RFK Jr’s New Advisory Panel Votes Against Vaccine Preservative Following Pitch From Ex-President of RFK Jr’s Anti-Vaxx Org

RFK Jr’s New Advisory Panel Votes Against Vaccine Preservative Following Pitch From Ex-President of RFK Jr’s Anti-Vaxx Org

A slew of scientific meetings were canceled ahead of RFK Jr. stepping in as health and human services secretary. A vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted against recommending influenza vaccinations containing the preservative thimerosal, an agent that Kennedy himself and many anti-vaccination activists have long advocated against. The recommendation, which…

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Designing Human-Centric Robots: Precision Meets Practicality

Designing Human-Centric Robots: Precision Meets Practicality

Humanoid robotics, once considered futuristic, now stands ready to transform everyday life. Robots designed to closely match human capabilities have the potential to handle tasks ranging from simple chores to specialized and hazardous duties. Achieving true humanoid functionality, however, requires significant progress in mechanics, embedded systems, artificial intelligence, and effective control mechanisms. Clone Robotics, a…

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The DSP-Agnostic Approach That Gives AI Digital an Edge in Fragmented Media Buying

The DSP-Agnostic Approach That Gives AI Digital an Edge in Fragmented Media Buying

The digital advertising ecosystem has become fragmented. Major platforms like Google, Meta, and Amazon have built what industry insiders call “walled gardens”, closed ecosystems where advertisers must play by the platform’s rules, often with limited transparency into how their campaigns perform. AI Digital‘s response was to develop an “Open Garden” philosophy, a DSP-agnostic approach (demand-side…

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Used ‘Power, Violence And Fear’: Prosecutor

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Used ‘Power, Violence And Fear’: Prosecutor

Sean “Diddy” Combs used “power, violence, and fear” as the head of a decades-old criminal enterprise, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments in his high-profile trial. “He counted on silence and shame to keep his crimes hidden,” Christy Slavik told the jury as the government began wrapping up its case against the once-powerful music…

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Housing Market Softens, With Rising Inventory And Stabilizing Demand

Housing Market Softens, With Rising Inventory And Stabilizing Demand

AFP U.S. housing market dynamics are shifting this June, with growing inventory levels and stabilizing buyer interest beginning to alter long-standing conditions in the market. New home sales dropped 13.7% in May to a seasonally adjusted pace of 623,000 units—marking the lowest level since October 2024. This sharp decline was most pronounced in the South…

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Argentina To Try 10 In Absentia Over 1994 Bombing Of Jewish Center

Argentina To Try 10 In Absentia Over 1994 Bombing Of Jewish Center

Argentina will try in absentia ten Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, a ruling seen by AFP on Thursday said. The attack, which caused devastation in Latin America’s biggest Jewish community, has never been claimed or solved, but Argentina and…

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Netanyahu Seeks To Postpone Trial Summons After Trump Backing

Netanyahu Seeks To Postpone Trial Summons After Trump Backing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked a court on Thursday to postpone his testimony in his long-running corruption trial, after US President Donald Trump called for the case to be cancelled altogether. Trump’s move in support of Netanyahu over the case drew criticism from some Israeli politicians, including a member of the Israeli leader’s own…

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Roblox’s Grow A Garden Explodes Online Video Game Numbers

Roblox’s Grow A Garden Explodes Online Video Game Numbers

A gardening game created by a teenager on online platform Roblox has attracted a record 21 million simultaneous players, a figure rarely seen in the industry. “You could quite easily never have heard of Grow a Garden… and yet it is by some measures the biggest video game at the moment,” Dom Tait, an analyst…

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16 Dead, Thousands Of Businesses Destroyed After Kenya Protests

16 Dead, Thousands Of Businesses Destroyed After Kenya Protests

At least 16 people died in protests across Kenya on Wednesday, Amnesty International said Thursday, as businesses and residents were left to clean up the devastation in the capital and beyond. The marches had been called to mark one year since anti-tax demonstrations that peaked when a huge crowd stormed parliament and dozens were killed…

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