Scientists are proposing an unusual way to store carbon: cutting trees in the Boreal region and sinking them deep in the Arctic Ocean. The proposal is intended to prevent the eventual release of carbon dioxide from old forest.

Is Greenland a country or part of Denmark? Why does the United States want Greenland? Do Greenlanders want to join the United States? What is the “20-day timeline” mentioned in news reports?

PROFOLUS: The era of cheap memory and storage has come to a screeching halt. What started as a market correction in early 2024 has spiraled into a full-blown crisis that exposes the structural issues and limitations of manufacturers.

ExxonMobil chief executive Darren Woods, despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest 100 billion U.S. dollars, remains skeptical in Venezuela due to its history of instability and legal uncertainty.

PROFOLUS: Marine fish consumption is a significant source of legacy PFAS exposure. Even moderate consumption can contribute meaningfully to long-term chemical intake because forever chemicals accumulate in fish tissue and resist breakdown.

Indonesia and Malaysia have made history as the first nations to block the controversial Grok AI chatbot from Elon Musk. The ban was triggered by a global outcry over the generation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes of real people.

The approval rating of Donald Trump during his first 100 days is historically unprecedented. Even previous U.S. presidents burdened with controversies, including Richard Nixon and Harry Truman, began their terms with stronger levels of national support.

PROFOLUS: The process suggests that by strategically thinning Boreal forests and sinking the resulting biomass into the deep Arctic, scientists can prevent eventual carbon release from natural decomposition and increasing risk of forest fires.

Is Greenland a country or part of Denmark? Why does the United States want Greenland? Can the United States legally “buy” Greenland? Do Greenlanders want to join the United States?

PROFOLUS: Regulators and scientists have looked at PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, contamination in local water supplies. However, for a team of researchers led by Chunmia Zheng of the Eastern Institute of Technology in China, there is a critical blind spot.

ExxonMobil is particularly cautious because the Venezuelan government has seized its assets twice over the last 20 years. These expropriations left the company with billions in unpaid arbitration awards.

PROFOLUS: Explosive growth in artificial intelligence and data centers is colliding with rigid memory manufacturing limits. This has reshaped global supply chains and driven sustained shortages and price increases for consumer RAM and SSD.

In a global first, Malaysia and Indonesia have banned the Grok AI chatbot. The decision follows widespread reports that the tool is being used to produce non-consensual sexual deepfakes of real people, especially of women and children.

International regulators are now investigating both the social media platform X and the generative AI chatbot Grok for enabling the creation of non-consensual deepfakes and illegal content targeting women and minors.

Spotify has officially stopped running ICE recruitment ads. The streaming giant noted that the controversial contract, which sparked several high-profile artist exits, reached its scheduled end on 31 December 2025.

PROFOLUS: In the United States, for those 85 and above, a specific dataset from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed the risk of dying from malnutrition is 60 times higher than the rest of the population.

The latest government crackdown on internet access in Iran utilizes military-grade jamming technology aimed directly at the low-earth orbit frequencies used by Starlink terminals.

PROFOLUS: The Trump Corollary or the Donroe Doctrine declares the Western Hemisphere as the top security priority of the United States. Its core mission is to restore American preeminence and guarantee U.S. control of its own destiny in the region.

It is true that GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic offer rapid results. But the rate of weight regain after stopping is nearly four times faster than that seen after traditional diet and exercise programs.

PROFOLUS: The generative AI chatbot from Elon Musk aces a global backlash following reports of widespread digital harassment centered on the mass creation of non-consensual sexual images of women and children.

Spotify confirmed it has officially stopped running recruitment advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This development follows months of intense public scrutiny and widespread boycotts from its users.

PROFOLUS: An analysis of a specific dataset from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that malnutrition-linked deaths among U.S. seniors have surged over the last 10 years.

The Iranian government has introduced specialized hardware specifically designed to block the high-frequency signals of Starlink. This tactical shift is demonstration of a large-scale kill switch applied to satellite internet.

PROFOLUS: The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, also dubbed as the Donroe Doctrine, forbids adversarial foreign powers from owning or controlling key strategic assets—such as ports, infrastructure, and military installations—in the Americas.

Spotify confirmed, via an interview with Rolling Stone, that it has officially stopped running recruitment advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This development follows months of intense public scrutiny and widespread boycotts from its users.

Iran is plunged into a nationwide communication blackout beginning on the evening of 8 January 2026 as mass anti-government protests spread across the country. #ICYMI

PROFOLUS: The next leap in AI comes with a massive resource bill. Cornell scientists mapped the U.S. energy and water footprint of AI data centers and found a future defined by heavy carbon, stressed water systems, and uneven regional impacts.

When Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, went dark, the outcome was already decided, as a meticulously rehearsed U.S. operation unfolded with surgical speed and overwhelming coordination.

PROFOLUS: Silver emerged as one of the standout commodities of 2025 with its prices surging between 150 percent and 168 percent. It even outperformed gold in terms of percentage increase.

U.S. President Donald Trump shocked the national real estate market by announcing a federal plan to ban large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. He claims that this move is designed to lower costs for many struggling U.S. families today. #ICYMI

PROFOLUS: What began as a multi-million-dollar pandemic-era food distribution fraud has evolved into a thorough investigation of public safety nets in Minnesota. Both critics and the second Trump administration have also turned their attention toward the local Somali community.

PROFOLUS: The traditional view in biology is that life evolves to conserve energy and materials at every turn. However, according to a provocative theory, life also partly thrives on instability. It suggests that life does not just tolerate instability—it demands it.

Several vaccines that were previously standard for every healthy child, including those for the seasonal flu, rotavirus, and COVID-19, have been moved to a "shared clinical decision-making" category.

PROFOLUS: An alliance of diabetes authorities around the world has officially recognized Type 5 diabetes, a malnutrition-associated condition, and has underscored its distinction from existing diabetes categories.

Following the January 3rd U.S. operation in Venezuela, the administration’s focus has shifted north, with Trump asserting that Denmark is no longer capable of securing the strategic island alone.

PROFOLUS: The United States, under the second Trump administration, carried out one of its most audacious foreign military operations in recent years with its surprise airstrike in Venezuela intended to capture of Nicolás Maduro.

The transition from 17 down to 11 universal vaccines marks the most significant change to U.S. immunization policy in decades. While 11 vaccines remain standard for all children, the remaining six have been reclassified.

PROFOLUS: While life generally strives for homeostasis or a state of stability and balance, certain biological systems appear to benefit and even require instability to function and evolve. This is the central premise of the Selectively Advantageous Instability Theory.

PROFOLUS: Silver prices surged in 2025 as booming industrial demand collided with chronic supply constraints. These hurled further the metal from a traditional store of value into a strategic material.

Both the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act and the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act were originally passed by unanimous votes. Both were supported by Republican lawmakers.

PROFOLUS: The official recognition of Type 5 diabetes marks a major shift in diabetes classification. The condition reflects lasting damage to insulin-producing capacity due to prolonged undernutrition.

Diplomatic tensions surged after Donald Trump renewed his assertions regarding Greenland in an interview with The Atlantic published on 4 January 2026.

PROFOLUS: What began as a multi-million-dollar pandemic-era food distribution fraud has evolved into a thorough investigation of public safety nets in Minnesota. Both critics and the second Trump administration have also turned their attention toward the local Somali community.

Spotify has officially stopped running ICE recruitment ads. The streaming giant noted that the controversial contract, which sparked several high-profile artist exits, reached its scheduled end on 31 December 2025.

PROFOLUS: Researchers find that large language models degrade when fed low-quality text from viral social media content. This suggests that AI systems based on LLMs need clean data diets to stay sharp.

Iran was plunged into a nationwide communication blackout on the evening of 8 January 2026 as mass anti-government protests spread across the country. The national demonstrations ensued after exiled prince Reza Pahlavi called for the protests to continue.

PROFOLUS: The choice made today about where and how AI data centers are built will determine whether the technology becomes a sustainable milestone or a major strain on U.S. energy and water systems by 2030.

PROFOLUS: US job data revealed that American workers faced a turbulent labor market in 2025 as layoffs reach their highest total since the pandemic. Government roles absorbed historic cuts while several companies corrected their pandemic-era hiring decisions.

Spotify confirmed this week that the recruitment advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are no longer running on the platform.

PROFOLUS: Despite its novelty, in addition to its notable advantages with strong use cases, electrophoretic displays like E-Ink panels used in Amazon Kindle and Kobo devices have several disadvantages that limit its wider applications in consumer electronic devices. #consumerguide