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An up to date survey of US newspapers finds 360 extra have closed since 2019

The fifth version of Penny Abernathy’s report on native information in the US, launched Wednesday, finds that 360 extra newspapers, nearly all of them weeklies, have closed since 2019.

That’s on high of the two,500 closures since 2004 she documented in earlier reviews. The result’s much more “information deserts” in poorer and rural communities and a rising break up between haves and have-nots in entry to native information.

An infographic exhibiting an outline of the native information panorama. On this picture, off-white represents areas with no native newspapers; mild blue represents areas with one newspapers; darkish blue areas have a

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Extra Customers Belief Amazon and Google to Deal with Their Private Consumer Knowledge Than Apple, Survey Suggests

In keeping with a brand new survey, extra customers belief Amazon and Google to deal with their private person knowledge and web searching exercise than Apple, whereas customers overwhelmingly mistrust Fb, TikTok, and Instagram.


The survey performed by The Washington Publish sampled over 1,000 web customers within the U.S. about how a lot they belief Fb, TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon to “responsibly” deal with their person knowledge and searching exercise.

Customers had been polled on whether or not they belief the businesses and platforms “an awesome deal,” “a superb quantity,” “not a lot,” or “in

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Household medical insurance premiums rise 4% this 12 months, up 47% since 2011, survey says

Medical insurance has gotten barely costlier throughout the pandemic: A brand new survey exhibits that annual household premiums for employer-sponsored medical insurance rose 4%, to a mean of $22,221 this 12 months.

Of that quantity, staff paid a mean of practically $6,000 towards the price of protection, whereas employers paid the rest of the premium.

However there was some excellent news: The Kaiser Household Basis survey of practically 1,700 small and huge corporations additionally confirmed that there was a rise in office well being advantages similar to psychological well being providers and telemedicine throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

“In a 12

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Majority of workers knowingly take cyber security shortcuts, finds survey

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Published: Wednesday, 28 July 2021 08:14

Workers are engaging in risky behaviours which could put their company’s digital security at risk, despite knowing the dangers, a global survey of more than 8,000 employees has revealed.

ThycoticCentrify commissioned the independent market research specialist Sapio Research to poll workers from around the world to discover if they are following good cyber security practices.

The results make for concerning, if not surprising, reading – particularly when considered in the wider context of remote or hybrid working. The survey found that 79 percent of respondents have engaged in one least one risky activity

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Pandemic accelerated digital adoption by Irish businesses, survey finds

The rate of digital adoption among Irish businesses has accelerated as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a new survey, with 98 per cent of business leaders saying technology played a key role in navigating the pandemic.

But although 68 per cent of businesses said they had shortened the target window for digital transformation, up-front investment and a lack of in-house skills are the top two barriers to maintaining momentum.

The survey was developed and designed by Dell Technology in partnership with the Executive Institute, and questioned 147 business leaders across a wide range of sectors in March

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More cyber-attack victims in S’pore last year: Survey, Tech News News & Top Stories

More people in Singapore fell prey to cyber criminals last year, such as through having their online accounts hacked, according to a new government survey.

And even though more people are now aware of the dangers and consequences of cyber attacks, such as in ransomware which locks up files until the hackers are paid, many still think they are unlikely to be targeted and victimised.

Nearly four in 10 people here, or 37 per cent, reported being victims of at least one cyber-security incident last year, according to findings from the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore’s (CSA) Cybersecurity Awareness Survey

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