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AI judges, law firm automation software, the cultural movements destined to reshape future laws—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the evolution and practice of law.
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https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/social-security-what-will-happen-to-your-october-check-if-the-government-shuts-down/
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Cnet
Unless Congress acts soon, funding for the federal government is set to run out at midnight on Sept. 30, 2024, when the fiscal year ends. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives failed to pass a short-term funding bill that would have kept the government running till March 2025. Congress often...
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https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/trump-twitter-and-truth-judgments-the-effects-of-disputed-tags-and-political-knowledge-on-the-judged-truthfulness-of-election-misinformation/
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John Blanchar Catherine Norris. In recent years, misinformation has undermined trust in the legitimacy of American democratic elections. Nowhere has this been more concerning than in the 2020 U.presidential election, which saw the sitting president, Donald Trump, falsely declare that the election was stolen through widespread fraud (Timm, 2020).
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10769928/conservatives-non-confidence-vote-liberals-ndp-bloc/
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The first attempt by the federal Conservatives to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government after the collapse of the supply-and-confidence deal with the NDP will be tabled...
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The first attempt by the federal Conservatives to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government after the collapse of the supply-and-confidence deal with the NDP will be tabled...
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https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/book-excerpt-to-succeed-the-public-service-must-win-canadians-trust-says-donald-j-savoie
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Ottawacitizen
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The convenience of QR codes is also turning them into a scam hotspot.
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https://www.gianlucaangioni.com/articles/transforming-preventive-healthcare-integrating-data-incentives-and-technology-to-drive-healthy-habits/
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Gianlucaangioni
Transforming Preventive Healthcare: Integrating Data, Incentives, and Technology to Drive Healthy Habits 2024, Sep 19
Last updated on 2024, Sep 22 I've been thinking for a while about how to create a preventive healthcare system that could shift from the traditional model of curing diseases to...
Last updated on 2024, Sep 22 I've been thinking for a while about how to create a preventive healthcare system that could shift from the traditional model of curing diseases to...
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/22/hsbc-calls-on-tech-firms-to-help-refund-victims-of-fraud-app-scams
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Theguardian
HSBC has thrown its weight behind calls for tech firms to pay up for fraud, saying incoming compensation rules requiring banks to reimburse scam victims up to £85,000 will fail to stem the flow of fraud and prove that the financial sector is not the problem.David Callington, the head of fraud at...
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https://nairametrics.com/2024/09/22/meet-the-chief-technology-officers-of-nigerias-leading-fintechs/
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Nairametrics
As Nigeria's fintech sector experiences remarkable growth, the role of Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) has never been more crucial.By the end of 2023, over 200 startups emerged, addressing the needs of underserved populations and small businesses.This expansion is largely driven by increasing...
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coalition-politics-has-not-affected-economic-policies-of-the-centre-nirmala-sitharaman/article68671156.ece
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Thehindu
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that coalition politics has not affected the planning for the Budget or any other programmes of the Centre. In an interaction with senior journalists of The Hindu Group of Publications at its head office in Chennai, the Minister articulated her views on various topics including allocation of funds for healthcare, allegations of conflict of interest against SEBI Chairperson and the future of investments in Artificial Intelligence.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/benefits-monthly-minute-september-2024-1568476/
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Jdsupra
The September Monthly Minute highlights the DOL's extension of existing cybersecurity guidance to health and welfare plans and also addresses the new HIPAA reproductive health privacy rule. It's not déjà vu. And your eyes don't deceive you. As reported in the April 2021 Monthly Minute, the DOL previously issued cybersecurity guidance to help plan sponsors, fiduciaries, service providers, and participants safeguard retirement plan data, personal information, and plan assets.
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https://calgaryherald.com/business/double-whammy-of-hailstorm-and-ucps-rate-cap-driving-auto-insurers-out-of-alberta-ibc
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Calgaryherald
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https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/topics/digital-marketing/social-media-marketing/ftc-accuses-social-media-services-of-vast-user-surveillance-lax-privacy-protections
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Retailtouchpoints
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a damning new report on the data collection and use practices of Twitch, Meta, YouTube, X, Snap, TikTok, Discord, Reddit and WhatsApp. The findings indicate that these platforms engage in "vast surveillance of consumers in order to monetize their...
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https://vancouversun.com/news/climate-news-to-sept-22-24
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Vancouversun
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https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/20/maga-worlds-belief-in-their-made-up-claim-that-biden-is-censoring-conservatives-on-social-media-may-kill-kosa/
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Techdirt
MAGA world's false belief that Joe Biden is "censoring conservatives" on social media may actually kill the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). As we mentioned earlier this week, while KOSA has already passed the Senate and advanced in a different form out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, there were still big concerns among House leadership that likely prevented the bill from moving forward.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rd52zl018o
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Bbc
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his new government almost three months after a snap general election delivered a hung parliament.The long-awaited new line up, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, marks a decisive shift to the right, even though a left-wing alliance won most...
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ndp-needs-to-decide-whether-4-million-canadians-deserve-dental-care-minister-1.7046632
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Ctvnews
Procurement Minister and newly appointed Quebec lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos is warning the NDP that the dental care program it helped put into place will be in jeopardy if it pulls its support from the governing Liberals.
"Four million adults between 18 and 64 will only become eligible in the...
"Four million adults between 18 and 64 will only become eligible in the...
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/22/france-new-government-under-pressure-as-opponents-threaten-no-confidence-vote
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Theguardian
Mounting threats of a parliamentary motion of no-confidence have put Michel Barnier's new government under considerable duress before it has even had a chance to start work, as street protesters continued to voice their anger over the French prime minister's new administration.Eleven weeks after...
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https://www.psypost.org/belief-in-alien-visits-to-earth-is-spiralling-out-of-control/
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Psypost
Stay on top of the latest psychology findings: Subscribe now! The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials, and an estimated believe that they have seen a UFO. The figures are even higher in the US - and rising.
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As demand for privacy intensifies, companies are looking into technologies that deliver security and anonymity.
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https://theconversation.com/is-life-getting-better-for-chinas-tech-billionaires-239382
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Theconversation
According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Pony Ma, co-founder of Tencent Holdings, is once again China's richest person, now with a net worth of more than A$65 billion, placing him 27th globally. Close behind him in the rankings are bottled water tycoon Zhong Shanshan, and Zhang Yiming, the main co-founder of tech giant ByteDance, which owns TikTok.
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/19/social_media_data_harvesting_handling_ftc/
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Theregister
That's the conclusion the FTC made after spending nearly four years poring over internal data from nine major social media and video streaming corporations in the US. These internet behemoths are collecting vast amounts of data, both on and off their services, and the handling of such data is "woefully inadequate," particularly around data belonging to children and teenagers, the FTC said. This will not be a surprise to regular Reg readers.
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https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/government-software-dave-guarino/
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Complexsystemspodcast
Why government programs tend towards equilibria that no one would endorse and UXes that no one would ship.
Today I'm joined by my buddy Dave Guarino (Substack, Twitter). He has been in and around government for much of his career. I've long had an off-again on-again hobby interest (and then a...
Today I'm joined by my buddy Dave Guarino (Substack, Twitter). He has been in and around government for much of his career. I've long had an off-again on-again hobby interest (and then a...