STAT+: Are cancer patients getting too much drug?

Moderna's stunning surge and drop, AI in scientific writing, and more biotech news from The Readout

From income to long-term opportunity: The rise of expertise-led side hustles

Professionals are increasingly turning their skills, networks, and experience into additional income streams, especially in areas such as financial and insurance advisory. Something has changed in the way working professionals in India think about earning and financial security. A steady salary

Hardware Makers Implement Post-Quantum Cryptography as Security Threats Near

The coming threat of super-powerful computers capable of cracking today’s algorithms requires upgrading encryption now. Tech companies have begun building defenses.

Tesla recalls nearly 3 million cars in China over door escape risk

Tesla is recalling 2,975,910 vehicles in China after the country’s market regulator determined that its emergency door release is too hard to find and operate in a crash. It’s Tesla’s largest-ever recall in China, and it lands as the automaker’s door design faces mounting legal and regulatory pressure on two continents. Several other automakers who followed Tesla into similarly designed door releases have also issued similar recalls.

Scientists deploy Merck’s Ebola vaccine in DRC

Prostate cancer therapy, Meta glasses in hospital settings, and more health news from Morning Rounds

A dumpling shop becomes a poster child of AI adoption in China

Business owner quotes Deng Xiaoping as motivator: “Science and technology are a primary productive force.”

‘Hot competition’: NSA deputy sounds alarm on China threat, AI race

NSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba said Beijing is playing “spoiler” the world over, alleging, for example, that “Chinese companies provided GEOINT to the Iranians to help hit our bases and our allies.”

Super El Niño could lead to mega CO2 emissions from fires in Indonesia

Intense fires are already burning in Indonesia, and there could be much worse to come as the Super El Niño ramps up

Naspers: From South African publisher to global tech investor

3 minutes of sprinting does something 90 minutes of exercise does not

A few minutes of sprinting may reshape the bloodstream far more dramatically than a much longer moderate workout. Six 30-second sprints altered nearly a quarter of the blood proteins measured and more than 200 metabolites, while 90 minutes of moderate cycling produced far smaller immediate changes. Many of the proteins affected by sprinting were also associated with lower risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic diseases.