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WHO outlines global plan to tackle growing resistance to antibiotics

The World Health Organization (WHO) is marshaling resources to fight the growing threat of antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance. Earlier this week, member states of the United Nations gave unanimous support to a plan to fight what the WHO calls a "serious threat to global public health." The plan's objectives include better control over the use of existing antibiotics, tracking how resistance is developing and supporting investment into new drugs. Countries are expected to have national action plans addressing these points in place by 2017.

"We may be a bit late," Sally Davies, the UK's chief medical officer and the leader of the WHO's discussion of the plan, told The New York Times. "If you look at the trajectories of rising...

WHO outlines global plan to tackle growing resistance to antibiotics

As it woos advertisers, Snapchat says 60 percent of young Americans are active users

A big glossy profile of Snapchat was published in Bloomberg this morning, and from the start, it sets out to elucidate that this is a company that, despite its youth and rambunctious attitude, is ready to become a serious business. There isn't a ton of new information on exactly how big Snapchat is — it's still referred vaguely as having more than 100 million active users — but the pitch to advertisers will be the details of that audience: more than 60 percent of Americans age 13–34 are claimed as active users.

As it woos advertisers, Snapchat says 60 percent of young Americans are active users

apple’s most personal device forces us all to speak the same

when i write for the verge, i don’t write like this.

we have a style guide based on american english, journalistic conventions, and certain decisions about grammar. some of it i agree with; some of it i don’t. i am okay with this. adhering to the system is part of my job, and it makes the verge a better publication. i slip in and out of it without having to think much at all.

but i do have to think a little bit, which means it isn’t really me.

the way i write *without* thinking comes out when i send texts, tweets, line or slack messages, emails to my family, and anywhere else i enter text unburdened by shift keys and standardisation. it’s informed by where i grew up, who i’ve known, what i’ve read. all those things and more poured...

apple’s most personal device forces us all to speak the same

Android Auto review

For years, the center consoles of cars have been dominated by “infotainment” systems, which are designed to control everything from music, to navigation, to climate systems. Though they’ve gotten better over the years, these systems have been almost universally terrible, with confusing interfaces, slow response, and an overwhelming number of options. As a result, the best in-car navigation and entertainment system is often the smartphone in your pocket.

Google and Apple are well aware of this, and that’s why last year both companies announced new in-car systems — Android Auto and CarPlay, respectively — that use your smartphone for navigation and music, bypassing the car’s native user interface. The idea behind both systems is that if...

Android Auto review

The Mad Max video game looks like Fury Road crossed with GTA

There are a few reasons to be excited for Mad Max, the upcoming video game spin-off of the excellent Fury Road. For starters, the game is being developed by Avalanche Studios, the same developer behind the wild, open-world Just Cause series, and its publisher is WB Interactive, which has a solid history with licensed games like Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and the most recent Batman games. But more importantly, it's a chance to finally drive those insane, weaponized cars featured in the movies. "Car combat is our key feature," design director Magnus Nedfors tells Polygon. You can watch the latest trailer for the game above, with a first look at some of the gameplay — and be sure to check out Polygon's preview for a deeper look at the...

The Mad Max video game looks like Fury Road crossed with GTA

Windows 10's phone companion aims to link a PC to any smartphone

Microsoft is planning to release a special phone companion app for Windows 10 that's designed to convince smartphone owners to bridge the gap between their handset and PC. The software maker is clearly hoping that its new companion app will convince iPhone and Android phone owners to install a number of apps and services on their devices. Once installed on a Windows 10 PC, the phone companion app works like a hub to direct phone owners to download apps like Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Office, Xbox Music, and even the recently announced Cortana app.

It doesn’t appear to enable any specific features that sync a phone and PC because all of the separate apps it points to are designed with that in mind. OneNote syncs notes across...

Windows 10's phone companion aims to link a PC to any smartphone

Twitter brings live-streaming app Periscope to Android

Periscope, the promising live-streaming app owned by Twitter, arrives on Android today. Like its cousin on iOS, which debuted two months ago to the day, Periscope for Android lets you watch and record broadcasts from your mobile device. Reaching 1 million users in its first 10 days, Periscope has so far proven a hit with celebrities and media personalities, but is also being used for acts of citizen journalism and pirating pay-per-views.

Twitter brings live-streaming app Periscope to Android

mardi 26 mai 2015