Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem
Anthropic has unveiled Claude Mythos Preview, an AI model that can locate thousands of software vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers. The tool is being offered exclusively to a consortium that includes Apple, Microsoft, Google and Nvidia for internal security testing, while public access is withheld pending stronger safeguards. The company’s disclosure has prompted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to convene bank CEOs over heightened cyber‑risk concerns. Experts warn that such powerful AI‑driven hacking bots could democratize sophisticated attacks.
“Hallucinations” By West and Lexis AI? A Cautionary Study and Cautions About the Study
A 2024 academic study, later published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, found that leading legal AI tools—Westlaw CoCounsel and Lexis+—produce hallucinations, with roughly one‑third of Westlaw’s answers containing false information. The Sixth Circuit’s U.S. v. Farris decision highlighted...
DOJ Moves to Dismiss Jan. 6 Convictions Against Former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
The Justice Department filed a motion on April 14, 2026 to dismiss the Jan. 6 convictions of twelve former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, most of whom were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. The request seeks to erase the criminal judgments while leaving...
FOIA Files: DOJ Says Trump Need Not Comply with Records Law
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a 52‑page opinion declaring the Presidential Records Act (PRA) unconstitutional and stating that former President Donald Trump does not have to turn over his White House records. The memo, released on...
CDC Pauses Dozens of Types of Lab Testing During Evaluation and in Wake of Downsizing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it is pausing more than two dozen diagnostic tests, including rabies and monkeypox, after a sweeping staff reduction. Staffing across the agency fell between 20% and 25% over the past year, with...
Mapping Gas Prices
Gasoline prices in the United States rose steadily after the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran began in February, linking the conflict directly to higher oil costs. While the national average increased, the price impact varied sharply across regions, with California staying...
Cactus Catalogue Could Help Plant’s Prickly Problem
Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Reading have released CactEcoDB, an open‑access database that compiles ecological and evolutionary data for more than 1,000 cactus species. The resource draws on hundreds of sources collected over seven years, providing the most...
After Sweeping SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling, Trump Wields It Broadly in Push for Power
Two years after the Supreme Court’s 2024 decision granting President Donald Trump sweeping criminal immunity, his legal team has turned the precedent into a tool for expanding executive authority. An ABC News review found that nearly one‑third of the administration’s...
Fact-Check Database
Image Whisperer has launched a searchable fact‑check database that aggregates debunked images from more than 100 global fact‑checkers, including Reuters, Snopes, PolitiFact and AFP. The repository spans a full year—April 2025 to April 2026—and is refreshed daily with new entries. Users can...
Trees Don’t Actually Grow From the Ground, Scientists Find
Scientists reaffirm that a tree’s bulk comes from atmospheric carbon, not the soil. Through photosynthesis, CO2 is reduced by solar energy into cellulose and lignin, forming the wood we see. The article revisits Van Helmont’s 17th‑century experiments to illustrate this...
Americans Still Opt for Print Books over Digital or Audio Versions
A Pew Research Center survey from October 2025 shows that 75% of U.S. adults read at least part of a book in the past year, but print remains the dominant format. Only 64% reported reading a physical book, down from...
Supreme Court Remade by Trump Ushers in Historic Defeats for Civil Rights
A new analysis shows that the Supreme Court, reshaped by President Donald Trump’s three appointees, has become the first since the 1950s to reject civil‑rights claims involving women and minorities in a majority of cases. Between 2020 and 2024, the...
Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data and Gave Me Terrible Advice
Meta’s Superintelligence Labs unveiled Muse Spark, a generative AI model that invites users to paste raw health data such as lab results or fitness‑tracker readings. The bot promises trend analysis and visualizations, but early testing showed it offering vague or incorrect...
Historians, Watchdog Group Sue Trump to Preserve White House Records
The American Historical Association and transparency nonprofit American Oversight have filed a lawsuit demanding President Donald Trump comply with the Presidential Records Act. The suit challenges a Justice Department memorandum that declared the nearly 50‑year‑old law unconstitutional and asks a...
CDC Delays Publishing Report Showing Covid Vaccine Benefits
The acting director of the CDC has postponed a report that found COVID‑19 vaccines cut emergency‑department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults by roughly 50% last winter. Officials say the delay stems from concerns about the study’s methodology, a design...
