Merck and Mastercard are seeing real agentic AI results. Both say the plumbing came first.

Merck is using AI agents to cut drug discovery cycles by a third and ship compliant marketing materials up to 80% faster — but VP of Digital Platforms Sean Finnerty says the only reason it's wo [...]

FDA approves at-home pap smear alternative device for cervical cancer screening

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening.&qu [...]

NordVPN Review 2025: Innovative features, a few missteps

When we say that NordVPN is a good VPN that's not quite great, it's important to put that in perspective. Building a good VPN is hard, as evidenced by all the shovelware VPNs flooding the ma [...]

Moderna and other vaccines stocks are down after the FDA's top vaccine official resigns

Moderna (MRNA) and other vaccine maker stocks plummeted during pre-market trading on Monday amid news from this weekend that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine regulator was forced [...]

Moderna mRNA flu vaccine bests standard shot in peer-reviewed trial, FDA decision due in August

Results published in the New England Journal of Medicine show the mRNA shot reduced flu illness by about 27% more than a standard-dose vaccine [...]

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot

Moderna hailed the results, but the shot's future under RFK Jr. is murky. [...]

Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna's combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine

Amid RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda, Moderna withdrew its FDA application last year. [...]

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Science VP Kevin Weil hype AI-assisted dog cancer story ignoring there's no proof the vaccine worked

An Australian AI consultant used ChatGPT, AlphaFold, and Grok to find a possible treatment for his dog Rosie's incurable cancer. The story went viral after high-profile AI executives like OpenAI& [...]