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CDC Trial Backlash Continues; PC Shipments Fall 20.1 Percent

The CDC's $1.6 million hepatitis B vaccine study has drawn criticism for being unethical, while personal computer shipments hit their steepest decline since early 2023.

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAs we told you earlier, Ars Technica says outrage is growing over the CDC's reported $1.6 million hepatitis B vaccine study.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, that's the vaccine thing? I thought it was the Netflix thing. I'm a podcast person, not a scientist.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentArs calls the trial "unethical" and says it targets alleged harms. Critics are angry, and the data doesn't say what happens next.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNew angle: Ars says PC shipments fell twenty point one percent, the sharpest drop since early twenty twenty-three.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYour laptop is basically a paperweight with Wi-Fi.

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentArs warns it may be the start of a downward cycle. I suspect the AI writing this wanted me to say "paperweight."

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