Bay Curious - Proposition 23: Dialysis Physicians

We're exploring the 12 statewide ballot propositions in our Prop Fest series. This episode takes a closer look at Prop 23, which would require dialysis clinics to have a physician on-site during all hours patients are receiving treatment. 

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Reported by April Dembosky. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Michelle Wiley.

The Intelligence from The Economist - Scared strait: Taiwan

Rhetoric and sabre-rattling from mainland China are rapidly ramping up; we examine the risk of an invasion that would have global consequences. A decision by World Rugby to ban trans women from the women’s game stokes a notoriously ill-tempered debate. And listening to an album built entirely from the songs of endangered British birds.

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The Best One Yet - “E.T., 5G, phone hoooome” — Apple’s iPhone 12. NordicTrack’s future ab-cquisition. Delta’s Mighty Ducks drama.

Apple’s surprise product event may result in the biggest iPhone sales season ever thanks to 5G. We noticed that NordicTrack’s owner, Nautilus, and Hyperice just raised big money in a Peloton world — but we’re wondering what Big Tech company will acquire them. And a single line from Delta’s earnings report was enough to drop the stocks of entire industries. $AAPL $DAL $NLS Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @TBOYJack @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Democrats, Take The Stimulus Deal Already

The White House, Senate Republicans and the House Democrats are all on completely separate pages about another coronavirus relief package. With the election just three weeks away, is now the best time to strike a deal? And what would it look like? 


Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate senior economic and business correspondent.


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NBN Book of the Day - Ian Haney López, “Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America” (The New Press, 2019)

Greedy elites are purposefully stoking racial division and laughing all the way to the bank. That is the bottom line of Ian Haney López’s Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America (The New Press, 2019), an essential read for the upcoming election as the Left tries to rescue democracy from the modern Right’s campaign of fear, racial division, and corporate interests. On this episode of the New Books Network, join your hosts Dr. Lee M Pierce (she/they) and Mary Whiteside, J.D. (she/hers) as they interview Dr. Haney López (he/his) about this important follow-up work to his 2014 Dog Whistle Politics and his digital project, Race Class Academy, a free 12-video introduction teaching us to work together to beat dog whistle politics by building cross-racial and cross-class solidarity. Check it out at https://race-class-academy.com/

“When we come together to reject racism as a weapon of the rich, we can make sure that the government works for all of us, of every race and color.” ~ Ian Haney López The country is headed toward what will surely be one of the most consequential elections ever, with the Right gearing up to exploit racial fear-mongering to divide and distract, and the Left splintered over the next step forward. Some want to focus on racial justice head-on; others insist that a race-silent focus on class avoids alienating white voters. Can either approach—race-forward or colorblind—build the progressive supermajorities necessary to break political gridlock and fundamentally change the country’s direction?

For the past two years, Haney López has been collaborating with a research team of union activists, racial justice leaders, communications specialists, and pollsters. Based on conversations, interviews, and surveys with thousands of people all over the country, the team found a way forward.

By merging the fights for racial justice and for shared economic prosperity, they were able to build greater enthusiasm for both goals—and for the cross-racial solidarity needed to win elections. What does this mean? It means that neutralizing the Right’s political strategy of racial division is possible, today. And that’s the key to everything progressives want to achieve.

A work of deep research, nuanced argument, and urgent insight, Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America is an indispensable tool for the upcoming political season and in the larger fight to build racial justice and shared economic prosperity for all of us.

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The NewsWorthy - Barrett on Landmark Rulings, Top Athletes Test Positive & Moon Agreement- Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

The news to know for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

  • what the latest Supreme Court nominee has said in hearings so far about hot-button issues
  • how the FBI says Michigan's governor wasn't the only target in a kidnapping plot
  • two top athletes testing positive for COVID-19
  • new rules for future moon missions
  • Apple's lineup of 5G smartphones

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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SCOTUS Nominee Faces Questioning: AP, WaPo, CNN, Reuters, WSJ, NYT on Superprecedent

FBI: Another Governor Kidnapping Discussed: WaPo, AP, Detroit Free Press, Reuters

COVID-19 Antibody Trial Paused: AP, Reuters, NBC News

Census Count Paused: NY Times, WaPo, Reuters, Axios, Census.gov

iPhone 12 Reveal: CNN, The Verge, AP, Apple

NASA’s New Moonshot Rules: AP, Axios, Reuters, NASA

NFL to Expand Testing: AP, NFL

Dustin Johnson Tests Positive: CBS Sports, ESPN

Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive: ESPN, AP

Billboard Music Awards: Billboard, ET, Hollywood Reporter

Work Wednesday: Women Leaving the Workforce: The 19th, NY Times, Business Insider, Labor Dept.

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt - EXCLUSIVE: One-on-One With Senator Chuck Schumer

Andy has an exclusive interview with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to break down what's at risk if Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice: the ACA, LGBTQ rights, women's rights, and labor rights. Senator Schumer provides insights on Mitch McConnell, a contested election scenario, and the health consequences of a hearing with Senators who have tested positive for COVID.

Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.

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Security Unlocked - Protecting the Under-Secured With Bad Behavior

In this episode, hosts Nic Fillingham and Natalia Godyla speak with Hardik Suri of the Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team about using behavior-based detection and machine learning to block attacks against Exchange servers, and why it’s so critical to patch and enable security capabilities.  

Then they speak to Dr. Karen Lavi, a Senior Data Science Lead in the Microsoft Defender Research Team, on the neuroscience of threat detection, and how her team is using AI and machine learning to predict and prevent malware attacks


In This Episode, You Will Learn:  

  • Why Exchange servers are so vulnerable 
  • The best way to defend against web shells 
  • The simple things security professionals can do to protect under-protected servers 
  • How neuroscience factors into threat detection 
  • How to catch ‘patient zero’ in an attack 


Some Questions We Ask:  

  • How are techniques for detecting and blocking attacks evolving?  
  • What’s next for behavior-based blocking?  
  • How does machine learning benefit security?  
  • How do you build a diverse team to catch threats?  
  • What’s the next innovation in security research?  


Resources:

Microsoft Security Blog 

Hardik’s blog post


Related:

Listen to: Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson

Listen to: Security Unlocked: CISO Series with Bret Arsenault 

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What A Day - Take On Amy

Yesterday was day two of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings, when members of the Senate Judiciary Committee got their first public chance to directly question the nominee. There were a lot of questions, but there weren’t many answers.

Safety concerns led Johnson & Johnson to pause a large clinical trial of its COVID vaccine candidate and Eli Lilly to pause trials of their antibody drug. A new study found a person in Nevada was infected twice with COVID within a period of six weeks, which is the first confirmed case of reinfection in the US. 

And in headlines: the Supreme Court rules to halt the census, Trump vs. Fauci, and a tourist in Peru waits 7 months to visit Machu Picchu.

Security Unlocked - Unmasking Malicious Scripts With Machine Learning

There are all kinds of powerful features baked into the Windows operating system. One of them is the Antimalware Scan Interface or AMSI. In this episode, hosts Nic Fillingham and Natalia Godyla speak with Ankit Garg and Geoff McDonald of the Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team to learn how AMSI operates, and how they’re utilizing ML to stop attacks. 

Then they speak with Dr. Josh Neil, a Principal Data Science Manager at Microsoft, about his unique path from music to data security, and why his team is sniffing through weak signals to detect attack patterns. 


In This Episode, You Will Learn:  

  • How AMSI protects against threats 
  • How machine learning makes it easier to catch attacks 
  • The way security experts think about attack methodology 
  • How computers can think unlike human brains to solve problems 
  • The innovations coming to the world of data science 

 

Some Questions We Ask:  

  • What is AMSI?  
  • How do you differentiate between the benign and malicious?  
  • What’s next for cloud machine learning?  
  • How do define AI  
  • How does music theory impact your work?  

 

Resources:

Microsoft Security Blog 

Ankit & Geoff’s blog post


Related:

Listen to: Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson

Listen to: Security Unlocked: CISO Series with Bret Arsenault 

Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts


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