News and Prophecy Staff

For years, scientists have experimented with biological engineering for purposes both beneficial and lethal. Now, artificial intelligence is being used to design new viruses (The Guardian, August 6, 2026). AI is able to rapidly develop these viruses, known as bacteriophages, to specifically target destructive bacteria, such as deadly E. coli.

Sargassum seaweed gets its name from the Sargasso Sea—a region off the southeast coast of North America. However, the seaweed today moves across the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa to the Caribbean. The last couple years have seen a massive explosion in the amount of Sargassum seaweed impacting coasts of the Caribbean, Mexico, Florida, and Texas (AccuWeather.com, June 2, 2026).

This was recently stated by an article in The Atlantic (June 24, 2026), which highlighted that “the country’s output per person is now only just above that of Mississippi, America’s poorest state—and that slight lead is only achieved thanks to London.

Artificial Intelligence companies often test their AI models to see how they will operate in different settings and with different tasks. From these tests, companies can address vulnerabilities and unpredictable behavior and work to prevent AI models from causing problems.

Saudi Arabia has announced a 14‑nation maritime defense coalition to secure the Bab al‑Mandeb, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden, the corridor linking the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea (Al Jazeera, July 30, 2026). This union became necessary as Yemen’s Houthis have set up a maritime blockade at the Bab al-Mandeb strait, disrupting oil shipments rerouted to avoid the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.