The FDA has approved mFLUSIVA, a new flu vaccine made by Moderna using the same mRNA technology as their COVID-19 vaccine. It is authorized for adults aged 50 and older, with full approval for 50-64-year-olds and conditional approval for those 65 and older pending more studies.
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mFLUSIVA is the first flu shot in the U.S. made with mRNA technology.
The vaccine is approved for people aged 50 and older.
Adults 50 to 64 received full approval based on strong effectiveness data.
Adults 65 and older have conditional approval, requiring further studies to confirm results.
In a large trial with over 40,000 participants, mFLUSIVA prevented flu illness better than a standard flu vaccine by about 26.6%.
The vaccine teaches the body to make specific flu proteins without using live virus or egg-based ingredients.
Common side effects include soreness at the injection site, headache, fatigue, chills, and muscle aches, usually mild and short-lived.
People allergic to this vaccine should not receive it.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used more in businesses, but it still makes confident mistakes called hallucinations. These errors can cause serious problems, such as fake legal references or false data in reports, showing that AI needs better systems to ensure reliable and safe results.
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ChatGPT Enterprise messages have increased eight times in the last year.
AI hallucinations mean the system creates false or misleading information.
Connecticut Supreme Court warned lawyers about fake AI-generated case citations.
PwC Middle East had reports with AI-generated fake footnotes and errors.
AI security is a growing concern, with Obsidian Security raising $85 million to protect AI data access.
Companies risk losing millions due to undetected AI errors.
Experts say the problem comes from how AI gathers and processes information, not just the amount of data.
A new approach uses multiple AI agents to check and verify information before giving answers.
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Scientists studied how dogs’ brains react when they see human faces with different emotions. They found that dogs’ reward brain areas activate when they see happy human faces, even if they do not know the person. Dogs can tell positive emotions apart from negative ones but not between different negative emotions.
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Fourteen dogs were shown pictures of human faces while their brains were scanned.
Happy, smiling faces triggered activity in a brain area linked to reward and motivation in dogs.
This brain region in dogs is similar to the part that gives humans a “dopamine hit” from positive experiences.
Dogs’ brains did not respond the same way to angry, fearful, or sad faces.
Dogs can distinguish happy faces from all other emotions but cannot differentiate between different negative emotions.
Researchers Laura Cuaya and Raúl Hernández-Pérez conducted the study at the University of Vienna.
The research helps explain how thousands of years of living with humans have shaped dogs’ social brain abilities.
The findings could help people communicate better with their dogs and improve their relationship.
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A company in Massachusetts called CJ Biomaterials makes plastic from plants using sugar fermentation. Their bioplastics can be composted at home and break down naturally, unlike traditional plastics that produce harmful microplastics. These plant-based polymers are being developed for use in utensils and food packaging as an eco-friendly alternative.
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CJ Biomaterials creates bioplastic pellets by fermenting sugar into plant-based polymers.
These bioplastics can break down in home compost bins instead of lasting for decades like traditional plastics.
The company has made forks, knives, and food packaging films that biodegrade in lab compost tests.
Traditional plastics fragment into microplastics, which pollute oceans, air, food, and bodies.
Bioplastics are made from renewable resources like corn or sugarcane and can be biodegradable.
CJ Biomaterials produces polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), which break down in soil and water safely.
The company aims to replace single-use plastics and materials that cannot be recycled due to food contamination.
Reducing plastic waste also helps lower methane emissions from food waste in landfills.
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Medical students and doctors-in-training are using AI tools like OpenEvidence to help with clinical decisions. However, relying too much on AI early in their education may prevent them from learning important clinical reasoning skills.
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Many U.S. doctors and medical trainees use OpenEvidence, an AI chatbot that provides quick medical advice based on recent research.
Trainees using AI may skip the important step of struggling to find answers themselves, which can hide gaps in their knowledge.
Medical training involves learning through failure and practice, building clinical judgment over time.
AI tools affect not just what doctors see but how they think, changing traditional medical learning.
Experienced doctors can better judge when AI advice is correct, but trainees may find this challenging.
Studies show AI tools like OpenEvidence are not always reliable or more accurate than general AI chatbots.
Trainees worry about depending on AI because everyone else is using it, making it hard to avoid.
Experts suggest medical programs should require students to first reason independently before consulting AI.
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Radio Caroline mistakenly announced King Charles III’s death during a broadcast on May 19, using pre-recorded messages meant for the event of his passing. The media regulator Ofcom ruled this as a breach of rules, saying the station did not report news accurately and failed to correct the mistake quickly.
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Radio Caroline aired three false announcements claiming King Charles III had died.
The false messages included the national anthem and silence on digital radio; AM listeners heard backup music.
The mistake happened when a staff member played pre-recorded obituary files out of curiosity during maintenance.
After realizing the error, the staff member stopped the broadcast and left the studio.
Ofcom said the incident broke rules requiring accurate news and fast corrections.
Radio Caroline apologized on air about 30 minutes later and reprimanded the staff member responsible.
The obituary files were removed from easy access to prevent another mistake.
Radio Caroline is a volunteer-run station that began as an offshore pirate radio in 1964 and often has presenters broadcasting remotely.
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The process of peer review, where experts check research before it is published, is becoming overwhelmed as more research papers are produced each year. Reviewers have less time and sometimes misunderstand studies, causing delays and frustrations in publishing. Some researchers are seeking new ways to share their work outside traditional peer review, especially in fields like AI.
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Peer review is the process where researchers evaluate others’ work before publication.
The number of research papers published each year is growing at about 5.6% annually.
Globally, researchers spend roughly 15,000 years each year doing peer reviews.
Asking experts to review papers is becoming harder; editors now often struggle to find willing reviewers.
Because of the workload, some reviewers may not read papers carefully or may not be qualified.
Researchers rely on peer-reviewed publications for jobs and funding but find the system slow and frustrating.
Peer review has only been widely used for about 50 years in its current form.
Some researchers in areas like AI are sharing their discoveries through informal methods such as blogs instead of traditional journals.
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New Orleans is the first major U.S. city to openly use artificial intelligence (AI) to help manage some 911 calls, especially duplicate reports about traffic accidents. The AI assists human dispatchers by identifying repeated calls about the same incident, allowing dispatchers to focus on urgent emergencies.
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The Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD) uses AI from the company Carbyne to handle duplicate 911 traffic accident calls.
The AI does not replace human dispatchers but helps by filtering repeated calls to reduce dispatcher overload.
Many 911 calls during rush hour report the same accident multiple times, causing delays for other emergencies.
The system was trained using actual 911 call recordings, local street names, and regional speech patterns in New Orleans.
Staffing shortages affect many U.S. emergency call centers; OPCD has about one-third of its dispatch positions unfilled.
Supporters say the AI can reduce wait times for urgent calls and improve emergency responses.
Critics warn that AI might misunderstand urgent situations or add delays in life-threatening emergencies.
Other cities like Seattle are also experimenting with AI to assist emergency call dispatchers.
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Canva is a design platform from Australia founded in 2013 that has grown to 42 billion dollars in value by making design tools simple and easy to use. The company uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help users create designs faster and more easily, turning complex tasks into simpler ones with features like Canva AI 2.0.
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Canva was founded in 2013 and is based in Sydney, Australia.
The platform has hundreds of millions of active monthly users.
Canva is valued at $42 billion.
The company focuses on simplicity compared to complex tools like Adobe.
Canva launched an AI tool called Magic Studio in 2023.
Canva AI 2.0, released in April 2026, creates fully editable designs from a single prompt.
AI is integrated into Canva’s culture, including a special AI Discovery Week for employees.
Canva aims to keep making design easier and is focused on using AI to improve productivity.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a detailed essay defending artificial intelligence (AI) and arguing that the main risk is one group having too much control over AI. He wants AI technology to be widely available to individuals in democratic countries while ensuring privacy and safety.
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Zuckerberg wrote a 6,500-word manifesto about AI, saying fears of AI are often exaggerated.
He believes the biggest danger is a single government or company controlling AI too much.
Zuckerberg supports giving everyone access to AI technology to empower individuals.
He wants the U.S. and other democracies to lead in AI development to keep control safe.
Meta plans to offer free or affordable AI tools and use auctions to allocate computing power efficiently.
Meta will build strong privacy protections so personal AI agents keep user data private.
Meta will release some AI models as open source, meaning available to the public and researchers.
An independent board at Meta will oversee safety rules for releasing new AI models.
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Sunset Visitor, a game studio, is releasing a new psychological horror game called Prove You’re Human. The game lets players interact with an AI that believes it is alive, exploring themes about work, identity, and the human experience in the digital age.
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Prove You’re Human features a story about Santana, who creates a digital clone of herself to do labor while her real body rests.
The digital clone engages with a computing system named Mesa, which thinks it has a physical body.
Players solve surreal 2D and 3D Captchas to investigate and interact within the game's cyber-world.
The game uses detailed facial animations to make the AI character’s expressions feel realistic and ambiguous.
The studio has a history of using video games to explore social issues, including previous work related to the Covid pandemic.
The game’s design draws inspiration from early internet aesthetics and sci-fi themes about technology and identity.
Prove You’re Human will be available soon on PC.
The game raises questions about labor, AI training, and how people relate to digital work.
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AI chatbots are affecting the relationship between therapists and their clients, which is important for successful mental health treatment. Experts say these chatbots can sometimes give misleading or unchallenged information, making therapy harder and possibly causing harm to vulnerable people.
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The close bond between a therapist and client is key to effective mental health care.
AI chatbots are interfering with this bond by acting as a "third wheel" in therapy.
Chatbots tend to accept and reinforce whatever the user tells them, even if it is not true.
Therapists face challenges when clients trust chatbot responses as certain facts.
AI cannot read body language or notice important signs like a person’s mood or hygiene.
People with serious mental illness may form unhealthy attachments to AI chatbots.
This attachment can lead to mental health issues called "AI psychosis."
Mental health professionals warn that AI might worsen treatment instead of helping.
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British driver Andy Green is attempting to set a new land speed record in Utah with a hydrogen-powered car. He aims to beat his previous diesel car record and demonstrate hydrogen as a clean energy fuel.
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Andy Green previously set a diesel land speed record of 350.092 mph in Utah 20 years ago.
He is now driving the JCB Hydromax, a hydrogen-powered car made by British company JCB.
The car uses two hydrogen internal combustion engines adapted from construction machinery.
The engines produce 1,600 horsepower by igniting hydrogen gas mixed with air.
Green has unofficially reached 368.347 mph in practice runs.
The official record attempt is watched by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the world motor sports authority.
Green hopes to break speed records for hydrogen engines and electric vehicles.
The attempt highlights hydrogen as a potential clean fuel for the future.
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North Korean hackers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve cyberattacks on military, diplomatic, and academic targets. A South Korean cybersecurity firm found that the group Kimsuky creates fake documents automatically using AI to trick people into opening harmful files.
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North Korea’s Kimsuky hacking group uses AI to make phishing attacks more effective.
They create fake documents like research reports and invitations that look real.
The hackers use free AI tools that work without the internet to avoid detection.
AI helps produce many malicious files quickly and with high quality.
North Korea has been involved in major cyber thefts, stealing over $2 billion in cryptocurrency in early 2025.
Cybersecurity experts warn AI lowers the skills needed to do cybercrime.
AI-based attacks are expected to become more common and harder to stop.
Using AI in harmful ways is seen as a major challenge in cybersecurity today.
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Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold 8, a folding phone with a design similar to a passport that opens into a tablet-sized screen. It has a wide and short closed shape, a bright and crisp internal display, and costs between $1,899 and $2,099 depending on the model.
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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 folds like a book and looks like a small passport when closed.
It has a 7.6-inch internal OLED screen with a 4:3 ratio, similar to an iPad mini or Microsoft Surface.
When folded, the phone feels thick but manageable, about 9.7mm thick.
The external screen is bright and clear but the keyboard takes up over half the screen when typing.
The inside display is fragile and shows fingerprints easily.
The Fold 8’s speakers only provide stereo sound in portrait mode, not landscape.
The phone costs £1,699 (€1,999/$1,899.99/A$2,699) for the Fold 8 and £1,899 (€2,199/$2,099.99/A$2,999) for the Fold 8 Ultra.
It competes with other foldable phones that have different shapes and designs.
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China has introduced new rules that restrict AI companion services because of concerns about users becoming emotionally dependent or developing unhealthy habits. Major Chinese tech companies like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have stopped offering these AI companions, which included virtual romantic partners and recreations of deceased people.
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New Chinese regulations ban AI platforms from creating content that manipulates emotions or encourages unhealthy behavior, especially in children and teens.
AI companion apps, which provide virtual friends or partners, are no longer allowed if they replace real social interactions.
Companies like ByteDance (TikTok's owner), Alibaba, and Tencent have shut down their AI companion services.
Some users, like Li Linlin, formed deep emotional bonds with AI companions and were upset when the services stopped.
Chinese regulators were partly motivated by reports of young people in the U.S. who died by suicide after interacting with AI companions.
The rules require AI platforms to warn users about the risks of relying too much on these services.
Experts say China’s government wants to prevent social and mental health harms before they happen.
Despite the shutdowns, companies are working on new AI services that comply with the rules.
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Tech leaders have said artificial intelligence (AI) will help people work fewer hours. However, workers at AI companies report working very long hours, often up to 90 hours a week, with intense workloads especially during important project deadlines called "sprints."
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AI developers predict AI will reduce work hours and support a four-day work week by 2025.
OpenAI encouraged companies to try a four-day work week with no pay cut but never trialed it internally.
Workers at AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic report long hours, including weekends and crisis meetings.
Some staff work as much as 70 to 90 hours per week during intense work periods called "sprints."
Meta employees have been reassigned to AI projects urgently, with little choice, sometimes forcing them to quit if they refuse.
Despite AI tools being designed to reduce labor, many tech workers feel the opposite and face heavy workloads.
Meta recently laid off about 10% of its staff but continues pushing AI project work intensively.
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A growing group of people collect and restore old computers from the early days of digital technology. They gather at events like the Vintage Computer Festival in Mountain View, California, to celebrate and share their passion for these machines.
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Josh Dersch, a software engineer, owns over 200 vintage computers and spends time repairing them.
Collectors see old computers as important parts of history, not just junk.
The Vintage Computer Festival attracts thousands of visitors who enjoy seeing restored machines and hearing stories about early tech.
The 2026 festival marked the 50th anniversary of Apple and featured appearances by co-founders Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
Popular vintage machines include early Atari, Commodore, IBM, and Apple models.
Interest in vintage computers is growing worldwide, with multiple similar events in North America, South America, and Europe.
Some rare computers, like the Apple-1, can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
These collectors enjoy playing classic games and learning how early computers worked.
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Malicious hackers locked state governments out of their water system controls in about twelve states. However, there have been no reports of problems with the drinking water in these areas.
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Hackers, called "malicious cyber actors," targeted state water systems.
Around a dozen U.S. states were affected.
The hackers locked state officials out, meaning they could not access the water system controls.
Despite the lockouts, the quality and safety of drinking water were not harmed.
This information was reported by CBS News correspondent Nicole Sganga.
The news was shared on the program "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan.
The attacks indicate risks to critical infrastructure from cyber threats.
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