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Bonkers CDC vaccine meeting ends with vote to keep COVID shot access

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-20 17:44:26

A two-day federal vaccine advisory meeting crammed with chaos, confusion, inept debate, bizarre comments, and a hot mic catching someone saying "you're an idiot," ended with an unexpected twist: The advisors unanimously voted—possibly unintentionally—to maintain broad access to COVID-19 vaccines. In the 12–0 vote, the committee of advisors selected by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. adopted a recommendation for adults 65 and older and people aged 6 months to 64 years to get a COVID-

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Scientists Find a Tattoo–Cancer Link—But It’s Not What You’d Expect

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-09-21 01:25:08

You may have heard lately that tattoos can potentially raise your risk of skin cancer. Recent research might complicate that narrative, however, suggesting that tattoos aren’t as harmful to our skin as assumed. Scientists at the University of Utah led the study, published last month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Contrary to their expectations, they found that people who had multiple tattoos actually had a lower associated risk of melanoma. That said, the findings don’t provid

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Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-28 00:12:29

Denmark has effectively eliminated infections with the two biggest cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) since the vaccine was introduced in 2008, data suggests. The research, published in Eurosurveillance, could have implications for how vaccinated populations are screened in the coming years – particularly as people increasingly receive vaccines that protect against multiple high-risk types of HPV virus. Before vaccination, the prevalence of HPV16/18 was between 15 and 17%, wh

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Google may shift to risk-based Android security patch rollouts - what that means for you

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-29 01:58:33

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google may change how Android security updates work. But larger patch cycles might give hackers more time. 'High-risk first' model could streamline OEM patches. Google is considering an overhaul of security patch update rollouts in a bid to improve Android security. Risk-based update system According to Android Authority, the new system -- dubbed the "Risk-Based Update System" (RBUS)

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Whole-Genome Sequencing Will Change Pregnancy

wired.com Rob Reddick 2025-10-01 22:00:00

The world of pregnancy is going to radically change, predicts Noor Siddiqui. “I think that the default way people are going to choose to have kids is via IVF and embryo screening,” she said at the WIRED Health summit last week. “There’s just a massive amount of risk that you can take off of the table.” Siddiqui is the founder and CEO of Orchid, a biotech company that offers whole-genome screening of embryos for IVF. By analyzing the DNA of different embryos before selecting which one to implant

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DEXA Scan Deep Dive, With Insights From the Experts (2025)

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2025-10-01 22:30:00

Earlier this summer, I found myself lying flat on a padded table in Tucson, Arizona. A mechanical arm hovered above me, scanning my body from head to toe while I tried to remain still. Fifteen-ish minutes later, a clinician handed me a thick packet of results, which included details on bone density, lean muscle mass, body fat percentage, and color-coded visuals showing exactly where each of these metrics was located within my body. This was a DEXA scan, short for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometr

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Cannabis use associated with quadrupled risk of developing type 2 diabetes

news.ycombinator.com European Association For The Study Of Diabetes 2025-10-01 19:22:32

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Cannabis use is linked to an almost quadrupling in the risk of developing diabetes, according to an analysis of real-world data from over 4 million adults, being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) held in Vienna, Austria

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5 business leaders on how to balance innovation with risk - and turn your ideas into action

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2025-10-07 21:29:00

Richard Drury/DigitalVision/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Bridging the gap between aspiration and achievement isn't easy. Smart business leaders focus on projects that deliver top-line growth. They support staff, work with peers, and encourage experimentation. For business leaders who want to embrace technological innovation, there are many potential risks, from wasting money on failed projects to falling behind faster-moving rival

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How External Attack Surface Management helps enterprises manage cyber risk

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-10 00:01:11

Every day, businesses spin up new digital services (websites, APIs, and cloud instances) and it can be for security teams to keep track. Somewhere in that churn, an unmonitored subdomain or misconfigured bucket lurks, waiting for an opportunistic attacker to slip in. External Attack Surface Management (EASM) flips the script: instead of reacting to breaches, you map and monitor every internet‑facing asset continuously. Hidden exposures become visible vulnerabilities you can close before they’re

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Children at risk of identity theft and fraud from 'sharenting'

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-24 14:57:07

Children at risk of identity theft and fraud from 'sharenting' Just now Share Save Shiona McCallum Senior tech reporter Share Save Getty Images Children are at increased risk of being harassed, cyber-bullied and having their identities stolen in later life by having their photos posted online by parents, according to new research. So-called "sharenting" - documenting a child's special moments on social media - has become commonplace, but academics now warn this could come with unexpected risk

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Brisk It’s beginner-friendly smart smoker is more than $100 off for Labor Day

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2025-10-30 01:30:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. My desire to make authentic-tasing barbecue at home was always tempered by the intimidation of regularly using a smoker. I’ve tried a couple of smart smokers before, but none were as easy to set up, cook with, and maintain as Brisk It’s Zelos-450. An early Labor Day deal has dropped its price to around $328.99 ($121 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and from Brisk It. The Zelos-450 has 450 square inches of cooking s

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Is moderate drinking healthy? Scientists say the idea is outdated

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-07 14:46:44

In brief Stanford Medicine experts argue that the long-held belief in moderate drinking’s health benefits is now considered misleading. With recent studies linking alcohol to increased cancer risk, researchers stress the importance of public awareness regarding alcohol consumption. New findings highlight that individual health factors significantly influence alcohol’s effects, prompting calls for reevaluating guidelines on drinking and health. Whether it’s a glass of red wine with dinner or a

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Researchers Find Strange Link Between Marathon Running and Cancer

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-11-14 04:50:30

Some of the most physically fit people in the world may have a unique health risk. New research uncovers a possible link between marathon running and colorectal cancer. Oncologists at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Virginia conducted the study, which examined the colons of relatively young people who had run several long-distance races. They found these runners had a much higher rate of having potentially dangerous adenomas (a type of polyp) than would be expected for their age. Though the

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Making Your Own Merchant Service Provider

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 21:01:20

2025-08-14: Payment Processor Fun 2025 -- Making Your Own MSP Valve and Itch have been in the spotlight for being more or less forced by "Payment processors" to pull certain adult content off their storefronts. The short story of it is Valve pulled a couple of games down while Itch pulled down everything marked mature/adult temporarily and had to sort through their entire library to find certain kinds of content to remove. One of these responses drew more ire than the other, understandably. I

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Payment Processor Fun 2025 – Making Your Own Merchant Service Provider

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 03:01:20

2025-08-14: Payment Processor Fun 2025 -- Making Your Own MSP Valve and Itch have been in the spotlight for being more or less forced by "Payment processors" to pull certain adult content off their storefronts. The short story of it is Valve pulled a couple of games down while Itch pulled down everything marked mature/adult temporarily and had to sort through their entire library to find certain kinds of content to remove. One of these responses drew more ire than the other, understandably. I

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Millions at Extreme Risk as Wet-Bulb Heat Smothers the U.S. This Weekend

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-11-19 17:25:10

Summer may be winding down, but oppressive heat and humidity will smother much of the Eastern U.S. this weekend. By Sunday, August 17, 38 million Americans will face “major” risk of heat stress, with another 7 million at “extreme” risk, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast calls for the highest temperature anomalies to spread from the Central Plains to the Midwest this weekend, with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s and low 100s Fahrenheit (mid-to-upper 30s Celsius), the N

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Zenobia Pay – A mission to build an alternative to high-fee card networks

news.ycombinator.com Ryan Prendergast 2025-11-23 14:19:37

Why we're open sourcing our payments platform Since Februray, Teddy and I have worked tirelessly on Zenobia Pay. Our mission: build an alternative to high-fee card networks (Visa, Mastercard) using bank transfers as payments. We were super excited by FedNow, the Federal Reserve's instant transfer rail, which inspired us to quit our jobs and do this full time. We thought, let's build QR code payments, like Pix or UPI or AliPay, but for the US. And we did! We built an instant clearing, mobile fir

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Vitamin E: Health Benefits, Food Sources and What to Know Before Using Supplements

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-01 14:32:00

You may have noticed vitamin E on the label of your favorite skin-care products. It's a nutrient that can help protect your skin from UV damage, making it a common ingredient for facial sunscreens. But vitamin E isn't just applied topically -- you also need to get it in your daily diet. Consuming enough vitamin E is crucial because it plays a key role in human development and functioning. The vitamin includes eight compounds, but only one of those -- alpha-tocopherol -- is used in the human body

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Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-01 15:01:31

Dementias such as Alzheimer's disease are estimated to affect more than 57.4 million people worldwide, a number that is expected to almost triple to 152.8 million cases by 2050. The impacts on the individuals, families and caregivers and society at large are immense. While there are some indications that the prevalence of dementia is decreasing in Europe and North America, suggesting that it may be possible to reduce the risk of the disease at a population level, elsewhere the picture is less p

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This Week’s ‘Foundation’ Took a Killer Spy-Fi Turn

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-02 22:30:49

Foundation is nearing the halfway point of season three. Episode five, “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity,” began to show us how Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) hopes to gain an advantage over the sinister Mule (Pilou Asbæk). Her plan tapped into a much-loved trope that Star Wars series Andor also made excellent use of: sci-fi spycraft. “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity” is also tense throughout and ends up involving a horrific, large-scale tragedy (another Andor similarity), building to a final scene that t

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Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2025-12-23 08:57:03

Google has confirmed it will sign the European Union’s general purpose AI code of practice, a voluntary framework that aims to help AI developers implement processes and systems to comply with the bloc’s AI Act. Notably, Meta earlier this month said it would not sign the code, calling the EU’s implementation of its AI legislation “overreach,” and stating that Europe was “heading down the wrong path on AI.” Google’s commitment comes days before rules for providers of “general-purpose AI models

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Skip Your Coffee. You're Missing Out on the Health Benefits of Green Tea

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-28 11:00:21

If you feel as if you need that morning cup of coffee to get you through the day, you aren't alone. One estimate says that 85% of US adults enjoy up to two cups of coffee daily. That being said, not everyone loves the taste or the side effects of coffee. The caffeine jitters and the trouble sleeping can be stressful. Looking for an alternative that will give you the energy boost without as many side effects? Green tea is a popular and tasty and it also has three times less caffeine than coffee a

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Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-01-11 12:00:29

If a 60-mile-wide (100-kilometer-wide) asteroid slammed into Earth tomorrow, it would render the planet inhospitable to nearly all life forms, save for the hardiest extremophiles. This mass extinction event would wipe humanity off the face of the Earth—there would be no survivors. To some experts, this is the true definition of an “existential threat.” Traditionalists will say this term describes a risk that endangers the very existence of something—in this case, the human species. In recent ye

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Colon Cancer Explained: Warning Signs, Risk Factors and Prevention

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-14 22:30:00

Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and it's important to be aware of the symptoms as well as what you can do to prevent this deadly illness. Colorectal or colon cancer (not to be confused with stomach or gastric cancer) has become a hot topic in recent years with news of celebrities -- such as Chadwick Boseman and Kirstie Alley-- passing away after battling the disease. In 2025, the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 107,320 new cases of c

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EU says it will continue rolling out AI legislation on schedule

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2026-02-10 03:23:50

The European Union on Friday said it will stick to its timeline for implementing its landmark AI legislation, in response to a concerted effort by over a hundred tech companies to delay the bloc’s AI rules, Reuters reported. Tech companies from across the world, including giants like Alphabet, Meta, Mistral AI and ASML have been urging the European Commission to delay rolling out the AI Act, saying it will hurt Europe’s chances to compete in the fast-evolving AI arena. “I’ve seen, indeed, a lo

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The Business of Betting on Catastrophe

news.ycombinator.com The Mit Press Reader 2026-02-22 05:04:26

The Business of Betting on Catastrophe World Bank pandemic bonds paid out only after death tolls passed a threshold. They’re part of a booming market where investors turn calamity into capital. Adobe Stock/MITP Reader By: Susan Erikson A↑ A↓ Off Bright Dark Blues Gray BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. The pandemic bonds — a financial device made up by one of the world’s most powerful institutions, the World Bank — can seem like a great idea f

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Heat Domes and Surging Grid Demand Threaten US Power Grids with Blackouts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-27 20:45:00

Key takeaways: The National Weather Service issues an extreme heat warning affecting almost 150 million people across the US. Heat domes are to blame. Parts of the US -- including the Midwest, New England and Texas-Louisiana -- face blackout risks during high-demand periods like summer heat waves. Electricity demand is a primary challenge across the US due to factors like new data centers, electrification and industrial activity. Regional grid risks vary: The Midwest faces plant retirements,

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How to safely maintain, use, and dispose of your power banks

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-02-28 12:25:33

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. The lithium-ion battery inside your power bank isn’t designed to run forever. After years of use and hundreds of charges, its performance and capacity will decline, while the risk of more severe issues increases. There are things you can do to prolong your power bank’s lifespan, while also ensuring you can use it safely. And if it’s already a few

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The US is stripping its forests of decades-old protections

theverge.com Justine Calma 2026-03-02 08:09:53

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. The Trump administration wants to open up tens of millions of acres of national forest to development. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday that it’s rescinding a landmark rule that prevents road construction and timber harvesting in the last unfragmente

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Bonkers CDC vaccine meeting ends with vote to keep COVID shot access

Scientists Find a Tattoo–Cancer Link—But It’s Not What You’d Expect

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