The technology misses life-threatening conditions, lacks privacy protections, and tends to “hallucinate,” but adopting the it could make the healthcare industry billions.
Friday, January 16, 2026
The EU Looks Doomed to Repeat its Russia “De-Risking” Strategy with China
Plans are lacking, but that hasn’t stopped Brussels before.
Understanding Your Cat’s Wild Side
In “The Cat’s Meow,” evolutionary biologist Jonathan B. Losos explores the ancestral roots of the modern housecat.
The Taliban and the Islamic State Continue to Fight for Afghanistan’s Future
True to form for US nation-breaking exercises, Afghanistan is afficted by continuing facional power strugges.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/12/2023
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The Fed’s Interest Rates Are Still Fueling Inflation Rather Than Dousing it, and People Getting Used to this Inflation
Contrary to popular opinion, Fed interest rate policy is still permissive, if not quite as permissive as before.
One of the Few South American Governments Still Closely Aligned With Washington Just Signed a Trade Agreement With China
China continues to pull off big commercial and diplomatic coups in the US’ neighbourhood — this time with Ecuador, whose government is (or was) so closely aligned with the US that it recently asked Washington to directly intervene in its drug wars.
“Crypto Is a Fraud on the Public”: Financial Watchdog Explains Ties Between Crypto and the Banking Crisis
Dennis Kelleher of Better Markets explains why crypto is the last place anybody should be running to for safety.
PBMs, the Brokers Who Control Drug Prices, Finally Get Washington’s Attention
Why it isn’t easy to slip the leash of PBMs.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/11/2023
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Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis
Big food company profit-goosing price hikes confirms that the Fed is barking up the wrong tree in going after labor.
New Wave of Asylum-Seekers at US Southern Border as Title 42 Expires
Even the mainstream media acknowledges that an expected surge of immigrants at the US border will push a bad situation into crisis.
