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AI designs synthetic virus in scientific first, raising biosecurity concerns

It could lead to medical breakthroughs — or the nightmare scenario of pathogens that can't be stopped.

🔒 This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature - The New York Times

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses

Scientists made 16 successful viruses that had their genetic code designed by artificial intelligence.

Technology breakthroughs

New vertiports in 4 US states could bring electric flight closer to cities

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What the Internet Hyped vs. What Got Built: Sequoia’s 20-Year Hacker News Chart Explained - Brave New Coin

Sequoia analyzed two decades of Hacker News hype. The results show why founders should neither blindly chase trends nor dismiss them as noise.

New Generation Of Intelligent Drones Defined By Technology Convergence

Drone industry is rapidly evolving into a sophisticated ecosystem of intelligent autonomous systems. This transformation is fueled by the convergence of several key technologies. Artificial intelligence serves as the cognitive engine, enabling advanced navigation, object identification, and ...

Space exploration

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 wasn't the first rocket to crash into the moon. Here's a rundown. | Space

The Falcon 9 upper stage that collided with the moon on Wednesday (Aug. 5) was only the latest in a line of energetic lunar touchdowns.

SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (and catch it, too), Elon Musk says in 1st earnings call since historic IPO | Space

SpaceX plans to notch some big milestones on the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is tentatively scheduled for late August.

SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos) | Space

South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter has spied the crater that a SpaceX rocket blasted out when it slammed into the moon on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5).

Renewable energy progress

Clean Economy Progress Report: August - Backchannel

In this monthly series, I highlight notable examples and markers of renewable energy deployment and global decarbonisation in action, from ground-level implementation to systemic breakthroughs rewriting the clean economy.

PosHYdon Pilot Produces Green Hydrogen On Live North Sea Gas Platform

Just 13 kilometers off the coast of Scheveningen, a Dutch pilot project is demonstrating a promising way to repurpose the vast network of offshore oil and gas infrastructure around the world. As part of the energy transition, green hydrogen has, for the first time, been successfully produced ...

America’s Renewable Energy Boom, in One Chart

U.S. renewable energy production reached a record 9.18 quadrillion British thermal units in 2025, nearly five times its 1950 level.

Medical advancements

Scientists Sound Alarm on AI-Generated Biological Viruses Amid Unregulated Industry | Common Dreams

As scientists confirmed the first-ever biological viruses generated by artificial intelligence, experts warned Thursday that governments have failed to keep pace with a rapidly advancing and largely unregulated technology that, while having tremendous potential for medical breakthroughs, could ...

Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily

Medical Research News. Health news on everything from cancer to nutrition. Updated daily.

AI-Designed Viral Genomes Raise Biosecurity Concerns | Inside Precision Medicine

Join host Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD, North American Editor for Inside Precision Medicine, as he uncovers the stories behind the pioneers driving the precision medicine revolution. Stay up to date with the latest episodes of Behind the Breakthroughs by subscribing to the IPM eNewsletter.

World news

News: U.S. and World News Headlines : NPR

NPR news, audio, and podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events.

ACLU blasts Trump’s new orders on birthright citizenship, saying they are doomed to fail in court– as it happened | US Congress | The Guardian

At a Republican presidential primary campaign event in Orlando, Florida in November 2015, Trump hinted that he had a plan to end what he called the scourge of “anchor babies”, a derogatory term for children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States as citizens.

Music Industry Events Calendar: Festivals, Awards & More

Music industry events calendar: All the festivals, awards, conferences and more across the business.

Artificial intelligence

Meta becomes latest firm to say its AI hacked another company

Anthropic said AISI's tests were not "representative of any of our production models". OpenAI, whose models were also tested, said AISI's evaluations did not reflect ordinary use. Sign up for our Tech Decoded newsletter to follow the world's top tech stories and trends.

🔒 Four Top Google A.I. Researchers Form New Start-Up - The New York Times

Jeff Dean, who for years was one of Google’s most important executives, is leading the new artificial intelligence company with the backing of Google.

The next chapter of our AI momentum

Today, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai shared some changes with Google DeepMind teams.

Climate solutions

Government rallies stakeholders to tackle climate change in Northern Ghana - Asaase Radio

The stakeholder engagement brought ... strategies for building climate resilience. Discussions focused on promoting climate-smart agriculture, restoring degraded lands, protecting water bodies, increasing tree planting and strengthening community awareness on environmental conservation. The Director of Administration and Climate Finance, Frank Aggrey, underscored the importance of adopting sustainable environmental practices to mitigate the effects of climate change...

Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change | Economic and Political Weekly

Anthropogenic climate change is possibly the most important existential challenge being faced by humanity today.Anthropogenic climate change is possibly the most important existential challenge being faced by humanity today. This is a legacy inherited from the onset of the Industrial Revolution, ...

Nature based solutions for climate change - House of Commons Library

These include high level multilateral ... as well as national strategies to address climate change and tackle biodiversity loss. The government has expressed support for NbS for climate change, describing work to join up action on adaptation, mitigation and nature restoration as ...

breakingNews

Arsenal transfer news: Vinicius Jr agreement, Cristian Romero swoop, Guimaraes medical | Football London

All the latest Arsenal transfer news as Mikel Arteta looks to strengthen his Gunners squad further in the final month of the summer window off the back of winning the Premier League title

AI-Designed Viruses Become Reality as Artificial Intelligence Advances Virus Design

AI-designed viruses mark a breakthrough in artificial intelligence and virus design. See how bacteriophages could shape future treatments and biotechnology.

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis steps aside amid Google leadership shake-up | IT Pro

Google loses Jeff Dean after nearly three decades, while Demis Hassabis shifts to longer term work as chief scientist at Alphabet.

Meet Millie Pradawong, the 14-year-old Virginia student using machine learning and CRISPR to make microalgae produce more biofuel - The Times of India

A fourteen-year-old teen in United States has developed a computational tool with the help of machine learning and CRISPR gene editing to improve biofuel production. Millie Pradawong is one of the ten finalists in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge this year.

Delhi Weather Update: Rain Trouble Isn’t Over Yet as IMD Issues Red Alert in Parts of City

Delhi remains under a weather alert as heavy rain and thunderstorms continue. IMD has issued a red alert for parts of southeast Delhi, while August rainfall has already crossed 127 mm.

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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 against British East India Company rule led Britain to directly govern India as a formal colony.

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