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AI-generated medical data can sidestep usual ethics review, universities say

AI-generated medical data can sidestep usual ethics review, universities say

Medical researchers at some institutions in Canada, the United States and Italy are using data created by artificial intelligence (AI) from real patient information in their experiments without the need for permission from their institutional ethics boards, Nature has learnt. To generate what is called ‘synthetic data’, researchers train generative AI models using real human medical information, then ask the …

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Stocks and euro tread water ahead of ECB and US inflation data – Reuters

Stocks and euro tread water ahead of ECB and US inflation data  Reuters ECB to Hold Rates as Economy Withstands Tariffs: Decision Guide  Bloomberg.com ECB’s Lagarde set to face grilling on French troubles  politico.eu European Central Bank Expected to Keep Rates on Hold as Economy Weathers Trump’s Tariffs  U.S. News & World Report Why U.S. Inflation Data Are a Bigger Driver Than the ECB …

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Synthetic data can benefit medical research — but risks must be recognized

Synthetic data can benefit medical research — but risks must be recognized

You have full access to this article via your institution. Synthetic data have the potential to improve aspects of health care, for example, in the rapid analysis of X-rays.Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty The revolution promised by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to research and health care has been much discussed, but less attention has been paid to the sub-revolution following in …

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CPI Report Today: S&P 500 Futures Edge Up Ahead of August Inflation Data — Live Updates – The Wall Street Journal

CPI Report Today: S&P 500 Futures Edge Up Ahead of August Inflation Data — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq notch fresh records as Oracle soars, with inflation data on deck  Yahoo Finance Asian Shares Seen Lower as US Stocks Rise Into CPI: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Shares gain, bond yields fall as tame US inflation boosts Fed …

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Trump admin hits Biden economy, BLS, Powell after jobs data

Trump admin hits Biden economy, BLS, Powell after jobs data

The US Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House used revised jobs data released Tuesday as fodder to criticize three frequent targets of President Donald Trump: the Bureau of Labor Statistics, former President Joe Biden and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. “Today, the BLS released …

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OpenAI Signs $300 Billion Data Center Pact With Tech Giant Oracle – The New York Times

OpenAI Signs $300 Billion Data Center Pact With Tech Giant Oracle  The New York Times Exclusive | Oracle, OpenAI Sign Massive $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal  The Wall Street Journal Oracle’s massive sales backlog is thanks to a $300 billion deal with OpenAI, WSJ reports  Sherwood News OpenAI, Oracle sign $300 billion computing deal, WSJ reports  Reuters OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud …

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US watchdog launches review into BLS data collection

US watchdog launches review into BLS data collection

The US Labor Department’s internal watchdog has launched an investigation into how it gathers jobs and inflation data after intense White House criticism of the agency. The office of the Labor Department’s inspector general said it had launched a probe to look at the “challenges” the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) faces gathering and updating the information. The move comes …

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Trump administration ramps up pressure on Labor Department with data probe

Trump administration ramps up pressure on Labor Department with data probe

The Labor Department has announced an inquiry into the Bureau of Labor Statistics over recent changes to its data practices. In a letter published Wednesday, the office of the inspector general for the Labor Department cited BLS’s recent decision to reduce data collection activities for two key inflation reports, as well as the large downward revision in employment estimates it …

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