June 29, 2026

05 Sci-Tech

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EU. UK Target U.S. Social Media, Tech Companies

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The European Union is targeting Google and Apple for Antitrust violations that could force one company, Apple, to alter its product significantly, and Google over 10% of its global revenue. The UK is following suit by threatening to prosecute U.S. social media companies that don’t comply with their soviet and Muslim-compliant brand of censorship.

The Trump administration had previously threatened countries with tariff retaliation that target American companies in the way the UK and the EU just did.

Social media platforms face fines and criminal prosecution in UK – Marketing Tech
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The UK Online Safety Act officially came into force on Monday, March 17, 2025, granting Ofcom extensive new powers to hold social media platforms accountable for illegal content.

Under the landmark legislation, technology companies must take proactive measures to detect and remove harmful material or face penalties of up to £18 million or 10% of their global revenue, whichever is higher.

New enforcement powers target illegal content

Technology firms must do more to tackle illegal content on their platforms as Ofcom begins enforcing the Online Safety Act’s illegal content codes.

From Monday, the regulator has started requiring social media companies to find and remove content such as child sexual abuse material, terrorism-related content, hate crimes, content encouraging suicide, and fraud.

Technology secretary Peter Kyle described the changes as “a major step forward in creating a safer online world.” He added that “for too long”, child abuse material, terrorist content, and intimate image abuse have been “easy to find online.” Still, social media platforms now have a legal duty to prevent and remove such material.

“Platforms must now act quickly to comply with their legal duties, and our codes are designed to help them do that,” said Suzanne Cater, enforcement director at Ofcom. “But, make no mistake, any provider who fails to introduce the necessary protections can expect to face the full force of our enforcement action.”

Europe targets Apple and Google in antitrust crackdown, risking fresh Trump tariff clash – Fortune
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In a move that risks enraging the Trump administration, the European Commission has announced major antitrust enforcement decisions against Google and Apple.

Scientific American Presents One Side of Bird Flu Debate to Slander HHS Secretary

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RFK, Jr. Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Poultry Farms. Why Experts Are Concerned– www.scientificamerican.com
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With H5N1 avian influenza spreading in poultry flocks, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is pushing a new plan: let the virus rip.

Kennedy recently told Fox News that by letting the highly pathogenic bird flu spread through flocks, farmers could “identify the birds, and preserve the birds, that are immune to it.”

What the Experts Say

Even with avian diseases that are slower-acting than highly pathogenic bird flu, scientists have struggled to find a key to genetic resistance. Huaijun Zhou, a professor of animal science at the University of California, Davis, worked on a project on Newcastle disease, another viral illness that is also nearly always fatal in poultry but that some infected birds can survive for weeks. “We didn’t find any magic bullet,” Zhou says….

Kennedy’s remarks belie a lack of knowledge about the way poultry breeding works, Koci says. The chickens that provide meat and eggs are not in the breeding population: they’re the product of parent generations that are bred to maximize disease resistance and meat or egg production. Wiping out the working offspring of these breeders wouldn’t do anything to alter the next generations of chickens coming down the line.

U.S. appeals court rules AI-generated works ineligible for copyright protection – Capture

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U.S. appeals court rules AI-generated works ineligible for copyright protection – Capture
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The case revolved around Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist who sought copyright protection for an artwork titled A Recent Entrance to Paradise, which was generated by his AI system, the “Creativity Machine.” Thaler applied for copyright registration in 2018, naming the AI as the creator and himself as the owner.

However, the U.S. Copyright Office rejected his request, citing the requirement for human authorship in copyright law. Thaler challenged the ruling, but both the U.S. District Court and the Court of Appeals upheld the Copyright Office’s decision.

In its ruling, the appellate court reaffirmed that U.S. copyright law mandates human authorship. The court highlighted that multiple provisions of the Copyright Act presuppose a human creator, further solidifying the requirement that only works with human involvement can qualify for copyright registration.

New research suggests dark energy is fading. Could the universe reverse course?– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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New research suggests dark energy is fading. Could the universe reverse course?– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Dark energy, which drives the universe’s expansion, is showing signs of weakening, according to research that could fundamentally alter our understanding of the cosmos’s destiny.
The findings from the dark energy spectroscopic instrument (Desi) team at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona could significantly impact theories about universal evolution, suggesting the possibility of a reversal in expansion leading to a “big crunch“.
This indication that dark energy peaked billions of years ago represents the first significant modification to the accepted universal model in decades, Guardian reported.
“What we are seeing is deeply intriguing. It is exciting to think that we may be on the cusp of a major discovery about dark energy and the fundamental nature of our universe,” said Prof Alexie Leauthaud-Harnett, Desi co-spokesperson and cosmologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Texas Bill Proposes Gun Safety and Hunter Education as Physical Education Elective– www.usacarry.com

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Texas Bill Proposes Gun Safety and Hunter Education as Physical Education Elective– www.usacarry.com
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AUSTIN, TX — A newly proposed bill in the Texas Legislature could allow public high school students to take a gun safety and hunter education course as part of their physical education curriculum. House Bill 1085, authored by Representatives Pat Curry and Helen Kerwin, aims to introduce a “lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits” course that includes a hunter education component, providing students with valuable outdoor skills and firearm safety education.

The bill was filed on November 12, 2024, and was recently considered in a public hearing before the House Public Education Committee on March 18, 2025. It remains pending in committee as lawmakers deliberate on its potential impact and implementation.

A map of 14 million galaxies and quasars deepens a dark energy mystery– www.sciencenews.org

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A map of 14 million galaxies and quasars deepens a dark energy mystery– www.sciencenews.org Source Link Excerpt:

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Change is in the air. New data strengthen a hint that dark energy, long thought to be constant force in the universe, might change over time.

Dark energy explains the observation that the universe’s expansion rate is accelerating. But its origins are unknown. It’s typically expected to have constant density across the billions of years of the universe’s history. So when researchers from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, reported in 2024 that dark energy might vary over time based on their first year of data, it shook cosmology to its core.

Many scientists expected that the standard picture would prevail with additional data from DESI. But that hasn’t happened. Instead, with three years of DESI data, the preference for a changing, or dynamical dark energy has grown.

China Is So Far Ahead On Electric Cars It’s Now Afraid America Will Steal Its Trade Secrets! – The Autopian

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China Is So Far Ahead On Electric Cars It’s Now Afraid America Will Steal Its Trade Secrets! – The Autopian
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Now, though, it’s the Chinese government that’s worried about the plant. Why? According to a Financial Times report titled “China delays approval of BYD’s Mexico plant amid fears tech could leak to US,” China doesn’t want the United States to do to China what China did to everyone else:

“[D]omestic automakers require approval from China’s commerce ministry to manufacture overseas and it has yet to give approval, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Authorities fear Mexico would gain unrestricted access to BYD’s advanced technology and knowhow, they said, even possibly allowing US access to it. “The commerce ministry’s biggest concern is Mexico’s proximity to the US,” said one of the people.

Elon Musk’s X ordered to hand over information about anonymous account – Irish Legal News

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Elon Musk’s X ordered to hand over information about anonymous account – Irish Legal News
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Elon Musk’s X has been ordered to hand over information about an anonymous user who made allegedly defamatory posts about Belfast solicitor Kevin Winters and others.

Mr Winters, of KRW LAW, has been instructed by a number of individuals, including retired gardaí, who allege they were defamed by the user, identified only as “Malachy O”.

The posts, which were made in May and June 2023 and have since been deleted along with the entire account, targeted ex-Garda whistleblowers and others who were highly critical of alleged Garda wrongdoing.

Mr Winters said his clients, based in the Republic of Ireland, believe the “Malachy O” account was controlled by someone connected to An Garda Síochána.

Humans Arose From Two Ancestral Populations That United 300,000 Years Ago– www.discovermagazine.com

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Humans Arose From Two Ancestral Populations That United 300,000 Years Ago– www.discovermagazine.com
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The evolutionary path leading to the rise of modern humans is full of twists and turns, and the latest surprise reveals that our species likely sprung forth from two ancient intermingling populations. A new study has confirmed that these groups first diverged from each other around 1.5 million years ago and later merged back together 300,000 years ago, initiating a genetic mixing event that culminated with the birth of modern humans. 

The study, published in Nature Genetics, completely rewrites the story of humans. Scientists have long believed that Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa somewhere between 200,000 years and 300,000 years ago, having descended from a single ancestral lineage. The idea of genetic admixture flips the script, however, showing that human origins are much more complex than previously thought. 

Researchers make disturbing new discovery about deadly disease that impacts pregnant women: ‘These findings offer vital insights’ – The Cool Down

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Researchers make disturbing new discovery about deadly disease that impacts pregnant women: ‘These findings offer vital insights’ – The Cool Down
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that the Zika virus builds tiny tunnels called nanotubes in the cells of pregnant women, helping it to covertly cross the placental barrier, which normally protects the fetus from chemicals and microbes that could harm it.

The study, published in Nature Communications, also found that this strategy raises little alarm in the immune system.

“We discovered that the formation of these tiny tunnels is driven exclusively by a Zika protein called NS1,” first author Rafael T. Michita stated in a news release. “Exposure of placental cells to the NS1 protein of Zika virus triggers tunnel formation. As the tunnels develop and connect neighboring cells, a path opens for the virus to invade new cells.”

Scientists Cracked the Code to Capturing Ultrafast Electron Motion in Real Time – SciTechDaily

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Scientists Cracked the Code to Capturing Ultrafast Electron Motion in Real Time – SciTechDaily
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Researchers have simplified a highly complex quantum imaging technique, 2DES, used to observe ultrafast electron interactions.

By refining an existing interferometer design, they improved control over laser pulses, unlocking new capabilities for studying energy transfer in materials.

Unveiling the Ultrafast World of Electrons

The ultrafast movements and interactions of electrons in molecules and solids have long been difficult to observe directly. In recent years, scientists have developed methods to study these quantum processes, such as chemical reactions, solar energy conversion, and quantum computing operations, in real-time with extreme precision.

One of the most advanced techniques for this is two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES), which can track electron dynamics with a resolution of just a few femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second). However, 2DES is highly complex and has only been used by a few research teams worldwide.

Physicists Just Found a Way to Control Atoms Using Twisted Light – SciTechDaily

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Physicists Just Found a Way to Control Atoms Using Twisted Light – SciTechDaily
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Atoms are the fundamental building blocks of everything around us. Occasionally, they lose electrons and become charged particles, a process known as ionization. This phenomenon occurs in lightning, plasma TVs, and even the northern lights. Until now, scientists believed their ability to control ionization was quite limited.

A research team led by Ravi Bhardwaj, Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Physics, and PhD student Jean-Luc Begin, in collaboration with Professors Ebrahim Karimi, Paul Corkum, and Thomas Brabec, has introduced a groundbreaking method to manipulate ionization using specially structured light beams.

New genetic analysis suggests the origins of human language are more than 100,000 years old– cosmosmagazine.com

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New genetic analysis suggests the origins of human language are more than 100,000 years old– cosmosmagazine.com
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… A new analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology by a team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) uses a different approach to try and find the origin of human language: genomic data.

Modern humans, Homo sapiens, emerged about 230,000 years ago in Africa. The new research begins with the assumption that there is a common language or language group to which all modern languages can be traced.

“The logic is very simple,” says co-author Shigeru Miyagawa, a linguist at MIT. “Every population branching across the globe has human language, and all languages are related.”

Miyagawa’s team mapped out human geographic divergence using data from 15 genetic studies published in the last 18 years.

“I think we can say with a fair amount of certainty that the first split occurred about 135,000 years ago, so human language capacity must have been present by then, or before,” Miyagawa says.

(Nigerian) Bill to regulate social media scales second reading in Senate – The Nation Newspaper

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Bill to regulate social media scales second reading in Senate – The Nation Newspaper
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A Bill seeking to make it compulsory for social media platforms to have physical offices as well as formalise the registration and regulation of bloggers in Nigeria scaled the second read reading yesterday at the Senate.

It was the Senate’s second attempt to regulate the social media in the country.

Its first attempt during the Ninth National Assembly fizzled out after widespread criticisms and outcry by stakeholders who regarded it as an attempt to gag the media and contravene Section 39 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to freedom of expression provides.

US Commerce Department bans Chinese AI model DeepSeek on government devices – Caliber.Az – Новости Азербайджана и мира

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US Commerce Department bans Chinese AI model DeepSeek on government devices – Caliber.Az – Новости Азербайджана и мира
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The US Department of Commerce has recently notified its staff across various bureaus that the Chinese artificial intelligence model, DeepSeek, is now prohibited on all government devices.

The department issued a mass email to employees, stressing the need to maintain secure information systems, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

“To help keep Department of Commerce information systems safe, access to the new Chinese-based AI DeepSeek is broadly prohibited on all GFE,” the email read. “Do not download, view, access any applications, desktop apps, or websites related to DeepSeek.” The Department of Commerce has not yet responded to requests for additional comment.

DeepSeek, known for its low-cost AI models, caused a stir in January when it triggered a significant selloff in global equity markets. The selloff was driven by concerns from investors about the potential risks to the US technological leadership in artificial intelligence. US government officials and members of Congress have raised concerns about the risks DeepSeek poses to data privacy and the protection of sensitive government information.

Dinosaur Armor and Weaponry Was Even More Impressive Than Researchers Thought– www.scientificamerican.com

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Dinosaur Armor and Weaponry Was Even More Impressive Than Researchers Thought– www.scientificamerican.com
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In the pantheon of dinosaur royalty, sauropods may have been the biggest and tyrannosaurs the deadliest. But the ceratopsians, ankylosaurs and stegosaurs were the most metal dinosaurs of all. With their horns and spikes, body plates and tail clubs, these horned and armored dinosaurs have long captured popular imagination. In the early 1900s American paleoartist Charles R. Knight depicted one of these weapon wielders, the plant-eating Triceratops, as a worthy adversary of carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex; Stegosaurus makes regular (and formidable) appearances in the Jurassic Park movie franchise that began in 1993. Yet despite our enduring fascination with these “living tanks,” as armor-bearing dinosaurs have been described, many details of their anatomy—including the composition and even the functions of their impressive accoutrements—have remained unknown.

The problem stemmed from the scarcity of fossils of these animals that, even when found, often consisted of mere scraps. These recovered specimens also preserved only the hard bony parts, not any of the associated soft tissue. In their efforts to reconstruct armored dinosaurs as they were in life based on this meager evidence, paleontologists took what they thought was a conservative approach and assumed that the bony remnants of the armor of these long-dead dinosaurs constituted the bulk of the armor in life. Those reconstructions revealed some magnificent creatures—ceratopsians equipped with three-foot-wide frills, stegosaurs brandishing 30-inch-long tail spikes, nodosaurs bristling with shoulder spikes nearly a foot and a half in length.

Researchers advance substrate engineering pathways to improve power electronics– phys.org

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Researchers advance substrate engineering pathways to improve power electronics– phys.org
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As the growth in global electricity need and supply continues to accelerate, efficient power electronics will be key to improving grid efficiency, stability, integration, and resilience for all energy sources.

Advances in wide-bandgap materials for semiconductors offer the potential to enable greater power handling in power electronics while reducing electrical and thermal losses. Wide-bandgap materials also allow for smaller, faster, more reliable, and more energy-efficient power electronic components than current commercial silicon-based power electronic components.

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Colorado School of Mines, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory examined a potential route to achieve peak performance of aluminum gallium nitride, AlxGa1-xN, a key material for increasing power electronics’ energy efficiency and performance, through growth on optimized substrate materials.