September 30, 2026
(STAT News) – A genetic blueprint created by AI can become an actual pathogen in weeks That ambiguity is the problem. The same tools that scientists might use to design a vaccine can help design a worse pathogen. The same … Read More
September 30, 2026
(NYT) – An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. When Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant, unveiled findings from … Read More
September 30, 2026
(IEEE Spectrum) – Online child safety deserves more nuanced policy Within weeks of Australia’s similar ban, the country’s eSafety Commissioner reported that platforms had restricted access to 4.7 million under-16 accounts. Two months later, though, one in five Australian teenagers … Read More
September 30, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Recent hacks have shown that the law is lagging when it comes to holding companies accountable. The researcher who uncovered the OpenAI website hijack has warned it’s likely that similar undiscovered episodes are out there. And … Read More
September 30, 2026
(WSKG/NPR) – There are no firm numbers, but there could be a million or more Americans conceived with a donated egg or sperm. Jacqui Comstock, an oceanographer on Cape Cod, is the product of both. From member station WBUR, reporter … Read More
September 30, 2026
(ABC via MSN) – The daughter of a Jehovah’s Witness who bled to death in Newcastle after refusing a blood transfusion says she is angry the faith has taken so long to tweak its doctrine to allow for blood transfusions … Read More
September 29, 2026
(AP) – The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood, allowing members to receive products derived from blood but maintaining a ban on transfusions of whole blood. The policy, announced Friday, is … Read More
September 29, 2026
(Wired) – One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity. The AI debate is no longer just about the technology itself, but about ideological groups and strategic narratives, and Gebru believes … Read More
September 29, 2026
(ProPublica) – “Take a loss? Now take a beat,” it read. This felt right after the tear I’d been on. To date I’d blown about $12,500 in total on DraftKings. That’s the equivalent of six months of mortgage payments in … Read More
September 29, 2026
(NYT) – I have a confession: A.I. is making me a better doctor. And I worry that it’s making doctors-in-training worse. Amid our recent doom cycle about whether A.I. will lead to extreme societal harms, a parallel anxiety has taken … Read More
September 29, 2026
(Wired) – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever. Ebola hasn’t gone away. In fact, the ongoing outbreak in Africa is among the most concerning epidemics the organization trying to … Read More
September 29, 2026
(NPR) – At the July AIDS 2026 conference in Rio, Jason Mitchell, a public health specialist leading Fiji’s HIV response, described it as the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the world, noting that two-thirds of cases are in those ages 20-34. … Read More
September 28, 2026
(NYT) – Our cozy relationship with A.I. chatbots can lead to “artificial intimacy,” says one expert. Here’s how to keep it in check. Dr. Turkle, author of best-selling books such as “Reclaiming Conversation,” has studied the social and psychological implications … Read More
September 28, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – New studies pour cold water on a prominent rejuvenation idea. Unfortunately for Putin, new research pours a little cold water on this idea. Studies on transplanted hearts in both mice and humans suggest that new hearts … Read More
September 28, 2026
(Tampa Bay News) – Florida has confirmed 190 cases of dengue fever, with the majority reported in a single Tampa Bay-area county. The Florida Department of Health has released its latest confirmed cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness transmitted … Read More
September 28, 2026
(BBC) – A rapid new test for brain tumours that the NHS has started using can slash the time it takes for an accurate diagnosis from up to eight weeks to two hours. The test, which is used by doctors … Read More
September 28, 2026
(Wired) – An ironic development emerging alongside the “Make America Healthy Again” movement is the portrayal of nicotine as a wellness and performance-enhancing product. Across social media, podcasts, natural medicine communities, and tech startups, prominent wellness personalities and other influencers … Read More
September 28, 2026
(CBC) – The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says around nine people die in Canadian hospitals each day from harm caused by alcohol. Daily hospitalizations for alcohol number 280, compared to 84 for opioids, it says. On top of … Read More
September 28, 2026
(WSJ) – Model dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra was due to make its debut inside ChatGPT and Codex in October OpenAI is scrapping the release of its next-generation AI model over safety concerns that researchers raised during internal testing, in one of … Read More
September 25, 2026
(Mother Jones) – OpenAI’s chatbot fed the school shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre, our investigation reveals. In June 2025, Jesse Van Rootselaar received an email notification from OpenAI. Van Rootselaar had been using ChatGPT to discuss … Read More
September 25, 2026
(ABC News) – Dozens of Americans have filed personal injury lawsuits against the makers of popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, claiming they were not properly warned of the risk of a rare type of sudden vision loss, … Read More
September 25, 2026
(AFP via Yahoo!) – A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an “obviously unacceptable” breach. The AI tool sought access to … Read More
September 25, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Geoffrey Hinton still believes the potential benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh its potential for destruction. Since he left Google in 2023, Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel laureate commonly recognized as the “Godfather of AI,” is perhaps best known … Read More
September 25, 2026
(CT) – It seems the more we use generative AI tools, the more we feel alone. Using a chatbot is alluring, but it’s like drinking seawater—it appears to quench our thirst but in the end makes us thirstier. Will we … Read More
September 24, 2026
(404 Media) – Scientists discovered that diseased fruit flies lived longer when they were removed from Earth’s magnetic field, while healthy flies had shorter lifespans, in a first-of-its kind experiment with surprising results. Scientists have discovered that the removal of … Read More
