The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it
A sneaky rule change has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there’s…
Prosecutors used ChatGPT logs as evidence in the Palisades fire trial
Jonathan Rinderknecht was facing arson charges for setting a fire on New Year’s Day in 2025, which became…
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama
Less than 24 hours after news broke that OpenAI would stagger its next model release at the request…
Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse
It’s been two weeks since Anthropic took its Mythos-class models offline after a Friday evening ultimatum from the…
Senator asks RFK Jr. if Eli Lilly’s mystery retatrutide patient is Trump
Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the…
The decades-long Prairieland sentences should alarm every American
Just days after a gunman killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it became clear that President Donald Trump would…
Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America’s broadband
At 9PM ET on the night of May 28th, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket sat on the…
FDA pilot program aims to speed up early-stage clinical trials
Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the…
Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more…
Canada Missed Chances to Inspect Titan Before Fatal Implosion
A report from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has highlighted regulatory failures that allowed OceanGate’s unregistered, unflagged, and uncertified…
Should nicotine be regulated like a narcotic? A Pacific nation makes the case
The Republic of Palau has already banned vapes.Credit: Golden_Brown/Getty More than a billion people are dependent on nicotine…
Fox is taking over Roku City
By this time next year, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch intends to have added Roku to his already…