Data Sheet—Why We Should Stop Haranguing Our Kids to Put Down Their Phones
This is your Data Sheet newsletter for Friday, April 19, 2019. This is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up her.....»»
Silicon Valley braces for tougher regulation in Biden’s new Washington
Democratic leaders for years have proposed a bevy of new laws to shrink Silicon Valley’s corporate footprint, restrict its insatiable appetite for data and stop the spread.....»»
Dayton nonprofit creates innovative literacy project with national ambitions
The project aims to have the caption function turned on for kids on their televisions, phones and tablets......»»
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines should be safe for most Americans, but 5 groups may want to wait for more data before getting shots
An FDA review found there was "insufficient data" to determine whether Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is safe for pregnant people and kids under 16. Margaret Keenan was the first person to be given the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine outsid.....»»
Alliance Data Systems (ADS) Problems Don’t Stop at Coronavirus
Alphyn Capital recently released its Q1 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download below. The fund posted a return of -21.7% for .....»»
Metals Stocks: Gold prices fail to find support as investors parse historic U.S. jobs report for April
Gold futures trade mostly lower Friday, as traders parsed data showing a loss of more than 20 million U.S. jobs in April tied to efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, but prices for the precious metal look to end the week a bit higher......»»
How to turn off Waze navigation in 2 ways, to save battery life and mobile data
Mohd Syis Zulkipli/Shutterstock The easiest way to turn off Waze is to simply close the app. You can also turn off Waze navigation by tapping the app's "Stop" button, which is hidden in a small menu. You should turn off Waze navigation .....»»
How to disconnect Spotify from your Alexa speaker, and stop sharing data between your accounts
Tech Insider/Dave Smith You can disconnect Spotify from Alexa through the Alexa app, or from.....»»
5 things to stop saying to your kids if you want them to grow up mentally strong
Flamingo Images / Getty Images Mental health is often misunderstood and turned into a toxic message for children. It's unhealthy to tell children to hide their emotions, and that goes for both positive and negative em.....»»
The Data Is In... Stop The Panic & End The Total Isolation
The Data Is In... Stop The Panic & End The Total Isolation Authored by Scott Atlas, M.D., op-ed via The Hill, The tragedy of the COVID.....»»
How location data can help track and stop the spread of COVID-19
Contact tracing has become a major tactic around the world in tracking and containing t.....»»
When will COVID-19 deaths peak in Texas? This model from UT has a prediction — but reopening could change that
The peak of COVID-19 deaths in Texas may have already passed, a new model from the University of Texas shows. But if it hasn't, it likely will within the next seven days. That projection is driven by aggregate data from Texans' cell phones that .....»»
Ford provides preliminary Q1 financial results
Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford Motor Co. has provided selected preliminary first-quarter 2020 and other balance sheet data, as it considers possible additional financing actions while the coronavirus pandemic stalls commerce around the world. “We conti.....»»
CargoMetrics Data Reveals Resilience Of Ocean Trade (So Far)
There's an old saying: "You can't stop a big ship on a dime." A fully loaded supertanker can take 20 minutes over a 15-mile stretch to go from full speed to full stop. The higher the mass of an object in motion, the greater its inertia. read more.....»»
Colorado health leaders share the effects of social distancing — and why it can"t stop now
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has shared new modeling data as to how social distancing is impacting the spread of the coronavirus. While there has been national data reported regarding when Colorado will hit its peak number o.....»»
Businesses need to know these key aspects of SHIELD Act compliance
On March 21, 2020, the state’s first generally applicable data security standard came into force: the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act, found in N.Y. General Business Law Section 899-bb. Regardless of how your organizati.....»»
11 gripping games Business Insider editors and writers can"t stop playing, all available to download right now on consoles, phones, and computers
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Don’t get into a worry habit: It’s useless, senseless, worthless
One of my favorite “Peanuts†cartoons shows Charlie Brown and Linus sitting on a bench. The caption reads, “Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening; it just stops you from enjoying the good.†Such wisdom from a pair of kids. .....»»
Smartphone data reveal which Americans are social distancing (and not)
D.C. gets an 'A' while Wyoming earns an 'F' for following coronavirus stay-at-home advice, based on the locations of tens of millions of phones.....»»
Think a Privacy Law Will Stop Surveillance Capitalism? You Don’t Know Google
Big Tech's business model isn't threatened by the prospect of new data privacy laws, says one VC. FAANG firms are too nimble, powerful and ingenious......»»
The UK"s top scientific adviser said tracking coronavirus patients through their phones could happen
REUTERS/Henry Nicholls The UK may yet use mobile phone data to track people who are diagnosed with COVID-19, and trace those they have been in conta.....»»