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Science/Tech

US Measles Cases Surpass 2,000, Highest in 30 Years: CDC

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From a report: As of Dec. 23, a total of 2,012 cases have been reported in the U.S. Of those cases, 24 were reported among international visitors to the U.S.

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The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar

Yesterday at 15:13 PM, via The Guardian

While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise

Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

If there has been a hot topic in health in 2025, it’s definitely been GLP-1s, colloquially referred to as “anti-obesity” jabs. These medications, taken weekly as an injection into the...

NYC Inauguration Bans Raspberry Pi, Flipper Zero Devices

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader ptorrone writes: The January 1, 2026, NYC mayoral inauguration prohibits attendees from bringing specific brand-name devices, explicitly banning Raspberry Pi single-board computers and the Flipper Zero, listed alongside weapons, explosives, and drones. Rather than restricting behaviors or capabilities like signal interference or unauthorized transmitters, the policy...

Poor Sleep Quality Accelerates Brain Aging

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via Wired

Research shows that people who sleep poorly tend to have brain age that is older than their actual age. Chronic inflammation in the body caused by poor sleep likely plays a part.

The man taking over the Large Hadron Collider – only to switch it off

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Next head of Cern backs massive replacement for world’s largest machine to investigate mysteries of the universe

Mark Thomson, a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Cambridge, has landed one of the most coveted jobs in global science. But it is hard not to wonder, when looked at from a certain angle, whether he has taken one for the team.

On 1 January, Thomson takes...

How Professional Traders Choose High-Liquidity Crypto Platforms in 2026

Yesterday at 13:28 PM, via Tech Financials

By 2026, liquidity has become one of the most decisive factors separating amateur crypto traders from professionals. While retail users often focus on promotions or headline fees, experienced traders prioritize something far more fundamental: the ability to enter and exit positions efficiently, consistently, and at scale. In fast-moving crypto markets, liquidity isn’t just about convenience […]

‘They didn’t de-extinct anything’: can Colossal’s genetically engineered animals ever be the real thing?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed

Death and taxes are supposed to be the things we can depend on in this life. But in 2025, the American entrepreneur Ben Lamm sold much of the world on the idea that death did not, after all, need to be for ever.

This...

Rage bait, goblin mode … do words of the year have any real value?

Yesterday at 12:39 PM, via The Guardian

Analysis shows obscure and barely-used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of time

If you have seen a news story declaring 2025’s chosen “word of the year” in recent weeks, you might be forgiven for asking yourself: what, another one?

Depending on which dictionary you turn to, the chosen term this year was either Collins’ “vibe coding”, “parasocial” from Cambridge...

Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Wired

The United States’ plan for dealing with Putin’s Russia and Xi’s China remains ill-defined among a shifting global order. That must change.

Denmark’s Main Postal Carrier Ends Letter Delivery

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

PostNord is ending letter delivery in Denmark after a 90%+ collapse in mail volume. It marks the first known case of a national postal carrier abandoning letters entirely — a symbolic milestone of a fully digitized society that’s sparking nostalgia even among people who stopped sending mail years ago. The New York Times reports: Denmark has had a postal service for more than 400 years. But a...

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