Maxime Marquette
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A rare-tumor CAR-T therapy has researchers intrigued
Researchers have developed a new CAR-T cell therapy that targets a protein called GPNMB, consistently present on certain rare solid tumors, including
Trump Pocketed $2.2 Billion in 2025, Including $1.4 Billion in Crypto
The Office of Government Ethics has just published a 927-page report revealing the true scale of the personal fortune amassed by Donald
Global Tech Cuts 154,000 Jobs in 2026, AI the Prime Suspect
Nearly 154,000 jobs disappeared from the global tech sector in the first half of 2026 alone, according to data compiled in early
Starmer's Successor Will Inherit a £4.7 Billion Budget Hole
According to a Reuters report published on July 1, 2026, Andy Burnham, tipped to succeed Keir Starmer at the head of the
Nuclear Fusion Steps In to Feed AI's Energy Appetite
American startup Helion Energy, which specializes in nuclear fusion, revealed on July 2, 2026 a major agreement with Microsoft to sell it
Barcelona Launches an Already Electric Tour de France 2026
On July 4, 2026, the 113th edition of the Tour de France rolled out of Barcelona for the very first time in
Europe and Canada Rearm at a Pace Unseen Since 1953
NATO's European allies and Canada raised their defense spending by 20% in real terms in 2025 compared with 2024, according to data
Generative AI is arming a new wave of global cyberthreats
In early July 2026, several converging reports set off alarms across the cybersecurity world. Researchers documented a surge in malicious software that
Did Ukraine Really Hit a Refinery 900 km From Its Border
Since July 2, 2026, a claim has been circulating widely: Ukraine reportedly struck a major Russian oil refinery more than 900 kilometers