Deadly flesh-eating infection on the rise in the US and getting harder to kill

A decade-long study of 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more than doubled. What's more, "strep" – which can cause a bizarre flesh-eating disease – has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics.

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Operation Red Card: Nigeria leads continental crackdown on cybercrime syndicates

In an unprecedented show of cross-border cyber defence, Nigerian law enforcement, alongside counterparts in six African nations, is spearheading Operation Red Card—an aggressive move targeting online fraud syndicates sweeping across the continent. The joint international operation, which ran from November 2024 to February 2025, witnessed arrests and seizures in Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, South […]

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Hubble peers deep into Uranus, finds extra time

If you've been wondering how long the day on Uranus is, you probably need to get out more. But if you have, you'll be interested to know that observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown that it's 28 seconds longer than previously thought.

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Will a Useful Quantum Computer Be a Reality Within 10 Years? DARPA, 2 Australian Startups, IBM & More Are Working On It

Andrew Dzurak, founder and CEO of Australian startup Diraq, holds one of the company’s projects. Image credit: Diraq DARPA has awarded two Australian startups, Diraq and Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC),…

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Next-gen earphones check out your vitals as you listen to music

If you're gonna be inserting an object into one of your orifices anyways, why not have it check up on you while it's in there? That's exactly what the OpenEarable 2.0 earphones do, using integrated sensors to measure over 30 physiological parameters.

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EU AI Rules Delay Tech Rollouts, But Civil Societies Say Safety Comes First

Tech companies are adamant that the regulation of artificial intelligence in the E.U. is preventing its citizens from accessing the latest and greatest products. However, civil society groups BEUC and…

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