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A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world. About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as …

Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC News CFOTO/Getty Images Shipping accounts for 3% of global emissions but is set to grow A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks. More than 100 countries had gathered in London to approve a deal first agreed in April, which …

WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether to eviscerate a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana. The justices, who expanded the scope of the case over the summer, will hear oral arguments on whether states can ever consider race in drawing new districts while seeking to comply …

Landmark Study Warns: We May Never See Average Lifespans Hit 100  SciTechDaily Source link

On September 5, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe into space with the aim of studying the outer planets. Voyager 1 launched a couple of weeks after Voyager 2, and both probes have flown to the outer reaches the Solar System, breaking records as the furthest manmade objects ever made. The mission has been going on for nearly half a …

Scientists Halt Toxic Brain Protein Behind Parkinson’s in Landmark Study  SciTechDaily Source link

How California struck a landmark law to rein in rogue AI  Politico Governor Newsom signs SB 53, advancing California’s world-leading artificial intelligence industry  CA.gov California Governor Signs Sweeping A.I. Law  The New York Times Newsom signs California bill regulating AI companies into law  NBC News California Finalizes CCPA Regulations for Automated Decision-Making Technology, Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits  JD Supra Source link

Newsom signs landmark deal for Uber, Lyft driver unions  Politico Gig Drivers Win the Right to Unionize in California  The New York Times Governor Newsom signs landmark worker legislation, in stark contrast to Trump’s assault on workers and government shutdown  CA.gov Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize  AP News Uber and Lyft drivers can unionize …

EU rejects Apple demand to scrap landmark tech rules  France 24 Apple calls for changes to anti-monopoly laws and says it may stop shipping to the EU  The Guardian Apple Asks EU to Repeal Sweeping Big Tech Antitrust Rules  Bloomberg.com Apple pushes EU to repeal tech rules over feature delays, app vulnerabilities  Reuters EU Commission lashes out at Apple for wanting landmark digital law …

A new HIV prevention drug will be made available at a lower cost in over 100 low-income countries within two years — a move expected to give millions access to the breakthrough treatment and potentially bring the world closer to ending the HIV/Aids epidemic. The drug, called Lenacapavir and administered by injection, is due to be rolled out as early …