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Scientists placed mussels near sunken World War I and World War II vessels in the North Sea to test for contamination, and found that explosive residues from the wrecks are seeping into surrounding waters. The mussels absorbed toxic and carcinogenic compounds linked to degrading TNT stored in the ships and submarines.
A contributor for Entrepreneur outlines three digital strategies small business owners can use to grow despite limited resources: prioritizing tools based on efficiency, reach, and customer engagement, using analytics to refine spending, and building a proactive digital roadmap instead of reacting piecemeal to new tools. The piece cites Small Business Administration data showing small businesses make up 43.5% of U.S. GDP and employ over 62 million people, alongside Bank of America Institute figures showing rising small-business spending on tech and AI tools.
Harvard researchers studying ribosomal RNA in the California two-spot octopus discovered an unprecedented gap that splits a normally single RNA fragment into two pieces, a feature not seen in any other animal studied so far. This structural quirk, published in Current Biology, appears to help ribosomes assemble proteins with unusual precision, and so far turns up only in octopus lineages with enlarged nervous systems capable of complex behavior.
A blogger added four Intel I226-V 2.5GbE network cards to a GMKtec NucBox G9 mini PC being used as a home router, expanding its networking capability beyond the stock configuration. The modification includes a 3D-printed enclosure addition, with design files released so others can replicate the upgrade themselves.
Apple has pushed out the seventh developer beta of iOS 27, available now via Settings for those enrolled in the Apple Developer Program. This build is expected to correspond to public beta 5, with the finished software rolling out to all users next month. The update centers on Siri AI, a rebuilt assistant using new Apple Foundation Models and expanded Apple Intelligence features across the system.
Researcher Brian Khan Quintana found that Calix's GS5239XG (GigaSpire 7u10txg) fiber gateway exposes its UPnP control service on the public WAN interface without authentication, tracked as CVE-2026-75501. Anyone online can send a single unauthenticated request to add or remove port-forwarding rules, letting them bypass NAT and firewall protections. Calix did not respond to disclosure attempts, so CERT/CC coordinated a public release of the details.
Two Intel processors, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core i7-14700K, have entered Amazon's top-10 best-selling desktop CPU list for the first time in over a year, landing at #6 and #9. AMD still dominates the rankings with Ryzen 9000, 7000, and 5000 series chips filling the remaining eight spots, led by the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
Zillow has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over claims it paid Redfin $100 million to exit the internet listing service market for apartment rentals for up to nine years. The deal reverses that arrangement, requiring Redfin to relaunch its ILS business with significantly more listings and mandating Zillow to share employee information to help Redfin rebuild its team. Several states had joined the FTC's case, which was filed in September 2025 and later consolidated with the federal suit.
General Intuition, a New York startup building foundation models for AI agents that navigate space and time, is reportedly negotiating a new funding round at a $6 billion pre-money valuation. New backers reportedly include Valor Equity Partners, Point72 Ventures and Seven Seven Six, alongside existing investors Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst, just weeks after the company raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation.
Xiaomi's new Xring O3 processor scored 3,945 in Geekbench single-core and 15,221 in multi-core tests, putting it roughly on par with Apple's silicon on single-threaded work but far ahead on multithreaded tasks. The chip packs 44MB of cache, more than most laptop CPUs, and its top C1-Ultra cores feature 21 execution ports with SME2 and SVE2 support for AI and SIMD workloads.
Dr. Dre and Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine discussed AI's growing role in music production in a New York Times interview, with Dre confirming he uses AI as a tool to experiment with tracks he's already working on. Dre dismissed critics of AI music tools, comparing their resistance to earlier backlash against drum machines and synthesizers. Iovine claimed many producers, including Timbaland, secretly use AI but are reluctant to admit it publicly.
Security researchers report that ToxicPanda, an Android banking trojan, has been updated with new capabilities that extend its reach beyond individual financial apps. The revised malware now poses risks to broader enterprise environments, not just personal banking credentials.