Posts by Amelia Frost
First AI to Design Brand New Viruses Leads Scientists to Warn of ‘Urgent Biosafety’ Concerns
Artificial intelligence has been used to design complete viral genomes that function and replicate in a laboratory, in what researchers describe as a first for generative AI. The 16 novel viruses were designed to infect bacteria rather than humans, but the breakthrough has also prompted warnings about urgent biosafety and biosecurity risks. BREAKING: Gates Foundation…
Read MoreHollywood Reels Out Billion-Dollar Hits Again. Blockbuster 2026’s Box Office Odyssey Will Continue
Hollywood is doling out billion-dollar movies again, with “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” joining the elite club earlier this week. Spider Man became the fourth movie to rake in billion-dollar collection in 2026, CNBC reported. Spider Man has joined the elite club that hosted Universal’s “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” Lionsgate’s “Michael” and Disney and Pixar’s…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Silences Trump on TikTok as President’s Team Uses ‘Red’ to Claim Album Is About the GOP
Taylor Swift has appeared to shut down Donald Trump‘s latest attempt to use her music on social media after a Team Trump TikTok video featuring her song August was muted, prompting supporters to celebrate what they saw as a quiet response from the singer. The official Team Trump account uploaded the video on Monday, showing…
Read MoreUS Senate Nod For Russia Sanctions. Ukraine Cheers Move, But Will Moscow Blink
The US Senate ratified a sanctions package targeting Russia’s energy revenues amid the conflict with Ukraine. The Senate passed the legislation, the “Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026″, that allows the administration to impose up to 100% tariffs on major nations importing Russian oil and gas, on Friday. The legislation now…
Read MoreAmazon’s AI Spending Keeps Rising. Andy Jassy Says Memory Costs Drove $20 Billion Capex Increase.
Amazon expects to spend about $220 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, up from its previous estimate of around $200 billion, as rising costs for artificial intelligence memory chips drive higher infrastructure spending. Speaking during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy said the rising cost of memory has become a major factor in…
Read MoreAI Is Changing the Capabilities—and Economics—of Employee Safety and Security
What if protecting employees could generate measurable financial returns? Until recently, that would have sounded impossible. Organizations have long viewed employee safety and security as a necessary cost of doing business: essential, but difficult to justify in purely economic terms and rarely considered a source of measurable business value. Artificial intelligence is beginning to change…
Read MoreRubio Escalates Cuba Pressure. A Sanctions Campaign Is Set To Target Every ‘Escape Valve’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is executing an unprecedented pressure campaign against Cuba, arguing that the government has run out of options to evade U.S. sanctions as Washington prepares additional punitive measures. In an interview with Axios, Rubio described the administration’s strategy as one designed to eliminate what he called every…
Read MoreLindsey Graham Championed a Russia Sanctions Package Before His Death. The Senate Just Passed It.
The Senate approved a Russia sanctions bill pushed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham before his death in July. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images The Senate approved a Russia sanctions bill pushed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham before his death in July. The package, which targets the country’s leaders and oil industry, had the support of 86 senators…
Read MoreSpaceX Stock Surges After Share Unlock Puts Investors to the Test And Gets Close To IPO Price
SpaceX shares rallied sharply on Friday, overcoming two major hurdles that many investors expected would send the stock tumbling. Instead, the newly public aerospace and satellite company ended the week with renewed momentum. The stock climbed more than 15% on Friday and over 25% over the past five trading sessions, which included its first quarterly…
Read MoreA Weak Jobs Report Boosted Bets That The Fed Won’t Hike Rates In September. Stocks Climbed.
Stocks climbed again on Friday after an unexpectedly weak jobs report, which boosted bets that the Fed won’t hike interest rates in September. The S&P 500 gained 0.62%, cementing gains after ending the week having climbed above 7,700 for the first time and gaining over 3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite overperformed, increasing 1.30%. The Dow…
Read MoreSenate Delays Voting Of Key Crypto Bill As Uncertainty Continues To Mount
The legislation remains one of the crypto industry’s top priorities, with companies including Coinbase arguing that clearer rules are needed to encourage innovation while providing greater regulatory certainty for businesses and investors. IBTimes US The U.S. Senate has postponed a vote on the Digital Asset Market CLARITY (Clarity for Payment Stablecoins and Digital Asset Market…
Read MoreA Lesser-Known Stock Climbed More Than 100% In a Day After AI Surprise. Here’s Why.
Shares of medical technology company Doximity surged Friday after executives revealed that the company’s new artificial intelligence search product is already generating exceptional profitability, sparking renewed investor enthusiasm and triggering a sharp short squeeze. The healthcare platform’s stock more than doubled in overnight trading following its fiscal first quarter 2027 earnings report, climbing more than…
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