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Social media platform X’s Community Notes is spreading false information about Taylor Swift’s Bodyguard. On Tuesday October 17, Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that an Israeli bodyguard who worked for Swift returned to his home country to volunteer as a reservist in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as it prepares for a ground invasion of …

Fathom Analytics CTO Jack Ellis decided to completely rewrite the company’s codebase in 2019. Previously it was written in Go. Now it’s written in PHP. That might be surprising given that Go is an increasingly popular language—part of a vanguard of relatively new programming languages like Rust, Swift, and Kotlin that have seen tremendous growth …

(Photo: Unsplash) Recent remarks from a Google engineer Rick Byers have sparked widespread criticism over the openness of dialogue surrounding Google’s controversial Web Environment Integrity (WEI) API proposal. With a career spanning 12 years at Google and over 6 years at Microsoft prior to that, Byers is no stranger to complex technical discussions and heated debates. However, …

Update: when I posted this to twitter, one of the two replies to it involved calling this article fascistic. So read this article at your own peril, knowing I might be a scary fascist. Here’s my reply to the critics. The Debate Community Replied to Me Who by insult Lots of debaters have gotten very …

Community members felt comfortable approaching Jerry Christian, pastor at Russell Memorial CME Church, to voice concerns about racial profiling with the implementation of ShotSpotter. Soon Christian, Divinity School ‘22, found himself echoing those same fears at a community forum in September.  ShotSpotter is an artificial intelligence technology that will be placed in neighborhoods with high …

A new PLOS One journal paper by University of Louisville researchers underscored public perceptions of sewer surveillance and security issues associated with sewage monitoring that could be modified through educational programs. These findings will provide vital information for refining policy, application, and regulatory measures pertaining to wastewater-based epidemiology and improving public acceptance. Study: Nationwide public perceptions regarding …

The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) marked the completion of its newest healthcare center in Flushing with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 12.  The Healthview site, located at College Point Boulevard and 40th Road, will expand CBWCHC’s award-winning, culturally appropriate comprehensive healthcare services to meet the urgent health needs of the diverse …

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Heart disease and stroke survivors along with their friends and families were invited to Warner Park Saturday for the Madison Heart Walk. The annual, family-friendly event is held to encourage the community to move their bodies and promote good heart health, and also to urge people to raise lifesaving funds, according …

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) – Ramblin’ on the Red kicked off on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Hurricane Alley in Bossier City. Twenty small businesses in the ArkLaTex donated money, items and services to be raffled off. All proceeds will go to the nonprofit Every Warrior, an organization that helps veterans with mental health issues. “I’m …

Community Health Northwest Florida celebrated their new Cantonment facility Friday afternoon with a ribbon cutting. CHNWFL recently moved from their location in the old Winn Dixie shopping center to a newly remodeled facility at  2400 North Highway 29, next to Whataburger. Community Health CEO Chandra Smiley, Rep. Michelle Salzman and Escambia County Commissioner Lumon Man …