Miami attorney on tap to lead FDA foods program, including food safety efforts
An attorney with a multinational law firm in Miami is expected to be the next deputy commissioner for human foods at the FDA. Kyle Diamantas has been with the law firm Jones Day since July 2021. He earned a bachelor’s degree in prelaw political science at the University of Central…
UK’s answer to DARPA backs synthetic muscles and e-skin in new robotics project
A British R&D unit that’s been compared to DARPA is funding synthetic muscles, electronic skin, and mechanical hands for a robotics dexterity project. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) today unveiled the 10 teams selected for the programme. Their mission: usher in a new era of dexterity that will transform robotics and human productivity…
Chinese researchers find bat virus enters human cells via same pathway as COVID
The virus does not enter human cells as readily as SARS-CoV-2 does, the Chinese researchers reported in the journal Cell, noting some of its limitations…
Kaifu Lee’s AI unicorn 01.AI restructures to focus on AI video editing and new ventures
01.AI, the AI unicorn founded by Kaifu Lee, has undergone multiple internal changes, according to 36Kr. The company plans to split its digital human business, with Yang Changpeng, head of digital human R&D, leading the new division and the AI video editing project SparkView, led by Lan Yuchuan…
USAID funding freeze throws international conservation into disarray
U.S President Donald Trump and his senior adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, recently imposed a 90-day freeze on nearly all USAID projects. USAID is known for funding health and humanitarian projects globally. And as Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo reports, the agency also provides significant support for conservation projects…
First Shipment of Mobile Homes Crosses into Gaza as Captive Swap Continues
The first shipment of mobile homes from Egypt to Gaza successfully crossed the Rafah border into the Israeli-controlled Karam Abu Salem crossing on Thursday, 20 February, as part of ongoing humanitarian efforts to aid displaced Palestinians. The shipment included 15 mobile homes and a bulldozer, according to Al Qahera News…
‘They’re planning my suspension’ — Natasha Akpoti accuses senate leadership of marginalisation
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused the senate leadership of attempting to silence her. Speaking in an interview on Human Rights Radio on Friday, the Kogi central lawmaker claimed she has been subjected to intimidation since joining the senate, warning that plans are underway to suspend her. “I know that right now…
See Person Wey Human Being Born Am – Netizens Troll Ghanaian Lady Who Fainted Upon Meeting King Paluta
A fan of King Paluta who fainted upon seeing him at a show has sparked social media reactions, with many netizens trolling her for being over dramatic. The man of the moment in Ghanaian music, King Paluta recently held a concert where he doled out most of his smash hits to a excited audience…
“Babangida will be consigned to the dustbin of history where he belongs” – Sowore
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has criticized the continued recognition and celebration of former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), describing him as a “villain” responsible for Nigeria’s democratic setbacks. Sowore, who is also the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement…