Key Dates and Deadlines: US Midterms Voter Guide by State (Maria)The author writes, “Heads up: Early voting has already begun for November’s midterm elections. Here’s our guide to the key deadlines for voting in your state.” ‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees (Sean)From 404 Media: “A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data ‘on all FBI employees and applicants.’ A representative of the group, called ShinyHunters, told 404 Media the data includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse. The data breach could be massively significant and may have all sorts of national security and counterintelligence implications.” How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms (Russ)From Futurism: “In September 2024, an entrepreneur named Justin Brown uploaded a YouTube video in which he argued that writers should be “scared right now” about the rise of AI. ‘I think that one of the big dangers is that AI is going to take many people’s jobs,’ Brown muses to the camera as he hikes through a national park in Australia. ‘This includes writers, by the way.’ What Justin didn’t mention in the video is that, along with his brothers Lachlan Brown and Brendan Brown, he runs a company called Brown Brothers Media — which, former insiders assure us, had just months earlier fired a stunning proportion of its own writers as it embraced generative AI.” Stem Cells Reverse Stroke Damage and Restore Movement in Mice (Mili)The author writes, “Stem cell transplants helped regenerate stroke-damaged brain tissue in mice, producing new neurons and restoring lost motor function. The treatment also improved blood vessels, inflammation, and the blood-brain barrier, raising hopes that a similar approach could eventually help repair the human brain after stroke.” Oil Interests Threaten Life in Arctic Refuge’s Fragile Coastal Plain (Reader Steve)From The Seattle Times: “Over twining rivers and gray-visaged mountains we fly, peak after peak, until suddenly the land lies down, verdant and soft. Water pocks the tundra with lakes and ponds, marshes and rills. Streams rush to the sea, which shimmers blue where it meets the shore but is frosted white in the distance with pack ice on the Beaufort Sea. With a thump, our bush plane lands on a gravel patch, and we spill out the door like laundry, uncrumpling from the tiny plane. … This is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the world’s great redoubts of nature, home to more than 200 species of birds, and some our nation’s most charismatic mammals: caribou and grizzly bears, wolves, wolverine, polar bears and musk ox — wild creation that needs big space.” ‘Mars Constantly Throws Surprises at You’: Perseverance Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Hot Water in Red Planet Crater (Dana)The author writes, “Mars may have been a much wetter and more geologically active world than it is today, with water repeatedly coursing through its rocks in different forms, a new study suggests. The discovery comes from a region along the edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater known as the Margin Unit. NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the area since 2023, and its observations reveal evidence of at least three distinct episodes of water interacting with Martian rocks — including one involving hot groundwater circulating beneath the ancient surface.” | 
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