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Science funding is under pressure. An NPR report is drawing attention to sweeping cuts hitting the NIH and broader federal research programs, with critics arguing the reductions amount to a systematic dismantling of American scientific infrastructure. The long-term consequences for public health and innovation research could take years to fully surface.
On the regulatory front, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is pushing back against growing calls to surveil cryptocurrency privacy tools. Peirce argues that treating privacy-preserving technology as inherently suspicious sets a dangerous precedent, one that conflates financial privacy with wrongdoing. It's a rare moment of restraint from inside an agency more often known for enforcement.
And Ferrari is learning that legacy brands carry heavy expectations. The automaker's first electric vehicle, the Luce, has drawn sharp criticism from enthusiasts who say the design abandons what made Ferrari, Ferrari. The backlash raises a familiar question in the EV era — how much of a brand's soul can survive the transition to a battery?
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