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What's going on with gene therapies?

news.ycombinator.com Nehal Udyavar 2026-01-16 00:48:53

Tree of Hope, Remain Strong (1946) by Frida Kahlo First attempts in a new field of medicine rarely go according to plan. On September 14, 1990, Dr. William French Anderson and his team at the National Institute of Health (NIH) performed the first official gene therapy trial. The patient, a 4-year-old Ashanti deSilva, suffered from a rare genetic disease called adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency, a form of severe combined immune deficiency (SCID). Children with ADA-SCID rarely make it to adult

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No. Eggs Won't Impact Your Cholesterol and 17 Other Health Myths You Can Stop Believing

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-18 14:06:20

Cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis. Eggs impact your cholesterol levels. Coffee stunts your growth. For decades, health myths like these have influenced consumer decisions, originating from obscure studies or the opinion of a then-influential doctor. Science has debunked much of this conventional wisdom that percolates as fact. Here are 18 of the most common health myths that everyone needs to stop believing right now. Myth: Exercising at night ruins your sleep Feel free to work out a

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Karl Urban is a wise-cracking Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-18 15:06:01

Karl Urban takes a break from The Boys to play a washed-up Johnny Cage in the trailer for Mortal Kombat II, a sequel to 2021's Mortal Kombat reboot and the fourth live-action film in the franchise based on the 1990s video game series. It comes one day after Warner Bros. released a (very entertaining) fake trailer for a new in-universe, faux 1990s Johnny Cage movie, Uncaged Fury. (Cage's prior fake film credits apparently include Cool Hand Cage, Hard to Cage, and Rebel Without a Cage.) The first

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ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-18 15:41:52

On Thursday, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent, a new feature that lets the company's AI assistant complete multi-step tasks by controlling its own web browser. The update merges capabilities from OpenAI's earlier Operator tool and the Deep Research feature, allowing ChatGPT to navigate websites, run code, and create documents while users maintain control over the process. The feature marks OpenAI's latest entry into what the tech industry calls "agentic AI"—systems that can take autonomous multi-s

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Bandages made of medical waste cost Medicare $10B last year—limits are coming

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-18 15:52:57

Last year, Medicare spent over $10 billion on dubious bandages—called skin substitutes—that come with eye-popping prices. Some are made from medical waste, like dried bits of discarded placentas or infant foreskin, and many have not gone through rigorous testing to prove they offer any advantage over standard bandages. Yet, in some cases, Medicare reportedly paid for bandages priced at more than $21,000 per square inch. And individual patients have quickly racked up bills over $1 million just fo

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Congress Passes GENIUS Act in Major Win for US Crypto Industry

wired.com Joel Khalili 2026-01-18 15:31:03

The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted overwhelming to pass the country’s first significant cryptocurrency regulation, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. It will now go to President Donald Trump for final approval. If enacted, the bill will establish rules for issuers of stablecoins, a type of coin pegged to a $1 valuation, which proponents have pitched as a faster and cheaper way to make payments. The bill requires issuers to collater

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OpenAI unveils ‘ChatGPT agent’ that gives ChatGPT its own computer to autonomously use your email and web apps, download and create files for you

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2026-01-18 17:16:33

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI isn’t letting the delay of its open source AI model slow it down on shipping other features. Today, the company is unveiling ChatGPT agent, a feature that allows its AI chatbot to autonomously browse the web, conduct extensive research, download and create new files for its human users using its own virtual computer. Come again? Ch

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Finding value from AI agents from day one

technologyreview.com Mit Technology Review Insights 2026-01-18 20:27:23

From assuming oversight for complex workflows, such as procurement or recruitment, to carrying out proactive cybersecurity checks or automating support, enterprises are abuzz at the potential use cases for agentic AI. According to one Capgemini survey, 50% of business executives are set to invest in and implement AI agents in their organizations in 2025, up from just 10% currently. Gartner has also forecast that 33% of enterprise software applications will incorporate agentic AI by 2028. For co

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iPhone 17 Pro renders reveal new orange and blue colors, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-18 15:47:11

Recent weeks have brought a flurry of rumors related to color options for the iPhone 17, including Air and Pro models. Among the most surprising leaks: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max may come in a new orange color, along with blue and more. Here’s the latest report, plus renders of what could be coming. Leaker says four iPhone 17 Pro colors coming, not five Leaker Majin Bu published a new blog post today where he claims that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will come in these four colors: Black

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Best email hosting services 2025: My top picks for personal and business use

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2026-01-18 20:44:59

Reliable, trustworthy personal and business email hosting is in demand more than ever. Free, basic email addresses are useful, but if you want a professional, custom email address or more control over business-related communication, you'll want to sign up with a dedicated email hosting provider. These services can also provide better security, more storage, and even AI tools to improve your communication channels. I've found the best email hosting services for individuals, small businesses, an

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Returns With an Awkward Case of Tonal Whiplash

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-18 20:30:59

It’s been almost two years since Star Trek: Strange New Worlds left us on a tense cliffhanger, and now it’s finally back to pay it off. It is perhaps an unfair pressure to put on the show, that circumstances outside of its control have kept this return anticipated for longer than it should have. But even beyond the context of its Hollywood strikes-induced delay, there was going to be pressure on Strange New Worlds to put its best foot forward regardless. So… it’s perhaps not ideal that the seri

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OpenAI Unleashes ChatGPT Agent to Be Your Personal Assistant

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-18 17:59:25

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Agent for Pro, Plus and Team users -- an AI-powered personal assistant that connects to your various services online to help complete tasks custom to you, the company said in a livestream on Thursday. Using the power of OpenAI's "reasoning" o3 model, which has deep research capabilities, along with Operator, ChatGPT Agent can go step-by-step from one task to the other to put together complex reports. ChatGPT Agent can visualize what it's doing via a virtual computer

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This AI Warps Live Video in Real Time

wired.com Will Knight 2026-01-18 20:49:12

Dean Leitersdorf introduces himself over Zoom, then types a prompt that makes me feel like I’ve just taken psychedelic mushrooms: “wild west, cosmic, Roman Empire, golden, underwater.” He feeds the words into an artificial intelligence model developed by his startup, Decart, which manipulates live video in real time. “I have no idea what’s going to happen," Leitersdorf says with a laugh, shortly before transforming into a bizarre, gold-tinged, subaquatic version of Julius Caesar in a poncho. L

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What's going on with gene therapies? (Part one)

news.ycombinator.com Nehal Udyavar 2026-01-16 12:48:53

Tree of Hope, Remain Strong (1946) by Frida Kahlo First attempts in a new field of medicine rarely go according to plan. On September 14, 1990, Dr. William French Anderson and his team at the National Institute of Health (NIH) performed the first official gene therapy trial. The patient, a 4-year-old Ashanti deSilva, suffered from a rare genetic disease called adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency, a form of severe combined immune deficiency (SCID). Children with ADA-SCID rarely make it to adult

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Google fixes Gemini Live’s video fidelity so you can actually use it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-19 05:00:54

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android users have reported experiencing blurry video when sharing their camera with Gemini Live. Google has rolled out an update that improves camera resolution in the app. Earlier this year, users gained the ability to share their camera with Gemini Live, allowing the AI to answer questions about what it sees through your camera. However, there have been some issues with the feature, namely blurriness with the camera. If you’ve been running into this

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One of my favorite Steam early access games is now available on Switch and PS5

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-19 05:45:39

After five years of development, one of Steam's coziest games is leaving Steam early access and making the jump to consoles. Starting today, you can purchase The Wandering Village on PC, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. On Steam, the game's developer, Stray Fawn Studio, is offering a 35 percent discount until July 31. In the US, that means you can get the game for just under $20. Switch owners, meanwhile, can get a 10 percent launch discount until August 7. I've been playing The Wandering Vil

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ChatGPT isn't just for chatting anymore - now it will do your work for you

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-19 05:59:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Not too long ago, I wrote that AI agents were the future of AI: tools that could carry out tasks for you, like ordering groceries or booking meetings. OpenAI's latest launch makes that reality appear a bit closer. Also: AI agents will change work and society in internet-sized ways, says AWS VP On Thursday, during a live stream, OpenAI launched a ChatGPT agent, which the company claims can handle complex tasks for you from start to finish. Some examples OpenAI prov

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Assemble for the Classic Age of ‘Avengers’ Comics in This Retro-Tinged Marvel Preview

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-19 05:14:47

After bringing Alex Ross back to the realm of the Fantastic Four with the release of his graphic novel Full Circle a few years ago, Abrams is returning to the world of original Marvel Comics with a new tale, with a new creative team, and some very classic Avengers. io9 can give you a sneaky look inside Chip Kidd and Michael Cho teaming up for The Avengers in The Veracity Trap, the second entry in Abrams’ line of MarvelArts releases. Built around the classic early era of the Avengers—with a team

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July Mortgage Rate Forecast: Buyers Retreat as Rates Rebound

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-19 03:36:00

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET Every time the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dips, even by a few tenths of a percentage point, prospective homebuyers jump to take advantage. As soon as rates move up again, mortgage activity goes down. The past few weeks offer a textbook example. When rates fell to around 6.7% (the lowest level in months) in early July, applications for home loans promptly ticked up, according to the Mort

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Roblox Adds Age Verification for Teens Who Want to Chat: What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-19 04:20:43

Roblox, the popular gaming platform, has revamped the way it will handle player communications, particularly for those under 18. As detailed in a blog post, the company says it's changing "Friends" to "Connections" across the platform and is launching new tools to estimate a player's age via a video selfie. That age verification, for those 13 to 17, will unlock a feature called "Trusted Connections" that allows for less filtered text or voice chat. Those who aren't able to verify their age with

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Google hides secret message in name list of 3,295 AI researchers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-19 05:12:01

How many Google AI researchers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A recent research paper detailing the technical core behind Google's Gemini AI assistant may suggest an answer, listing an eye-popping 3,295 authors. It's a number that recently caught the attention of machine learning researcher David Ha (known as "hardmaru" online), who revealed on X that the first 43 names also contain a hidden message. "There’s a secret code if you observe the authors’ first initials in the order of author

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OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Agent Tries to Do It All

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-01-19 05:00:00

Isa Fulford, the research lead for OpenAI’s new ChatGPT agent, needed to order a bunch of cupcakes, so she asked the AI tool to do it for her. “I was very specific about what I wanted, and it was a lot of cupcakes,” she says. “That one took almost an hour—but it was easier than me doing it myself, because I didn't want to do it.” OpenAI has launched a new agent for ChatGPT that uses a virtual browser to complete tasks and can generate downloadable files, specifically PowerPoint presentations an

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OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Agent can control an entire computer and do tasks for you

theverge.com Hayden Field 2026-01-19 05:00:00

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. OpenAI is going all-in on the most-hyped trend in AI right now: AI agents, or tools that go a step beyond chatbots to complete complex, multi-step tasks on a user’s behalf. The company on Thursday debuted ChatGPT Agent, which it bills as a tool that can complete work on your behalf using its own “virtual computer.” In a briefin

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OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-01-19 05:00:03

OpenAI is launching a new general purpose AI agent in ChatGPT, which the company says can complete a wide variety of computer-based tasks on behalf of users. OpenAI says the agent can automatically navigate a user’s calendar, generate editable presentations and slideshows, and run code. The tool, called ChatGPT agent, combines several capabilities from OpenAI’s previous agentic tools, including Operator’s ability to click around on websites, as well as Deep Research’s ability to synthesize info

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Can’t sync your Fitbit? You’re not alone, as service suffers major outage (Update: Fixed)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-19 10:53:17

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Fitbit users currently report problems syncing data and logging into the Android app. The company confirms that an outage is in progress, and is currently under investigation. Right now there doesn’t seem to be anything users can do, so just sit tight and avoid the temptation to reinstall the app. Update, July 17, 2025 (12:53 PM ET): Fitbit reports that all systems are back up and running. If you uninstalled earlier and weren’t able to log back in to

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Elon Musk Wants to Turn AI Into a Cosmic Religion

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-19 10:18:17

It is one of his more abstract philosophical riffs. Elon Musk has once again linked the fate of humanity to the trajectory of artificial intelligence. And this time, he says the key to AI safety might be babies and rockets. The CEO of Tesla’s latest pronouncement cuts through the typical discussions of AI efficiency and profit models, positing a far grander ambition for advanced intelligence. The CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX and xAI asserted that “AI is a de facto neurotransmitter tonnage

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Is AI the New Android Bloatware? Why Phone-Makers Are Scrambling for Your Attention

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-19 09:17:44

If you've bought an Android phone in the past year, you've likely noticed that it's packed with AI features. Maybe you knew about them before you hit purchase, maybe you assumed (safely as it turns out) that there would be some kind of AI on your new phone, or maybe they took you totally by surprise. If you bought a Samsung Galaxy S25, for example, you'll have had Gemini, Circle to Search, Bixby and Galaxy AI at your fingertips -- all before you even thought about downloading the ChatGPT app. I

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Rivian restarting work on its Georgia factory, emails show

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2026-01-19 10:15:28

Rivian will resume prep-work on its planned Georgia factory in August and is still looking to break ground early next year, according to emails TechCrunch obtained through a public records request. The restarted effort comes months after the Biden administration’s Department of Energy approved a $6.6 billion meant to fund construction. Rivian has invested more than $80 million in the project as of June 20, 2025, up from $41 million in July 2024, according to a progress report submitted to the

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Genmoji in iOS 26: Here’s every new feature coming soon

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-19 14:34:58

Genmoji launched last December in iOS 18.2 as a new Apple Intelligence feature for creating custom emoji. And in iOS 26, Apple has upgraded Genmoji with several new capabilities that will hit your iPhone soon. Here’s what’s new. New Genmoji upgrades are on the way in iOS 26 If you’ve used Genmoji much in iOS 18, you’ll know that the feature is both very freeing, but also has its limits. On one hand, Genmoji can expand the number of emoji options on your iPhone almost infinitely. But when it

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Hilarious Apple TV+ comedy looks better than ever in new season

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-19 15:16:47

Apple TV+ has already premiered what’s arguably the best comedy of the year so far: The Studio. But now Seth Rogen has another TV+ debut coming soon—the return of hit comedy Platonic—and it looks better than ever. Platonic season 2 is almost here, and the trailer looks great The king of comedy at Apple TV+ has historically, without question, been Bill Lawrence. Lawrence co-created the powerful trio of Ted Lasso, Shrinking, and Bad Monkey. But now Seth Rogen may be after the title. After the

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What's going on with gene therapies?

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One of my favorite Steam early access games is now available on Switch and PS5

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OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Agent can control an entire computer and do tasks for you

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