Investor jitters go global

California unveils COVID Monitoring Instrument co-created from Apple and Google

California is rolling out a smartphone application to alert people when they spent some time near somebody who tests positive for the coronavirus as instances and hospitalizations soar through the country, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Monday. The tool does not monitor people’s identities or places but utilizes Bluetooth wireless signs to detect if two […]

The polls are wrong. The U.S. presidential race is a near dead heat, this A.I. ‘sentiment analysis’ tool says

An analysis of the emotions being expressed on social media indicates that the upcoming U.S. presidential election may be a much closer contest than many commentators and pollsters believe. That’s the conclusion of Expert.ai, a company with offices in Modena, Italy, and Rockville, Maryland, that uses an A.I. technique called “sentiment analysis” to understand the […]

20 years after 9/11, first responders are still sick, dying, and underpaid

On the 20th anniversary of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks, America still hasn’t fulfilled its promises to EMTs and first responders. Read More