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🦣 Comet Explosion May Have Triggered Mammoth Extinction Scientists say they've found their strongest evidence yet that a fragmented comet exploded over Earth nearly 13,000 years ago, possibly contributing to the extinction of mammoths, mastodons, and other Ice Age megafauna. Researchers identified shocked quartz—one of the clearest markers of cosmic impacts—at three Clovis-era sites: Murray Springs (Arizona), Blackwater Draw (New Mexico), and Arlington Canyon (California). Electron microscopy revealed fractures filled with melted silica, formed under extreme heat and pressure far beyond what volcanoes or human fires could produce, supporting the comet-impact hypothesis. Read More

👙 French Authorities Probe X Over Grok Deepfake Bikini Images French authorities have launched an official investigation into X after the platform was flooded with sexually explicit deepfakes generated using Grok. The probe follows a surge of AI-altered images circulating widely over the past several days. Users have been массово asking the bot to "dress people in bikinis" using photos of both celebrities and private individuals. In most cases, those depicted never gave consent, raising serious concerns around privacy, sexual exploitation, and the misuse of generative AI tools. Read More

🦮 Gamify Dog Walking with AR Wabisabi's Doggo Quest turns dog walks into a game using SnapML for dog recognition and AR visual effects. The app tracks your routes and steps, rewarding you with virtual items like bones as you walk. Available for Spectacles: AR glasses by Snap Inc. Read More

🐈 Rediscovery Of Flat-Headed Cat In Thailand Researchers from Thailand have confirmed the rediscovery of the endangered flat-headed cat in Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary using camera traps that captured 29 detections in 2024–2025, including a mother with a kitten, proving that a small but breeding population has survived in the country after almost 30 years without confirmed records. Read More

🔍 Samsung to Upgrade Bixby with Perplexity for Galaxy S26 Samsung is preparing a major update for Bixby ahead of next year's Galaxy S26 launch. While Galaxy AI is powerful, the Bixby assistant has lagged, currently leaving complex questions to Google Gemini while it handles only basic tasks. Reports suggest Samsung will partner with Perplexity to solve this. Under the new plan, Bixby would still manage system settings. At the same time, Perplexity would handle complex, web‑based queries with citations, similar to Apple's integration with ChatGPT. Read More

🏗 90.7 km: The Length of the Most Powerful Collider in History In 2025, CERN confirmed the feasibility and technical viability of the Future Circular Collider (FCC), the successor to the Large Hadron Collider. The 90.7 km ring would run beneath France and Switzerland at an average depth of 200 meters. The planned collision energy would reach up to 100 TeV, at least 6 times higher than the LHC. The main goals are ultra-precise studies of the Higgs boson and searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. The first phase is estimated at about $17 billion. For the first time in CERN's history, the project has attracted private capital. A consortium that includes funds linked to DST Global founder Yuri Milner and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has pledged $1 billion. CERN's member states are expected to make a final decision around 2028. The FCC would not start operations before 2040.

😷 Up to 400 Million Face Long-COVID Brain Symptoms A review published Monday in Nature Reviews Disease Primers highlights the massive global impact of long COVID on the brain. It estimates that 80 to 400 million people worldwide suffer from lasting neurological issues months or years after infection. The study notes that symptoms often continue for at least three months. Common problems include memory loss, anxiety, depression, headaches, and sleep disturbances. The condition affects 5–20% of general cases and up to 50% of hospitalized patients. Have you experienced Long-COVID yourself? 🔥 — Yes ❤️ — No Read More

❤️ World Record for Longest Remote Robotic Surgery Set A surgeon in Kuwait successfully operated on a patient in Brazil, connecting two rooms across 12,035 km in near real‑time. This achievement sets a new world record for the most significant distance between a doctor and a patient during a robotic operation. Read More

✈️ Durov Offers Free IVF Using His Sperm Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced he will pay for in vitro fertilization (IVF) for unmarried women aged 37 or younger who use his sperm. The 41‑year‑old billionaire, who has already fathered over 100 children, calls the offer a way to help solve the global fertility crisis. The program is managed by Moscow's Altravita Clinic, which promotes it as a unique chance to use donor material from a famous entrepreneur. Durov is covering the full cost of the treatments, which usually run around $5,000. What do you think? ❤️ — Marketing 🔥 — He's just... being Pavel! Read More

☃️ Disney's AI Olaf Robot Now Greets Guests in Paris The AI robot Olaf from Frozen now greets guests at Disneyland Paris. Its smooth, realistic movements are the result of reinforcement learning and Nvidia technologies. The robot is trained in a simulation, where it learns to accurately reproduce movements crafted by animators. Read More

© The First "Avengers: Doomsday" Teaser We'll see the return of the original Captain America now revealed to have a child with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell, also back), following the time-displaced romance they sealed with a kiss at the end of Endgame. How this shapes the plot remains unclear, but given the subtitle, it's unlikely the Rogers family's future will be a happy one. "Avengers: Doomsday" hits theaters on December 18, 2026, followed by "Avengers: Secret Wars" on December 17, 2027.

☠️ Do Developed Nations Fear AI? In the US, UK, and Australia, about 35–39% of the population views AI negatively, according to a YouGov poll. The main fear is job loss: 66% of Britons are convinced that AI models will eliminate more jobs than they create. Notably, "AI pessimism" is most pronounced in English-speaking Western countries. On the other hand, 49% of people in Spain believe the benefits of implementing AI will outweigh the downsides. Pew Research shows that residents of wealthier nations are much more aware of AI capabilities, yet anxiety levels remain high. For instance, half the US population is concerned about AI development—a sentiment shared by countries often considered outsiders in the "AI race," such as Italy, Australia, and Brazil. In South Korea, only 16% express similar concerns, compared to 19% in India, 24% in Nigeria, and 30% in South Africa. However, even in relatively wealthy nations like Sweden, Germany, and France, about a third of the population is worried about the technology's growth. The median percentage of "AI optimists" across countries is just 16%. How do you feel about the rise of AI? ❤️ — Positive, I'm an AI optimist! 🔥 — Negative, I'm a skeptic! 🤔 — The main thing is that AI brings value...

🚀 Blue Origin Sends First Wheelchair User to Space Blue Origin sent aerospace engineer Michaela "Michi" Benthaus to space on Thursday, making her the first wheelchair user to cross the Kármán line. Benthaus and five passengers completed a ~11-minute suborbital flight that reached roughly 62 miles, offering several minutes of weightlessness and panoramic views of Earth. Benthaus, a European Space Agency engineer, has used a wheelchair since a 2018 mountain-biking accident. She said she'd feared her dream of space was over, but worked with a supportive team to make the flight possible. A plush hippo that comforted her during recovery accompanied her on the mission. Read More

🌩 You Can Now Play GTA: Vice City in Your Browser The DosZone team has released a beta version of GTA: Vice City that runs directly in the browser. You can explore the open world, drive, shoot, and walk around freely. However, once you reach the first story checkpoint at the Ocean View Hotel, the game will ask you to locate the original game executable (e.g., gtavc.exe) to continue. The system validates that you own the original assets by checking file checksums, ensuring that you have a legitimate, purchased copy of the game. ↪️ You can play it here. Read More

🍷 Sip Savvy: Choose Wine Smarter with AI Sip Savvy is an AI-powered app that scans restaurant wine lists to find the best value bottle. Say goodbye to overpriced options and the guessing game of picking the "second cheapest bottle." ➡️ Available now on the iOS App Store. Read More

♊ Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash It uses the same architecture as the Pro version and understands photos, videos, and voice. Consequently, during reasoning, it captures all the subtle nuances of queries and provides specific, detailed answers. At the same time, according to benchmarks, the model barely lags behind Gemini 3 Pro, and in some tests (ARC-AGI-2, multilingual MMLU), it even surpasses it. 🔜 You can try it for free in Google AI Studio. Additionally, the model now works by default in Google Search's AI mode. Read More

👐 OpenAI Launches GPT Image 1.5 A new image generator inside ChatGPT is four times faster, preserves finer detail, and follows prompts more precisely. Developers also report better text rendering and a reduction in the characteristic yellow tint—though some residue remains. Access to GPT Image 1.5 opens today for all ChatGPT users. Read More

☢️ CIA Lost Nuclear Generator in Himalayas—Still Missing After 60 Years In 1965, a CIA team of American and Indian climbers attempted to install surveillance equipment on Nanda Devi peak (7,816m) to monitor Chinese nuclear tests. The mission aimed to intercept radio signals after China's first atomic bomb test in 1964. When a storm hit near the summit, the team had to evacuate, leaving behind their antenna, cables, and a plutonium-238-powered generator. When CIA climbers returned in 1966, the nuclear device had vanished. According to The New York Times, the generator's location remains unknown to this day. Read More

🎰 Users Lost $6M Betting That "AI" Would Be Time's "Person of the Year" Time Magazine named the "Architects of AI" as "Person of the Year"—a group of industry leaders including Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk. As the editors noted, "the debate about how to wield AI responsibly gave way to a sprint to deploy it as fast as possible." The total betting volume on Time's decision across prediction markets reached $74M this year—and the result sparked outrage. On Polymarket, "AI" itself was considered the favorite, but in the end, $6M in bets were wiped out. Trader chats are full of indignation; many are calling it a scam, believing the nomination was interpreted too literally. The platform explains that despite the massive AI letters on the cover, the award went to people, not the technology.

"Accordingly, a Time cover which lists 'Architects of AI' as the person of the year will not qualify for 'AI'," was Polymarket's verdict.

😜 The biggest scandal caused a split between the exchanges. The American platform Kalshi paid out wins to those who bet on specific names included among the "Architects." Polymarket, however, ruled such bets as losses.

🔞 ChatGPT Plans To Launch Adult Mode In Early 2026 OpenAI plans to roll out adult mode in the first quarter of 2026. Fidji Simo, the company's CEO of Applications, said the launch depends on improving OpenAI's ability to accurately determine a user's age. The company is currently testing its new age-prediction model, which will decide when to apply stricter safeguards and content limits for users under 18—a necessary step before the feature goes live. Will you use the adult mode? 😱 — Of course not 🗿 — Maybe try one time 🍓 — Yes, can't wait! Read More