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The American Prospect: “The world’s largest advertising conglomerate has proposed merging with the company that has built detailed profiles on every American. A disturbing story at the intersection of innovations in war and our surveillance economy broke last week. Reuters reported on a letter sent by U.S. Central Command to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) back …
What does the geography of incarceration in the United States look like: Prison Map is not a map — it’s a snapshot of the earth’s surface, taken at various points throughout the United States. It was made by Josh Begley, a graduate student studying Interactive Telecommunications at New York University. The United States is the …
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 29, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …
Urban stormwater runoff (2018–2024). Sci Data 13, 784 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07137-y. “Microplastic (<5 mm) pollution is a growing environmental concern, with urban stormwater systems serving as critical transport pathways. While microplastics predominantly originate and circulate within urban environments, transported via stormwater runoff to receiving water bodies, existing datasets focus almost exclusively on marine and coastal waters. This …
Washington Post [no paywall]: “Pollution from generators at data centers could cause respiratory symptoms and deaths in the region, an analysis for The Washington Post found….Data centers — warehouses stuffed with powerful computers — are spreading across the United States to support tech industry visions of a gleaming future powered by artificial intelligence. Most come …
The Commonwealth Fund – U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2026: “Countries around the world are grappling with the shared challenges of rising health care costs, physician burnout, and aging populations. Yet the United States has long been an outlier in several respects. The U.S., on average, has the poorest health outcomes of any …
Wired: “The war over forever chemicals in cookware has seen celebrity chefs, major cookware makers, and state legislatures enter into battle. Now, a new front has opened over advertising claims. Cookware company Caraway is alleging that “Big Cookware” is using a lawsuit to try to “silence” the company, which rose to prominence making forever-chemical-free pans. …
Searchlight Institute: Health Care Must Serve Patients, Not Corporations. May 26, 2026. Too often, the deck is stacked against patients and individual health care providers trying to do the right thing for the patients, because corporations dominate the health care marketplace and put profits first. Costs rise, care is denied, and patients are too often …
Brockovich Data Center Report – Key Concerns with AI Data Centers Energy Consumption – High energy usage contributes to significant environmental impact and escalating costs for surrounding communities. Water Usage – Cooling systems often require substantial water resources, straining local water supplies and ecosystems. E-Waste – Frequent hardware upgrades and replacements generate significant volumes of electronic …
Washington Post [no paywall] – “Self-filed lawsuits. New books. Scientific papers. See the data behind the surge. The impact of ChatGPT on society can be summed up with a single word: more. Since OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool debuted in late 2022, anyone can rapidly churn out reams of text resembling academic papers, legal documents, poems …
NBC News: “Over the past two years, medical providers across America have quietly embraced a new AI tool called OpenEvidence to help them make clinical decisions, brush up on medical knowledge and even prepare for their licensing exams. The service, a sort of chatbot for doctors, was used by about 65% of U.S. doctors across …
“A new report from Wakely Consulting Group, an HMA Company, models changes to the 2026 ACA market enrollment due to the loss of federal subsidies. Findings suggest a larger drop in ACA marketplace enrollment – lower than some feared, but higher than the CBO analysis. Download Full Report – “Based on unique data collection from …
