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Top science & technology news, August 3, 2026
- A Chinese LLM attacked our lab, so we made it work for us
For five days an autonomous AI agent worked to break into our lab. We became the first to identify the exact model behind a live attack, deepseek-v4-flash-free, from inside the attack itself. Then we did something no one else did. We took control of it.
- Qwen3.8-Max: A New Bar for Coding and Cowork
The latest version of Qwen3.8-Max introduces new features that enhance coding and collaborative work.
- MiniMax H3 in ComfyUI: Open Weights, Native Audio, and 2K Video
The MiniMax H3 is now supported with open weights in ComfyUI. It features real stereo sound and up to 2K video output.
- Jupiter Neurosciences Expands into Psychedelics with $100m Deal
Pharmaceutical company Jupiter Neurosciences has expanded its operations into the psychedelics space with a $100 million deal, as interest in brain health continues to grow.
- The aging rhythm: spatio-temporal dynamics of resting alpha oscillations in young and older brains
This bioRxiv Neuroscience study examines how the spatial propagation of alpha oscillations changes with age, providing insights into the mechanisms behind these changes.
- Post-mitotic cardiomyocyte senescence redefines cardiac ageing
This study found that post-mitotic cardiomyocytes play a key role in defining cardiac aging.
- Author Correction: Aged bone marrow macrophages drive systemic aging and age-related dysfunction via extracellular vesicle-mediated induction of paracrine senescence
Authors clarified that aged bone marrow macrophages induce systemic aging and age-related dysfunction through extracellular vesicles, which stimulate paracrine senescence.
- Depth-dependent advantages of three-photon microscopy for imaging through intact murine cortical bone and into the marrow
This bioRxiv Bioengineering study highlights the benefits of using three-photon microscopy to image through intact murine cortical bone and into its marrow.
- An Integrative Multimodal Model for Early Diagnosis of Dementia and Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Using Neuroimaging, Polygenic Risk, and Cognitive Assessments
This study developed and validated a multimodal risk model to support early diagnosis of dementia and differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) versus non-AD dementias using neuroimaging, polygenic risk, and cognitive assessments in real-world clinical settings.
- Artificial Intelligence in Brain Care: Viz.ai Partners with Cortechs.ai on Neurodegenerative Aging
AI partnership aims to bring earlier detection and better coordination to MS care, marking Viz.ai’s first step into neurodegenerative disease. Is the 'read and wait' MRI coming to an end? For decades, one of medicine's most powerful diagnostic tools has also relied on one of its oldest methods: human observation.
- Correction: cxcl18b-defined transitional state-specific nitric oxide drives injury-induced Müller glia cell-cycle re-entry in the zebrafish retina
The study clarifies that a specific transition state of cxcl18b-defined nitric oxide drives the return of Müller glia cells to the retina following damage.
- Leveraging Image Generators to Address Data Scarcity: The Gen4Regen Dataset for Forest Regeneration Mapping
Sustainable forest management relies on precise species composition mapping, yet traditional ground surveys are labour-intensive and geographically constrained. While Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer scalable data collection, the transition to deep learning-based interpretation is bottlenecked by the severe scarcity of expert-annotated imagery, particularly in complex, visually heterogeneous regeneration zones.
- Correction: Meta-evolutionary exome analysis identifies novel type 2 diabetes mellitus genes in the UK Biobank and All of Us
The corrected study identified new genes associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus using data from the UK Biobank and All of Us. This could lead to new treatment approaches.
- OSS ChatGPT UI v4: PDF Studio, Projects, Profiles, Server Tools, 1-Click Sharing
llms.py v4 is here! We're thrilled to announce llms.py v4 - our biggest release yet! This milestone version brings together everything we've been building: publish and share your chat threads, projects, images and audio to the new ai.llmspy.org showcase, configurable Agent Profiles for specialized workflows, provider-hosted Server Tools, and a huge wave of new Audio, Speech, and Image generation models. Upgrade now to unlock it all.
- Sequoia invests $1B in nuclear startup Valar Atomics
Valar Atomics, a nuclear startup, raised a massive $1 billion round led by Sequoia. The company secured board membership from Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire and received a $200 million line of credit.
- RynnBrain 1.1: More Capable and Generalizable Embodied Foundation Model
Researchers presented RynnBrain 1.1, a family of embodied foundation models with scales in 2B, 9B, and 122B-A10B. They are trained on a unified spatio-temporal and physically grounded framework, supporting embodied perception, spatial reasoning, localization, and planning.
- BioNTech Announces New CEO from Sobi
Biopharmaceutical company BioNTech has appointed Guido Oelkers, the CEO of Sobi, to its top position.
- Controversial White House Plan to Overhaul US Science Funding Faces Senate Opposition
The plan to put political appointees in charge of research grants could be temporarily halted if lawmakers' efforts are successful.
- Diabetes and glycemic control as predictors of cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers among people with the metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal analysis
Researchers analyzed data showing that diabetes and glycemic control are significant predictors of cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers in individuals with metabolic syndrome. This is crucial for understanding and managing these risks.
- Want to get more from AI? Treat every prompt like an experiment
Nature suggests treating every artificial-intelligence query as a scientific experiment, emphasizing the importance of checking each output.
