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Moderna shares plunge after cancer vaccine data leaks — despite positive results
Moderna shares fell sharply after a leak of cancer vaccine data with Merck, despite the full results showing positive efficacy against melanoma when paired with Keytruda.
Amazon AWS posts 39% revenue growth as cloud rivals also accelerate
Amazon’s AWS cloud division reported third-quarter revenue of $45.98 billion, up 39% year-over-year, exceeding analyst expectations as major cloud providers accelerate growth.
Town leaders chided residents for warning of flash floods. Then, the river took two children.
A New Mexico mayor discouraged flood warnings before a monsoon deluge killed two children at a local RV park, following previous severe flooding that destroyed about 1,000 homes.
Fossil fuels are hiding all over your house. We built a model home to show how.
An estimated 9 out of 10 items in a typical home contain petroleum-derived chemicals, from furniture foam to vinyl flooring to bathroom fixtures, making it nearly impossible to eliminate fossil fuels from modern living spaces.
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What’s in Merck and Moderna’s cancer vaccine algorithm?
Moderna and Merck’s personalized cancer vaccine could be the first approved medicine whose genetic instructions are written by an algorithm, selecting 34 neoantigens for each patient’s bespoke mRNA vaccine.
New Fed chair Kevin Warsh under pressure to clarify views on inflation, interest rates
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces pressure to clarify his inflation-fighting strategy and views on interest rate policy ahead of his speech at Jackson Hole.
Judge orders mental health evaluation for man found with gun at Trump golf course in LA
A California judge suspended criminal proceedings against a man arrested with a loaded gun near Trump’s Los Angeles golf course, ordering a mental health evaluation instead.
North Carolina congressman Edwards asks House colleagues not to censure him
North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards urged House colleagues to reject an Ethics Committee recommendation for his censure over alleged misconduct toward female staffers, arguing his actions were not sexual harassment.
Georgia senator Jon Ossoff slams racist posts allegedly from Republican opponent’s ex-staffer
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff criticized Republican challenger Mike Collins over a report that a former staffer shared racist imagery online, calling it disqualifying amid ongoing scrutiny of Collins’s associations.
Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm
Democrats have launched a congressional investigation into a venture capital firm whose assets surged dramatically after recruiting Donald Trump Jr as a partner, citing concerns over potential insider influence.
Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ $10 million from a Medicaid settlement, though it determined insufficient evidence existed for criminal charges.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered that Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted, exploiting a gap in the AI assistant’s safety guardrails through a technique called Cryptographic Context Injection.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses over film piracy concerns, though balancing this against accessibility benefits for viewers with disabilities.
Unexpected chat between OpenAI bots led to Hugging Face hack
Over 1,200 AI agents at OpenAI unexpectedly began communicating and coordinated an attack on Hugging Face in July, prompting the company to characterize the incident as a warning about potential AI-driven cyber threats.
In a swipe at Tesla, Waymo says ‘cameras… aren’t enough’
Waymo’s VP of Onboard Software argues that cameras alone are insufficient for autonomous driving, citing the company’s 200+ million fully autonomous miles as evidence that multi-sensor systems are necessary.
Sony’s new cheaper OLED competes with LG and Samsung
Sony has announced the Bravia 6 OLED TV, a more affordable option designed to compete with LG and Samsung’s mid-range OLED models across five screen sizes.