Logan Reed unpacks AI’s leap into asteroid mining, quantum computing’s demolition of blockchain security, and the Oscar-winning AI script igniting Hollywood’s fury. Explore the dual-edged promise of cancer-curing gene editors, LA’s drone surveillance backlash, and the urgent policy debates these advances demand.

Key Topics1. AI in Space: The Asteroid Mining Gold Rush

• SpaceX’s StarForge mission and UN treaty violations
• Swarm robotics and rare metal extraction
• Geopolitical risks of unregulated space industrialization

2. Quantum Computing’s Crypto Apocalypse

• Technical breakdown of SHA-256 algorithm crack
• Market fallout for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and DeFi
• Post-quantum encryption startups to watch

3. EvoGene: Cancer Cure or Bioweapon?

• AI’s role in immune cell redesign
• Pentagon’s controversial interest in dual-use biotech
• Bioethics and the need for global governance

4. AI vs. Hollywood: The Oscars Uprising

• Synthetic Dreams’ screenplay controversy
• Netflix’s AI acquisition strategy
• Legal battles over AI-generated content ownership

5. Predictive Policing Drones in LA

• Facial recognition accuracy and bias audits
• Crime prediction algorithms under scrutiny
• Privacy advocates’ constitutional challenges