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July 21, 2026

Why Mexico is at the heart of ethical debate over global surrogacy

(The Guardian) – Many say lack of regulation allows people to exploit women’s bodies, but others argue it offers financial freedom, and a child to those with no other option Instead, like an increasing number of Europeans from countries with … Read More

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July 21, 2026

Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them

(NYT) – Political campaigns have something new to worry about these days: unflattering or incomplete information produced by A.I. programs when voters ask questions about candidates. Mr. Lloyd, 33, relied on a report on his A.I. presence from CampSight, a … Read More

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July 21, 2026

Are Therapists to Blame for the Rise of Adults Cutting Off Their Parents?

(WSJ) – Many moms and dads believe that their adult children are getting bad advice—and a growing number of researchers agree. ‘Everything becomes trauma.’ After decades of urging families to communicate better and work on their issues together, some therapists … Read More

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July 21, 2026

Top American AI Execs Sound Alarm on Chinese Models

(WSJ) – White House is divided on how to respond to recent advances in Chinese AI, has weighed crackdown measures Silicon Valley and Washington are debating a multibillion-dollar question: Should American companies be able to use Chinese artificial-intelligence models? OpenAI … Read More

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July 21, 2026

Nurses’ AI pushback expands to new front

(Becker’s) – For two years, nurses have battled artificial intelligence mostly at the bargaining table. A proposed set of AI billing codes has now opened a new front: how the technology is reimbursed. The American Medical Association is pushing to … Read More

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July 21, 2026

Cyclospora investigation still points to recalled lettuce, FDA says

(Axios) – The FDA said Monday it still thinks Taylor Farms lettuce is likely behind a Cyclospora outbreak, even after pulling back earlier test results linking the produce to the parasite. Why it matters: Tracking the source of the diarrhea-causing … Read More

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July 20, 2026

FDA Walks Back Finding of Cyclospora Parasite as Outbreak Probe Continues

(WSJ) – Agency earlier said sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms tested positive for cyclospora, but company’s recall remains in place The Food and Drug Administration walked back an earlier statement that a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms tested … Read More

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July 20, 2026

Uproar Over Surrogate Baby Prompts German Official’s Sudden Resignation

(NYT) – Jens Spahn, a top leader of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party, resigned his post after announcing that he had a baby by surrogate, which is illegal in Germany. It was a dizzying end to an overnight scandal that had … Read More

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July 20, 2026

How AI is supercharging drug development

(Axios) – Artificial intelligence is dramatically speeding up drug development — and a proprietary survey shows how it’s priming a bigger automation push that’s changing the trajectory of early stage pharma research. Why it matters: The TD Cowen survey of … Read More

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July 20, 2026

St. Augustine surrogate fights for parental rights as intended parent leaves children unclaimed for 20 months

(First Coast News) – A St. Augustine surrogate mother is fighting for custody of the children she birthed after she says the intended parent from China never picked them up. Simpson said she did not hear from the intended parent … Read More

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July 20, 2026

Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center

(The Conversation) – In my 2023 book, “Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics,” I show how embryo adoption developed as a Christian pro-life response to the accumulation of embryos remaining after IVF, recasting embryos as vulnerable children requiring … Read More

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July 20, 2026

Boys’ ADHD symptoms linked to addictive social media use in new study

(Washington Post via MSN) – The adolescent boys indicated in the questionnaire that they found themselves frequently thinking about social media. They wanted to use it less often, but felt unable to stop. A year later, when their parents were … Read More

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July 20, 2026

Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest Advantage

(The Atlantic) – In the data-center age, the business of tech companies is more like oil-refining than coding. The AI boom has showered some of the nation’s most prominent companies in market value. OpenAI and Anthropic are now the two … Read More

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July 17, 2026

Parasitic Outbreak Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Supplied to Taco Bell

(WSJ) – In a bulletin posted Thursday night, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said federal and state health officials were probing a multistate outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell … Read More

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July 17, 2026

China wants to end AI romances

(The Economist) – They are having too much impact on young people’s lives Chinese tech firms are stripping human-like personas from their chatbots in order to comply with new government rules aimed at reducing “emotional dependence” on AI. The regulations, … Read More

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July 17, 2026

The Nun Study Revealed Hidden Details About Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Now a New Era of Research Begins

(Fort Worth Star Telegram) – Nearly every modern idea about why some brains resist Alzheimer’s while others do not traces back to a group of Catholic sisters who agreed, decades ago, to let scientists follow them for the rest of … Read More

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July 17, 2026

‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?

(The Guardian) – Designers say that as well as offering a degree of protection from surveillance, their clothes make a powerful fashion statement about the importance of privacy As facial recognition technology is rolled out across Britain’s public spaces, a … Read More

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July 17, 2026

Brain implant helps paralysed man to feed himself and drink from cup

(The Guardian) – Keith Thomas can move arms and hands, and feel sensation of touch after ‘double neural bypass’ and months of training A man who was paralysed from the chest down in a swimming accident six years ago has … Read More

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July 17, 2026

There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it.

(MIT Technology Review) – Discussions of the life stage are often clouded by misinformation. Today, information about perimenopause is more prevalent and accessible than ever. If you’re a woman in your 40s and you’re not feeling 100%, chances are there’ll … Read More

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July 16, 2026

AI is changing what we can do. Who we become is still our choice

(The Humanist Review) – To understand AI’s effect on moral character, ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah goes back to John Stuart Mill, and the idea that people are shaped by their choices. Technologies that extend human powers may also, by degrees, … Read More

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July 16, 2026

Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone

(AP) – When asked what conditions Hegseth was looking to address with the new policy, the Pentagon referred to Hegseth’s remarks in the video that mentioned keeping troops “strong, resilient and capable” and that the rigors of the modern battlefield … Read More

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July 16, 2026

The privacy problems hidden in your period tracker

(BBC) – Some apps are sharing users’ health data. New research uncovers which apps lock down your privacy, and which don’t. Stardust is a period tracking app that combines users’ menstrual cycles with astrology and horoscopes. It also makes bold … Read More

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July 16, 2026

Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?

(The New Yorker) – You can now make a virtual replica of a loved one. The question is what it can give you in return. Gaia Alari, a thirty-six-year-old artist, lives in Bergamo, Italy. In the past few years, her … Read More

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July 16, 2026

AI avatars are reshaping society in China — the law is trying to catch up

(Nature) – Digital people are fulfilling roles from running hospitals to giving lectures to offering companionship. At the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou, students can listen to lectures given by AI avatars that look and speak … Read More

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July 16, 2026

France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate

(AP) – France’s National Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care. But the 291-241 vote in the lower house of parliament … Read More

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