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Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops

Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone
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CDC nominee says she won't betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy's actions

The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling

CDC nominee says she won't betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy's actions
Business|Science|Technology

AI startup Thinking Machines launches an open-weight AI model

AI startup Thinking Machines revealed on Wednesday a new artificial intelligence model that could serve as one of the few alternatives to popular open

AI startup Thinking Machines launches an open-weight AI model
Health|Political|Science|World

Trump CDC nominee sidesteps questions on standing up to Kennedy on vaccines

Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S.

Trump CDC nominee sidesteps questions on standing up to Kennedy on vaccines
Science|Technology|World

What is Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian nuclear-linked site threatened by Trump?

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What is Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian nuclear-linked site threatened by Trump?
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Apple chasing AI chip company deals, The Information reports

Apple is looking to buy chip companies to bolster its efforts to make server processors for running AI, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the

Apple chasing AI chip company deals, The Information reports
Health|Science|Technology

A new blood test may predict Alzheimer’s risk but should be used carefully

A new blood test may predict Alzheimer’s risk but should be used carefully

A new blood test may predict Alzheimer’s risk but should be used carefully
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homeland

Amazon says that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027

Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homeland
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FDA examines produce items in US cyclosporiasis outbreak as cases rise

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FDA examines produce items in US cyclosporiasis outbreak as cases rise
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Celcuity shares fall as launch delay eclipses US approval for breast cancer drug

Shares of Celcuity fell nearly 19% in morning trading on Wednesday, as the delayed commercial launch of its newly approved breast cancer drug and label concerns

Celcuity shares fall as launch delay eclipses US approval for breast cancer drug
Europe|Health|Science|World

Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years

Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years

Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years
Food|Health|Lifestyle|Science

An outbreak of diarrhea from a parasite is surging. Here’s what to eat and what to avoid

An outbreak of diarrhea from a parasite is surging. Here’s what to eat and what to avoid

An outbreak of diarrhea from a parasite is surging. Here’s what to eat and what to avoid
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Nuclear fuel firm Standard Nuclear slashes US IPO size by more than half

Standard Nuclear slashed the size of its proposed U.S. initial public offering by more than 50% on Wednesday, joining a string of companies that have scaled back their valuation

Nuclear fuel firm Standard Nuclear slashes US IPO size by more than half
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Electra taps Safran for 250 turbogenerators to power hybrid-electric EL9

Electra said on Wednesday it has signed a production agreement with France's Safran Helicopter Engines for turbogenerators, as the hybrid-electric aircraft

Electra taps Safran for 250 turbogenerators to power hybrid-electric EL9
Science|Technology

What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance

Particles’ properties at the quantum level could one day enable faster computing and better cybersecurity.

What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance
Health|Science|World

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Ebola cases in Congo have reached 2,011, with 754 deaths, according to government data

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths
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Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

Astronomers have discovered a faint new world orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek

Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
Business|Science|Technology|World

Apple Intelligence AI service registered with Chinese cyberspace regulator

China's cyberspace regulator said on Wednesday that Apple's on-device generative AI service, Apple Intelligence, has been registered for use on

Apple Intelligence AI service registered with Chinese cyberspace regulator
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European shares eke out slim gains on luxury rebound even as war risks persist

European shares ended Wednesday with slim gains as a strong rebound in luxury stocks countered weakness in telecom and

European shares eke out slim gains on luxury rebound even as war risks persist
Business|Economy|Environment|Science

In US West, drought pits farms against towns, industry in scramble for water

In Arizona, dead fish lie in the dry bed of a reservoir.

In US West, drought pits farms against towns, industry in scramble for water
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Melting core

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A torrent of new information hit markets on Tuesday, with a mostly

Melting core
Health|Science

‘We just need someone who’s not crazy’: How the White House decided on Erica Schwartz for CDC director

‘We just need someone who’s not crazy’: How the White House decided on Erica Schwartz for CDC director

‘We just need someone who’s not crazy’: How the White House decided on Erica Schwartz for CDC director
Environment|Health|Science|World

New Zealand detects first H5N1 bird flu case, starts vaccination of endangered species

New Zealand reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after a migratory seabird found on a beach near the capital, Wellington, tested positive, Biosecurity

New Zealand detects first H5N1 bird flu case, starts vaccination of endangered species
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

ASML capacity upgrade soothes AI chip bottleneck fears

ASML, the world's dominant supplier of equipment needed to make high-tech computer chips, raised its 2026 sales forecasts on

ASML capacity upgrade soothes AI chip bottleneck fears
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Intel turns to next-generation ASML tool to help make its laptop chips

By Max A.

Intel turns to next-generation ASML tool to help make its laptop chips
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Air India crash probe enters final stages after cockpit recorder, psychology reviews

India's aircraft accident investigating body has prepared a cockpit voice recorder transcript, conducted a psychological

Air India crash probe enters final stages after cockpit recorder, psychology reviews
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Big Blue's bad day raises the bar for ASML

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Europe's most valuable company and the top supplier of chip-making equipment reports on Wednesday with the AI rally getting

Big Blue's bad day raises the bar for ASML
Health|Science

Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease

A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms

Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease
Environment|Health|Science

New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive tests

Health officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing

New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive tests
Arts|Entertainment|Environment|Science|Travel

This chaotic 2,000-pound seal has returned to sea – but leaves behind a conundrum

This chaotic 2,000-pound seal has returned to sea – but leaves behind a conundrum

This chaotic 2,000-pound seal has returned to sea – but leaves behind a conundrum
Environment|Health|Science|World

What to know about the US outbreak of cyclosporiasis intestinal illness

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What to know about the US outbreak of cyclosporiasis intestinal illness
Environment|Health|Science|World

Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires moves into the Great Lakes and Northeast

Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires moves into the Great Lakes and Northeast

Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires moves into the Great Lakes and Northeast
Environment|Science|US|World

Rare high flood risk for potentially ‘catastrophic’ impacts issued for already inundated parts of Texas

Rare high flood risk for potentially ‘catastrophic’ impacts issued for already inundated parts of Texas

Rare high flood risk for potentially ‘catastrophic’ impacts issued for already inundated parts of Texas
Business|Economy|Political|Science|Technology

White House launches AI cybersecurity clearinghouse

White House launches AI cybersecurity clearinghouse

White House launches AI cybersecurity clearinghouse
Environment|Health|Science

Dozens of New York cooling towers test positive for Legionnaires’ bacteria as outbreak reaches 63 cases

Dozens of New York cooling towers test positive for Legionnaires’ bacteria as outbreak reaches 63 cases

Dozens of New York cooling towers test positive for Legionnaires’ bacteria as outbreak reaches 63 cases
Business|Economy|Food|Health|Science

Yum's Taco Bell removes select items, says no confirmed link to US cyclosporiasis outbreak

Yum Brands' Taco Bell said on Tuesday it had removed limited items from some restaurants as a precaution but said U.S. health officials have not linked the widening outbreak of

Yum's Taco Bell removes select items, says no confirmed link to US cyclosporiasis outbreak
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Science|World

Trump administration sued by environmental groups for rescinding definition of 'harm'

The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by nine environmental groups that said its recent decision to rescind a more than 50-year-old definition of "harm"

Trump administration sued by environmental groups for rescinding definition of 'harm'
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Australia to establish government AI office, curb data centres' water use

Australia will create an office at the heart of the government to manage the development of artificial intelligence standards and force

Australia to establish government AI office, curb data centres' water use
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

Misuse of driver-assistance systems biggest risk to road safety, survey finds

Motorists' misuse of driver-assistance technology and drivers being distracted by in-vehicle features, rather than mechanical problems, are the biggest risks for

Misuse of driver-assistance systems biggest risk to road safety, survey finds
Health|Political|Science|Technology

US FDA sued for allowing unauthorized vaping products

A coalition of public health organizations, pediatricians and parents sued the U.S.

US FDA sued for allowing unauthorized vaping products
Science|Technology|World

US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission

A U.S.-Russian space crew has arrived at the International Space Station for an eight-month mission

US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission
Environment|Europe|Science|World

Firefighters battle Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris as two arrested

One of the people arrested on suspicion of having started the fire in a historic forest near Paris was a volunteer firefighter who confessed on Tuesday, French media said,

Firefighters battle Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris as two arrested
Entertainment|Health|Science|US|World

Miracle on the Hudson pilot Sully Sullenberger announces Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis

Miracle on the Hudson pilot Sully Sullenberger announces Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis

Miracle on the Hudson pilot Sully Sullenberger announces Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
Asia|Crime|Political|Science|World

Family says US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years with no trial

A China-born U.S. seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years

Family says US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years with no trial
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Science

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens has sold for a record $50.1 million at an auction

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
Africa|Health|Science|World

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has warned that most Ebola cases in eastern Congo come from unknown transmission chains

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Political|Science

US schools, research advocates urge withdrawal of proposed rule on federal grants

Top U.S. universities and research advocates urged President Donald Trump's administration on Monday to withdraw a proposed rule on federal grants

US schools, research advocates urge withdrawal of proposed rule on federal grants
Business|Economy|Education|Science|Technology

AI startup Reflection signs over $1 billion computing deal with Nebius

AI startup Reflection said on Tuesday it has signed a more than $1 billion deal to secure computing capacity from Nebius, including access to Nvidia's latest chips.

AI startup Reflection signs over $1 billion computing deal with Nebius
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|Travel

Frontier joins airlines betting on Starlink to lure travelers

Frontier Airlines said on Tuesday it will launch in-flight Wi-Fi using SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet and start installing it across its fleet in early 2027.

Frontier joins airlines betting on Starlink to lure travelers