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Rubin Observatory Spots an Asteroid That Spins Fast Enough To Set a Record (science.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8

Sources: wealthy Californians are quietly mobilizing on WhatsApp and calls in a long-shot bid to oust Rep. Ro Khanna, who supports a controversial wealth tax (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-8 Tax WhatsApp

Sources: China's Salt Typhoon accessed the emails of staff on powerful US House committees, detected last December, and intercepted senior US officials' calls (www.ft.com)
2026-1-8 China

Science army mobilizes to map US soil microbiome (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-8

Back pain linked to worse sleep years later in men over 65, according to study (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-8

Ushikuvirus: A newly discovered giant virus may offer clues to the origin of life (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-8

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may aid risk stratification in depressive disorder (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-8

New mass spec innovation could transform research (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-8

Exposure to natural light improves metabolic health (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-8

Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently without the scarce metal platinum (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-8 Solar

US will ‘fix' Cuba and Nicaragua – Republican senator (www.rt.com)
2026-1-8 Republican

The Trump family's World Liberty Financial says its entity World Liberty Trust applied for a US banking license, which would let it issue the USD1 stablecoin (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-8 Trump

A profile of VC firm Index Ventures, which saw billions in gains from exits in 2025, including Figma, Scale AI, and Dream Games, as it looks ahead to succession (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-8 AI

Cambodia extradites Chen Zhi, the chair of online scam conglomerate Prince Group, to China; in October 2025, the US DOJ seized Chen's bitcoin worth nearly $12B (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-8 China Bitcoin Cambodia

A profile of Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, who was shunned in investor circles for his criticism of Israel's war in Gaza before Replit's AI agent took off (sfstandard.com)
2026-1-8 Israel AI

China says it will investigate Meta's $2B Manus acquisition to assess compliance with laws on export controls, tech import and export, and overseas investment (www.cnbc.com)
2026-1-8 China

Ten Unexpectedly Fascinating Facts About Rain (listverse.com)
2026-1-8

Cisco warns of Identity Service Engine flaw with exploit code (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-8 Cisco

Russian soldiers ‘fulfilling God's mission' – Putin (VIDEO) (www.rt.com)
2026-1-8 Russia Putin

Berlin gives double standards masterclass on Maduro kidnapping (www.rt.com)
2026-1-8 Germany

Europe issues statement on Trump's Greenland claim (www.rt.com)
2026-1-8 Trump Europe

Trump's War on Women: Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk (www.juancole.com)
2026-1-8 Trump

With Maduro Abduction, the US Addiction to Regime Change is now farcical (www.juancole.com)
2026-1-8

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Rally against Military Conscription, with one Killed after they attack Bus (www.juancole.com)
2026-1-8 Israel

CISA tags max severity HPE OneView flaw as actively exploited (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-8

Sources: China plans to approve some imports of Nvidia's H200 chips as soon as Q1 2026 while still barring them from military use and critical infrastructure (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-8 China Nvidia

Big US hospital systems have become a proving ground for AI adoption; a survey finds that 27% of health systems are paying for commercial AI licenses (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-8 AI

How Bright Headlights Escaped Regulation (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8

India considers launching data centers in space – media (www.rt.com)
2026-1-8 India

Local governments across China are funding dozens of “robot training centers”, where human trainers mimic movements like folding clothes to teach the robots (restofworld.org)
2026-1-8 China Robot

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