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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes this year to American neuroscientist and psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth and two German colleagues for their groundbreaking work in optogenetics. The field uses light to control individual neurons, offering scientists an unprecedented window into how the brain actually works — and potentially how to treat disorders like depression and epilepsy.
Shifting to the tech industry, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman is pushing back hard against criticism of AI data centers, committing one billion dollars to communities that host them and announcing the company will no longer require local governments to sign non-disclosure agreements when negotiating data center projects. It's a notable transparency move in an industry that has long preferred to operate quietly.
And on a story with serious national security implications, the FBI arrested Wanying Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before she could board a flight to Shanghai. CBS News broke the story, reporting she faces federal charges as an alleged agent of the Chinese government. The case adds to a growing pattern of espionage-related arrests at American airports.
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