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Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer’s, infertility and vaccinesThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from “elective” abortions, the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical research announced on Thursday.The ban marks the latest, and most dramatic, effort by Donald Trump’s administration to end research that uses fetal tissue from abortions – a goal that anti-abortion advocates, who oppose the research, have sought for years. In 2019, during Trump’s first term in office, the NIH stopped funding internal research that involved the tissue and implemented a review committee to evaluate research proposals from scientists outside the government. Joe Biden ended that policy in 2021. Continue reading…
The Senate will still have to pass the measures when it returns to Washington next week.
Asked about possible military intervention following deadly protest, US president says ‘a big force’ is going towards IranThe committee is taking a recess for members to vote on the House floor. A reminder that today we’re expecting a vote on Department of Homeland Security funding bill that dozens of Democrats have vowed to vote against.The top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, Jamie Raskin, praised Jack Smith’s handling of his investigations into the president. Raskin also noted the persistent denigration by Donald Trump as Smith conducted the probes. Continue reading…
Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas, according to a video posted on X. Elon Musk reposted the video, congratulating Tesla's AI team for the milestone. For months, Tesla's robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case of emergency – a fallback […]
Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.
The five year-old-startup raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.
Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations but offered soft guidance for the current quarter.
A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained "tense and volatile" after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.
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Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer’s, infertility and vaccinesThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from “elective” abortions, the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical research announced on Thursday.The ban marks the latest, and most dramatic, effort by Donald Trump’s administration to end research that uses fetal tissue from abortions – a goal that anti-abortion advocates, who oppose the research, have sought for years. In 2019, during Trump’s first term in office, the NIH stopped funding internal research that involved the tissue and implemented a review committee to evaluate research proposals from scientists outside the government. Joe Biden ended that policy in 2021. Continue reading…
The Senate will still have to pass the measures when it returns to Washington next week.
Asked about possible military intervention following deadly protest, US president says ‘a big force’ is going towards IranThe committee is taking a recess for members to vote on the House floor. A reminder that today we’re expecting a vote on Department of Homeland Security funding bill that dozens of Democrats have vowed to vote against.The top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, Jamie Raskin, praised Jack Smith’s handling of his investigations into the president. Raskin also noted the persistent denigration by Donald Trump as Smith conducted the probes. Continue reading…
Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas, according to a video posted on X. Elon Musk reposted the video, congratulating Tesla's AI team for the milestone. For months, Tesla's robotaxis in Austin and San Francisco have included safety monitors with access to a kill switch in case of emergency – a fallback […]
Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.
The five year-old-startup raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.
Intel reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations but offered soft guidance for the current quarter.
A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained "tense and volatile" after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.