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What happened in research today, from the outlets and labs that report it.
Edition No. 25
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Top stories
1. The recently proposed o(n log n) integer multiplication algorithm
Verdict: Routine█████░░░░░5.12. STAT+: Gilead to pay $45 million to settle kickback charges filed by Texas attorney general
Gilead Sciences agreed to pay $45 million to settle allegations of paying kickbacks that improperly influenced prescriptions paid for by the Texas Medicaid program
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- Hugging Face
Turning Database Grading into RL Rewards: Post-Training Agents with ThinkingBox
No.03Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.7 - STATby Feuerstein, Joseph
STAT+: Detailed data confirm Moderna and Merck cancer vaccine met key endpoints in melanoma trial
A Moderna and Merck personalized mRNA cancer vaccine reduced the risk of disease recurrence in patients with melanoma by 42% compared to standard treatment.
No.04Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.7 - OpenAI
OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud
OpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini's Model Garden, available through Google Cloud Marketplace.
No.05Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.7 - MIT Newsby Shipps
This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices
"X-Hinges" helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adaptively respond to human contact.
No.06Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.7 - OpenAI
Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents uncover critical vulnerabilities
Patch the Planet connects security researchers, maintainers, and incident responders to help address critical vulnerabilities across open source.
No.07Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.6 - OpenAI
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No.08Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.6
Briefs
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STAT+: AbbVie skin disorder drug succeeds in late-stage trial, but results miss market expectations
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Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest
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STAT+: Nutrition experts press White House to release ultra-processed food definition
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Top MAHA adviser Calley Means resigns from White House days ahead of midterms
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STAT+: Will the Treasury restrict U.S. investment in the Chinese biotech sector?
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STAT+: Crackdowns loom, from China to New York
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Using thousands of AI agents to uncover new leads in biological data
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Beyond tree cover: mapping the world's forest types
████░░░░░░4.3 - Hugging Face
OlmoEarth v1.3: State-of-the-art embeddings for the whole planet
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Theorists use cloud-based Bose-Einstein condensate to study tunnelling
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Health insurance premiums jump 9%, and more Americans don't have access to coverage
████░░░░░░4.2 - Carbon Brief
Experts: How are climate scientists using artificial intelligence?
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