This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 21)
Computing Microsoft’s Glass Chip Holds Terabytes of Data for 10,000 YearsGayoung Lee | Gizmodo “Our knowledge of the past comes from stone tablets and old parchment. But thousands of years...
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/21/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-21/
Computing Microsoft’s Glass Chip Holds Terabytes of Data for 10,000 YearsGayoung Lee | Gizmodo “Our knowledge of the past comes from stone tablets and old parchment. But thousands of years...
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/21/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-21/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 21)
From Microsoft's 10,000-year memory chip to Unitree's kung-fu robots, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.
Researchers Break Open AI’s Black Box—and Use What They Find Inside to Control It
A new tool takes relatively few resources to chart algorithms' inner workings and steer their behavior.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/23/researchers-break-open-ais-black-box-and-use-what-they-find-to-control-it/
A new tool takes relatively few resources to chart algorithms' inner workings and steer their behavior.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/23/researchers-break-open-ais-black-box-and-use-what-they-find-to-control-it/
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Researchers Break Open AI’s Black Box—and Use What They Find Inside to Control It
A new tool takes relatively few resources to chart algorithms' inner workings and steer their behavior.
More Space Junk Is Plummeting to Earth. Earthquake Sensors Can Track It by the Sonic Booms.
Scientists are co-opting seismic sensors to detect space debris streaking through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/24/more-space-junk-is-plummeting-to-earth-seismic-sensors-can-track-it-by-the-sonic-booms/
Scientists are co-opting seismic sensors to detect space debris streaking through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/24/more-space-junk-is-plummeting-to-earth-seismic-sensors-can-track-it-by-the-sonic-booms/
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More Space Junk Is Plummeting to Earth. Earthquake Sensors Can Track It by the Sonic Booms.
Scientists are co-opting seismic sensors to detect space debris streaking through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.
US Solar Surged 35% in 2025, Overtaking Hydro for the First Time
Fossil fuels still dominate the energy mix. But growth in renewables offset nearly 75% of new power demand.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/26/us-solar-surged-35-in-2025-overtaking-hydro-for-the-first-time/
Fossil fuels still dominate the energy mix. But growth in renewables offset nearly 75% of new power demand.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/26/us-solar-surged-35-in-2025-overtaking-hydro-for-the-first-time/
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US Solar Surged 35% in 2025, Overtaking Hydro for the First Time
Fossil fuels still dominate the energy mix. But growth in renewables offset nearly 75% of new power demand.
Sparks of Genius to Flashes of Idiocy: How to Solve AI’s ‘Jagged Intelligence’ Problem
We need to give models knowledge that anchors their behavior to the realities of our world.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/27/sparks-of-genius-to-flashes-of-idiocy-how-to-solve-ais-jagged-intelligence-problem/
We need to give models knowledge that anchors their behavior to the realities of our world.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/27/sparks-of-genius-to-flashes-of-idiocy-how-to-solve-ais-jagged-intelligence-problem/
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Sparks of Genius to Flashes of Idiocy: How to Solve AI’s ‘Jagged Intelligence’ Problem
We need to give models knowledge that anchors their behavior to the realities of our world.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 28)
Computing Breaking Encryption With a Quantum Computer Just Got 10 Times EasierKarmela Padavic-Callaghan | New Scientist ($) “In 2019, Craig Gidney at Google Quantum AI co-authored a paper that reduced...
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/28/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-28/
Computing Breaking Encryption With a Quantum Computer Just Got 10 Times EasierKarmela Padavic-Callaghan | New Scientist ($) “In 2019, Craig Gidney at Google Quantum AI co-authored a paper that reduced...
https://singularityhub.com/2026/02/28/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-february-28/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 28)
From quantum hacking to the AI job apocalypse, check out this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.
New Device Detects Brain Waves in Mini Brains Mimicking Early Human Development
The flower-shaped device wraps around brain organoids and maps nearly all electrical activity.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/02/new-device-detects-brain-waves-in-mini-brains-mimicking-early-human-development/
The flower-shaped device wraps around brain organoids and maps nearly all electrical activity.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/02/new-device-detects-brain-waves-in-mini-brains-mimicking-early-human-development/
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New Device Detects Brain Waves in Mini Brains Mimicking Early Human Development
The flower-shaped device wraps around brain organoids and maps nearly all electrical activity.
These Supercharged Immune Cells Completely Eliminated Solid Tumors in Mice
The technology, which uses genetically engineered T cells, could target nearly two dozen different solid cancers with one treatment.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/03/these-supercharged-immune-cells-completely-eliminate-solid-tumors-in-mice/
The technology, which uses genetically engineered T cells, could target nearly two dozen different solid cancers with one treatment.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/03/these-supercharged-immune-cells-completely-eliminate-solid-tumors-in-mice/
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These Supercharged Immune Cells Completely Eliminated Solid Tumors in Mice
The technology, which uses genetically engineered T cells, could target nearly two dozen different solid cancers with one treatment.
Thousands of Everyday Drone Pilots Are Making a Google Street View From Above
Spexi's crowdsourced drone fleet has mapped over 5 million acres in 200 cities around Canada and the US.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/05/thousands-of-everyday-drone-pilots-are-making-a-google-street-view-from-above/
Spexi's crowdsourced drone fleet has mapped over 5 million acres in 200 cities around Canada and the US.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/05/thousands-of-everyday-drone-pilots-are-making-a-google-street-view-from-above/
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Thousands of Everyday Drone Pilots Are Making a Google Street View From Above
Spexi's crowdsourced drone fleet has mapped over 5 million acres in 200 cities around Canada and the US.
Autonomous AI Agents Have an Ethics Problem
AI-powered digital assistants can do many complex tasks on their own. But who takes responsibility when they cause harm?
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/06/autonomous-ai-agents-have-an-ethics-problem/
AI-powered digital assistants can do many complex tasks on their own. But who takes responsibility when they cause harm?
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/06/autonomous-ai-agents-have-an-ethics-problem/
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Autonomous AI Agents Have an Ethics Problem
AI-powered digital assistants can do many complex tasks on their own. But who takes responsibility when they cause harm?
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 7)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/07/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-march-7-2/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/07/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-march-7-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 7)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Hackers Are Automating Cyberattacks With AI. Defenders Are Using It to Fight Back.
Which side has the advantage will depend less on raw model capabilities and more on who adapts fastest.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/09/hackers-are-automating-cyberattacks-with-ai-defenders-are-using-it-to-fight-back/
Which side has the advantage will depend less on raw model capabilities and more on who adapts fastest.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/09/hackers-are-automating-cyberattacks-with-ai-defenders-are-using-it-to-fight-back/
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Hackers Are Automating Cyberattacks With AI. Defenders Are Using It to Fight Back.
Which side has the advantage will depend less on raw model capabilities and more on who adapts fastest.
In a First, Researchers Use Stem Cells and Surgery to Treat Spina Bifida in the Womb
The study focused on safety, but the results offer hope the approach could give kids a chance to walk.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/10/in-a-first-researchers-use-stem-cells-and-surgery-to-treat-spina-bifida-in-the-womb/
The study focused on safety, but the results offer hope the approach could give kids a chance to walk.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/10/in-a-first-researchers-use-stem-cells-and-surgery-to-treat-spina-bifida-in-the-womb/
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In a First, Researchers Use Stem Cells and Surgery to Treat Spina Bifida in the Womb
The study focused on safety, but the results offer hope the approach could give kids a chance to walk.
The US Plans to Break Ground on a Permanent Moon Base by 2030. Here’s What It Will Take.
Finding water, generating power, and sheltering astronauts from radiation are just a few of the challenges NASA must solve.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/12/nasa-is-planning-to-build-a-permanent-moon-base-by-2030-heres-what-it-will-take/
Finding water, generating power, and sheltering astronauts from radiation are just a few of the challenges NASA must solve.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/12/nasa-is-planning-to-build-a-permanent-moon-base-by-2030-heres-what-it-will-take/
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The US Plans to Break Ground on a Permanent Moon Base by 2030. Here’s What It Will Take.
Finding water, generating power, and sheltering astronauts from radiation are just a few of the challenges NASA must solve.
These Genetically Engineered Brain Cells Devour Toxic Alzheimer’s Plaques
A single shot protected mice from the protein gunk implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/13/these-genetically-engineered-brain-cells-devour-toxic-alzheimers-plaques/
A single shot protected mice from the protein gunk implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/13/these-genetically-engineered-brain-cells-devour-toxic-alzheimers-plaques/
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These Genetically Engineered Brain Cells Devour Toxic Alzheimer’s Plaques
A single shot protected mice from the protein gunk implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 14)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/14/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-march-14-2/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/14/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-march-14-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 14)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Digital Twin of a Cell Tracks Its Entire Life Cycle Down to the Nanoscale
The simulation encompasses nearly all of a cell's molecules over roughly two hours.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/16/digital-twin-of-a-cell-tracks-its-entire-life-cycle-down-to-the-nanoscale/
The simulation encompasses nearly all of a cell's molecules over roughly two hours.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/16/digital-twin-of-a-cell-tracks-its-entire-life-cycle-down-to-the-nanoscale/
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Digital Twin of a Cell Tracks Its Entire Life Cycle Down to the Nanoscale
The simulation encompasses nearly all of a cell's molecules over roughly two hours.
Brain Implants Let Paralyzed People Type Nearly as Fast as Smartphone Users
As they imagine typing, implants translate brain signals into keystrokes on a standard digital keyboard.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/17/brain-implants-let-paralyzed-people-type-with-thought-alone-nearly-as-fast-as-smartphone-users/
As they imagine typing, implants translate brain signals into keystrokes on a standard digital keyboard.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/17/brain-implants-let-paralyzed-people-type-with-thought-alone-nearly-as-fast-as-smartphone-users/
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Brain Implants Let Paralyzed People Type Nearly as Fast as Smartphone Users
As they imagine typing, implants translate brain signals into keystrokes on a standard digital keyboard.
Tech Companies Are Blaming Massive Layoffs on AI. What’s Really Going On?
The prevailing narrative suggests AI is ready to replace humans, but the evidence is more nuanced.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/19/tech-companies-are-blaming-massive-layoffs-on-ai-whats-really-going-on/
The prevailing narrative suggests AI is ready to replace humans, but the evidence is more nuanced.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/03/19/tech-companies-are-blaming-massive-layoffs-on-ai-whats-really-going-on/
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Tech Companies Are Blaming Massive Layoffs on AI. What’s Really Going On?
The prevailing narrative suggests AI is ready to replace humans, but the evidence is more nuanced.