Certain studies require sensitive data sets: the relationship between nutritious school lunch and student health, the effectiveness of salary equity initiatives, and so on. Valuable insights require navigating a minefield of private, personal information. Now, after years of work, cryptographers and data scientists at Google have come up with a technique to enable this "multiparty Read more about Google Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Data Sets Private[…]

Once upon a time in England, there lived a happy old rosebush. It was wild-looking but graceful, with densely petalled, fragrant blossoms that opened just once each summer. But then—in the late 18th and early 19th centuries—some fancier roses from China arrived. They boasted more vivid colors like yellow and crimson, refined greenery and the Read more about The English Rose, in All Its Frankensteined Glory[…]

In Michael Lacey’s younger and more vulnerable years, his father gave him this advice: “Whenever someone pokes a finger in your chest, you grab that finger and you break it off at the knuckle.” Lacey grew up in the 1950s as a bright, bookish boy. His father, a sailor turned enforcer for a New York Read more about Inside Backpage.com’s Vicious Battle With the Feds[…]

A substitute nurse serving two Ohio school districts was jailed for inappropriately touching an underage student and making sexual advances toward him, prosecutors said this week. Delena Clever, 48, of Maineville, Ohio, who subbed for the Little Miami and Kings Local school districts, sent a text message to a male student telling him she was Read more about Substitute school nurse accused of making advances on teen boy[…]

Female filmmakers are seeing more representation in Hollywood’s less mainstream corners. Women are writing, directing and producing more independent films than ever, but they’re still getting less work than their male counterparts. Women are making strides as directors (they directed 33 percent of independent films between 2018 and 2019, up from 29 percent); writers (32 Read more about Women slowly taking on more leading roles in entertainment[…]

There are some concerts, some moments, that you just can’t miss. And seeing Billie Eilish — in her first New York show since the 17-year-old alt-pop singer became the teen sensation of 2019 with her debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — was one of them. see also Who is Read more about Billie Eilish braves rain for haunting rooftop show in NYC[…]

Grief-stricken kin of the Harlem mom who died along with five of her children when fire tore through their death-trap public housing apartment last month plan to sue the city — for $2.2 billion. “It’s hard to put a dollar value on the loss of human life, but the $2.2 billion, we feel, is appropriate Read more about Relatives of Harlem fire victims plan to sue city for billions[…]

Nine Democratic presidential hopefuls, including frontrunners Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Liz Warren, flocked to the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress on Monday, each trying to out-pander rivals and promise the most handouts. It was an alarming spectacle for anyone who works for a living. These Democratic candidates don’t believe jobs are the way to Read more about 2020 Democrats\u2019 hope-killing anti-poverty promises[…]

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is giving scientists an even better look at the surface of the space rock known as Bennu now that it’s moved even closer to the object. A new photo posted by the partnership between NASA and the University of Arizona gives us what might be our most detailed glimpse yet at Read more about NASA asteroid probe captures closest-ever photo of space rock[…]

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but signaled possible rate cuts of as much as half a percentage point over the remainder of this year, as it responded to increased economic uncertainty and a drop in expected inflation. The US central bank said it “will act as appropriate to sustain” the Read more about Federal Reserve holds steady on rates but signals possible cuts ahead[…]