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In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie’s take on Musk v. Altman. Ad Policy U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.(Mark Wilson / Getty Images) This is a preview of Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal’s new weekly newsletter. Click here to receive this newsletter in your inbox each Friday.  I’ve spent most of the last 48 hours doomscrolling through people’s reactions to the destruction of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court. The people I follow most regularly have split into predictable camps. There are…

The human brain remains one of the most fascinating and perplexing mysteries in medicine. Scientists still struggle to match neurological activity with brain function and detect problems early, slowing efforts to treat neurological disorders and other diseases.Beacon Biosignals is working to make sense of the brain by monitoring its activity while people sleep. The company, which was founded by Jake Donoghue PhD ’19 and former MIT researcher Jarrett Revels, developed a lightweight headband that uses electroencephalogram (EEG) technology to measure brain activity while people enjoy their normal sleep routines at home. Those data are processed by machine-learning algorithms to monitor…

Ein Botnetz besteht aus vielen “Zombie”-Rechnern und lässt sich beispielsweise einsetzen, um DDoS-Attacken zu fahren. Das sollten Sie zum Thema wissen.  FOTOKINA | shutterstock.com Kriminelle Hacker suchen stets nach Möglichkeiten, Malware in großem Umfang zu verbreiten oder Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS)-Angriffe zu fahren. Ein Botnet eignet sich dazu besonders gut. Botnet – Definition Ein Botnet ist eine Sammlung von mit dem Internet verbundenen Geräten, die von einem Angreifer kompromittiert wurden, um DDoS-Angriffe und andere “Tasks” im “Schwarm” auszuführen. Die Idee dahinter: Jeder Rechner, der Teil des Botnetzes wird, wird zu einem “Zombie”-Rechner – ein hirnloser Bestandteil eines großen Netzwerks identischer Bots. “Malware…

Amazon MGM Studios Apart from being a box office smash hit, “Project Hail Mary” represents the kind of optimistic science fiction storytelling we need at the moment. The Ryan Gosling vehicle does justice to Andy Weir’s brilliant source novel, to the point that Weir thinks that it actually improves upon his book in some respects.  Speaking of Weir: The author might be best known for his work being adapted into blockbuster films (Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” being another example), but he has also penned profound short stories, one of which…

By Lourdes O. Pilar, Researcher THE Philippine economy likely lost momentum in the first quarter, weighed down by weak household purchasing power, subdued government spending, fragile business confidence, and rising global energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict, economists said. Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) likely grew by 3.4% in the January to March period, according to a median forecast of 21 economists and analysts polled by BusinessWorld. If realized, this would be slower than the revised 5.4% expansion recorded in the first quarter of 2025, and fall short of the government’s 5%-6% target for this year. However, it…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Following its April rally, Bitcoin has settled into a tight range between $75,000 and $78,000. According to crypto analyst Kabuki, this movement may represent a familiar phase seen in previous market cycles that have preceded explosive gains. Base Formation Signals Familiar Cycle Pattern In an X post on May 2, Kabuki draws attention to a recurring structure observed in past bull cycles, specifically in 2021 and 2025. In these cases, Bitcoin spent a prolonged period moving sideways after an initial rally. This phase, often dismissed as indecisive,…

My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in good and bad times and never for once left my side whenever I feel lost in this world. Honestly, having such amazing parents makes you feel safe and secure, and I won’t trade them for anything else in this world. I was exposed to the…

This past week, just over 100 Ethereum core contributors gathered above the Arctic Circle — in Longyearbyen, Svalbard — for the Soldøgn Interop: a week of intense work on the Glamsterdam network upgrade. Soldøgn followed last year’s Berlinterop, but returned to the format used by Amphora 🏺, Edelweiss 🏔️, and Nyota ✨: a single-track week of focused, multi-client progress toward a specific upgrade — in this case, hardening Glamsterdam. By Friday, the group had delivered on its three core goals: alignment on a post-Glamsterdam gas limit floor of 200M, stable ePBS implementations running with external builders, and final EIP-8037 repricing…

Ripple officially launched its Middle East and Africa (MEA) regional headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in late April 2026, expanding its presence in the UAE after being licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) as a blockchain payment provider in March 2025.This move comes as the Middle East emerges as a key growth market for Ripple, currently accounting for approximately 20% of its global customer base. It also reflects a broader trend of crypto companies migrating to regions with clearer regulatory frameworks to deploy products at scale.Ripple Expands Footprint in Dubai The opening of the new headquarters…

A gunman attempted to enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, last weekend, while President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other administration officials were in attendance. Media reports and Trump himself quickly identified the suspected shooter as 31-year-old engineer and computer scientist Cole Tomas Allen. The California resident was arrested at the scene on Saturday and appeared Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to face three federal charges: attempting to assassinate the president, transportation of a firearm in interstate commerce, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.The authentication…