A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the Donald Trump administration terminated funding for 383 ongoing clinical trials, affecting more than 74,000 participants. The cuts were part of broader budget reductions at the National Institutes of Health.
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Jeff Bezos has become co-CEO of a new AI startup called Project Prometheus, which has raised $6.2 billion in funding and has ambitious plans to deploy artificial intelligence in industrial sectors.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval for ONWARD Medical N.V.’s ARC‑EX System to include home use for adults with chronic, non-progressive neurological deficits following incomplete spinal cord injury.
A federal jury in California has ruled that Apple infringed on a Masimo patent related to blood-oxygen measurement technology in the Apple Watch and may have to pay up to $634 million in damages. The dispute concerns health-monitoring features that Masimo claims rely on its patented technology.
Morgan Freeman has revealed that his legal team is handling multiple cases in which his iconic voice was cloned using artificial intelligence — without his permission. The actor compares it to theft and warns of a growing erosion of artistic rights.
In 2025, global spending on data centers is expected to reach $580 billion, surpassing investments in the development of new oil fields by $40 billion. According to a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the expansion of digital infrastructure is becoming a key driver of the global economy.
The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind Wikipedia, has called on artificial intelligence companies to introduce licensing fees for the use of volunteer-created content. According to the Foundation, AI systems have benefited from Wikipedia’s resources for years — generating profit from the freely available work of thousands of people — and it’s time to give back by supporting the infrastructure of knowledge they rely on.
Apple and WhatsApp have announced they will continue notifying U.S. users if their devices are targeted by government-grade spyware. Their position is a firm response to an agreement between the Trump administration and Israeli surveillance software companies seeking entry into the U.S. market.
Cornerstone Robotics, a company specializing in endoscopic surgical robots, has raised around $200 million from investors to accelerate the commercialization of its surgical system and expand into global markets.
Neuroethics experts warn that the futuristic visions of investors like Elon Musk and Sam Altman may actually slow down genuine progress in neurotechnology — especially in medical treatments. They argue that the obsession with ideas such as “uploading the human mind to a computer” distracts attention and funding from therapies that could already be helping patients today.
