Science & Technology — September 14, 2026

Pig kidney sets transplant record. A gene-edited pig kidney kept patient Tim Andrews off dialysis for a record 271 days -- the first pig organ to serve as a bridge to a human transplant.

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Waymo robotaxi alerts police to gun. A San Francisco Waymo robotaxi detected a firearm on board, pulled over, and alerted police, who detained two juveniles and recovered a loaded AR-style ghost gun.

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Telescopes find 27 objects beyond Neptune. The James Webb and Hubble space telescopes discovered 27 small bodies orbiting far beyond Neptune, with surprising properties that could reshape ideas about the outer solar system.

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AI lab chiefs endorse slowdown. The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Google DeepMind jointly endorsed slowing frontier AI development, sending AI-linked stocks tumbling worldwide and drawing pushback from Beijing and President Trump.

The joint position traces back to an open letter from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, whose concerns other industry leaders have since rallied behind, according to CNBC. Sam Altman has since detailed how safety frameworks and a deliberate pace of development could work in practice, warning that without such measures, "we could lose control." The market reaction and government responses suggest the proposal faces resistance on multiple fronts.

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