After Donald Trump pardoned a billionaire crypto king on Thursday, he claimed that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was “persecuted” by Joe Biden’s Justice Department as part of what the White House called a “war on cryptocurrency.” On one level, that assertion was an attempt to explain away a pardon that many see as a naked quid pro quo with a …
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OpenAI’s new text-to-video app, Sora, was supposed to be a social AI playground, allowing users to create imaginative AI videos of themselves, friends and celebrities while building off of others’ ideas. The social structure of the app, which allows users to adjust the availability of their likeness in others’ videos, seemed to address the most pressing questions of consent around …
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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS began blasting water “like a fire hose” before it was anywhere near the sun, according to a recent study. Researchers observed the comet scattering water unusually early in a discovery that sheds light on how the building blocks of life are distributed across other planetary systems. Initial James Webb Space Telescope observations have suggested that 3I/ATLAS …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🪐 Scientists discover Titan’s atmosphere behaves like a gyroscope, shifting tilt with the seasons. 🔍 The University of Bristol uses Cassini data to uncover Titan’s unique atmospheric behavior. 🚀 Findings impact NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly mission to Titan, improving landing trajectory calculations. 🌌 Titan’s atmospheric dynamics prompt broader questions in atmospheric science and planetary exploration. Saturn’s largest moon, …
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The ‘ghost particle’ machine rewriting our understanding of the universe The Times New neutrino detector in China is coming online Phys.org China: scintillator filling completed, JUNO begins data taking INFN – Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare JUNO: a giant detector to unravel the mysteries of neutrinos Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Source link
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR., the secretary of health and human services, made so many misleading or false statements during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee last Thursday that it was genuinely difficult to …
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. READ MORE: American labor market shows resilience as job openings rise If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this …
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