Firefox 160 adds local speech recognition and moves Mac WebGL to Metal
Mozilla's browser update also expands Picture-in-Picture controls, introduces an early always-on-top Mini Window and fixes several macOS download and focus bugs.
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Study traces the human relationship with tuna across 44,000 years
Researchers combined archaeology, art, written records and ethnography to examine how tuna moved from an ancient food source to a global industry.
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Language models find new TIS-100 optimization tradeoffs in programming benchmark
A benchmark using the puzzle game TIS-100 reports that 16 language models produced 133 previously unseen optimization points across 18 puzzles.
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Native macOS tools can bind SSH authentication to Secure Enclave and Touch ID
A tested configuration uses CryptoTokenKit and hardware-backed keys to keep SSH private key material off disk while requiring biometric approval.
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Ableton previews Live 13 with step sequencing and ARA 2 support
The next major Live release adds new sequencing, audio-editing and mixing workflows, with launch planned for early 2027.
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Blender 5.3 adds native Gaussian splats and DLSS ray-reconstruction denoising
The 3D suite can now import, process and render Gaussian-splat scenes while expanding its compositor, materials and project organization.
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Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon for demanding agentic and research tasks
The new model targets long-running coding, cybersecurity and scientific workflows, with access through Google’s developer and consumer products.
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Palantir hires former Senator Jon Tester amid expected congressional scrutiny
The Montana Democrat will advise the software contractor as incoming congressional majorities examine its government work and data practices.
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.NET 11 raises CPU baseline and previews runtime-managed async
Microsoft’s .NET 11 runtime update targets newer processors while moving async execution closer to the runtime for cleaner diagnostics and lower overhead.
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LIVE COVERAGELanguage models find new TIS-100 optimization tradeoffs in programming benchmark
A benchmark using the puzzle game TIS-100 reports that 16 language models produced 133 previously unseen optimization points across 18 puzzles.
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Singapore expands anti-haze law with arrests and sharply higher fines
Parliament approved new enforcement powers for cross-border pollution cases, including trials in absentia and a maximum penalty above $15 million.
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Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate to 4.85%
The quarter-point increase takes Australia's benchmark to an 18-year high as the central bank points to persistent inflation and energy-price pressure.
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Wildlife theme selected for next Bank of England note series
Four native species will become the central images on redesigned sterling notes after a large public consultation.
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