Almost three years into the pilot, though, it seems the government is still struggling to find compelling applications for it, and adoption has been minimal. Now the goal may be shifting, or... Read more »

To keep our bodies at their relatively stable core temperature of around 98.6 °F (37 °C), we constantly lose heat. It’s a process that can be sped up by sweating. But the... Read more »

Wet-bulb temperature is a weird metric, but basically, it’s an effort to incorporate both heat and humidity into one number. In short, it’s the measure of what a thermometer would read with... Read more »

It can be hard for leaders to avoid rushing ahead, because digital transformation is a chance to look at the whole operation, says Jennifer Chilton, principal of advisory and enterprise solutions at... Read more »

1 Meta has started blocking news in CanadaPublishers have branded the decision an abuse of power. (The Verge)+ And the US could be next. (Vox)+ The news business is in a state... Read more »

Sounds quite bad, right?  It turns out the reality is a tad more complicated. On the WHO website, the recent mpox data listed under China is the sum of cases reported in... Read more »

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While nonconsensual deepfake porn has been used to torment women for years, the latest generation of AI makes it an even bigger problem. These systems are much easier to use than previous deepfake tech, and... Read more »

To efficiently stop the spread of mpox, public health officials need to strike a delicate balance between destigmatizing the disease by dispelling the idea that it affects only gay men and prioritizing... Read more »