- China has reportedly achieved 7-nm chip fabrication using EUV lithography, a milestone that could shift the global semiconductor balance and accelerate open-hardware efforts.  
- New evidence that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a prerequisite for most multiple-sclerosis cases is driving the rapid development of prophylactic mRNA vaccines against EBV as a way to slash future MS incidence.  
- mitmproxy was endorsed as a lightweight, scriptable alternative to headless browsers for intercepting and rewriting WebSocket traffic, lowering the barrier to reverse-engineering closed bio-data APIs.  
- ResearchGate and Elsevier/ACS have settled litigation: authors can now privately share copyrighted papers on the platform, which will automatically check rights and surface publicly shareable versions when permitted, easing open-access distribution.  
- Channel members debated a long-term scenario in which Bitcoin mining could consume ~20 % of global electricity under a solar-system-wide economy, weighing censorship resistance against the risks of “hash bombs” and energy centralization.  
- DIY longevity practitioners compared sources of lab-grade pepsin (Carolina Biological, Indian eBay vendors, Alibaba) for digestive-enzyme supplementation, emphasizing purity certificates and cost per activity unit.  
- A practical at-home dental protocol was shared that combines enzymatic caries-detector gel, fluoride varnish, and the remineralizing peptide SYENSHSQAINVDRT to arrest early caries and reduce professional dental visits.  
- The longevity community’s venture-funding model was critiqued: with >90 % of startups expected to fail, a single winner must return ~15× capital in five years to break even, explaining why VCs favor hype-heavy “AI-genetics” platforms over slow, high-risk R&D.