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Editorial· No. 2727

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

Commentary· No. 2715

Southern France Is Burning a Month Early, and No One Is Ready

It took a single Thursday afternoon for southern France to tip into a new climate reality. On July 3, 2026, entire campgrounds

Editorial· No. 2714

Zelensky's desperate plea for Patriots deserves an immediate answer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed participants of the 33rd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on July 4, 2026, gathered in

Essay· No. 2696

IQM Quantum Becomes the First European Quantum Company Listed on the Nasdaq

Finnish company IQM Quantum Computers went public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker IQMX, becoming the first European quantum

Commentary· No. 2692

Jack Smith accuses Trump administration of an "attack on the rule of law"

For the first time since resigning as special counsel, ten days before Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025, Jack Smith has

Editorial· No. 2691

What if the old tuberculosis vaccine also protected our brain

The BCG vaccine, developed more than a century ago to fight tuberculosis, keeps surprising the scientific community. Researchers at Mass General Brigham

Commentary· No. 2678

Trump says Iran is "dying to make a deal" during the funeral truce

Speaking at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2026, on the eve of the 250th anniversary of American independence, President Donald Trump declared:

Editorial· No. 2677

Trump and his allies target the Federal Reserve's independence again

According to Reuters, the June 2026 jobs report published on July 2 showed only 57,000 jobs created, along with a downward revision

Editorial· No. 2666

JADEPUFFER, the First Ransomware Attack Run Entirely by an AI

In early July 2026, cloud security firm Sysdig documented an operation called JADEPUFFER, described as the first end-to-end ransomware attack carried out

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