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Scientists create tool to explore billions of social media messages, potentially predict political and financial turmoil

For thousands of years, people looked into the night sky with their naked eyes — and told stories about the few visible stars. Then we invented telescopes. In 1840, the philosopher Thomas Carlyle claimed that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” Then we started posting on Twitter. Now scientists… Read More: Scientists create tool to explore billions of social media messages,… »

Epic users at some Wisconsin providers to get EHR-embedded SDOH tool

Five health systems in Dane County, Wisconsin, are working alongside community partners to embed a social needs referral tool into Epic. The Connect Rx Wisconsin team, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, earlier this month won $ 1 million from Schmidt Futures to create an integrated network of healthcare and social service systems across Dane… Read More: Epic users at some Wisconsin providers to get EHR-embedded SDOH… »

Coronavirus: New Covid-19 tracing tool appears on smartphones

A Covid-19 tracing software tool has appeared in the settings of both Android phones and iPhones as part of an update of their operating systems. The “exposure notification” tool is switched off by default, and is not a tracing app itself. It enables an app to run in the background while still using Bluetooth. This… Read More: Coronavirus: New Covid-19 tracing tool appears on smartphones »

Firms spend more on IT security, but can’t measure tool effectiveness

More than half of IT security leaders (53 percent) don’t know how well cyber security tools are working, despite an average of $ 18.4 million in average annual spending on these technologies. The new report from the Ponemon Institute is based on a survey of 577 information technology and security practitioners in the United States.… Read More: Firms spend more on IT security, but can’t measure tool… »