USDA eliminated race- and gender-based subsidies, ending preferential loan terms and aid for minority and female farmers under Biden-era programs. …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-14-usda-ends-race-gender-based-farm-subsidies.html

Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging app developed under Jack Dorsey’s Block, enables secure offline communication without internet or centralized servers. The …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-12-jack-dorseys-bitchat-pioneers-messaging-beyond-internet.html

U.S.-born workers gained 2.056 million jobs since January 2025; foreign-born employment dropped 543,000. Trump administration attributes gains to immigration enforcement …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-11-2025-trump-jobs-report-shows-historic-labor-shift.html

Trump’s executive order prioritizes seabed mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) through partnerships like Nauru to reduce reliance on China. …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-10-trumps-pacific-africa-strategies-critical-minerals-gamble.html

AI-powered SRT-H surgical robot achieves 100% accuracy in autonomously performing a critical step of gallbladder surgery on pig cadavers. Trained …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-10-robot-performs-first-fully-autonomous-surgical-task-blending-ai-and-precision.html

Fossil fuels hit record highs in 2023, with coal consumption surging 9% globally, undermining climate goals. Renewables provide minimal grid …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-10-renewables-fall-short-fossil-fuels-reach-new-heights.html

Ontario judge orders RCMP and TD Bank to release records tied to freezing Freedom Convoy protester Evan Blackman’s bank accounts. …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-09-protesters-frozen-accounts-case-highlights-emergencies-act-backlash.html

Texas Railroad Commission unveils the Delivering Oil & Gas Efficiently (DOGE) Task Force to streamline operations. $593 million state budget …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-07-texas-launches-pro-business-efficiency-push.html

Hawaii’s Big Island enacts 600-foot cell tower buffer, sparking national debate on tech safety. Federal vs. local laws clash as …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-07-hawaiis-big-island-balances-tech-expansion-health-safeguards.html

Trump administration approves 17 miles of waterborne barriers in South Texas’s Rio Grande River to address security gaps. Homeland Secretary …

http://www.progress.news/2025-07-04-water-barriers-signal-shift-in-border-strategy.html