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Employers Turn to AI to Screen Candidates’ Social Media: Best Practices to Minimize Legal Threats
Roughly 70% of employers now screen social media profiles as part of the applicant screening process – but manually scrolling through Facebook posts, X feeds, and Instagram photos is time-consuming and inconsistent. Enter social media AI investigations tools that promise to streamline the process. These platforms use natural language processing (NLP) to scan candidates’ public…
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Healthy AI: 2025 Year in Review
Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare may have reached an inflection point in 2025. After being defined by proofs of concept and isolated pilots for more than a decade, recent advances signal that AI is moving decisively into the operational core of health systems, life sciences organizations, and payer workflows. What once lived primarily in innovation…
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What Is New Jersey’s Ongoing Storm Rule?
New Jersey winters can turn a simple trip to the store into an obstacle course of snow, slush, and ice. One minute you’re grabbing groceries, the next you hit a slick patch — and suddenly you’re flat on your back, staring up at the gray sky and wondering, “What just happened?” and if you are…
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Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent
The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity.
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Keir Starmer’s Allies Rally Around Him Amid Pressure to Resign as Britain’s Prime Minister
The leader of the Scottish Labour Party called on Mr. Starmer to quit amid turmoil over an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Potential successors in his party quickly backed him.
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After M23 Takeover, Goma Carries Violent Memories and Signs of Hope
A year after a rebel takeover, residents of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, carry violent memories and signs of hope.
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Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry
To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential.
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Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank
The security cabinet took actions that make it easier for Jews to buy land in the territory. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the land.
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These Birds Are of Different Feathers, but They Flock Together
Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preening one another. Experts say the behavior may be more common than documented.
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Hungry Families, ICE and Secret Grocery Networks in Minneapolis
As immigrants become increasingly afraid to leave their homes for fear of being detained, access to food, including free school lunches, is being cut off.
