Changes are coming to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program that could result in at least $5 billion in additional Medicare spending over time, if not more, and higher out-of-pocket costs for people with Medicare. Under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the federal government is required to negotiate with drug companies for the price of…
Published September 24, 2025 Pucci’s artistic director, Camille Miceli, unveiled on Wednesday the essence of the house for FashionNetwork.com, while presenting the brand’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection at the height of Milan Fashion Week. “Women use fashion to feel free, to dare. Pucci’s success comes from its strong personality; by wearing it, a woman shows who…
Published September 24, 2025 For Spring/Summer 2026, Alberto Caliri, Missoni‘s creative director, has conceived an everyday wardrobe. Moods and attitudes were ‘Missoni-fied’ through relentless exploration of colour and materials and the vibrant, composite rhythm of the patterns, resulting in garments designed to be worn day after day, in real life. Missoni, S/S 2026 “In the…
Molecular gas and X-ray emission around Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s black hole Mark D. Gorski et al. (CC BY 4.0) We have found hot wind blasting out from our galaxy’s supermassive black hole for the first time, which could help us understand its mysterious inactivity. Compared to many other supermassive black holes that lie…
There is a complex interplay between the federal government and states regarding vaccine regulations, policy, and access. While states have the primary responsibility for enacting and enforcing laws to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of people in their jurisdictions, including, for example, instituting vaccine mandates, the federal government has significant authority to influence…
Today marks the launch of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, which allows developers to query our connected public data with simple, natural language. This means Data Commons’ public datasets are instantly accessible and actionable for AI developers and data scientists—without the need for custom code or complex API interactions. MCP Server also…
Mark Poynting and Matt McGrathBBC News Climate and Science European Photopress Agency China, the world’s biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its emissions. In a recording played to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its greenhouse gas…
A four-legged robot that keeps crawling even after all four of its legs have been hacked off with a chainsaw is the stuff of nightmares for most people. For Deepak Pathak, cofounder and CEO of the startup Skild AI, the dystopian feat of adaptation is an encouraging sign of a new, more general kind of…
Good news for your development workflows: starting today, we’re giving all Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist with a higher model request limits 1 . This means you can spend more time building (and vibe coding) with Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash. These changes are rolling out over the…
Published September 24, 2025 A return to basics on Milan’s catwalks. On the second day of the womenswear ready-to-wear shows, designers seemed intent on returning to fundamentals, fusing age-old craftsmanship and textile traditions with a decidedly contemporary vision. This shift crosses borders: for Spring/Summer 2026, several houses were heading the same way, reviving crafts such…
