Short Takes – 11-1-24

WHO sounds pandemic alarm as world's deadliest infection at highest level since records began. GNNews.com article. Pull quote: “Global funding for TB prevention and care decreased further in 2023, falling far short of targets. Low-and middle-income countries, which bear 98 per cent of the TB burden, faced significant funding shortages.”

What is happening with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft? ArsTechnica.com article. Pull quote: “Does NASA actually need Starliner? Officials with the space agency have been consistently supportive of Boeing, and expressed a preference to work with the company on continuing certification work. Because the spacecraft will now fly a human mission no earlier than 2026, it would only be available for five or fewer years of the space station's remaining lifetime.”

Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces 15-Business Day Filing Window for Cybersecurity Labeling Administrator and Lead Administrator Applications; Correction. Federal Register FCC final rule correction notice. Corrected effective date: “Effective date: November 20, 2024, except for amendment 3 (47 CFR 8.220(f)(14)) which is delayed indefinitely until the Office of Management and Budget has completed review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing that effective date.”