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Astronomers discover an enormous iron bar in the famous Ring Nebula: 'We definitely need to know more'

January 20, 2026
Sometimes, even the most familiar astronomical objects can hold surprises for researchers. Take the well-known Ring Nebula, which astronomers have now discovered harbors a mysterious “bar” of iron atoms. Also known as Messier 57 (M57), the Ring Nebula is a “planetary nebula” (a misleading name because there are no planets involved) located around 2,000 light-years away. It…
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Rogue agents and shadow AI: Why VCs are betting big on AI security

January 20, 2026
What happens when an AI agent decides the best way to complete a task is to blackmail you? That’s not a hypothetical. According to Barmak Meftah, a partner at cybersecurity VC firm Ballistic Ventures, it recently happened to an enterprise employee working with an AI agent. The employee tried to suppress what the agent wanted to do, what it was trained to do, and it responded by scanning the…
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Well, there goes the metaverse!

January 20, 2026
Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division – about 10% of the unit’s staff – and shutting down several VR game studios, according to The Wall…
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This is how this squirrel's soggy fur became one of the best wildlife photos of the year

January 20, 2026
We’ve all had that moment: fresh out of the shower, hair dripping everywhere, when the doorbell rings. Canadian photographer Christy Grinton saw a similar scenario play out in the animal kingdom when a mother grey squirrel, mid-nest relocation, peeked out from a vibrant hole in tree bark with her soaking wet fur plastered to her head. The resulting image, titled Bad Hair Day, has earned…
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Elon Musk says Tesla 'almost done' with AI5 design, 6 months after saying it was 'finished'

January 20, 2026
Elon Musk took to X today to announce that the design for Tesla’s next-generation self-driving computer, the AI5 chip, is “almost done” – 6 months after he announced that it was “finished.” The CEO also made a wild claim about accelerating Tesla’s chip development to a 9-month cycle for future generations, starting with AI6. We have been tracking the development of Tesla’s…
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