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The approval rating of Donald Trump during his first 100 days is historically unprecedented. Even previous U.S. presidents burdened with controversies, including Richard Nixon and Harry Truman, began their terms with stronger levels of national support.

The United states, under the second Trump administration, is treating space as a critical economic and national security domain. Its newer American Space Superiority doctrine is moving away from the free access model of space exploration.

Economist Ben S. Bernanke explained that the tendency of the stock market to move with oil and gas prices can be explained by their tendency to react in the same direction to common factors: aggregate demand, overall uncertainty, and risk aversion.

The U.S. maintained a healthy alliance with the reigning Iranian monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during the 1970s. Iran was also its foremost economic and military partner in the Middle East.

With a 30 billion U.S. dollar price tag and a 10-year clock ticking against a rising Chinese space program, NASA is no longer just planning a visit. The U.S. space agency is building a home on the surface of the Moon.

Cortical Labs, a biotech startup based in Melbourne, is establishing the first biological data centers in Melbourne and Singapore. Specifically, instead of silicon chips, these facilities are designed to run on lab-grown human brain cells to process information.

SWARM Biotactics is a biotechnology and defense company that develops what it calls bio-robotic systems based on programmable and hardware-equipped insects for intelligence gathering, search and rescue operations, and several industrial inspections. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/swarm...

Iran has been battered by relentless airstrikes from the U.S. and Israel. Meanwhile, Russia, one of its powerful allies, remains generally detached despite their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Trump insisted that using the term “defense” for a government agency that oversees the armed forces appeared too passive, while “war" reflected the historic record of decisive victories of the United States.

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University suggests that the country is sitting on a massive oil stockpile of about 1.4 billion barrels that can last 100 to 130 days. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/china...

The Hyundai Research Institute noted that the superstar K-pop boyband BTS brings in an estimated $3.4 billion as economic value and another $1.26 billion in added value each year.

Despite being surrounded by seemingly accessible land and naval routes, in addition to airspace, it is near-impossible to invade Iran. Even ground military operations against the country will be logistically and financially challenging.

The introduction of ChromeOS and Chromebooks is part of the attempt of Google to popularize cloud computing. Nonetheless, although ChromeOS has several notable selling propositions and advantages, it also has several drawbacks.

Traditional data centers that run on silicon-based processors guzzle huge amounts of energy and water. However, for a biotech startup based in Australia, the future is in wetware. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/corti...

Researchers uncovered how AI agents, autonomous systems that are commonly based on large language models, coordinate complex propaganda campaigns without requiring any direct human intervention or oversight. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/ai-ag...

For industries and sectors in which hydrocarbons are the main input, such as those in the transportation and manufacturing businesses, higher fossil fuel prices result in poor stock performance.

The company, which owns both Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster, alleges that ChatGPT from OpenAI is not merely learning from its articles and entries, but is cannibalizing value while also harming its brands.

A German biotech and defense startup called SWARM Biotactics has developed, tested, and deployed insects equipped with electronic components for intelligence gathering, search and rescue operations, and industrial inspections.

China has exposure to Middle East energy exports. But years of policies and actions have allowed it to create a diversified and redundant energy mix, a massive oil stockpile, and a strong supply of oil and gas from strategic alliances.

Pokémon Go developer Niantic used the mobile game to crowdsource players into scanning and taking billions of real-world images from around the world that it then used to build a commercialized virtual positioning system for guiding urban navigation. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/pokem...

How do you turn a greenhouse gas into a soft summer dress? The secret lies in a high-tech enzymatic cascade that reassembles carbon molecules into long-chain polymers to produce cellulose fibers.

KONSYSE: Researchers have identified a category of individuals known as hasslers. These are difficult people who consistently create needless problems and emotional strain. Their presence in a social circle is not a mere nuisance but a legitimate health risk.

The Supreme Court of the United States held on 20 February 2026 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 or IEEPA does not grant the U.S. president the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs.

KONSYSE: Trump's spy chief Tulsi Gabbard explained that the U.S. and Israel have different strategic objectives in their war with Iran. The U.S. IS focused on degrading the strike capabilities, while Israel is targeting broader regime infrastructure.

One of the biggest drawbacks of purchasing and owning an Amazon Kindle is that users do not own the e-books purchased from the Kindle Store. A purchase translates to a mere license. This is stated in the Kindle Store Terms of Use.

KONSYSE: The armed confrontations between Iran and the combined forces of the United States and Israel are creating a widening web of conflicts and specific geopolitical pain points that now stretches further toward the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

Water acts as a plasticizer for biopolymers like paper and starch. This means it gets between the molecular chains and pushes them apart to make the material soft and weak. But the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia has an alternative workaround.

Human rights organizations documented systemic failures by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement that resulted in the traumatic separation of undocumented parents from their minor children across the United States.

Sand is the second-most used resource after water. The world consumes about 50 billion metric tons of it each year. This volume is enough to build a 27-meter-wide and 27-meter-high wall around the planet Earth every year. But sand is running out. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/globa...

The world consumes about 50 billion metric tons of it each year. This staggering volume is enough to build a 27-meter-wide and 27-meter-high wall around the planet Earth every year. But sand is running out. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/globa...

The world consumes about 50 billion metric tons of it each year. This staggering volume is enough to build a 27-meter-wide and 27-meter-high wall around the planet Earth every year. But sand is running out. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/globa...

Scientists at Eon Systems, a neurotechnology company based in San Francisco and focused on whole-brain emulation, successfully copied the biological brain of a fruit fly, or Drosophila melanogaster, and simulated it in a computer to control a virtual fruit fly.

The relationship between Iran and the United States has taken many turns. The two countries have no formal diplomatic relations since 1980, and they have been involved in several political and military conflicts.

Pokémon Go was the first augmented reality mobile game to earn global success. But the game has since gone beyond enthusiastic players catching virtual monsters in an augmented real-world environment.

While Iran endures relentless assaults from the combined forces of Israel and the United States, Russia seems content to remain a small-time supplier of military resources and a distant observer of the current situation.

A team of biologists from the United Arab Emirates believes that understanding the adaptation mechanisms of extremophiles is crucial to engineering similar traits in other organisms or repurposing these traits toward other functions.

Stefan Wilhelm, chief executive of the German startup SWARM Biotactics, announced that their bioelectronic insect-based robotic systems have been field-tested in operating environments in Europe and the U.S. and deployed with paying NATO customers.

Stock prices of businesses in several industries and sectors tend to perform positively during periods of increasing oil and gas prices. Examples include businesses involved in oil and gas production and distribution.

The company, which owns both Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster, alleges that ChatGPT from OpenAI is not merely learning from its articles and entries, but is cannibalizing value while also harming its brands.

Several countries in Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, have significant exposure to the global oil and gas market due to their dependence on energy exports from the Middle East. However, for China, its long-term energy security strategy provides it with insulation.

Rubi Laboratories is developing, testing, and commercializing a particular proprietary cell-free enzyme biocatalysis process for capturing carbon dioxide emissions and transforming them into fibers.

A large-scale international study has revealed that spouses show significant and consistent similarities across 9 major psychiatric disorders, regardless of culture, healthcare system, or generation. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/spous...

Bone metastases are common in advanced cancers, and they are associated with high mortality. Around 70% of patients who died of these cancers developed bone metastases. Anemia has long been observed in these cases. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/cance...

It is interesting to note that the U.S. government maintained a healthy alliance with the reigning Iranian monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during the 1970s. Iran was also the foremost economic and military partner of the U.S. in the Middle East.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco wondered what would happen if normal cells are given the ability to outcompete cancer cells for nutrients. This curiously drew their attention to adipocytes or fat cells. READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/engin...

While the supreme leader dominates both the Iranian political and religious domains, the entire Iranian regime, especially its government structure, was built to last beyond its head of state.

The MacBook Neo is designed to bring macOS to a wider audience with its affordable price tag that starts below 600.00 U.S. dollars. But will a MacBook with 8GB of RAM running on an Apple A18 Pro chip suffice? It depends on the use case.

There are two important things to highlight when it comes to understanding how BTS contributes to the South Korean economy. First, it is an income-generating brand. Second, it is a South Korean export.