Science & Tech

SIDDHARTA-2 reports first X-ray observation of kaonic deuterium

SIDDHARTA-2 reports the first X-ray observation of kaonic deuterium at DAΦNE, measuring the 1s energy shift and width and filling a five-decade data gap.

#kaonicdeuterium, #kaon, #particlephysics, #nuclearphysics

FDA approves Moderna’s first seasonal mRNA flu vaccine — full approval for 50–64, accelerated OK for 65+

FDA approved Moderna’s mRNA-1010 seasonal flu vaccine (mFLUSIVA), giving full approval for ages 50–64 and accelerated approval for 65+, pending a confirmatory study.

$MRNA, #moderna, #influenza, #fda, #vaccines

Netflix to Close Night School Studio in Los Angeles, Plans to Shut Helsinki’s Moonloot

Netflix is closing Night School Studio in Los Angeles and planning to shut Helsinki-based Moonloot as it reorganizes its games business.

$NFLX, #netflix, #gaming, #video-games, #layoffs

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day Features Zaragoza Photo of Aug. 12 Total Solar Eclipse

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day spotlights a Zaragoza photo capturing the fleeting Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over the Cathedral-Basilica and Ebro River.

#solar-eclipse, #spain, #astronomy, #apod

Once‑Weekly Oral HIV Pill Maintains Viral Suppression Through 48 Weeks in Phase 3 Trial

Phase 3 Lancet study: a once‑weekly islatravir‑lenacapavir single‑tablet regimen maintained HIV‑1 viral suppression through 48 weeks, matching daily therapy.

#hiv, #islatravir, #lenacapavir, #antiretroviral, #clinicaltrial

Coinkite Coldcard Firmware Bug Weakened Seed Randomness, Allowing Tens of Millions in Bitcoin to Be Stolen

A firmware bug in Coldcard wallets weakened seed randomness, enabling attackers to drain roughly 600–1,082 BTC. Affected users must generate new seeds and move funds.

#bitcoin, #hardwarewallet, #cryptocurrency, #security

Google DeepMind Brings Sign-Language-to-Text to Gboard and Live Transcribe, Says It’s for Low-Stakes Use

Google DeepMind is adding SL2T sign-language-to-text to Gboard and Live Transcribe, aimed at everyday accessibility but not for medical or legal use.

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #accessibility, #signlanguage, #google, #deepmind

Google unveils Pixel 11 Pro Fold: slimmer design, sign-to-text and HiLight alerts

Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold is slimmer, lighter and more durable, adds HiLight LED alerts and ASL sign-to-text, runs Tensor G6; preorders open, ships Aug. 20.

$GOOGL, #google, #pixel, #foldable

Harmony Says Exploit Minted About 4 Billion ONE Tokens, Token Drops 26%

Harmony confirmed an apparent exploit that minted roughly 4 billion ONE tokens, prompting a ~26% price drop and consideration of a chain rollback.

#cryptocurrency, #blockchain, #harmony, #one, #security

Nvidia Teams with Six Wall Street Firms to Mobilize Over $500 Billion for AI Infrastructure

Nvidia is partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman and KKR to create financing platforms aiming to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai, #finance, #wallstreet

Google Says Gemini App Surpasses 1 Billion Monthly Users

Google announced Aug. 11 that its Gemini app has exceeded 1 billion monthly users, marking rapid growth and deep integration across Google products.

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

Study finds structured-output decoding can enable 'control-plane' jailbreaks in LLMs

Researchers find constrained-output grammars can be exploited to jailbreak LLMs; DictAttack hit up to ~99% success on flagship models, paper says.

#ai, #security, #llm, #jailbreak

Preprint finds flaw that let researchers decode encrypted chain-of-thought blobs from major LLM APIs

An arXiv preprint says a cross-model replay flaw let researchers decode encrypted chain-of-thought blobs from major LLM APIs, exposing PII and credentials.

#ai, #security, #privacy, #openai

Preprint: FRB–Planck analysis suggests about half of the missing baryons sit in warm-hot intergalactic gas

A new preprint finds a CHIME FRB–Planck cross-correlation implying roughly half of ordinary baryons may lie in the warm-hot intergalactic medium; result awaits review.

#astronomy, #frb, #cosmology, #whim

Trump Directs HHS to Pursue 'Gold Standard' Childhood Vaccine Guidance, Urging Separate MMR Shots

On Aug. 10, Trump signed an order directing HHS to pursue 'Gold Standard' childhood vaccine guidance, urging separate MMR shots — but courts and availability limit immediate change.

#vaccines, #publichealth, #trump, #hhs