David Sacks out as White House AI and Crypto Czar
David Sacks, the venture capitalist and tech billionaire who’d become Silicon Valley’s primary advocate inside the White House…
As opioid drug deaths fall, cocaine and meth are coming back. Here’s what you should know.
We’ve been bringing the 1980s back — including, unfortunately, the cocaine. While opioid overdose deaths are mercifully on…
Apple’s iOS 26.4 update adds age verification in the UK
Apple now requires users in the UK to verify their age with the launch of iOS 26.4. In…
The world’s deadliest infectious disease is on the rise in the US
Something unusual happened at Archbishop Riordan High School last fall. In September, a student in the Bay Area…
The folly of abandoning renewables.
Posted Mar 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM UTC The folly of abandoning renewables. As energy prices soar, Trump’s…
Medical bills: tips for talking to your doctor to help reduce your costs
Maybe this has happened to you: Your doctor is talking to you about your health, saying you need…
Defining ‘ultraprocessed’ could spur research, school lunch rules – Roll Call
The Trump administration is nearing a key milestone in its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda: proposing a definition of…
How Scott and Alla LaRoque got rich from disputed medical bills
When they met, it was at a party in Las Vegas, music bumping. Alla Kosova, newly divorced, told…
The Live Nation trial restarts with a ‘velvet hammer’
After a chaotic week following the Justice Department’s mid-trial settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, the antitrust trial picked back…
Trump administration is collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal
In September, Donald Trump claimed that “the United States is getting a tremendous fee” for brokering the TikTok…
How the US cut medical research, explained in 1 chart
Think about the disease that worries you most — the one that runs in your family. Or maybe…
Nurse practitioners are everywhere now. What does NP really stand for and should you see one?
Have you ever caught yourself squinting at the acronyms next to your health care provider’s name? MD, DO,…