Google fired four employees for what the technology giant said were violations of its data-security policies, escalating tension between management and activist workers at a company once revered for its open corporate culture. Source: Google Fires Four Workers, Including Staffer Tied to Protest – Bloomberg

A storied bank helped Eastern European bankers loot their own institutions. Source: The Vienna Bank Job – OCCRP

Tendon injuries cause prolonged disability and never recover completely. Current mechanistic understanding of tendon regeneration is limited. Here, we use single-cell transcriptomics to identify a tubulin polymerization-promoting protein family member 3-expressing (Tppp3+) cell population as potential tendon stem cells. Through inducible lineage tracing, we demonstrate that these cells can generate Continue Reading

Tiny air pollutants may cause changes in brain structure that resemble those of Alzheimer’s disease. Source: Air Pollution May Damage the Brain – The New York Times

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted psilocybin therapy a Breakthrough Therapy designation for the second time in a year, this time with a view on accelerating trials testing its efficacy treating major depressive disorder (MDD). Source: Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Therapy by FDA

“I’m deeply convinced that these are violations of international law.” Source: Trump’s child separation policy “absolutely” violated international law says UN expert | Salon.com

Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids may hold some of the ingredients to life. Source: NASA finds sugar in meteorites that crashed to Earth – CNN

Netanyahu becomes first sitting prime minister in Israel’s history to be charged with bribery, in case involving quid-pro-quo with telecom tycoon Source: Netanyahu charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, capping a dramatic political year – Israel News – Haaretz.com

The mayor called for a state of emergency and the closing of all schools after the Italian city was submerged under “acqua alta,” an exceptionally high tide. Source: Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years – The New York Times

A year ago Google reported a breakthrough artificial intelligence technology called BERT. BERT, which is used in Google’s internet search engine, learns from digitized information like Wikipedia entries, news articles, and old books. This presents Source: OODA Loop – A.I. Systems Echo Biases They’re Fed, Putting Scientists on Guard