1. Lawmakers in the US have confirmed Kevin Warsh as next chair of the Federal Reserve. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the central bank is taking over at a strained moment for the global economy. The Senate on Wednesday approved Warsh for a four-year term by a 54-to-45 vote. Current Chair Jerome Powell’s term expires on Friday.
2. Researchers say they have found that certain immune cells play a role in the recovery of brain functions from disease-induced damage. Patients who have suffered cerebral infarction can recover their brain functions through rehabilitation. But their recovery response diminishes with time, and many are left with aftereffects. To find out why, the group studied the brains of post-infarction mice.
3. Japan’s three megabanks are expected to gain access to Claude Mythos, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence model developed by US startup Anthropic. The three financial institutions are MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho.If the plans are approved, they would become the first in the country with access to the new AI model. Anthropic’s Claude Mythos is said to have an extremely high ability to identify vulnerabilities in operating systems and other software.