Leben (Life aka misc)
Doctor Walmart Will See You Now
American retailers see opportunities in the primary-care business. With his long white coat, stethoscope, genially soothing manner and wonky eagerness to discuss “population health management” and “patient-centred” medicine, Ronald Searcy seems the Platonic ideal of a primary-care doctor. The most unusual thing about him is where he works: a compact Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Two Lawyers Fined For Submitting Fake Court Citations From ChatGPT
A US judge has fined two lawyers and a law firm $5,000 after fake citations generated by ChatGPT were submitted in a court filing. A district judge in Manhattan ordered Steven Schwartz, Peter LoDuca and their law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman to pay the fine after fictitious legal research Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc)
SEC Approves First Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF
The SEC has approved the first leveraged cryptocurrency ETF in the United States, which will allow customers to gain bitcoin exposure by putting up only half the value of the bitcoin. The ETF is set to launch on Tuesday and corresponds with the CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Roll Index. The Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
NFC Payments Are About To Become Faster, Easier, and Truly Contactless
The NFC Forum has revealed a roadmap for NFC technology that extends from now to 2028. The roadmap outlines five key initiatives for the direction of the technology over the next two to five years, including increasing the range of NFC connections, increasing wireless charging over NFC, enabling multiple-purpose taps, Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Wind Power Seen Growing Ninefold as Canada Cuts Carbon Emissions
Canada is set for massive growth in wind power generation as it moves toward net zero emissions by 2050, a new report by the country’s energy regulator suggested. The report models how energy consumption is expected to change under various scenarios as the world reduces its carbon emissions, and it Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Meta Pulls News Content From Canadian Facebook and Instagram
Meta has confirmed that it will remove all news content from Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada, following the passing of the Online News Act by the Canadian Parliament. Engadget reports: “Today, we are confirming that news availability will be ended on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Read more…