Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar As Ancient Antibiotic, Study Finds

A new study explores whether birch tar, long associated with Neanderthal toolmaking, may have served another purpose as well.
ZME Science

Neanderthals May Have Used the World’s First Antibiotic 50,000 Years Ago

If you were a Neanderthal hunter 50,000 years ago, even a small cut could be deadly. Without sterile bandages or antibiotics, ...

Collusion by code? Understanding algorithmic pricing and antitrust enforcement

Attorneys at Haynes Boone survey recent litigation, agency activity, and legislative trends shaping antitrust risk for users ...
C&EN

Neanderthals may have used a prehistoric glue as a topical antibiotic

By collecting bark from a dead birch tree (left) and processing it in a fire pit (center), Oxford’s Tjaark Siemssen prepared ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Experiments suggest Neanderthals used birch tar for antibacterial wound care

Researchers have found that birch tar produced using methods available to Neanderthals carries measurable antibacterial ...
CNET

Brain-Inspired Algorithms Could Dramatically Cut AI Energy Use

One major issue facing artificial intelligence is the interaction between a computer's memory and its processing capabilities. When an algorithm is in operation, data flows rapidly between these two ...
NPR

New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal ...
Nasdaq

Ceribell Wins FDA Clearance For Neonatal Use Of Clarity Algorithm

(RTTNews) - CeriBell, Inc. (CBLL) announces that the U.S. FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Clarity algorithm to detect electrographic seizures in preterm neonates through ...
Oregonian

Portland council resurrects proposal to ban rent-setting algorithms

The Portland City Council will vote as soon as next week on a proposed ban on the use of algorithms to set residential rents. Following a tense debate Wednesday, Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney ...
JD Supra

New York Prohibits Use of Pricing Algorithms for Rent-Setting

On October 16, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S.7882, which amends New York’s antitrust law, the Donnelly Act, to prohibit the use of pricing algorithms by residential landlords to set ...
The National Law Review

California Passes Broad Limits on “Common Pricing Algorithms”

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Gov. Newsom signs legislation to prohibit use of algorithms to artificially raise prices on essentials

Advocates of the law called AB 325 "groundbreaking" and said it's a "critical step in addressing California's affordability crisis by cracking down on tech-enabled price manipulation." Yesterday, ...