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For the first time in almost a decade, a case of polio was confirmed in the United States. Health officials in New York’s Rockland County discovered the case last month in an unvaccinated 20-year-old, decades after polio was eliminated from the US in 1979. With the country and public health system already struggling under the weight of Covid-19 and monkeypox, this news comes as an unpleasant surprise, and instantly raises questions. How did this happen? Who else is at risk? What does it mean that the Rockland case was…

Illustration of the L3 AV scenario. Credit: Scientific Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16045-1 Newcastle University research has shown that women respond more quickly and exhibit more stable takeover control than men in automated cars. The study focused on level 3 automated vehicles (L3 AVs),…

Malnutrition-related diabetes is a puzzling form of diabetes that affects tens of millions of individuals in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.A new study investigates a mysterious form of diabetes.Malnutrition-related diabetes is a mysterious form of diabetes that affects tens of millions of individuals in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Rarely do its victims, who are mostly skinny and poor teens and young adults, survive more than a year following diagnosis. Their young age and frail appearance point to type 1 diabetes (T1D),…

A recent study has shown that there’s “little to no evidence” that gaming has an effect on a person’s wellbeing.  The study, which was conducted by the Oxford Internet Institute and reported on by BBC News, examined 39,000 game players, with wellbeing measured “by asking about life satisfaction and levels of emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger and frustration.” It was also noted that the average person would have to play for “10 hours more than usual per day to notice any difference” in their wellbeing. Apex…

A bug involving US-based telecoms giant CenturyLink briefly interrupted internet service in several global markets Sunday, affecting popular streaming services, gaming platforms and webcasts of European football, the company and specialized media reported."We are able to confirm that all services impacted by today's IP outage have been restored." the company said in a mid-morning Twitter post. "We sincerely apologize for the impact this outage caused."Contacted by AFP, the company provided no further details. CenturyLink…

Image: Mark Brooks/Marvel ComicsThe X-Men and the rest of mutantkind coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been heavily discussed ever since the ink dried on the Disney/Fox buyout back in 2019. During Comic-Con of that same year, Kevin Feige declared that yes, they and the Fantastic Four would be brought into the fold with Spider-Man, the Avengers and the Inhumans various TV characters. And now that San Diego Comic-Con is this weekend—and Marvel Studios is attending for the first time in three years—everyone’s got…

The scope of the breach is unknown, but a hack at Okta could have major consequences because thousands of other companies rely on the firm to manage access to their own networks and applications. Okta said the breach could be connected to an earlier incident in January.Here are some facts about the company:According to its website, Okta has been in business since 2009 and describes itself as the "identity provider for the internet." It says it has more than 15,000 customers on its platform.Okta sells identity services,…

Indian online education provider Byju's is struggling to close a funding round of $800 million (roughly Rs. 6,360 crore) as a global technology rout weighs on valuations.Investors including Sumeru Ventures and little-known firm Oxshott haven't transferred about $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,000 crore) of the targeted amount because of “macroeconomic reasons,” a Byju's spokeswoman said Monday without elaborating. The two firms should come through by the end of August, she added. Founder Byju Raveendran however has completed…

When the Supreme Court decided West Virginia v. EPA last week, most of the response was focused on the ruling’s impact on the government’s regulatory power over carbon emissions. The decision limited the EPA from making certain broad regulatory decisions — such as implementing a cap-and-trade program — to control greenhouse emissions from power plants under the authority of the Clean Air Act. While the ruling didn’t get rid of the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, as many environmentalists feared…

The outage comes with Rogers in the midst of taking over rival Shaw Communications.Photo: DARRYL DYCK (AP)Canada’s Rogers Communications is working to resolve its ongoing network outage, which has resulted in major internet cable and cellphone network disruptions across Canadian provinces. “We are currently experiencing an outage across our wireline and wireless networks, and our technical teams are working hard to restore services as quickly as possible,” Rogers tweeted on Friday. “We sincerely apologize to our…