ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - How important is AI to the stock market? Warnings bring new scrutiny
Renewed scrutiny of AI poses a risk for the stock market, some analysts said.
WASHINGTONPOST (Margaret Hetherman) - How this common age-related eye disease leads to hallucinations
Studies suggest that Charles Bonnet syndrome affects roughly one in six people with retinal disease or significant vision loss.
AXIOS (Alex Thompson) - "The Axios Show": Hasan Piker wants to campaign for AOC in 2028
Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker said he "absolutely" wants to campaign for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she runs for president in 2028 and said he has talked with AOC and her team, he said in the new episode of "The Axios Show." Why it matters: Piker, who has millions of followers online, has been a high-profile campaign surrogate this year for a new generation of left-wing candidates, and wants to do the same in 2028. Driving the news: Despite Piker's ambitions, some Democratic politicians have begun distancing themselves from him because of his controversial commentary. - Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic nominee for the Senate, campaigned with Piker during the Senate primary. - But after Piker told Axios that he…
AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Inside the scramble for trusted AI cops
A host of industry players, policy wonks and businesses are grappling with the question of how to regulate AI in a trustworthy manner. - Inside the White House, it's mostly business as usual. Why it matters: The industry's mad dash is the product of an ad hoc regulatory apparatus and a general consensus that swift action from Washington is unlikely in the near term . State of play: AI CEOs have been grappling with how to test advanced AI and work with Beijing on safety standards, while the White House favors a solution where the industry finds ways to police itself. - That means the race is on to decide who will be anointed as third-party evaluators of AI systems and controls as the companies await legislation or White House action…
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Stanford researchers implant human brain cells into mice, raising ethical questions science hasn't answered
A Stanford University team has built what may be the most advanced human-animal brain hybrid ever created in a lab, and even the ethicists advising the project concede that no clear guidelines exist for what comes next. Sergiu Pașca, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, led the research, which involved breeding mice […] The post Stanford researchers implant human brain cells into mice, raising ethical questions science hasn't answered appeared first on American Almanac .
A Stanford University team has built what may be the most advanced human-animal brain hybrid ever created in a lab, and even the ethicists advising the project concede that no clear guidelines exist for what comes next. Sergiu Pașca, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, led the research, which involved breeding mice genetically engineered to lack most of their cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain responsible for thought, memory, and perception, and then implanting millions of lab-grown human brain cells into the vacant space. The results, published in the journal Nature , showed that the human neurons divided, expanded, became vascularized, and largely filled the gap within weeks to months. The…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Federal judge demands 30 days' notice before any Kennedy Center demolition amid Trump standoff
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to give 30 days' warning before any demolition work at the Kennedy Center, just hours after the president suggested the iconic performing arts venue could be "ripped down." U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper issued the order Thursday, less than a day after President Trump floated the possibility of […] The post Federal judge demands 30 days' notice before any Kennedy Center demolition amid Trump standoff appeared first on American Almanac .
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to give 30 days' warning before any demolition work at the Kennedy Center, just hours after the president suggested the iconic performing arts venue could be "ripped down." U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper issued the order Thursday, less than a day after President Trump floated the possibility of tearing down the Washington, D.C., performing arts hall, a building that has served as the nation's official living memorial to President John F. Kennedy since it opened in 1971. Cooper also ordered the Justice Department to file a detailed report by next Wednesday explaining the center's sudden closure and any emergency repairs underway, CBS News reported . The order lands in the middle of…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Antarctic krill found at deep-sea volcanic vents for the first time, raising new questions about ocean life
Scientists discovered egg-laden Antarctic krill thriving nearly 3,600 feet below the surface at hydrothermal vents, a finding that upends long-held assumptions about one of the ocean's most important creatures. A research team operating a remotely piloted submarine off the Antarctic Peninsula in late 2024 spotted the tiny crustaceans drifting through superheated water near a volcanic […] The post Antarctic krill found at deep-sea volcanic vents for the first time, raising new questions about ocean life appeared first on American Almanac .
Scientists discovered egg-laden Antarctic krill thriving nearly 3,600 feet below the surface at hydrothermal vents, a finding that upends long-held assumptions about one of the ocean's most important creatures. A research team operating a remotely piloted submarine off the Antarctic Peninsula in late 2024 spotted the tiny crustaceans drifting through superheated water near a volcanic vent on the seafloor, a place no one expected to find them. The four krill collected were all reproductive females, packed with eggs and apparently feeding on microbes unique to the vent site. The discovery, published in the journal Communications Biology, marks the first confirmed observation of Antarctic krill at a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. The finding…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Swerving van on a Norwegian highway leads police to 67,000 American silver coins and a U.S. fraud conviction
A routine traffic tip about an erratic driver outside Oslo cracked open a multimillion-dollar money laundering operation tied to a U.S. investment fraud, and now three convicted Norwegians face prison while American victims wait for their silver back. Norwegian police pulled over a van swerving on a highway in Baerum, just west of Oslo, in […] The post Swerving van on a Norwegian highway leads police to 67,000 American silver coins and a U.S. fraud conviction appeared first on American Almanac .
A routine traffic tip about an erratic driver outside Oslo cracked open a multimillion-dollar money laundering operation tied to a U.S. investment fraud, and now three convicted Norwegians face prison while American victims wait for their silver back. Norwegian police pulled over a van swerving on a highway in Baerum, just west of Oslo, in April 2025 and found tens of thousands of American Eagle silver coins inside. Minutes later, a second van arrived at the same location carrying tens of thousands more. The total haul: nearly 67,000 U.S.-minted silver coins worth at least 25 million Norwegian krone, roughly $2.65 million. Norway's economic crime unit, Okokrim, announced Thursday that three Norwegians, two men and one woman, had been…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Zack Snyder's 'Fountainhead' adaptation draws interest from wealthy backers after studios balked
Zack Snyder says unnamed wealthy individuals want to back his long-stalled adaptation of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", a project Hollywood studios have repeatedly refused to touch. The filmmaker disclosed on a recent episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that he has written 10 of 12 episodes for a limited series based on Rand's 1943 […] The post Zack Snyder's 'Fountainhead' adaptation draws interest from wealthy backers after studios balked appeared first on American Almanac .
Zack Snyder says unnamed wealthy individuals want to back his long-stalled adaptation of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", a project Hollywood studios have repeatedly refused to touch. The filmmaker disclosed on a recent episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that he has written 10 of 12 episodes for a limited series based on Rand's 1943 novel, and that "very powerful, very wealthy people" have expressed interest in financing the project outside the traditional studio system. It is the clearest signal yet that Snyder intends to get the series made, with or without Hollywood's blessing. Snyder has been trying to bring "The Fountainhead" to the screen for roughly a decade. The novel, a story about an uncompromising architect who refuses…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Nielsen streaming data shows 'Reacher,' 'Outer Banks,' and 'Beauty in Black' dominated late-summer viewing
Prime Video's "Reacher" and Netflix's "Outer Banks" and "Beauty in Black" each topped 1.4 billion minutes viewed in a single week as they traded the No. 1 spot through the final stretch of summer, numbers that dwarf most broadcast television. Nielsen released three weeks of streaming viewership data covering August 17 through September 6, and […] The post Nielsen streaming data shows 'Reacher,' 'Outer Banks,' and 'Beauty in Black' dominated late-summer viewing appeared first on American Almanac .
Prime Video's "Reacher" and Netflix's "Outer Banks" and "Beauty in Black" each topped 1.4 billion minutes viewed in a single week as they traded the No. 1 spot through the final stretch of summer, numbers that dwarf most broadcast television. Nielsen released three weeks of streaming viewership data covering August 17 through September 6, and the results paint a clear picture: audiences wanted action, drama, and familiar faces. Alan Ritchson's "Reacher" opened Season 4 on Prime Video on August 12 and immediately seized the top spot, pulling 1.5 billion minutes during the week of August 17. That made it the most-watched streaming title in the country for that stretch. "Outer Banks" was right behind. Netflix dropped the fifth and final…Open