The New York Times reports a new isotope analysis of T. rex tooth enamel that puts the dinosaur’s average body temperature at about 36°C — lower than the higher estimates previously derived from growth-rate studies, providing a fresh key data point for dinosaur physiology.
Anthropic has rolled out native document and slide-generation capabilities inside Claude, taking direct aim at Google’s Gemini-powered Workspace. The new tools let users generate editable documents and presentations from natural language prompts, signaling that the AI-office race has entered a much more competitive phase.
Satellite imagery obtained by the BBC and CBS News shows severe damage at multiple U.S. military bases in the Middle East from Iranian strikes, including a destroyed Air Force aircraft and damaged buildings, underscoring the persistent security pressure on U.S. forces in the region.
A study published in Nature reports the most extensive integration of human brain cells transplanted into mice ever recorded. The transplanted neurons survived more than a year and formed functional synaptic connections with host neurons, opening a new window into research on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases.
The New York Times reports that Harold Hamm, a long-time Trump ally and shale oil magnate, has struck a major oil deal with Venezuela. The agreement could play a pivotal role in the normalization of U.S.–Venezuela relations and has drawn broad attention across the energy industry.
A war-damaged six-story building in Gaza City collapsed on September 16, killing at least 21 people including 8 children. About 10 families had reportedly been living in the structure, which was partially damaged in an Israeli strike last year. The incident has renewed international concern about the safety of civilian infrastructure across Gaza.
Apple released iOS 27.2 on September 16, expanding Siri AI’s language support with deep optimizations for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Cantonese, and other Asian languages, signaling Apple’s strategic push on AI localization.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has told the BBC that Snapchat is willing to introduce daily time limits for teenage users, describing it as an important step forward for the industry. The commitment, made in a wide-ranging interview, signals growing pressure on global social media platforms to address concerns about teen screen time and mental health, and may prompt a wave of product changes across the sector.
Snap has announced strategic partnerships with Nvidia, Amazon Web Services and Salesforce to push its augmented reality glasses into the enterprise market. The collaboration brings together high-performance AI silicon, cloud infrastructure and enterprise software, signalling Snap’s most ambitious move yet from consumer social applications into industrial, training and remote-collaboration use cases. The partnerships mark a significant milestone in the broader shift of augmented reality from consumer novelty to enterprise utility.
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation by an overwhelming majority giving the president expanded authority to impose harsher sanctions on Russia and its so-called enablers. The bill, reported by The Guardian, marks a rare moment of cross-party alignment on Russia policy and reflects Washington’s sustained hard line toward Moscow. The new authorities are expected to significantly broaden the toolkit available for targeting Russian individuals, entities and third-country supporters, with knock-on effects for global energy markets, supply chains and geopolitics.