In this issue

Regulators approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease, which doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder. The one-time treatments are the first approved therapies based on CRISPR, the gene-editing tool that won its inventors the Nobel Prize in 2020.

POPE, ONCE A VICTIM OF AI-GENERATED IMAGERY, CALLS FOR TREATY TO REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Pope Francis on Thursday called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great.

3 mins

2023: THE YEAR WE PLAYED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND WEREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 - it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people's science fiction fantasies of human-like machines.

4 mins

WHAT SMALL BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW REGULATIONS GOING INTO 2024

Regulations are a double-edged sword. They're created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers.

4 mins

IN HYPOCHONDRIA PARADOX, SWEDISH STUDY FINDS A HIGHER DEATH RATE IN THOSE WHO FEAR SERIOUS ILLNESS

A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness: They tend to die earlier than people who aren't hypervigilant about health concerns.

2 mins

FDA APPROVES 2 GENE THERAPIES FOR SICKLE CELL. ONE IS THE FIRST TO USE THE EDITING TOOL CRISPR

Regulators approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S.

4 mins

WHAT TESLA AUTOPILOT DOES, WHY IT'S BEING RECALLED AND HOW THE COMPANY PLANS TO FIX IT

Tesla introduced Autopilot software in October of 2015 with CEO Elon Musk heralding it as a profound experience for people.

2 mins

iOS Journal

THE NEW APP FOR WRITING ABOUT MOMENTS & OPTIMIZING YOUR TIME

4 mins

NEW YORK PLEDGES $1B ON CHIP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ALBANY IN BID FOR JOBS, FEDERAL GRANTS

New York state will spend $1 billion to expand research into chip technology in Albany, the state's capital, with the goal of turning the region into a global center of semiconductor research and manufacturing, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week.

1 min

WHAT IS CARBON CAPTURE AND WHY DOES IT KEEP COMING UP AT COP28?

The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where many activists, experts and nations are calling for an agreement to phase out the oil, gas and coal responsible for warming the planet.

5 mins

MAINE IS CONSIDERING CALIFORNIA-STYLE INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES

Maine environmental regulators are set to decide next week whether the state should join others in adopting California-style regulations to drastically limit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles.

2 mins

AWS CHIEF ADAM SELIPSKY TALKS GENERATIVE AI, AMAZON'S INVESTMENT IN ANTHROPIC AND CLOUD COST CUTTING

Adam Selipsky is shepherding Amazon's cloud unit at one of the most important moments in tech history.

4 mins

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS NEW HAMPSHIRE COMPUTER CHIP PLANT THE FIRST TO GET FUNDING FROM CHIPS LAW

This would be the initial allocation of incentives from last year's bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which provides more than $52 billion to boost the development and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.

2 mins

EPIC WINS ITS ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PLAY STORE. WHAT DOES THIS VERDICT MEAN FOR GOOGLE?

Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company's payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.

3 mins

PEW SURVEY: YOUTUBE TOPS TEENS' SOCIAL-MEDIA DIET, WITH ROUGHLY A SIXTH USING IT ALMOST CONSTANTLY

Teen usage of social media hasn't dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.

1 min

'LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND' IS A TERRIFIC BLEND OF THRILLER, DISASTER AND SATIRE

Imagine that it's close to midnight and there's a knock at the door of your luxurious weekend rental home. A man is standing there, calmly apologizing.

2 mins

WHAT DID YOU GOOGLE IN 2023? 'BARBIE.' ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR ARE AMONG THE YEAR'S TOP INTERNET SEARCHES

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.

2 mins

HOLIDAY CROWDS AT AIRPORTS AND ON HIGHWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR

More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel.

2 mins

US AGENCY TAKES FIRST STEP TOWARD REQUIRING NEW VEHICLES TO PREVENT DRUNK OR IMPAIRED DRIVING

U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving.

1 min

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