New transmission record shows standard 19-core fiber can push 1.02 petabits per second farther than previous technologies
Future networks could carry petabit speeds without new cable shapes Standard-diameter fiber hits new capacity-distance…
Flu in four charts – how this year’s winter outbreak is different
Jim Reed,Health reporterand Wesley Stephenson,BBC Verify PA Media The NHS has urged those eligible to get vaccinated against flu to help limit the severity of symptoms The NHS says it’s facing its “worst-case scenario” after the number of people in hospital with flu jumped by 55% in a week. NHS England chief executive Sir Jim…
Trump Administration Actions to Curb Data Collection Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)
On January 20, 2025, the first day of his second term, President Trump issued an executive order on “gender ideology” outlining how his administration would view sex and gender and incorporate these concepts into government. This executive order has had widespread implications across government and for federal grantees. One area that has been impacted is…
Super flu’ wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The number of patients in hospital in England with influenza has risen by more than 50% in the past week, with NHS bosses warning there is no sign of “super flu” peaking yet. In the week up to Sunday there were 2,660 flu cases a day on average in hospital…
Qualys TotalAI: Mitigating OWASP LLM Top 10 Security Risks
Executive Summary Enterprises are entering a phase where AI systems function as decision engines that shape customer interactions, operational workflows, and business outcomes. This creates a new class of risk that is behavioral, contextual, and dynamic, driven by how models interpret instructions, handle data, and adapt within distributed environments. Security teams need a framework that…
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs in the Current Moment of Economic Anxiety
Multiple recent polls have found that economic anxiety in the U.S. is on the rise, and decades of KFF polling show how the rising cost of health care is a key component of people’s economic concerns. New data from the KFF Health Tracking Poll provide additional insights into who is struggling most in the current…
I was poisoning myself – Ironman world champion
Lucy Charles-Barclay had been dealing with stress fractures, joint pain and low energy before her coeliac disease diagnosis. Source link
Cursor Launches an AI Coding Tool For Designers
Cursor, the wildly popular AI coding startup, is launching a new feature that lets people design the look and feel of web applications with AI. The tool, Visual Editor, is essentially a vibe-coding product for designers, giving them access to the same fine-grained controls they’d expect from professional design software. But in addition to making…
Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs
Editorial Note: This brief was updated on December 11, 2025, to include the latest KFF polling data. It was originally published on December 14, 2021. For many years, KFF polling has found that the high cost of health care is a burden on U.S. families, and that health care costs factor into decisions about insurance…
How Global Tensions Shape the Attack Surface
Geopolitics has become a significant risk factor for today’s organizations, transforming cybersecurity into a technical and strategic challenge heavily influenced by state behavior. International tensions and the strategic calculations of major cyber powers, including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, significantly shape the current threat landscape. Businesses can no longer operate as isolated entities; they…
Recent Trends in Commercial Health Insurance Market Concentration
Commercial health insurance markets remain highly concentrated across coverage types. However, the individual market, which consists mostly of the ACA Marketplaces, has attracted more insurers and witnessed greater insurer competition across a variety of measures since the implementation of the enhanced premium tax credits in 2021, according to a new Healthy System Tracker analysis. For…
