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Justice Dept. Uses Rare Alien Terrorist Removal Court to Seek Deportation of Fort Worth Resident

Justice Department filed the first-ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court case to deport Fort Worth resident Nazira Haji Zada, accused of supporting an ISIS-inspired election plot. ...Read more

#nationalsecurity, #immigration, #terrorism, #justice

U.S. GDP Growth Slows to 1.5% Annualized in Q2, BEA Says

BEA's advance estimate shows U.S. GDP rose 1.5% annualized in Q2 as inflation stayed high and private demand strengthened. ...Read more

#economy, #gdp, #inflation, #bea, #us

White House Fact Sheet Says Intelligence Agencies Approved Declassified Election Documents, Reiterates China Voter‑data Claim

White House fact sheet says top intelligence agencies approved its summary of declassified election documents and reiterates that China collected U.S. voter data. ...Read more

#whitehouse, #electionsecurity, #china, #intelligence

On-chain Records Show 500M USDT Moved From Wallet Labeled 'Tether Treasury' to Binance

On-chain records show 500M USDT moved from a wallet labeled 'Tether Treasury' to one labeled 'Binance'—the latest in unexplained 500M transfers. ...Read more

#crypto, #tether, #binance, #usdt, #blockchain

Pfizer says Phase 3 LITFULO trials met key vitiligo endpoints; plans global regulatory filings

Pfizer said Phase 3 trials of LITFULO (ritlecitinib) met key endpoints in nonsegmental vitiligo across 2,174 patients, and it plans global regulatory filings. ...Read more

$PFE, #pfizer, #vitiligo, #ritlecitinib

AI agents can run experiments and draft papers but fail to produce publishable research, study finds

A new preprint shows AI agents can handle engineering tasks—code, experiments and paper drafts—but failed to make publishable advances in two NeurIPS case studies. ...Read more

#ai, #research, #machinelearning, #neurips

Slovenian preprint claims light-programmable superconductivity in aluminium–silicon devices

A Slovenian arXiv preprint reports persistent, erasable superconductivity in aluminium–silicon devices controlled by ultrafast laser pulses; claims remain unverified. ...Read more

#superconductivity, #lasers, #materials, #physics, #slovenia

Samsung Posts Record Q2 Earnings as AI Memory Chips Drive Profits

Samsung posted record Q2 revenue and operating profit, driven almost entirely by booming AI memory-chip sales (HBM4) while phones lagged. ...Read more

#samsung, #semiconductors, #ai, #earnings

FIFA Proposes $20 Billion-Valued Commercial Arm, Plans Up to $4.2 Billion Minority Fundraising; UEFA Objects

FIFA plans a $20bn-valued commercial subsidiary and up to $4.2bn in minority fundraising to boost development funding, prompting UEFA criticism. ...Read more

#fifa, #soccer, #sportsbusiness, #uefa

General Dynamics Electric Boat Wins $71.6 Billion in Navy Submarine Contracts

General Dynamics Electric Boat received $71.6B in awards for 14 submarines — five Columbia-class and nine Virginia-class — supporting shipyard expansion and hiring. ...Read more

$GD, #defense, #shipbuilding, #submarines, #general-dynamics

New calculation narrows muon g-2 anomaly and refocuses debate on hadronic inputs

A 2026 Nature calculation brings the Standard Model into agreement with muon g‑2 measurements, shifting the controversy to hadronic vacuum polarization inputs. ...Read more

#muon, #g2, #particlephysics, #standardmodel, #hvp

EU Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech XFG-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 6 Months and Up

EU clears Pfizer and BioNTech’s 2026–27 XFG-adapted COVID-19 vaccine for people 6 months and older ahead of the 2026–27 respiratory season. ...Read more

#covid19, #vaccine, #pfizer, #biontech, #xfg

FTC, California and Utah Sue Hims & Hers Over Alleged Data Sharing and Deceptive Subscription Practices

FTC, California and Utah sued telehealth firm Hims & Hers, alleging it shared sensitive health data with Meta and Snap and used deceptive subscription billing. ...Read more

$HIMS, #ftc, #himsandhers, #telehealth, #privacy

Bank of Canada: Oil-driven lift to inflation seen as temporary; rate held at 2.25%

BoC says recent oil-driven inflation is temporary and kept the overnight rate at 2.25%, citing softer labour market and underlying price pressures. ...Read more

#bankofcanada, #interest-rates, #inflation, #oil-prices

Amnesty says video shows at least 19 Malian soldiers killed after surrender in July ambush

Amnesty International says video from a July 18 ambush in Gao region shows at least 19 Malian soldiers who had surrendered were later killed and urges independent probes. ...Read more

#mali, #amnestyinternational, #warcrimes, #sahel