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The gene genie has been out of the bottle for some time. In late 2023, two graduate students working under FBI supervision at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab ordered fragments of a virus from 38 commercial DNA synthesis companies. The virus in question was the 1918 “Spanish flu” variant of influenza—the pathogen responsible for one of history’s most devastating pandemics, which killed an estimated fifty million people worldwide. The orders were placed on behalf of an organisation that conducts no laboratory experiments, and shipping was requested to an address with no laboratory facilities—both details that should have triggered…
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Bitcoin holds above $77,000 after a 21% week, with XRP up 46% over the same stretch. Asian stocks fell as Samsung and Alibaba slid.…
Coinbase’s tokenized US stocks went live on Base Monday, alongside a Chainlink integration providing price data to support their use across decentralized finance applications.Chainlink…
In brief Bitcoin gained 23.2% over seven days as gold climbed and the dollar weakened. The Treasury said it would at least double planned…
Bessent’s bond-buyback plan fails to curb Treasury yields. Here’s what it means for bitcoin and gold Read the full article here
In brief Bitcoin’s current bear market drawdown of around 36% from its ATH is shallower than historical cycles, which saw 40–50% declines. ETF inflows…
Last week, Clarence Thomas became the second-longest serving justice in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. If he remains on the bench through…
New York, May 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to immediately and unconditionally release two journalists from TOLOnews…
If the treatment of gender dysphoric youth were treated like any other medical topic, there would be little controversy about how patients should be…
The broader crypto market ticked lower on Tuesday with bitcoin BTC$80,984.66 falling 1% since midnight UTC to $80,800 and ether (ETH) losing 2% to…
Bitcoin miner CleanSpark (CLSK) recorded a net loss of $378.3 million in its fiscal second quarter, more than doubling the $138.8 million loss reported…
In brief Three Tennessee men were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping charges. The charges stem from…
Back in January 2023, Aimen Halim bought an order of “boneless wings” at a Buffalo Wild Wings outlet in Mount Prospect, Illinois. At the…