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China's assets threatened in Venezuela;; Europe races to arm itself; Spider Monkey wisdom of the crowds
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Lunai Bioworks Launches AI Tool to Block Chemical Weapon Design
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What happened: Lunai Bioworks launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to identify and block attempts to design chemical weapons. The technology aims to prevent misuse of AI systems in creating dangerous biological or chemical agents.
Why it matters: This development addresses growing concerns about AI being exploited for harmful purposes, offering safeguards as artificial intelligence becomes more accessible. The tool represents an important step in responsible AI development and biosecurity protection.
88% of sources are Original Reporting
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Report: 10,000+ STEM Ph.D.s Exit Federal Agencies in 2025
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The exodus: More than 10,000 doctoral-trained STEM and health experts left federal science jobs in 2025, representing 14% of the federal Ph.D. workforce. At 14 major research agencies including NIH, NSF, EPA, and NOAA, departures outnumbered new hires by 11 to one between January and November.
Why it matters: The departures removed critical expertise and institutional knowledge, disrupting environmental monitoring, public health research, and scientific output. Over 10,000 federal grants worth billions were terminated or halted, delaying projects and potentially triggering a brain drain as researchers seek opportunities abroad.
100% of sources are Original Reporting
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IShowSpeed Completes 28-Day Tour Across 20 African Nations
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The details: IShowSpeed, a 21-year-old YouTuber with 50 million subscribers, completed a 28-day livestreaming tour across roughly 20 African countries starting in late December. The tour included visits to Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Senegal, and Namibia, featuring nine-hour streams where he sampled local cuisine, learned traditional dances, attended the Africa Cup of Nations final on January 18, and became the first person to livestream from inside the Great Pyramid.
Why it matters: The tour aims to reshape perceptions of Africa often dominated by poverty imagery, connecting Black Americans to ancestral ties and showcasing the continent's cultural diversity to millions. However, critics question whether the tour meaningfully impacts tourism or perpetuates power imbalances, as local African creators with smaller audiences produce similar content without the same reach or resources.
73% of sources are Original Reporting
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Mexico's Sheinbaum Sidesteps Questions on Halting Oil Shipments to Cuba
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What's happening: Mexico is reviewing whether to continue oil shipments to Cuba after Pemex canceled a planned mid-January delivery. President Trump questioned President Sheinbaum about the shipments during a January 12 call, while U.S. surveillance drones have tracked tanker routes since December.
Why it matters: Mexico supplies roughly 20,000 barrels daily to Cuba, now its largest oil source after Venezuelan shipments stopped. Mexican officials fear cutting supplies could trigger a humanitarian crisis and mass migration to Mexico, while continuing risks U.S. reprisals during crucial trade negotiations.
75% of sources are Original Reporting
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Study: Menopause Linked to Brain Gray Matter Loss
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What happened: Cambridge researchers analyzed nearly 125,000 women and found menopause is linked to significant grey matter loss in the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex—brain regions crucial for memory, emotion, and decision-making. Post-menopausal women also showed higher rates of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and slower reaction times, though memory performance remained similar across groups.
Why it matters: These brain changes occur in regions typically affected by Alzheimer's disease and may help explain why women represent two-thirds of dementia cases in the UK. While hormone replacement therapy didn't prevent grey matter loss, it was associated with slower declines in reaction time, suggesting menopause is a critical window for brain health interventions and lifestyle changes.
91% of sources are Original Reporting
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Doomsday Clock Moves to 85 Seconds Before Midnight
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What happened: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight today, the closest it has ever been. The change reflects escalating nuclear tensions, climate change, biological threats, AI risks, and misinformation undermining global security responses.
Why it matters: This symbolic alarm signals that dangerous rivalry among nuclear powers, insufficient climate action, and the spread of misinformation have increased the probability of civilization-threatening events. Experts warn every second counts and bold action is still possible to reverse course.
61% of sources are High Factuality
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Alibaba's Qwen-3 Becomes First General-Purpose AI to Run in Orbit
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What happened: Alibaba Cloud's Qwen-3 became the world's first general-purpose AI model to operate in orbit, completing inference tasks on a 12-satellite constellation deployed by Chinese startup Adaspace in November. The entire process—uploading queries from Earth, performing on-orbit inference, and returning results—took under two minutes.
Why it matters: This milestone demonstrates how AI processing in space could enable faster, more scalable data handling across industries from defense to telecommunications by leveraging unlimited solar energy and lower cooling costs. China is racing to deploy 2,800 satellites by 2035 as part of a strategic push to lead space-based computing amid intense competition with the United States.
Blindspot: No Coverage from Right Sources
100% of sources are Original Reporting
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World Marks 80 Years Since Auschwitz Liberation
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What happened: On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, finding 7,500 emaciated prisoners and 600 bodies among gas chambers and crematoria. The camp symbolizes the Holocaust's industrial-scale murder of six million Jews and millions of others, including Romani people, disabled individuals, and Soviet civilians.
Why it matters: This 80th anniversary comes amid a reported rise in antisemitism linked to recent conflicts, making survivor testimony more urgent as fewer witnesses remain alive. Survivors like Itzik Alterman and Eva Neumann devoted their lives to Holocaust education, ensuring future generations understand the dangers of hatred and the importance of remembrance.
78% of sources are Original Reporting
Daily Briefing
China's assets threatened in Venezuela;; Europe races to arm itself; Spider Monkey wisdom of the crowds
16 Articles •
Lunai Bioworks Launches AI Tool to Block Chemical Weapon Design
L 14%
Center 72%
R 14%
What happened: Lunai Bioworks launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to identify and block attempts to design chemical weapons. The technology aims to prevent misuse of AI systems in creating dangerous biological or chemical agents.
Why it matters: This development addresses growing concerns about AI being exploited for harmful purposes, offering safeguards as artificial intelligence becomes more accessible. The tool represents an important step in responsible AI development and biosecurity protection.
88% of sources are Original Reporting
11 Articles •
Report: 10,000+ STEM Ph.D.s Exit Federal Agencies in 2025
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The exodus: More than 10,000 doctoral-trained STEM and health experts left federal science jobs in 2025, representing 14% of the federal Ph.D. workforce. At 14 major research agencies including NIH, NSF, EPA, and NOAA, departures outnumbered new hires by 11 to one between January and November.
Why it matters: The departures removed critical expertise and institutional knowledge, disrupting environmental monitoring, public health research, and scientific output. Over 10,000 federal grants worth billions were terminated or halted, delaying projects and potentially triggering a brain drain as researchers seek opportunities abroad.
100% of sources are Original Reporting
86 Articles •
IShowSpeed Completes 28-Day Tour Across 20 African Nations
Left 51%
Center 26%
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The details: IShowSpeed, a 21-year-old YouTuber with 50 million subscribers, completed a 28-day livestreaming tour across roughly 20 African countries starting in late December. The tour included visits to Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Senegal, and Namibia, featuring nine-hour streams where he sampled local cuisine, learned traditional dances, attended the Africa Cup of Nations final on January 18, and became the first person to livestream from inside the Great Pyramid.
Why it matters: The tour aims to reshape perceptions of Africa often dominated by poverty imagery, connecting Black Americans to ancestral ties and showcasing the continent's cultural diversity to millions. However, critics question whether the tour meaningfully impacts tourism or perpetuates power imbalances, as local African creators with smaller audiences produce similar content without the same reach or resources.
73% of sources are Original Reporting
93 Articles •
Mexico's Sheinbaum Sidesteps Questions on Halting Oil Shipments to Cuba
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Center 26%
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What's happening: Mexico is reviewing whether to continue oil shipments to Cuba after Pemex canceled a planned mid-January delivery. President Trump questioned President Sheinbaum about the shipments during a January 12 call, while U.S. surveillance drones have tracked tanker routes since December.
Why it matters: Mexico supplies roughly 20,000 barrels daily to Cuba, now its largest oil source after Venezuelan shipments stopped. Mexican officials fear cutting supplies could trigger a humanitarian crisis and mass migration to Mexico, while continuing risks U.S. reprisals during crucial trade negotiations.
75% of sources are Original Reporting
32 Articles •
Study: Menopause Linked to Brain Gray Matter Loss
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What happened: Cambridge researchers analyzed nearly 125,000 women and found menopause is linked to significant grey matter loss in the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex—brain regions crucial for memory, emotion, and decision-making. Post-menopausal women also showed higher rates of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and slower reaction times, though memory performance remained similar across groups.
Why it matters: These brain changes occur in regions typically affected by Alzheimer's disease and may help explain why women represent two-thirds of dementia cases in the UK. While hormone replacement therapy didn't prevent grey matter loss, it was associated with slower declines in reaction time, suggesting menopause is a critical window for brain health interventions and lifestyle changes.
91% of sources are Original Reporting
152 Articles •
Doomsday Clock Moves to 85 Seconds Before Midnight
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What happened: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight today, the closest it has ever been. The change reflects escalating nuclear tensions, climate change, biological threats, AI risks, and misinformation undermining global security responses.
Why it matters: This symbolic alarm signals that dangerous rivalry among nuclear powers, insufficient climate action, and the spread of misinformation have increased the probability of civilization-threatening events. Experts warn every second counts and bold action is still possible to reverse course.
61% of sources are High Factuality
9 Articles •
Alibaba's Qwen-3 Becomes First General-Purpose AI to Run in Orbit
Left 25%
Center 75%
What happened: Alibaba Cloud's Qwen-3 became the world's first general-purpose AI model to operate in orbit, completing inference tasks on a 12-satellite constellation deployed by Chinese startup Adaspace in November. The entire process—uploading queries from Earth, performing on-orbit inference, and returning results—took under two minutes.
Why it matters: This milestone demonstrates how AI processing in space could enable faster, more scalable data handling across industries from defense to telecommunications by leveraging unlimited solar energy and lower cooling costs. China is racing to deploy 2,800 satellites by 2035 as part of a strategic push to lead space-based computing amid intense competition with the United States.
Blindspot: No Coverage from Right Sources
100% of sources are Original Reporting
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World Marks 80 Years Since Auschwitz Liberation
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What happened: On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, finding 7,500 emaciated prisoners and 600 bodies among gas chambers and crematoria. The camp symbolizes the Holocaust's industrial-scale murder of six million Jews and millions of others, including Romani people, disabled individuals, and Soviet civilians.
Why it matters: This 80th anniversary comes amid a reported rise in antisemitism linked to recent conflicts, making survivor testimony more urgent as fewer witnesses remain alive. Survivors like Itzik Alterman and Eva Neumann devoted their lives to Holocaust education, ensuring future generations understand the dangers of hatred and the importance of remembrance.
78% of sources are Original Reporting