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Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN after forty-three years, one of the most consequential careers in broadcast journalism. Her departure lands at a pivotal moment — CNN is entering a new era under Skydance, following an eighty-one billion dollar merger that brings CNN and CBS under a single corporate roof. The industry is watching closely.
On the science front, researchers are shedding new light on APOE four, a gene variant that triples a person's risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. A new study suggests the culprit may be fat buildup inside brain cells, a finding that could shift treatment strategies away from amyloid and tau proteins toward entirely new targets.
And Elon Musk is making headlines again, this time with a vow to give every child in the United States a share of SpaceX stock. The company remains privately held, which raises immediate questions about how that pledge would actually work, what the shares would be worth, and whether this is a policy proposal or something closer to a headline.
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