Shifting vaccine guidelines inject uncertainty into getting fall COVID shots
Respiratory viruses often surge in the fall. We asked an infectious diseases expert how best to protect ourselves given a shifting vaccine landscape.
The phoenix isn’t the only critter to survive the flames
There are no real phoenixes hiding anywhere. But science has revealed that some living things can take quite a bit of heat.
Elon Musk’s X Agrees to Settlements With Thousands of Former Employees
The settlements are an about-face for the billionaire, whose company fought with former workers over whether it owed them severance pay.
Lyle Menendez denied parole, will remain in prison along with younger brother Erik
A day after denying release for his younger brother, Erik, a California Parole Board ruled that Lyle Menendez should also remain in prison for gunning
Millions of dollars flow into redistricting battle on the November ballot
Charles Munger Jr., who backed the creation of an independent redistricting commission, donated $10 million to oppose California Democrats’ effort to redraw congressional districts.
Developers who don’t document code? Blame the bosses
One of the top enterprise IT complaints is that a serious lack of documentation — especially for legacy systems’ homegrown code — makes operations much
14 hidden Pixel features for smarter calling
Pixel phones are filled with efficiency-enhancing Google intelligence, and one area that’s all too easy to overlook is the way the devices can improve the
North Korea accuses South Korean troops of firing warning shots near border
Pyongyang claims South Korea’s army fired more than 10 warning shots from a machinegun towards North Korean troops.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,276
Here are the key events on day 1,276 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump publishes lame list of “woke” Smithsonian exhibits that all feature brown & queer people
According to the White House, “Tweety McTreason Is Right About the Smithsonian.” That’s the title of an “article” the administration published on Thursday that aims
UN aid chief’s powerful plea to end Israel’s Gaza famine
The UN’s head of humanitarian aid has made an impassioned plea for international action, as he confirmed a famine.
Proposal could lead to sanctions against Alaska medical professionals for gender-affirming care
The Alaska State Medical Board will be considering language that says medical professionals provide gender-affirming care for children could risk having their work considered unprofessional
Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s
Four men in Georgia, all living in the same county, mysteriously became infected with a potentially deadly soil bacterium that’s normally found in the tropics
College student’s “time travel” AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history
A hobbyist developer building AI language models that speak Victorian-era English “just for fun” got an unexpected history lesson this week when his latest creation