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The Latest HIV Cure Is the First of Its Kind
Doctors say they’ve likely cured yet another person of HIV using a specialised form of stem cell transplant. The patient has remained HIV-free for six years and is the first known woman to have successfully undergone the procedure. The doctors used a novel technique that transplanted stem cells from a relative and a donor’s umbilical…
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Elon Musk Apologises to Disabled Twitter Employee He Mocked Publicly
Twitter CEO and supreme overlord Elon Musk apologised to former employee Haraldur Thorleifsson for mocking his disability, proving that even tech’s biggest villain has a heart, or at the very least the sense to smell a huge incoming lawsuit.
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U.S. FTC Set to Fine BetterHelp $7.8 Million for Sending Facebook Your Mental Health Data
The Federal Trade Commission is poised to ban the mental health app BetterHelp from sharing medical information with Facebook, Snapchat, and other online advertisers. A proposed order issued Thursday includes a $US7.8 ($AU11.59) million fine and limits the ways BetterHelp can share mental health data going forward. It’s part of a new push by the…
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Elon Musk Says Media Is ‘Racist Against Whites & Asians’ After Dilbert Fallout
Twitter CEO Elon Musk voiced his outspoken support for cartoonist Scott Adams who received criticism for posting a racist rant on YouTube last week. Adams has since been fired from news outlets after calling Black people a “hate group” adding, “I don’t want to have anything to do with them.”