Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure", and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances.
AstraZeneca withdraws its marketing authorizations in Europe and its COVID-19vaccines worldwide due to low demand, after admitting its vaccines cause blood clots.
Researchers at Google DeepMind developed AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and modeling the interactions between them.
The Boy Scouts of America announces the renaming of the organization to Scouting America on February 8, 2025, in an effort to make girls feel more welcome.