X blocks users from sharing links to Signal

Elon Musk is taking aim at federal workers and organizations, through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Now, Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) is blocking Signal.me links, a URL used by encrypted messaging service Signal that allows people to quickly contact others directly, the blog Disruptionist reports. Federal workers have used Signal to covertly report relevant…

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Why a norovirus vaccine isn’t available — yet

Citations B.V. Venkataram Prasad et al. Norovirus replication, host interactions and vaccine advances. Nature Reviews Microbiology. Published online January 17, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41579-024-01144-9. E.N. Atochina-Vasserman et al. Bivalent norovirus mRNA vaccine elicits cellular and humoral responses protecting human enteroids from GII.4 infection. npj Vaccines. Published online October 1, 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41541-024-00976-z. K.B. Carlson et al. A…

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Sydney trains delayed up to five hours as authorities warn rail commuters to leave early | Transport

Sydneysiders have been warned that more than 1,000 train services are expected to be cancelled by the end of Wednesday while those that do run could suffer hours-long delays, as the state government vows to explore legal action to quash “intolerable” industrial action from continuing into Thursday. By Wednesday afternoon, about 400 services had been…

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