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Vatican targets AI power & Single-shot cholesterol gene editing - News (May 27, 2026)
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- May 27, 2026
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Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Prezi: Create AI presentations fast - https://try.prezi.com/automated_daily - Discover the Future of AI Audio with ElevenLabs - https://try.elevenlabs.io/tad - Lindy is your ultimate AI assistant that proactively manages your inbox - https://try.lindy.ai/tad Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily Today's topics: Vatican targets AI power - Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” urges AI to be “disarmed,” warning about concentrated, opaque AI power, inequality, manipulation, and human rights risks. Single-shot cholesterol gene editing - Eli Lilly says Verve’s VERVE-102 cut LDL cholesterol by 62% in an early Phase 1 update, reviving interest in one-time gene-editing approaches after earlier safety concerns. Gene therapy for brain resilience - UC San Diego researchers report SynCav1 gene therapy protected mice from TDP-43-linked brain damage, a key protein implicated in frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s, and ALS. AI predicts cancer treatment response - UC San Diego’s MutationProjector uses full tumor mutation patterns to predict immunotherapy and chemotherapy response, aiming to expand precision oncology beyond today’s limited biomarkers. AI chips reshape semiconductor race - Nvidia signaled a bigger push into data-center CPUs for “agentic AI,” Micron’s rally reflected AI-driven memory demand, and Huawei claimed a path to advanced chips despite sanctions. US scales back NATO forces - Diplomats say the US told NATO it will gradually reduce certain earmarked aircraft and naval assets, raising pressure on European allies to close capability gaps and invest more. Iran ceasefire and Hormuz stakes - President Trump said an Iran deal to end the 12-wee…