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CDC Vaccination Database Updates Frozen, Raising Concerns
Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) databases that were regularly updated with vaccination information have been frozen without explanation, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study, led by Janet Freilich, a law expert at Boston University, and Jeremy Jacobs, a medical professor at Vanderbilt University, examined the status of 82 CDC databases that had been receiving monthly updates as of early 2025.
The research revealed that as of October 2025, only 44 of these databases were still being regularly updated. Thirty-eight databases, representing 46 percent of the total, had their updates paused without public notice or explanation, according to the study. The reason for the cessation of updates remains unclear.
Moonshot AI Upgrades Kimi Model for AI Agent Swarms
Chinese company Moonshot AI has upgraded its open-sourced Kimi K2 model, transforming it into a coding and vision model with an architecture that supports agent swarm orchestration. The new model, Moonshot Kimi K2.5, is designed to allow agents to automatically pass off actions instead of relying on a central decision-making framework, according to VentureBeat.
Moonshot characterized Kimi K2.5 as an all-in-one model that supports both visual and text inputs, allowing users to leverage the model for more visual coding projects. While the company did not publicly disclose K2.5's parameter count, the Kimi K2 model it is based on had 1 trillion total parameters and 32 billion activated parameters.
Contextual AI Launches Agent Composer for Enterprise AI
Contextual AI, a startup backed by investors including Bezos Expeditions and Bain Capital Ventures, unveiled Agent Composer, a platform designed to help engineers in technically demanding fields build AI agents. The platform aims to automate knowledge-intensive work that has long resisted automation. According to VentureBeat, the company believes the primary obstacle to AI adoption in complex industries has not been the models themselves.
Japan Loses Navigation Satellite During Launch
Japan experienced a setback in its space program when it lost a 5-ton navigation satellite during a launch. According to Ars Technica, the failure of Japan's H3 rocket was unexpected, even by its own designers and engineers. The specific cause of the failure was not detailed in the provided source.
The Offline Club: Disconnecting in East London
In Dalston, East London, individuals are participating in a ritual of disconnecting from technology at "The Offline Club." Participants hand in their phones upon arrival and engage in activities such as reading, puzzles, and drawing, according to Wired. The event aims to provide a space for people to experience being offline.
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