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A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months
Oct 8, 2026

A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months

Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.


Kids flip out over dad's Nobel Prize | The Moment
Oct 8, 2026

Kids flip out over dad's Nobel Prize | The Moment

Scientist and physician Dr. Karl Deisseroth tells The National about the moment his kids lost it with excitement when he told them he had won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.


AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn
Oct 8, 2026

AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn

The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.


He spent years cataloguing orca families' unique dialects. Now you can hear them
Oct 8, 2026

He spent years cataloguing orca families' unique dialects. Now you can hear them

A new online database catalogues the unique calls made by various groups of orcas on the West Coast, making the audio available to anyone.


RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
Oct 8, 2026

RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.


How did a 3.5 tonne buoy from Nova Scotia end up in Ireland? | Hanomansing Live
Oct 8, 2026

How did a 3.5 tonne buoy from Nova Scotia end up in Ireland? | Hanomansing Live

Officials in northwestern Ireland say they’ve recovered a large Canadian buoy that floated from Nova Scotia across the Atlantic Ocean and washed up on a coastal island.


Chinese scientists develop rice's full-lifecycle cell atlas
Oct 8, 2026

Chinese scientists develop rice's full-lifecycle cell atlas

Chinese researchers have developed the world's first three-dimensional spatiotemporal cell atlas that tracks the entire growth lifecycle of rice.


NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission undocks from ISS for return to Earth
Oct 8, 2026

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission undocks from ISS for return to Earth

NASA said its SpaceX Crew-12 mission undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday and began its journey back to Earth.


Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
Oct 7, 2026

Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar

A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.


Oct 7, 2026

Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia

Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to record everyday tasks.