Kenyan court blocks opening of U.S. Ebola quarantine center on air base
A Kenyan High Court judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration attempt to set…
Nara Organics infant formula linked to another case of botulism
The number of U.S. infants who contracted botulism after eating recalled Nara Organics baby formula has risen to four, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The four confirmed cases involve infants in California, Pennsylvania and Washington who consumed Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. The product was recalled last month after three infants…
Who will replace Graham Platner if he drops out? Here’s how Democrats could pick a new Maine Senate nominee.
Washington — Democrats are facing a rapidly closing window to replace Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on the ballot amid a sexual assault allegation — if he decides to drop out. At stake is one of the most closely watched and heavily contested Senate races of the year, as national Democrats seek to deny Republican…
Microsoft to cut more than 3,000 jobs from ailing Xbox unit
Microsoft said Monday that it will cut 3,200 jobs from its struggling Xbox video game business. The technology giant will immediately eliminate 1,600 positions, while other jobs will be cut as four game development studios leave the Xbox unit. “Our business today is not healthy,” Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took over the gaming division…
Apple unveiling new child safety features to help parents navigate screen time
Apple unveiling new child safety features to help parents navigate screen time – CBS News Watch CBS News Apple is rolling out an update with new parental controls to help navigate screen time and keep kids safe. Jo Ling Kent explains the changes. Source link
Money for repairs to national parks going to D.C. beautification projects
About 400 sites managed by the National Park Service are facing a maintenance backlog estimated at more than $24 billion, but the money aimed for repairs is being diverted. The Washington Post reports the Trump administration has used at least $90 million from national park entry fees to help pay for beautification efforts in the…
Medicare’s AI push snarls patients and doctors in errors and delays
Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before him. Each quarter, for several years, he has made the 2½-hour drive to Oklahoma City for an epidural in his spine to treat his back pain. But this year, because of a new Medicare program,…
Tech stocks tumble for a second day. Here’s what’s behind the selloff.
A major technology stock selloff stretched into a second day Tuesday as investors questioned whether artificial intelligence will generate the profits that have fueled lofty valuations for companies such as Alphabet, SpaceX and Nvidia. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 580 points, or 2.2%, to close at 25,587. The decline marks a second straight day of…
National Guard troops, law enforcement providing tight security for July Fourth celebrations in Washington, D.C.
There’s heightened security around festivities in Washington, D.C., for America 250 celebrations, which include a fireworks display that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. The main events on the Fourth of July are deemed a “national special security event,” which is the highest possible designation. It’s a rare status that is usually…
AI could make people dull, one scientist fears. Here’s why.
Artificial intelligence could one day supercharge human cognition, leading to significant advances in science, technology and other fields. It could also make us dull, new academic research suggests. That’s because the so-called large language models that power AI apps often yield information that is predictable and normative for the population as a whole, reducing life’s…
Sony to stop making physical discs for PlayStation starting in 2028
Sony is discontinuing physical discs for its PlayStation video game consoles and going fully digital starting in January 2028, the consumer electronics company said on Wednesday. After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers. The change will…