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“Libraries have had an interesting year. Ebooks were on the rise even before 2020, but pandemic-related closures and a supply chain crisis certainly gave them a boost. But even if ebooks are popular, people are still physically returning to their beloved libraries. “Now that all of our buildings are open, digital circulation has begun to …
Legis Pro Xcential -“An Interview with Dr. Sylvia Kwakye of the Cornell University Legal Information Institute
Quartz: “Investors poured more than $120 billion this year into exchange-traded funds marketed as comprising companies with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) track records. That’s double last year’s level, and total investment in ESG ETFs could reach $1 trillion by 2025, according to Bloomberg, making them one of the hottest investment products on the …
The New York Times – “Brands are flocking to the platform like never before, drawn by its more than 1 billion users and its algorithm, which can make an ad seem like just another video…TikTok has been working to make the platform more lucrative for marketers and the creators they work with. And TikTok’s popularity …
Kottke.org: “The CDC recently released their report on Mortality in the United States, 2020 and this graph of US life expectancy at birth since 1950 by Christopher Ingraham dramatically summarizes the report’s main finding: That’s a decrease in life expectancy of 1.8 years from 2019. Here are some more of the report’s significant findings: In …
Above the Law – Setting Returns For April (And Beyond): “As we get closer and closer to the end of 2021, more and more Biglaw and boutique firms are realizing that 2022 may wind up being just like how it sounds: “2020 Two.” This time, law firms are prepared for the COVID-19 sequel. Omicron is …
“Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms or about 88 pounds) with positive …
Washington Post: “…It’s the rare thing that Americans of all ages and across the political spectrum largely seem to agree on: They don’t trust social media services with their information and they view targeted ads as annoying and invasive, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. Many Americans use social media — and most use …
