Skip to content

Polymath Central

Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

Technology

Five children see HIV viral loads vanish after taking antiretroviral drugs

August 2, 2025 Blogmaster

For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers? Starting in the mid-2010s, the University…

Cybersecurity

Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices

August 2, 2025 Blogmaster

SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late July 2025. “In the intrusions reviewed, multiple…

Technology

Smart Home Device Maker Renders Devices Dumb Unless A New Subscription Is Paid For

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

This isn’t going to stop happening unless governments finally get involved to do their most basic job: protect their citizens. This habit among digital and tech companies of selling a…

Technology

With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

The next four-person team to live and work aboard the International Space Station departed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, taking aim at the massive orbiting research…

Technology

Creativity, The Fifth Freedom & Access To Knowledge

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

This series of posts explores how we can rethink the intersection of AI, creativity, and policy. From examining outdated regulatory metaphors to questioning copyright norms and highlighting the risks of…

Technology

Under RFK Jr, CDC skips study on vaccination rates, quietly posts data on drop

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

Vaccination rates among the country’s kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in the 2023–2024 school year to…

Technology

RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 1967–2026

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

Despite the protests of millions of Americans, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced it will be winding down its operations after the White House deemed NPR and PBS a…

Technology

At $250 million, top AI salaries dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

Silicon Valley’s AI talent war just reached a compensation milestone that makes even the most legendary scientific achievements of the past look financially modest. When Meta recently offered AI researcher…

Technology

LinkedIn Joins The Parade Of Cowards: Quietly Strips Anti-Trans Protections To Appease MAGA Mob

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has quietly joined the parade of tech giants rolling back basic protections for transgender users, removing explicit prohibitions against deadnaming and misgendering from its hate speech policies this…

Technology

Delta denies using AI to come up with inflated, personalized prices

August 1, 2025 Blogmaster

Delta spent July dealing with backlash over what the airline company claims is widespread public confusion over its AI pricing system. Now, Delta has finally come forward to break down…

Posts pagination

1 … 107 108 109 … 280

Polymath Central

Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Newsup by Themeansar.