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Friday, April 24, 2026

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articleNew York Times
New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

First-ever gene therapy for congenital deafness just got FDA approval. The parent quotes alone will wreck you. A real medical milestone, not hype.

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articleThe Diplomat
Breaking the Postwar Taboo: Japan Lifts Its Ban on Lethal Arms Exports

Japan just broke a 70-year pacifist taboo and will now export weapons. The constitutional and strategic implications are enormous, and most people missed it.

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articleConstruction Physics
Construction Costs Rarely Fall

Manufacturing costs fall. Agriculture costs fall. Construction? Never. Brian Potter digs into one of the economy's strangest and most consequential puzzles.

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articleNautilus
Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us?

They had FOXP2, the anatomy, and possibly the social complexity. The evidence that Neanderthals could talk is stronger than you think — and it rewrites what makes us special.

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articleSocket
Bitwarden CLI compromised in ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign

A widely-trusted password manager's CLI was compromised via npm supply chain attack. If you use Bitwarden (or any CLI tool from npm), read this now.

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