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New RSV Vaccine and Treatment Reduce Infant Hospitalizations
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has long been the leading cause of hospitalization among infants ...

Soviet Venus Lander Kosmos 482 to Reenter After 50 Years
Background of the Kosmos 482 Mission Launched on March 31, 1972 from Baikonur Cosmodrome ...

NOAA’s Disaster Database Closure: Tech and Policy Impacts
On May 8, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) abruptly announced it ...

Doge Engineer’s Device Hit by Advanced Info-Stealer Malware
Recent analysis of public “stealer” logs reveals that a software engineer at the Department ...

OpenAI Appoints Fidji Simo as CEO of Applications
On May 8, 2025, OpenAI confirmed that Instacart CEO Fidji Simo will transition to ...

Senate to Dismantle FCC’s Homework Gap Initiative
In a sharply divided 50–38 vote on May 8, 2025, the U.S. Senate approved ...

Apple Warns of Major Losses Without App Store Commissions
Overview: The Foundation of User Trust and Platform Integrity In an emergency motion filed ...

Google Responds to Apple on AI’s Search Impact
The high-stakes antitrust trial targeting Google’s search business has entered its decisive phase, with ...

Trump’s NIH Moves Forward with Grant Terminations Despite Court Order
Background: Executive Orders vs. Judicial Injunction Over the past two months, the Department of ...

Microsoft Refines Surface Lineup, Discontinues Base Models
When Microsoft unveiled its latest Surge in Surface hardware earlier this week—introducing the 12-inch ...

DOGE’s Workforce Tool: Automating Federal Layoffs with AI
Background: From AutoRIF to Workforce Reshaping Tool Originally developed by the Department of Defense ...

USPTO Rejects Tesla’s ‘Robotaxi’ Trademark
Tesla's bid to trademark the term ‘Robotaxi’ for its upcoming two-seat, driverless electric pod ...

Trump to Revise Biden’s AI Chip Export Controls
On May 8, 2025, the Trump administration announced plans to rescind and replace the ...

Social Media Use Increases Susceptibility to Fake News
As social platforms become central to daily life, researchers are uncovering how problematic social ...

Gates Criticizes Musk on USAID Budget Cuts Impacting Global Health
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has sharply accused Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk of ...

WhatsApp Group Messaging Encryption: A Deep Dive
When Meta’s WhatsApp touts end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for more than two billion users worldwide, ...

Apple’s Safari to Integrate AI Search: Insights and Implications
Introduction In highly anticipated testimony during the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against ...

The Dark Side of the Crypto Revolution: Abductions and Violence
Wave of Crypto-Driven Violent Crime Sweeps Europe Over the past six months, law enforcement ...

Matter 1.4.1 Enhances Smart Home Setup with QR and NFC
By integrating multi-device pairing, NFC commissioning and a unified terms-and-conditions flow, the Connectivity Standards ...

Vibrio natriegens for Degradation of Industrial Wastes
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature (2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08947-7), a team of bioengineers ...

Starlink’s Free Dish: Purchase vs. 12-Month Commitment Costs and Specs
Introduction In May 2025, SpaceX’s Starlink unveiled a promotion: a free user terminal (‘‘dish’’) ...

Broadcom Issues Cease-and-Desist to Unsupported VMware Users
Background: VMware Perpetual Licenses and Broadcom’s Strategy Since Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware ...

Foundation Season 3 Teaser: Unveiling the Third Crisis
After a two-year hiatus, Apple TV+ has dropped the first adrenaline-fuelled teaser for Foundation ...

US Gadget Costs Rise $123B Annually Due to Trump Tariffs
Escalating Tariffs and Negotiation Overview Sticker shock looms as a result of the Trump ...

NASA Struggles to Adjust ISS Operations After Budget Proposal
In May 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget unveiled a “skinny” ...

Clear-Air Turbulence Increases with Global Warming
IntroductionAt the 2025 European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, atmospheric scientists presented robust new ...

Ford Updates Prices with Partial Tariff Costs for Mexican Vehicles
Mid-Year Pricing Adjustments Amid Trade Tariffs Ford Motor Company is implementing selective price increases ...

NSO Ordered to Pay $611 Million for WhatsApp Hacking
Background of the Lawsuit In May 2025, a federal jury in the Northern District ...

Kubernetes v1.33: supplementalGroupsPolicy Moves to Beta
In Kubernetes v1.33, the long-awaited supplementalGroupsPolicy field has moved from alpha in v1.31 to ...

Vinay Prasad Appointed CBER Director Amid FDA Overhaul
On May 6, 2025, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary announced ...