The virus is evolving, with the newer version spreading more often among heterosexual populations. Sweden has reported its first case outside of Africa.
In one experiment that defied expectations, implants in a patient’s brain were able to recognize the words he tried to pronounce, and artificial intelligence helped him produce sounds that closely matched his real voice.
For its first creator economy conference, the Biden administration celebrated social media creators. The president praised them as a “game-changer in how we communicate.”
As tensions rise in the Middle East, negotiators are set to meet in Qatar to try to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza. President Biden said he is "not giving up" but that it is "getting harder and harder" to stay optimistic.
Russia has begun moving some troops out of Ukraine to deal with a Ukrainian incursion, the U.S. and Ukraine say. But Moscow appears reluctant to pull units out of hot spots in eastern Ukraine.