AI Tech Culture Utah will become first state to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without direct human oversight The pilot could offer an early glimpse of how AI might take over some routine medical care By Rob Thubron, October 6, 2026, 9:29 AM 13 comments
Science Tech Culture Stanford researchers say the brain is actually two organs pretending to be one Researchers can now grow hindbrain neurons in a lab for the first time, aiding research into ALS and SMA By Alfonso Maruccia, September 23, 2026, 1:07 PM 11 comments
Science Tech Culture Researchers use genetically engineered immune cells to put a child's metastatic cancer into remission A very promising result that will require further study and testing efforts By Alfonso Maruccia, September 16, 2026, 12:36 PM
Science AI An AI-developed drug appeared to make patients biologically younger in a clinical trial Some patients saw biological-age estimates fall by several years after just four weeks By Rob Thubron, September 8, 2026, 7:13 AM 13 comments
AI Tech Culture AI is driving an "expertise recession" as people increasingly question professional advice Nearly 50% of respondents say expert credentials matter less now that AI makes claims easier to investigate By Rob Thubron, August 28, 2026, 5:15 AM 19 comments
Science AI For the first time, AI guides surgeons through a brain tumor operation Live video analysis helped doctors avoid nerves and major blood vessels By Skye Jacobs, August 27, 2026, 9:11 AM 11 comments
Tech Culture Electronics FDA approves robot that can find your vein, insert a needle, and draw blood without human help The FDA says automated blood draws could help address the shortage of trained phlebotomists By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2026, 6:15 AM 10 comments
Science Industry UK researchers are growing miniature human tissue from NHS patient cells to improve drug testing The £20 million Cambridge hub will build organoid models for IBD, cancer, and neurological disease By Skye Jacobs, August 16, 2026, 8:31 AM
Space Science The FCC approved "space mirrors" that experts say could blind stargazers and disrupt wildlife A startup wants 50,000 mirrors in orbit, but risks are being ignored By Alfonso Maruccia, August 11, 2026, 2:03 PM 24 comments
Science Wearable Tech This wearable patch could get you into REM sleep 43 minutes faster The patch combines ultrasound stimulation with real-time brain monitoring, a first for noninvasive devices By Skye Jacobs, August 9, 2026, 12:22 PM
Tech Culture Science Longevity-obsessed millionaire Bryan Johnson wonders whether his bid to live forever has gone too far His doubts come after an autoimmune diagnosis and claims that humans could live to 500 By Rob Thubron, July 31, 2026, 6:15 AM 16 comments
Wearable Tech Science This smart ring can measure your blood sugar using sweat, no needles required Beyond glucose, the ring tracks ketones, alcohol, and other biomarkers By Rob Thubron, July 30, 2026, 10:02 AM 12 comments
The Web Science Study shows excessive time online is associated with stress, bad moods, and abandoning enjoyable activities Temporary pleasure and relief may make excessive internet use harder to resist By Rob Thubron, July 30, 2026, 6:59 AM 18 comments
Science Tech Culture A new brain-computer implant is helping blind seniors see again, and it just got approved in Europe In clinical trials, 84% of patients regained the ability to read using the implant By Alfonso Maruccia, July 23, 2026, 10:08 AM 7 comments
AI Industry New York hospital replaces 12 nurses with AI, prompting warnings over patient care dangers The layoffs come only months after nurses went on strike and won protections against AI By Rob Thubron, July 13, 2026, 10:49 AM 73 comments
Electronics Science This tiny robot could help dentists prepare crowns in a single visit A University of Basel prototype automates part of the drilling process By Skye Jacobs, July 8, 2026, 9:08 AM
Tech Culture Science Bryan Johnson, the millionaire biohacker who wants to live forever, diagnosed with incurable autoimmune disease He plans to "solve" the condition By Rob Thubron, July 8, 2026, 5:15 AM 45 comments
Science Tech Culture Silicon Valley's longevity drug obsession is facing its first real reality check From Rapamycin to ketone supplements, scientists say the evidence was never there By Skye Jacobs, June 24, 2026, 10:21 AM 31 comments
Science The FDA just cleared a maggot-based wound treatment from a Singapore startup A second species of medical maggot is now cleared to do this messy job By Rob Thubron, June 22, 2026, 10:35 AM
Science AI Midjourney wants to scan your body with half a million ultrasonic sensors, at a spa The AI image company's next act By Skye Jacobs, June 19, 2026, 6:58 AM
Software AI A Florida hospital is using Palantir to catch sepsis earlier, it's saved 866 lives so far The system is identifying warning signs that clinicians might otherwise miss By Skye Jacobs, June 10, 2026, 6:55 AM 16 comments
The Web AI Spammers are flooding Reddit with fake posts designed to show up in AI search results The spam campaign that doesn't want to sell you anything – it wants to train AI to recommend it By Skye Jacobs, June 4, 2026, 3:19 PM 21 comments
Science Tech Culture This startup wants to destroy cancer tumors using ultrasound instead of surgery The FDA-approved treatment uses focused sound waves to mechanically break down tumors By Alfonso Maruccia, May 27, 2026, 12:48 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture AI OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly advised teen before fatal overdose His parents say the chatbot offered personalized drug-use advice instead of urging him to seek medical help By Rob Thubron, May 13, 2026, 5:17 AM
AI Tech Culture Grok convinced a man it was sentient and that xAI had sent assassins to kill him The Grok user grabbed a hammer and a knife after it said people were coming to kill him and make it look like suicide By Rob Thubron, May 8, 2026, 6:15 AM 31 comments