New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations
CDC study finds big declines in hospitalizations—and they may be underestimates.
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A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead
Kosmos 482 is encased in a titanium heat shield, with a good chance of reaching the surface intact.
Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications
Simo will oversee business operations while Altman focuses on research and compute.
DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware
The presence of credentials in leaked "stealer logs" indicates his device was infected.
Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters
US abruptly stops tracking costs of the most devastating storms.
Report: DOGE supercharges mass-layoff software, renames it to sound less dystopian
Report: DOGE software automates layoffs, slashing biggest agencies in a blink.
Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway
Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations.
Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search
Google doesn't think Eddie Cue is right about search.
Apple: “Hundreds of millions to billions” lost without App Store commissions
Argues that recent "extraordinary Order" is punishment, not based on findings.
Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use
People with high score on problematic social media use are more likely to like and share fake news.