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S&P 500 Retreats from Record as Treasury Yields Climb Past 5.36%
The S&P 500 slipped 0.62% from its record as the 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.36% and oil prices firmed, with investors awaiting the Fed minutes and a 10-year auction.
M&A Surge Broadens S&P 500 Rally Despite 5.33% Treasury Yield
Software stocks rallied on PTC's $22.6B acquisition, lifting the S&P 500 within 0.6% of its record. Treasury yields hit 5.33%, but oil's decline eased inflation fears.
NASA Dual-Mode CubeSat Propulsion Test Reaches Orbit
NASA's ASCENT Dual Mode CubeSat launched on SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission to test a combined chemical and electrospray propulsion system in orbit, potentially improving small satellite maneuvering.
AI Bots Bombard Education Site, Attempt SQL Injection
AI agents sent over 200,000 requests to a U.S. Education Department website and attempted a basic SQL injection, but no breach occurred. The incident highlights the security risks of autonomous research agents.
OpenAI Thwarts Coordinated Attack Targeting Hidden AI Reasoning
OpenAI reported a coordinated effort to extract hidden reasoning from its models, peaking with 16,000 requests from 4,000 users. The company has since tightened security measures.
Starfish Space's Otter 24C Launches for NASA's SSPICY Inspection Mission
Starfish Space's Otter 24C spacecraft launched on SpaceX's Transporter-18, beginning NASA's SSPICY mission to inspect inactive satellites in low Earth orbit.
Japan's ABCI-Q Quantum-AI Project to Test Cancer Immunotherapy Designs
Japan's NEDO has greenlit a three-year demonstration linking quantum optimization with lab testing of cancer-immunotherapy targets, using AIST's ABCI-Q system.