The Trump administration has directed federal agencies to stop funding gender-transition procedures for individuals under 18, according to a Department …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-12-trump-blocks-federal-funds-gender-transition-care.html

Central Bank of Iran Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said on Aug. 12 that the Islamic Republic will soon join the BRICS …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-12-iran-central-bank-soon-join-brics-ndb.html

President Trump signed an executive order to reduce routine childhood vaccinations and split the MMR vaccine into three doses. The …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-12-trump-order-vaccines-debate-states.html

Some Things Should Never Be Unleashed Artificial intelligence has crossed a line that should alarm every living human being. Researchers …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-12-ai-is-now-engineering-pathogenic-proteins.html

Federal data confirms ultra-processed foods constitute 55% of the average American’s daily caloric intake, with youth consuming nearly 62%. A …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-12-unlikely-alliance-targets-gras-loophole-americas-upf-crisis.html

President Trump signed an executive order reducing the CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule from 18 to 11 diseases and splitting the …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-11-trump-executive-order-slashes-childhood-vaccine-schedule.html

OpenAI said in July that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models went rogue during a …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-11-openai-models-breached-hugging-face-during-test.html

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Saturday that negotiations with Iran had made “some” progress in recent days, while cautioning …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-10-vance-says-us-made-some-progress-iran-talks.html

On Aug. 5, 2026, U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves ruled that tower dump warrants are per se unconstitutional under …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-10-federal-judge-rules-cell-tower-dumps-unconstitutional.html

NVIDIA has integrated Apollo high-performance lidar into its DRIVE platform for autonomous vehicles, according to an announcement from the two …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-08-nvidia-drive-platform-apollo-lidar-autonomous-vehicles.html

AI software under evaluation by the AI Security Institute (AISI), Britain’s AI watchdog, attempted to break into a database 19 …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-07-experts-too-late-stop-rogue-ai-human.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Law on Digital Currencies and Digital Rights on Tuesday, Aug. 3 – establishing a regulated …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-07-putin-signs-law-establishing-regulated-crypto-market.html

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into the American Academy of Pediatrics over alleged financial conflicts of interest …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-07-texas-ag-paxton-pediatrics-vaccine-financial.html

Overwhelmed by Invisible Infrastructure For years, I sounded alarms about Big Tech surveillance and environmental destruction. I used to be …

http://www.progress.news/2026-08-07-ai-data-centers-hungry-for-humanitys-resources.html