Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus
This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus. Source: Original News
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NASA Begins Astronaut Space Station Medical Evacuation: What to Know
Four astronauts departed from the I.S.S. about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue. Source: Original News
X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people, a statement posted on X reads. Source: Original News
After Danish and U.S. Officials Meet on Greenland, Trump Remains Unmoved
Denmark’s foreign minister left the White House complex saying that his country had a “fundamental disagreement” with President Trump, as several NATO countries sent troops to Greenland. Source: Original News
3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them
The lawmakers, all Democrats who urged military service members not to follow illegal orders, said prosecutors had contacted them. But it is unclear what crime they might have committed. Source: Original News
OpenAI Teams Up With Cerebras in Chip Maker Deal
The agreement with the start-up Cerebras is the latest in a series intended to expand the A.I. company’s computing power. Source: Original News
California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok
The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law. Source: Original News
Trump Imposes Limited Tariffs on Foreign Semiconductors
The tariffs will allow President Trump to take a cut of Nvidia’s chip sales to China while putting off a decision about imposing higher taxes on the chip industry. Source: Original News
Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Pay $556 Million to Settle Medicare Overbilling Claims
The Justice Department and whistle-blowers accused the major health insurer of overbilling the government for about $1 billion under the private plans. Source: Original News
Congress Is Spurning Many of Trump’s Proposed Spending Cuts
Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted. Source: Original News