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More than 200 employees at the Wikimedia Foundation voted 158-14 to join the Communications Workers of America, with results tallied by the National Labor Relations Board. The unionizing group spans software engineering, finance and communications roles across the roughly 700-person, largely remote nonprofit behind Wikipedia.
Researchers led by Alet et al. describe WeatherNext Cyclones (WN-C), a new AI system published in Nature that generates two-week forecasts of tropical cyclones. The model reportedly beats conventional forecasting methods by providing roughly one extra day of reliable warning before a storm strikes.
Muse Group has released Audacity 4.0, the free open-source audio editor's biggest update since Version 3.0 five years ago. The release adds a redesigned interface with dark mode, expanded non-destructive editing that allows overlapping clips, multi-clip trimming and grouping, a new envelope tool for automation, and a one-click splitting tool.
Nvidia confirmed it will officially extend DLSS 5 support to RTX 40-series graphics cards, though the rollout will happen only after performance tuning for RTX 50-series GPUs is complete. The move comes after modders reverse-engineered and ported a leaked version of DLSS 5 to run on older cards, including RTX 30 and RTX 20 series, with mixed results. Nvidia also clarified that gamers will only get a simple on/off toggle for DLSS 5, while granular controls like Structure Intensity and Tone Intensity remain reserved for developers.
Dan Stevens has been cast in the title role of Prime Video's upcoming RoboCop series, and he has hinted the show will incorporate humor into its take on the character. Stevens, known for roles in 'Onslaught,' 'The Terror: Devil in Silver,' and 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,' will lead the sci-fi adaptation for the streaming platform.
Ultrahuman, a rival to Oura in the smart ring market, secured $70 million from investors including Qualcomm Ventures, Labcorp, Alpha Wave and Blume to fund development of next-generation AI wearables. The company plans to use the funding to advance sensing, materials, electronics and algorithms, and is exploring a future ring that could work with devices like Meta's smart glasses for gesture control, according to chief business officer Bhuvan Srinivasan.
Researchers analyzed immune responses from over 150 non-human primates infected during a prolonged Shigella outbreak at a research facility, identifying specific bacterial molecules and antibody binding sites linked to protective immunity. The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, pinpoint precise structural targets that could inform vaccine design against multiple Shigella strains.
Ken and Sarah Barlow opened a 16 Handles self-serve frozen yogurt franchise in Forest Acres, South Carolina in June 2025 after signing on with the brand in early 2024. The idea stemmed from their daughter wanting to customize her own frozen yogurt, and the couple noticed no such business existed in their town. Within six months of opening, the location generated $1 million in sales.
Fusion startup Realta Fusion signed a deal with utility Madison Gas and Electric to explore building a 200-megawatt fusion power plant in Wisconsin by the mid-2030s. The utility also made an undisclosed equity investment in Realta, which is converting a former Oscar Mayer factory in Madison into its research facility.
More workers are tapping their 401(k) accounts through loans or hardship withdrawals, even as retirement balances climb to record levels amid rising savings rates. The trend reflects the strain of inflation pushing some savers to dip into retirement funds despite overall growth in their accounts.
TikTok is expanding its comment section beyond text, letting users reply with voice clips, photo carousels, and polls. The update aims to make comment threads more interactive and expressive, treating them as a richer space for engagement rather than a simple text feed.
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-6 Astra, a new flagship model succeeding last year's GPT-5, bringing major gains in computer use, browsing, software engineering, and scientific reasoning. The company reports near-perfect scores on benchmarks like FrontierMath Tier 4, ARC-AGI-3, and ExploitBench, and says Astra is its best model yet for coding tasks. Astra also introduces a new memory system for Codex that lets it retain notes across long coding sessions instead of relying solely on context summarization.