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Researchers led by transplant surgeon Erik Finger successfully transplanted pig kidneys that had been frozen for a year, restoring their function in recipient animals. The findings, posted on preprint server bioRxiv, have not yet been peer-reviewed, and the team has not yet shown the organs can sustain life over an extended period.
Anthropic has swapped Git for a custom version-control system called Scion in its main code repository, after daily merged code changes jumped from about 2,500 in May to over 30,000 by September. A seven-person team built Scion and migrated the repository in five months, moving most source-control operations like commits, merges and rebases to servers rather than client machines.
A leak suggests ANBERNIC's upcoming RG DDS, a handheld styled after the Nintendo 3DS, could carry a price tag higher than many expected. The device is positioned to compete with other dual-screen emulation handhelds such as the AYN Thor.
Following Dolly Parton's death, announced by her nephew Bryan Seaver, her roughly $450 million estate has become the subject of family disagreement over succession. Seaver, who served for years as Parton's head of security, made the announcement in a prerecorded video.
A commentary piece outlines five recurring ways people simulate leadership qualities without genuinely exercising them, and offers guidance on recognizing these patterns. The author argues that despite annual calls to reinvent leadership concepts, the underlying behaviors of genuine versus performative leadership remain largely unchanged.
German police confiscated a remote-controlled humanoid robot after it allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl's buttocks and made thrusting motions toward her on a Cologne street overnight on October 10-11. The incident, livestreamed with commentary, involved two teenage boys—reportedly the robot's 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion—who are considered suspects but have not been charged. Officers found the roughly four-foot-tall robot, dressed in sweatpants, sunglasses and a fake mustache, in a car trunk near a fast-food restaurant.
Amazon has unveiled two new always-listening AI devices under its Bee brand: the $74.99 Bee Frontier wristband/clip and the $99.99 Bee Eclipse, a magnetic smartphone attachment. Both devices record conversations throughout the day to generate summaries, transcripts and to-do lists, and can integrate with services like Gmail, Google Calendar and Apple HealthKit to draft emails or calendar invites. Amazon is also launching a paid Bee Pro subscription at $11.99 a month alongside a free tier.
Ledger has introduced the Atom, a device running both Android OS and its own Ledger OS on a secure chip, intended to be used alongside a regular phone rather than replace one. Its eSIM supports data only, not calls or texts, and it includes a partnership with OpenClaw letting AI agents handle financial tasks while requiring physical approval for transactions. Two Atom devices can also exchange encrypted messages decrypted inside Ledger OS.
Research referenced in the report highlights the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve, a 19th-century psychological finding that people lose most newly learned information unless they actively reinforce it. The report argues that relying on AI tools to quickly retrieve answers reduces how much knowledge people actually retain, since the effortful recall needed for memory formation is being bypassed.
Opera has updated its Opera Air browser, first introduced in early 2025 as a 'mindfulness'-focused browser, with a cleaner interface, refreshed wallpapers that adapt to light and dark themes, and sidebar support for messaging and social apps. The update retains a built-in ad blocker, free VPN, and expands Soundscapes with new ambient and original music tracks, alongside customizable break reminders featuring breathing exercises and stretches.
Law enforcement agencies from 17 countries in Latin America and Europe carried out an INTERPOL-coordinated effort called International Effort Confluencia, conducting four operations between March and September 2026. Authorities executed 127 search warrants, arrested roughly 95 suspects tied to online messaging groups distributing child sexual abuse material, and rescued a five-year-old victim whose parent had been producing and selling abuse content. Cases included an Ecuadorian suspect holding 15GB of images, a Panamanian group administrator overseeing more than 700 users, and an Argentine suspect accused of sextorting over 260 girls globally.
Reolink has released the Home Hub 2, a device that lets users monitor and search footage from up to eight cameras simultaneously. The hub includes AI-powered object search capabilities that function even without an internet connection, and does not require an ongoing subscription fee to use.