Can AI spot harmful health side effects on social media?
A new AI tool discovers harmful side effects of cannabis products from Reddit posts. Public health workers could use this info to help keep people
Scientists made human egg cells from skin cells
More work needs to be done to create viable human embryos, but the method might someday be used in IVF to help infertile people and
There’s an angry squirrel in California who’s put two people in hospital
Sorry, this video isn’t available any more. Locals in a California city are on edge after a series of animal attacks. The perpetrator, however, isn’t
The show might not go on: Broadway stars ready to strike
Broadway actors are preparing to exit the stage in a strike that would shutter more than 30 productions ahead of its peak season.
US government shutdown to begin within hours
The US government is hours away from shutting down for the first time in almost seven years after last-ditch Senate votes on funding plans fell
How does China’s K visa work and can it compete with the H-1B?
China is rolling out a new visa aimed at foreign talent in STEM just as the US is tightening eligibility for the H-1B.
UN Security Council approves ‘Gang Suppression Force’ for Haiti
International mission would surge personnel in Haiti, with mandate to ‘neutralise, isolate, and deter’ gangs.
White House withdraws nomination of anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist
The White House sent paperwork to the Senate on Monday to withdraw the nomination of anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of
Hegseth bashes wokeness in unprecedented meeting with top military brass
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gathered 800 top US military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
Immigration officials could soon reopen DACA to first-time applicants
Under the government’s proposal, DACA recipients who move into Texas risk losing their legal ability to work, while moving out of Texas could allow them
Hegseth rails against ‘beardos’ and ‘woke’ in gathering of US generals
Hundreds of high ranking military leaders were summoned for a rare meeting with the Department of Defense secretary.
Afghan women lose their ‘last hope’ as Taliban shut down internet
For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.
Austrian Armed Forces switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice
The Austrian Armed Forces are discontinuing the use of Microsoft Office in favor of the open-source office software LibreOffice, Heise reports. The decision covers around
Apple is nowhere near the limits of Apple Silicon
High computational performance with low energy consumption. These words now define Apple’s entire ecosystem, an advantage that will only grow as Apple sets the scene for