Google Quantum AI researchers have for the first time successfully applied magic state cultivation on the superconducting Willow processor, sharply reducing error levels and bringing reliable quantum computers closer.
US physicists simulated a nuclear detonation near an asteroid about 160 meters across: in two scenarios the body began to break up.
Researchers from the University of Virginia, Microsoft Research and Tsinghua University have created a forecasting program that helps AI agents assess the consequences of edits to their code before testing.
Scientists from South Korea have created a flexible material that collects moisture from the air and lowers the temperature of operating devices without pumps, fans or energy costs.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said Trump did not apply tougher sanctions against Russia so as not to hinder US efforts toward a peace agreement with Kyiv.
American researchers have shown how artificial intelligence under human supervision extracts data from scientific articles and helps make discoveries in food engineering.
Researchers at WPI turned mixed battery waste into cathode and anode materials, and cells built from them lasted nearly twice as long as commercial counterparts.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said every company will eventually become an AI company and urged Europe to build its own AI technology stack.
Engineers from Hong Kong have created a robotic arm covered with a soft optical "skin" that distinguishes types of touch, holds objects and avoids obstacles by feel.
A randomized trial with 147 adults without a depression diagnosis found that over four weeks both attention-focusing and self-inquiry practices reduced low mood compared with a waiting group. Preliminary analyses hint that their mechanisms may differ.
Researchers at George Mason University have proposed the DivNet method, which makes each copy of an AI model unique and prevents attackers from using the same audio recording to hack multiple devices.
Russian troops continue strikes on Ukrainian plants and infrastructure used by militants, the Russian Defense Ministry said; a Kromberg & Schubert facility in Lutsk that repaired vehicles for the Ukrainian army was hit.
The Russian government must approve a program to restore retail and logistics infrastructure damaged by terrorist attacks; a report on the matter is due by November 1, 2026, then quarterly.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck Ukraine's largest metallurgical enterprises, including the Zaporozhstal plant.
Donald Trump issued an executive order exempting certain sanctions, restrictions and tariffs under the recently passed law on sanctions against Russia and Iran, citing US national interests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited an auxiliary command post of the joint group of forces, RIA Novosti reports.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Russia is ready to take part in balancing energy markets and announced plans for diesel fuel supplies in October, November and December.
The conflict between Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klichko and the head of the Kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is escalating. Both sides accuse each other of corruption and incompetence, but Zelensky has not yet dared to dismiss his opponent. Why Bankova is being cautious - in a RIA Novosti report.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a CSTO, CIS and SCO conference that radical groups seek to use Afghanistan as a base for moving terrorist activity into Central Asia and Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the Russian Armed Forces hit a cargo ship carrying military cargo to the port of Odesa and continued drone strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure and vessels used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry's payment schedule, Ukraine will send $6.674 billion to foreign creditors in 2027, with $3.335 billion for principal repayment and $3.339 billion for debt servicing.
US President Donald Trump said Washington should not deal with Vladimir Zelensky and suggested the Ukrainian conflict may soon end without him.
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree under which strategic joint-stock companies and their subsidiaries may comply with foreign legal requirements only with the prior consent of an authorized federal body. The new rules took effect on October 15.
Olga Volkova, head of the Donetsk public organization Delfiny, has spent about 30 years helping children with disabilities and military personnel; more than two thousand people have passed through the organization, and three have risen from wheelchairs.
Kyiv can no longer receive electricity from three thermal power plants, Ekonomichna Pravda reports, warning of winter outages of up to 20 hours a day.