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On the surface, 1-800-MEDICARE is a government success story: a popular free service that helps tens of millions of older Americans understand their health insurance and health care options. Federal officials say the call line boasts a 95 percent satisfaction rate.But behind the scenes, the multibillion-dollar job of running the Medicare call line and similar services for the Affordable Care Act, one of the most expensive service contracts offered by the federal government, is sparking a fierce battle between powerful unions, prominent federal contractors and politicians who accuse the White House of catering to their union allies in an election…
Editor’s note:Here’s a roundup of the most-read Houston innovation news stories this weekFeatured Houston tech and startup stories from InnovationMap and its daily newsletter include Houston companies named best places to work and new executives at fast-growing startups. 16 Houston-based companies named to U.S. News’ Best Places to Work Houston, along with Dallas-Fort Worth, produces the most top employers in Texas. Photo by Thaddious Thomas on UnsplashMore than a dozen Houston-based companies U.S. News & World Report Ranking of “Best Companies to Work For” for 2024-2025.The annual report surveys publicly listed companies around the world to determine the best employers…
U.S. stocks rose on Friday as the latest data on a closely watched inflation gauge confirmed signs of slowing inflation and investors absorbed the fallout from the Biden-Trump dispute.The S&P 500 (^GSPC) was up about 0.1% after closing just shy of its all-time high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) rose 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down about 0.1%.The index signals a bright end to a volatile week in which the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recovered from three straight days of losses. As the final trading day of June ends, stocks are on track to post…
Top 10 to watch for Friday, June 28 The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are on track for a fourth straight session of gains on Friday after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed inflation slowing in May. Heading into the final trading day of the second quarter, the S&P 500 is up 15% year to date and the tech-heavy Nasdaq is up 19%. The laggard Dow is up just 3.8%. The core PCE index rose 2.6% year over year in May, in line with Wall Street expectations and the smallest annual gain since March 2021. The April inflation gauge rose…
You’re reading Jennifer Rubin’s exclusive newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox. This week we’ll be looking back at last night’s debate, choosing our celebrity of the week and showcasing some great art exhibitions.The problem President Biden had in his debate with felon and former president Donald Trump was that he looked and sounded his age. Trump may have been getting his facts right, but in this format it hardly matters. Unfortunately, allowing Trump to churn out lies without fact-checking is playing into the hands of a compulsive liar.Biden spoke of his own economic achievements, repeatedly cited…
According to Microsoft, startups around the world are using machine learning and AI to create tools and solutions across an increasingly wide range of industries. Basecamp Research: Advancing Bioscience with AI Biologists and explorers Glenn Gowers and Oliver Vince embarked on a groundbreaking expedition to sequence the DNA of Iceland’s microbes in 2019. Their findings led to the founding of Basecamp Research, a London-based startup that aims to build the world’s largest database of natural biodiversity. The company uses AI and machine learning to advance bioscience and partners with nature parks and research institutions in…
A new Amazon-focused advertising firm wants to capitalize on the company’s growing streaming business.Gigi is a startup that aims to enable brands to buy streaming video ads on Amazon and measure their effectiveness. Co-founder and CEO Adam Epstein said the goal is to help brands shift their TV ad dollars to Amazon’s ecosystem by leveraging Amazon’s wealth of data on what people buy and watch online. He said Gigi will initially focus on enabling brands to buy Prime Video ads through programmatic technology.Amazon’s Prime Video has had a major impact on the TV advertising market since it launched its ad…
U.S. stock futures rose on Friday as a closely watched inflation indicator maintained its subdued momentum and investors absorbed the fallout from the Biden-Trump dispute.S&P 500 futures (ES=F) rose about 0.3% after the index closed just shy of its all-time high. Contracts for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) also rose 0.4%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) were more than flat.The index is forecasting a bright end to a volatile week in which the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) recovered from three straight days of losses. Heading into the final trading day of June, stock markets…
Study Overview: CSF was collected from 140 control and 160 AD patients as defined by CSF tTau/Aβ.1-42 ratio. The CSF AD network was used to assess the impact of pharmacological intervention with ATX on disease-related pathophysiology. Key hub proteins across the network were used to cluster participants into groups based on similarities in their CSF proteomic signatures, regardless of CSF Aβ and tTau status. Credits: Science Translational Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adn3504 A large team of neuroscientists, biochemists and Alzheimer’s disease experts from institutions in the United States and Iceland have created a protein map to look for patterns in cerebrospinal…
Slightly warmer weather expected across Sacramento over the weekend Updated: June 28, 2024 5:44 AM PDT So, it’s Friday. Finally. So let’s ask Tamara what’s in store for us now. Yes, it’s nice today. The temperatures are just rising a little bit. Nothing dramatic is going to happen this weekend. Nothing like last weekend. But we need to talk about some pretty intense heat for the start of July, which officially starts next Monday. But since it’s Friday now, let’s focus on the outlook. Beautiful view from Sutter Health Ballpark. The RiverCats are not in town this weekend. But they’re…