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Claude Code, the tool Alibaba is banning over backdoor fears
Just a few months ago, Claude Code was, for most of the general public, just one coding tool among many, developed by

Common Stroke Type Had the Wrong Culprit for Decades
For decades, medicine explained a common type of stroke, lacunar stroke, through a single, well-known cause: the buildup of fatty plaques that

Zaporizhzhia Plays Its Dangerous Game With European Nuclear Power Again
In early July 2026, the occupied Zaporizhzhianuclear plant, the largest in Europe, once again lost its external power supply, after its last

Is AI Really Destroying Jobs? A Major Study Says Otherwise
For two years now, a dominant narrative has taken hold of public debate: artificial intelligence is supposedly destroying jobs on a massive

The FTC Wants to Steamroll State AI Laws, a Risky Bet for Innovation
On July 1, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission published a proposed policy statement asserting that federal law can preempt state law whenever

Karim Khan vote nears as Netanyahu warrants stand firm
The oversight committee of the International Criminal Court made its call in late June: prosecutor Karim Khan had, according to a document

After the Hague Win, Trump Returns to Ankara to Force NATO to Deliver
American president Donald Trump flies out this Monday evening for Ankara, site of the annual NATO summit, with a crystal-clear objective: force

Trump Pockets $2.2 Billion in Crypto While America Goes Broke
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics released a 927-page financial disclosure report revealing that President Donald Trump pocketed

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