Martin Kaiser

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.

Doesn’t sound ideal.

"We cannot control who sees what, we cannot see what users are doing, and we cannot verify that the software itself is secure," the memo says.

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"Researchers recruited to work in the UK have to fund a £1,035 annual immigration health surcharge, which must be paid in full in advance, as well as up to £1,519 in visa fees. For a family of four, the upfront costs can total almost £30,000."

🧬 Some promising novel candidates for therapeutic inhibition included:
• BAFF-R and CD39 in HL
• CD25 in MM
• CD27 in CLL
• CD80/86 in DLBCL
• CCR2 in FL and MZL

Mendelian randomization of immune cell phenotypes to discover potential drug targets for B-cell malignancy - Blood Cancer Journal Blood Cancer Journal - Mendelian randomization of immune cell phenotypes to discover potential drug targets for B-cell malignancy

We are excited to announce our latest publication in #BloodCancerJournal of our Two-Sample MR analysis to investigate causal relationships between 446 immune cell traits and 6 B-cell malignancies

📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#cancer #genetics #Bcell #bloodcancer #drugdiscovery #MR

Funny how this hypothetical talk of "optimizing" never considers traits like kindness, decency, generosity of spirit... It's always "what does my baby need to get ahead?"

Great comment by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com -- I shared some reflection at the start of the year. To me a revaluation of social status is necessary and potentially a reconfiguration of social organisation away from occupational silos.

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No evidence for Peto’s paradox in terrestrial vertebrates | PNAS Larger, longer-lived species are expected to have a higher cancer prevalence compared to smaller, shorter-lived species owing to the greater number...

Peto's Paradox—that cancer does not increase with body size of mammals—was wrong.
A new, comprehensive study of 263 species documents higher cancer prevalence with increasing body mass. Some large animals (e.g. elephants) have some built-in genetic adaptations
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @pnas.org

Advanced imaging for earlier diagnosis and morbidity prevention in multiple myeloma: A British Society of Haematology and UK Myeloma Society Good Practice Paper The BSH Guidelines Official Podcast · Episode

A pleasure to do this British Society of Haematology podcast on advanced imaging in myeloma for earlier diagnosis and morbidity prevention with Dr Ceri Bygrave.

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Meanwhile, some voting districts (Berlin-Mitte, of all !🙄) did not manage to send out election materials to voters abroad on time. Certainly not an important feature given the high % of votes casted (which is great) but still disappointing re active democratic participation.

The inverse correlation between articles bemoaning the existential plight of the German economy, and its stock market, is a wonder to behold

Can Germany’s economy stage an unexpected recovery? The situation is dire, but there are glimmers of hope

Amazing historical quote in the Economist: 'In part owing to the East German government’s industrial policy in the 1980s, ..., the region (Saxony) has become Europe’s largest maker of microelectronics'
Fantastic DLF podcast on similar topic ('Neuland')
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Literally just cleaned survival data for a Sunday R analysis...

Why this China-made BYD Shark pickup is drawing attention in the global truck market BYD has not announced plans to sell the Shark in the U.S., but it has entered countries such as Mexico, where GM, Ford and Toyota sell pickup trucks.

China wants in on the pedestrian and cyclist crushing game too.

Which are also not covered for visiting students from EU funders (at least NHS fee not covered by @dfg.de ), making it comfy for junior researchers 🙃

If there's something we don't understand I assume transposons are responsible unless proven otherwise

Did this a few years ago. Consider watching Wolf Hall as easy going prep. Knowing the names of the Henry VIII's wifes seemed to answer 50% of questions.

Nah, it was dumb as balls. Congress relabeled French fries "freedom fries" because they were mad at France for not joining the war. The justification for attacking Iraq was that they had aluminum tubes. The war had a slogan and the slogan was "Let's Roll!"

Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:

Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.

An article from The Onion featuring a humorous headline about an SUV shopper's preference for safety in accidents: “Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident”. The image shows a smiling woman driving an SUV.

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This session should be considered required viewing for anyone who takes care of myeloma patients -- Audience Member reacts to High Risk Disease session #IMS24

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