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Anthropic supply chain risk, says Pentagon: company says it will sue — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
— BBC: The Pentagon's designation is the first time a US company has been labelled a supply chain risk, which means the government considers Anthropic not secure enough for it to use. It has led Anthropic, which has refused to give defence agencies unfettered access to its AI tools over concerns of mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, to move towards challenging the decision in court.
Texas lawmaker Tony Gonzales ends re-election bid after finally admitting to affair with ex-staffer who later died by suicide — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Partner of sitting Labour MP among three arrested on suspicion of spying for China — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
— Detectives from counter-terrorism policing London, which is leading the investigation, arrested a 39-year-old man in London, a 68-year-old man in Powys, Wales, and a 43-year-old man in Pontyclun, Wales. The police have not identified the men, who remain in custody. In a Commons statement, Dan Jarvis, the security minister, confirmed that the arrests related to China, while saying he could give no further details so as not to risk the police investigation.
Sea levels are higher than we thought, and the implications are huge: researchers reviewed hundreds of scientific studies and hazard assessments, finding that about 90% underestimated baseline coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot (30 centimeters), according to study published in the journal Nature — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
— It's a far more frequent problem in the Global South, the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and less so in Europe and along Atlantic coasts. The cause is a mismatch between the way sea and land altitudes are measured, said study co-author Philip Minderhoud, a hydrogeology professor at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.
HMPV, virus with no vaccine or treatment, on the rise — 1 March 2026 (LINK)
Breaking news
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
NPR: Iran retaliates after Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran as war enters Day 7 — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
— Israel's military said it launched a "broad wave" of strikes on Tehran targeting regime infrastructure, with additional strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs. Iran responded early Friday with retaliatory strikes on Israel.
MSN: Iran bombs data centers in retaliation — 6 March 2026 (LINK)
First U.S. combat fatalities in the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran: at Kuwait's Shuaiba port — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Al Jazeera: Iran: day six of US-Israel attacks: According to Iranian state media, the death toll from five days of US-Israeli attacks has reached 1,045, with more than 6,000 people wounded — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as a leading contender to take up the country's top post after years spent cultivating influence within the establishment and forging close ties with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
New US war machines showcased in Iran war: Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Israel says it knocked out Iran's cyber warfare headquarters — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
— The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out a "wide-scale strike" targeting a collection of military sites on the Eastern edge of Tehran that allegedly housed the headquarters of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
US CDC issues travel advisory for 32 countries, including several in Europe, over spread of paralyzing polio — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
ICE confirms a measles outbreak (at least 14 cases)in the nation's largest detention facility,Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
Major news
Anthropic supply chain risk, says Pentagon: company says it will sue — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
— BBC: The Pentagon's designation is the first time a US company has been labelled a supply chain risk, which means the government considers Anthropic not secure enough for it to use. It has led Anthropic, which has refused to give defence agencies unfettered access to its AI tools over concerns of mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, to move towards challenging the decision in court.
Texas lawmaker Tony Gonzales ends re-election bid after finally admitting to affair with ex-staffer who later died by suicide — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Partner of sitting Labour MP among three arrested on suspicion of spying for China — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
— Detectives from counter-terrorism policing London, which is leading the investigation, arrested a 39-year-old man in London, a 68-year-old man in Powys, Wales, and a 43-year-old man in Pontyclun, Wales. The police have not identified the men, who remain in custody. In a Commons statement, Dan Jarvis, the security minister, confirmed that the arrests related to China, while saying he could give no further details so as not to risk the police investigation.
Sea levels are higher than we thought, and the implications are huge: researchers reviewed hundreds of scientific studies and hazard assessments, finding that about 90% underestimated baseline coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot (30 centimeters), according to study published in the journal Nature — 4 March 2026 (LINK)
— It's a far more frequent problem in the Global South, the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and less so in Europe and along Atlantic coasts. The cause is a mismatch between the way sea and land altitudes are measured, said study co-author Philip Minderhoud, a hydrogeology professor at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.
HMPV, virus with no vaccine or treatment, on the rise — 1 March 2026 (LINK)
Miscellaneous
Former CFO sentenced to 2 years in prison for $35 million fraud, secretly transferred $35 million from his employer into a failed cryptocurrency venture — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
OpenAI loses 1.5 million subscribers in less than 48 hours after CEO Sam Altman says yes to the deal that Anthropic rejected — 5 March 2026 (LINK)
Exit registers increase in number of assisted suicides in Switzerland — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
— In 2025, 1,421 people made use of Exit Switzerland's services in the German and Italian-speaking parts of the country. This is higher than in 2024, when 1,235 cases of assisted suicide were registered. The average age of those accompanied in 2025 was 80, slightly higher than in 2024 (79.5). The average age of women rose from 79.9 to 80.6 years old, and that of men from 78.9 to 79.2. According to its annual report, 32% of people who resorted to assisted suicide had terminal cancer, which corresponds to 461 cases. There is also a significant number of elderly people with multiple disorders (polymorbidity) who opted for an assisted death: last year there were 326 cases (23% of the total), compared to 205 in 2024.
Swiss architect Barbara Buser has won the 2026 Jane Drew Prize for elevating the profile of women in architecture through her contributions to building reuse. — 2 March 2026 (LINK)
— Buser is the co-founder of numerous built environment studios, including Bauteilbörse, a building parts exchange that encourages circular construction, which she established with her partner Eric Honegger in 1996.
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