The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) Consumers and farmers stand to benefit from the "Standard of Excellence" program.
Anker's Soundcore Sleep A20 earbuds, designed to aid sleep by muffling sounds, are on sale for an all-time low of $99.99 at Best Buy and Target. The article also highlights deals on the JBL Go 5 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Jisulife Handheld Fan Life8, and Eero 6 Wi-Fi Router at Amazon.
Venture capital firm Chemistry Ventures, founded by former Bessemer, Index Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz partners, is raising $500 million for its second fund. The firm focuses on early-stage startups in developer tools, fintech, and infrastructure.
Two ships were struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to the British military. One ship, a tanker, caught fire off the coast of Oman. Iran is suspected of the attacks, which come amid heightened tensions and ongoing negotiations with the U.S.
Two U.S. Army websites, the Open Innovation Lab and AI Integration Center, were defaced by hackers who altered error pages to display pro-Kurdish messages and call out President Donald Trump as a "pedophile" and "thief." The defacements were visible Monday before the Army took the pages down and began investigating the incident.
Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney met in Washington D.C. as the Supreme Court ruled on birthright citizenship. The ruling affirmed that most babies born on U.S. soil are citizens, countering arguments by the Trump administration.
Over 50 days into the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, clinical trials are underway for new treatments against the rarer Bundibugyo virus. Two drugs, remdesivir and MBP-134, are being tested for treatment, while obeldesivir is being studied for post-exposure prevention. The trials face challenges including ongoing conflict and community mistrust.
