June Research Roundup: Soccer Feints, Poop Physics, Boron Buckyballs, and a Complete Herculaneum Scroll
Every month, there’s more cool science than we can cover. Here’s June’s best that nearly slipped through. The science of…
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Another Large Study Finds No Link Between Tylenol and Autism — Science Keeps Contradicting Trump
Another study, same result: no link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism. This one was massive — over 124,000…
UK Government Likely to Intervene in Paramount’s $111B Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover
Britain is signaling it may step in on the $111 billion Paramount Skydance takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. UK culture…
AI-Generated Browser Ransomware Abuses Chromium File System API on Windows and Android
Check Point researchers found something new: a working browser ransomware generated by DeepSeek that runs entirely inside Chrome on Windows,…
Progress Kemp LoadMaster RCE Flaw CVE-2026-8037 Sees Active Exploitation Attempts
Active exploitation attempts are underway against a critical Progress Kemp LoadMaster vulnerability. eSentire’s Threat Response Unit spotted the activity starting…
Medtronic Notifies Customers After ShinyHunters Data Breach
Medtronic is sending breach notifications to affected customers after ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen millions of records. The healthcare device…
Kalshi and Polymarket Combined Volume Hits $45 Billion in June
Prediction markets are on fire. Kalshi and Polymarket pulled in a combined $45 billion in volume during June — a…
Venice AI Hits Unicorn Status With $65M Series A — Privacy-First AI Is the Pitch
Erik Voorhees’ Venice AI just hit unicorn status. The company raised $65 million in Series A funding at a $1…
Bitcoin Could Slide to $52K After Brutal June, Analyst Warns
Bitcoin just had its worst June since 2022 — down 20.5% to close the month at $58,526. And one well-known…
Trump Financial Filing Puts Pressure on Crypto Bill Ethics Negotiations
Trump’s latest financial disclosure reveals millions in crypto-related income. That’s adding real urgency to the push for ethics restrictions in…