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US health department plans to link autism to Tylenol: Report
Shares in the company that makes Tylenol — a popular brand of acetaminophen — fell 10% on the news.
Ken Cedeno/File Photo/Reuters
AI spots ‘covert’ consciousness before doctors
The work could help clinicians treat patients with brain injuries, researchers said.
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Scientists create glow-in-the-dark, rechargeable houseplants
The researchers say they hope their technique could be used to design sustainable, plant-based lighting.
Liu et al./Matter
Study finds genetic clues to a chronically overlooked and debilitating condition
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is not well understood and has long been dismissed as psychological rather than a physical condition.
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MDMA drug approval could be reexamined under Trump administration
The US FDA commissioner has declared drugs like MDMA ‘a top priority.’
FDA commissioner Marty Makary and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Musk reportedly limited Ukraine’s Starlink access during 2022 counteroffensive
In making the call, the tech mogul took “the outcome of a war into his own hands,” a source told Reuters.
Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters
Nvidia CEO downplays China risks ahead of Beijing trip
China is one of Nvidia’s biggest markets, accounting for 13% of its total sales for the fiscal year ending in January.
Economists see lower risk of US recession
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal said the US’s economic forecast looks better now than it did three months ago.
New AI model aims to mimic human decision-making
Dubbed Centaur, the model was trained on 160 psychology studies involving 60,000 participants making more than 10 million choices while completing different tasks, like memory games, gambling, and problem solving.
UK museum mounts ambitious bid for rediscovered Turner painting
The painting is believed to be the first of Turner’s oils to be publicly shown — in 1792, when he was just 17.
US strikes set Iran nuclear program back by just months, reports suggest
Preliminary US intelligence suggested that the strikes damaged three Iranian nuclear sites but left their underground facilities intact.
Tesla rolls out robotaxis in major test of self-driving capabilities
Elon Musk’s Tesla finally launched its robotaxi service Sunday, offering rides in self-driving Model Ys to passengers in Austin, Texas.
World leaders call for deescalation after US bombs Iran
European and Gulf leaders urged diplomacy after the US targeted Iranian nuclear sites, while Tehran’s allies China and Russia criticized the strikes.
US should prepare for possibility of losing AI race to China, experts say
US firms currently have the upper hand, but breakthroughs by Chinese companies like DeepSeek and Huawei suggest the gap is narrowing fast.
Musical version of ‘Hamlet’ composed and written by AI premieres in South Korea
‘The Voice of Hamlet: The Concert’ reworks William Shakespeare’s classic play about a Danish prince tortured by visions of his dead father
Study casts doubt on popular supplement’s anti-aging benefits
A massive study in humans, mice, and monkeys pours doubt on whether the amino acid taurine has the anti-aging properties it was thought to hold.
Pentagon fueled UFO rumors for decades, WSJ reports
The efforts were uncovered by a Pentagon office established in 2022 to investigate reports of UFOs, but weren’t publicly disclosed.
Beijing reportedly mulling a new ‘Made in China 2025’ plan
The plan would likely focus on boosting chip-making equipment and other technologies amid Beijing’s escalating war with Washington over artificial intelligence.