May 14, 2026

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Tech & AI

Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria

Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have identified new ways to combat tuberculosis and reduce bacterial resistance, developing three new antibiotics derived from scorpion venom and habanero peppers. A team led by Lourival Domingos Possani Postay, from the Institute of Biotechnology’s Morelos campus, created two drugs that demonstrated efficacy against the bacterium

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Crypto

Why is the crypto market going down today? (May 8)

The crypto market turned sharply lower on Friday, with total market capitalization falling nearly 3.8% to around $2.61 trillion as renewed military tensions between the United States and Iran triggered a broad risk-off move across global markets. Summary The crypto market fell nearly 4% on May 8 as renewed U.S.-Iran military tensions triggered a broad

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Coinbase

Commerce Secretary Lutnick wants US economy on blockchain for some reason

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says the Department of Commerce is to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain. But why? Source link

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Bitcoin

BSP Issues Warning Anew Against Unauthorized Crypto Service Providers

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a public advisory on May 8, 2026, warning the public against transacting with unauthorized virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The central bank noted that engaging with unlicensed platforms poses significant risks to financial consumers.   According to the advisory sent to media publications including BitPinas, VASPs are entities that

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Crypto

Trump demands charges against Jeffries for ‘maximum warfare’ rhetoric

## Market Snapshot In the “Control of House in 2026 Midterm Elections” market, no current odds are available, but recent developments may influence pricing. In the “Trump Insults” market, the probability of a YES resolution for May 8, 2026, is currently at 92.5% YES, up from 92% 24 hours ago. ## Key Takeaways – The

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Bitcoin

Coinbase Exchange Experiences “Degraded Performance” for Over Two Hours After AWS Outage

Key Takeaways Coinbase’s exchange suffered a 2+ hour outage on May 8, due to an AWS infrastructure failure. Some Coinbase users could not trade or faced degraded performance during the AWS disruption. Coinbase confirmed it is investigating the issue; no resolution timeline has been shared publicly. Major Disruption Affects Withdrawals, Trades Coinbase, one of the

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Crypto

Coinbase Suffers Outage Due to AWS Disruption

While trading is being restored, all Coinbase markets have been placed in “Cancel Only” mode, allowing users to revoke existing trades. Some Coinbase users have been unable to transact on the platform, with others facing slower services after AWS overheating disrupted its services. While Coinbase has assured customers their funds are safe, many of

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Tech & AI

Why you can never get your doctor to call you back

A lot of the conversation around AI in healthcare focuses on diagnostics and drug discovery or on doctor-patient visits. But a less visible part of the system affects whether patients actually get seen at all, and it has less to do with the number of doctors in the world (too few) and more with the

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Coinbase

‘Microwave’ no longer searchable on X amid Bob Lax rumors

An apparent bug rendered the term “microwave” unsearchable on X as the crypto community turned Bob Lax and his microwave review into a meme. Source link

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Crypto

AWS outage knocks Coinbase Exchange offline for two hours

Coinbase Exchange faced a service outage for more than two hours after an Amazon Web Services problem disrupted parts of its platform.  Summary Coinbase Exchange reported degraded performance after AWS overheating disrupted trading access for some users overnight. Coinbase said funds remained safe, but some traders still faced failed access and transaction delays. Crypto.news previously

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