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The race to combat Ebola: what vaccines and treatments are being developed and how long will it take?

04 June at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

With the Bundibugyo strain of the disease spreading across the DRC and Uganda, scientists and researchers are trying to find rapid solutions

There is no vaccine or treatment available for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola that is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, but this week three vaccine developers were awarded $60m (£45m) in emergency funding as the race to...

Amazon’s New Stargate Series Is Officially Dead

04 June at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Amazon has reportedly killed its planned new Stargate series despite giving it a series order in 2025. According to Variety, studio executives were worried it would only appeal to longtime fans. ScreenRant reports: Reports of what became Gero’s Stargate series started in 2022, after Amazon acquired MGM Studios. Dean Devlin, who co-wrote the 1994 Stargate movie with Emmerich, was another...

McDonald’s South Africa Brings FIFA World Cup 2026 Excitement Home

04 June at 08:47 AM, via Tech Financials

As football fever sweeps across the globe, McDonald’s South Africa is bringing the excitement of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ closer to home with a nationwide campaign designed to unite fans through great food, exclusive collectibles, family experiences and unforgettable moments of national pride. At the heart of the campaign is the launch of the […]

How this cosmic map of magnetic fields could help illuminate one of the universe’s most mysterious forces

04 June at 07:30 AM, via The Guardian

Light from nearly 4m galaxies measured as it twisted and travelled through intergalactic space

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A cosmic map of magnetic fields – the largest ever produced – could help scientists delve into one of the major and most mysterious forces in the universe.

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Tax Data Can Be Mined To Shape Better Policies. South Africa, Uganda And Zambia Show How

04 June at 06:47 AM, via Tech Financials

Bilateral aid to Africa fell by nearly a quarter in 2025, the largest annual decline in the history of official development assistance. Meanwhile, sovereign debt interest payments now consume on average 27% of government revenues across the continent, up from 19% in 2019. The pressure to fund development from within has never been greater. But […]

Stoxtel Takes the Istanbul Blockchain Week 2026 Stage, Making the Case for Verifiable Trust as Crypto’s Next Foundation

04 June at 06:33 AM, via Tech Financials

New York, USA — Istanbul Blockchain Week 2026 (IBW2026) wrapped this week after two days at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel, and among the leaders who addressed the main stage was Kaelen Sterling, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Stoxtel. Sterling used his appearance to advance a single argument: that trust in digital finance should be […]

Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup – podcast

04 June at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

It’s just a week until the first whistle of the 2026 World Cup. To mark the occasion, Madeleine Finlay talks to Ian Sample about the science behind the tournament. It’s likely to be one of the hottest ever World Cups, and scientists have written to Fifa asking it to reconsider its heat mitigations for players and referees. Dr Oliver Gibson of Brunel University outlines their concerns. Also...

Demand Is Booming For New No Tech, Repairable Tractor

04 June at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The secondary market for decades old, low-tech John Deere tractors has been booming for years as farmers have sought reliable tractors that they can actually fix without having to deal with John Deere’s repair monopoly. A Canadian company has seen that demand and came up with a radical thought: What if they made a new, repairable, “no-tech”...

Fedora Linux 43 Exposes 20-Year-Old Microsoft Outlook Security Failure

04 June at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli writes: Fedora Linux 43 users upgrading to the latest Dovecot mail server discovered something rather unsettling: some older Microsoft Outlook configurations may have been silently ignoring SSL/TLS settings for POP3 email connections for years. According to a Fedora community blog post, affected Outlook clients reportedly continued using insecure port 110 connections even when...

SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price

04 June at 00:04 AM, via New York Times

The $135 share price means Elon Musk’s rocket maker is poised to exceed the 2019 initial public offering of Saudi Aramco in both valuation and money raised.

EU Plots To Abandon US Tech

04 June at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Ancient Slashdot reader whitroth shares a report from Politico, with the caption: “shutting down Microsoft Office for the International Criminal Court (ICC) was clearly a wake-up call.” From the report: The EU is moving to counter American dominance in technology by reaching for one of the oldest tools in its arsenal: industrial strategy. As the European Commission unveiled a plan Wednesday to...

Brian Ferdinand on Building Resilient Investment Strategies Through Data and Research

03 June at 23:03 PM, via Tech Financials

As global markets continue to evolve amid economic uncertainty, technological disruption, and changing investor expectations, the ability to build resilient investment strategies has become increasingly important. Brian Ferdinand recently shared his perspectives on how data analysis, research, and disciplined decision-making are shaping the future of portfolio management. According to...

Genius Partners with Ergonia Trading to Launch “GeniusFi” on BNB Chain, Bringing CEX-Level Pricing On-Chain

03 June at 23:00 PM, via Tech Financials

Singapore (PinionNewswire) — Genius today announced a strategic partnership with Ergonia Trading to launch GeniusFi, a next-generation proprietary automated market maker (propAMM) on BNB Chain. The platform is designed to bring centralized exchange (CEX)-level pricing efficiency on-chain, marking a significant evolution in decentralized trading infrastructure. Unlike traditional automated...

MacBook Neo is So Popular That Apple Reportedly Doubled Production

03 June at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple has reportedly doubled 2026 MacBook Neo production from 5 million to 10 million units after stronger-than-expected demand for its $599 budget laptop. MacRumors reports: On an earnings call in late April, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that customer response to the MacBook Neo was “off the charts,” and the popularity of the laptop has reportedly...

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