Millennials ‘Can’t Even’ Get Ahead—They’re Already Too Far Behind
Anne Helen Petersen’s new book "Can’t Even" interrogates the lies millennials were told about having it all.
Tennessee Reduces Improper Unemployment Payments through Data and Determination
COMMENTARY | The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development implemented technology solutions to help mitigate improper unemployment insurance payouts.
How Good Is Your Phishing Training? A New Tool Could Help Figure That Out.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are looking to pool more data from outside organizations to further refine it.
One Officer Indicted in Breonna Taylor Case, But Not In Her Death
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Two Louisville police officers shot and wounded ... No evidence of widespread Covid-19 outbreaks in reopened schools ... California protects Joshua trees but allows solar companies to cut them down ... Colorado will furlough thousands of state employees, including the governor.
Millions Raised to Pay off Debts so Floridians with Criminal Records Can Vote
The money, partially raised by Mike Bloomberg, will go towards paying off the court fines and fees of thousands of people with criminal records, allowing them to vote in the upcoming election.
Thwarting adversarial AI with context awareness
Researchers studying how hackers target machine-vision systems with adversarial artificial intelligence are building deep neural networks that can recognize when an object is out of its regular context.
Hackers pivot to attack remote workers
In the current work-from-home environment, attackers are trying more interactive techniques to throw users off guard.
Wearables, AI deliver ‘left-of-cough’ COVID awareness
The Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure system alerts wearers to the virus up to 48 hours before they become symptomatic, allowing them to quarantine, get tested and seek treatment without spreading the disease.
A language generation program’s ability to write articles, produce code and compose poetry has wowed scientists
GPT-3 is far and away the most “knowledgeable” natural language generation program to date, and it has a range of potential uses in professions ranging from teaching to journalism to customer service.
Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say
College towns across the country have seen frightening COVID spikes.
In Slumping Energy States, Plugging Abandoned Wells Could Provide an Economic Boost
North Dakota may be the only state using CARES Act money to plug abandoned oil wells.
Court Ruling Clears Way for Ranked-Choice Voting in Presidential Contest in Maine
The state would become the first to allow for the voting method in a presidential election.
Contact Tracing in Two North Carolina Counties Shows Difficulty of Reaching Patients
The CDC found that in Mecklenburg County, just 77% of patients could be reached after testing positive for Covid-19. Contact information for those peoples’ recent contacts was provided only 52% of the time.
Why States and Localities Should Increase—Not Decrease—Spending
COMMENTARY | State and local governments that cut public spending after the Great Recession fared worse than those that increased spending. Let’s not make the same mistake again.
Decision to Shorten Census Schedule Came From Outside the Census Bureau, Watchdog Says
That decision is risking an incomplete and inaccurate count.
Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 200,000
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | CDC advises against trick-or-treating ... Wisconsin judge grants voters extra time to return mail-in ballots ... Alaskan dog-sled race will kick off as scheduled despite pandemic.
Predicting Coronavirus Outbreaks Using Google Searches for Gastrointestinal Problems
New research found that Google searches for symptoms associated with the coronavirus might be able to predict outbreaks before positive test results confirm them.
Tips for Living Online—Lessons from Six Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic
COMMENTARY | It can get better.
Records management is about to get harder
New collaboration technologies ramped up in the wake of the pandemic have introduced some new challenges.
Successful contact tracing: Setting up, scaling and advancing operations
Efficient contact tracing centers must be well staffed, scalable and conscientious of data protection.
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