US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently terminated $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccine research, claiming he had reviewed the science. However, his press release linked to a 181-page document fails to support this claim. The document, compiled by outside authors, is not a government analysis or systematic review … Read more
The US State Department’s 2024 Human Rights Report has sparked criticism from human rights groups, who claim the report contains omissions and mischaracterizations that fit the current administration’s political agenda. The German government has rejected the report, with Deputy Government Spokesman Steffen Meyer stating that there is no censorship in Germany and freedom of expression … Read more
Hours after the Skydance-Paramount merger closed, the new studio leadership group led by co-chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg sent a clear message that they’re committed to reviving the studio’s feature film slate. The move was underscored during a Los Angeles presser, where CEO David Ellison emphasized restoring Paramount as the No. 1 studio for … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering revoking Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children under five years old. This move would remove the only available coronavirus vaccine for young children from the market. Pfizer has expressed confidence in the safety and effectiveness of its vaccine, which continues to demonstrate … Read more
Nintendo’s latest game releases for its new Switch 2 console have received lukewarm reviews from critics, with Drag x Drive and Welcome Tour earning low scores on Metacritic. The arcade-y wheelchair basketball game has a 62 out of 100 rating, while the Welcome Tour game boasts a dismal 54. These scores place them among the … Read more
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). They detected oxygen in a galaxy that is 13.4 billion years old, which is much older than previously thought to be possible for such heavy elements to form. The galaxy, called JADES-GS-z14-0, had light traveling from it when the universe was younger … Read more
Budget airline Spirit Airlines has warned that it may not survive another year due to financial struggles. The airline’s share price plummeted, and competitors like Frontier soared, leading analysts at Raymond James to predict that rival airlines could raise ticket prices if Spirit goes under. Spirit filed for bankruptcy last November but exited the process … Read more
OpenAI has announced that it will no longer remove old models without warning after a backlash against the introduction of GPT-5 in ChatGPT. According to Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT, the company recognizes the need for “predictability” when introducing significant changes and plans to provide advance notice before retiring any existing models. Turley stated that … Read more
Rogue waves have captivated scientists and sailors alike for decades, but new research suggests that these giant waves are not as mysterious as once believed. A team of international researchers analyzed 27,500 high-frequency laser measurements from the Ekofisk oil platform in the central North Sea and found that rogue waves arise under natural laws of … Read more
The Dow Jones Industrial Average logged back-to-back gains on Wednesday, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indices reached fresh record levels. The gains came as investors remained hopeful for a potential rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Cisco Systems was a major earnings performer during this period, contributing to the overall positive sentiment in … Read more