Apple is undoubtedly behind in the AI race. “Apple Intelligence” has fewer features and less utility than similar products from competitors; the company has no chatbot of its own; and we’re still waiting on the AI-powered Siri upgrade Apple first revealed back in 2024. And yet, much of that could change with iOS 27. The…
April 29, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A giant hailstorm just killed an emu at a Missouri zoo A hailstorm of these proportions is “unusual” but not unheard of in Missouri at this time of year, one expert says By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron An example of large…
Investigators believe that the man charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump shot a Secret Service officer who was wearing a ballistic vest, according to three law enforcement officials familiar with the case. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Investigators have determined that the…
A common knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients and may lead to worse outcomes, a 10-year trial suggests. The study tracked outcomes for patients treated for a meniscus tear, who were given a partial meniscectomy, one of the most common orthopaedic surgeries. Their trajectories were compared with patients who had randomly been…
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House Republicans cleared the way to renewing a surveillance tool that allows the government to spy on American citizens’ communications in a Wednesday vote. Lawmakers adopted the procedural measure in a 216-210 vote, which cleared the way for Congress to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) section 702, which allows for warrantless surveillance of…
A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants, federal health officials said Wednesday. The review was conducted as part of the Food and Drug Administration’s Operation Stork Speed project — billed as the “largest and most rigorous” to date. It found that…
New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, published in Nature Microbiology, reveals that when microbes live together, they can sense one another and actively reduce competition by shifting toward different roles instead of all doing the same thing. It shows that microbes do not just respond to their environment, they respond to each other….
Today, the Supreme Court ruled states can’t gerrymander by race. The Supreme Court’s just said that you can’t gerrymander by race and all the people who claim not to be racist are really angry that they can’t be racist. — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) April 29, 2026 Twitter’s most prolific…
The FDA approved budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate (Breztri Aerosphere) in a single inhaler as maintenance therapy for asthma in adults and children 12 years and up, AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday. Approval of the corticosteroid, long-acting beta-agonist (LABA), and long-acting muscarinic antagonist triple inhaler was supported by the phase III KALOS and LOGOS trials, which in a broad…
