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The influenza virus from an image produced with transmission electron microscopy. Viral diameter ranges from around 80 to 120 nm. announced late Friday. MDHSS reported that the person, who has underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized on August 22 and tested positive for an influenza A virus. Further testing at the state's public health laboratory indicated that the influenza A virus was an H5-type bird flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now confirmed that finding and is carrying out further testing to determine if it is the H5N1 strain currently causing a widespread outbreak among US dairy cows. It remains unclear if the person's bird flu infection was the cause of the hospitalization or if the infection was discovered incidentally. The person has since recovered and was discharged from the hospital. In its announcement, MDHSS said no other information about the patient will be released to protect the person's privacy.

The Starliner flew home empty after undocking autonomously, while the astronauts it took to the ISS will make a separate trip back to Earth in 2025.

NASA has three more operational Starliner missions on the books. It hasn't decided whether it will commit to any more than that.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to undock from the International Space Station on Friday evening. will open, and springs will nudge the spacecraft away its mooring on the forward end of the massive research complex.

Rumors about the Watch Series 10 have been relatively scant in the runup to Apple’s event next week, where it’s expected to debut alongside the iPhone 16. However, a report from 9to5Mac says it will have an upgraded ECG sensor capable of detecting sleep apnea. That backs up today’s reporting from Bloomberg, which says the Watch Series 10 will be capable of identifying whether someone shows signs of sleep apnea — a condition that causes people to suddenly stop breathing during sleep. If the watch determines that the user may have sleep apnea, it will then recommend that they see a medical provider for more tests. Some other upgrades potentially coming to the Watch Series 10 include slightly larger displays and a thinner case, as well as...

It turns out some lifehacks can come with prison time.

The second stage of the New Glenn rocket rolled to the launch site this week. spacecraft. While it is theoretically possible to offload fuel from these vehicles for a future launch attempt, multiple sources told Ars that such an activity would incur significant risk to the spacecraft. Forced to make a call on whether to fuel, NASA decided not to. Although the two spacecraft were otherwise ready for launch, it was not clear the New Glenn rocket would be similarly ready to go.

A newly discovered ancestor of the recently extinct carnivores was described today, marking the 88th anniversary of the death of the last thylacine.

Jony Ive swears he's not trying to "disrupt" apparel fasteners and just wanted to make something "humble."

James Darren, the actor behind Star Trek's crooning hologram, passed away this week—but the warmth and light he brought to Deep Space Nine at its darkest hour will never be forgotten.

Enlarge Researchers have discovered more than 280 malicious apps for Android that use optical character recognition to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials from infected devices. The apps masquerade as official ones from banks, government services, TV streaming services, and utilities. In fact, they scour infected phones for text messages, contacts, and all stored images and surreptitiously send them to remote servers controlled by the app developers. The apps are available from malicious sites and are distributed in phishing messages sent to targets. There’s no indication that any of the apps were available through Google Play. The most notable thing about the newly discovered malware campaign is that the threat actors behind it are employing optical character recognition software in an attempt to extract cryptocurrency wallet credentials that are shown in images stored on infected devices. Many wallets allow users to protect their wallets with a series of random words. The mnemonic credentials are easier for most people to remember than the jumble of characters that appear in the private key. Words are also easier for humans to recognize in images.

Enlarge " and sextortion of minors, because its "algorithm serves up children to adult predators." As part of their probe, an investigator "set up a decoy account for a 14-year-old girl, Sexy14Heather."