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NASA awarded three-year contracts to seven companies to develop technologies for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a planned space telescope designed to study exoplanet atmospheres; the agency aims for a late 2030s or early 2040s launch.

Anthropic launched Claude for Healthcare and is adding beta integrations that let U.S. Claude Pro and Max subscribers connect phone and wearable metrics, including Apple Health, so the assistant can analyze those data. The company says users must opt in, can control permissions, and that health data will not be used to train its models.

The article says assembling external drives from an M.2 NVMe SSD and an external enclosure can be cheaper and more flexible than buying pre-built external SSDs. It notes some enclosures offer up to 10Gbps transfer speeds.

Apple announced a multi-year partnership to use Google's Gemini models and cloud technology for its future foundational models and to power an AI-enhanced Siri arriving this year.

Heineken said CEO Dolf van den Brink will leave at the end of May and transition to an eight-month advisory role, while the board has launched a search for a successor.

The FDA approved the first at-home test that detects gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis in women, and regulators also approved a first home kit for the virus linked to cervical cancer and two new gonorrhea drugs; companies are offering rapid home tests that connect with telehealth for follow-up.

A University of Pittsburgh study published in Circulation: Population and Outcomes found that fewer than 30% of TV scenes showed hands-only CPR correctly, while many still depict older practices such as mouth-to-mouth and pulse checks.

NASA says Crew 11 will return to Earth this week after a 'serious medical condition' affecting one astronaut; the agency says the crew member is stable and splashdown is scheduled for early Thursday.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge are developing a blood test that detects DNA methylation markers to indicate whether prostate cancer is present and how aggressive it is, and clinical trials in UK patients are planned within 18–24 months.

The article cites forecasts as high as $5,400 per troy ounce and reports bullion has risen over 69% so far this year; it also outlines buying options such as physical bars and coins, ETFs and mining stocks, and notes tax, storage and sourcing considerations.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said prosecutors served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas and are threatening a criminal indictment linked to his Senate testimony and office renovations; a government official confirmed prosecutors are looking into the Fed.

The euro and Swiss franc strengthened against the U.S. dollar after reports that the Trump administration threatened Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with a criminal indictment and Powell said the Department of Justice served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas.

About 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore began a strike amid a severe flu season; city and state officials say they are coordinating to maintain patient care.

A 47-year-old British mother who lost vision from hypotony regained sight after treatment with an injected water-based gel (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose) at Moorfields Eye Hospital, and seven of eight patients treated there responded positively.

Alix Earle posted a Jan. 11 video saying her mother, Alisa Earle, was diagnosed with cancer about halfway through Alix's Dancing With the Stars season and is undergoing treatment; the clip shows family at a hospital and drew supportive comments.

NASA is asking U.S. industry, academia and other government agencies to rank consolidated technology shortfalls through Feb. 20, 2026, and has condensed 187 earlier shortfalls into 32 broader categories for stakeholder feedback.

SoCalGas has proposed pilot projects to blend small shares of hydrogen into local pipeline gas and has identified Orange Cove as a test site; the California Public Utilities Commission is expected to decide on such pilots this year amid local concerns about emissions, leaks and health impacts.

China and the EU said they agreed on steps toward resolving a dispute over Chinese-made electric vehicle imports; the EU will issue guidance on minimum import prices and the European Commission will assess offers under World Trade Organization rules.

An editor tested many creams and reports that ingredients and formulation matter more than price, and that modern drugstore moisturizers can provide effective hydration.

President Trump proposed a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest with a Jan. 20 start date; bankers and industry groups say enforcement and consequences are unclear.

Mortgage rates have stabilized and some lenders are adjusting pricing upward; borrowers are being encouraged to compare mortgage features such as portability, prepayment limits and whether a home equity line is offered rather than wait for lower rates.

Samsung has released a free Stranger Things theme and five wallpapers for Galaxy phones; the items are available in 186 countries through the Galaxy Store and require downloading or launching the Netflix app to claim them.

The article reports Milwaukee outscored opponents by 10.7 points per 100 possessions with Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court but were outscored by 10.8 per 100 without him; players and coach highlighted the bench’s need to be more decisive.

Researchers at the EAST tokamak report achieving a "density-free regime" that produced plasma densities about 65% above the Greenwald limit. The result, described in Science Advances, used controlled start-up conditions and plasma-wall self-organization.

An opinion piece questions whether Bitcoin functions as "digital gold," contrasting its volatile price history and heavy promotion with gold's steadier gains and reporting concerns about marketing tactics, leverage and ETF inflows.

More than a hundred Iranian Americans gathered at San Antonio City Hall to express support for protesters in Iran; President Trump publicly warned Iran's leaders against harsh repression and said the U.S. would respond without committing ground troops.

This week features scheduled Fed speeches, major bank earnings starting with JPMorgan, and two inflation readings including the December consumer-price index.

Experts say that with age the same amount of alcohol can lead to higher blood alcohol levels and stronger effects because of shifts in body composition and slower liver processing.

The UK will publish its first under-5 screen time guidance in April, focusing on reducing passive viewing after research linked heavy screen use in some two-year-olds to smaller vocabularies.

Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced he will not seek the governorship and has declared his candidacy for Michigan Secretary of State, citing plans to modernize licensing, protect data privacy and increase election transparency.