The Agentic AI Summit brings thousands of builders, researchers, and investors to @UCBerkeley on August 1 and 2. Kite is hosting an open evening after Day 1. Agentic AI Summit After Hours is co-hosted with @HaasBlockchain, Haas Fintech Club, and Agents' Last Exam, at Cornerstone in Downtown Berkeley, a short walk from campus. ▷ No panels or presentations. Drinks and food are provided, with time set aside for extended conversation. ▷ Everyone attending has just come from the summit, so discussions can begin with the substance rather than introductions. ▷ The Kite team will be on site throughout the evening to discuss agent identity, programmable spend controls, and x402 settlement. 📅 Saturday, August 1, 7:00 - 10:00 PM PDT 📍 Cornerstone, Downtown Berkeley Registration is open. We hope to see you there. 🪁

The substance collected from the van that was driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo when he was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a traffic stop in Houston this month was not drugs, according to a spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

The substance collected from the van that was driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo when he was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a traffic stop in Houston this month was not drugs, according to a spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

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Scientists discovered one of the most nutrient-dense substances in nature inside an unlikely source: a cockroach. The species, Diploptera punctata, is unusual because it gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs. During development, the embryos are fed a nutrient-rich, milk-like fluid inside the mother’s body. That fluid forms tiny protein crystals in the embryos’ stomachs. When researchers analyzed the crystals, they found a highly concentrated mix of proteins, fats, sugars, and all 9 essential amino acids required in the human diet. The crystals also appear to release energy slowly during digestion, providing a steady supply of nutrients as the embryos grow. The discovery attracted attention after some reports suggested the substance could be more calorie-dense than mammalian milk, including human breast milk. But scientists have not shown that it offers special health benefits for humans, and harvesting it on a large scale would be extremely impractical. Researchers remain interested in the finding because it demonstrates how evolution can produce unexpected biological adaptations even in one of the world’s most disliked insects. Inside this tiny cockroach species, nature developed microscopic nutrient crystals capable of sustaining life during one of the most demanding stages of development. Learn more: "Cockroach Milk: A Promising Superfood or Nothing but Hype?"

After reading this new essay in The Conversation (left), I am convinced these people are either stupid or consciously deceptive. There are no other explanations. Ignorance is no longer possible. Their entire argument is: "The traits of males and females has some overlap." And? Show me one person who has claimed otherwise. Nobody ever engages with the actual arguments people like me are making when we claim "sex is binary." I've made my case countless times in excruciating detail in major news outlets, massive podcasts, and leading academic journals. So have others. My scholarly article "Why There Are Exactly Two Sexes" (right) has now been viewed over 73K times. Anyone paying even a little bit of attention knows it exists and what it argues. It directly addresses and debunks the "multidimensional" model forwarded in the new essay. Yet these activist scientists refuse to engage with any of the actual substance. They just keep arguing against strawmen. They are of course free to write up a scholarly rebuttal in the same journal I published my paper. I'd even agree to a series of exchanges in a popular outlet. Or a live dialectic via Zoom or in person. It's 2026 and we're winning the argument and shaping public policy. At some point (i.e., now) these people will need to engage with the substance of my arguments or slowly wither away to irrelevancy. There are many avenues available to them if they actually want to engage. My DMs are open. Top journals and major news outlets are increasingly willing to publish the exchange. Many large podcasts will gladly host the debate. Yet they invariably choose to write and speak only to audiences that already agree with them. It's pathetic. They're completely out of excuses.

Beyond policy, I feel like the two meta-problems that have slowed our industry down the most: - Solidity. Shipping truly safe code on EVM is brutally slow. - Talent attractiveness. Deep technical talent doesn't want to work in crypto. They don't see the impact they could create, they only see speculation. We've failed to make the substance of the work legible to people who could move the frontier.

NOW LIVE: MARKET STRUCTURE MARKUP RECAP This week, the DEF team pulled together a 'Special Edition' of our weekly newsletter, DeFi Debrief. The Senate Banking Committee advanced Clarity Act, and we dig into the substance of the text, highlights, and what's to come. 👇