The Intelligence: Dengues grip on Latin America

Published: April 30, 2024, 10:36 a.m.

The dengue-fever case counts now break regional records every year\u2014and the structural reasons behind the spike suggest this sometimes-deadly virus will soon threaten more of the world. Breaches and security holes keep revealing how much of the internet\u2019s innards are maintained by volunteers; we ask why (09:45). And the case for moving over, not up, at work (17:10). 


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