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Go read this story about how bad software helped slow coronavirus vaccine distribution

The Verge

Clinic workers in Connecticut, Virginia, and other states say the system is notorious for randomly canceled appointments, unreliable registration, and problems that lock staff out of the dashboard they’re supposed to use to log records.

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Security startup Verkada hack exposes 150,000 security cameras in Tesla factories, jails, and more

The Verge

Our internal security team and external security firm are investigating the scale and scope of this potential issue.” In a statement to Bloomberg , a Verkada representative commented: “We have disabled all internal administrator accounts to prevent any unauthorized access.

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Seeing Through Walls for Greater Independence!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Kent Presents 2016 I just attended the second annual Kent Presents conference in Kent, Connecticut. Gait tracking to detect health challenges (gait is apparently a huge flag of issues). It’s the brainchild of Donna and Ben Rosen, a New York power couple with connections to science, technology, politics, the arts and more.

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What we’re reading: 5 popular Issue Lab reports from 2024 

Candid

You can download over 35,000 such resources at Candid’s Issue Lab , an open-access library dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing that knowledge. So far in 2024, more than 123,000 users have accessed this rich body of shared knowledge through Issue Lab. Know of a report, case study, survey, or toolkit Issue Lab is missing?

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Wii-less in New Jersey

Judi Sohn

Curious if this is a common issue with Day 1 Wiis? New Jersey politics I left Connecticut just as the battle for the Democratic. According to Nintendo’s website, our Wii was received on 11/26 and we’re now waiting the estimated 9-11 business days until it will be returned. House seems kind of quiet without it. Update: That was fast.

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After SVB failure, regulators close crypto-friendly bank Signature Bank

TechCrunch

Signature Bank had 40 branches across New York, California, Connecticut, North Carolina and Nevada. Essentially, when Circle issues a new USDC, it stores one USD in a bank account as collateral. “All depositors of this institution will be made whole. As of December 31, 2022, the bank had $110.4 USDC is pegged to the U.S.

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Folx Health raises $25 million for virtual clinical offerings and care for the LGBTQIA+ community

TechCrunch

Folx joins a cohort of companies tackling health issues specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community, which include the mental healthcare service Violet ; Included Health , an employee benefit service; and Plume , which focuses on care for the transgender community. “We believed in the vision and the approach that she’s taking.

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