FMCSA: Stop buying and selling paper trucking companies
When a federal agency leads a formal, dated, publicly addressed warning with the words “DO NOT” in all capital letters, it means the behavior they are describing is already happening at scale, right now, and it has gotten big enough that the agency felt the need to put the entire...
Interpol's 'Operation Synergia III' Nets 94 Arrests in Major Cybercrime Sweep
A new law enforcement operation against phishing and ransomware operators led to the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses Continue reading →
High Altitude Survival Gene Mutation Points to Strategy for Repairing Nerve Damage
The results of newly reported preclinical research indicate that a genetic mutation that helps animals including yaks and Tibetan antelopes survive at high altitudes may hold the key to repairing nerve damage in demyelinating disorders such as cerebral paralysis and multiple sclerosis (MS). The...
Creating Computer Models of Lungs, Liver, and Kidneys to Better Understand Disease Progression
GSK, Imperial College London, and the University of Oxford have founded the Modelling-Informed Medicine Centre (MiMeC) to provide a new U.K. hub for research in the emerging modeling-informed medicine field. The Modelling-Informed Medicine Centre will create computer models or “digital twins” of...
Vanderbilt Health CEO to retire at the end of the year
The Nashville, Tennessee-based academic health system said its board of directors will begin a national search for its next president and CEO. Continue reading →
CMS wants seniors to use AI for care navigation
The agency plans to introduce AI agents to help Medicare beneficiaries find doctors and health plans, a challenge given many enrollees don’t yet trust the tools, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said during the HIMSS conference. Continue reading →
Pepper Pout: A Beauty Brand That's 'A Little Bit Spicy, A Little Bit Pouty'
Brand Bio is Fashionista’s guide to the best independent fashion and beauty brands — a resource for retailers, job seekers, B2B companies and consumers alike. If you’d like your brand to be featured, fill out this form. Pepper PoutHeadquarters: Los Angeles, Calif.E-commerce:...
Ruth E. Carter, Sergio Hudson and More Honored at the First-Ever Art of Glam Awards
“I’ve never won an award before,” makeup artist Sheika Daley told the room while accepting her Makeup Stylist Visionary Award at the inaugural Art of Glam: Honoring the Hands Behind the Beauty awards dinner on Wednesday. It’s hard to believe a creative who has worked with...
Must Read: Etro's Creative Director Exits, The 2026 CFDA/'Vogue' Fashion Fund Application Opens
These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. After nearly four years, Marco De Vincenzo is exiting his role as Etro’s creative director, the Italian luxury house announced on Thursday. In the brand’s statement, Etro said this decision was “reached by mutual...