ReHubs to finalize European textile recycling roadmap by September
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 15, 2025 Europe’s fragmented textile recycling sector is…
A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2025
Medicaid is the primary payer for long-term care (LTC) in the United States, and pays for more than two-thirds of the LTC delivered in home- and community-based settings. Most home care (also known as “home and community-based services” or HCBS) is optional for states to provide and is frequently offered through “waivers,” which allow states…
The Gemini app gets new image verification features
What’s next This launch builds on our history of providing context about images in Google Search and exploring new research innovations like Backstory from Google DeepMind. Looking ahead, we will continue to invest in more ways to empower you to determine the origin and history of content online. Soon, we’ll expand SynthID verification to support…
MSD explores applying generative Al to improve the deviation management process using AWS services
This post is co-written with Hossein Salami and Jwalant Vyas from MSD. In the biopharmaceutical industry, deviations in the manufacturing process are rigorously addressed. Each deviation is thoroughly documented, and its various aspects and potential impacts are closely examined to help ensure drug product quality, patient safety, and compliance. For leading pharmaceutical companies, managing these…
Designing digital resilience in the agentic AI era
While global investment in AI is projected to reach $1.5 trillion in 2025, fewer than half of business leaders are confident in their organization’s ability to maintain service continuity, security, and cost control during unexpected events. This lack of confidence, coupled with the profound complexity introduced by agentic AI’s autonomous decision-making and interaction with critical…
COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has been injured. Orange flames burned…
Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ request for anonymity
Jim ReedHealth reporter, BBC News Getty Images The provision of PPE for healthcare workers is being explored in this part of the Covid inquiry (stock image) The chair of the Covid inquiry has refused an application from the UK Health Security Agency to keep the identities of two junior clinicians secret. Lawyers for UKHSA applied…
Scientists grow a tiny human “blood factory” that actually works
Our body’s “blood factory” is made of highly specialized tissue containing bone cells, nerves, blood vessels and several other cell types. Researchers have now recreated this complex network in the laboratory using only human cells, marking a first in the field. This new system could help reduce the number of animal experiments needed for many…
Developers can build with Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
With 2K and 4k resolution available, you can ensure outputs meet resolution standards required for professional production. Effortlessly create cohesive advertisements by combining diverse elements such as product images, logos, and references. Achieve consistent resemblance for up to five individuals, integrate six high-fidelity shots, or blend as many as fourteen standard inputs into a single,…
Why saving microbes may be the most important conservation effort ever
A newly released study describes how researchers collaborated to design the first comprehensive roadmap for protecting microbial life. The effort was led by Professor Jack Gilbert, President of Applied Microbiology International. The work appears in the article titled ‘Safeguarding Microbial Biodiversity: Microbial Conservation Specialist Group (MCSG) within the Species Survival Commission of the International Union…
Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry
Jim ReedHealth reporter, BBC News Prof Kevin Fong said he undertook an informal visit to one of the “hardest hit” intensive care units in the country Treating patients during the pandemic was like responding to a daily terror attack, the Covid inquiry has heard. Giving testimony, Professor Kevin Fong, spoke of staff he met during…
