AI-designed viral genome

 AI has successfully designed completely new viruses, a landmark study in artificially generated life forms:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej8512

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec2657

"Although this is promising for life sciences applications, it also raises urgent biosafety and biosecurity questions. "

Nuclear threat

Anonymously contributed:

As Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, prayers for the dead were shadowed by anxieties of a world once again facing the risk of nuclear conflict.

 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16791009

Clean energy no longer a priority

 The MAGA administration ⁠policies scaled back federal support for ⁠clean energy and led to the cancellation or delay of $83 billion in investment across hundreds of projects !!

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https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-07-14/trump-clean-energy-policies-linked-to-83-billion-in-delayed-or-canceled-projects