ABCNEWS - WATCH: Man faces attempted murder charge in lobster diving confrontation
Michael Simpson is accused of shutting off an 18-year-old diver’s air supply during a confrontation in Florida.
AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - AI designs new virus not found in nature
A Stanford-led research team has used generative AI to design a synthetic virus — the first time artificial intelligence has been harnessed to create a organism that has never been seen in nature. Why it matters: What could go wrong? The big picture: It could be the first step toward the nightmare scenario AI experts have already warned about: deadly pathogens that can't be stopped, because they've been created too quickly for our current surveillance systems to stop them. - The research could also lead to medical breakthroughs, which is the hope of the research team that conducted the study. "The ability of genome language models to generate entire functional genomes has not been tested," they wrote. Driving the news: Researchers…
A Stanford-led research team has used generative AI to design a synthetic virus — the first time artificial intelligence has been harnessed to create a organism that has never been seen in nature. Why it matters: What could go wrong? The big picture: It could be the first step toward the nightmare scenario AI experts have already warned about: deadly pathogens that can't be stopped, because they've been created too quickly for our current surveillance systems to stop them. - The research could also lead to medical breakthroughs, which is the hope of the research team that conducted the study. "The ability of genome language models to generate entire functional genomes has not been tested," they wrote. Driving the news: Researchers…Open
NPR (NPR's International Desk) - Iran aims to ban U.S. and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz and charge others a toll
Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.
Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan.Open
ABCNEWS - Trump signs executive orders that target birthright citizenship
One of the orders bans "birth tourism."
NYTIMES (Matthew Yglesias) - Bernie Sanders Is Not Doing the Democrats Any Favors
What exactly is the project of the insurgent left all about?
NYTIMES (Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren) - Union Representing IRS Workers Sues Over Trump’s Deal Granting Sweeping Tax Protections
The request was the first time that anyone had used the courts in an effort to directly kill the sweeping tax protections offered to the president and his family.
ABCNEWS - IRS workers' union joins lawsuit targeting Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
A union that represents Treasury Department and IRS employees has joined in a lawsuit previously brought to block the Trump administration's "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
NYTIMES (Gina Kolata) - A Promising Heart Drug Fails, Challenging a Long-Held Theory of Disease
The drug targeted inflammation, and its shocking failure has experts questioning whether inflammation really does cause heart disease.
NYTIMES (Coral Davenport) - Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, Antipoverty Program Created Under R.F.K. Jr.’s Uncle
While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.
ABCNEWS - 'No final decision' on future of Qatar-donated Air Force One after Trump's term
A White House official told ABC on Wednesday that "no final decision has been made yet."