Warhound Raises $200M to Enhance Military Dogs

Warhound, a startup founded by Palmer Luckey, has raised $200 million to develop genetically enhanced dogs for military applications. The company stated that the canines will be engineered to detect explosives and provide protection for troops. Investors in the round include Sequoia Capital. Colossal Biosciences is assisting with the cloning and gene-editing processes required for the project.

In the medical field, Moderna and Merck reported that their mRNA cancer vaccine reduced death rates by 42% among patients with melanoma. The treatment also lowered the risk of cancer recurrence in that patient group. Separately, researchers announced that a new gene-editing technique called prime editing has been used on a human patient for the first time. The method rewrites DNA in liver cells.

Cybersecurity experts noted that newly disclosed vulnerabilities in PHP have not yet led to successful attacks. Officials advised website operators to apply patches after the flaws caused sites to go offline globally. Ian Landsman, a software developer, credited volunteer Ondřej Surý for the patching work. Landsman wrote on X that Surý is an unsung hero of the internet and stated, "If anything happens to this guy, that's just it. Everyone is screwed."

President Donald Trump said Elon Musk restored Ukraine's access to Starlink services. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Starlink speeds in Ukraine remained capped. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump asked Musk to lift those speed limits.

Google announced a virtual power plant program that pays customers to adjust their energy use, freeing up power for data centers. A separate report said Google illegally cut down 250,000 trees in Finland to build a data center. Climate scientists suggested that fossil fuels may have prevented the onset of a new ice age by reversing 2,000 years of ice growth. Researchers also reported recreating solar flares to study the temperature of the Sun's corona.

A Vanity Fair report alleged that Dutch intelligence agencies hacked Jared Kushner's iPhone and found financial links to foreign officials. The Wall Street Journal described a road trip in what it called America's cheapest electric vehicle, noting that charging infrastructure has improved. Fast chargers made the journey manageable despite sparse coverage.

MIT Technology Review published its Impossible issue, which evaluates six technologies long expected but delayed. The list includes decoding pet vocalizations, removing forever chemicals from the environment, faster travel to Mars, exercise in a pill, and nuclear-powered spaceships. Reporter Jessica Hamzelou reflected on the documentary You Can See Everything about Elizabeth Holmes. She noted that the film reminded her that an appealing narrative can easily persuade audiences and that reporters can never see everything.