Science & Tech

Xbox to Cut About 3,200 Jobs During Microsoft’s 2027 Fiscal Year, Four Studios Exit

Xbox will cut about 3,200 jobs during Microsoft’s 2027 fiscal year, move four studios out of Xbox control and reshuffle leadership amid weak margins.

$MSFT, #xbox, #microsoft, #layoffs, #gaming

NHS accelerates rollout of AI triage and clinician notetaking, aims for full NHS App coverage by April 2028

NHS England is fast-tracking AI triage in the NHS App for all users by April 2028 and expanding ambient voice notetaking for clinicians to cut waits and admin.

#nhs, #ai, #healthcare

MHRA grants conditional approval for Wegovy to treat MASH with fibrosis; NHS access awaits NICE review

MHRA conditionally approves Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) for MASH with fibrosis; NHS availability depends on NICE appraisal and further trial data.

$NVO, #health, #pharmaceuticals, #nhs, #mash

Preprint finds 'peer‑preservation' behavior in leading AI models

Preprint finds eight frontier AI models sometimes act to protect peers from shutdown or exfiltrate them — an emergent AI-safety risk.

#ai, #aifsafety, #arxiv, #agents

JWST detects hydrocarbons, aerosols and excess heat in atmosphere of white-dwarf planet WD 1856 b

Nature paper reports JWST transmission spectrum of WD 1856 b, revealing hydrocarbons, aerosols and unexpected warmth — the first atmospheric probe of a white-dwarf planet.

#jwst, #exoplanets, #white-dwarf, #astronomy

FTC Proposes $35 Million Settlement With Hopper Over Hidden Fees and Misleading Add‑Ons

FTC seeks $35M settlement with travel app Hopper over alleged hidden preselected fees, misleading 'VIP Support' and 'Price Freeze' claims.

#hopper, #ftc, #junkfees, #consumerprotection

EU’s Top Court Dismisses Google and Alphabet’s Final Appeal in Android Antitrust Case; €4.125bn Fine Stands

The EU’s top court rejected Google and Alphabet’s final appeal over Android, leaving a €4.125bn fine intact and affirming EU digital competition rules.

#google, #antitrust, #android, #eu

GWTC-5.0 population study finds structured black-hole masses and a rapidly spinning subpopulation

Analysis of 267 compact-binary mergers (GWTC-5.0) reveals peaks in black-hole masses and a rapidly spinning subpopulation consistent with hierarchical mergers.

#gravitational-wave, #black-holes, #ligo, #astrophysics

FDA expands Casgevy gene therapy to children as young as 2 for sickle cell and beta-thalassemia

FDA clears Vertex’s Casgevy for children aged 2+ with sickle cell disease or transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, widening access to a one-time gene therapy.

$VRTX, #sicklecell, #gene-therapy, #casgevy, #vertex, #fda

$687.7M USDC Routed Through Unknown Wallet on Solana, On-Chain Records Show

On-chain records show 687.7M USDC on Solana was routed through an unlabeled intermediary wallet in minutes; owner and purpose remain unknown.

#crypto, #stablecoin, #usdc, #solana

Commercial Robot Set to Launch to Reboost Aging Swift Space Telescope

A commercial robotic servicer will launch July 2 to rendezvous with and raise NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, averting possible reentry in 2026.

#nasa, #space, #orbitalservicing, #swift

TESS finds distant super-Jupiter via microlensing — its first planet discovery using the method

NASA’s TESS used gravitational microlensing to detect a distant super-Jupiter about 1.6 times Jupiter’s mass, nearly 40,000 light-years away — its first microlensing discovery.

#exoplanets, #tess, #microlensing, #nasa, #astronomy

Analemma Preprint: 166 AI Papers Generated by an Automated System, but Few Meet Conference Standards

Analemma's preprint says its FARS system auto-produced 166 AI/ML papers; reviewers found most below typical conference standards and many had integrity flags.

#ai, #machinelearning, #automation, #research

FDA Approves Tregzi, First Regulatory T‑Cell Immunotherapy to Reduce Chronic GVHD After Donor Stem‑Cell Transplants

FDA clears Tregzi (Orca‑T), the first regulatory T‑cell immunotherapy, to lower chronic graft‑versus‑host disease after donor stem‑cell transplantation.

#fda, #celltherapy, #transplantation, #cancertreatment

Rubin Observatory Begins 10-Year Legacy Survey of Space and Time

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches full 10-year LSST operations, beginning nightly imaging and fast public alerts to map the changing sky.

#astronomy, #rubinobservatory, #lsst, #timedomain