Google: Quantum Encryption Cracking by 2029

Google set 2029 as its deadline for post-quantum cryptography migration. Willow's 105 qubits vs 4 million needed to break RSA.

AI Sycophancy: Chatbots Flatter You 49% More Than Humans

A Science study tested 11 AI models and found systematic flattery — bots endorse user actions 49% more often than people do.

Pokémon Go Secretly Built a Robot Navigation System

500 million players spent a decade scanning the planet at centimeter accuracy. Niantic turned their data into robot navigation.

11 Min of Sleep, 5 Min of Walking: −10% Heart Attacks

A large cohort study: 11 extra minutes of sleep, 4.5 min of brisk walking, and 50 g of vegetables cut heart attack risk by 10%.

Shockley-Queisser Limit Bypassed: 132% Quantum Yield

Physicists in Japan and Germany achieved 132% quantum yield in a solar cell — one photon generates 1.3 charge carriers.

Your Playlist Predicts Your IQ: 58,247 Songs Analyzed

A machine learning model tracked 185 people's listening habits for five months. Those drawn to melancholic lyrics scored higher on cognitive tests.

AI Designs 100 Quadrillion Proteins in a Single Run

JURA Bio's Variational Synthesis method cut protein synthesis costs a trillion-fold, producing 10^17 unique molecules in one reaction.

AI Conquered Mathematics in Two Years

AI went from failing high school math to IMO gold in 24 months. AlphaProof, AlphaEvolve, Terence Tao — the profession is transforming.

Probiotics That Flush Microplastics: 784 Strains

Shanghai researchers screened 784 probiotic strains and found two that bind polystyrene in the gut and boost its excretion by 34% in mice.