Artificial Intelligence
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AGI inevitability debate: 72% wary, 2030 risk drives urgent rules
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AGI inevitability is contested: 72% worry about AI, DeepMind warns of pre‑2030 AGI, and 2025 summits push binding safety rules and audits.
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Alarming Link: 1-Year PM2.5 amyloid odds up 92%, plaques worse
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PM2.5 amyloid link quantified: a 1-year rise in traffic-related PM2.5 was tied to 92% higher odds of worse CERAD plaque scores in 224 autopsies.
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Shocking Gates Tie: $170B Boosts Mass Deportation, ICE Beds May Double
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Mass deportation accelerates: a $170B bill and $45B for detention could lift ICE capacity from 56,000 to 100,000+. A 2014–16 Gates GEO stake resurfaces.
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Microsoft Mandates 3 Days Onsite by Feb 2026: A Hard Return to Office
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Return to office: Microsoft will require at least 3 in-office days weekly by late Feb 2026 within 50 miles, starting in Puget Sound and phasing worldwide.
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Tariff refunds risk up to $1T amid Supreme Court showdown
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Tariff refunds could reach $750B–$1T by June 2026 as the Supreme Court weighs IEEPA tariffs; companies, not consumers, are likely to be repaid.
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Crypto regulation accelerates: Nasdaq Q3 2026, SEC-CFTC Sept. 29
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Crypto regulation heats up as Nasdaq targets Q3 2026 tokenized trades and SEC-CFTC plan Sept. 29 roundtable; bitcoin hovered near $111,130.
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SpaceX spectrum win: bold $17B deal turbocharges mobile push
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SpaceX spectrum acquisition: $17B with $8.5B cash, $8.5B stock, plus ~$2B interest coverage secures AWS-4/H-block rights for Starlink D2C.
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AI job denial is real: 75% fear cuts, 66% feel safe—stark warning
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AI job denial is rising: 75% expect fewer jobs, 66% feel safe, 41% of employers plan replacements, and 85% foresee impacts within 2–3 years globally.
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Neuronal evolution acceleration: 83% ASD genes altered—concerning
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Neuronal evolution study of 1,000,000+ neurons finds L2/3 IT acceleration and 83% ASD genes downregulated, with human-lineage selection signals.
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ADHD gray matter breakthrough: beta=-0.255 reveals clear deficits
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ADHD gray matter differences clarified via traveling-subject MRI: 14 travelers, 4 scanners, 116 ADHD vs 178 controls; beta=-0.255 in right middle temporal gyrus (FDR p=0.001).
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Tech gadgets squeezed by Trump policies: 75% lab risk, tariffs to 50%
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Tech gadgets face 75% China lab risk, tariffs up to 50%, and chip-policy flux. U.S. households could pay $2,400 more as small items jump.
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Supreme Court greenlights FTC firing: 2-1 stay 1935 precedent at risk
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FTC firing fight escalates as Supreme Court issues a 9/8 stay, pausing a 2-1 D.C. Circuit reinstatement and putting 1935 Humphrey’s Executor at risk.
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Congress, Trump eye axing SLS upper stage amid $4B-per-launch costs
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SLS upper stage may be axed as a compromise, amid $4B-per-launch costs, 140% growth, and a $4.1B Senate boost to preserve Artemis IV–V in 2025 talks.
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Alarming address swapping surge: 75% npm threats, $1.2M drained
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Address swapping malware fuels a large supply‑chain wave: 75% of malicious blockchain packages on npm and $1.2M drained in March 2025. 334 downloads flagged.
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Bitcoin liquidity soars: Bitflow hits $30M TVL, AI DCA debuts
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Bitcoin liquidity accelerates as Bitflow scales from $30K to $30M TVL, raises $1.3M pre-seed, and launches AI-powered DCA and a Runes AMM on Stacks.