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NEW RESOURCES
PR Newswire: PatientRightsAdvocate.org Launches Hospital Price Files Finder (PRESS RELEASE). “Today, PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) announced the launch of the brand new Hospital Price Files Finder, a first-of-its-kind, free search tool of the available price transparency files for 6,000 hospitals nationwide. The tool is searchable by state and region, and eliminates obstacles to finding pricing files by compiling and updating the dashboard with the most current information available.”
STAT News: In response to criticism, FDA publishes new database of wayward clinical trial sponsors. “In a bid toward greater transparency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this month launched a dashboard containing preliminary notices sent to companies, universities, and researchers that failed to register clinical trials or report study results. The agency has so far sent about 120 so-called pre-notices indicating a clinical trial sponsor or investigator failed to comply with a federal law that requires such steps.”
Colorado Mountain College: Governor Polis Celebrates Launch Of Accident Explorer Alongside Colorado Avalanche Information Center And Colorado Mountain College, Keeping Colorado’s Great Outdoors Safe. “Today, Governor Polis celebrated the launch of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and Colorado Mountain College Geographic Information Systems program new Avalanche Accident Explorer. This interactive map displays information about Colorado’s fatal avalanche accidents since December 2009.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Irish Times: Google not objecting to order to provide Micheál Martin with identities of those behind ‘fake adverts’. “Tánaiste Micheál Martin has resolved High Court proceedings he brought against Google seeking information about the people behind ‘fake adverts’ allegedly used to defame him…. The matter returned to court on Thursday when Padraic Lyons SC, with Daragh Breen BL, instructed by solicitor Catherine Ardagh, told the court that an agreement had been reached following discussions between the parties.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Washington Post: Bigots use AI to make Nazi memes on 4chan. Verified users post them on X.. “An antisemitic post on Elon Musk’s X is not exactly news. But new research finds the site has emerged as a conduit to mainstream exposure for a fresh wave of automated hate memes, generated using cutting-edge AI image tools by trolls on the notorious online forum 4chan.”
Tubefilter: The latest lo-fi beats stream stars one of YouTube’s most famous cats. “As it begins its 17th year on YouTube, Simon’s Cat is buying into a beloved format. The feline animation hub led by Simon Tofield has launched a ‘focus music’ video that resembles the chill streams hosted by Lofi Girl.”
Mother Jones: How Former Fundamentalists Are Finding Healing on Reddit. “Fundie snark content is available on TikTok, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter), but it is most well known on Reddit. There, r/FundieSnarkUncensored, started in 2020, boasts 169,000 followers and is in the top 1 percent of communities on the site. While it doesn’t exclusively cater to ex-fundamentalists, many spend time on the subreddit.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Bloomberg: Musk Must Testify in SEC Twitter Stock Probe, Judge Signals. “A San Francisco federal judge signaled that Elon Musk should testify about his purchase of Twitter Inc. stock ahead of his $44 billion buyout of the company last year as part of an investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.”
CISA: CISA Releases SCuBA Google Workspace Secure Configuration Baselines for Public Comment. “Today, CISA released the draft Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) Google Workspace (GWS) Secure Configuration Baselines and the associated assessment tool ScubaGoggles for public comment. The draft baselines offer minimum viable security configurations for nine GWS services: Groups for Business, Google Calendar, Google Common Controls, Google Classroom, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Chat, Google Drive and Docs, and Google Sites.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
AlgorithmWatch: AI Chatbot produces misinformation about elections. “Bing Chat, the AI-driven chatbot on Microsoft’s search engine Bing, makes up false scandals about real politicians and invents polling numbers. Microsoft seems unable or unwilling to fix the problem. These findings are based on a joint investigation by AlgorithmWatch and AI Forensics, the final report of which has been published today. We tested if the chatbot would provide factual answers when prompted about the Bavarian, Hessian, and Swiss elections that took place in October 2023.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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December 16, 2023 at 01:34AM
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