Research MEDME LongevityHeart transplant from a non-beating-heart donor with near-zero graft ischaemia — Show the summaryA clinical case documents a heart transplant from a DCD donor using normothermic regional thoraco-abdominal perfusion and implantation under continuous perfusion.
Interesting Engineering AbundanceUS grid-connected battery storage reaches about 52 GW in 2026 — Show the summaryUS grid-connected electrochemical storage capacity has hit a historic record of around 52 GW in 2026. Installations are accelerating despite cuts to federal incentives, as data centres seek immediate power…
U.S. Energy Information Administration AbundanceTexas grid hits record peak of 91.1 GW and holds without blackouts — Show the summaryERCOT, the grid serving most of Texas, reached a record hourly peak of 91.1 GW on 22 July 2026, according to EIA data. The grid held without blackouts, in a system that has grown mainly thanks to solar and batteries.
Ars Technica AdvancesGoogle launches Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for voice transcription — Show the summaryGoogle extends its AI voice transcription model to more products, including Chrome.
TLDR AbundanceSalesforce builds its CRM directly into the Claude assistant — Show the summarySalesforce announces full integration of its CRM into Claude, saying the separate app will no longer be needed.
The Verge AdvancesPlaud launches AI earbuds that record and transcribe conversations — Show the summaryThe new Plaud One Explorer Edition device records, transcribes and summarises conversations via earbuds with built-in 4G.
The Verge AbundanceOpenAI leadership reshuffle strengthens Brockman’s position — Show the summaryAnalysis of changes to OpenAI’s organisational chart that consolidate Greg Brockman’s role.
Ars Technica AdvancesCentral American cacao traces found at thousand-year-old indigenous sites in Georgia — Show the summaryChemical analysis of pottery reveals cacao residue from Central America at Native American sites in Georgia dating back around 1,000 years.
The Verge AdvancesHuang declares AGI achieved, then calls the term meaningless — Show the summaryNvidia’s CEO announced the AGI milestone on an investor call, then dismissed it as an empty label.
Research New Scientist ConsciousnessExercise may create new neurons via astrocytes — Show the summaryA study in mice shows that physical activity causes astrocytes to contract, favouring the formation of new neurons.
Corriere della Sera LongevityA neurosurgeon operates on awake patients guided by their words and gaze — Show the summaryNeurosurgeon Christian Brogna performs brain surgery on conscious patients, using their reactions to guide the operation.
New York Times LongevityFDA approves new drug for pancreatic cancer — Show the summaryFDA approval for a pancreatic cancer drug, the first in a new class under development
NautilusN Advances2,500-year-old statue re-emerges from Roman road where it was reused as paving — Show the summaryArchaeologists find a 2,500-year-old statue that had been reused as a paving slab in a Roman road.
Smithsonian Magazine CultureLouvre’s Islamic masterpieces on show in the US for the first time — Show the summaryTwenty-six works of Islamic art from the Louvre will go on display in September at the Smithsonian in Washington.
Rivista Studio CultureReview: Kore-eda’s 'Sheep in the Box' on creativity as salvation — Show the summaryA critical review of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film, which explores family, childhood and creativity.
NASA AdvancesNorthern lights over an Icelandic waterfall — Show the summaryNASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day shows a colourful aurora above a waterfall in Iceland.
BioSpace LongevityFDA approves first broad-spectrum RAS drug for metastatic pancreatic cancer — Show the summaryThe FDA has approved daraxonrasib (RASONQUE) from Revolution Medicines, the first RAS-targeted treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer.
AllAfrica WorldRwanda’s Akagera park eliminates poaching for over a decade — Show the summaryWildlife numbers grew from 4,476 to 11,338 since 2010, the Big Five have returned, and 60 former poachers now work as rangers.
DailynewsDA LongevityMalaria in Zanzibar falls to 0.04% of cases — Show the summaryMalaria prevalence in Zanzibar has fallen from 40% 25 years ago to 0.04% today
Research Google Research LongevityGoogle Research presents GlucoFM/CGMformer, a transformer pretrained on glucose monitoring data — Show the summaryA solid, peer-reviewed research result introducing a new AI model for glucose analysis with clinical potential, still undergoing retrospective validation.
Energy Storage AdvancesA 1 GWh battery comes online at a former mining site in Scotland — Show the summaryA 1 GWh storage plant, described as Europe’s largest operational facility, has come online at a former coal mining site in Scotland. It is the first of three planned plants, for a combined capacity of 1.5 GW.
UN News - Global perspective Human stories AbundanceUN Security Council briefed on Syria transition — Show the summaryA UN Security Council briefing reviewed Syria’s transition, citing its removal from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism and the dissolution of the Kurdish-led SDF.
Investing.com AbundanceChina and Jordan call for US-Iran ceasefire to be maintained — Show the summaryThese are generic diplomatic statements in support of a ceasefire, without any verifiable concrete effect, and therefore outside the kind of evidence Solarpunk looks for.
Sifted AbundanceLunar app founders raise €8.2 million to launch Repodo, an AI audit startup — Show the summaryThis is a pre-seed fundraising announcement for a startup, a category explicitly excluded from the editorial line as commercial communication without verifiable effects.
