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(New Scientist) – Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and the researchers plan to test the approach on people It may one day be possible to … Read More

(NYT) – A panel of experts explains how job seekers should prepare for the future of work. If you’re a college student today — or, arguably, any worker confronting this uncertain landscape — how should you prepare for the A.I. … Read More

(NYT) – Many Texans may think both that the state’s abortion ban is too harsh and that the Democrats’ alternative is also extreme. Texas Democrats’ failure to calibrate on abortion serves as a microcosm for what’s happened to abortion politics … Read More

(CNN) – For the first time in 20 years, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient — bemotrizinol, or BEMT — that experts say is a safer option than many chemical ingredients currently in use in … Read More

(Wired) – Moms are outsourcing tedious household tasks to ChatGPT and selling courses teaching others to do the same. Where are all the dads? Schmidt is one of a growing cohort of women branding themselves as a new type of … Read More

(NPR) – Pope Leo XIV’s recent warning that artificial intelligence risks becoming a new form of colonialism reflects a critique long raised by technology writers and journalists, including Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam … Read More

(The Guardian) – Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created by … Read More

(Wired) – The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back. One day after WIRED revealed that Meta had … Read More

(Wired) – Unjected and PureBlood[dot]Dating are hosting in-person meetups—and have transformed the dating landscape into a political battleground over bodily autonomy. The reorientation around in-person events to cure app fatigue is a major trend among dating apps struggling for signs … Read More

(CBC) – Alan isn’t a medical professional, but a drug user who learned to inject other people for a small fee “My whole thing is the risk of accidental overdose,” Alan explains. “I’m always right there beside them for at … Read More

(Business Insider) – Thanks to technology, we can know more about our bodies than ever before. From wearables to full-body scans, deep-dive blood and DNA tests, and even at-home vaginal microbiome kits, we have a wealth of insights at our … Read More

(NYT) – The current situation in eastern Congo and Uganda combines some of the most dangerous aspects of the 2014 and 2018 outbreaks — the worst Ebola outbreaks in history. The virus was already spreading for several months before it … Read More

(Futurism) – In a strongly-worded rebuke last month, Pope Leo called for AI to be “disarmed.” The criticism comes amid rapidly growing backlash to the tech, with countless workers becoming frustrated after being forced to use AI, even when the … Read More

(Wired) – Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them. Eliminated in the US in 1966 and as far south as Panama by 2006, its recent reemergence … Read More

(ProPublica) – The U.S. eliminated measles a quarter century ago, but to keep its “measles-free” designation, officials will have to make a strong case that measles is not continuously spreading within its borders. Our analysis shows how difficult that could … Read More

(After Babel Substack) – The book was The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business, by historian David Courtwright, at the University of North Florida. Courtwright begins with humanity’s eternal quest for pleasure from the plants and animals … Read More

(CNN) – Parents used to be advised to keep allergenic foods like eggs away from babies, especially if allergies ran in the family. But based on recent and evolving evidence, the advice is now almost the opposite – and new … Read More

(Axios) – The push to make medical records easier to share could be opening the door for rogue companies to sell patient information to law firms and other businesses without their knowledge. Why it matters: Americans assume their medical records … Read More

(Axios) – The Trump administration, fearing that international travel could accelerate the spread of Ebola as the World Cup hits America, is pressuring Europe to dramatically shift its strategy for preventing infections, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Top Trump … Read More

The iPhone lowered the birth rate, new paper finds June 10, 2026 (Axios) – How it works: Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers went beyond those efforts by going back to 2007, when the iPhone launched, and finding some compelling data. - Back then, Apple’s new device was available only for phones on the AT&T network. The carrier held the exclusive rights until 2011. - That offered an opportu…