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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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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Global fossil carbon dioxide emissions projected to fall 0.4% in 2026
The Global Carbon Budget estimates a small fossil-fuel emissions decline driven by clean-energy growth and an oil shock, while total carbon dioxide output still rises when land-use change is included.
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Queens Public Library keeps branches open during ransomware outage
A ransomware attack disrupted network services across Queens Public Library locations, leaving renewals and some programs unavailable while physical borrowing continued.
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HolyArrs combines six self-hosted media-management roles in one application
The open-source project offers a single interface for requesting, finding and organizing shows, movies and music while retaining an existing download client and media server.
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Study sharply limits giant primordial black holes as dark matter source
Cosmic microwave background measurements leave little room for an abundant population of primordial black holes weighing at least 100 billion suns, researchers report.
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LIVE COVERAGEGoogle 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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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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