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“… some of AI industry’s most prominent figures — those who stand to earn hundreds of millions to billions of dollars — are financially conflicted; their $$$ stake can skew thinking, prompting an emphasis of societal benefits… and futility in slowing down” — Noam Scheiber
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@NewsweekSep 26
Researchers have uncovered a surprising immune-system switch in the brain that could open a new avenue in the fight the disease. newsweek.com/study-shows-pro…
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San Francisco Chronicle
@sfchronicleSep 2
Bay Area wastewater data show COVID continuing to climb into September, part of a nationwide increase now affecting nearly every state. sfchronicle.com/health/artic…

Bay Area COVID surge may have weeks to go as wastewater levels climb

Bay Area wastewater data shows COVID continuing to climb into September, part of a nationwide increase now affecting nearly every state.

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7th death confirmed in Manhattan Legionnaires' outbreak, matching total from 2025 outbreak nbcnewyork.com/news/health/7…
7th death confirmed in Manhattan Legionnaires' outbreak, matching total from 2025 outbreak

7th death confirmed in Manhattan Legionnaires' outbreak, matching total from 2025 outbreak

NYC health officials confirmed a seventh death in connection to the Legionnaires’ outbreak on the Upper East Side, matching the number of lives lost in a similar outbreak in Harlem in 2025.

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Teen Took on a $10 Trillion Industry. We Might All Be Healthier Because of it. nytimes.com/2026/07/27/opini… via @NYTOpinion
Opinion | This Teen Took on a $10 Trillion Industry. We Might All Be Healthier Because of Him.

Opinion | This Teen Took on a $10 Trillion Industry. We Might All Be Healthier Because of Him.

A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.

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Philip Morris purchased Kraft, and , R.J. Reynolds acquired major food brands and merged with Nabisco. documents show cigarette companies applied their knowledge about flavor optimization, youth marketing and brain chemistry to ultraprocessed foods in order to increase profits.
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Our non science led administration :-( apnews.com/article/californi…
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants

White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants

Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and...

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@NYMagJun 15
The FDA is investigating an outbreak of infant botulism after three babies who drank Nara Organics got sick. thecut.com/article/nara-orga…
Another Fancy Formula Brand Has Been Recalled

Another Fancy Formula Brand Has Been Recalled

The FDA is investigating an outbreak of infant botulism after three babies who drank Nara Organics got sick.

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ABC News
@ABCJun 15
Any advertisements in New York that feature artificial intelligence-generated people in place of actors will now be violating state law if they don't clearly label that they have used a “synthetic performer.” abcnews.link/6YhUc3c
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Britain will ban under-16s from using social media apps including TikTok and YouTube apnews.com/article/uk-teen-s…

UK bans under-16s from using social media apps including TikTok and YouTube

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain will ban children under 16 from using social media apps like Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube from early next year.

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needle-free universal vaccine. Scientists have safely elicited an immune response to several viruses; more research needed; larger trials planned. theweek.com/health/universal…
A newly developed universal vaccine could keep pandemics at bay

A newly developed universal vaccine could keep pandemics at bay

Scientists used AI to create it

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study published in the Journal of Infection. The vaccine has an AI-created “super-antigen,” which can trigger the body’s immune system to fight a broad array of pathogens
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International Day of Play! play.ted.com/action-hub
Action Hub | Play@TED

Action Hub | Play@TED

Imagination can take us anywhere.

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Posturing insanity : Xi to meet Jong Un; last visit was 2019 bbc.com/news/live/cdepg4kw98…
China's Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong Un pledge closer ties as meeting enters second day -...

China's Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong Un pledge closer ties as meeting enters second day -...

The Chinese leader is on the last day of a two-day visit to Pyongyang, his first official trip since 2019.

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air filters can capture DNA floating in the atmosphere and it can identify wildlife, viruses, and even plants linked to drugs nearby spacedaily.com/n-scientists-…
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Canadian MV Hondius cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…
Canadian MV Hondius cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus

Canadian MV Hondius cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus

The individual was taken to the hospital to receive care along with their spouse, who also has mild symptoms, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirms hantavirus case. Not related to cruise ship outbreak cbsnews.com/colorado/news/co…
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirms hantavirus case

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirms hantavirus case

On Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a fatal case of hantavirus in the state.

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WHO Declares Congo-Uganda Ebola Outbreak Global Health Emergency bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
WHO Ebola Emergency Declaration Seeks to Spur Global Response

WHO Ebola Emergency Declaration Seeks to Spur Global Response

The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, seeking to mobilize support against a rare...

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Ashish K. Jha
@ashishkjhaMay 8
Always fun to be on with @michaelstrahan on @GMA to answer Hantavirus questions Should the public be worried (no) Will it become a global pandemic (no) Does it spread through the air (probably does) Are we prepared for this or the next big outbreak Sadly no. Not at all
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Infectious disease experts alarmed by Legionella cases at Santa Clara hospital sfgate.com/bayarea/article/l…
Infectious disease experts alarmed by Legionella cases at Santa Clara hospital

ALT Infectious disease experts alarmed by Legionella cases at Santa Clara hospital

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