I’ve combed the web to seek out you in the present day’s most enjoyable/essential/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 There’s scant proof tylenol use throughout being pregnant causes autism
The largest explanation for autism is genetic—that’s why it typically runs in households. (Scientific American $)
+ Anti-vaxxers are livid the White Home didn’t hyperlink autism to vaccines. (Ars Technica)
+ The corporate that sells Tylenol is being pressured to defend the drugs’s security. (Axios)
2 Nvidia is investing as much as $100 billion in OpenAI
OpenAI is already a serious buyer, however this can bind the 2 much more carefully collectively. (Reuters $)
+ America’s prime firms maintain speaking about AI—however they will’t clarify its upsides. (FT $)
3 Denmark’s greatest airport was shut down by drones
Its prime minister refused to rule out Russian involvement. (FT $)
+ Poland and Estonia have been talking up on the UN about Russian incursions into their airspace. (The Guardian)
4 Google is going through one other antitrust trial within the US
This one will deal with treatments to its dominance of the promoting tech market. (Ars Technica)
+ The FTC can be taking Amazon to courtroom over accusations the corporate methods folks into paying for Prime. (NPR)
+ The Supreme Court docket has dominated to permit Trump’s firing of a Democrat FTC commissioner. (NYT $)
5 Right here’s the potential influence of Trump’s H-1B crackdown on tech
It’s prone to push a number of expert employees elsewhere. (Remainder of World)
6 How TikTok’s deal to remain within the US will work
Oracle will handle its algorithm for US customers and oversee safety operations. (ABC)
+ It’s a large prize for Trump’s pal Larry Ellison, Oracle’s cofounder. (NYT $)
+ Trump and his allies at the moment are prone to exert a number of political affect over TikTok. (WP $)
7 Report labels are escalating their lawsuit towards an AI music startup
They declare it knowingly pirated songs from YouTube to coach its generative AI fashions. (The Verge $)
+ AI is coming for music, too. (MIT Expertise Overview)
8 There’s a giant combat within the US over who pays for weight reduction medicine
Though they’ll save insurers cash long-term, they value loads upfront. (WP $)
+ We’re studying extra about what weight-loss medicine do to the physique. (MIT Expertise Overview)
9 How a lone vigilante ended up blowing up 5G towers
Somewhat bit of information is usually a harmful factor. (Wired $)
10 The moon is rusting 🌕
And it’s our fault. Awkward! (Nature)
Quote of the day
“On the coronary heart of that is folks making an attempt to look for easy solutions to advanced issues.”
—James Cusack, chief government of an autism charity known as Autistica, tells Nature what he thinks is driving Trump and others to incorrectly hyperlink the situation with Tylenol use throughout being pregnant.
