Polina Brangel, a research-and-development data-innovation lead at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in Oslo, discussed her career path from biosensor and cancer-diagnostic research into pandemic preparedness. She described shifting her rapid diagnostic test work toward Ebola after the 2014 West African outbreak, later studying COVID-19 immune responses, and now focusing on preparing for a hypothetical future pathogen the WHO calls 'Disease X'.
Nature released tables for its 2026 Spotlight on infectious diseases, built from the Nature Index database and covering articles published between 2021 and 2025. The dataset was compiled by running a keyword search across 83 infectious diseases, plus five subcategories for coronaviruses and influenza strains, within Digital Science's Dimensions database, then cross-referencing results against Nature Index entries.
The flash-fiction piece 'Blend' depicts a human protagonist using prosthetics, lab-grown synthetic skin, a wig and heat-insulating clothing to pass as a robot in a city now run by machines. The character rides a mass-transit train among robots sorted by job-coded uniforms, travelling to meet a resistance contact, while reflecting on a cityscape remade by robotic infrastructure after humans were displaced.
Researchers continue to debate whether the human brain produces new neurons throughout adulthood, challenging the long-held view that people are born with all the neurons they will ever have. Neuroscientists including Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Hongjun Song and Gerd Kempermann have produced conflicting findings over decades, with current detection methods relying on indirect genetic markers rather than direct proof.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri Kagan of the University of Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of Tokyo University, splitting the 12-million-kronor prize. Kagan's 1980s experiments showed how small imbalances in molecular handedness could be amplified, while Soai's 1990s work demonstrated that a single-handed molecule could catalyze production of more molecules sharing its own chirality, together explaining how life's building blocks end up uniformly 'one-handed.'
Nintendo released the WaveBird controller for the GameCube in 2002, using 2.4GHz radio frequency technology to offer wireless play with a range of about 20 feet. It lacked rumble support to conserve battery life but ran for up to 100 hours on two AA batteries, and required a receiver plugged into the console paired via matching channel sliders.
Jaguar has revealed the production version of its Type 01 grand tourer, retaining the prototype's low roofline, long hood and 23-inch wheels while adding extra doors and a softened front end. The all-electric car uses a tri-motor setup producing up to 1,030 PS and 1,365 Nm, reaching 62 mph in 3.2 seconds, and features an 850-volt architecture with a 118-kWh battery offering up to 400 miles of EPA range.
An Entrepreneur contributor revisits management professor Jerry Harvey's 1974 'Abilene Paradox,' a story about a family taking a miserable road trip none of them actually wanted, to illustrate how groups can arrive at decisions nobody supports because each person assumes others want it. The piece argues that agreeableness has a cost: dissenters face pressure to justify their views, so teams often default to false consensus unless leaders actively build a culture that welcomes disagreement.
iPhone and Android devices include native spam-call filtering that can replace third-party apps like Truecaller. On iPhone, users can enable Call Filtering under Settings > Apps > Phone to send carrier-flagged junk calls to voicemail, separate Unknown Callers into their own list, and choose how to handle unrecognized numbers via the Screen Unknown Callers settings, including an option that asks callers to state their reason before the phone rings through.
AnyPS5 is an open-source tool that relinks PlayStation 5 executables into native Windows and Linux binaries rather than emulating them, using reimplemented system libraries for dynamic linking. The project reports roughly 87% of known PS5 system library functions mapped so far, with one game, Dreaming Sarah, confirmed running at a stable 60fps on modest hardware. It supports SDL game controllers and configurable keyboard/mouse input, and is released under GPLv2.
Meta is reportedly seeking to help define industry standards governing how autonomous AI shopping and commerce agents operate safely. The move comes amid reports that Meta's own Muse agent has faced multiple privacy and security issues in the less than a month since its launch.
Devographics' State of Devs 2026 survey reports widespread exhaustion among developers alongside growing economic and job-market uncertainty. For the first time, the survey asked respondents about their views on AI, finding that while AI tool usage is extremely common, opinion on it is sharply divided: 49% of developers feel positive about AI and 42% feel negative.
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