October 7, 2026
(NYT) – As citizens embrace the technology for entertainment, relationships and even farming advice, the government is stepping up efforts to set limits. State media reports have featured stories that serve as cautionary tales: a farmer who lost 25 acres … Read More
October 7, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Advanced models can help researchers sort through mountains of biological data. In other words, Anthropic made a big deal about a finding that—although achieved in a novel, Claude-led way—may not lead to any biomedical advances, and that … Read More
October 7, 2026
(Politico) – The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there remains a fundamental difference in worldview between his company and rival Anthropic on artificial intelligence regulation, arguing in an … Read More
October 7, 2026
(NYT) – Despite mounting evidence that exercise programs can improve cancer outcomes, access to them remains limited. Observational research has long suggested that exercise improves cancer survival, particularly for breast cancer patients. Last year, a landmark randomized controlled trial showed … Read More
October 7, 2026
(The Dispatch) – The church has some experience with millenarian cults. Anthropic was founded at a particular time (2021), in a particular place (San Francisco), under the influence of a particular philosophy (effective altruism). It is an ideology that is … Read More
October 7, 2026
(WSJ) – A Chinese-born couple who paid a nationwide web of surrogates to bear close to two dozen children for them were arrested Tuesday in what Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called an “unprecedented case of child abuse.” … Read More
October 6, 2026
(NYT) – Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses pulses of light to activate neurons in the brain. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel … Read More
October 6, 2026
(BBC) – An Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video message from his dead victim was improperly aired in court. Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was found guilty by a jury of shooting … Read More
October 6, 2026
(Axios) – The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday. Driving the news: Russian health authorities have taken precautionary measures in response to the … Read More
October 6, 2026
(CNN) – Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness. The researcher, a 28-year-old female laboratory technician … Read More
October 6, 2026
(Atavist Magazine) – When a little girl in Iowa was diagnosed with a rare incurable disease, her parents and their community came together to help her. They wound up making medical history. To patients with severe rare diseases, the drugs … Read More
October 6, 2026
(NBC News) – She’s now been diagnosed with colorectal cancer in her teens, 20s and 30s. A little-known syndrome may be one reason why more young people are at higher risk for the disease. I don’t have any family history, … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Nature) – With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early. Armed with new tools and fresh optimism, researchers seeking to subdue pancreatic cancer — one of … Read More
October 2, 2026
(WSJ) – Arthur C. Clarke was right. The novelist and scientist observed that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” He was talking about the limits of prediction, and suggesting that a technology that is beyond our imagination doesn’t … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Nature) – The pitch and emotional content of your speech are important predictors of accelerated ageing, researchers find. A ‘speech clock’ developed by scientists can predict how well a person is ageing based on characteristics of their voice and how … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Wired) – The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases. Tie is the 30-year-old founder of Origin Genomics, a company … Read More
October 2, 2026
(NYT) – Patients and providers are processing their uncertainty in real time. Therapists like Ms. Thompson say that worries about A.I. are becoming increasingly common among their clients, as A.I. reshapes the workplace, gobbles up natural resources and raises concerns … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Wired) – A hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration. The nurses who spoke with WIRED allege that Timpani has potentially … Read More
October 1, 2026
(NYT) – A catheter carrying the drug may not have delivered the doses to Ms. Pike’s bloodstream, experts said. The drug itself may have been degraded. The execution team went through at least seven needles trying to find a vein … Read More
October 1, 2026
(Axios) – AI companies are staking their future on the mass adoption of agents, hoping that they can solve the annoyances of modern life — email, travel bookings, online purchases. Why it matters: The frenzy around Meta’s Muse shows there’s … Read More
October 1, 2026
(NYT) – In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious. It appeared to Rabbi Navon that Mr. Olah and … Read More
October 1, 2026
(WSJ) – A well-designed system could help us understand better what we don’t know as well as what we do. Stung by disappointment, seasoned drug developers approach AI with only cautious enthusiasm. But the aspiration to deliver tailored health advice … Read More
October 1, 2026
(Axios) – The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over potential safety risks posed by their products, an agency spokesperson told Axios Wednesday. Why it matters: The federal government has largely taken a hands-off approach … Read More
October 1, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Most implants like pacemakers and insulin pumps work in isolation. To help them coordinate with each other, a team of Georgia Tech researchers built a networking system that sends signals through body tissue instead of antennas and … Read More
October 1, 2026
(WSJ) – Drugmakers targeting muscle preservation and fat loss as they build next generation of weight-loss medications For as long as drugmakers have been testing weight-loss drugs, the question has been: How much weight do people lose? Now it is … Read More
