NextGov: “Many federal agencies don’t know how hackers are targeting them, can’t tell when hackers steal large amounts of their data and aren’t efficiently spending the cybersecurity money they have, according to a report and action plan released last week. Roughly three-quarters of federal agencies’ cybersecurity programs are currently “at risk” or “at high risk,”… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Will Alberto affect your area? Get your local forecast from NOAA’s National Weather Service
NOAA – Heavy Rain from Alberto Continues to Bring Threat of Inland Flooding – “Subtropical Depression Alberto continues to weaken, however, significant rainfall will continue to threaten many areas that are already saturated. Heavy rain may lead to flash flooding, landslides, and falling trees over the next several days. Greatest threats today are in the… Continue Reading
The most popular course at Yale teaches how to be happy. We took it for you.
The Cut – Read This Story and Get Happier – The most popular course at Yale teaches how to be happy. We took it for you. By Adam Sternbergh Illustrations by Zohar Lazar “…College students aren’t happy, and neither is anyone else. According to a recent survey by the American College Health Association, 52 percent… Continue Reading
How Amazon Is Using Whole Foods in a Bid for Total Retail Domination
Just a note before the story – if you live in MD, DC, VA, PA – go to MOM’s Organic Market– shop there – I have no affiliation whatsoever with this store – but started buying my food (all organic) from the founder when he launched his business in 1987 – and do so to… Continue Reading
Kissinger opines on AI in The Atlantic
The Atlantic – How the Enlightenment Ends – Philosophically, intellectually—in every way—human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence. Henry A. Kissinger “…AI research now seeks to bring about a “generally intelligent” AI capable of executing tasks in multiple fields. A growing percentage of human activity will, within a measurable time period, be… Continue Reading
A simple yet powerful tool to support policy analysis and discovery for better decision-making
“The STIP Compass is an initiative of the European Commission and the OECD to collect together in one place quantitative and qualitative data on national trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy. The portal supports the continuous monitoring and analysis of countries’ STI policies and aims to become a central platform for policy research… Continue Reading
OECD – The Future of Business Survey
“The Future of Business Survey is a new source of information on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Launched in February 2016, the monthly survey – a partnership between Facebook, OECD, and The World Bank – provides timely information on how firms with a digital presence assess the current state and future outlook of their business,… Continue Reading
The irony of #MeToo – change is not evident for so many – on the job
Axios: “It’s not just politics. Tech companies are trying to improve their perpetual gender imbalance, the Financial Times reports, by “training staff in unconscious bias, … insisting that shortlists include women, improving referral incentives, … enhancing maternity rights and showcasing female role models on social media.” BUT BUT– HuffPo: “Everyone Is Missing A Key Reason… Continue Reading
How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men
The New Yorker – How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men – “The power of Math Men is awesome. Google and Facebook each has a market value exceeding the combined value of the six largest advertising and marketing holding companies. Together, they claim six out of every ten dollars spent on digital advertising, and… Continue Reading
Commentary – Welcome to the ‘New Dark Age.’
OpenDemocracy – “Data is making us dumber. This seeming paradox has been gaining currency, at least in the tech-saturated Global North. We’re increasingly bombarded with advice on how to manage data overload. The English comedian Dave Gorman summed it up in the tongue-in-cheek title of his recent book: “Too much information: Or: Can Everyone Just… Continue Reading
Visualizing the Patterns of Natural Disasters in the United States
Center for Data Innovation: “The New York Times has created several data visualizations that illustrate a pattern of natural disasters occurring in the same locations in the United States. The visualizations use data from the U.S. Small Business Administration to show that areas with 20 percent of the U.S. population have accounted for 90 percent… Continue Reading
FBI Requests We All Reboot our Routers – But Will This Be Enough?
The New York Times – F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware: “Hoping to thwart a sophisticated malware system linked to Russia that has infected hundreds of thousands of internet routers, the F.B.I. has made an urgent request to anybody with one of the devices: Turn it off, and then turn it… Continue Reading
