Dr. Erica Schwartz faces a Senate confirmation hearing for CDC director. US Department of Health and Human Services hide title toggle title US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump’s latest nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday morning to answer questions
The UK government has proposed a social media curfew for older teenagers alongside the pending ban for under-16s. According to the BBC, 16 and 17-year-olds could face apps like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube being unavailable to access by default between midnight and 6am. However, they could choose not to do this by changing their settings.
Heart: MSFT Morningstar Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Estimated price versus fair value: 35% discount Performance to date: -17% Rationale: Microsoft has a wide economic moat, and its business is protected by factors such as its cost advantage and the “network effect,” said Dave Sekera, U.S. market strategist at Morningstar, referring to the tech
For several weeks this summer, the AI industry was obsessed with Anthropic’s latest frontier models and Washington’s fight to control who was granted access to them. But while everyone was watching the frontier, developers kept building, and they weren’t waiting for permission from the Anthropics and OpenAIs of the world. Chinese open-weight models accounted for
Kenya’s High Court has dismissed an attempt by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalize the use of cannabis for religious purposes. The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief guaranteed by the Constitution. In a landmark ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the
Ben Stokes will play for the first time since retiring from international cricket as he features for Durham in Derbyshire on Tuesday. The former England captain will be part of the first round of One-Day Cup matches on the day The Hundred begins. Stokes announced an abrupt retirement from international cricket during England’s third Test
