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Ebola outbreak triggers global health alarm
WHO labels the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergency, with hundreds of suspected infections in Ituri and mounting pressure on fragile health systems.
2026-05-18
Xbox Quietly Shifts To All-Caps XBOX
Microsoft is pushing a new all-caps XBOX wordmark, signaling a louder, flatter brand move that aligns with Game Pass, ecosystem thinking and cross-device ambitions.
2026-05-18
Canada logs imported hantavirus case
Canada’s national health agency has confirmed one imported hantavirus infection in a traveler from an affected cruise ship, triggering contact tracing and international coordination.
2026-05-18
Travel
Entertainment
Eye-Level Party Levels Every Guest
An Oakland event used custom foam platforms to equalize guests’ height, turning a casual party into a live experiment in status, posture and eye contact.
2026-05-04
Why Nintendo Keeps Super Mario Galaxy Movie Racing
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto argues the rapid pace of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie mirrors game design, trading character pauses for dense visual action to hold broad, impatient audiences.
2026-05-03
Letterboxd Owner Quietly Tests the Exit Door
Letterboxd’s controlling investor is exploring a stake sale, forcing the film-focused social platform to weigh new ownership, fresh capital and the risk of losing its loyal cinephile identity.
2026-04-27
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Technology
Leaked iPhone 18 Pro cases hint at subtle shift
Early iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max case leaks show a design echoing the current generation, with a big camera island, MagSafe ring, possible incompatibility with older models, and a push toward a 48MP variable aperture system.
2026-05-18
Apple tests a more forgetful Siri
Apple is preparing a revamped Siri that can auto-delete voice and text interactions, process more requests on-device, and recast privacy as its main competitive edge.
2026-05-18
Peter G. Neumann, relentless critic of unsafe code
Computer scientist Peter G. Neumann, a fierce critic of unsafe systems and weak privacy safeguards, has died at 93 after decades pushing formal methods and safer architectures.
2026-05-18
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Health
Americans monitored after Ebola exposure in Congo
Unidentified Americans in Congo are being monitored after possible exposure to suspected Ebola cases during the country’s latest outbreak, with health officials weighing evacuation and containment options.
2026-05-18
What to Know About the Latest Ebola Emergency
A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a global health emergency after about 80 deaths, raising alarms over spread, response capacity, and vaccination gaps.
2026-05-18
Douglas County adult dies from hantavirus
Health officials report a Douglas County adult has died from hantavirus. The infection is linked to local rodent exposure and not to a cruise ship outbreak, prompting focused but limited public health alerts.
2026-05-18
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ACGN
Maryland confirms imported measles case
Maryland health officials confirmed an imported measles case in a Baltimore-area resident who traveled abroad and are tracing contacts and urging MMR vaccination.
2026-04-20
Five surreal sci-fi anime for a Pragmata mood
Pragmata’s eerie, low-orbit isolation has clear cousins in five surreal sci-fi anime that mix cosmic dread, fragile humanity and brutal visual imagination.
2026-04-19
Capturing Affection Through Lenses
2024-04-03