AP: “Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those experts… Continue Reading
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“Not Medically Necessary”
ProPublica: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care: “Every day, patients across America crack open envelopes with bad news. Yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. Sometimes it’s a no for an MRI for a high school wrestler with a… Continue Reading
Stress in America 2024 A nation in political turmoil
American Psychological Association (APA) latest Stress in America™ poll revealed a populace dealing with multiple stressors as the country braces for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In the new survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of APA, the most commonly reported sources of stress centered on the election or were political in nature.… Continue Reading
Spreadsheet of the longer-term implications of #COVID19 infections
Augie Ray @[email protected] – My spreadsheet of the longer-term implications of COVID19 infections has now reached 1,100 studies. Recent additions show COVID and Long COVID causes fatigue, heart arrhythmias, reduced white blood cell count, T-cell exhaustion, lower quality of life, cognitive impairment, insomnia, erectile dysfunction, and persistent liver damage. Continue Reading
Inside US Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics
404 Media: “On a computer screen a map shows the movements of smartphones around the globe. Zooming into an abortion clinic in the south of the United States, the online tool shows more than 700 red dots over the clinic itself, each representing a phone, and by extension, a person. The tool, called Locate X and… Continue Reading
How to Actually Understand What You’re Buying on the Healthcare Exchange
Lifehacker: “I’m convinced that the luckiest people in America are those who have a decent health insurance plan paid for by their employer—but just one, so there’s nothing to choose. For the rest of us, each November’s open enrollment period starts anew the painful process of choosing the least worst plan offered by your employer.… Continue Reading
The United States of Abortion Mazes
In 1973, Roe v. Wade granted a nationwide right to abortion and helped create a path to access. But, abortion access has rarely been a straight line — it’s full of twists, turns, and roadblocks. And these barriers have only gotten more complicated since the US Supreme Court gave states the power to ban abortion… Continue Reading
ReportFraud.ftc.gov
Protect your community by reporting fraud, scams, and bad business practices The power of ReportFraud.ftc.gov Your report is shared with more than 2,800 law enforcers. We can’t resolve your individual report, but we use reports to investigate and bring cases against fraud, scams, and bad business practices Start your report now Continue Reading
We Tried Apple’s New Hearing Test and the New AirPods Pro Hearing Aids
WSJ via MSN: “Beth Yauman thought her car’s turn signals had stopped making sounds years ago. They worked—she just couldn’t hear them. With AirPods Pro now in her ears, the clicking is back. I got early access to Apple’s new clinical-grade hearing test and hearing-aid capability for AirPods Pro 2. Since I don’t have hearing… Continue Reading
FCC Requires All Mobile Phones To Be Hearing Aid Compatible
The Federal Communications Commission today adopted new rules establishing that 100% of all mobile handsets—such as smartphones—must be compatible with hearing aids. With this change, the 48 million Americans with hearing loss will be able to choose among the same mobile phone models that are available to all consumers. Under the new rules, after a… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 19, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 19, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the… Continue Reading
Free site uses AI to help you fight health insurance claim denials
BGR: “Fight Health Insurance (FHI) is the name of an AI website with only one purpose: to help you appeal health insurance claim denials. “Make your health insurance company cry too,” is the site’s clever motto. FHI is the result of an engineer who worked at IBM, Apple, and Google before landing at Netflix. Over… Continue Reading
