New Republic

CDC Forced to Pause Rabies Testing Thanks to RFK Jr.

Mass layoffs, hiring freezes, and resignations thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda have shut down the crucial testing program. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday ...
The New York Times

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses

The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume. By Apoorva ...
CNBC

Cybersecurity stocks fall on report Anthropic is testing a powerful new model

Cybersecurity stocks slumped on Friday on a report that Anthropic is testing a powerful new artificial intelligence model called Mythos that presents potential security risks. The rise of AI is ...
Wired

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks ...
STAT

FDA and NIH announce more initiatives to reduce animal testing in drug development

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. WASHINGTON — The Department of ...
TechCrunch

Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months

Nominal on Thursday announced a fresh $80 million Series B extension round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Founders Fund. This followed the company’s $75 million Series B round led by Sequoia in ...
TechCrunch

Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping

Reddit announced on Thursday that it’s testing a new AI search tool that takes community recommendations and matches them with products from some of the company’s shopping and advertising partners. A ...
Los Angeles Times

Animal testing slows medical progress. It wastes money. It’s wrong

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F1 Testing 2026 Results: Barcelona shakedown times as Lewis Hamilton roars back to P1

Lando Norris put in McLaren's strongest performance of pre-season testing so far on the final day in Barcelona, but the champion was beaten to the top of the timesheets by Lewis Hamilton during the ...
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F1 Testing 2026 results: Red Bull suffer Ford scare as Williams confirm test return

Day three of F1's private shakedown in Barcelona saw Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad suffer a scare and Williams announce their testing return. After mixed conditions on Tuesday, the teams returned to ...
CNBC

OpenAI to begin testing ads on ChatGPT in the U.S.

OpenAI announced it will begin testing ads within ChatGPT in the coming weeks. Ads will begin to appear at the bottom of the chatbot's answers, and they will be clearly labeled, OpenAI said. OpenAI ...