Anthropic is seeking a valuation of about $1.4 trillion in its initial public offering, a bid to make history as the first frontier artificial intelligence lab to go public. The company’s IPO is set to price on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and trade the following day. Bailey Lipschultz has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
As espionage targets go, Jensen Huang is perhaps one of the least surprising on Earth. The Nvidia CEO runs one of the world's most valuable companies, controls the in-demand technology fueling the AI boom, and is cozy with presidents, CEOs, and all manner of important people. He also wears a cool leather jacket. Which makes […]
ChatGPT is going to let you chat with verified "Business Agents" that represent a brand to help you with things like comparison shopping. The feature, available first to "eligible" e-commerce and online service businesses in the US, is launching as part of a suite of business-focused features in ChatGPT being announced today in beta. You […]
Some Independent Games Festival (IGF) jurors published a statement yesterday saying they would not vote for games that use generative AI in "any capacity." Soon after, the developer of indie hit Big Walk has published a statement saying it "sparingly" used AI in the "final stretch" of the game's development to "help work through difficult […]
For years, Anthropic has been known for its focus on enterprise and coding tools that attract high-flying corporate clients, inspiring competing frontier labs - like OpenAI, SpaceXSI, and Meta - to copy its strategies. Earlier this year, Claude Code went through its own particular hype cycle. And now, Anthropic is trying to expand its footprint […]
eBay appears to have blocked AI agents, including Meta's Muse, from browsing on the platform - the latest speed bump in the AI agent race. A reader tells The Verge that for several weeks he's had his Muse agent browse and curate a daily digest of watches for sale on platforms like eBay, including a […]
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he supports an interest-rate hike in December, and warned that if inflation continues to accelerate he would support a half-percentage-point increase to protect the central bank’s credibility. “If inflation comes in substantially higher than I expect, more robust action by the FOMC may be called for,” Waller said at the Bank of England and Its Watchers event. (Source: Bloomberg)
Researchers from King's College London and Rutgers University in New Jersey created a modified enzyme (a protein that speeds up chemical reactions) that breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic 10 times quicker, using 10 times less enzyme. They accomplished this just by changing the liquid it works in and making small changes to the enzyme's structure.
Frontotemporal dementia often results in early changes in personality or behavior before changes in cognitive skills. People with this condition who have lower levels of conscientiousness, a personality trait related to organization, reliability and planning, may be more likely to have problems with their ability to complete everyday activities, according to a study published in Neurology.
A tiny sensor could one day measure blood pressure continuously, comfortably and accurately without an inflatable cuff. The device was developed by professors Amir Rosenthal and Daniel Lange of the Technion's Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, together with doctoral student Gil Gelbert. They published their findings in Nature Communications.
Children whose mothers have type 1 diabetes develop the disease at about half the rate of children whose fathers have it. Inherited genetic risk alone does not explain this long-observed maternal effect, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and published in Diabetes Care. The findings point to other possible biological mechanisms that warrant further investigation.
People with eczema often develop allergic asthma during the course of their lives. The reason for this is still largely unclear. Two publications from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) now turn the spotlight on certain immune cells, known as basophils, as the link between skin and lung conditions.
Adults with moderate-to-severe sleep apnea and excess weight had significantly fewer episodes of breathing interruptions while sleeping after taking the daily oral GLP-1 medication orforglipron for one year, compared with adults in the placebo group, according to new, independent, preliminary late-breaking science presented Monday at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2026 in Chicago.
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a method that uses brainwave patterns to estimate the severity of self-reported depressive symptoms in adults who are not receiving treatment. The method examines how abrupt timing shifts in brain rhythms at one recording site are associated with those at another, and could support future screening and symptom monitoring. The work is published in Nature Mental Health.
The gastrointestinal (GI) pathogen norovirus was the leading cause of infectious-disease outbreaks on cruise ships over the past 57 years, but respiratory pathogens such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2 also emerged as important contributors, reveals a meta-analysis published in eClinicalMedicine.
In people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and no established cardiovascular disease (CVD), starting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) treatment and then stopping is associated with twice the combined risk of heart attack, stroke or death compared with staying on treatment, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe.
Man, 41, arrested near Gloucester by police working with US authorities in investigation involving ‘allegations of espionage’, according to FBI director A US soldier with alleged links to Russia has been arrested by British counter-terrorism police. The man, 41, was arrested as part of an investigation by counter-terrorism police, working closely with US authorities, the US military and the FBI, London counter-terrorism police said. Continue reading...
The genetic code determines the correspondence between genetic instructions and amino acids—the building blocks that form proteins. How this correspondence arose is one of the major open questions in evolutionary biology. A study led by Dr. Lluís Ribas de Pouplana, ICREA researcher at IRB Barcelona, and Dr. Paul Schimmel, with the participation of researchers from MIT and Scripps Research, has identified conserved signals in transfer RNAs that could help reconstruct the early stages of this system.
Cells share small molecules with their neighbors through tiny tunnels made of proteins arranged in a ring. Research at Nagoya University suggests that the tails of the proteins must link up to form an inner ring for the tunnel to become evenly round—a previously unknown step in how these cell-to-cell connections are built.
Over the past three years, Nitecore has expanded out its slim, remote control-like flashlight lineup at a rapid pace, filling out both ends of the family with new models each year. This time around, it's moving the series into all-out multitool territory. As the very first member of the new Utility Tool & Light series, the all-new UTL19 goes beyond mere illumination, offering a toolset with a slide-out box-slicing blade and other hard tools. So you can leave your folding knife at home and just pack 5 ounces (142 g) of multipurpose, multi-beam torch power in your pocket. Continue Reading Catego
The collective memory of floods and droughts influences where people settle, how they build and how they prepare for the next climatic extreme. Over decades, that memory can fade, and communities may return to places that once proved dangerous. How such memory decayed over centuries is hard to observe because the climate past societies experienced is usually known only from their own records.
Two papers by Prof. Thomas A. Weber develop a rank-based method to track environmental change. They apply the idea to follow Geneva's warming climate, and generalize the approach to quantify shifts in spatial air-pollution exposure across Switzerland. The method compares observations with a historical baseline and shows how accounting for where people live changes the assessment of air-quality improvements.
When the most massive stars in the universe die, they often detonate in fiery supernovae, dramatically blasting most of their matter into space. The remaining stellar cores collapse into neutron stars and, sometimes, black holes. However, theories suggest that some massive stars might die without a bang, instead directly collapsing inward to become neutron stars or black holes.
The possibility of controlling "forbidden" excitations of vibrations in molecules could form the basis of extremely accurate clocks, quantum bits and precise tests of the fundamental laws of physics. Researchers at the University of Basel have now identified and controlled such "forbidden" transitions in single isolated nitrogen molecules without destroying them.
Permafrost in many of Earth's northern regions is thawing, a process that unlocks greenhouse gases, threatens infrastructure, and could alter landscapes and ecosystems. The Arctic and subarctic are vast, and gaining a comprehensive picture of permafrost distribution is difficult, as it requires seeing under the ground. Now, with a new method that can map permafrost from the air, researchers may get a much more spatially cohesive view of permafrost thickness and distribution.
To encourage new investments in more effective reef restoration activities, Australian scientists are recommending a new way of measuring biodiversity on coral reefs. A team of Australian environmental scientists led by James Cook University's distinguished professor Morgan Pratchett proposes the more rigorous and transparent framework in a paper published in the journal One Earth.
Can gender-inclusive language weaken the deeply ingrained stereotype that a political leader is a man? A recent international study, conducted in 42 countries and involving researchers from SWPS University, shows that introducing such forms into language has little impact on how the public perceives political leaders.
Today, Ableton announced Live 13, which is expected to arrive in early 2027 with a slew of new features. Most of the changes are seemingly minor on paper, but when combined, they make for the biggest update to the digital audio workstation (DAW) in years. The feature most likely to draw attention is the addition […]
Sony has canceled Fairgames, a heist game announced in 2023, according to Bloomberg. Fairgames had once been part of Sony's big planned push for PlayStation live service games, but the company ended up canceling some planned live service titles, including in the God of War and The Last of Us franchises, and it shut down […]
Sony is retiring the PlayStation Plus app for PC on December 10th. Sony says it will notify users directly about the shutdown. The app allowed PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers to stream certain games on PC, but according to Sony, not many people are using that perk: With a very small number of eligible PlayStation Plus […]
All the latest news and deals before today’s deadline Vikings reunite with QB Kirk Cousins in deal with Vegas Niners add WR Keenan Allen; Bills land S Amani Hooker Follow the buildup to the 4pm ET cutoff and fallout Email Bryan with your thoughts on the deadline moves In NFL-adjacent news: Jordon Hudson is suing two Airbnb hosts over a Ring doorbell camera video of a shirtless Bill Belichick. Hudson says that the 2023 clip invaded her privacy by prompting public disclosure of her relationship with the former Patriots coach. Continue reading...