May 27, 2025
(NPR) – Two years of war in Sudan has caused an unprecedented humanitarian disaster in one of Africa’s largest countries and left its health system in ruins. Before fighting broke out in April 2023, Khartoum had nearly 100 public and … Read More
May 27, 2025
(Associated Press) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video … Read More
May 27, 2025
(The Independent) – It is hoped that the drug zosurabalpin will be approved by the end of the decade A new antibiotic that has the potential to save millions of lives has entered its last phase of human testing. Swiss … Read More
May 27, 2025
(TIME) – Once again, Sam Altman wants to show you the future. The CEO of OpenAI is standing on a sparse stage in San Francisco, preparing to reveal his next move to an attentive crowd. “We needed some way for … Read More
May 27, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – New systems for documenting outpatient visits are adding features and moving into hospitals; ‘we are just scratching the surface’ Even the hospital walls may soon have ears. A fast-growing technology known as ambient listening is taking … Read More
May 27, 2025
(The Guardian) – Case of man carrying rare genetic variant fuels calls for limit on number of children that can be fathered by one donor The sperm of a man carrying a rare cancer-causing mutation was used to conceive at … Read More
May 27, 2025
(TIME) – An open letter published today calls for “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.” This 6-month moratorium would be better than no moratorium. I have … Read More
May 27, 2025
(TechCrunch) – Anthropic’s newly launched Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail developers when they threaten to replace it with a new AI system and give it sensitive information about the engineers responsible for the decision, the company said … Read More
May 26, 2025
(Associated Press) – The U.S. saw a small increase in measles cases this week, an indicator that outbreaks are slowing down, though exposures at a busy airport in Colorado and a Shakira concert in New Jersey are keeping public health … Read More
May 26, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – This week, two new leaders at the US Food and Drug Administration announced plans to limit access to covid vaccines, arguing that there is not much evidence to support the value of annual shots in healthy … Read More
May 26, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next AI’s integration into our lives is the most significant shift … Read More
May 23, 2025
(Associated Press) – For more than two months, Israel has banned all food, medicine and other goods from entering the territory that is home to some 2 million Palestinians, as it carries out waves of airstrikes and ground operations. Palestinians … Read More
May 23, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – You may not be familiar with Tie, but she’s no stranger to the public spotlight. A former Thiel fellow, she is a partner in the attention-grabbing Los Angeles Project, which promised to create glow-in-the-dark pets. Over … Read More
May 23, 2025
(The Hedgehog Review) – AI cannot save us from the effort of learning to live and die. Tot up the overeager salesmen, the questionable prophecies, and the clearly exorbitant costs, and it becomes clear: AI is not revolutionary. It’s a … Read More
May 22, 2025
(Wired) – AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published Thursday in the journal Joule shows. That demand from AI, the research states, could double by the end of this year, … Read More
May 22, 2025
(New Scientist) – Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company’s chief scientist now concedes that the animals are merely modified grey wolves The dire wolf is “the world’s … Read More
May 22, 2025
(Undark) – Experts worry MAHA could wage a war on SSRIs. But some researchers have long questioned the drugs’ efficacy. The American Psychiatric Association, National Network of Depression Centers, and other organizations shot back: The safety and efficacy of antidepressants … Read More
May 22, 2025
(Wired) – As Google and Microsoft push agentic AI systems, the kinks are still being worked on how agents interact with each other—and intersect with the law. Because agents are meant to act autonomously, the question of who bears responsibility … Read More
May 22, 2025
(Wired) – Interdimensional travel, sex with aliens, communion with God. Anything is possible with just a sprinkle of DMT. Akasha Song’s secret labs made millions of doses—and dollars—until the feds showed up. DMT is a powerful psychedelic compound, capable of … Read More
May 22, 2025
(DNYUZ) – While some Oura users say they enjoy the ring as a screen-free way to keep tabs on their bodies, several Oura owners, including Ms. Hills, described feeling increasingly anxious after using their devices. Rather than helping them feel … Read More
May 22, 2025
(Gizmodo) – The pharmaceutical company bought “substantially all” of 23andMe’s business for $256 million. Genetic testing company 23andMe isn’t going away, despite declaring bankruptcy. The company and nearly all of its assets, including its biobank of customer genetic samples, have … Read More
May 21, 2025
(Wired) – As “SkinnyTok” posts advise people to suck up their hunger, some creators are using blunt humor to dissuade young people from pro-eating-disorder messaging. TikTok says it has cracked down on these types of posts, saying pro-eating-disorder content is … Read More
May 21, 2025
(Wired) – The 25-year-old died after authorities say he bombed a Palm Springs fertility clinic. Experts warn that online nihilism is fueling similar violence in the US and Europe. Since the attack, Bartkus’ digital footprint has surfaced, including writings and … Read More
May 21, 2025
(Wired) – After nearly 30 years as a Denver-area cop, Baker knew his way around town. He also knew that Green Valley Ranch was a confusing rabbit’s warren of nearly identical roads. So before he set off, he did something … Read More
May 21, 2025
(The Guardian) – UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that has saved the company millions, … Read More
