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Top science & technology news, September 12, 2026
- OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems
Over 200 malicious packages were uploaded to RubyGems by AI agents. The attack included API key theft and arbitrary code execution.
- Google used open-source code without crediting authors
Developers found their code in Google's Artemis project without attribution. The code was written for an AI interaction research experiment.
- Brain deviation scores identify psychopathology dimensions in children and adolescents
Analysis of 1095 children and adolescents found a link between brain deviation scores and emotional dysregulation.
- Hippocampal-cingulate dynamics link reinforcement learning and memory
Study shows hippocampal reinstatement of ACC reward prediction errors correlates with successful memory recognition.
- Anthropic CEO outlines plan to 'pace the frontier'
CEO Anthropic Dario Amodei proposed three strategies to control AI growth, including a unilateral commitment to one of them.
- Environment-aware DNA language model for stress-responsive genomics
Model adapts pre-trained DNA language model to prioritize stress-responsive genomic regions in maize using environmental context.
- Mecka AI nears $500M valuation
Startup Mecka AI, which collects human motion data for robot training, is preparing for a funding round at a $500M valuation.
- Clonal haematopoiesis linked to cortical atrophy
Study shows clonal haematopoiesis correlates with reduced cortical volume in older adults.
- GoatCode – open-source terminal AI agent with provider failover
GoatCode is an open-source terminal AI agent that switches between LLM providers mid-session to avoid quota limits.
- Effective tumor kinetics inferred from single routine H&E biopsies enable counterfactual virtual radiotherapy trials
A single biopsy can infer patient-specific tumor growth parameters, enabling virtual radiotherapy trials. The method adds 96.7 days to restricted mean progression-free survival in specific treatment scenarios.
- Bone Marrow-on-a-Chip Model Offers New Window Into Immune Cell Development and Behavior
Scientists have developed a bone marrow-on-a-chip model to study immune cell development and behavior.
- LLMjacking: AI Model Hijacking Reaches Black Market Scale
LLMjacking has evolved into a structured criminal enterprise with documented marketplace infrastructure. 35,000 attack sessions were captured between December 2025 and January 2026.
- Mr.LHDR: Benchmark for Long-Horizon Deep Research in Multimodal Agents
Mr.LHDR tests AI agents on complex, multi-step reasoning tasks with 12 intermediate steps and non-text elements like images and videos.
- Sci-MMR: Benchmarking Multi-Step Evidence-Grounded Scientific Reasoning in Multimodal Agents
Sci-MMR evaluates multi-step reasoning in AI agents across four disciplines with 235 tasks, requiring integration of visual and textual evidence.
- DINOCT: robust skin surface localization for robotic noncontact dynamic optical coherence elastography
DINOCT improves skin surface localization in noncontact dynamic optical coherence elastography (OCE) using self-supervised pretraining and a lightweight curve decoder.
- What You Can Do With AI Agents That Isn't Writing Code
The article explores various non-coding tasks that AI agents can perform, along with use cases and prompt examples. It emphasizes flexibility and personal adaptation of workflows.
- Bouncy Castle Outbreak Infects 48 Kids in Ireland
A bouncy castle in Ireland became a source of a MRSA outbreak, infecting 48 children with aggressive skin infections.
- Transposable elements modulate gene expression under oxidative stress
Insertions of transposable elements in Drosophila suzukii genes affect their expression under oxidative stress conditions.
- Random rewards enrich classic game-theory contests
Researchers developed a mathematical model to study games with evolving strategies and randomly varying returns, offering insights into real-world decision-making.
- People misremember details of 9/11 memories
Research suggests 40% of details about how people learned of 9/11 may be incorrect. Flashbulb memories of personal circumstances can last decades but may not be accurate.
