During a federal court hearing in Boston, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice argued that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has such broad authority over vaccination policy that his decisions – even potentially controversial ones – may be largely beyond judicial review. The case concerns a lawsuit filed by medical organizations challenging recent changes to federal vaccination recommendations.
South Korea’s semiconductor industry warns that an escalation of the conflict involving Iran could disrupt supplies of key materials needed for chip manufacturing. In the longer term, the crisis could also slow the development of AI data centers in the Middle East, which represent an important source of demand for modern memory chips.
A team of researchers from the United States and Japan has reported a breakthrough in regenerative biology – for the first time, scientists have successfully grown fully functional hair follicles in the laboratory that undergo the natural hair growth cycle. The discovery could eventually pave the way for new treatments for hair loss and advance research on skin regeneration.
An advanced hacking toolkit previously used by government agencies to break into iPhones has surfaced in the hands of cybercriminals. Security experts warn that the exploit kit, known as Coruna, is already being used in espionage and financially motivated campaigns, with capabilities that allow attackers to take control of a phone simply by having the victim visit a malicious website.