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08/11/2026

Rest in Peace Reggie Bannister - the horror legend has passed away at 80 years old. Genre fans will recognize him for his role as Reggie in the Phantasm franchise. He made notable appearances in other horror films, including Wishmaster, Bubba Ho-Tep, and Silent Night, Deadly Night 4.

Reggie was a legendary actor, musician, and a military veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He impacted generations with his work and fans will be devastated but fortunate to remember Reggie through the unique legacy he left behind.

08/07/2026

An OpenAI artificial intelligence model has invented more than a dozen new bacteria-infecting viruses after scientists at Stanford University trained the model to recognize patterns of DNA structure in nature and re-write them to create never-before-seen viral genomes.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/06/scientists-trained-an-ai-model-in-dna-and-it-invented-16-new-viruses/?utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainFB
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08/05/2026

The EU's open-source age verification project is facing growing criticism from the open-source community. šŸ§

Project maintainers have confirmed that hardware-bound attestation is a mandatory requirement, meaning credentials must be tied to trusted hardware security features such as Android's TEE, StrongBox, or Apple's Secure Enclave.

The goal is to prevent credentials from being copied or reused while allowing users to prove their age without revealing unnecessary personal information.

However, critics argue this approach could make it much harder for:

ā€¢ Linux users to access native verification tools
ā€¢ Custom Android ROMs to meet trust requirements
ā€¢ Community-built open-source apps to use the official verification service

The project also states that Proof of Age providers are expected to issue credentials only to apps approved by the European Commission. This means simply open-sourcing the code doesn't guarantee independently compiled versions will work with the official system.

To be clear, Linux is not explicitly blocked. Desktop users would still be able to verify their age by scanning a QR code with a supported mobile wallet. However, there is currently no native Linux wallet, and alternative mobile operating systems may struggle to satisfy the required trust model.

The project says a security review and threat model will be published to explain why hardware binding was chosen and whether less restrictive approaches could still be possible.

For many in the open-source community, the debate isn't just about age verificationā€”it's about whether an open-source project can truly remain open if real-world access depends on approved hardware, approved apps, and trusted operating systems.

07/07/2026

Data centers are being forced on small towns without consent, corporate security firms are unveiling nonstop surveillance, and major government handouts are being routed to tech industry projects. In the eyes of at least one expert, these kinds of undemocratic actions match "the structural conditions historically associated with the onset of political violence.ā€ https://trib.al/ivOTQbp

06/17/2026

Scientists just confirmed that Earth is slowly tilting toward its next ice age.

A landmark study led by Cardiff University has finally confirmed the precise link between the Earthā€™s orbital geometry and its historical glaciation cycles.

By analyzing a million-year record of deep-sea fossils and Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, researchers discovered that while deglaciation (the ending of an ice age) is driven by a complex interaction between the planetā€™s axial tilt and its orbital wobble, the onset of a new ice age is triggered purely by the decline of Earth's axial tilt, known as obliquity.

This groundbreaking find explains why global ice ages have reliably recurred in 100,000-year intervals and indicates that under natural conditions, Earth's current orbit is positioning the planet for another major freeze within the next 11,000 years.

However, scientists emphasize that human activities are rapidly rewriting this cosmic timeline. The unprecedented volume of greenhouse gases emitted since the Industrial Revolution has pushed global temperatures and atmospheric composition far beyond their natural trajectories.

While understanding these orbital mechanics is crucial for modeling Earth's long-term climate behavior, researchers warn that today's anthropogenic emissions could completely override these millennial-scale cycles. The findings make it clear that the climate choices society makes today will play a primary role in deciding whether the planet continues on its ancient, orbitally-driven path or veers into a warmer, highly unstable future.

source: Barker, S., Lisiecki, L. E., Knorr, G., Nuber, S., & Tzedakis, P. C. (2025). Distinct roles for precession, obliquity, and eccentricity in Pleistocene 100-kyr glacial cycles. Science, 387(6737), eadp3491.

06/15/2026

A new Alzheimerā€™s treatment uses 40 Hz light and sound pulses to trigger the brainā€™s natural waste-disposal system and flush out toxic proteins.

Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience have revealed that exposing the brain to light and sound flashing exactly 40 times per secondā€”a method known as 40 Hz gamma stimulationā€”can significantly boost natural brain waves associated with memory, attention, and cognitive processing.

In numerous animal studies, this rhythmic sensory stimulation successfully prompted the brain to clear away amyloid and tau, the hallmark proteins driving Alzheimer's disease. Rather than relying on traditional pharmaceuticals to target these plaques, this cutting-edge approach activates the glymphatic systemā€”the brain's internal 'plumbing'ā€”to naturally flush out harmful waste and preserve connections between neurons.

The therapy's promise is already extending to human clinical trials. Patients with Alzheimer's who underwent regular 40 Hz sensory stimulation showed slower rates of brain shrinkage and notable cognitive improvements compared to untreated control groups. While researchers emphasize that this experimental technique is not a cure and a large-scale Phase III nationwide trial is currently underway to prove its definitive clinical efficacy, the paradigm shift is profound. By harnessing the brain's own rhythms to trigger self-repair, scientists hope this non-invasive approach might eventually be adapted to treat other complex neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease, stroke, and multiple sclerosis.

source: Orenstein, D. Evidence that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health is expanding. MIT News.

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