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FRONT PAGE · 25 OCT 2026

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24 STORIES IN THE ARCHIVE · UPDATED 3:00 PM ET
HYPOTHESIS
19 OCT
U.S. US Orders DeepSeek Removed From Civilian Government Systems

A Homeland Security order requires civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek's AI tools and stop buying them, warning that sensitive data could reach the Chinese government. The move extends Washington's technology standoff with Beijing to the government's own systems.

HYPOTHESIS
19 OCT
SCIENCE AI Model Tracks Moving Fetal Heads During MRI Scans

Researchers in Boston and France have developed E(3)-Pose, a deep learning model that reads a fetus's head position before each MRI slice so the scanner can adjust in real time. Clearer fetal brain images could mean fewer exams have to be redone because the fetus moved.

HYPOTHESIS
17 OCT
SCIENCE Plant Roots Bend Away From Rotting Leaves and Wood

Researchers have identified a previously unknown growth response, which they call saprotropism, in which roots sense the acidity produced by microbes breaking down dead plant tissue and steer away from it, a finding with implications for how farmers handle crop residues.

HYPOTHESIS
17 OCT
U.S. Iran War Fuel Costs Reach US Shoppers Unevenly

Eight months into the conflict, higher energy prices are filtering into gasoline, airfares and groceries at different speeds, and a sharp September rise in consumer prices has landed weeks before the midterm elections.

HYPOTHESIS
17 OCT
GLOBAL Lagarde Presses Governments on Debt as Energy Shock Lifts Prices

The European Central Bank president told finance ministers and central bankers gathered in Bangkok that sound public finances are an anchor for stability, and that any energy relief should be short-lived and narrowly aimed, as the ECB keeps a measured line against rising inflation.

HYPOTHESIS
15 OCT
U.S. Nine ex-FBI employees challenge dismissals tied to classified documents case

A group of nine people dismissed from the FBI in February, all of whom had been assigned to the Plasmic Echo inquiry into classified records kept at Mar-a-Lago, is asking a Washington federal court to order their reinstatement. Their complaint frames the firings as punishment for the assignment itself and says the abrupt exits left live counterintelligence work unattended.

HYPOTHESIS
15 OCT
GLOBAL Pipeline and Cash Pile Cushion Saudi Economy, IMF Says

The IMF says Saudi Arabia is riding out the Iran war in better shape than most of the Gulf, crediting the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea and the kingdom's reserves. It still expects Saudi output to fall this year before recovering in 2027.

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