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WHO recommends twice-a-year HIV prevention shot as concern looms over funding for global HIV fight | CNN
WHO recommends twice-a-year HIV prevention shot as concern looms over funding for global HIV fight | CNN
The World Health Organization is now recommending that countries include an HIV drug newly approved for prevention, lenacapavir, as a tool in their efforts to fight HIV infections - especially for groups most at risk and in areas where the burden of HIV remains high.


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How do you stop an AI model turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training
How do you stop an AI model turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training
AI developers have many levers they can use to steer chatbots into certain behaviours.


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Don't Die of Heart Disease
Don't Die of Heart Disease
During my "hiatus" I've been doing research in a variety of different areas that interest me. After a personal experience with basal cell carcinoma that set me on a journey to better understand and take control of my own health, I ended up going deep on heart disease prevention. My father is a cardiologist and his mantra has always been that heart disease is entirely preventable. Nobody needs to die of it, so long as they know how not to.


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San Francisco rolls out Microsoft's Copilot AI for 30,000 city workers
The city will use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o, for employees like nurses and social workers to improve city services.






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Three Universities Will Face Congress Over Antisemitism Allegations
Three Universities Will Face Congress Over Antisemitism Allegations
Leaders from Georgetown, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, will become the latest to testify about accusations of campus antisemitism.


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Starbucks employees to return to the office four days a week - or take a payout
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol wants employees back in the office four days a week to aid the company's turnaround.


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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department
The DoD's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said the awards will help the agency accelerate its adoption of AI solutions.


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The Year When Pregnancy Was a Fashion Statement
The Year When Pregnancy Was a Fashion Statement
For one strange year in the 18th century, flaunting a false pregnancy was all the rage.




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Trump bets constantly shifting tariff strategy can remake global trade - WSJ (No paywall)
Trump bets constantly shifting tariff strategy can remake global trade
WASHINGTONPresident Trumps whirlwind of trade moves is driven by a bet that keeping other countries guessing will allow him to better dictate negotiating terms with trading partners, ultimately making it easier to bend them to his will, according to Trumps aides and allies.


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Whats Going to Happen to the Other 66 Lawsuits Against Sean Diddy Combs? - Vulture (No paywall)
Whats Going to Happen to the Other 66 Lawsuits Against Sean Diddy Combs?
As Sean Diddy Combs sits in jail awaiting his sentencing, aweek after hewas convicted of two federal counts of sex trafficking for transporting prostitutes to engage in sometimes dayslong, drug-fueled Freak Offs, one of his biggest nemeses, Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee, is still seeking justice for his clients. Buzbee alone has filed more than 60 civil lawsuits against Combs, and most victims are sticking with their lawsuits, which portray an array of abuse at the hands of Combs and his inner circle.


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Kim Jong Un says he'll 'unconditionally support' Russia's war amid a report he's sending 30,000 more troops against Ukraine
Kim Jong Un says he'll 'unconditionally support' Russia's war amid a report he's sending 30,000 more troops against Ukraine
Seoul said North Korea has likely supplied 12 million shells to Russia. Moscow, meanwhile, said Kim has pledged at least 6,000 more troops as workers.


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Novel open-source diagnostic tool offers affordable, reliable pathogen detection for resource-limited settings
Novel open-source diagnostic tool offers affordable, reliable pathogen detection for resource-limited settings
A bottleneck in ensuring access to widespread molecular diagnostics, especially in low- and middle-income countries, has been the high cost and logistical complexities associated with rapid, point-of-care tests.




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What's a Labubu? And Why Are They So Popular? - Inc (No paywall)
What's a Labubu? And Why Are They So Popular?
One sold at auction for $170,000 last month. A video of a woman claiming to have one made of 24k gold reached 15 million views on TikTok in two weeks. Lisa from the band Blackpink has one, David Beckham paraded one on Instagram, and Simone Biles, Dua Lipa, and Rihanna all have one. But this isnt a pair of shoes, a luxury bag or watch. Its a Labubu.


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14 million children were not vaccinated in 2024, UN estimates
14 million children were not vaccinated in 2024, UN estimates
U.N. health officials have estimated that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year. The World Health Organization and UNICEF said about 89% of children under 1 year old got a first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough in 2024, the same as in 2023. About 85% completed the three-dose series, up from 84% in 2023. The agencies released their annual estimate of global vaccine coverage Tuesday. Health leaders said the collapse of international aid, led by the U.S., threatens efforts to reduce the number of unprotected children. The U.N. estimates vaccines prevent 3.5 million to 5 million deaths a year.


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Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War? - The New Yorker (No paywall)
Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
Late this spring, I was led into a car in Kyiv, blindfolded, and driven to a secret factory in western Ukraine. The facility belongs to TAF Drones, founded three years ago by Oleksandr Yakovenko, a young Ukrainian businessman who wanted to help fend off the Russian invasion. When the war started, Yakovenko was busy running a logistics company in Odesa, but his country needed all the help it could get. Ukraine was overmatchedfighting a larger, wealthier adversary with a bigger army and more sophisticated weapons. The government said to me, We need you to make drones, Yakovenko told me. So I said to my guys, You have four hours to make up your minds. Leave or stayand, if you stay, promise me that youll do your best to help our military.


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Court-ordered treatment for serious mental illness is inconclusive, says federal report - STAT (No paywall)
Court-ordered treatment for serious mental illness is inconclusive, says federal report
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYCs Radiolab and Scientific American, and her story debunking a bogus theory about transgender kids was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award. You can reach Rose on Signal at rosebroderick.11.




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New research centre to explore how AI can help humans 'speak' with pets
New research centre to explore how AI can help humans 'speak' with pets
Centre for animal sentience to look into animal consciousness and the ethical use of AI in how we treat them


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Cleaner air in east Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates
Cleaner air in east Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates
A new study shows how polluted air could have been masking the full effects of global warming.


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Australia's Albanese and China's Xi seek common ground despite differences
Australia's Albanese and China's Xi seek common ground despite differences
Australia and China are working to strengthen trade ties despite disagreements over security and human rights. On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held talks in Beijing. Xi emphasized finding common ground, a sentiment Albanese echoed, highlighting mutual benefits. Australia relies heavily on exports to China, like iron ore, but shares U.S. concerns about China's human rights record and military activity. Albanese, elected in 2022, has aimed to improve relations with China. Earlier this week in Shanghai, he discussed boosting tourism and reducing carbon emissions in mining and steel production with Chinese leaders.


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Goldman Sachs doesn't have to hire a $180,000 software engineer - meet Devin, its new AI-powered worker
Goldman hopes its newest AI employee will make their human workers up to four times more productive - but it might just make them more stressed about the future of their job.




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This Game Captured Minds in Prison. Then It Disappeared.
This Game Captured Minds in Prison. Then It Disappeared.
The video game Mindustry makes people think about logistics and strategy. It helped people grow in one federal prison. Then it was taken away.


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We should be in a golden age for sleep
We should be in a golden age for sleep
Broader forces beyond individual choices impact who gets quality rest.


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The World's Deadliest Addiction Is Popping Up on Brain Scans. And It's Not Even a Drug.
The World's Deadliest Addiction Is Popping Up on Brain Scans. And It's Not Even a Drug.
There's a reason our culture is so obsessed with revenge, and it starts in the brain.


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Nvidia wins OK to resume sales of AI chip to China after CEO meets Trump - WSJ (No paywall)
Nvidia wins OK to resume sales of AI chip to China after CEO meets Trump
Nvidia said it has received assurances from the Trump administration that it can sell its H20 artificial-intelligence chip in China, days after Chief Executive Jensen Huang met President Trump.




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Amid Devastating Winter Losses, Another Threat Looms For U.S. Beekeepers
Amid Devastating Winter Losses, Another Threat Looms For U.S. Beekeepers
The parasitic Tropilaelaps mite, which threatens honeybees and the food supply, isn’t in North America. Yet.


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What to Know About Trump's Second State Visit to the U.K.
What to Know About Trump's Second State Visit to the U.K.
News of the visit was widely expected, as the President was publicly gifted a personal invite in February, when U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer presented Trump with a letter from King Charles III during a visit to the White House.


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France among EU nations to trial new app to protect minors from online harms
France among EU nations to trial new app to protect minors from online harms
France and four other EU countries will pilot a new age-verification app to block minors from harmful online content, the European Commission announced Monday. The tool is part of a widescale push by Brussels to protect children from online harms, as officials urge tighter controls on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.


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UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again
UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again
Decisions were paused more than seven months ago, following the fall of the Assad regime.




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Roman dodecahedron: A mysterious 12-sided object that has baffled archaeologists for centuries
Roman dodecahedron: A mysterious 12-sided object that has baffled archaeologists for centuries
There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object - but archaeologists have never quite figured it out.


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Old Tricks, New Tech: How Legacy Media Capture Fuels Today's Digital Authoritarianism
Old Tricks, New Tech: How Legacy Media Capture Fuels Today's Digital Authoritarianism
Marius Dragomir and Minna Aslama Horowitz discuss how digital authoritarianism is rising as states and Big Tech align, threatening independent media.


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Stop Solving Your Teams Problems for Them - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
Stop Solving Your Teams Problems for Them
Sven, a sales leader, received a call from a major customer who was furious. Their order arrived late, the product was damaged, and to top it off, their invoice didnt reflect the volume discount promised in the quarterly newsletter.


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Journalist says 4,000 fake AI news websites created to game Google algorithms
Journalist says 4,000 fake AI news websites created to game Google algorithms
AI-generated websites make money by 'backlinking' or gaming Discover for ad revenue.




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The Supreme Court just handed Trump the biggest victory of his second term
The Supreme Court just handed Trump the biggest victory of his second term
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Trump administration may fire more than half of the Department of Educations workforce mass terminations that, in Education Secretary Linda McMahons words, are the first step on the road to a total shutdown of the entire department.


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Reddit's UK users must now prove they're 18 to view many types of content
Reddit's UK users must now prove they're 18 to view many types of content
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.


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British Perl guru Matt Trout dead at 42
British Perl guru Matt Trout dead at 42
Obituary: A controversial and polarizing figure, but also widely hailed


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Panasonic opens country's largest EV battery plant in De Soto, Kansas
The largest Electric Vehicle battery plant in the United States officially opens its doors in De Soto, Kansas.




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Europe readies retaliatory tariffs if trade deal with US fails - WSJ (No paywall)
Europe readies retaliatory tariffs if trade deal with US fails
The European Union is readying a fresh list of American productsranging from aircraft to alcoholic beverages, coffee and medical devicesto hit with retaliatory tariffs if a trade deal isnt reached by President Trumps Aug. 1 deadline.EU officials on Monday unveiled the list after Trumps latest tariff threat over the weekend revived a debate in the bloc over whether it should fight back, and how forcefully, if the two sides cant reach a deal.The EU in April froze an initial package of retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. after Trump said he would limit blanket tariffs on most countries to 10% for 90 days. The new EU list, circulated to the blocs 27 member states and viewed by The Wall Street Journal, covers American imports that were together valued at roughly $84 billion last year.


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When blood hits clothes, physics takes over
When blood hits clothes, physics takes over
Researchers fired pig's blood at fabrics to decode the messy mechanics of crime scenes.


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What's your biological age? Researchers find new tool to measure
What's your biological age? Researchers find new tool to measure
Poultry consumption, vigorous exercise, and oily fish consumption were among the factors correlated with biologically youthful organs, the Stanford researchers found.


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Form makes its smart swimming goggles tougher with Gorilla Glass lenses
Form makes its smart swimming goggles tougher with Gorilla Glass lenses
At the same time, Form is rolling out new features for its premium subscribers, including more data-driven program planning and more tips on where you need to improve. The company also revealed that its premium features are paying off, with swimmers seeing 1.4 times the gains in speed compared to the users who use the hardware alone.




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What can slime mould teach us about biological memory? | Aeon Essays
What can slime mould teach us about biological memory? | Aeon Essays
Certain slime moulds can make decisions, solve mazes and remember things. What can we learn from the blob?


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Synthetic dyes in ice cream: Companies pledge to switch to natural colors
Synthetic dyes in ice cream: Companies pledge to switch to natural colors
Dozens of ice cream makers pledged on Monday to remove artificial dyes from their products by 2028. The move is the latest voluntary effort by U.S. food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration to remove synthetic dyes over potential health concerns. About 40 makers of ice cream and frozen dairy desserts said they would remove seven petroleum-based dyes from their products. Mixed studies have shown the dyes may cause behavioral problems in some children. One nutritionist notes that all those added sugars and saturated fat commonly found in ice cream mean it should still be eaten in moderation.


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Exclusive: Families of Israeli captives reach out to Hamas over fate of ceasefire talks
Exclusive: Families of Israeli captives reach out to Hamas over fate of ceasefire talks
Senior Hamas official tells a representative for some of the families that it is 'serious' about reaching ceasefire deal but facing 'intransigent Israeli positions'


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Australian Premier Albanese Meets China's Xi in Beijing
Australian Premier Albanese Meets China's Xi in Beijing
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is trying to deepen ties with China, his country’s biggest trading partner, while being under pressure from the United States.




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Americas biggest rare-earth producer makes a play to end Chinas dominance - WSJ (No paywall)
Americas biggest rare-earth producer makes a play to end Chinas dominance
At an industrial site in this Texas city, men dressed in head-to-toe protective gear dip giant ladles into a well of molten metal heated to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. Theyre making something the U.S. has hardly, if ever, produced at commercial scale in recent decades: rare-earth metals.


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Tariffs on Brazil Could Leave Coffee Drinkers With a Headache
Tariffs on Brazil Could Leave Coffee Drinkers With a Headache
President Trump’s pledge to place a 50 percent tariff on all imports from the South American nation will drive up the prices of coffee — and orange juice.


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A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movement
A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movement
MIT researchers developed a new type of bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles more easily than they could with a traditional prosthesis.


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Elon Musk's Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
Elon Musk's Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has pivoted from antisemitism to anime girl waifus. Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that AI companions are now available in...


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Thousands of vehicles sit idle at EU port as Trump's tariffs leave their mark
Thousands of vehicles sit idle at EU port as Trump's tariffs leave their mark
The US is the Port of Antwerp-Bruges's second-biggest trading partner after the UK and there is evidence that US exporters are also front-loading cargo to try to avoid any retaliatory tariffs that the EU may impose in the event of a trade war.


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How Eurostack could offer Canada a route to digital independence from the United States
How Eurostack could offer Canada a route to digital independence from the United States
Canada needs to consider its digital independence from the domination of the United States. Participating in the Eurostack initiative offers a way to do so.




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