Global health leaders used a UN General Assembly gathering to call for country-led adoption of artificial intelligence in disease elimination. The meeting brought together ministers, public health specialists, funders and diagnostics experts. The Global Institute for Disease Elimination, known as
Artificial intelligence is becoming a larger force in economic growth, investment and labor markets, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said AI-related technology spending added about 0.5 percentage point to U.S. GDP growth in 2025. Private investment in
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Global health leaders used a UN General Assembly gathering to call for country-led adoption of artificial intelligence in disease elimination. The meeting brought together ministers, public health specialists, funders and diagnostics experts. The Global Institute for Disease Elimination, known as
Global health leaders used a UN General Assembly gathering to call for country-led adoption of artificial intelligence in disease elimination. The meeting brought together ministers, public health specialists, funders and diagnostics experts. The Global Institute for Disease Elimination, known as
Pennsylvania health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died while infected with measles. She died on September 12 as the state confronted its largest measles outbreak in more than three decades. Laboratory testing detected the virus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a formal risk classification update regarding an ongoing voluntary recall of organic white Jasmine rice packaged by Lundberg Family Farms. Federal regulatory officials classified the action as a Class II recall following the
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Khalilur Rahman, president of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, warned Tuesday that the UN is falling behind advances in artificial intelligence. He said AI already operates across critical systems that affect daily life worldwide. Rahman called for scientifically informed
OpenAI has launched a formal framework for reporting cases in which artificial intelligence systems behave in unexpected or unauthorized ways. The company introduced the process on September 16 with six initial reports on model misalignment. The cases emerged during training,
Apple has introduced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, with sales scheduled to begin October 23. The new model opens to a 7.6-inch inner display and carries a 5.4-inch outer screen. Apple says the inner panel is its largest
Apple has introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max with a variable-aperture camera, longer battery life and the new A20 Pro chip. The flagship phones also bring new manual camera controls and a redesigned Dynamic Island. Both