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There are more AI health tools than ever—but how well do they work?

Singhal, the OpenAI health lead, notes that the company’s current GPT-5 series of models, which had not yet been released when the original HealthBench study was conducted, do a much better job... Read more »

The Download: brainless human clones and the first uterus kept alive outside a body

2 Elon Musk reportedly joined Trump’s call with Modi about the Iran War It remains unclear what Musk was doing during the conversation. (NYT $)  + India has disputed the report. (Independent) + The war poses a grave threat to the... Read more »

Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

Last Monday, the same day it announced itself to the world in Wired, R3 sent us a sweeping disavowal of our findings. It said Schloendorn “never made any statement regarding hypothetical ‘non-sentient... Read more »

Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

Last Monday, the same day it announced itself to the world in Wired, R3 sent us a sweeping disavowal of our findings. It said Schloendorn “never made any statement regarding hypothetical ‘non-sentient... Read more »

Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

Last Monday, the same day it announced itself to the world in Wired, R3 sent us a sweeping disavowal of our findings. It said Schloendorn “never made any statement regarding hypothetical ‘non-sentient... Read more »

A woman’s uterus has been kept alive outside the body for the first time

“As a proof of concept, it is impressive,” says Keren Ladin, a bioethicist who has focused on organ transplantation and perfusion at Tufts University. “These are early days.” It might not sound... Read more »

The Download: the internet’s best weather app, and why people freeze their brains

This article is from The Checkup, our weekly biotech newsletter. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Thursday.  What’s next for space exploration?   Whether it’s the race to find life on Mars, the campaign to outsmart killer... Read more »

Here’s why some people choose cryonics to store their bodies and brains after death

Then there’s the cost. Alcor charges $80,000 to store a person’s brain, and around $220,000 to store a whole body. Tomorrow.Bio’s charges are slightly higher. Many people, including Kendziorra himself, opt to cover this... Read more »

The Download: a battery pivot to AI, and rewriting math

“For years, social media companies have profited from targeting children while concealing their addictive and dangerous design features. Today’s verdict is a referendum—from a jury, to an entire industry.”  —Attorney Rachel Lanier offers... Read more »

Are high gas prices good news for EVs? It’s complicated.

Then again, maybe that won’t quite do the trick: One survey from Cox Automotive found that most US consumers would consider switching to an EV or hybrid if gas prices hit $6... Read more »