US needs to foster competition in the Cloud now
The single most important development in the digital economy over the last decade has been the architectural transformation from on-premise servers and software to “the cloud,” including computing and software as a service. Nothing has been more significant to reducing the costs of start-up innovation, enabling rapid scaling up and down of computing capacity in sync with demand and making progress on cybersecurity. This cloud-enabled digital infrastructure will
Read MoreHealth Care — Not all Dems buying 'go vote' message on abortion
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is clinging to power, and all eyes are on Larry the Cat, Downing Street's chief mouser who may hold the key to the PM’s future. Today in health care, the “go
Read MoreA beleaguered abortion workforce braces for things to get far worse
In light of the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, abortion providers in states that have banned abortion, or soon will, are mourning the closing of their clinics. While they are concerned about their own and their colleagues’ future employment, they are even more deeply worried about the future reproductive health needs of the communities they have served for so long. Meanwhile, abortion providers
Read MoreSouth Dakota skies turn green amid severe thunderstorm
Story at a glance Skies over Sioux Falls, South Dakota turned a bright green reminiscent of the Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West Tuesday afternoon. The severe weather was a derecho, a powerful storm system that can travel for hundreds of miles bringing heavy rain and powerful winds. Green skies are not unheard of before a sto
Read MoreClimate protesters plan to disrupt Congressional Baseball Game
Climate protesters are planning to disrupt the Congressional Baseball Game unless Congress gets legislation across the finish line. At the annual event, Democrats face off against Republicans in a friendly match to raise money for charity. But this year, the activists say they will try to prevent it from happening unless the players get climate action across the finish line in Congress. “We refuse to watch a member of Congress play baseball while the world burns,” Jamie DeMarco, federal policy director for Chesapeake Climate Action Network, told
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