EEOC’s new data sheds light on how preemptive measures can effectively remedy complaints before they garner the power to inflict serious reputational crises.

The post What the EEOC’s ADR report tells us about workplace civility in the federal sector first appeared on Federal News Network.

CNN says the Trump administration Justice Department secretly obtained the 2017 phone records of a CNN correspondent

The post CNN: Trump Justice Department seized reporter phone records first appeared on Federal News Network.

First space, now immortality: Jeff Bezos reportedly invests in eternal life start-up Altos Labs

NASA Artemis Moon landing delayed by 'several years' as costs go 'underreported'

Spotify, Snapchat and Google Cloud report outages

Nintendo reports lower profits as demand drops for its ageing Switch console

CVC Capital reported to be seeking Italian pharma firm sale

For five years, Canadian government networks have been vulnerable to Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage, according to a recent report by Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE).

US probing whether TSMC helped Huawei make AI chips.

Despite a sliver of good news in the latest monthly climate analyses, global heating continues — and the world is far from taming it.

Is Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS falling apart? How bright will it likely get? We try to answer those questions and more.

The post Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Location: Electronic Resource- 

Location: Electronic Resource- 

It's not just the pros who want control. Over the weekend the NCAA ejected a Louisville Courier-Journal reporter from a college baseball championship for live-blogging the game. Brian Bennet reports that he had been posting updates throughout the game on his Courier-Journal blog, until, at the bottom of the fifth inning, "an NCAA representative came to my seat on press row and asked for my credential and asked me to leave. I complied."

Apparently, according to a memo NCAA circulated, the college athletic association believes that live-blogging interferes with its revenue streams from broadcast licenses:

The College World Series Media Coordination staff along with the NCAA Broadcasting group needs to remind all media coordinators that any statistical or other live representation of the Super Regional games falls under the exclusive broadcasting and Internet rights granted to the NCAA's official rights holders and therefore is not allowed by any other entity. Since blogs are considered a live representation of the game, any blog that has action photos or game reports, including play-by-play, scores or any in-game updates, is specifically prohibited. In essence, no blog entries are permitted between the first pitch and the final out of each game.

Now there are legal and policy questions here: First off, this wasn't a copyright or misappropriation claim. If the reporter had watched or listened to a broadcast and blogged details from there, the NCAA would have no claim against him (see NBA v. Motorola, where the basketball association lost just such a claim). It can't claim ownership of the facts, even if it currently makes money from selling privileged access to the facts.

Instead, the NCAA was clamping down on the data through a claimed right to control physical access to the game, at least to the press box. Was the NCAA within its legal rights to revoke a press credential? Probably. The NCAA has no obligation to issue press credentials, and apart from anti-discrimination law, can condition them on whatever arbitrary terms it likes. But David Price points out another twist: The University of Louisville, where the game was played, is a public institution, subject to First Amendment limitations on the speech-limiting rules it can impose. Can it ban speech or allow others to do so on its space based on claimed disruption to a business deal? Does it depend whether a baseball stadium is a "public forum"? (Under current law, it's probably not.)

Finally, there's the policy. Even if banning bloggers is legally permissible, it;s silly. Silly of the NCAA to think it can keep up this kind of control, silly of licensees to see blogs as a substitute to what they're licensing, and silly of schools to endorse and accept such policies for their student athletes' games. Exclusivity of facts is unlikely to last long in practice, as the Courier-Journal reports: "The Oregonian newspaper in Portland decided to work around the rules by blogging Oregon State's game against Michigan on Sunday off a radio broadcast in its newsroom, said its executive editor, Peter Bhatia. He said the newspaper heard no objections from the NCAA and planned to do the same yesterday."

"Slow. Expensive. Unreliable. Unverifiable." Those don't sound like the specs you'd put in a procurement document for a system undergirding electoral democracy, but they're the words Jason Kitcat used repeatedly to describe what Open Rights Group found when it observed the use of e-voting in England and Scotland's pilot trial of the technologies in May 2007.

Speaking at the release of ORG's election report, Kitcat described failures that ORG's volunteer observers saw or had reported to them. In Rushmoor, a candidate reported that the online ballot mis-identified his opponent's party affiliation. In Breckland, a manual recount of non-electronic ballots initially counted by computer turned up more than 50% more votes than the e-count. At least Breckland had a non-electronic ballot to fall back upon. In fully electronic systems being adopted in other districts, a "recount" can only repeat the same tally of bits, with no certain way to detect improper recording or tampering.

ORG concludes that, given the problems observed and the questions remaining unanswered, it cannot express confidence in the results declared in areas observed. Given these findings, ORG remains opposed to the introduction of e-voting and e-counting in the United Kingdom.

Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, ORG's findings mirror those of EFF and others regarding United States deployment of e-voting. In a process led by vendors, veiled in proprietary trade secrecy, with inadequate attention to the security and verification required for confidence in democratic elections, e-voting and non-transparent e-counting do not serve the American or British citizenry. ORG is taking great steps to expose the flaws and push for more accountable voting.

Location: Government Information - J 16.1:929-30/SUPP.

Location: Main Oversize- HQ281.G555 2014

Location: Government Information - J 1.42/3:SD-J-4

Location: Government Information - J 1.42/3:SD-JD-2

Location: Government Information - J 16.2:P 93/2/953-56

1922: George Horton Report

(The Center Square) – A recent study looking at U.S. cities with the most economically at-risk residents, found some areas of concern for New Yorkers.

(The Center Square) — New Jersey has the worst fiscal health in the nation, with billions of dollars in debt and not enough money to cover bills, according to a watchdog report.

Your Credit Report: How to Keep It Squeaky Clean

Disputing Inaccurate Information on a Credit Report

1919: The King-Crane Commission Report: Confidential Appendix

2018 Human Rights Report: Struggling to Breathe: the Systematic Repression of Assyrians

Spanish reporter Ferran Barber detained for weeks without charge, deported from Iraqi Kurdistan

(The Center Square) – Private-sector employers added 235,000 new hires across the United States in December, according to the December ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with Stanford Digital. Medium and small firms had robust hiring as big companies experienced declining job creation.

New data show how the 50 states and the District of Columbia stack up in terms of life expectancy. Hawaii tops the list, and Mississippi is at the bottom.

Two more California dairy herds have been infected by H5N1 bird flu, bringing the state's total to eight.

A San Fernando Valley resident is the first person in L.A. County to die this year from West Nile virus, a mosquito-transmitted illness that can cause lethal inflammation in the brain.

Ted Leonsis, the owner of Washington's NBA, NHL, and WNBA teams, could be stepping up to the plate in the bidding for the Washington Nationals.

The Justice Department will reportedly review the planned merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

Golfer Jon Rahm is reportedly jumping from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf and is expected to receive a lucrative payday for his move.

A deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is not expected by Dec. 31, but the deadline is expected to be extended as the two entities reportedly appear within sight of making a deal.

A former top aide to the mayor of Washington D.C. sexually harassed a female employee, according to an internal probe.

California will ticket a driver for violating the rules of the road, but for driverless vehicles, there is reportedly no mechanism to ticket the person responsible because of a loophole in some jurisdictions.

Apple is reportedly working on its first smart home camera with a possible launch in 2026, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

The post Report: Apple to Release First Smart Home Camera in 2026 appeared first on Thurrott.com.

Plus, Spokane wants historic teardowns to go to good use and Idaho wants phones banned in all schools ENOUGH PROGRESS?…

Sir Howard Elston, scourge of the left and nemesis of the right, with another exclusive from the extreme centre.

Evaluation highlights the appetite for arts, culture and entertainment in the city.

Health journalists are being urged to join some of the leading writers in their field for a major industry event at Coventry University later this year.

Young people feel ignored by power, but would still turn out to vote.

“Udaan’s financial performance for FY23-24 reflects its commitment to building a robust, profitable and resilient business. With revenue reaching INR 5,700 crores for FY23-24, we have made significant strides toward profitability, reducing EBITDA burn by 40% year-on-year to ~INR 900 crores,” said Kiran Thadimarri, SVP Finance, Udaan in a LinkedIn post.

China's Xiaomi had complained to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that the report - which found Flipkart, some of its sellers, and smartphone players in violation of competition laws - contained commercial secrets that should have been redacted, Reuters reported in September.

According to a report by Kearney and LUXASIA, India's luxury beauty market is projected to grow to USD 1.6 billion by 2028 and USD 4.0 billion by 2035. This growth is fueled by economic development and an expanding middle class. Brands need to tailor their strategies for region-specific preferences to succeed. Early market entry and expert support are crucial to navigate complexities, the report said.

Key sectors, including oil & gas (18 per cent), pharma/biotech (12 per cent), FMCG (8 per cent), and IT (6 per cent) emerged as primary drivers of this positive trend, with AI/ML roles showing exceptional growth at 39 per cent year-on-year, the report stated.

Retail leasing in India's top eight cities dipped slightly in the third quarter of 2024, driven by strong demand on main streets and limited mall supply. While overall leasing edged down 1%, main streets accounted for 68% of activity, pushing rental rates up in several cities.