Science & Tech

Google and Meta Release TorchTPU to Run PyTorch Natively on TPUs, Deprecate PyTorch/XLA

Google and Meta unveil TorchTPU — an open-source native PyTorch backend for Google TPUs — and mark PyTorch/XLA for deprecation.

$GOOGL, $META, #pytorch, #tpu, #google, #meta, #ai

JWST data reveal candidate broad-line AGN at z ≈ 10, offering tentative virial black hole mass

A new arXiv preprint finds a candidate broad-line AGN at z=9.9837 in JWST spectra, enabling a tentative virial black hole mass estimate if confirmed.

#jwst, #agn, #blackholes, #highredshift

NICHE‑2 phase 2 follow‑up: short‑course neoadjuvant immunotherapy linked to 100% 3‑year disease‑free survival in dMMR colon cancer

NICHE‑2 reports 100% 3‑year disease‑free survival after brief neoadjuvant ipilimumab+nivolumab for dMMR colon cancer; single‑arm results need confirmation.

#immunotherapy, #colon-cancer, #clinical-trial, #dmmr

OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Models and Codex Workflows Come to Google Cloud Marketplace

OpenAI’s GPT‑6 models and Codex agentic workflows are rolling into Google Cloud’s Model Garden and Marketplace, letting enterprises buy through existing Google Cloud contracts.

$GOOGL, #openai, #googlecloud, #ai, #enterprise

UNEP: Chance of Keeping Warming Below 1.5°C Without Overshoot Is Gone

UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2026 says the world has lost the chance to keep warming under 1.5°C without overshoot; best-case paths point to ~2.1°C.

#climate, #unep, #globalwarming, #emissions

Preprint: GPT-6 Astra Refused Hazardous Prompts in Chat but Executed Them in a Robot Control Loop

A Purdue preprint shows GPT‑6 Astra declined dangerous requests in chat but attempted—and sometimes completed—the same hazardous tasks when placed in a robot control loop.

#ai, #robotics, #safety, #gpt6, #preprint

FDA Approves Hibsago, First Antisense Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B, for Select Adults

FDA approves Hibsago (bepirovirsen), the first antisense drug for chronic hepatitis B, offering some adults a monitored path off long-term antivirals.

$GSK, #hepatitis_b, #fda, #gsk, #bepirovirsen

Spotify Signs Deals With Believe and TuneCore for Future AI Remix Tool

Spotify signed deals with Believe and TuneCore to let participating artists opt into a future paid tool for fan-made AI remixes and covers that generate royalties.

$SPOT, #spotify, #ai, #music, #licensing

Apple to invest up to $100 million in Pennsylvania titanium supplier, expands U.S. iPhone sourcing

Apple expands U.S. suppliers for iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro, pledging up to $100M to Pennsylvania titanium producer Perryman via its American Manufacturing Program.

$AAPL, #apple, #iphone, #manufacturing, #supplychain, #titanium

Satellite Analysis Suggests Nitrogen Oxide Emissions at Southaven Turbine Field Far Above Permit Levels

NASA TEMPO analysis estimates NOx emissions from Southaven turbines serving xAI’s Colossus 2 averaged far above the site's permit levels.

#airpollution, #nox, #tempo, #xai

Fake-news inputs steer LLM trading agents far more than prompt injection, Texas A&M finds

Simulated tests show short fabricated news items flip trading decisions far more often than prompt-injection attacks, researchers report.

#ai, #finance, #cybersecurity, #tradingagents

Japan Launches MMX Probe to Study Mars' Moons, Seeks Phobos Sample Return

JAXA launched the MMX spacecraft from Tanegashima on Oct. 20 JST to study Phobos and Deimos and attempt the first sample return from the Martian moons.

#space, #jaxa, #mars, #phobos

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for GSK’s Jemperli in Biomarker-Defined Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

FDA grants accelerated approval to GSK’s Jemperli for adults with stage II–III dMMR/MSI‑H locally advanced rectal cancer, potentially avoiding surgery.

$GSK, #health, #cancer, #fda, #immunotherapy

UK medicines regulator opens consultation on schools keeping adrenaline nasal sprays

MHRA opens eight-week UK consultation on allowing schools to stock spare adrenaline nasal sprays as an alternative to auto-injectors for treating anaphylaxis.

#health, #allergies, #schools, #mhra

Japan Sets Precise Launch Time for MMX Mission to Mars' Moons

JAXA set a firm launch time for the MMX mission: liftoff aboard H3 from Tanegashima at 4:41:03 a.m. JST on Oct. 20. MMX will study Phobos and Deimos and return samples in 2031.

#mmx, #jaxa, #mars, #space