Author: Thefuturedatainsights

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of the Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the United States will no longer contribute to Gavi, the global health program that has vaccinated more than billions of children, the poorest children in the world. Kennedy said in a video aired at Gabi’s fundraising event in Brussels on Wednesday that the group made suspicious recommendations for the Covid-19 vaccine. He also raised concerns about the Diphtheria-Tetanius-Whole Whole Whole Tussis vaccine, known for the acronym DTPW, but did not provide evidence to support those fears. “I am calling on Gavi to listen to public…

Amazon tycoon set to marry Lauren Sanchez in lavish Venice wedding as activists protest ‘growing disparity’.Multibillionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have arrived in Venice ahead of their star-studded weekend wedding, an event that has galvanised an eclectic assortment of activist groups protesting it. Bezos waved from a water taxi as he and Sanchez arrived on Wednesday at the dock of the Aman Hotel, a five-star hotel on the Grand Canal, with two security boats in tow. The lavish event has drawn protests by groups who view it as a sign of the growing disparity between the haves…

Meta announced on Wednesday that it is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp. An optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarise unread messages in chat. This summary will only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company points out. This feature is based on AI technology released by Meta in April, allowing you to implement AI features that do not affect encryption or user privacy. “Message Summary uses private processing technology. This allows meta AI to generate responses without meta or WhatsApp showing messages or private summaries. No one else in the chat can also summarise unread…

Pilgrim’s Europe launched Pig Farmers’ 20-year contract model with the aim of supporting long-term financial security and farm investments.The new offers from meat processors illustrate a major step in shaping how farmers engage with the pork supply chain.Long-term contracts designed for those looking to build new facilities or convert existing operations into pig units are set up to reduce the financial risks of expanding new entrants and producers. Pilgrim’s says the offer is at a pivotal time for UK agriculture and there is a new optimism across the pork sector.Fabio Brancher, Agricultural Director of Processors, said: “The UK pork industry…

The region was garbled for escalation when President Donald Trump entered the war between Israel and Iran late Saturday night. The US has dropped 17 giant weapon invasion bombs and two dozen cruise missiles at Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordau and Esfahan, which support Israel, which had already traded missile fires for Tehran since July 13th. Iran’s response came quickly. On Monday evening, it launched 14 missiles intended for the central headquarters of the US Air Force in the Middle East in Al Udeid, Qatar, China. These missiles flew around the capital Doha and spread alarms. But instead of…

Mexican Finance Ministry says it has not received evidence to support claims against CIBanco, Intercam and Vector banks.The United States has imposed sanctions on three Mexican banks, alleging they had been used to launder money for drug cartels. On Wednesday, the US Department of the Treasury tied the banks – CIBanco, Intercam Banco and Vector Casa de Bolsa – to the cross-border trafficking of the deadly synthetic drug fentanyl. It accused them of playing “a longstanding and vital role in laundering millions of dollars on behalf of Mexico-based cartels and facilitating payments for the procurement of precursor chemicals needed to…

Schematic diagram of an AWL reactor on a container. Credit: Science Advances (2025). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adr7250 Scientists from USC and Caltech have worked with startup Calcarea to develop a promising onboard system that can remove up to half of the carbon dioxide released from the transport vessel by converting marine vessels into safe solutions to the ocean. The breakthroughs described in Science Advances explain how systems can reduce carbon emissions from one of the world’s most cautious sectors: the shipping industry. “What’s beautiful about this is how simple it is,” said William Bellelson, Paxon H. Offered Professor of Coastal and Marine…

Kalshi has raised a $185 million round led by a crypto-centric VC company paradigm, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 billion in money, with representatives from Paradigm and Kalshi confirmed to TechCrunch. “The forecast market reminds me of Crypto 15 years ago,” said Matt Fan, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm. “There’s no better team to expand the forecast market than calci and reshape what people think about everything, from elections and economic markets to weather and sports.” The Wall Street Journal first reported on the round. The news comes a day after Bloomberg reported that Calci’s biggest but regulatory…

New outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been documented on two farms in Wales, urging rapid action from animal health authorities.The disease was detected on June 24 at a commercially available pheasant farm near Wrexham and on June 23 in 120-tier hens in Haverford West, Pembrokeshire.A 3km conservation zone and a wider 10km surveillance zone have been declared around the affected facilities, with some of the surveillance areas spreading across the border to the UK. All birds on both sites will be humanely culled to prevent further spread of the disease, the government has confirmed.The fresh outbreak comes days…

Lamonica McQuiver is accused of assaulting Democrats of blocking immigration enforcement.A representative of US Lamonica McQuiver pleaded not guilty to a criminal case arising from a visit to an immigration facility, saying President Donald Trump is working hard to “threate” her. McQuiver entered her plea at Wednesday’s hearing. She faces accusations of assaulting, resisting, obstructing, obstructing and obstructing federal employees during a May 9 Congressional oversight visit to New Jersey’s Immigration Detention Center. “They won’t threaten me. They won’t stop me from doing my job,” she said outside the Newark courthouse. The Trump administration has previously threatened to arrest and…