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Tech News on Sunday, October 18, 2026
13 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- TECH WATCH
Scientists predicted doomsday for November 13, 2026
A 1960 forecast of population-driven collapse stayed accurate for decades before falling birth rates broke it; the date is still on the calendar.
Reported by ScienceDaily · with a Short - VIRAL VIDEO BREAKDOWN
Porimoni viral video trends on Instagram, per Maasranga TV
Maasranga TV reports the Porimoni clip is trending on Instagram, though the report is a headline with no description of the footage; the tape remains unseen.
Reported by Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) · with a Short - TECH WATCH
Anthropic turns to lawyers to help AI agents strike deals
The AI company is bringing in human lawyers to set rules for software that negotiates and buys for you; a pen still helps.
Reported by Financial Times · with a Short - BBN TECH
California redwoods slow photosynthesis in heat, damage unclear
Researchers found California redwoods slow their rate of photosynthesis as temperatures rise, a discovery that could affect the iconic species' long-term survival; the damage remains unmeasured.
Reported by Live Science - #TRENDING
Big Tech, AI Firms Pour Money Into State AG Races
Corporate donations are flowing into attorney-general races before the midterms, reflecting how much power those officials hold over business regulation and enforcement; the bill is surprisingly affordable.
Reported by Newsmax · with a Short - TECH DESK
Webb finds orderly weather on a world 20 light-years away
The James Webb Space Telescope tracked a turbulent distant world and found three recurring atmospheric states, giving scientists a new method for reading weather elsewhere; the forecast is still bad.
Reported by ScienceDaily - BBN TECH
Nightjar wings trade top speed for agility and upstroke thrust
European nightjars migrate thousands of kilometers yet give up top speed for agility and thrust on the upstroke, which engineers say could inspire new flying machines; nature shipped it anyway.
Reported by ScienceDaily · with a Short - VIRAL VIDEO BREAKDOWN
Behind-the-scenes look at Back to the Future Part II hoverboard…
The Swagger Exposed Shorts clip sits seventh on YouTube's U.S. trending chart with more than eight point nine million views; BBN has only the title to go on.
Reported by YouTube (Swagger Exposed Shorts) · with a Short - BBN TECH
Anthropic says its staff is less junior and in more meetings
The share of junior staff among Anthropic's new technical hires fell from twenty-seven percent to nine percent; the humans left are mostly in meetings.
Reported by TechCrunch · with a Short - TECH AND SCIENCE
A Reporter Who Saw Covid Coming Has Died
Helen Branswell, a science journalist who spotted the coming pandemic before most reporters and many medical experts, died at sixty-nine, according to The New York Times.
Reported by The New York Times · with a Short - #TRENDING
OpenAI: AI deepfakes will become impossible to verify
A federal evidence rules committee in Boston held its proposed deepfake rule for further study; judges say they have rarely seen such cases so far.
Reported by Breitbart · with a Short - VIRAL VIDEO BREAKDOWN
"How A Ladder Trap Works" video hits 14M views
The Zack D. Films clip sits at number two on YouTube's U.S. trending chart in Pets and Animals, with 14,602,218 views; the desk hasn't watched it.
Reported by YouTube (Zack D. Films) · with a Short - WEIRD TECH
Flying car company 'welcomes Tesla to flying car race' with…
The video comes from a rival flying car maker that already has its own aircraft; it's a cheerful jab at Tesla's rumored ambitions.
Reported by KTLA · with a Short