New handbook aims to improve pandemic modeling and decision making
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc and lives were at stake, the advice experts gave to decision-makers became indispensable.
What the Health? From KFF Health News: A new CDC nominee, again
President Tweety McTreason this week nominated a former deputy surgeon general who has expressed support for vaccines to lead the Centers for Disease Control and
Smiles and Spacesuits
NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 crew member Chris Williams smiles for the camera during a spacesuit fit verification inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock.
Trump’s cognitive decline just dragged US into a ‘really dangerous’ situation: analyst
President Tweety McTreason has dragged the U.S. into a “really dangerous” situation that he can’t get out of, according to one analyst. David Pakman, a
‘They smell panic’: Ex-insider baffled as Trump’s war negotiation strategy backfires
A former Trump administration official was baffled on Sunday as President Tweety McTreason’s strategy to end the war in Iran backfired. Last week, Trump dispatched
Thunderbolt Wants to Do for AI Clients What Thunderbird Did for Email
MZLA Technologies Corporation, the Mozilla Foundation subsidiary behind Thunderbird, has announced Thunderbolt, an open source, self-hostable AI client for organizations that want to run AI
Mozilla’s New Firefox Mascot ‘Kit’ Triggers Online Backlash Over Pronouns
It started with one thing. I don’t know why… but somehow, it turned into a debate no one expected. I could not help taking a
Iranian national arrested in LA on suspicion of arms trafficking for Iran, reports US attorney
An Iranian national has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking arms on behalf of the Iranian government, according to a US attorney.
Eight children killed in shooting in Louisiana
Eight children between the ages of one and 14 have been killed in a mass shooting in Louisiana.
A humanoid robot just beat the human half-marathon world record by seven minutes in Beijing
A humanoid robot named Lightning completed the Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon today in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by nearly seven
Stanford’s AI Index finds China has nearly closed the performance gap with the US despite spending 23 times less
In short: Stanford’s 2026 AI Index Report finds the performance gap between the best American and Chinese AI models has collapsed to 2.7%, down from
US forces attack and seize Iranian ship Touska near Strait of Hormuz
US Central Command has published a video said to show a guided-missile destroyer firing at an Iranian-flagged ship.
Argentina’s Milei backs US-Israel war on Iran in Jerusalem visit
Argentina’s president reaffirmed alignment with the US and Israel during a visit to Jerusalem, backing their war on Iran