In a recent interview with CNBC, President Donald Trump threatened to place a 250 percent tariff on all pharmaceutical imports.https://www.newsweek.com/europe-escapes-new-trump-pharmaceutical-tariffs-2110352
The trial is set to begin August 11 with Newsom challenging Trump's use of the California National Guard.https://www.newsweek.com/judge-denies-trump-request-newsom-national-guard-case-set-start-2110313
The synthetic bacteria contain a shorter genetic code with 57 codons rather than 64, freeing up space for further edits that might lead to new drugs or virus-resistant microbeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-rewrote-the-genetic-code-of-e-coli-and-its-drastically-from-anything-else-found-in-nature-180987098/
New research shows that ancient dogs did not join Indigenous people in Central and South America until farming became popular—especially of maizehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-one-chihuahua-proved-to-be-a-link-to-the-ancient-dogs-that-moved-to-latin-america-with-the-spread-of-agriculture-180987122/
The newly discovered trilobite may be hundreds of millions of years old, but its use 2,000 years ago as an amulet is the focus of a new archaeological findinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-romans-loved-fossils-just-as-much-as-we-do-even-though-they-may-not-have-fully-understood-what-they-were-180987127/
After Spanish troops seized their capital, the Lacandon Ch'ol established a new settlement called Sac Balam, or the "Land of the White Jaguar"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-in-mexico-discover-long-lost-city-inhabited-by-maya-rebels-who-resisted-the-spanish-conquest-180987123/
A new study examines artifacts and features of the site that may be associated with Judaism, though researchers caution that more work is neededhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-thought-this-ancient-site-in-spain-was-a-church-was-it-actually-a-synagogue-180987117/
CEO Sam Altman said using the chatbot will be like talking with a doctorate-level expert in any topic.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-chatgpt-5-release-d5dc674a?mod=rss_Technology
A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.https://www.wired.com/story/mysterious-crime-spree-targeted-national-guard-equipment-stashes/
Researchers found that an encryption algorithm likely used by law enforcement and special forces can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in.https://www.wired.com/story/encryption-made-for-police-and-military-radios-may-be-easily-cracked-researchers-find/
NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED.https://www.wired.com/story/why-the-us-is-racing-to-build-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon/
While it’s not as revolutionary as the Framework Laptop, the Framework Desktop manages to combine a worthwhile balance of performance, upgradability, and size.https://www.wired.com/review/framework-desktop/
Permissiveness or humiliation? What your children need is a happy medium.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-fool-around-with-fafo-parenting-7407cc4c
A welcome rebound in the second quarter.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-the-productive-7ebeeda5
OpenAI released GPT-5 on Thursday to both free users of ChatGPT and paying subscribers.https://www.wired.com/story/openais-gpt-5-is-here/
China demonstrates how manipulating economic data can ultimately erode government credibility.https://www.wired.com/story/trump-labor-statistics-china-comparison-gdp-unemployment/
Discord users are already using video game characters to bypass the UK’s age-check laws. AI deepfakes could make things even more complicated.https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-gaming-is-it-ready-for-the-age-of-ai-fakes/
Sen. John Cornyn says FBI Director Kash Patel granted his request to assist with locating Texas Democrats who fled the state over GOP redistricting efforts.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-cornyn-fbi-granted-request-locate-fleeing-texas/story?id=124446304
Two state troopers were shot while responding to a call in northeastern Pennsylvania on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-troopers-shot-responding-call-pennsylvania-police/story?id=124454966
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said. A date or location has yet to be announced. ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports.https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/putin-trump-meet-coming-days-russia-124450784