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Mitch Betts @mitchbetts

Retired journalist. Looking forward, and looking back.

Joined January 2009
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TIL that IDK is from 1918.
Yesterday's Print
@yesterdaysprint
7 Aug 2024
The Wichita Beacon, Kansas, August 9, 1918
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Bloomberg Law
@BLaw
29 Jul 2024
The title of chief privacy officer is fading away, signaling that privacy may not be as important to the C-suite as it once was even as new laws proliferate and regulators keep watch. blawgo.com/B2kKseZ
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Web Design Museum
@WebDesignMuseum
12 May 2024
Happy 28th Birthday Internet Archive! On May 12, 1996, Brewster Kahle founded a non-profit organization called the Internet Archive. #InternetHistory
Internet Archive website in 1997

ALT Internet Archive website in 1997

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Jon Erlichman
@JonErlichman
12 Mar 2024
On this day in 1989: Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for the World Wide Web. His boss called it “vague, but exciting.”
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Study: "Firearm purchase delay laws decrease firearm suicide rates among young adults by 6.1 percent." -- @nberpubs nber.org/papers/w31917

Age and Suicide Impulsivity: Evidence from Handgun Purchase Delay Laws

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Kim Nash@knash99
21 Feb 2024
Hackers are targeting the machinery that powers factories, water plants and electric grids more than ever. wsj.com/articles/cyber-threa… via @WSJ @WSJCyber

Cyber Threats Against Heavy Industry Intensify

Ransomware attacks against manufacturers, utilities and other industrial companies were up 50% last year.

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Back in the 1980s, I covered the field of "expert systems," a subset of #AI. It faded. Now, today, researchers suggest adding a dash of human expertise to machine learning systems for better AI results. newswise.com/doescience/want…

Want Better AI? Get Input From a Real (Human) Expert

Input from humans helps when deciding whether to trust the recommendations and decisions of a machine-learning system.

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Librarianshipwreck@libshipwreck
17 Oct 2023
The question to ask is not if someone is optimistic or pessimistic about technology, the question to ask is if they are optimistic or pessimistic about people.
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Now the robots say they need faster Internet. wsj.com/articles/wheres-the-… #logistics #robots

Where’s the Signal? Warehouse Robots Are Searching for Stronger Internet Connections

Logistics companies say the latest automation technology demands new investment to keep the machines on track and goods moving.

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#EnergyEfficiency #GoodNews
Nat Bullard@NatBullard
7 Sep 2023
One of the more extraordinary charts I've been able to build* Thanks to LEDs, US households now use less energy for lighting than for refrigeration. Or, drying clothes. *(because of the data, not because of me) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Companies struggle to deploy AI. Big problem: Disorganized data. #datamanagement axios.com/2023/08/19/ai-corp…

Companies struggle to deploy AI due to high costs and confusion

Behind the hype lie major early hurdles.

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“Other Countries Have Social Safety Nets. The U.S. Has Women.” << great, pithy quote, unfortunately getpocket.com/explore/item/o… via @Pocket
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Study: The chance of a data breach more than doubles for hospitals when they're in the midst of a merger. news.utdallas.edu/business-m… #CyberSecurity cc: @knash99

Researcher Explores Effect of Hospital Mergers on Data Breaches

The period during and after hospital mergers and acquisitions is an especially vulnerable time for patient data when the chance of a cybersecurity breach more than doubles, according to research by a...

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The slow death of Internet cafes, where you could sip the ‘Net in 15-minute increments, pay as you go. restofworld.org/2023/interne…

The World’s Last Internet Cafes

For a quarter century, internet cafes connected the world. Now they’re vanishing into history.

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#demographics
Justin Theal@Justin_Theal
21 Jul 2023
Fewer births could lead to a decrease in major state revenue streams, including taxes and federal funds, mirroring a smaller labor force, according to an analysis from @PewStates. wwlp.com/news/state-politics…
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#BigData
WSJ Politics
@WSJPolitics
17 Jul 2023
The Justice Department is turning to big data to spot corporate crime. “You’re seeing an increased focus on emerging technology broadly,” its departing criminal division chief says on.wsj.com/3rvs30T
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#cyberattacks #EV
Kim Nash@knash99
17 Jul 2023
.@catstupp takes a closer look at how the rush to EVs could leave charging stations open to cyber breaches. “When you get rapid deployment, you cut the corners a bit,” one researcher said wsj.com/articles/ev-charging… via @WSJ @WSJCyber
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IARPA developing Smart ePants, with sensors. iarpa.gov/newsroom/article/l…

Like Regular Clothes, But Smart!

Over the last decade, wearable smart technology has become commonplace in society. From heartrate monitors to smart watches, from fitness bracelets to smart rings, the world is awash in wearable...

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Apple seeks patent for a roll-up iPhone. futurism.com/the-byte/apple-…

Apple Files Patent for iPhone That Rolls Up Like a Stack of Money

The Apple patent, published by the Patent Office last week, includes concepts for rollable screens that could be used on iPhones and iPads.

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#WFH #parenting
NBER
@nberpubs
14 Jul 2023
College graduates are working from home much more than before the pandemic, freeing up time for other activities, including active engagement with children, from Benjamin W. Cowan nber.org/papers/w31439
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