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A commentary published in Nature argues that governance frameworks for AI in healthcare should place patients, not just clinicians or regulators, at the center of decision-making. The piece calls for structures that give patients meaningful input into how AI tools are developed, deployed and monitored in clinical settings.
The authors of a study on histone 3 lysine 27 demethylases in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia have issued a correction after discovering that an H3K4me3 immunoblot in Extended Data Fig. 9e was mistakenly duplicated from the H3K27me3 blot during figure preparation. The correct blot image has been posted in the Supplementary Information, and new scans of all panels from the original source films have been provided, with source films archived on Figshare.
Two children died in separate Chinese gene-editing trials — a boy in a 2025 trial by HuidaGene Therapeutics and a six-year-old girl in March 2024 after treatment developed by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Xinhua Hospital. Shanghai Jiao Tong University has launched an investigation into the girl's case and a related study published in Nature, while HuidaGene disclosed the boy's death publicly in August.
Two children reportedly died after receiving gene-editing treatments in separate investigator-initiated trials (IITs) in China, drawing scrutiny to the country's rapid trial pathway. The deaths surfaced just months after Beijing introduced Order 818, a rule effective May 1 that tightens oversight of IITs, including restricting stem-cell and gene therapy trials to top-tier sanjia hospitals.
A review examines whether ChromeOS-based Chromebooks can serve as a primary computer, highlighting their light weight, durability, fast boot times and battery life often exceeding 10 hours. It also details ChromeOS's built-in security architecture, including read-only system files, verified boot, and sandboxing, alongside the option to unlock full system access via Developer Mode.
Following a proof-of-concept with 172 employees, Switzerland's Federal Council has expanded testing of the German open-source suite openDesk to 3,000 government workstations, about 7% of the federal workforce. The pilot, running alongside Microsoft 365, aims for full migration by end of 2027, while the country's Cyber Command plans to fully replace Microsoft 365 with openDesk by October 2026.
Battery endurance depends heavily on laptop category: ultrabooks can run 8-12 hours (up to 15 in ideal conditions), standard laptops last 6-10 hours, budget models 4-7 hours, and gaming laptops only 2-4 hours. The charger used also matters, since aftermarket units may deliver imprecise voltage that stresses the battery over time.
Rene Haas, chief executive of Arm Holdings, told the BBC that AI will eventually cure cancer by modelling complex cellular and DNA processes beyond current human or computing capability, though he said this progress is being constrained by a shortage of chips needed to build data centres. He also predicted humanoid robots would become widespread within five years, while expressing doubt that chip manufacturing could realistically be built up in the UK.
General Motors is removing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from most of its gas and electric vehicles, replacing them with a native infotainment system built around Google's Gemini AI assistant. However, the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq EV will reportedly retain support for both phone-mirroring platforms, making it the only GM electric vehicle sold in North America to do so.
Le Creuset has released a limited-edition Star Trek collection, developed after the cookware maker approached Paramount years ago, timed to the franchise's 60th anniversary. The lineup includes a $68 communicator-shaped cheese grater, a $40 Spock oven mitt, a $500 Enterprise-themed casserole pot, and a $450 Klingon casserole dish, all featuring show-inspired details and engravings.
A24 is releasing 'You Can See Everything,' a three-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Filmed in 2023 just before Holmes reported to prison for defrauding Theranos investors, the film includes extensive interviews she granted in hopes of clearing her name, plus staged recreations and a discussion about relaunching Theranos.
YouTube offers just one sanctioned method for downloading videos: a YouTube Premium subscription. Originally limited to mobile devices, the download feature has since expanded to desktop platforms after testing began in 2020. However, videos saved this way can only be viewed within the YouTube app and cannot be repurposed for editing or reuse elsewhere.