Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
In an early clinical trial, an experimental norovirus vaccine given as a pill produced defensive responses exactly where it counts—in the saliva of older people most vulnerable to the explosive stomach bug.
The results, published this week in Science Translational Medicine, is another step in the long effort to thwart the gruesome germ, which finds a way to violently hollow out innards wherever people go—from restaurants to natural wonders and even the high seas. It's a robust, extremely infectious virus that spreads via the nauseating fecal-oral route. Infected people spew billions of virus particles in their vomit and diarrhea, and shedding can last weeks. The particles aren't easily killed by hand sanitizers and can linger on surfaces for up to two weeks. Exposure to as few as 10 virus particles can spark an infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, norovirus causes an average of between 19 and 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis in the US every year, leading to 109,000 hospitalizations and 900 deaths. This racks up an economic burden estimated to be $2 billion to $10.6 billion.
Vaccine design
For most, the gut-busting bug is miserable but usually over in a few days. But older people—especially those with underlying medical conditions—are vulnerable to severe outcomes. About 90 percent of people who die from a norovirus infection are people age 65 or older who live in long-term care facilities.
Google Maps is the first app we’re seeing adopt Android 16’s new Live Updates feature, according to Android Authority. Users on Android 16 beta 2.1 can now see the time until their next turn and estimated time to arrival on the status bar of their device.
Google introduced the Live Updates feature in its first beta of Android 16 beta release, describing it as a “new class of notifications that help users monitor and quickly access important ongoing activities.” The feature is similar to Live Activities on iOS, which shows real-time notifications on the lock screen and the Dynamic Island, but until now we haven’t seen much of what it looks like with real Android apps.
As shown by Android Authority, there’s also a new option in the Google Maps app that allows you to turn off “live info,” which will appear on the status bar and lockscreen. Live Updates are still only partially supported in Android 16 beta 2.1, as Android Authority says notifications from Google Maps are still “collapsed” on the always-on display.
Even though Google Maps’ adoption is still limited, there’s plenty of time for Google and other developers to add full support for Live Updates, as Android 16 isn’t expected to launch until June.
Anker’s black MagGo Magnetic Charging Station 8-in-1 (Qi2) is a small device that can power up eight devices for just $50.
If you’re planning on giving your desk or workspace a good spring cleaning, Anker’s MagGo Magnetic Charging Station (8-in-1) is a relatively affordable way to rid your life of excess cable clutter. That’s especially true right now, as Anker’s versatile charging gadget is down to an all-time low of $49.99 ($20 off) at Amazon in select colors.
Anker’s orb-shaped gadget can supply power to up to eight devices, so you don’t need to keep multiple chargers lying around. The speedy Q2-compatible charger is capable of delivering 15W wireless speeds to MagSafe-equipped iPhones and functions as a relatively sturdy stand, keeping your phone securely in place via magnets. It’s also a great way to make use of Apple’s StandBy mode, which lets you use your phone as an ad hoc smart display to showcase the time, calendar events, and other information when your phone is placed horizontally.
As alluded to previously, Anker’s latest MagGo station also functions as an 8-in-1 power strip, one that can support up to 67W total power output across a pair of USB-C and USB-A ports. It’s also equipped with three AC outlets, allowing you to power everything from lamps to fans to beefy external monitors. That’s pretty good for a gadget that’s roughly the size of Apple’s HomePod Mini.
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies seized the official website of Garantex, which has previously been sanctioned by the U.S. and E.U. governments.
Jackbox Party Pack games are soon to expand to a new means of access, as a new “Jackbox Games” app will be coming to smart TVs and other platforms with the help of cloud gaming.
This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: big developments with Apple’s first foldable iPhone, plus iOS 19 and Siri rumors. Here are this week’s latest Apple rumors.
OneWeb, Project Kuiper, and IRIS2 could all, in time, replace Elon Musk's satellite communications system in Ukraine, but they will struggle to replicate Starlink's coverage and usability.
Creating new and exciting tech products requires thinking outside of the box. At this week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) conference in Barcelona, we got a peek at some of the research and development happening in the hopes of forging a functional gadget that people might actually want to buy one day.
While MWC is best known for its smartphone developments, we thought we'd break down the most intriguing, non-phone prototypes brought to the show for you. Since these are just concept devices, it's possible that you'll never see any of the following designs in real products. However, every technology described below is being demonstrated via a tangible proof of concept. And the companies involved—Samsung and Lenovo—both have histories of getting prototyped technologies into real gadgets.
Samsung’s briefcase-tablet
How many times must something repeat before it's considered a trend? We ask because Samsung Display this week demoed the third recent take we've seen on integrating computing devices into suitcases.
1Password has announced a new feature that lets you assign a geolocation to items stored in your vault. At first glance, that might not seem like much: a new little box inside a mobile utility you use on occasion. But allow me to remind you of something many of us cannot get away from: Terrible yet semi-mandatory apps with awful names that sign you out just when you need them.
The Ticketmaster app, for example, will always be signed out right when you're coming up to the front of the line at the venue and the line suddenly starts moving faster. Or you will remember you have a discount or coupon inside a store or takeout joint's app, but you will remember this only after every item has been scanned, just as the eyes of those in line behind you start burning holes into your neck. The airline on which you are flying ensures you are not logged in right before you arrive at the airport, so you can spend a little more time at their self-service kiosk, holding your bags so they don't tip over while you log back in.
Can you get by without using these apps? Technically, yes. But they're quite handy in a pinch, and 1Password's newest feature actually does something to make them even more accessible.
But Nvidia tells The Verge there isn’t actually a problem with those notebook GPUs. “All partners continue to run checks as part of our standard testing procedure,” Nvidia GeForce global PR director Ben Berraondo tells us, adding that Nvidia will reach out to both German publications to discuss.
We asked very specifically:
Did we just go from “no other GPUs are affected” to ‘“some laptop GPUs” are also affected?
The answer was “Nope.”
Just to triple-check, the “nope” means that no laptop GPUs are affected by the missing ROP issue, yes?
“Correct, no further issues,” says Berraondo.
That’s a fairly categorical denial, and it sounds like laptop buyers can expect to find the full complement of ROPs in their Nvidia 50-series laptops either way — either because there never was an issue to begin with or because there’s no longer an issue now that partners will catch it during these tests.
Both Heise and Hardwareluxx have suggested that these tests are unusual in one way: some laptops may be delivered in April or May instead of planned March release dates. However, Heise also reports one other possible reason for delays: that “Nvidia only recently distributed the final vBIOS for the notebook GPUs,” according to Google Translate.
NewsNation Addition: Chris Cillizza is coming aboard NewsNation as a contributor. The former CNN political commentator and editor-at-large made his network debut on Wednesday's edition of On Balance with Leland Vittert. Cillizza was most recently a political contributor at Scripps News and previously was known for The Point with Chris Cillizza newsletter and podcast during...
Gabriela Maestre, vp, global creative solutions, Nexxen
Last year, there was a major uptick in the buzz around generative AI and emotional creative analysis, particularly in marketing. Since then, both tools have become indispensable for optimizing performance and increasing output, with advertisers and publishers using them to enhance audience engagement, personalize content for specific demographics and drive conversions.
The challenge, though, is figuring out how best to harness these tools — individually or in combination; a question that’s fueled industry-wide debate for months.
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