Jenna Saiz

China & Russia Signed An Accord To Build A Nuclear Power Plant On The Moon’s S Pole By 2036 As Part Of Their Joint Intl. Lunar Res. Station (ILRS), Using Automated Tech. ILRS Will Advance Lunar Research & Support Human Presence. China’s 2028 Chang’e-8 Mission Will Lay The Groundwork & Mark Its 1st Astronaut Landing. 17 Nations Have Joined.

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The Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station (SHS) In Sichuan, China, Will Become The World’s Tallest Dam (315m) By Late 2025, Surpassing Jinping-I (305m) And Nurek (300m, Tajikistan). Generating 2,000 MW Yearly, SHS Will Power 3M+ Homes, Cutting 3M Tons Of Coal & 7M Tons Of CO₂ Emissions. China Will Then Hold 6 Of The 7 Tallest Dams Globally.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost, Now Pope Leo XIV, Is The First U.S.-Born Pope. The 69-Year-Old Chicago Native Holds Dual Citizenship With The U.S. And Peru, Where He Once Served As A Bishop. His Election Signals Continuity With Pope Francis‘ Reforms. He Previously Led The Vatican Office That Appoints Bishops. Global Leaders Welcomed His Appointment.

Glīd Technologies And Mendocino Railway Will Pilot The World’s First Autonomous Road-To-Rail Freight System In 2025 On California’s Historic Skunk Train Route. The Manned Hybrid GliderM And Autonomous AR2RV (For Containers/Trailers) Will Run 40 Miles From Fort Bragg To Willits, Boosting Sustainable Logistics And Mendocino County’s Economy,

The FDA Approved UCSF’s Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS), A Breakthrough Parkinson’s Treatment. Unlike Continuous DBS, aDBS Uses Real-Time Brain Signals To Target The Subthalamic Nucleus With Precise Electrical Pulses. It Offers Fast Mode (Instant PD Symptom Relief) And Slow Mode (Stabilization). AI-Driven aDBS For Wider PD Symptoms Is Anticipated.

On 4/28/25, Spain & Portugal Faced Their Worst Blackout, Lasting 10hrs, With No Clear Cause. Cyber Attack Was Ruled Out; Possible Reasons Include Grid Failures With France, Renewable Energy Fluctuations, & Power Mismatches. Essentials Like Cash, Radios, Food, Candles, & Powerbanks Helped. The Event Stressed Preparedness And Tech-Free Living.

Cortical Labs’ CL1 Is The World’s First Biological Computer, Combining Human Neurons And A Silicon Chip. The Shoebox-Sized Device, With Neurons Fed By Nutrient Broth, Simulates Learning & May Advance Brain & Drug Research. It Lasts 6 Months, Costs $35k, & Ships In Late 2025. Some Scientists Raise Ethical Concerns About Neurons Consciousness.

Aurora Has Launched The First Commercial Driverless Trucking Service, Running Long-Haul Routes From Dallas To Houston. Uber Freight & Hirschbach Use Its Tech, Which Has Logged Over 1,200 Driverless Miles. Gatik Handles Short-Hauls, & Kodiak Robotics Uses Safety Drivers. Aurora Plans To Expand By Late 2025, Amid Union Safety & Job Concerns.

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, A Brazilian Nun And The World’s Oldest Person, Has Died At 116 In Porto Alegre On 5/1/25. Born In 1908, She Credited Her Long Life To Faith And Was Blessed By Pope Francis In 2018. A Football Fan, She Marked Birthdays With Her Team’s Stadium-Shaped Cakes. Ethel Caterham, 115, From England, Now Holds The Title.

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Bradford Smith—The 1st ALS Patient, 1st Nonverbal, & 3rd Person Worldwide To Receive A Neuralink Brain Implant—Can Now Type & Speak (Via A Cloned Voice) Using Only His Mind. The Device, Linked To His Motor Cortex, Detects Neural Activity &, With AI, Translates Signals Into Commands. Smith Called It A Major Step In Freedom & Comm, On X.

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