Google is expanding its Gemini AI assistant with a Personal Intelligence feature that taps into users' Google services for more tailored in‑car help.
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Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8 adds a slimmer chassis, a smoother hinge and a faster Snapdragon chip, but its price jumps to $1,199 and many specs remain unchanged from the prior model.
Apple is preparing a high‑end MacBook Pro with OLED panels, a touchscreen and a Dynamic Island, slated for a November launch.
Whole‑genome analysis shows Native Hawaiians share the closest genetic ties with Easter Island, indicating a historic seafaring migration across the Pacific.
NASA formally closed the OSIRIS‑REx mission on Sept. 30 after a decade of engineering feats, delivering the largest asteroid sample ever returned and preparing the spacecraft for a new target.
SpaceX lifted its Starfall return capsule for a second flight on the Bandwagon‑5 rideshare, deploying 32 payloads from Cape Canaveral and landing the first stage on a drone ship.
An early rise in flu cases on the West Coast, driven by a mutated H1N1 strain, has doctors urging everyone six months and older to get vaccinated, especially younger people.
Pennsylvania’s health department warned doctors of 66 measles cases in pregnant women and a rise in rare congenital measles, highlighting risks for mothers and newborns.
Researchers at Mass General Brigham used AI to gauge biological age and 90‑day mortality risk of cancer patients from a single selfie, showing promise as a clinical decision‑aid.
Anthropic's S‑1 filing reveals a struggle to secure cloud capacity from major providers while planning to spend over $750 billion on cloud contracts ahead of a planned November IPO.