New Monkey Species Colobus congoensis Discovered in Congo Basin Forest
An international research team has formally described a new species of monkey discovered in the remote tropical rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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China Achieves Moon Laser Communication With 100 Mbps Speeds
China has achieved two-way laser communication between Earth and the moon, recording downlink speeds of 100 megabits per second over a 400,000-kilometer distance.
UNEP Warns 1.5°C Warming Inevitable; Focus Shifts to Limiting Overshoot
Global warming will inevitably exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Windows 11 Update KB5120998 Causes Cursor and Desktop Wallpaper Glitches
Microsoft is investigating reports that the optional Windows 11 update KB5120998, released August 27, 2026, is breaking mouse cursor personalization and causing desktop wallpapers…
NASA and ESA Astronauts Complete All-Female Spacewalk on the ISS
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted an all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.
OpenAI Pauses Astra Model After AI Hits Critical Cybersecurity Threshold
OpenAI has suspended portions of its development on the upcoming Astra model after internal reviews found the AI reached a critical cybersecurity threshold.
Starcloud Founders Plan 80,000-Year Interstellar Mission to Alpha Centauri
Starcloud co-founders Philip Johnston, Adi Oltean, and Ezra Feilden have formed a non-profit to launch the Fermi Explorer, a small spacecraft bound for Alpha Centauri.
NASA’s Swift Telescope Resumes Science After Failed Orbital Rescue Mission
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has resumed science operations using two of its three instruments after commercial orbital rescue plans were abandoned.
Booking.com Security Flaw Exposed After 10 Downing Street Listed as Rental
Consumer watchdogs revealed glaring security gaps on Booking.com after successfully listing 10 Downing Street as a holiday rental.
NASA and ESA Astronauts Complete Rare All-Female ISS Spacewalk
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded a rare all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday…
Google and Meta Offer Millions to Hollywood for AI Video Training Data
Google and Meta are offering Hollywood studios millions of dollars to secure licensing agreements that would allow the tech giants to train AI-generated video models on…
Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.1 With Up to 45% Lower Costs for Agentic Work
Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, delivering major gains in agentic coding and research benchmarks while cutting cache read costs by up to 45 percent to address…