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November 5, 2024⁩: U.S. Senate Election for California

Author: G. Li, Megaphone Editor-in-chief On November 5th, there will be an election to fill the Senate seat previously filled by Democrat Dianne Feinstein in the United States Congress for California. In this election, candidates Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey will be running. Adam Schiff is of the Democratic party and Steve Garvey is of the Republican party. As of October 16, according to polls … Continue reading November 5, 2024⁩: U.S. Senate Election for California

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The Future of AI Regulation: SB 1047

Author: V. Iyengar, Megaphone Editor-in-chief On August 28th, 2024, the California state assembly passed a landmark AI regulation bill, SB1047, which will now be sent to the Governor’s desk, where he has until September 30th of this year to sign it. What is SB1047? SB1047 was proposed earlier this year by CA state senator Scott Wiener and hopes to regulate the advanced AI models that are … Continue reading The Future of AI Regulation: SB 1047

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The Future of HIV Prevention: Gilead’s Lenacapavir

Author: V.Iyengar, Megaphone Editor-in-chief 📍Foster City, CA Intro On December 22, 2022, the FDA approved Lenacapavir— or as it’s known by its brand name, Sunlenca®— a twice-yearly injection meant to prevent HIV infection in adults, declaring that the drug is safe and effective for its intended use. Almost exactly one-and-a-half years later, on June 20th of this year, Foster City’s Gilead Sciences Inc, the company … Continue reading The Future of HIV Prevention: Gilead’s Lenacapavir

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