Hospitals allegedly post patients’ private information to Facebook, potentially sharing their health information with the social network via an ad tracker. According to a study by The Markup and STAT, the tracker called Meta Pixel was available on 33 hospital websites and posted data to Facebook every time someone clicked to schedule a doctor’s appointment. […]
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Accident report on automated tech vehicles raises safety concerns
A new government report on partially automated vehicle crashes raises safety concerns that could pump the brakes in the development of self-driving vehicles. Automakers reported 392 vehicle crashes with partially assisted driving technology between last July and May 15, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported on Wednesday. Among them, electric car manufacturer Tesla […]
Abortion Rises in US, Reversing 30-Year Decline, Report
According to one study, the number of abortions in the United States has increased, reversing a thirty-year decline. new report. The increase began in 2017, and by 2020, one in five pregnancies, or 20.6 percent, have ended in abortion, according to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that promotes abortion rights. In […]
US report: nearly 400 auto tech vehicle crashes
DETROIT — Automakers have reported nearly 400 vehicle crashes with partially automated driver assistance systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released Wednesday by US safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned automakers against using numbers to compare, and said that not every manufacturer that uses the systems weights by the number […]
Report Shows Sharp Increase in Transgender Teens in the US
About 1.6 million people in the United States are transgender, and 43 percent of them are young adults or teenagers. a new report to provide the latest national estimates of this population. Analysis, based on government health surveys conducted from 2017 to 2020, estimates that 1.4 percent of 13- to 17-year-olds and 1.3 percent of […]
Mysteries About the Origin of Covid linger, According to WHO Report
inside that first reportAn international team of scientists brought together by the World Health Organization to advise on the origins of the coronavirus said on Thursday that bats most likely carried an ancestor of the coronavirus, which may have spread to a mammal that was later sold at a wildlife market. But the team said […]
Inside the Ring: Report details of massive Chinese IP theft
NEWS AND ANALYSIS: Cybersecurity detectives recently uncovered a massive Chinese government-linked hacking operation that included billions of dollars of stolen intellectual property and other data designed to support further cyberespionage from the US and foreign companies. cyber security firm cyber seasons disclosed the details of the sophisticated Chinese hacking group, which he labeled “winntIn a […]
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Essential Care, Federal Report Finds
Federal investigators concluded in a report released Thursday that tens of thousands of people enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans are denied the necessary care they should be covered each year. Investigators urged Medicare officials to strengthen oversight of these private insurance plans that benefit 28 million older Americans, and called for more sanctions against […]
Mark Hamill, Neera Tanden, liberals report losing Twitter followers
Numerous prominent liberals complained Monday evening that they were losing Twitter followers in the hours after business tycoon Elon Musk’s announcement that he would buy the social media service. Neera Tanden, a failed Biden administration candidate and high-profile Hillary Clinton supporter, started The ball rolled in saying he had just lost 2000 followers. Anyone else […]
Twitter is reevaluating Elon Musk’s offer to buy social media giant: Report
Twitter is reportedly reconsidering its initial rejection of billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to buy the social media giant. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Twitter and Mr. Musk had a meeting scheduled for Sunday on the proposal. The Journal reported that, citing “people familiar with the matter,” Twitter’s new look is due to […]
