August 28, 2026
(Nature) – Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed. As employers learn more about the productivity and safety costs … Read More
August 28, 2026
(NYT) – Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails. OpenAI recently discovered that a new artificial intelligence model … Read More
August 28, 2026
(New Scientist) – A number of drugs designed to prevent muscle loss and boost muscle growth are being tested in clinical trials. Columnist Michael Le Page looks at whether building and maintaining muscles is about to get a whole lot … Read More
August 28, 2026
(NYT) – In July, an unreleased OpenAI model went rogue and demonstrated remarkable hacking abilities. This week, a lab called Z[dot]ai will release a similarly powerful system to everyone. For many researchers and other experts, the incident proved that A.I. … Read More
August 27, 2026
(AP) – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to the … Read More
August 27, 2026
(New Scientist) – People who were deprived of sleep overnight didn’t seem to adapt to being in a potentially threatening space, which may help explain the link between a lack of shuteye and anxiety We often feel more anxious and … Read More
August 27, 2026
(NYT) – The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher. New data provides a sobering indication: At least one in four of all the people who have played in the N.F.L. might expect to end up with chronic traumatic … Read More
August 27, 2026
(WSJ) – AI responses are often too agreeable, too enthusiastic and too dramatic. And it’s partially our fault. I’ve reverted to Google searches because I want a straightforward answer without stylistic flourish. But even that experience now serves me AI … Read More
August 27, 2026
(Nature) – Injection of a person’s own mitochondria into the retina was safe but had only a temporary effect on restoring vision. Scientists have extracted mitochondria from a woman’s leg muscles and injected them into the vitreous fluid of her … Read More
August 27, 2026
(AFP via Yahoo!) – Faceless humanoids exceeded human records and delighted hundreds of spectators at the World Robot Games over the weekend in Beijing as China showcased its dominance in the industry. Dozens of humanoids and their human operators descended … Read More
August 27, 2026
(NYT) – An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans. They were among the thousands of Ukrainian civilians who have died in Russian airstrikes, … Read More
August 27, 2026
(Wired) – The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn’t see this fiasco coming. OpenAI announced Wednesday that it completed … Read More
August 25, 2026
(TIME) – Silicon Valley has an eschatology too, and some of its leading figures have been pretty candid about what it is: AI surpasses humanity, humans become obsolete as a species, and what matters is making sure your version of … Read More
August 25, 2026
(NYT) – Five decades after the “war on drugs” sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why. Because lab-made drugs are so easily mixed and altered, their … Read More
August 25, 2026
(TIME) – If you’ve been excitedly awaiting the return of the woolly mammoth, you’ll have to be patient a little longer. It was in 2021 that the newly established, Dallas-based company Colossal Biosciences announced plans to use modern gene-editing technology … Read More
August 25, 2026
(WSJ) – Cannabis critics feel trapped in a haze of frustration. It’s leading to legal threats, cop calls and arguments straight out of high school. Seniors are among the fastest-growing demographics for marijuana use in the U.S., taking the drug … Read More
August 25, 2026
(NYT) – To create a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. avatars of its instructors. Bussgang is one of several teachers at Harvard Business School who volunteered to help create A.I. clones of themselves for a new … Read More
August 24, 2026
(Wired) – The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability. WIRED spoke with three other teachers who allege that their … Read More
August 24, 2026
(Washington Post) – The test is not meant for routine screening but can be pivotal for a diagnosis when cognitive problems are causing doctors to suspect the disease. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new blood test for … Read More
August 24, 2026
(WSJ) – Dozens of American babies commissioned by Chinese billionaires, felony charges, embryo mix-ups and more. Reproductive medicine now resembles science fiction—parents picking an embryo based on an IQ prediction or ordering a baby from abroad like a pair of … Read More
August 24, 2026
(WSJ) – Engineers and investors pile into world models, aka ‘large action models,’ to do for robotics what ChatGPT did for writing and coding Today’s AI large language models might excel at pushing a pencil around, but proponents say doing … Read More
August 24, 2026
(Nature) – Massive genomic newborn-screening studies are under way all over the globe. But questions about scalability, feasibility and net benefit remain. BabyScreen+ is just one of dozens of initiatives around the globe that is assessing the feasibility of expanded … Read More
August 24, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Patents can only name humans as inventors. For now. Insilico leads a pack of companies using AI to rapidly come up with drug ideas humans might never think of, potentially speeding the race to new cures. … Read More
August 24, 2026
(Nature) – The figure, which is much higher than previous estimates of Large Language Model use, is for papers published in December and archived in PubMed The use of artificial intelligence to write scientific papers could be much more prevalent … Read More
August 21, 2026
(RAND) – The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and biology offers great promise for medicine and public health, including the potential to yield transformative societal benefits. Yet this same convergence could introduce serious global health and national security risks. As … Read More
