How an obsolete medical device with a security flaw became a must-have for some patients with type 1 diabetes
Source: www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/04/looping-created-insulin-pump-underground-market/588091/
According to a recent report from the Department of Homeland Security, “U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to dramatically expand its Biometric Exit program to cover 97 percent of outbound air passengers within four years.”
A 160-year-old tintype depicting Andrew Chandler and his slave Silas, both in Confederate uniform, has long been used as evidence that slaves willingly fought against the army that aimed to free them. Following the national backlash against Confederate iconography, Silas’s descendants seek to debunk this once and for all.
Source: www.buzzfeed.com/adamserwer/the-secret-history-of-the-photo-at-the-center-of-the-black-c
Researchers attempt to measure how often people oversell themselves in society.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/26/rich-guys-are-most-likely-have-no-idea-what-theyre-talking-about-study-finds/?noredirect=onhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/26/rich-guys-are-most-likely-have-no-idea-what-theyre-talking-about-study-finds/
The makers of TurboTax as well as H&R Block promised the IRS to offer free filing for many Americans. But they’re keeping Google from seeing it.
Source: www.propublica.org/article/turbotax-deliberately-hides-its-free-file-page-from-search-engines
Shanti Raminani, 12, and Mia Turel, 13, skipped six grade levels to attend Cal State Los Angeles â the only university in California that accepts students so young. Experts say schools across the country need to do more to support whiz kids.
The decision to assess a major penalty to Cody Eakin is being blamed for the Golden Knights’ Game 7 collapse against the Sharks, but the finger should be pointed back at Vegas, who blew a lead in the game and series en route to its first-round exit.
UpCodes wants to fix one of the building industryâs biggest headaches by streamlining code compliance. But the Y Combinator-backed startup now faces a copyright lawsuit filed against it by the International Code Council, the nonprofit organization that develops the code used or adopted in building â¦
Source: techcrunch.com/2019/04/09/can-the-law-be-copyrighted/
The boy slipped and fell down in front of the car, which was driven by one of his parents, police said. He suffered major injuries and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Source: www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-boy-run-over-by-parents-20190408-story.html
Older people play an outsized role in civic life. They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.
Source: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/old-and-online-fake-news-aging-population