A pilot order means Hulu has greenlit the production of a single episode (the pilot) for 'The X-Files' reboot, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, to test its potential before committing to a full series.

Danielle Deadwyler is an actress set to star in the Hulu 'X-Files' reboot pilot. She is known for her acclaimed performances in films like 'Till' (2022) as Mamie Till-Mobley and 'The Piano Lesson' (2024).

Capnocytophaga is a bacterium commonly found in dog saliva that is usually harmless to healthy people but can enter the bloodstream through open wounds or cuts, potentially causing severe sepsis in individuals with weakened immune systems. This can lead to rapid progression to septic shock, organ failure, and tissue death requiring limb amputation, as seen in rare documented cases.

Higher risk groups include people with weakened immune systems, such as those without a spleen, diabetics, cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, elderly individuals, or those with liver disease or on long-term steroids. Prevention involves washing any licked area promptly, avoiding licks on open wounds, and seeking immediate medical attention for flu-like symptoms after animal contact.

A negative Bitcoin funding rate occurs when the perpetual futures price trades below the spot price, causing short position holders to pay a funding fee to long position holders every few hours, typically every 8 hours. This incentivizes traders to open long positions, helping align the futures price with the spot price and signaling bearish market sentiment[1][2][3].

A short squeeze happens when the price of Bitcoin rises sharply, forcing short position holders (who bet on price decline) to buy back Bitcoin to cover their positions, amplifying the upward price movement. A negative funding rate can contribute by making short positions costly, potentially triggering this squeeze if prices start rising[8].

A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged 1:1 to a stable asset like the U.S. dollar to minimize price volatility, enabling reliable digital transactions. In Gaza, the proposed dollar-backed stablecoin would facilitate aid payments, salaries, remittances, and commerce where traditional banking is disrupted by war, without replacing the Palestinian currency.

The Board of Peace is a U.S.-led body, linked to President Trump and chaired by Jared Kushner, focused on Gaza's postwar reconstruction. The stablecoin project is led by Israeli tech entrepreneur Liran Tancman, an unpaid adviser to the board, with involvement from Gaza's technocratic government and others.

Drone swarming technology involves fleets of autonomous drones that coordinate collectively to execute missions, translating voice commands into digital instructions for synchronized actions in air or sea environments, often for military applications like battlefield operations.

The six-month competition unfolds in five phases, starting with software development, progressing to real-world testing, target awareness and sharing, and culminating in live operational demonstrations from launch to termination.

A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, backed by reserves, designed for stable digital payments without volatility. In Gaza, it would serve as a digital payments rail for aid, salaries, remittances, and commerce, bypassing the destroyed banking system and scarce physical cash, potentially integrated with platforms like USDT/USDC.

Gaza relies on slow 2G networks, which severely limit smartphone functionality and data usage needed for digital wallets and payments. A planned upgrade to high-speed internet by July is essential for stablecoin adoption, as current infrastructure hinders effective implementation.

Gail Slater, the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, resigned in February 2026 after less than a year in the role, just weeks before a landmark case to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster was scheduled to go to trial. Her departure came after Attorney General Pam Bondi reversed Slater's decision regarding her chief of staff and amid reports that the Antitrust Division had been repeatedly sidelined by DOJ leadership on major cases. Critics expressed concern that her resignation could clear the way for the Justice Department to settle the Ticketmaster case on terms favorable to the company rather than pursuing the breakup, as the antitrust experts had advocated.

The Antitrust Division experienced significant turmoil during Slater's leadership. In July 2025, two senior antitrust attorneys were fired following conflicts over the DOJ's approval of a merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks, which Slater's division had opposed but higher-ups at Main Justice allowed to proceed. One of the terminated attorneys, Roger Alford, later delivered a speech accusing 'MAGA-In-Name-Only lobbyists' of interfering in the merger decision. Additionally, Slater's second-in-command, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mark Hamer, stepped down after less than a year. Reports indicate that the Antitrust Division's experts and attorneys were repeatedly sidelined by DOJ leadership on multiple cases, including the Compass-Anywhere real estate merger and discussions about settling the Ticketmaster case.