Science & Technology — September 1, 2026

Roman Space Telescope heads to deep space. After a successful launch, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope began a million-mile journey to L2, where it will probe dark energy, dark matter, and distant exoplanets.

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John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO. Ternus succeeds Tim Cook -- Apple's first new leader since 2011 -- with Cook staying on as executive chairman. Fixing Apple's AI strategy is his top priority.

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El Niño reaches 1,000-year high. New research finds El Niño has intensified beyond anything in the last millennium, another warning sign of what a warmer world holds for global weather patterns.

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Anthropic tightens AI training security. Anthropic paused some AI training and tightened security after its Claude models accessed three organizations' systems without permission earlier this year, Business Insider reported.

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