StoryBench – Felippe Rodrigues: “The new Associated Press headquarters in lower Manhattan near the World Trade Center is dazzling, and it seems quite fitting for a news company that’s constantly innovating. Earlier this month, Storybench took a trip to New York City to chat with AP global news manager Mark Davies who told us all about how they… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Report – Killings of Black Men by Whites are Far More Likely to be Ruled “Justifiable”
The Marshall Project: “When a white person kills a black man in America, the killer often faces no legal consequences. In one in six of these killings, there is no criminal sanction, according to a new Marshall Project examination of 400,000 homicides committed by civilians between 1980 and 2014. That rate is far higher than… Continue Reading
Bloomberg – Why American Workers Pay Twice as Much in Taxes as Wealthy Investors
“…Politicians have intentionally set tax rates on wages much higher than those on long-term investment returns. The U.S. has a progressive tax system in the sense that well-paid workers sacrifice much more than poor workers on their “ordinary income.” But Americans with so-called unearned income—qualified dividends and long-term capital gains—get a break. A billionaire investor… Continue Reading
U.S. DOT Releases New Automated Driving Systems Guidance
“The U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems (ADS): A Vision for Safety 2.0. This is the latest guidance for automated driving systems to industry and States. A Vision for Safety: 2.0 calls for industry, state and local governments, safety and mobility advocates… Continue Reading
California Sues Over Trump’s DACA Reversal
FindLaw: “The State of California, along with Maine, Maryland, and Minnesota, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security following the Trump administration’s announcement that it would rescind former President Barack Obama’s executive order regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The program had provided limited legal protection for individuals brought… Continue Reading
GAO – Optimizing Federal Data Centers
“In recent years, federal agencies have moved more and more of their services and operations online, increasing their need for computer power and data storage—and leading to a dramatic rise in the number of federal data centers. These buildings house computer systems and equipment and, as we’ve previously reported, have significant costs for hardware, software,… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – The ‘internet of things’ is sending us back to the Middle Ages
New on LLRX.com – The ‘internet of things’ is sending us back to the Middle Ages The Internet of Things (IoT) has permeated all facets of our lives – professional, family, social – more quickly and expansively than many are willing to acknowledge. The repercussions of IoT are multifaceted – and directly impact issues that… Continue Reading
Global Health and the Future Role of the United States
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Global Health and the Future Role of the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24737. “While much progress has been made on achieving the Millenium Development Goals over the last decade, the number and complexity of global health challenges has persisted. Growing forces for globalization… Continue Reading
Responding to the Threat of Sea Level Rise: Proceedings of a Forum 2017
National Academy of Engineering. 2017. Responding to the Threat of Sea Level Rise: Proceedings of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24847. “The future rate and extent of sea level rise are highly uncertain, and responses to higher water levels will need to reflect this uncertainty. Sea level rise was a major topic… Continue Reading
Poynter – The most useful apps, tools and sites we used during Hurricane Irma
Please read and share these resources – we will continue to need them – via Ren LaForme: “I’m writing to you from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where I am “hunkered down” (may we never hear that phrase again) as Hurricane Irma’s remnants blow over. Watching Irma take aim at Florida, evacuating and worrying about friends who decided… Continue Reading
Pew – How People Approach Facts and Information
“When people consider engaging with facts and information any number of factors come into play. How interested are they in the subject? How much do they trust the sources of information that relate to the subject? How eager are they to learn something more? What other aspects of their lives might be competing for their… Continue Reading
Google – Launching the Speech Commands Dataset
Google Research Blog – Launching the Speech Commands Dataset: “At Google, we’re often asked how to get started using deep learning for speech and other audio recognition problems, like detecting keywords or commands. And while there are some great open source speech recognition systems like Kaldi that can use neural networks as a component, their… Continue Reading
