‘The child is terrified’: Doctors on the front lines of a measles comeback speak out
It looks to be the start of a bad era, not merely a bad year for measles. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high., Read MoreContinue Reading
Watch: GOP Senator Says The Traitor’s Tariffs Could Mean Safer Drugs — For a Price
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana chairs the Senate’s health committee. In an interview with KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner, he discusses the drug supply, his proposal to defray out-of-pocket costs, and his controversial vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary…Read MoreContinue Reading
In an Industry First, Ford Will Use Apple Tech to Power Self-Driving Cars: ‘One of the Most Important Announcements’
For the first time, Apple Maps will affect the next generation of self-driving electric vehicles…Continue Reading
Nvidia creates AI security alliance after OpenAI hack. But OpenAI isn’t invited
Chipmaker Nvidia is leading an artificial intelligence safety initiative along with 36 other major tech companies after an OpenAI model broke out of a test and hacked the open-source AI library platform Hugging Face. The initiative includes major AI companies like Microsoft and SpaceX, but three notable exceptions are Anthropic,Continue Reading
Should Anna Delvey be allowed to edit her own Wikipedia page?
Anna Delvey, known for inspiring the hit Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” about her turn impersonating a German heiress, and appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” while still wearing the ankle monitor that followed the related convictions, announced last week that she has a problem with Wikipedia. In a Friday SubstackContinue Reading
Kyiv police detain journalist investigating corruption over draft violation, which his newsroom says doesn’t exist
Ukrainian police handcuffed an investigative journalist over a draft violation, which his newsroom says does not exist. On 27 July in Kyiv, police detained hromadske journalist Yevhen Shulhat, stopping the taxi he was riding in. At hromadske, Shulhat investigated corruption, including alleged cases involving members of Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies.Continue Reading
Lithuania proposes to implement special test for Russian and Belarusian artists and academics who enter state. Those who don’t pass will be banned
Lithuania wants Russians who performed in occupied Ukraine to sign a declaration condemning the war or stay out. Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has proposed amending the national sanctions law with new restrictions on Russians and Belarusians who support the war against Ukraine, including barring them from entering the country, the BalticContinue Reading
Mamdani tackles cost of living crisis in New York with 30% discounts
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new plan to sell discounted grocery baskets at city-run stores., Mamdani tackles cost of living crisis in New York with 30% discounts NewsFeed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new plan to sell grocery baskets at city-run storesContinue Reading
Malaysia detains more than 100 Rohingya seeking help from the UN
Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UN., Malaysia detains more than 100 Rohingya seeking help from the UN NewsFeed Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UNContinue Reading
Mission Center adds battery, partition and power draw info
A new version of Linux system monitoring app Mission Center is available for download, adding new hardware stats, first-run setup prompt and bug fixes. Mission Center 1.2.0 adds a new Battery page in the Performance tab, surfaces per-partition usage details on the Disk page with free and used space andContinue Reading
Hackers are compromising hotel Wi-Fi gateways to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts
Traveling enterprise employees beware: Think twice before you log onto that oh-so-convenient public Wi-Fi. Since at least June, threat actors have been compromising “captive” Wi-Fi gateways and other portal appliances at hotels, conference centers, and similar shared venues to hijack users’ Microsoft 365 accounts, according to the ReliaQuest Threat ResearchContinue Reading
Samsung’s entry into AI-powered glasses forces CISOs to again consider corporate risk
Now that Samsung has jumped into the crowded AI-powered glasses arena alongside Apple, Google, Meta, and others, CISOs and IT leaders are again having to think through whether it makes sense to establish enterprise restrictions on such devices, given the likely data leakage and privacy and compliance issues. And evenContinue Reading
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