RealFeedApp betaTop science & technology news, November 12, 2026
- Map profiles over 25 million cells in basal ganglia
Researchers profiled over 25 million cells to identify a new neuron type linked to schizophrenia and cell types associated with depression and PTSD.
- Net loss totaled $23.3 billion
The company announced its initial public offering, reporting a year-over-year revenue growth of over 12 times and an adjusted operating margin of 15%.
- Kompressor reduced costs by 22.7%
In Claude Code, 92–95% of tokens come from a cache costing $5 for 5 minutes, while reading tokens from cache costs $0.20 per million. This creates a bottleneck for agents needing to wait for cache expiration before executing tasks.
- ParseBench-2 tested 600 form pages
The new metric caps page scores to ensure high accuracy is flagged as an error. Evaluation is calibrated across 330 scenarios with critical, major, and minor severity levels.
- Norwest's $4 billion fund is its largest ever
As the firm's largest fund yet, it aims to back startups in physical AI, voice AI, and cybersecurity across multiple countries.
- Update closes over 140 reported bugs
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group released an update for all supported versions, including the second release candidate of PostgreSQL 19, fixing 52 security vulnerabilities and over 140 bugs. PostgreSQL 14 has reached end-of-life and no longer receives security or bug fixes.
- Qwen3.5-0.8B accuracy rises from 7.9% to 48.1%
GPT-6 Astra improved Qwen3.5-0.8B by directly editing weights without training, raising accuracy from 7.9% to 48.1% on MATH-500. The autonomous agent Beaker found a single-neuron edit in an hour that cuts loops and boosts accuracy by 30 points.
- Quantum computer stores data in microscopic vibrations
Researchers at ETH Zurich developed a quantum computer using mechanical vibrations to store information. The system demonstrates advanced quantum calculations and addresses challenges in miniaturization and data preservation.
- Plant-based material simplifies recycling of coffee cups
Scientists from the University of Waterloo developed a material derived from plant cell walls that replaces plastic in disposable cups, simplifies recycling, and reduces reliance on conventional plastics.
- Fruits and vegetables reduce risks of chronic diseases
Researchers from Mississippi describe a 'food as medicine' program where clinicians prescribe fruits and vegetables to treat diabetes and hypertension. Experience reveals both the benefits and limitations of this approach in rural communities.
- Human brain creates uncanny feelings in the space between sleep and waking
Researchers found that the state between sleeping and waking may generate experiences like sleep paralysis or flying sensations. This overlap in consciousness helps explain the nature of bodily perception.
- Senescent cells use immune evasion markers
The study found that senescent cells express PD-L1, enabling them to evade immune system clearance. This discovery suggests that cancer therapies targeting this marker could help the aged immune system clear lingering senescent cells.
- EchoLens trained on data from 136 patients
Researchers demonstrated that vision-language models cannot independently identify anatomical structures. The new EchoLens system, trained on data from 136 patients, achieved 95.7% accuracy in structure localization, matching expert reader performance.
- ykcpyth is 2× faster than CPython
The JIT compiler yk has been successfully applied to CPython, achieving a 2x speedup compared to the base yklua interpreter. Researchers confirmed the method's viability for large interpreters after fixing previously missing features.
- Nine South Korean startups pitched at DETO 2026
Voinosis, using AI to analyze speech patterns for brain health changes, won the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2027 competition. Nine Korean startups from deep tech sectors including healthcare, fintech, energy, semiconductors, and AI pitched for the spot.
- Gemini 4 Hydrogen costs $1.50 per million input tokens
The new Gemini 4 Hydrogen model is optimized for fast agents and available in Google AI Studio, API, and the app. It outperforms predecessor Argon on the AI Index and costs $1.5 per million input tokens.
- 136 superagers revealed 114 rare coding variants
Whole-exome sequencing of 136 cognitive superagers revealed 114 significant rare coding variants linked to neurovascular and immune biology.
- Staffing shortages persist at the FDA
In September of this year, the number of employees in CBER and CDER combined dropped by 1,343 compared to September 2024. The agency faces significant staffing shortages following a mass exodus last year involving layoffs and early retirement offers.
- Amazon's Ring launches indoor security drone for $250
Ring has introduced a $250 indoor security drone designed for surveillance in areas inaccessible to fixed cameras. Founder Jamie Siminoff stated the product addresses customer demand for expanded coverage without requiring additional hardware installation.
- Study combined data from six human and chimpanzee cell types
Research indicates that methylation divergence between humans and chimpanzees is mainly caused by cis-regulatory elements. Data from human, chimpanzee, and hybrid cell types helped isolate these mechanisms.
