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  1. Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs. (propublica.org)mastodonbluesky

    3.2k points by @ProPublica@newsie.social in hachyderm.io · 1h ago · 2 mastodon135 bluesky

    NEW: Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs. --- In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children. https://www. propublica…
    filed under newshealthpublichealthmeaslesmedicine

  5. Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more (theguardian.com)lemmy

    100 points by u/GolfFoxtrotLima in c/science · 1h ago · 1 lemmy2 lemmy

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50808662 > ***Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows*** > > A database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records. A survey…
    filed under sciencetechnology

  7. Is the World Getting Uglier? (time.com)mastodon

    45 points by @AkaSci in fosstodon.org · 3h ago · 3 mastodon

    Debbie Millman, School of Visual Arts and the host of Design Matters: "I have found myself wondering: Is the world getting uglier? Good design relies on understanding context: how a building sits on its street, how a chair accommodates a body, how type works on the page and for…

  11. Peacock is raising prices by up to $3 (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Emma Roth in The Verge · 53m ago · rss

    Peacock is raising prices across its streaming plans once again, with the company's cheapest ad-supported Select tier going from $7.99 to $8.99 / month, as reported earlier by Variety. The Premium plan with ads is increasing from $10.99 to $12.99 / month, while the ad-free Premi…

  13. Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Charles Pulliam-Moore in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies…

  14. Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    Comcast is bringing Wi-Fi motion sensing to millions of routers that are already in customers' homes, turning the devices into activity monitors. A new update to the Xfinity Internet app, arriving today, August 18th, enables the feature on compatible Xfinity routers at no extra…

  16. ABC sues the FCC over Trump and Carr’s campaign of threats (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Emma Roth in The Verge · 1h ago · rss

    ABC is suing the Federal Communications Commission over claims the agency "waged a retaliatory campaign" against its networks over the content they broadcast. In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, ABC and its parent company Disney accuse the FCC of "punishing ABC for i…

  17. NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by Heather Baeslack in NASA · 1h ago · rss

    Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests — piloting aircraft into targeted environments such as icing clouds and…

  18. Polaroid’s new Pokémon collection captures memories, not Pikachus (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Andrew Liszewski in The Verge · 2h ago · rss

    Polaroid announced a new collection of cameras, instant film, and accessories all featuring limited-edition designs to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pokémon. The new collection goes a little harder than Fujifilm's Pokémon collaboration from five years ago with the intro…

  20. Firefox’s Smart Window promises a better AI browser (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Stevie Bonifield in The Verge · 2h ago · rss

    Starting today, AI chats in Firefox's Smart Window AI browsing mode can pull from current web info and show source links in chat responses through a partnership with Exa. Smart Window can also now automatically suggest tab groups and show visual previews of pages you previously…

  22. Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy in The Verge · 3h ago · rss

    One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send often means I miss important ones. So, when Google announced its new Pet Memory f…

  23. The Verge Guide to Pets (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Kara Verlaney in The Verge · 3h ago · rss

    Ah, the relationship between animals and the technology they can’t quite understand. Today, it seems like there’s a high-tech solution to every element of pet ownership, with devices on the market designed to keep pets fed, cleaned, watched over, and entertained. And if you have…

  25. My parrot ate my keyboard (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by John.Higgins in The Verge · 3h ago · rss

    One of the great joys in life is having pets. The unconditional love, the snuggles, the excitement they show when you get home - these things add an emotional fulfillment to daily existence that can't be achieved in another way. I think everyone's life would be better with a pet…

  26. Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 15h ago · rss

    By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very special for the Curiosity team here on Earth as we celebrated the 14th landing anniversary. I still remember watching the buildup to…

  27. NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by Lauren E. Low in NASA · 18h ago · rss

    NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The provision enables qualified providers to offer commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple…

  28. Oops! My cat is an iPad kid (theverge.com)rss

    editorial feed by Jess Weatherbed in The Verge · 3h ago · rss

    Pets, like children, come with the responsibility to keep them happy, healthy, and mentally stimulated - obligations I readily committed to before getting my cat, Trevor. I work from home, so he's never lonely, and play with him using a mountain of toys at every opportunity outs…

  30. NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by Stephen Carney in NASA · 19h ago · rss

    A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The detailed measurements show how…

  31. Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 21h ago · rss

    FORCE is a world-class laboratory that uses high-pressure experimental equipment to recreate the extreme conditions found deep within Earth and other planetary bodies, enabling researchers to better understand how planets form, evolve, and behave under immense pressures.

  32. Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by HQ Web Team in NASA · 23h ago · rss

    Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, in this Aug. 11, 2026, image. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighbor galaxy…

  33. Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX (arstechnica.com)rss

    editorial feed by Rafe Rosner-Uddin in Ars Technica · 24h ago · rss

    Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers.

  34. NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility (nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by Sumer Loggins in NASA · 23h ago · rss

    As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the lunar surface. To help advance that capability, the Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge invited public innovators to design and build…

  36. APOD: 2026 August 17 – A Golden Corona Eclipse (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 35h ago · rss

    APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 17 – A…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanati…

  37. Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah (science.nasa.gov)rss

    editorial feed by NASA in NASA · 35h ago · rss

    NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.