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An Increasing Number of North Korean Spies Are Carrying Out Remote Work for U.S. Companies to Finance Their Nuclear Weapons

Security

These spies operate from China, using stolen identities to connect to the companies that employ them. They access sensitive information in support of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

China’s Constellation of Satellites Is Unsettling the Pentagon. It Can Track a Fighter Jet as Well as an Asteroid

Space

China has the largest network of observation satellites. The Pentagon is astounded by their definition.

The U.S. Needs to Get Rid of Its Diesel Trains. It’s Rapidly Replacing Them With Hydrogen Trains

Mobility

ZEMU is the U.S.’s first hydrogen train and is currently being tested in California.

Google Has Just Suffered a Major Loss in a U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit: The Search Giant Staggers

Legislation and Rights

The Department of Justice achieved its first victory in the 2020 antitrust case against Google.

In 1904, the U.S. Hosted the Worst Olympic Games in History. It Featured a Marathon Winner Who Won With the Help of a Car and Events for ‘Primitive' People

Magnet

There’s never been a sporting event more marred by cheating, attacks on participants, and a lack of sportsmanship.

For Decades, People Visited This New York City Skyscraper Without Knowing That the Joints Holding It Together Couldn't Handle the Weight

Megastructures

New York City was the site of one of the most famous engineering failures in the history of architecture.

Meteorologists Warn That Debby, the Next Tropical Storm in the Atlantic, Could Be on the Horizon

Nature and Environment

The current period of low cyclone activity in the Atlantic Ocean may be coming to an end.

Elon Musk Posted a Deepfake of Kamala Harris. The X CEO Has Violated the Platform’s Rules

Robotics and AI

The deepfake used authentic campaign footage of Harris with a modified voice, making it appear that she said something she never actually said.

Trump Vows to Transform the U.S. Into a Haven for Crypto: ‘Never Sell Your Bitcoin’

Crypto

Trump has proposed the establishment of a strategic federal Bitcoin reserve.

U.S. Makes Huge Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Research by Managing to Confine Plasma in a Magnetic Mirror

Energy

WHAM, a compact device, might enable low-cost nuclear fusion.

‘Be Careful With Chinese Students:’ The U.S. Warning to ASML and Dutch Universities

Components

The U.S. doesn't want more Chinese espionage cases, so it's setting its sights on Dutch universities.

The U.S. Ban on Kaspersky Generates Its First Casualty: All Employees in the Country Will Be Laid Off

Security

Layoffs will be carried out gradually.

A Species of Cactus Has Disappeared in the U.S. For the First Time, the Primary Suspect Is Sea Level Rise

Nature and Environment

This occurrence is the leading suspect in the extinction of the Key Largo tree cactus from U.S. territory.

It Was So Hot in New York City That a Swing Bridge Got Stuck Because Its Steel Expanded Too Much

Megastructures

The affected bridge was the Third Avenue Bridge, connecting the Bronx with Manhattan.

The U.S. Continues to Fall Behind China in the Race for Generative AI Patents, With China Overwhelmingly Leading the Field

Robotics and AI

Since 2017, the Asian country has filed more generative AI patents each year than all other regions combined.

Productivity Has Been Growing Faster in the U.S. Than in Europe for 20 Years. It's a Story of Two Parallel Realities With Many Nuances

Business and Economics

The U.S. has seen its productivity soar in recent years compared to Europe. These are the reasons for the difference.

U.S. Authorities Have Just Announced a Total Ban on Kaspersky. The Russian Antivirus Company Is Facing Its Worst Moment