Flock is tightening its rules after a surge of surveillance backlash. The police‑tech giant will require officers to enter a criminal case number before searching its database and will expand automated auditing of suspicious queries, though it will not verify the numbers, leaving loopholes. Scientists have used CRISPR to cut out the Y chromosome in male mouse embryos, creating female clones and offering a tool for species conservation when few individuals remain, while also raising possibilities of making human “organ sacks” or brainless replicas.

Deanne Taylor, alarmed that the Human Cell Atlas planned only adult samples in 2017, now pushes to include children’s cells and build a database of pediatric tissue to provide a baseline for development and disease insight.

Ukrainian drones defeated US forces in a military exercise, wiping out a tank brigade. OpenAI and Anthropic cut prices to compete with Chinese AI rivals, while Apple created a China‑tailored AI model with Alibaba’s help, becoming the first foreign firm with a Beijing‑approved model.

‘They were incredibly sloppy. If you’re serious, your AI shouldn’t break out onto the internet and repeat,’ a former OpenAI employee told Wired, a watershed moment for AI safety. Startups like Lila Sciences and Periodic Labs are building AI‑controlled labs to speed materials discovery, aiming to shrink timelines from decades to years.