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☆ Phones Track Everything but Their Role in Car Wrecks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Matt Richtel | More About Matt Richtel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Cellphones can track what we say and write, where we go, what we buy and what we search on the internet. But they still aren’t being used to track one of the biggest public health threats: crashes caused by drivers distracted by the phones. Safety experts say that current estimates most likely understate a worsening problem. Car crashes recorded by the police rose 16 percent from 2020 to 2021, to 16,700 a day from 14,400 a day, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or N.H.T.S.A. But those figures do not capture all cellphone distraction; they include only crashes in which a police report specifically mentions such distraction.

Persons: ”, David Strayer, It’s, Jake Nelson, “ Organizations: National, Traffic Safety Administration, University of Utah, Traffic, Research, AAA, The New York Times, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after complications from a medical procedure left him unable to sing, died Sunday. Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications, according to a family representative. In 1996, he released his solo debut, “Bandera,” named for the Texas Hill Country town where his family has had a ranch for generations. When he was approached by Sony in 1998, Robison signed with its Lucky Dog imprint, which was devoted to rawer country. Three of his children were with his first wife, Emily Strayer, a founding member of the superstar country band The Chicks.

Persons: — Charlie Robison, Robison, “ Bandera, ”, Kristen Robison, Emily Strayer, Strayer, ” Robison, “, it’s, Bob Dylan's “ Organizations: ANTONIO, Millionaire, Texas Hill, Sony, Facebook, Nashville Star, Greyhound, “, Associated Press Locations: Texas, San Antonio, Austin

☆ Congress to hold new AI hearings as it works to craft safeguards
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Congress next week will hold three hearings on artificial intelligence, including one with Microsoft (MSFT.O) President Brad Smith and Nvidia (NVDA.O) chief scientist William Daly as Congress works on legislation to mitigate the dangers of the emerging technology. A Senate Judiciary subcommittee is holding a hearing on Tuesday titled “Oversight of AI: Legislating on Artificial Intelligence." A House Oversight subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday that will look at potential risks in federal agency adoption of AI along with the adequacy of safeguards to protect individual privacy and ensure fair treatment. Witnesses include White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhaker along with the Pentagon's chief digital and artificial intelligence officer Craig Martell and Homeland Security Department's Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen. "However, it is critical that before we let the genie out of the bottle we understand the unique risks of inappropriate use of AI by the federal government."

Persons: Brad Smith, William Daly, Richard Blumenthal, Blumenthal, Josh Hawley, Chuck Schumer, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Arati Prabhaker, Craig Martell, Eric Hysen, Nancy Mace, Victoria Espinel, Rob Strayer, David Shepardson, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Microsoft, Nvidia, Artificial Intelligence, Republican, U.S, Meta, White, Office of Science, Technology, Homeland Security, BSA, The Software Alliance, Information Technology Industry, Thomson

☆ This education stock can rally more than 20% as pandemic recovery continues, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors want to get ahead of a potential rally on shares of Strategic Education as the company's earnings strengthen, Bank of America said. Analyst Heather Balsky upgraded the education stock to buy from neutral while pulling back her price target by $9 to $90. "We see upside to sales and margins driven by its post-COVID recovery, improved marketing effectiveness, and tight cost control," she said in a note to clients Friday. STRA YTD mountain Strategic Education, year to date Balsky said recovery has been hurt by processing delays for international students at its Australian college. And Balsky added that margins should also beat expectations if sales growth comes in better than expected.

Persons: Heather Balsky, Balsky, Torrens, Strayer, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Strategic Education, Bank of America, Capella Locations: U.S, Strayer, New Zealand, Australia

(video) Experiment social: Pe o scară de la 1 la 10, cât de mult succes ai în viață? De cele mai multe ori, suntem mai critici cu noi înșine decât ne văd persoanele la care ținem. Strayer University și Aplus încearcă să redefinească cuvântul succes și ceea ce înseamnă acesta. Potrivit statisticilor, 90% din americani consideră că a fi de succes înseamnă a fi fericit și nu a avea o carieră, bani sau bogății. Astfel, Strayer University și Aplus au creat un experiment social în care au rugat mai multe persoane să spună ce cred despre propriul succes, după care i-au întrebat același lucru pe apropiații lor.

Persons: Aplus Organizations: University

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