Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already…
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Who (or What) Generates Images for EFF?
We’ve had a few questions from EFF supporters lately, asking whether the images we use on our blog posts, or on donation and shop items, have been…
“Gold Standard Science” on vaccines? More like gold-plated nonsense
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order on vaccines. It’s a repackaging of antivax tropes that will make infectious diseases great again.
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Lebanon Issues New Charges Against Former Central Bank Chief Riad Salame
Prosecutors launch fresh proceedings against Riad Salameh and former Bank Audi head Samir Hanna as the country’s central bank pursues legal action to recover billions…
Colombia earthquake: International teams standing by
As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with everything we’ve got” if and…
Ebola deaths top 2,000 as scientists race to develop vaccine
Local officials in the DR Congo (DRC) reported on Tuesday that deaths from the Ebola virus disease have surpassed 2,000, with half of that number…
Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians
Myanmar’s military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside…
French Prosecution Says Alleged ‘DZ Mafia’ Gang Leader Arrested in Algeria
Algerian authorities have placed a suspected senior member of the DZ Mafia under judicial supervision in connection with a French operation launched in March to…
Pluralistic: Surveillance vs guillotines (11 Aug 2026)
Today’s links Surveillance vs guillotines: Someone’s gonna fleece these rubes, why not me? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: DeCSS; Warhol Worm;…
The importance of patients – the decade long effort to create next-gen cancer models
Dr Maria Antoinetta Cerone takes us through a decade-long international effort to create a bank of patient-derived cancer models…
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