EU Adviser Says MiCA 2 Likely as Crypto Market Matures

A European Commission adviser said the European Union’s landmark MiCA crypto regime is likely to evolve as digital asset markets develop beyond the conditions the law was originally designed to address. Speaking at the Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) 2026, Peter Kerstens, an adviser on technological innovation, digital transformation and cybersecurity at the European Commission’s financial…

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First AI tool to detect suspicious peer reviews rolled out by academic publisher

The Duplicate Review Checker screens peer reviews for suspicious content.Credit: Grace Cary/Getty A first-of-its-kind artificial-intelligence tool detects duplicate or suspiciously similar peer-review reports. The system — developed by Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), based in Bristol, UK — can help to uncover cases of plagiarized or template-like peer reviews, which individuals or organized groups use…

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Ice core reveals longest-ever continuous record of Earth’s climate

Antarctic ice cores preserve tiny bubbles of ancient air, offering a record of Earth’s past atmosphere.Credit: British Antarctic Survey/Science Photo Library A Europe-wide collaboration has unveiled the longest continuous record of Earth’s climate and atmospheric conditions, stretching back 1.2 million years. The data were extracted from a 2.8-kilometre-deep ice core drilled in Antarctica, and show…

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Who’s the Dodgers closer? Tanner Scott … maybe

SAN FRANCISCO — Who’s your closer, Dave Roberts? The Dodgers’ manager paused and thought about it before offering an answer. Edwin Díaz, the closer the Dodgers signed for $69 million, is scheduled to undergo elbow surgery Wednesday and is not expected to return until after the All-Star break. “I would say, probably, Tanner Scott,” Roberts said. The…

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