(opens original source in a new tab)WiredAI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More EmissionsNew research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers. (opens original source in a new tab)Molly Taft·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA rejection, 340B court battles, and moreThe FDA rejected a radiopharmaceutical therapy because of manufacturing issues, halting what would have been a competitor for Novartis (opens original source in a new tab)Ed Silverman·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: A RAPID proposal for breakthrough coverage, and nurses push back on AIIn this edition of STAT Health Tech: Details from CMS and FDA on the RAPID pathway for breakthrough devices, and nurses push back on AI. (opens original source in a new tab)Katie Palmer·11 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDailyMIT neuroscientists discover the brain can reason without wordsMIT neuroscientists have found striking evidence that language and logical reasoning are powered by separate systems in the brain. Even people with severe language impairments caused by stroke were able to solve challenging logic puzzles as well as people without those impairments, while brain scans showed that language-processing regions stayed largely quiet during reasoning tasks. (opens original source in a new tab)11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsOpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with Reduced Safeguards for Exploit DevelopmentOpenAI on Monday unveiled a new cybersecurity-focused model called GPT‑5.6‑Cyber that it said is focused on vulnerability research, penetration testing, and incident response. "Built on GPT‑5.6 Sol, it is trained to improve capabilities on several specialized cybersecurity tasks (e.g., finding zero-day vulnerabilities and developing exploit chains) and to reduce refusals for certain higher-risk (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)IEEE SpectrumZap Rocks. Add Water. Get Clean HydrogenIn a tranquil Boston suburb, on the far edge of a horse farm, where pasture gives way to woods, a crane lowers an enormous electrode into a borehole. The electrode, a half-meter-long cylinder with copper-tipped arms to ensure good contact with the borehole walls, descends—deeper, deeper—through layers of spongy sandstone to the hard, marbled roots of an ancient mountain range hundreds of meters below ground. Here the rock is tight; there are few cracks for water or gases to flow. But that’s abou (opens original source in a new tab)Ariel Bleicher·11 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDaily“Cannot be explained” – New super steel stuns scientistsScientists have created an unusually corrosion-resistant stainless steel that could replace costly titanium components used to produce green hydrogen. The breakthrough could reduce structural material costs by roughly 40 times and make seawater-based hydrogen production far more economical. (opens original source in a new tab)11 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)ScienceDailyMarine heatwaves are harming human health in surprising waysMarine heatwaves are emerging as a threat not just to coral reefs and fisheries, but to human health and well-being. Researchers warn that unusually hot oceans can fuel stronger storms, trigger harmful algal blooms, reduce seafood supplies, disrupt livelihoods, and contribute to anxiety, grief, and depression in coastal communities. (opens original source in a new tab)11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)YourStoryIndia’s top 300 family businesses valued at $1.46T, rivaling global economiesValued at $1.46 trillion, India’s top 300 family businesses could represent the world’s 18th-largest economy. Led by the Ambanis, they grew 27.5%, outperforming market indices. (opens original source in a new tab)11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsA Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT DevicesA malicious SIM card can order the device it sits in to run commands of the attacker's choosing. On the cellular modules built into electric-vehicle chargers, industrial routers, and car telematics units, that is enough to take the whole device over. Researchers at the University of Birmingham and the security firm Fuzzware tested 26 phones and cellular modules for the capability, found it (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsMozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private RepoMozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to one of the company's own private code repositories. That key is how a user, or a Linux distribution packaging the browser, confirms a downloaded Firefox tarball came from Mozilla and was not tampered with. That decision carries a cost for (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·11 August 2026
