As many of you may already know, President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence.
Category: 16 December 2025
MIT UNVEILS SELF-HEALING CONCRETE BATTERY
A combination of cement, water, a liquid electrolyte, and carbon black ground to powder on a nanoscale stores and releases electricity, calling up a vision of cities that draw power from their bridges, buildings, and sidewalks.
NATURAL HORMONE BEATS ANTI-OBESITY DRUGS
FGF19, a hormone produced in the intestine, can signal the brain to burn fat for energy, reducing excess weight and lowering blood sugar levels in obese mice, researchers at Brazil’s State University of Campinas have found.
COMPANY PLANS TO FABRICATE SOLAR PANELS IN SPACE IN 2027
Dcubed, a German aerospace company, is planning to manufacture solar panels in Earth orbit within two years, it has announced.
MERGE WITH AI: YEAR-END MIND-VASION ROUNDUP
At the beginning of this year, we designated “MIND-VASION: InternalNET” (2 Jan 2025) as a 2025 top trend.
TRUMP FLIPS, ALLOWS NVIDIA TO SELL CUTTING-EDGE AI CHIPS TO CHINA
Donald Trump said he will grant Nvidia Corp. permission to export its H200 chips to China.
AI GIANTS ATTEMPT TO RECREATE THE INVENTION FACTORIES OF AMERICA’S PAST
Donald Trump is slashing funding for the National Science Foundation, canceling research grants that already have been funding projects, and has sliced 18 percent off the National Institutes of Health’s budget.
AI INFLATES SELF-CONFIDENCE UNREALISTICALLY, STUDY FINDS
It’s known as the Dunning-Kruger effect: when we estimate how good we are at something, we tend to get the answer wrong.
STARTUP WILL USE AI TO DESIGN CUSTOM CHIPS FOR BUSINESSES
Ricursive Intelligence has raised $35 million to fund its plan to create an AI that will quickly design AI chips to order.
APPLE’S LAG IN AI BOOSTS ITS SHARE PRICE
Apple’s stock price tanked in the first half of this year, falling 18 percent because the company lagged rivals in rushing to invest in AI.









