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Virus most likely to cause next pandemic ‘could be passed to humans’ from horses, study finds | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Bird flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, according to new research, raising fears that the virus could be spreading undetected. It’s another twist in the emerging threat of the H5N1 virus, widely seen as the most likely cause of the next pandemic. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found antibodies to the virus…
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UK ‘not prepared’ for another pandemic, warns influential Lords group | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The UK is not prepared for another pandemic and may not be able to make enough vaccines if one arrives, an influential group of politicians is warning. Baroness Brown, chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, said experts have “troubling concerns about [the UK’s] capacity to manufacture vaccines for future biological threats”…
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UK prepares five million vaccine doses in case of bird flu pandemic | UK News
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More than five million doses of a vaccine are being prepared in the UK to combat any potential bird flu pandemic. The jab – the human H5 influenza vaccine – is only intended for use if a strand of the virus known as H5N1 spreads among humans. There is no evidence at this stage of…
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Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration officials ‘pressured’ Meta to ‘censor’ content during pandemic | US News
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Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that senior officials within the Biden administration “repeatedly pressured” Meta to “censor” COVID-related content during the pandemic. The claims by the CEO of Meta are in a letter dated 26 August to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg said he regretted not speaking up about this pressure earlier, as well…
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Apple reports biggest drop in iPhone sales since early months of pandemic – and reveals AI plans | Business News
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Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic. Sales for January to March were down 10% on the same period last year – something not seen since the 2020 iPhone model was delayed due to lockdown factory closures. Overall, Apple earned $90.8bn (£72.4bn) in…
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COVID-19 ‘pandemic babies’ developed ‘fascinating’ protection against common condition, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic saw changes in newborn babies that may have protected them against allergies, according to a study. Infants raised when coronavirus social distancing restrictions were in place were found by Irish researchers to have more of the beneficial microbes acquired after birth from their mother, which could act as a…
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Russian hackers who backed Ukraine war and targeted UK hospitals during COVID pandemic are hit with sanctions | UK News
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Eleven members of a Russian hacking gang that supported Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and targeted UK hospitals during the COVID pandemic have been hit with sanctions. The Trickbot group extorted at least $180m (£145m) across the world, including at least £27m from 149 victims in the UK, where it targeted schools, councils and businesses,…
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Tech experts retrieve Boris Johnson’s pandemic WhatsApps from old phone | Politics News
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Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages have now been retrieved from his old phone and will be handed over to the COVID inquiry unredacted, his spokesman has said. The probe into the government’s handling of the pandemic demanded to see the former PM’s messages from the height of lockdown as part of its ongoing work. But after…
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Bank chiefs tell Sunak to make big tech bear cost of fraud ‘pandemic’ | Business News
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The bosses of Britain’s biggest banks have told Rishi Sunak that technology companies must contribute to the cost of an online fraud “pandemic” that is undermining international investor confidence in the UK economy. Sky News has obtained a letter to the prime minister signed by the chief executives of nine lenders, including Barclays, NatWest and…
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Matt Hancock’s explosive WhatsApp messages lay bare the political handling of the pandemic | Science & Tech News
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To anyone interested in the political handling of the pandemic, Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages are explosive. So far, much of our understanding of decision-making and handling of scientific advice to government has been based on official minutes, committee evidence or rumour. But are they damning evidence of a minister failing to act on scientific advice?…