The Data Examiner 12/10/2023

JOHNSON & JOHNSON IS INVESTING IN AI TO FUEL DRUG DISCOVERY:

In recent years, J&J has hired thousands of data scientists and digital specialists and spent hundreds of millions of dollars on their work – in one of the biggest bets in the healthcare industry on data science and artificial intelligence. The long game for the 137-year-old company is a goal that has seen a lot of hype but less concrete proof that it will become a reality: using AI for drug discovery.


For Job Applicants, Looking The Part Could Give You An Edge:

A new study published by the Harvard Business School found that certain accessories or physical features gave candidates an edge in landing a job – even after controlling for race, age and gender – and different jobs favored certain looks.


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Russian inmates who left a high-security Russian prison to fight for Russia in the war.


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Renters Are Paying More In Fees:

Fees for trash pickup, pest control, the use of a mailbox, and routine maintenance – many no more than five or 10 bucks each – are piling up for renters, straining the budgets of many tenants whose wages didn’t keep up with rent increases during the COVID-19 pandemic. While rent growth has since flattened in much of the country, large property-investment companies continue with these add-ons to boost their bottom lines, saying it is a way to compensate for rising operating costs. The federal government and some states are pushing back.


DATA In-Depth

AFTER GLOBALIZATION

Decades of open trade linked nearly every corner of the world economically. New wars, pandemics, and shifting geopolitical alignments are reversing that trend. WATCH


Millennials Are Booking Solo Trips This Holiday Season:

To many, gathering as a family during the holidays is sacrosanct. But some millennials are instead traveling alone to places like Buenos Aires and Las Vegas, seeing such travel as a reasonable way to maximize time away. A 2023 study from Flash Pack, a group-trip operator, suggests solo bookings for holiday travel are on the rise, particularly among millennials who might prefer to swap chaotic family dinners for “me” time.


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