“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted
The cadre of elite disease detectives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
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ChatGPT can now write erotica as OpenAI eases up on AI paternalism
"Following the initial release of the Model Spec (May 2024), many users and developers expressed…
Louisiana officially ends mass vaccinations as RFK Jr. comes to power
"Rather than instructing individuals to receive any and all vaccines, LDH staff should communicate data…
What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?
Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever…
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No penalties even when deputies share a woman’s nudes after an illegal phone search
Carpenter, for his part, insisted that he was never willing to give the flash drive…
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Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again
A measles outbreak in an area of Texas with abysmal vaccination rates continues to mushroom,…
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Man offers to buy city dump in last-ditch effort to recover $800M in bitcoins
Howells told The Times that he envisions cleaning up the site and turning it into…
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Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate
Working at the intersection of Apple's newest hardware and Linux kernel development, for the benefit…
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After 50 years, Ars staffers pick their favorite Saturday Night Live sketches
The character is a hero in his town, but when he throws acid on people,…
What we know about AMD and Nvidia’s imminent midrange GPU launches
The GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 are both very fast graphics cards—if you can look…