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Open-Source ‘DNA GPT’ Evo 2 Hits the Internet, Raising Hopes for Medicine—and New Biosecurity Questions

A new 40B-parameter genome AI, Evo 2, is released with open weights and data—boosting research while testing safeguards against biological misuse. ...Read more

#ai, #genomics, #biosecurity, #openai, #biotech

China sets lowest growth target in more than 30 years, doubles down on deficit spending

Beijing targets 4.5%–5% growth for 2026 while keeping a record 4% deficit and ramping up bond sales to fund tech, welfare and local debt relief. ...Read more

#china, #gdp, #fiscalpolicy, #nationalspeoplescongress, #bonds

NOAA: Winter 2025-26 Set Record for Warm Daytime Highs Across the Lower 48, Despite Blizzards and Cold Snaps

NOAA finds the warmest winter daytime highs on record in the Lower 48, alongside sharp cold waves, major snowstorms, and widespread drought-fueled fires. ...Read more

#climate, #winter, #drought, #wildfires, #noaa

Geneva Peace Talks on Ukraine End Without Cease-Fire, Exposing Deep Gaps

U.S.-brokered Geneva talks between Russia and Ukraine ended with only a pledge to keep negotiating, while territory, security guarantees and sanctions remain unresolved. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #ceasefire, #geneva, #diplomacy

Bam Adebayo Erupts for 83, Lifting Heat Past Wizards in NBA’s Second-Highest Scoring Game

Miami’s Bam Adebayo drops 83 in a win over Washington, breaking Heat records and posting the NBA’s second-highest single-game total. ...Read more

#nba, #miamiheat, #bamadebayo, #scoringrecord, #washingtonwizards

LexisNexis Probes Cloud Breach After Hackers Claim Theft of Millions of Legal and Government Records

LexisNexis is investigating an AWS breach tied to a known software flaw after FulcrumSec claimed it stole millions of records, including .gov users. ...Read more

#cybersecurity, #databreach, #aws, #lexisnexis, #government

A Tale of Two Listings: FreeCast’s Tiny Direct Debut and PayPay’s $1.1 Billion Nasdaq Test

FreeCast begins trading via direct listing while Japan’s PayPay prepares a major U.S. IPO—together showing the uneven reopening of 2026’s listings market. ...Read more

#ipo, #nasdaq, #fintech, #streaming, #softbank

Colombia election delivers mixed verdict on Petro as right picks Paloma Valencia for May race

Petro’s bloc stays largest in Congress but falls short of a majority, while Democratic Center gains and Paloma Valencia wins the right’s primary ahead of May 31. ...Read more

#colombia, #elections, #gustavopetro, #palomavalencia, #congress

CDC Deploys ‘Disease Detectives’ as South Carolina Measles Outbreak Nears 1,000 Cases

Federal epidemiologists and supplies head to the Carolinas as South Carolina’s measles outbreak nears 1,000 cases, fueled by falling vaccination rates. ...Read more

#measles, #vaccines, #cdc, #southcarolina, #publichealth

MIT Press Expands Book Awards, Honoring Textbooks and Children’s Titles Alongside Faculty Works

MIT Press names 2026 book award winners and adds new textbook and children’s categories, highlighting a broader push beyond scholarly monographs. ...Read more

#mitpress, #publishing, #openaccess, #textbooks, #childrensbooks

Federal regulators approve TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Wyoming, a first for non-water-cooled nuclear

The NRC okayed construction of TerraPower’s sodium-cooled Natrium reactor near Kemmerer, launching a coal-to-nuclear test for advanced power. ...Read more

#nuclear, #energytransition, #wyoming, #terrapower, #regulation

Four Critically Injured After Propane-Fueled Blast Levels Cocoa-Butter Plant in South Jersey

A Savita Naturals extraction plant exploded in Logan Township, injuring four workers and prompting a two-mile shelter-in-place as state and federal probes begin. ...Read more

#newjersey, #industrialaccident, #osha, #propane, #fires

Astronomers Spot a ‘Ghost Galaxy’ Made Almost Entirely of Dark Matter

Using Hubble, Euclid and Subaru, researchers confirmed an ultra-faint Perseus cluster galaxy whose mass appears to be more than 99% dark matter. ...Read more

#darkmatter, #astronomy, #hubble, #euclid, #galaxies

Bank of England Holds Rates at 3.75% in 5–4 Vote, Signaling Cuts Are Near

A razor-thin Bank of England vote kept rates at 3.75% as inflation cools faster, splitting policymakers over how soon to cut again. ...Read more

#bankofengland, #interestrates, #inflation, #ukeconomy, #gilts

Early-Season Heat Arrives With a Jolt in Mumbai and South Africa’s Cape

Heatwave conditions hit Mumbai in early March as South Africa’s Western Cape braced for 42°C highs, underscoring earlier, longer extreme heat. ...Read more

#heatwave, #mumbai, #southafrica, #climatechange, #urbanheat