Portable CRISPR-based test detects four STIs, including syphilis, in under an hour

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first ...
Seattle Times

What is ‘rapid response’ in WA? Can you film ICE? Blow a whistle?

Minneapolis residents’ response to the killings of two U.S. citizens, 37-year-old Renee Good and 37-year-old Alex Pretti, in separate shootings by federal agents last month has put a spotlight on the ...
Rapid City Journal

What to know as Rapid City Area Schools works to tackle school lunch debt

Over the past several years, about $180,000 to $200,000 worth of unpaid meal balances stack up annually. On Jan. 23, Rapid City Area Schools Chief Financial Officer Coy Sasse said the debt was about ...
The Washington Post

U.S. accuses China of secretive nuclear test as arms-control agreements lapse

The United States’ top nuclear arms official on Friday accused China of carrying out an undisclosed nuclear detonation in 2020, arguing that recent secretive underground tests by China and Russia have ...
The New York Times

F1’s secret Barcelona test and what we learned: An early favorite, and two concerns

Kimi Antonelli driving at the Barcelona shakedown Steve Etherington / Mercedes After years of hype and preparation, Formula 1’s new technical era for 2026 got underway this week in Barcelona in ...
Seeking Alpha

Amazon targets $200B in capital expenditures for AWS and signals rapid AI-driven growth through 2026

Feb. 05, 2026 7:15 PM ETAmazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock, AMZN:CA StockAI-Generated Earnings Calls Insights ...
The New York Times

Over Creamy Chicken, Europe’s Leaders Try to Reduce Dependence on Trump

Since President Trump made threats about Greenland, the continent’s leaders have debated the rapid deterioration of U.S. ties in policy papers and at dinner. By Jeanna Smialek Lara Jakes Steven ...
Wall Street Journal

China Is Going All-In to Beat the U.S. on Humanoid Robots

SUZHOU, China—Elon Musk has been telling investors for months that Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot will revolutionize the world and create a new mega-industry. But most of it could belong to China, he ...
CBC.ca

Moltbook claims to be a social network for AI bots. But humans are behind its rapid growth

It's branded as the world's first social network for AI bots. But just a week after its launch, the tech world is in fierce debate over Moltbook — and the extent to which human beings are responsible ...
Yahoo Finance

Wall Street’s New Trade Is Dumping Stocks in AI’s Crosshairs

On Wall Street, rising fears about artificial intelligence keep pummeling shares of companies at risk of being caught on the wrong side of it all, from small software makers to big wealth-management ...
Wired

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next

In El Paso, Texas, for example, the agency is moving into a large campus of buildings right off of Interstate 10 near multiple local health providers and other businesses. In Irvine, California, ICE ...