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Die Absicherung von Cloud-Infrastrukturen wird für Unternehmen immer relevanter. Dieser Workshop der Golem Karrierewelt bietet einen fundierten Einblick in die Security Tools von Microsoft Azure. (Golem Karrierewelt, Microsoft)

Die Absicherung von Cloud-Infrastrukturen wird für Unternehmen immer relevanter. Dieser Workshop der Golem Karrierewelt bietet einen fundierten Einblick in die Security Tools von Microsoft Azure. (Golem Karrierewelt, Microsoft)

Vernetzte Lautsprecher: Sonos-App auf iPhone verliert Basisfunktionen

Laut Sonos trägt Apple die Verantwortung dafür, dass Grundfunktionen für Sonos-Lautsprecher entfernt werden mussten. Das betrifft auch die Lautstärkeregelung. (Sonos, Sound-Hardware)

Laut Sonos trägt Apple die Verantwortung dafür, dass Grundfunktionen für Sonos-Lautsprecher entfernt werden mussten. Das betrifft auch die Lautstärkeregelung. (Sonos, Sound-Hardware)

Over 230 people get puzzling neurological disorder in Peru; emergency declared

Cause of Guillain-Barré cases is under investigation, but gut microbe suspected.

The Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas of Lima in Peru, part of a Unesco world heritage site in Lima.

Enlarge / The Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas of Lima in Peru, part of a Unesco world heritage site in Lima. (credit: Getty | Frédéric Soltan/Corbis)

Over 230 people in Peru have developed a rare, paralyzing neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, leading government officials to declare a national emergency and the World Health Organization to send out a disease outbreak alert.

So far, four people have died from the disorder, which involves the immune system attacking peripheral nerves. It often starts with progressive muscle weakness and numbness that can lead to paralysis and, in about a quarter of the cases, the need for mechanical ventilation.

Peru—a country of over 34 million people—typically sees fewer than 20 suspected cases per month of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (pronounced ghee-yan bar-ray or abbreviated GBS). But, between June 10 and July 15, the country tallied 130 cases, including the four deaths, bringing the year's total to 231, the WHO reported Tuesday.

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The Browsing Company’s unconventional browser Arc releases publicly on Mac

It’s still based on Chromium, but the user experience is quite different.

On Tuesday, The Browsing Company made its unusual new web browser Arc widely available on desktop for the first time.

Arc has been available in an invite-only preview for about a year, but yesterday was the first day it became available to download for all Mac users with no waiting list. The widespread availability coincided with Arc's graduation to version 1.0, too.

Arc was only released on the Mac and iPhone for now, but The Browser Company says it plans to launch on Windows before the year's end.

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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches world’s most massive communications satellite [Updated]

SpaceX has again launched a competitor’s satellite, this time a 10-ton behemoth.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday night.

Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday night. (credit: Stephen Clark/Ars Technica)

2:45 a.m. EDT Saturday update: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has successfully launched the Jupiter 3 communications satellite.

5:30 p.m. EDT Thursday update: The launch of SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy rocket has been pushed back again until Friday night, following a scrub Wednesday night with about a minute left in the countdown.

12:30 a.m. EDT Thursday update: SpaceX has scrubbed the Falcon Heavy rocket's first launch attempt and will try again Thursday night.

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