Officials Discover Radioactive Wasp Nests at Facility That Once Produced Parts of Nuclear Weapons in South Carolina. SmithsonianMag.com article. Pull quote: “The report doesn’t specify the type of wasps that were involved in the incident, the watchdog group tells the AP. Given their different nesting behaviors—some wasps make nests from chewed-up wood and others might use dirt—knowing the species could help identify the potential origin of the contamination in the environment.” DOE report link.
Democrats face critical choice in government funding battle as shutdown deadline looms. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “But the Trump administration’s monthslong government reshaping operation, along with a recent GOP-passed measure last month to approve some spending cuts, have weighed down the fragile bipartisan talks as tensions rise in Washington.”
DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio. Wired.com article.
Pull quote: “Originally, Gebbia was going to join the USDS [US Digital Service], three sources familiar with the situation tell WIRED, but he opted to start his own office focused on design. NDS will be, at least in part, populated by DOGE operatives affiliated with the General Services Administration, the sources said.”
GregoryAI aims to improve the lives of researchers and patients alike. Werd.io article. Pull quote: “Feeds are processed and automatically classified. Don’t be fooled by the AI in the name: there are no chatbots or automatic summaries here. Instead, incoming articles are classified for relevance and tagged for easier retrieval. You can also see trends across articles, for example to see how the volume of published research into cell therapy for MS has changed over time. You can also receive email alerts, for example, digests of new clinical trials. And at its heart, the system provides browsable structured feeds tuned to help researchers and patients get to information faster.”
Safety-critical industries wary about using AI for cybersecurity. CybersecurityDive.com article. Pull quote: “But that deployment [of cybersecurity AI tools] will not be fast everywhere. Organizations are concerned about data privacy, cost issues and a lack of proven use cases, according to the Arctic Wolf survey. Respondents also said they lacked the technical staff to oversee AI models and didn’t yet have clear policies for managing the tools.”
This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities. Wired.com article. Pull quote: “Argentino, who has been tracking the Purgatory group for more than a year, describes it as “a swatting and doxxing group that formed on Telegram and Discord, using shared scripts and VOIP tools to mask identities and make coordinated false emergency calls to provoke armed police responses.””
This deep-sea worm creates a toxic yellow pigment found in Rembrandt and Cézanne paintings. Nature.com article. Pull quote: “Researchers found that the worm accumulates microscopic particles of arsenic on its outer skin cells as well as along its internal organs. This reacts with sulfide from the hydrothermal vent to form small clumps of orpiment, fashioning a microscopic armour around the worm that protects it from the toxic environment.”
Medieval disease spreads to fourstates after as health fears grow. The-Express.com article. Pull quote: “Erin Phipps, a state public health veterinarian, said in a statement: "This case reminds us of the severe threat that can be posed by this ancient disease [the plague]. It also emphasizes the need for heightened community awareness and for taking measures to prevent further spread."”
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