New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide emergency as measles cases spreading from Pennsylvania continue to climb after a recent surge that included five deaths, marking the first measles emergency since the 2025 resurgence. The declaration is paired with an executive order widening who can deliver MMR vaccinations - allowing pharmacists to inoculate people aged two and older - and requiring that any vaccine administration be reported to the state within three days, regardless of patient opt-in. The piece emphasizes that vaccination is the effective tool to stop measles and highlights the practical need for timely reporting and data to track and combat this highly infectious disease.
The core argument pins a driving factor of the outbreak on political misinformation and leadership choices, accusing figures like RFK Jr. and Donald Trump of fostering mistrust in vaccines and undermining public-health responses. It warns that spinning conspiracies, hiding data, or claiming control will not stop transmission, and anticipates political pushback against mandated reporting. The tone urges urgent, data-driven action, predicts other states may follow New York’s lead, and frames electoral outcomes as consequential for restoring trusted public-health leadership.
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Cryptography expert Matthew Green warns that public key cryptography might be at risk due to potential breakthroughs in mathematical attacks. He emphasizes the importance of continued encryption use and the need to diversify cryptographic assumptions. (twitter.com)
The US is planning to revise its headlight regulations to allow modern lighting technologies and reduce glare, aiming to improve safety. The update will involve a collaborative rulemaking process to modernize standards that have lagged behind international developments. (arstechnica.com)
Ukrainian drones targeted Yandex data centers in Russia, which house two of the country's top supercomputers. The attack caused a major outage at the facilities. (tomshardware.com)
Ubuntu is experiencing a sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The attack has impacted its online services and infrastructure. (phoronix.com)
Vitalik Buterin warns that advances in AI mathematics could compromise blockchain cryptography before quantum computers do, urging a shift to new wallet security practices. Researchers suggest migrating funds to fresh addresses as AI could break elliptic curve signatures and lattice-based systems soon. (cointelegraph.com)
Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver was not ordered to block pirate streams in France, only its CDN was. The Paris court rejected Canal+'s request for penalties, ruling that Cloudflare complied within its technical capabilities. (torrentfreak.com)
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