ceremony
Oct 8, 2026

Trump's rekindled alliance with Elon Musk on display at medal ceremony

President Trump heaped praise on Elon Musk on Thursday as he awarded the tech leader with the National Medal of Science, just a little more than a year after the high-profile relationship between the ...

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