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To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Merck stopped producing standalone measles, mumps and rubella vac…
August 11, 2026
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To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Apple and Google started verifying the ages of app store users in…
July 31, 2026
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To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. A Texas law banning platforms from showing targeted ads to minors…
July 22, 2026
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To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Three states changed what counts as lawful handling of personal d…
July 21, 2026
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In a borderless digital economy, your server's zip code is irrelevant; your data practices define your legal exposure.
April 25, 2026
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The White House placed Anthropic on a procurement blacklist in February. Two months later, its own officials are negotiating classified access to the…
April 17, 2026
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Governments are now paying doctors to prescribe friendship. That this qualifies as a medical breakthrough says less about medicine than it does about…
April 16, 2026
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Trump discussed a meme comparing himself to Jesus with federal housing chief Bill Pulte before posting it — revealing that the president's provocatio…
April 16, 2026
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The Iran war has collapsed the timeline on a Democratic fracture over Israel that was years in the making — transforming unconditional support from a…
April 16, 2026