A group of autism scientists kicked off efforts Thursday to influence Congress, and the research agendas of private organizations.

In today's Morning Rounds newsletter, the highlights from #STATBreakthrough, a ruling against Kennedy’s gender-affirming care declaration, and more.

Today's biotech news includes the Medicare director offering a tempered view of TrumpRx and high-dose Wegovy getting an FDA nod.

OB-GYNs increasingly can, and want to, address pain from procedures like IUD insertion.

This week on "The Readout LOUD," a conversation with biotech "godfather" Stelios Papadapolous live from #STATBreakthrough.

At #STATBreakthrough, top HHS official Chris Klomp talked to STAT about the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director.

The escalating war in the Middle East so far has not appreciably disrupted global pharmaceutical supply chains, but it could eventually — affecting prices.

Congress must fix the No Surprises Act before it bankrupts patients and employers, James Gelfand and Patricia Kelmar write.

And so, another working week will soon come to a close. Not a moment too soon, yes? This is, you may recall, our treasured signal to daydream about weekend plans.…

The farm bill shows politicians catering to the agriculture industry risk losing the support of MAHA while running afoul of public health goals.

A U.S. district judge said he will vacate a declaration by Kennedy that asserted gender-affirming care for young trans people does not meet medical standards of care.

From new hires to departures and promotions, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Trump administration is weighing how to respond to a court ruling on vaccine policymaking, a decision that could come with political risks.

Following successful appeals from drugmakers, the U.K. is taking another look at whether two new Alzheimer's drugs can be considered cost-effective.

By leveraging idle computing time, researchers can double the speed of model training while preserving accuracy.

A new hybrid system could help robots navigate in changing environments or increase the efficiency of multirobot assembly teams.

Regular campus events built community and promote student wellbeing.

Discovering this common mechanism could lead to a universal anesthesia-delivery system to monitor patients more effectively.

A new study finds hitchhiking bacteria dissolve essential ballast in ubiquitous “snow” particles, which could counteract the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon.

While some N2O is produced naturally at the plant root, agricultural practices can increase its levels, to the detriment of some microbes that support plant growth.

Geothermal innovators at MIT and elsewhere are seeking deeper and hotter rocks to generate electricity at scale.

Fourth Power, founded by Professor Asegun Henry, is developing thermal batteries for efficiently storing excess electricity from utility grids and power producers.

Conference speakers discussed the unfolding trajectory of AI and the benefits of shaping technology to meets people’s needs.

Their flight patterns change in response to different sensory cues, a new study finds. The work could lead to more effective traps and mosquito control strategies.

Using a computational model, neuroscientists showed how the brain can selectively focus attention on one voice among others in a noisy environment.

New research by MIT geophysicists could assist efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground.

Linguistics graduate student William Pacheco hopes to preserve his endangered native language, while also becoming a better learner and educator.

MIT researchers uncovered the roles of bacterial species from the environment as they consume biodegradable plastic.

The technology could enable fast, point-of-care diagnoses for pneumonia and other lung conditions.

Academia-industry relationship is an early-stage accelerator, supporting professional progress and research.

By providing holistic information on a cell, an AI-driven method could help scientists better understand disease mechanisms and plan experiments.

Foray Bioscience, founded by Ashley Beckwith SM ’18, PhD ’22, is engineering single plant cells to create new materials and meet growing demand.

MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident.

Patterns of gaze and attention can reveal how some people unconsciously figure out how to master a task, new research shows.

Three people were taken to hospital after a Delta Air Lines flight encountered turbulence shortly before landing in Sydney, health officials in Australia said.

Devastating news in the search for 20-year-old Jimmy Gracey, who went missing early Tuesday morning after a night out with friends in Barcelona. Family and friends have been desperately searching for clues but today, his body was found by the popular beach where he was last seen. NBC News’ Molly Hun…

Sara Elsherbiny was preparing to celebrate her birthday by breaking her Ramadan fast with friends at a restaurant in Dubai.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump have said the families of service members who died in the Iran war told them to finish the job.

The body of missing University of Alabama student James Paul Gracey was found on a beach in Spain. NBC News’ Molly Hunter reports on how the family has responded and what officials are saying.

In a twist of wartime irony, the United States has moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to cool surging energy prices, a potential boon for Tehran.

More than 1,000 people have been killed and more than 1 million displaced by Israeli air attacks and ground operations in southern Lebanon, according to government figures. But residents and analysts believe a more significant push into the country is likely imminent.

As Gulf state leaders gathered in a Riyadh hotel this week to discuss the growing Middle East war, strikes from Tehran blasted outside.

A loyal pro-Kremlin blogger who unexpectedly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a war criminal and thief” has been admitted to a psychiatric facility.

As Cuba's economic crisis worsens, taxi cab drivers are being forced to wait in long lines for fuel and tensions are growing between shoppers buying groceries. NBC News' George Solis reports from Cuba.

The Iran-linked hacking group had been quiet since causing significant disruptions to American medical company Stryker.

The U.S.-Iran war has begun cutting into discretionary spending, raising mortgage rates, battering stock markets and souring consumer sentiment.

As the conflict with Iran continues, Iranians gathered for a mass funeral to pay tribute to Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, and other officials that have been killed. Sky News' Dominic Waghorn reports on the Iranian reactions from the funeral.

In their latest joint public appearance, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter rode a tank together, state media photos showed Friday.

A divisive Bollywood thriller about an Indian spy working undercover in Pakistan that has captivated audiences in the rival South Asian nations for months now has a sequel.

LONDON — Iran has fired missiles at the joint U.K.-U.S.

Lines to get some fuel or to buy potatoes — for those who can afford it — are scenes of daily life in Havana.

Iran launched attacks against Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City and other Gulf energy infrastructure after Israel bombed the South Pars gas field.

Moscow has been hit by a major mobile internet blackout as the Russian government tightens restrictions it has touted as necessary to ensure the “security” of its citizens.

A missile strike by Israel on a building in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, was captured in a stunning series of pictures by photographer Fadel Itani.

Group has warned Portuguese government it will only bid for airline if majority ownership rule is relaxed

High-speed rail freight services aim to offset truck driver shortages and dwindling passenger numbers

Middle East war has unleashed severe disruption for the aviation sector

Kathy Ruemmler to step down as the bank’s general counsel at the end of June

Start-up aims to capitalise on rising interest in atomic power due to growing power demand from AI

Take part in a live Q&A with FT Innovation Editor John Thornhill and EU correspondent Barbara Moens, on Thursday March 26 at 1pm GMT

Loan markdowns and market declines led to negative return for the first time in more than three years

Brand still has global cachet but it is finding life tricky as a tiny luxury-car maker

Also in today’s newsletter: the WNBA’s new labour deal and Fifa’s World Cup reliance

New disclosures show how pharma groups reduced federal levies last year by assigning profits to low-tax jurisdictions

Generous deals to keep CEOs at some of the largest UK companies have caused barely a ripple of discontent

US prosecutors allege two employees and a contractor conspired to illegally ship servers through south-east Asia

If Moscow and Beijing are determined to destabilise the west then new strategies are needed

Some weapons used in Gulf would be crucial in early phases of any conflict with China

These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some even offer live translation.

At the time, Musk had tweeted that Twitter had too many bots, which is why he was trying to renege on his commitment to buy the company.

Trump’s AI framework pushes federal preemption of state laws, emphasizes innovation, and shifts responsibility for child safety toward parents while laying out lighter-touch rules for tech companies.

A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.

Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, pushing back on the Pentagon's assertion that the AI company poses an "unacceptable risk to national security" and arguing that the government's case relies on technical misunderstandings and claims that …

It's the latest escalation in a regulatory battle over the future of prediction markets.

"Project Sunrise" would include more than 50,000 satellites performing high-energy compute on orbit.

Pinterest’s chief compares social media to tobacco and alcohol, saying children need similar protections.

Despite investor fears of an AI bubble, Nvidia's latest conference shows that most in the industry aren't concerned by that possibility.

Humor is hard to pull off in front of a cold audience, full stop.

CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keynote, projecting $1 trillion in AI chip sales through 2027, declaring that every company needs an “OpenClaw strategy,” and closing with a rambling Olaf robot that …

Power has become one of the biggest bottlenecks in rolling out new AI data centers. That's creating an opening for investors.

The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.

Fusion power promises to generate large amounts of clean electricity from nearly limitless fuel. This article explains the main approaches and the companies that use them.

New AI agents on WordPress.com could lower barriers to publishing while increasing machine-generated content across the web.

An anonymous Substack post accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant” with privacy and security regulations.

A French naval officer went on a run around the deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, inadvertently leaking the warship's location when he uploaded the workout to Strava.

The U.S. Justice Department said an Iranian security ministry operates the fake activist persona known as Handala, which claimed responsibility for the destructive hack targeting medical tech giant Stryker.

The device is being developed by the company's Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon's suite of apps, including Amazon shopping, Prime Video, and Prime Music, according to Reuters.

AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share.

The swap for four soldiers stationed on the border of the Gaza Strip at Nahal Oz follows 15 months of captivity and a campaign by their families.

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in.

The president, calling the heavily bombed enclave “a demolition site,” proposed relocating Palestinians temporarily or long-term, a move rejected by Arab countries since the war began.

The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea.

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said.

Israelis held their breath as four soldiers, all women, were released from the Gaza Strip, the second group to be freed as part of a fragile cease-fire agreement with Hamas.

Israel says 91 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity, including the bodies of at least 34.

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.

Pilots’ actions after that strike are an early focus of the investigation, according to people familiar with the probe.

The world’s top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger.

The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction.