CRISPR Screening Uncovers New Microproteins That Could Unlock Obesity Treatments
Here’s something cool I came across today. Researchers at the Salk Institute used CRISPR to dig deep…
August 2025
U.S. federal courts hit by sweeping cyberattack, leaving sensitive filings at risk
Federal court systems across the U.S. are scrambling after officials revealed that the judiciary’s electronic filing platforms…
Humanoid Robots Gear Up for First World Humanoid Robot Games as Software Firms Secure Funding
Teams from more than 20 countries are preparing to compete in the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games…
Google Signs EU AI Code of Practice as Meta Continues Refusal, Regulation Looms
Google Signs EU AI Code of Practice as Meta Continues Refusal, Regulation Looms Google has formally signed…
Orchestra BioMed Maps Out $111M Hybrid Financing as Medicare-Approved AVIM Trial Expands
Orchestra BioMed announced on August 5 it has raised $111.2 million through a hybrid equity and royalty…
OpenAI Releases Open-Weight Reasoning Models for Laptops as NVIDIA Defends Chip Integrity
OpenAI unveiled two new open-weight language models on August 5. The models excel at advanced reasoning tasks…
Quantum Announcements Surge: Rigetti, QuEra, and Boston U. Deliver Major Leap in 2025 Breakthroughs
This week brought three major technical revelations across quantum computing. Rigetti announced a 99.5 percent two-qubit gate fidelity…
Viral Eclipse Panic Debunked: No Solar Eclipse on August 2, 2025-Experts Clarify Misinformation
Despite viral claims on social media suggesting that the world will experience six minutes of darkness on…
Palantir Raises Forecast While Anduril Joins U.S. Military Supply Chain with SRM Production
Palantir Technologies raised its annual revenue forecast again on August 4, citing sustained demand for its AI-enabled services…
Earth Set for Third Shortest Day of 2025 as Global Rotation Speeds Up
On August 5, 2025, Earth will complete its rotation approximately 1.51 milliseconds faster than a standard 24‑hour day,…