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WATCH: Why are lottery jackpots getting bigger?

WATCH: Why are lottery jackpots getting bigger?

Channel 3000, January 12, 2023

MADISON, Wis. — Laura Albert, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Engineering and an expert on mathematical modeling and analytics, joins Live at Four to talk about why lottery jackpots are getting bigger.

Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Threat-proofing the grid: We need a comprehensive safety net and that starts with resilience

Power Grid International, January 12, 2023

When two substations went down due to gunfire in Moore County, North Carolina the first week of December, schools and businesses closed, the hospital canceled surgeries, gas stations stopped working, traffic signals went dark, water wells stopped pumping, sewer and water treatment plants went on backup generators, and thousands went without heat in their homes. 

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AI Hallucinations? Two Brains Are Better Than One

AI Hallucinations? Two Brains Are Better Than One

Computer World, December 28, 2024

A number of startups and cloud service providers are starting to offer tools for monitoring, evaluating, and correcting problems with generative AI in the hope of eliminating errors, hallucinations, and other systemic problems associated with this technology.

Healthcare

Supply Chain

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Marketplace, January 2, 2025

Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts could go on strike again in less than two weeks if they don’t reach a contract agreement with ports and shippers. Talks are set to resume next week, according to Bloomberg. The main sticking point between the two sides? Automation.

Climate