Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security
Are Presidents Trump and Xi walking down a dangerous path on AI? Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Amid the chorus…
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health
Students leave William H. Wells Community High School at the end of the school day in Chicago. The federal Centers…
Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It
OAK HILL, W.Va. — Each day at New River Health in Oak Hill, Lisa Emery finds disheartening signs of what…
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley raises privacy alarms over nationwide AI camera network
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Ashley…
False birth control claims are proliferating, survey says
More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are…
The higher your body fat percentage, the less accurate your smartwatch is at measuring calories you burn when exercising – new study
Study participants rode a recumbent bike while wearing four smartwatches and breathing into a metabolic analyzer. Taimy Alvarez/Florida International University…
Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict.
Alabamans hold up signs that read “No Data Center” at a County Commission meeting on Aug. 24 in Hayneville, Alabama,…
Health Journalists Visit Conservative Georgia District and Weigh AI Bioweapon Threat
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the findings of a recent cancer report on CBS News…
How to know if you can trust an AI’s answer to your question
An AI answer to a search query can fit one of several types. Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto via Getty Images I…
Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law
The camera on a robot vacuum cleaner captured this cat. What else did it capture around the house? voorts/Wikimedia Commons,…
With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls
Voters at Deering High School in Portland cast their ballot in Maine’s June 9 (Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star). Voting…
Outcome of Suit Against Department of Labor Could Boost Skimpy Employer Health Plans
A long-running lawsuit challenging what it means to be an employee and therefore have access to work-based health plans is…
States Bet Big on Rural Health Startups, With a Silicon Valley Twist
Your browser does not support the audio element. Can’t see the audio player? Visit kffhealthnews.org to listen. When Josh Fleig,…
No, AI systems don’t have a drive to survive – a developmental psychologist explains why it only looks that way
In the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey', astronauts Frank and Dave don't realize that the AI controlling their ship is…
FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, left, greets Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley as Patel arrives to testify during…
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept…