Court orders the CDC and FDA to restore deleted web pages related to gender identity

US District Judge John D. Bates has ordered (PDF) the Center for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration to restore the web pages and resources they had previously removed to comply with Pres [...]

AWS claims 90% vector cost savings with S3 Vectors GA, calls it 'complementary' - analysts split on what it means for vector databases

Vector databases emerged as a must-have technology foundation at the beginning of the modern gen AI era. What has changed over the last year, however, is that vectors, the numerical representations o [...]

Databricks' serverless database slashes app development from months to days as companies prep for agentic AI

Five years ago, Databricks coined the term 'data lakehouse' to describe a new type of data architecture that combines a data lake with a data warehouse. That term and data architecture are n [...]

Under RFK Jr, CDC skips study on vaccination rates, quietly posts data on drop

Vaccination rates fell once again as nonmedical exemptions hit a new high. [...]

New framework simplifies the complex landscape of agentic AI

With the ecosystem of agentic tools and frameworks exploding in size, navigating the many options for building AI systems is becoming increasingly difficult, leaving developers confused and paralyzed [...]

Ninja Swirl by Creami review: This might be the ultimate home ice cream maker

The original Ninja Creami became a viral hit a few years ago when it took the tech from $5,000 commercial ice cream makers and distilled it into something you could buy for less than $200. As good as [...]

From shiny object to sober reality: The vector database story, two years later

When I first wrote “Vector databases: Shiny object syndrome and the case of a missing unicorn” in March 2024, the industry was awash in hype. Vector databases were positioned as the next big thing [...]

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination

Most Democratic-led states will continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC advisory panel’s vote against it. [...]

Trump administration adds note rejecting 'gender ideology' to government websites

Newly restored pages on the websites of government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now include a disclaimer [...]