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Confessions of a Former "Scrolloholic
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (740+ words) Managing editor of a tech publication. Over a decade in digital media. Someone whose job is, quite literally, to stay informed, stay connected, and track the pulse of Silicon Valley. Sounds like someone who would thrive on social media, right?...
Your Medical Provider Might Be Recording Your Mental Health Care Visits
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1483+ words) In 2024, Kaiser Permanente announced the rollout of Abridge. Described in a press release as "ambient listening technology," the AI-powered scribe is designed to help clinicians including mental health providers securely capture clinical notes during patient visits. But what the description…...
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Eyes Sacramento on Housing, Immigration, Tech
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (1232+ words) Gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan believes that California's affordability crisis is a governance failure, one he has begun reversing as mayor of one of the state's largest and most diverse cities. Mahan, 43 " the only millennial in the Democratic primary field " told…...
3 Million Americans Lose Critical Food Safety Net, as Dramatic Cuts to SNAP Take Effect
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (321+ words) American Community Media 3 Million Americans Lose Critical Food Safety Net, as Dramatic Cuts to SNAP Take Effect Was Live Friday, May 8, 2026 | 11am PST - Dr. Giridhar Mallya, Senior Policy Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Mallya is a public health physician - Dr....
For Iranian American Youth, Iran War's Impact Hits Close to Home
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (733+ words) Our house, our neighborhood, is basically destroyed," said Ava Tarapore's aunt, speaking from the northern Iranian city of Ramsar during a long-awaited phone call. For Iranian Americans, the current U. S. conflict with Iran has been a tense period. For Tarapore, a…...
Anti-Immigration Rhetoric Fuels Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (1224+ words) Almost half of AAPI adults experienced an act of hate during the first year of Trump's second term, according to Stop AAPI Hate's third annual State of Anti-AA/PI Hate report. "I can't wait until Trump deports you like he…...
Abortion Pill Mail Ban Would Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic Women
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (922+ words) A ban on accessing abortion pills by mail would require women to see a physician to access the medication. Such policy would adversely impact women who are uninsured or live in areas with chronic physician shortages. Black and Hispanic women…...
Harder Than COVID" -- Spending Slump Hits LA Koreatown Restaurants
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (816+ words) LOS ANGELES " Restaurants in Los Angeles Koreatown are facing a severe downturn. Business owners cite a range of factors "rising rents, inflation, immigration enforcement "that they say are putting them under even greater strain than during the COVID 19 pandemic. Home…...
Forget the Pundits. "Professor" Jiang's Forecasts Are Going Viral
1+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) Video by The Diary of a CEO | Prof Jiang's new predictions warn of escalating global conflict, AI surveillance, and a rapidly shifting world order reshaping geopolitics. A new interview between entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett and Chinese educator and…...
Anti-South Asian Hate Surges Online
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1407+ words) Hate incidents targeting South Asians surge online as anti-immigrant sentiment, anti-H1 B rhetoric and federal policy changes impact the Sikh trucking community. Nandita Bose | India Currents Laut, who owns FBT Inc. , a trucking company in Bakersfield in California's Central Valley,…...