emergency services
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Texas Parents Sue Apple, Claim Loud Amber Alert Through AirPods ‘Tore Apart’ Son’s Eardrums
We’ve all been there. You’re blissfully walking down the street, totally enthralled by the latest mind-easing Gadgettes podcast episode when suddenly a high-pitched sound pierces through your brain. “Agh!” you squeal, as you desperately yank your earbuds free only to see everyone around you recoiling in similar unease. Shell shocked like a soldier storming Normandy…
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New York City Is Using Data Mining To Fight Fires
Helmets? Check. Breathing tanks? Check. Hoses? Ditto. Algorithms? Yep: the New York City Fire Department is using data mining to predict which of the city’s buildings are at highest risk of catching fire. Now that’s metadata we can get behind.