Science & Tech

A ‘Phantom’ Climate Preprint Spreads Online, Highlighting the Stakes of Sensitivity Estimates

A rumored arXiv paper touting low climate sensitivity can’t be found—raising alarms about verification, statistics, and how fast “good news” travels.

#climatechange, #arxiv, #misinformation, #statistics, #ipcc

Honor’s ‘Robot Phone’ prototype adds a moving camera arm — and a new AI personality

Unveiled in Barcelona, Honor’s Robot Phone pairs a 200MP camera on a tiny robotic arm with on-device AI to track, stabilize and even “emote.”

#honor, #smartphones, #mobileworldcongress, #ai, #robotics

U.S. Measles Cases Surge, Putting Elimination Status at Risk as PAHO Weighs April Review

More than 1,300 U.S. measles cases in 2026 have renewed fears the virus is becoming endemic again as PAHO reviews elimination status in April.

#measles, #vaccines, #publichealth, #cdc, #mmr

Trump administration AI blueprint urges federal preemption of state rules, light-touch national standards

White House AI framework asks Congress to override many state laws, avoid a new regulator and focus on child safety, speech and growth.

#ai, #regulation, #congress, #statesrights, #childsafety

A Physician’s New Metaphor for AI: Treat the Model Like a Patient

A South Korean doctor proposes “Model Medicine,” a clinical framework to diagnose and treat AI behavior, complete with scans, syndromes and recalls.

#artificialintelligence, #aisafety, #interpretability, #regulation, #research

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Gets Gemini ‘Screen Automation,’ Letting AI Order Coffee and Book Rides

A new Gemini feature on Samsung’s Galaxy S26 can control apps to complete multi-step tasks—raising questions about privacy, liability and platform power.

#samsung, #google, #gemini, #aiagents, #android

CMS to Enforce New Hospital Price Transparency Data—Including What Insurers Actually Pay—Starting April 1

CMS begins April 1 enforcement of new hospital price rules requiring allowed-amount percentiles and executive attestations, with fines up to millions.

#healthcare, #cms, #hospitalpricing, #transparency, #medicare

Six AI-Generated Scoops Fell Apart Under Scrutiny, a Warning for Newsrooms

An AI tool pitched six plausible international stories—laws, deals and a summit. Editors found none could be verified, underscoring AI’s limits in journalism.

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation

Oven-Hot Exoplanet Near ‘Radius Valley’ Shows How Stars Strip Worlds Bare

TOI-5734 b is a dense, Neptune-size world losing its atmosphere under fierce radiation—an ideal test case for models of planetary erosion.

#exoplanets, #astronomy, #tess, #jwst, #planetaryscience

SpaceX’s Starlink Surpasses 10,000 Active Satellites, Reshaping Low Earth Orbit

Two March 17 Falcon 9 launches pushed Starlink past 10,000 working satellites—about three-quarters of active spacecraft—spurring debates over safety and science.

#spacex, #starlink, #satellites, #spacepolicy, #astronomy

PAHO: H5N1 Spreads Widely in Animals Across the Americas, but Human Cases Remain Rare

PAHO reports H5N1 entrenched in birds and mammals across the Americas, yet only 75 human cases. Experts warn infections in workers may go unseen.

#h5n1, #avianinfluenza, #publichealth, #dairy, #surveillance

FTC Deal Forces Express Scripts to Delink Fees From Drug List Prices in Insulin Pricing Crackdown

A 10-year FTC consent order targets Express Scripts’ insulin rebates, requires net-price cost sharing and bans spread pricing in a new plan option.

#insulin, #drugprices, #pbm, #ftc, #expressscripts

Reanalysis of Landmark LIGO Signal Suggests Black Hole–Neutron Star Crash Had an Oval Orbit

A new study finds GW200105 kept a surprisingly eccentric orbit before merging, pointing to formation in dense clusters or triple-star systems.

#gravitationalwaves, #ligo, #blackholes, #neutronstars, #astrophysics

War Around Strait of Hormuz Forces Halt to Meta’s 2Africa Internet Cable Extension

Alcatel Submarine Networks cites safety risks and declares force majeure, pausing work on Meta-backed 2Africa “Pearls” as Gulf conflict threatens data routes.

#subseacables, #internetinfrastructure, #straitofhormuz, #meta, #iran

Google Closes $32 Billion Wiz Deal, Making Cloud Security a Centerpiece of Its AI Push

Alphabet’s Google finalizes its $32B cash purchase of Wiz, betting on multi-cloud security to boost Google Cloud and deepen its AI strategy.

#google, #cybersecurity, #cloud, #mna, #ai