Monthly Archives: May, 2025
FDA Approves Gene-Edited Pigs for Food
Mrigakshi Dixit of Interesting Engineering reports that the FDA has approved gene-edited pigs from UK firm PIC for human consumption. Using CRISPR, the pigs...
New AI Tool Aims to Break China’s Grip on Minerals
Ernest Scheyder of Mining.com reports that the US Defense Department AI program to forecast critical mineral prices and reduce reliance on China has been...
Be a Hero: Power Grid Blackout USA
The cause of the recent major power outage in Spain was a blackout in renewable solar energy, a problem many warned would happen. What...
Beijing Weighs Trade Talks After Trump Tariff Hike
Bloomberg reports that China signaled possible trade talks with the U.S. following Trump’s recent tariff hikes, saying it's evaluating outreach from Washington. While Beijing...
Trump Closes Tariff Loophole
Michael Dorgan of Fox Business reports President Trump ended the de minimis tariff loophole, targeting low-value Chinese imports from Shein and Temu to curb...