🧬 Canada Loses Measles-Free Status as Outbreaks Surge
A major setback for North American public health, this event underscores how vaccine hesitancy and weak healthcare infrastructure can reverse decades of disease-control progress.
The Pan American Health Organization confirmed that Canada has lost its measles elimination status after persistent outbreaks exceeding a year, with over 5,000 cases in 2025. Under-vaccinated communities in Ontario and Alberta have been most affected. The development jeopardizes the Americas’ measles-free designation, though individual countries may still retain it. Authorities are intensifying vaccination efforts and systemic reforms to raise immunization rates.
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⚖️ German Court Rules OpenAI Can’t Use Song Lyrics Without License
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📸 Knokke: A Modern 35mm Film Scanner for Home Use
A sleek fusion of digital precision and analog aesthetics, Knokke delivers professional-grade scanning without the burden of vintage hardware.
Soke Engineering presents Knokke, a CPlusPlus-based film scanner compatible with Linux, macOS, and Windows. It offers per-frame configuration for consistent image quality, rapid navigation to specific frames, and faster batch scanning for photographers seeking precision and efficiency.
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🧮 The R47: A Next-Gen RPN Calculator for Engineers
A nostalgic yet innovative revival of programmable RPN design, the R47 caters to engineers and enthusiasts who value timeless precision tools.
SwissMicros unveils the R47, a stainless-steel RPN scientific calculator powered by an ARM Cortex-M33 and the custom DMCP OS. It supports matrix operations, integration, unit conversions, and programmable features—continuing the heritage of the WP43 and WP34S series with modern precision engineering.
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🔍 Building a Serverless Search Engine with S3, NVMe, and Tantivy
A deeply technical look at modern, object-storage–centric search architectures—highlighting efficiency, simplicity, and cloud-native elasticity.
An exploration of a cost-efficient, decoupled search engine that combines S3-based object storage, NVMe caching, and the Rust-powered Tantivy indexer. The architecture emphasizes stateless components, immutable index snapshots, and scalability through object storage and rendezvous hashing.
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