People in the U.S. who suspect they have COVID may now be able to get tested and treated much more quickly, thanks to a new federal program announced by President Joe Biden in his March 1 State of the Union address. The initiative, known as Test to Treat, allows people to take a COVID test…
Virrage Images/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence has the potential to address a variety of life’s problems, including helping doctors diagnose tricky health conditions and aiding scientists in sorting through troves of raw data. Gambling addiction is another issue A.I. may help humans tackle — though it can’t necessarily stop someone from engaging in risky gambling habits, it…
This story about reducing college dropouts was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. BOCA RATON, Fla. — With no one to support him after leaving foster care when he turned 18, Hasan Dickinson held down two jobs during his first semester at a large state…
The Great Resignation has spawned a cottage industry of experts arguing over exactly who is quitting and why. Is it mostly service workers looking for better pay, or burnt out office staff? How many people are quitting to start their own businesses? How much of it is about the dire state of childcare?These pieces are…
We all know how annoying group conversations can be when one of the bubbles is green, but it’s about to get better. Google’s solution to iPhone “tapbacks” is rolling out to Android phones beginning today and it’s very slick. Tapbacks in iMessage are the reactions that appear when you long-press on a text. On the…
People will be rewarded for sharing their personal data, and brands will get a new channel to reach their audiences directly. The startup announced a token sale that starts in March 2022, with valuable referral rewards. The team behind Profila recently presented their solution aiming to stop the misuse of personal data online. The aim…
A researcher at the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation is about to affix a radio transmitter … [+] to a hen bobwhite quail to study bird movements and habitat use. Chris Dorsey, Dorsey Pictures About a quarter century ago I shared a quail field near Albany, Georgia, with an aging quail plantation owner who, like…
Whatever color your clothes are, the process to make them that way is probably pretty toxic. According to the United Nations Environment Assembly, textile dyeing is the second largest water polluter in the world. And not only is fabric dyeing full of harmful chemicals, it’s water-expensive: Your average pair of jeans takes up to 26…
Consumer identity management platform Infutor has updated its Identity Resolution services to include a solution for activating Connected TV ad campaigns. Using persistent household IP addresses, the solution not only resolves multiple data attributes to anonymized consumers, but can also deliver audiences for targeting across multiple devices associated with that address, extending CTV campaigns, for…
Every search on Ecosia helps reforestation efforts around the world. Shane Thomas McMillan When many of us have a question, want to find something nearby, or are looking for information, we think, “I’m going to Google that.” Google is the world’s predominant search engine, commanding more than 90% of market share. The company’s name is…