Author: Vidya Saras

In January, the senseless killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti briefly forced many Americans to confront the brutalities of state violence. Millions took to the streets nationwide to express their anger and outrage over the murders of a 37-year-old mother and poet and a 37-year-old nurse who cared for veterans. The idea that ICE is beyond reform and should be abolished was no longer confined to the left. Even prominent conservative pundits began saying openly what many progressives have known for years: This agency cannot be restrained by norms, oversight, or exposure.But as the administration’s “shock and awe strategy”…

Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) arrive with a booklet of their best, most original problems. Those booklets get shared among delegations, then quietly disappear. No one had ever collected them systematically, cleaned them, and made them available, not for AI researchers testing the limits of mathematical reasoning, and not for the students around the world training for these competitions largely on their own.Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and the company HUMAIN have now done exactly that.MathNet is the largest high-quality dataset…

However, there are members of the Scattered Spider group still active: last year it branched out and attacked a number of other businesses, including Marks and Spencer, Co-op and Harrods – although there were other arrests following these attacks. The group works by sending SMS phishing attacks to the mobile phones of employees of its targets. The messages purport to come from suppliers to those companies but contain links to websites set up by group members, allowing them to steal information from the employees. However, last year the cyber criminals revealed a new line of attack — pretending to be…

Megan Thee Stallion and her NBA star boyfriend, Klay Thompson, have broken up amid accusations of infidelity. “I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay,” Megan, 31, tells Us Weekly in a Saturday, April 25, statement. “Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward.” She continued, “I’m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.” Several hours earlier, Megan appeared to publicly claim that Klay, 36, had been unfaithful during their relationship. Related: Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson’s…

Global healthcare company Novo Nordisk on Friday launched a new semaglutide-based medication in the country, positioning it to help Filipinos with obesity or who are overweight manage their condition and address related comorbidities. Called Wegovy, the drug contains semaglutide, a molecule that mimics the body’s natural hormone responsible for regulating appetite, GLP-1. This helps users feel fuller, which may support weight reduction when combined with proper diet and physical activity. A key question is whether it is similar to Ozempic, the company’s other semaglutide-based treatment first introduced in 2017. Novo Nordisk Philippines general manager Wei Sun told BusinessWorld that it…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin’s price action has been climbing steadily off its February low around $61,300, but what stands directly ahead is not just another resistance zone. It is a statistical threshold that has held firm through multiple market cycles. According to data, every time Bitcoin has staged a 30% recovery from a cycle low, it has gone on to new highs without revisiting that low. The record is six for six, covering more than 13 years of market history.  The 30% Bitcoin Recovery Rule Bitcoin dropped to a yearly…

Semilore Faleti is a cryptocurrency writer specialized in the field of journalism and content creation. While he started out writing on several subjects, Semilore soon found a knack for cracking down on the complexities and intricacies in the intriguing world of blockchains and cryptocurrency. Semilore is drawn to the efficiency of digital assets in terms of storing, and transferring value. He is a staunch advocate for the adoption of cryptocurrency as he believes it can improve the digitalization and transparency of the existing financial systems. In two years of active crypto writing, Semilore has covered multiple aspects of the digital…

Now that the first two weeks of the ether sale are over, and over 50 million ETH has been sold, we intend to soon make a transaction to begin using the funds to repay loans and kickstart the process of setting up our development hubs and expanding our staff. We have made a commitment to be highly transparent about how we spend the funds, and that is a commitment that we intend to live up to; to that end, we have already released an Intended Use of Revenue chart and a roadmap to show how we intend to spend the…

MAGA Coin (TRUMP)—a prominent political meme coin during the 2024 U.S. presidential election—once skyrocketed to a peak of $17.82 in early June 2024, as Donald Trump’s campaign reached its height. Currently, the token is trading around $0.04, representing a decline of nearly 99% from its all-time high.MAGA is a typical example of the “PolitiFi” token category, where speculative capital often clusters around political narratives and quickly exits once public interest wanes.What Is MAGA (TRUMP)?MAGA coin, often traded under the ticker TRUMP, is an ERC-20 meme token built around the image and slogan “Make America Great Again,” primarily traded on decentralized…

Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold has already revolutionized scientists’ understanding of proteins. Now, the ability of the platform to design safe and effective drugs is about to be put to the test.Isomorphic Labs, the UK-based biotech spinoff of Google DeepMind, will soon begin human trials of drugs designed by its Nobel Prize–winning AI technology. “We’re gearing up to go into the clinic,” Isomorphic Labs president Max Jaderberg said on April 16 at WIRED Health in London. “It’s going to be a very exciting moment as we go into clinical trials and start seeing the efficacy of these molecules.”Jaderberg did not elaborate on…