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AI Scientist Hunts Antibiotics, Hackers Regret Threats

Imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has reportedly been denied access to his personal doctor, according to his spokesman, Zulfi Bukhari, who spoke to Sky News on February 16, 2026. Bukhari claimed that Khan, who is said to have lost 85% of the vision in his right eye, has not received adequate medical treatment while incarcerated.

Meanwhile, French police raided the Arab World Institute in Paris on Monday, February 16, 2026, as part of an investigation into former French Culture Minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline. The probe concerns suspected financial links to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, focusing on "laundering of aggravated tax fraud," according to Euronews.

In other news, cybersecurity researcher Allison Nixon faced death threats in the spring of 2024, originating from online handles like "Waifu" and "Judische," who posted threats on Telegram and Discord channels. The threats included disturbing messages and AI-generated nudes, targeting Nixon for her work tracking cybercriminals as chief research officer at Unit 221B, a cyber investigations firm. "Alison sic Nixon is gonna get necklaced with a tire filled with gasoline soon," wrote WaifuJudische, according to MIT Technology Review.

Also, a social app called Batemates, where men masturbate with other men, was highlighted in Wired. Jaxon Roman, a 33-year-old program analyst, described his experiences on the app, including the "pure bliss" he feels when he climaxes with the permission of other users.

Finally, MIT Technology Review reported on bioengineer and computational biologist César de la Fuente, who is using AI to hunt for antibiotics. De la Fuente and synthetic biologist James Collins warned of a looming post-antibiotic era in a July 2025 essay in Physical Review Letters, citing the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, which is associated with over 4 million deaths per year.

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