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New York Signs AI Safety Bill Into Law, Ignoring Trump Executive Order

The New York Times | 12.19.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: At Harvard, AI Meets “Post-Neoliberalism”

The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever

The New Yorker | 12.19.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: AI is Making Medical Decisions—But For Whom?

How Trump’s Bid to Crush State AI Laws Splits His Own Party

Time | 12.17.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: At Harvard, AI Meets “Post-Neoliberalism”

GLP-1 Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimer’s in Novo Nordisk Trials

The New York Times | 11.24.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Can New Drugs Help Millions of Americans with Obesity?

Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You

The New York Times | 12.16.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: How Much Alcohol Is Safe?

Schools and Colleges Across New England Tighten Security

The New York Times | 12.15.2025

GLP-1s can’t cure everything after all

The Washington Post | 12.16.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Can New Drugs Help Millions of Americans with Obesity?

Almost Everything About NASA’s Latest Mission to Mars Is Unusual

The New York Times | 12.14.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Getting to Mars (for Real)

Job apocalypse? Humbug! AI is creating brand new occupations

The Economist | 12.14.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Five Questions with David Yoffie

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

The New York Times | 12.2.2025