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FDA panel endorses first-of-a-kind cancer blood test from Grail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers on Sept. 23 endorsed a blood test designed to spot signs of various cancers in apparently healthy people while warning that it's far from clear how well the technology works.
Grail Inc.’s Galleri test doesn't diagnose cancer but instead, with a single blood draw, looks for a ... (full story)
Federal cuts have deeply impacted residents of the Washington, DC area, a new survey shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Trumbull once wrote public assistance policy to help people receiving food assistance, then needed public assistance for her family. Amanda Nataro won't take personal effects to her new job, after being crushed by the sudden end of her last one. Nicoletta Barbera and her husband are considering leaving th ... (full story)
Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company's network.
But what happens when the hackers aren't human?
That's the question at the center of a public policy debate roiling Silicon Valley and Washington following disclosures by lead ... (full story)
Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sexual assault
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Sept. 23 to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a yearslong legal odyssey that a judge said cemented the disgraced movie mogul’s reputation as “the literal face of the #MeToo movement.”
The landmark New York p ... (full story)
As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market
Computer science student Jack Zemke was getting nowhere despite sending out hundreds of job applications that mostly disappeared into the void — ignored.
With his graduation from Tulane University just days away, he was considering moving back in with his parents when he got a break thanks to a group project he had worked ... (full story)