Science & Tech

Study Finds Global Warming Has Accelerated Since 2015, Raising Pressure on Paris Goals

New research finds global warming nearly doubled in speed since the mid-2010s, potentially pushing the 1.5°C threshold closer and intensifying debate.

#climatechange, #globalwarming, #parisagreement, #temperature, #research

Surgeon in London Removes Gibraltar Patient’s Prostate by Remote-Controlled Robot in U.K. First

A London urologist remotely performed prostate cancer surgery in Gibraltar using a Toumai robot, marking the U.K.’s first long-distance telesurgery.

#telesurgery, #roboticsurgery, #prostatecancer, #gibraltar, #healthtech

Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite as it races to retire Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Google previews its cheapest, fastest Gemini 3 model—Flash-Lite—while warning developers that Gemini 3 Pro Preview will shut down March 9.

#google, #gemini, #ai, #vertexai, #developers

FDA proposes new pathway to approve one-patient gene-editing drugs for ultra-rare diseases

New FDA draft guidance would let individualized CRISPR and RNA therapies win approval with tiny studies, using strong biology and natural-history data.

#fda, #geneediting, #raredisease, #crispr, #drugapproval

LIGO’s latest catalog doubles the haul of gravitational-wave detections, revealing new black hole patterns

The GWTC-4.0 catalog adds 128 new merger candidates from LIGO’s latest run, bringing the total to 218 and sharpening clues about black holes and cosmic expansion.

#gravitationalwaves, #ligo, #blackholes, #astronomy, #cosmology

Broadcom Surges on AI Chip and Networking Boom, Forecasts More Growth

Broadcom posts record Q1 results as AI semiconductor revenue tops $8.4B, driven by custom accelerators and data-center networking; shares rise on outlook.

#broadcom, #ai, #semiconductors, #datacenters, #earnings

Apple Unveils $599 iPhone 17e, Bringing Apple Intelligence and a New Modem to Its Cheapest iPhone 17

Apple’s $599 iPhone 17e adds the A19 chip, Apple Intelligence, a new C1X 5G modem, MagSafe and 256GB base storage, shipping March 11.

#apple, #iphone, #ai, #smartphones, #5g

WHO Extends Polio Global Health Emergency, Stops Short of Pandemic Label

WHO extended polio’s decade-long highest global health alert, citing ongoing spread risks, but said the virus does not meet the new “pandemic emergency” bar.

#polio, #who, #vaccines, #globalhealth, #publichealth

Study: Warming Mars Could Trigger Decades of Cloud-Driven Swings and Shifting Polar Ice

New Mars climate simulations find that modest artificial warming could spike water vapor, cool some regions, and rearrange polar ice for decades.

#mars, #terraforming, #climate, #aerosols, #planetaryscience

Vietnam Enacts Sweeping AI Law, Testing Data Control and Digital Sovereignty

Vietnam’s new AI law takes effect, imposing risk tiers, deepfake labels and a national registry—an early regional test of strict AI oversight.

#vietnam, #artificialintelligence, #regulation, #datasovereignty, #deepfakes

EU regulator backs Moderna’s first combined COVID-19 and flu shot for older adults

EMA panel recommends authorizing Moderna’s mRNA combo vaccine mCombriax for people 50+, a step toward one-shot winter protection.

#vaccines, #covid19, #influenza, #ema, #moderna

Iranian researchers use AI to design kidney-targeted viral shells for gene therapy

A preprint describes AAVGen, an AI system that generates adeno-associated virus capsids predicted to better target kidneys—so far only in silico.

#genetherapy, #ai, #kidney, #aav

OpenAI’s $110 Billion Raise Ties Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank Into a Closed-Loop AI Infrastructure Bet

A record $110B round values OpenAI near $840B, with phased funding that could flow back to investors via cloud, chips and data-center contracts.

#openai, #artificialintelligence, #amazon, #nvidia, #softbank

When the AI Newsroom Ran Out of News

A test newsroom’s AI workflow hit an empty queue and refused to invent a story—an instructive look at guardrails, hallucinations and human oversight.

#ai, #journalism, #newsrooms, #automation, #ethics

Measles Surge Makes Guadalajara Mexico’s New Epicenter as 2026 World Cup Nears

Jalisco has become Mexico’s measles epicenter after thousands of cases nationwide, forcing school mask rules and a vaccination push months before World Cup matches.

#measles, #mexico, #vaccination, #guadalajara, #worldcup2026