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Today's topics:

Meta trial and child safety - New Mexico seeks sweeping child-safety limits on Meta’s Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, arguing algorithmic recommendations create a public nuisance and harm minors.

AI enters classified US defense - The US Department of Defense plans to deploy advanced AI tools into classified cloud environments, with major tech firms involved, raising questions about reliability and human control in warfare.

AI diagnosis versus ER doctors - A Science study found an AI reasoning model matched or beat attending physicians on diagnostic accuracy using real emergency-department triage notes, intensifying debate over AI in clinical decision-making.

Australia–Japan quasi-alliance agreements - Australia and Japan signed a broad package on defense, economic security, cybersecurity, and critical minerals, positioning the partnership as a “quasi-alliance” amid regional tension and supply-chain risks.

Ukraine shifts leverage against Russia - Ukraine is leveraging fallout from the US-Israeli war with Iran—building Gulf ties, targeting Russian energy infrastructure, and benefiting from EU financing—while Russia escalates attacks during global distraction.

Hormuz blockade and Iran oil cuts - A tighter US naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz is forcing Iran to cut crude output as storage fills, pushing oil prices higher and increasing inflation risk worldwide.

India private satellite sees through clouds - Indian startup GalaxEye launched the Drishti Earth-observation satellite on a Falcon 9, aiming for high-resolution imaging at night and through clouds—useful for disasters, agriculture, and security.

Alzheimer’s drugs disappoint in review - A major Cochrane review found anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs are unlikely to produce meaningful clinical benefits in early disease, despite clearing amyloid and carrying risks like brain swelling and bleeding.

NHS speeds cancer care with Keytruda jab - NHS England is rolling out an injectable form of Keytruda that can be given in minutes, potentially cutting hospital time for thousands of cancer patients and freeing clinic capacity.

Episode Transcript

Meta trial and child safety
We’ll start with the Meta case in New Mexico, because it could become a blueprint for how governments try to regulate social-media design.

Prosecutors are now asking a judge to impose significant child-safety restrictions on Meta’s platforms—Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp—arguing that the company’s recommendation systems and engagement features amount to a public nuisance under state law. Opening statements in a three-week bench trial are set for Monday, and the stakes are high.

This comes after an earlier trial phase where jurors ordered hundreds of millions of do