Biotech boosters win big in both HASC, SASC defense policy bills for FY26
Both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees voted to streamline Pentagon procurement of biologically-derived materials, from first aid treatments to novel explosives.
Day: July 17, 2025
Trump allocates arms for Ukraine, threatens Russia with tariffs if no truce in 50 days
During an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday, US President Donald Trump said he would punish Russia and its allies with tariffs if there is no Ukraine peace agreement within 50 days. Trump and Rutte also unveiled a de…
Deadline Nears for 2025 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award Nominations
Applications are now open for the 2025 Elliot A. Boxerbaum Award for the Security Design Project of the Year. This award given each year for excellence in security design.
Foreign defense companies can now test weapons in Ukraine – Euronews.com
Foreign defense companies can now test weapons in Ukraine Euronews.comUkraine offers its front line as test bed for foreign weapons ReutersWestern arms makers can now live-test their prototype weapons on the battlefield against Ru…
Who are the Druze, and why are they at the heart of Syria-Israel tensions?
Renewed violence in Syria between the Islamist-led government and Druze communities has drawn international attention to one the region’s influential but often overlooked religious minorities. As fighting intensifies in southern Syria, Israel has cite…
Torrential rain triggers landslide on major South Korea highway
A highway was blocked by a major landslide triggered by torrential rain in South Korea on Thursday (17 July).
Woman ‘filmed herself having sex with monks’ and raked in ‘£9m with blackmail’
At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood.
Iraq’s shopping centre fire leaves 61 dead, many missing
Videos on social media appear to show a number of people on the roof during the fire in the city of Kut.
Q&A with Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on the browser as AI’s killer app, AI talent wars, why users may eventually pay thousands for a single prompt, and more (Alex Heath/The Verge)
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Q&A with Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on the browser as AI’s killer app, AI talent wars, why users may eventually pay thousands for a single prompt, and more — I’m Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verg…
Got ChatGPT Plus? You can record and summarize meetings on a Mac now – here’s how
The ability to transcribe meetings was previously limited to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users. Now, Plus users can use this tool.