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UCLA’s analysis of public Carbon Mapper data found 70 methane plumes across Turkey’s 10 highest-observed waste sites, led by an Istanbul landfill averaging about 7.4 tonnes per hour when detected. The measurements expose repair targets but cannot be treated as continuous annual emissions.
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The unexamined-application queue has fallen from 838,000 to about 756,000, yet a new federal audit says 7.6% examiner attrition, reduced training and weak oversight could make the progress unsustainable.
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Google has acquired Crusoe’s southeast Wyoming data-center site as part of a $17 billion state investment. The transaction price is undisclosed, the campus capacity is unconfirmed, and its signature 702 MW power system still depends on planned natural-gas fuel cells and carbon capture.
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OpenAI says its restricted cyber model found 81 new high-severity Firefox vulnerabilities and developed 948 Linux privilege-escalation exploits. The larger consequence is not an automatic defensive win: maintainers must verify, coordinate and ship fixes before equivalent capabilities spread.
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The new platform links IBM’s 120-qubit Nighthawk processor with Oak Ridge’s AMD-powered Umbra system to test real-time decoding and control. It is research infrastructure—not yet a fault-tolerant quantum computer.
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METR estimates that Anthropic’s benchmark progress has accelerated 1.9-fold since October 2025 and that AI likely explains most of the current speedup. The result is consequential, but wide uncertainty and company-controlled redactions limit outside verification.
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The government wants the UKIPO to examine suspicious design filings, permit 30-month deferred publication and expressly protect animations and transitions. Most changes are not yet law, and no implementation timetable has been set.
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ExoMars measurements repeatedly place trace hydrogen chloride above fissures near Alba Mons during an unusual season. The pattern strengthens the case for recent or continuing activity below Mars, but no magma, eruption or hydrothermal system has been directly observed.
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OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company and integrate its Code Storage service into Codex. The pending deal extends the coding agent beyond generation, but no complete GitHub replacement has been announced.
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