Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins
The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.
Pentagon wants $54B for drones, more than most nations’ military budgets
The US military’s massive $1.5 trillion budget request for the next fiscal year includes what Pentagon officials described as the largest investment in drone warfare
Mozilla: Anthropic’s Mythos found 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150
Earlier this month, Anthropic said its Mythos Preview model was so good at finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities that the company was limiting its initial release to
SpaceX Strikes Deal With Cursor for $60 Billion
The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.
Chaos engulfs war talks as Trump admin can’t identify ‘who’s in charge’: CNN reporter
CNN’s Kristen Holmes reported on Tuesday that President Tweety McTreason’s administration is wading through chaos in its efforts to end the war in Iran because
Trump’s latest ‘scam’ confirms admin has become a ‘going out of business sale’: lawyer
President Tweety McTreason’s latest “scam” shows his administration is being run like a “going out of business sale,” according to one lawyer. Trump is reportedly
Former Hollywood mogul facing new rape retrial
Harvey Weinstein used his influence in Hollywood to prey on women, a prosecutor has told a New York jury as a rape charge returned to
Apple is betting John Ternus will bring back Jobs-era decisiveness at the worst possible time to be behind on AI
Summary: Bloomberg frames Apple’s CEO transition as a bet on “Jobs-era decisiveness,” with John Ternus expected to centralise decision-making and move faster on AI, where
Humble emerges from stealth with $24M and a cableless autonomous electric truck built to go dock-to-dock
The San Francisco startup, founded by an ex-Uber ATG and Waabi engineer, is taking a different approach to autonomous freight than Aurora or Kodiak: no
You can now test and compare AI models on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is testing a new AI feature, Crosscheck, which allows users to compare several popular AI models directly on the platform. Users enter prompts into
Injectable immunotherapy shrinks precancerous oral lesions in clinical trial
Injecting nivolumab (Opdivo) directly into precancerous oral lesions led to reduction in lesion size and allowed some patients to avoid surgery, according to research from
Chronic wildfire smoke exposure may raise long-term cancer risks
Exposure to wildfire smoke was associated with a significantly increased risk of lung, colorectal, breast, bladder, and blood cancer, according to results from a study
Early myocarditis onset after immunotherapy linked to higher fatality risk
Patients who developed myocarditis within the first month of receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy were more likely to die of myocarditis, and myocarditis-specific fatality was
Trump remains ‘in a quandary’ despite Iran war ceasefire extension
Barbara Slavin says Trump’s decision to extend a ceasefire with Iran is a relief, but a diplomatic solution is far off.