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CERN researchers and international collaborators generated quark-gluon plasma—the hot, dense matter thought to have existed microseconds after the Big Bang—by colliding oxygen-16 and neon-20 nuclei, elements far lighter than the lead atoms typically used for such experiments. The findings, published in Physical Review Letters, show this exotic state of matter can form in much smaller collisions than previously assumed.
Qubes OS disclosed QSB 118, a vulnerability in the qvm-copy-to-vm utility that lets a compromised qube inject arbitrary commands into dom0 when a user copies files to it. The flaw stems from insufficient sanitization of a file name reported back through the qfile protocol's error-reporting mechanism, which dom0 displays without properly neutralizing malicious content. Users are advised to update normally to receive the fix, with no other action required.
Amid escalating political pressure from President Trump on the Federal Reserve, commentators are floating ways to strengthen the central bank's accountability mechanisms as a means of preserving its independence. The proposals aim to balance greater oversight of the Fed's decisions with protecting its ability to set monetary policy free from short-term political interference.
Playground Games has published official PC requirements for its upcoming Fable reboot, launching February 23, 2027. Entry-level 1080p/30fps play needs only an RTX 2060 or equivalent, but reaching 4K at 60fps on Ultra settings calls for an RTX 5080 or RTX 4080 paired with a Ryzen 9 7900X or Intel i9 13900K.
A dashcam video shared by auto journalist Lei Xing shows a Tesla running the latest Full Self-Driving software, version 14.3.7, stopping at a railroad crossing with flashing lights and then suddenly accelerating toward the tracks as a freight train approached. The driver had to manually brake to avoid a collision, even though warning lights were flashing and train horns were audible. This follows earlier Tesla updates that claimed to improve detection of objects extending into a vehicle's path.
Beijing hosted the second World Humanoid Robot Games, a five-day event featuring humanoid robots competing in sprints, weightlifting, and cheerleading routines. Alongside genuine performance gains over last year's inaugural games, the event was marked by spectacular malfunctions, including robots losing limbs, catching fire, and crashing into judges' tables.
Red Lobster is shutting down additional restaurant locations across the U.S. in 2026 as part of an ongoing effort to reduce its footprint following its 2024 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The seafood chain is trying to rebuild its brand while continuing to scale back its physical presence.
A new survey-based study examines how AI adoption in U.S. workplaces affects employment, looking beyond layoffs to also measure job creation and promotions tied to tools like ChatGPT. The research suggests that while some workers face displacement, others are seeing new roles or career advancement as a result of AI integration.
In an Inside Java Podcast episode recorded at JavaOne 2026, Oracle Java Architect Ron Pressler discussed with host Nicolai Parlog why Java's often-criticized memory consumption is actually intentional. He argued that Java trades extra memory for reduced CPU cycles, a tradeoff enabled by its moving garbage collectors, which many leaner platforms cannot replicate.
XCENA partnered with Samsung to build the MX1, a CXL 3.2 device that can expand host memory by up to 2TB of DDR5 while also connecting SSDs and performing on-board computation. The chip, made on Samsung's 4nm process, packs 3072 small RISC-V cores organized into 24 independently schedulable subsystems, alongside two Arm Cortex A53 cores for control, and draws about 40W on the chip and 90W for the full board with DIMMs.
BMW has attributed the reduction of physical buttons in its newer vehicles to changing driver preferences, particularly among younger customers who are more accustomed to touchscreen interfaces from smartphones. The automaker suggests this generational shift in expectations has influenced its interior design choices, moving controls into digital menus and touch panels.
The GrapheneOS development team says it could not finish porting its security-focused Android build to Google's new Pixel 11 phones because the devices lack support for Arm's memory tagging extension (MTE), a hardware-level security feature. Developers say they built a partial port after a week of effort but had to halt the project, calling the omission an apparent cost-cutting move by Google. As a result, the team may abandon future support for Pixel devices and focus instead on Motorola hardware.