Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk report that popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may slow biological aging, based on molecular "aging clocks" tracking DNA and protein changes. The findings fuel speculation these treatments could target fundamental aging processes, though experts caution against overinterpreting early results.
Energy Dome, named among MIT Technology Review's 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch 2026, develops massive batteries using compressed carbon dioxide to store renewable energy. Unlike traditional compressed-air storage requiring specific geology, this approach scales more easily for global grids.
Open AI has released 377 new mathematical findings spanning number theory, algebra, geometry, and physics, derived from testing an unreleased model at lower cost than previous breakthroughs. The release rattles the mathematics community and includes a published defense of the company's approach.
Other highlights: Mistral unveils its 1-trillion-parameter open-weight model Mistral Large 4 (le Chonk), with weights arriving October 27; Finland orders Google to halt a €13 billion data center project over environmental concerns; and the EU plans a new corporate levy targeting Big Tech firms earning over €100 million. Thore Graepel, formerly of Google DeepMind, argues current LLMs lack true reasoning compared to AlphaGo's architecture.
Source: MIT Technology Review · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing