Science & Tech

Sony Cuts ‘Most of the Destiny Team’ at Bungie in Major Layoff

Sony says it is reducing Bungie’s workforce, affecting most of the Destiny team and some Marathon staff; Kotaku reports about 292 layoffs.

$SONY, #bungie, #sony, #layoffs, #destiny2, #marathon

NHS A&E opt-out testing has identified about 1,900 previously undiagnosed HIV cases since 2022

NHS England’s opt‑out A&E blood‑borne virus testing has identified about 1,900 undiagnosed HIV cases since April 2022; independent analysis and funding back the scheme.

#hiv, #nhs, #publichealth, #testing

Blockchain Analysis Finds $3.84 Billion in Flows Between CoinEx and Iran-Linked Platforms

TRM Labs traces $3.84B in crypto flows between CoinEx and Iran-linked exchanges, spotlighting the exchange amid stepped-up U.S. sanctions.

#coinex, #crypto, #sanctions, #iran

Xbox Store Opens Grand Theft Auto VI Pre‑Orders, Lists Nov. 19, 2026 Release

Xbox's U.S. store listing opens pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI and confirms a Nov. 19, 2026 launch for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with pricing details.

$TTWO, $MSFT, #gta6, #grandtheftauto, #rockstargames, #xbox

FDA Expands IBRANCE Approval for Maintenance Treatment in HR+, HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

FDA expands use of Pfizer’s IBRANCE (palbociclib) as maintenance therapy with trastuzumab and endocrine therapy for HR+, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer.

$PFE, #oncology, #breastcancer, #fda, #pharma

FCA signals regulatory shift as AI moves to scale in UK financial services

FCA chief Nikhil Rathi says AI in finance has moved to scale, urging supervised deployment while warning on fraud, resilience and market concentration.

#fca, #ai, #fintech, #regulation

Open-source AI improved doctors' rare-disease diagnoses in trial — but increased high-confidence errors

Preprint: open-source model RaDaR raised physicians’ rare-disease diagnostic accuracy by 21.4 points in a randomized case-based trial — but produced more high-confidence errors.

#ai, #raredisease, #diagnosis, #medicalai

Millions Lose Marketplace Coverage and Pay More After Boosted ACA Subsidies Lapse

Six months after enhanced ACA subsidies ended, enrollment and payment data show millions lost coverage and many who kept plans face much higher costs.

#healthcare, #aca, #insurance, #enrollment

AI Agents Reproduce and Extend CERN Analyses, Claim First AI-Produced Novel Result on LEP Data

Researchers using Anthropic’s Claude Code ran end-to-end collider analyses on public CERN data, releasing code and claiming an AI-produced novel Lund-plane result.

#ai, #particlephysics, #cern, #claudecode

Preprint Claims ~100 TeV Neutrinos From Milky Way’s Fermi Bubbles; Confirmation Pending

An arXiv preprint reports a >3σ correlation of ~100 TeV neutrinos with the Milky Way’s Fermi bubbles in public IceCube data; independent confirmation is needed.

#neutrinos, #astrophysics, #icecube, #fermi-bubbles

Study: Webb observes z=10.255 galaxy that may leak nearly all ionizing radiation

A Webb study finds a compact z=10.255 galaxy with almost no nebular lines, implying a very high Lyman-continuum escape fraction and possible impact on reionization.

#astronomy, #jameswebb, #reionization, #highredshift

Pfizer’s Phase 3 Lung Cancer Drug Misses Overall Survival Goal; Stronger Trend in Second‑Line Patients

Pfizer's Phase 3 lung cancer trial of sigvotatug vedotin missed its overall survival goal; company sees a stronger trend in second‑line patients.

$PFE, #pfizer, #oncology, #lungcancer, #clinicaltrials

Google’s Interactions API reaches general availability, becomes primary interface for Gemini models and agents

Google made its Interactions API generally available and is directing new Gemini development to it, highlighting managed agents and background execution.

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #ai, #gemini, #api

Webb detects unusual isotopes in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, suggesting formation in an ancient cold environment

JWST spectra of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show very high deuterium and uncommon carbon ratios, pointing to formation in a cold, ancient, metal-poor region.

#interstellar, #comet, #jameswebb, #isotopes

Taiko Halts Block Production and Urges Withdrawals After Bridge Verification Flaw Drains Over $1 Million

Taiko halted block production and urged users to withdraw after a bridge verification flaw allowed attackers to drain more than $1 million from its ERC20 vault.

#crypto, #ethereum, #blockchain, #security