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A tray of supplements. A central claim about NAD+ isn’t as straightforward as influencers make it out to be.

Research upends argument for popular antiaging supplement

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A central claim about this popular longevity supplement isn’t as straightforward as influencers make it out to be.

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An Ebola virus outbreak centered in Congo is suspected to have caused over 170 deaths and about 750 infections, according to the World Health Organization.

What to know about Ebola outbreak as virus ‘spreads rapidly’

The outbreak is ‘spreading rapidly’ in eastern Congo, with fears that it is much larger than initial figures suggested. Here’s what you need to know.

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The Trump administration said Thursday that it would impose new entry restrictions for US citizens who have recently been in Congo, Uganda or South Sudan, citing the Ebola outbreak in the region.

‘Enhanced health measures’ imposed as Ebola outbreak rages

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Trump administration said it would impose new entry restrictions for some US citizens as the Ebola outbreak intensifies.

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Trillions of dollars of investment into the AI boom will lift inflation and wide the gap between winners and losers in a structural shift in share market returns, according to professional investors. 

AI spending explosion fuelling inflation, record stock gains

Trillions of dollars of investment into the AI boom will lift inflation and wide the gap between winners and losers in a structural shift in share market returns.

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FILE — A pigeon, likely expecting food, pokes its head inside the home of Tina Piña Trachtenberg, known as Mother Pigeon, in Brooklyn, April 22, 2025. A new study leads scientists to wonder whether people set out to domesticate pigeons or the process occurred naturally as pigeons “colonized” human environments. (Angelina Katsanis/The New York Times)

Pigeons and humans have a longer history than you think

People did not always look down their noses at pigeons. Over the centuries, the domesticated birds played important roles as sources of food and fertiliser, as messengers and even as beloved companions.

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On Thursday, SpaceX filed its prospectus ahead of a Wall Street listing on a valuation reportedly up to $US1.75 trillion.

Musk’s genius and SpaceX’s science meet valuation doubts

TOM RICHARDSON: The SpaceX IPO will test the ability of Elon Musk to win renewed investor support for his ability to deliver grand visions that advance humanity.

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X Corp has been fined $650,000 three years after contravening Australian safety regulations. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

X handed whopping fine after child sex abuse material case

A tech giant has admitted it failed to comply with Australian regulations, three years after it was first notified of the issue.

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Google is dethroning OpenAI as the king of consumer AI.

Google is dethroning OpenAI as the king of consumer AI

Its users are burning through quadrillions of tokens a month, costing the company computing power and money.

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Australian Medical Association president Danielle McMullen said the decline in vaccination coverage was driving the surge in cases. 

Diphtheria outbreak linked to falling vaccination rates

More than 220 cases have been recorded in Australia’s worst outbreak in decades, with remote Indigenous communities among the hardest hit.

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The IPO would lay the groundwork for one of the largest artificial intelligence company offerings that would heighten the stakes of the technology race.

OpenAI prepares to file to go public in coming weeks

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It would lay the groundwork for one of the largest artificial intelligence company offerings that would heighten the stakes of the technology race.

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A digitally-colorized electron microscopic image of the Ebola virus in an undated photo provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency. As of Sunday, May 18, 2026, the CDC said there were reports of more than 330 suspected cases, including nearly 90 deaths in Congo. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via The New York Times) — NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY—

Everything you need to know about the Ebola outbreak

An Ebola virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda has caused over 500 suspected cases and more than 130 deaths, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

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The Royal Children’s Hospital took a girl to court to force her to undergo lifesaving cancer treatment.

Court orders girl to have cancer treatment against her will

A 15-year-old girl has been ordered to undergo lifesaving cancer treatment against her wishes after the hospital recommending the therapy took her to court. 

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The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak will probably last for months. (AP PHOTO)

American tests positive for Ebola: WHO raise alarm over spread

An American has tested positive for Ebola as the World Health Organisation raises the alarm over the ‘scale and speed’ of the outbreak.

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Labor’s plan to replace the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount with a minimum tax on capital gains would discourage risk taking in the tech sector.

Tech bosses warn Labor’s CGT could push start-ups overseas

A tech boss developing Australia’s answer to WhatsApp and Slack is warning start-ups will leave Australia for New Zealand because of Labor’s new minimum 30 per cent capital gains tax. 

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A drop in vaccinations has been blamed for the widespread outbreak of a respiratory disease.

‘This is serious’: Drop in jabs blamed for disease outbreak

An outbreak of a potentially deadly respiratory disease has spread across three States amid fears a life has been claimed in an outback community.

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