May 5, 2025
Politics

Make America Highly Pathogenic Again

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Make America Highly Pathogenic Again If RFK Jr. gets to helm HHS, global health is at risk. By Angela Rasmussen , a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of

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Israel Isn’t Serious About the Gaza Cease-Fire. Nor Is Trump.

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Israel Isn’t Serious About the Gaza Cease-Fire. Nor Is Trump. All indications suggest that Netanyahu plans to return to war—and Washington is unlikely to stand in his way. By H.A. Hellyer , a senior associate

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Politics

Trump Enflames Fear of Trade War With New China Tariffs

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] World Brief FP’s flagship daily newsletter, catching you up on 24 hours of news in five minutes. Delivered weekdays. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt

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The Global Race for Humanoid Robots Heats Up

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Analysis The Global Race for Humanoid Robots Heats Up AI models are getting all the attention right now, but China and the United States are already competing for a new prize. By Nicholas Wright , a neuroscientist affiliated with University College London, Georgetown University, and

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Politics

India Knows What Makes Trump Tick

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] South Asia Brief News and analysis from India and its neighboring countries in South Asia, a region home to one-fourth of the world’s population. Delivered Wednesday. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive

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Technology

Atomicwork gets backing from Khosla for its AI alternative to old-school IT software like ServiceNow

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Atomicwork , a SaaS startup led by Indian founders, has raised $25 million in a fresh investment round backed by Khosla Ventures, as it plans to scale and deploy AI agents to simplify communication and service delivery between employees and their enterprises. Amid growing digital

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Technology

Meteomatics eyes US expansion for its enterprise-focused weather forecasting tools

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Martin Fengler knows a lot about the weather. Fengler got his PhD in mathematics, focused on numerical weather prediction, before working for Meteomedia AG, a network of weather stations in Switzerland and Germany. But while he knew a lot about weather forecasting from the prediction

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Technology

This Bay Area startup is using AI to help families navigate long-term care planning

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Lily Vittayarukskul (pictured above) was studying aerospace engineering when her aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Her aunt had lived under the same roof as Vittayarukskul while she was growing up and helped raise her. “We went all in on her care,” she recalled.

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Technology

Solar startup Niko is building Mexico’s first virtual power plant

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] When Edoardo Dellepiane and Raffaele Sertorio founded Niko Energy in 2023, they saw ample opportunity in Mexico’s underdeveloped solar market. Despite the fact that many parts of the country are bathed in sunlight, it has strikingly few solar installations. After more than a year of

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Technology

AI startup DeepSeek pauses signups amid cyber incident

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] DeepSeek , the Chinese AI startup that made waves in the AI world last week when it released its open source R1 model, is pausing new user signups. The company has temporarily paused new user registrations this morning, according to CNBC reporting , due to

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