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Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechThe Download: Anthropic launches Claude Science, and California’s carbon manure math
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Claude Science is Anthropic’s…
Source: IEEE Spectrum ·
EngineeringMake a Soft Digital Clock Tick With Millifluidics
Electrons are great. We use them to move vehicles, illuminate cities, and, of course, compute. But computation is not confined to the world of electronics. And shifting to alterna…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsStartup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup
Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to compete for $100,000 i…
Source: The Hindu – World ·
GeopoliticsDaily Quiz | On personalities, places and events associated with May 25
Here is a quiz on the personalities, places and events associated with today’s date, May 25
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChinese and Dutch scientists turn corn to sustainable plastic, inspired by spider silk
Scientists from China and the Netherlands have created a corn protein-based biopolymer with a process inspired by spider silk that could offer a sustainable alternative to plastic…
Source: Your Story ·
StartupsStartup news and updates: daily roundup (May 20, 2026)
YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsGermany: BioNTech shutting down COVID vaccine production entirely, 1,860 jobs at risk
The German company that pioneered one of the first mRNA coronavirus vaccines is halting production, handing the reins to partner Pfizer. BioNTech is restructuring to focus on rese…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsBarocal can cool your food and drink by squeezing a hunk of plastic crystals
Barocal might have discovered a cheap, nonpolluting material that could dethrone today's refrigeration technology.
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsMapping a billion lives: How GenomeIndia Project will transform medicine, healthcare
India has finally mapped its own DNA and what it found could change medicine for a billion people.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsBiotech-led boom as 8 China firms flock to Hong Kong’s thriving stock market
Eight mainland China-based companies – five of them biotech firms – passed listing hearings on the Hong Kong stock market in April, clearing the way for them to tap the city’s dee…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsIt’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down
Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET.
Source: The Guardian – World ·
GeopoliticsScientists develop gene-edited wheat that can make toasted bread less carcinogenic
Bread and biscuits made from Crispr-edited wheat showed substantially reduced acrylamide levelsScientists have developed gene-edited wheat that can be used to make bread that is l…
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