Environment Animals Wildlife Sharks Megalodon could become Maryland's official state shark The 66,000-pound prehistoric predator once stalked the Bay State's waters. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a state better known for its delicious seafood and as the home of the United States Navy, there's a new effort to create the country's first state shark. Earlier this month, Maryland State Senator Jack Bailey and House Delegate Todd Morgan filed SB135 to designate the megalodon () as the official state shark. While the mighty megalodon is not swimming along the shores of the Bay State now, the enormous prehistoric shark relative once dominated the shallow seas that covered Maryland and the rest of the Atlantic coastal plain .

AI is driving unprecedented investment for massive data centers and an energy supply that can support its huge computational appetite. One potential source of electricity for these facilities is next-generation nuclear power plants, which could be cheaper to construct and safer to operate than their predecessors. Watch a discussion with our editors and reporters on hyperscale AI data centers and next-gen nuclear--two featured technologies on the MIT Technology Review list . China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to deal with their aging batteries. Here are our picks for the advances to watch in the years ahead--and why we think they matter right now.

The human genome runs to 3bn pairs of letters - the Gs, Ts, Cs and As that comprise the DNA code. The human genome runs to 3bn pairs of letters - the Gs, Ts, Cs and As that comprise the DNA code. Researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled their latest artificial intelligence tool and claimed it will help scientists identify the genetic drivers of disease and ultimately pave the way for new treatments. AlphaGenome predicts how mutations interfere with the way genes are controlled, changing when they are switched on, in which cells of the body, and whether their biological volume controls are set to high or low. Most common diseases that run in families, including heart disease and autoimmune disorders, as well as mental health problems, have been linked to mutations that affect gene regulation, as have many cancers, but identifying which genetic glitches are to blame is far from straightforward.

How much is US support for Israel costing Trump? What is a Palestinian without olives? Why are Gaza's homes collapsing in winter? UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel's war on Gaza The United Kingdom's controversial rollout of facial recognition technology will rely on software that appears to have already been deployed in Gaza, where it is used by the Israeli army to track, trace, and abduct thousands of Palestinian civilians passing through checkpoints. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced on Monday that British police would massively increase the use of facial recognition technology used for surveillance purposes.

Alex Pretti's Minneapolis death was murder, Americans declare in damning poll as voters issue new demand to Trump... and reveal how few back the shooting'Greedy pig' Harry Styles is shamefully exploiting obsessed women. I know... because it happened to me: LIZ JONES My sister confided an unbearable secret about her boyfriend. Keeping quiet is intolerable... our mother will be devastated: DEAR JANE Trump accounts: Million-dollar baby plan aims to create a fortune for America's newest arrivals before age 30 Nicki Minaj flashes dagger-long nails as she clutches Trump's hand after gushing she's his No. 1 fan Bryan Kohberger's warped requests from behind bars leave prison guards sickened... as new pictures of Idaho murders reveal full extent of his barbarity Bruce Willis' wife Emma makes heartbreaking admission about star's dementia battle Hilarious live gaffe on David Muir's World News Tonight that'triggered behind the scenes meltdown' Haley Kalil confident her bitter lawsuit with ex-NFL star husband will be thrown out as she cites'free speech' after revealing size of his manhood'He was Mr Perfect... now we're seeing his true colours': How Harry Styles cultivated his'good boy' image... and why fans are now turning on him after this controversial new move Mom who gave all four of her daughters the same name slams critics: 'Our family doesn't need outside approval' Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz share photo of the'world's most expensive wine' at £17,000 a BOTTLE... as it's revealed she gets a '$1m monthly allowance' from her billionaire father Would YOU sit on it? Scientists develop a futuristic chair that puts you in an'altered state of mind' within minutes READ MORE: People are using'binaural beats' to simulate the effects of drugs Would you be brave enough to sit on a chair that can send you into an'altered state of mind' within minutes? That is the wild promise of the Aiora chair, a futuristic seat designed by scientists from the University of Essex and British furniture company DavidHugh LTD.

AI model from Google's DeepMind reads recipe for life in DNA An AI model developed by Google's DeepMind could transform our understanding of DNA - the complete recipe for building and running the human body - and its impact on disease and medicine discovery, according to researchers. Called AlphaGenome, the model could help scientists discover why subtle differences in our DNA put us at risk of conditions such as high blood pressure, dementia and obesity. It could also dramatically accelerate our understanding of genetic diseases and cancer. The developers of the model acknowledge it's not perfect, but experts have described it as an incredible feat and a major milestone. We see AlphaGenome as a tool for understanding what the functional elements in the genome do, which we hope will accelerate our fundamental understanding of the code of life, says Natasha Latysheva, research engineer at DeepMind.

Since 2021, China has reportedly poured $100bn into support for AI datacentres. Since 2021, China has reportedly poured $100bn into support for AI datacentres. Beijing's AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate their own grand visions S tanding on stage in the eastern China tech hub of Hangzhou, Alibaba's normally media-shy CEO made an attention-grabbing announcement. "The world today is witnessing the dawn of an AI-driven intelligent revolution," Eddie Wu told a developer conference in September. " Artificial general intelligence (AGI) will not only amplify human intelligence but also unlock human potential, paving the way for the arrival of artificial superintelligence (ASI)."

What AI "remembers" about you is privacy's next frontier Agents' technical underpinnings create the potential for breaches that expose the entire mosaic of your life. The ability to remember you and your preferences is rapidly becoming a big selling point for AI chatbots and agents. Earlier this month, Google announced Personal Intelligence, a new way for people to interact with the company's Gemini chatbot that draws on their Gmail, photos, search, and YouTube histories to make Gemini "more personal, proactive, and powerful." It echoes similar moves by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to add new ways for their AI products to remember and draw from people's personal details and preferences. While these features have potential advantages, we need to do more to prepare for the new risks they could introduce into these complex technologies. Personalized, interactive AI systems are built to act on our behalf, maintain context across conversations, and improve our ability to carry out all sorts of tasks, from booking travel to filing taxes.

Fleming went on to win the gold medal. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. From figure skating to ice hockey, many of the most popular winter sports stem from a long history of people simply playing around on ice skates . Part of what makes a good skater so fun to watch is the juxtaposition of their clear technical skill and the seeming effortlessness with which they glide across the ice. They make it seem so natural.

From the Gemini Calendar prompt-injection attack of 2026 to the September 2025 state-sponsored hack using Anthropic's Claude code as an automated intrusion engine, the coercion of human-in-the-loop agentic actions and fully autonomous agentic workflows are the new attack vector for hackers. In the Anthropic case, roughly 30 organizations across tech, finance, manufacturing, and government were affected. Anthropic's threat team assessed that the attackers used AI to carry out 80% to 90% of the operation: reconnaissance, exploit development, credential harvesting, lateral movement, and data exfiltration, with humans stepping in only at a handful of key decision points. This was not a lab demo; it was a live espionage campaign. The attackers hijacked an agentic setup (Claude code plus tools exposed via Model Context Protocol (MCP)) and jailbroke it by decomposing the attack into small, seemingly benign tasks and telling the model it was doing legitimate penetration testing. The same loop that powers developer copilots and internal agents was repurposed as an autonomous cyber-operator.