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Fed's Barr Says Nation's Biggest Banks Need More Capital

The Federal Reserve’s regulatory chief said he has decided to beef up the financial cushions for larger banks, moves he said would help boost the resilience of the system after a spate of midsize bank failures this year. The Federal Reserve’s regulatory chief said he has decided to beef up the financial cushions for larger banks, moves he said would help boost the resilience of the system after a spate of midsize bank failures this year. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of…

Roseanne Barr faces backlash for ‘sarcastic’ Holocaust comments

If you’re wondering why “She’s Jewish” is trending on Twitter, it’s because Roseanne Barr is under fire ... again.The embattled “Roseanne” star joined comedian Theo Von on a recent episode of the “This Past Weekend” podcast. When discussing the current social and political climate, Barr (who is “100% Jewish”) made comments that are being called “reprehensible and irresponsible.”“Nobody wants to hear the real truth,” began Barr, before adding that social media guidelines have “mandated” what the truth is or…

Space Travel Alters Gene Expression, Weakening Immune Systems

Scientists have shown that the expression of (mostly protein-coding) genes in white blood cells changes rapidly when astronauts reach the International Space Station. This may explain why astronauts appear more susceptible to infectious diseases while in space.Mental Health Apps Are a Privacy NightmareEvidence is mounting that astronauts are more susceptible to infections while in space. For example, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) commonly suffer from skin rashes, as well as respiratory and…

The Next Big Crisis for Data Teams | by Barr Moses | Apr, 2023

Data teams are more important than ever before — but they need to get closer to the business. Here’s how we can right the ship.Image courtesy of Daniel Lerman on Unsplash.Over the past decade, data teams have been simultaneously underwater and riding a wave.We’ve been building modern data stacks, migrating to Snowflake like our lives depended on it, investing in headless BI, and growing our teams faster than you can say reverse ETL. Yet, much of the time we didn’t know whether or not these tools are actually bringing…

Zero-ETL, ChatGPT, And The Future of Data Engineering | by Barr Moses | Apr, 2023

The post-modern data stack is coming. Are we ready?Image courtesy of the authors.If you don’t like change, data engineering is not for you. Little in this space has escaped reinvention.The most prominent, recent examples are Snowflake and Databricks disrupting the concept of the database and ushering in the modern data stack era.As part of this movement, Fivetran and dbt fundamentally altered the data pipeline from ETL to ELT. Hightouch interrupted SaaS eating the world in an attempt to shift the center of gravity to the…

Billy Barr hasn’t visited Crested Butte hotel bar that’s named for him

For five decades, Billy Barr has lived in the remote town of Gothic, north of Crested Butte, where he’s spent the majority of his time interacting with the environment instead of other people. Barr prefers it that way and has become something of an accidental apostle for climate researchers in the process. Since the 1970s, Barr has spent the winters in the woods recording daily snowfall and snowpack measures, as well as animal sightings, that help scientists understand the impacts of global warming and climate change in…

The Ultimate Apple Music Sing-Off with Gizmodo’s Kyle Barr | Techmodo

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Barr defends Durham probe of Trump-Russia investigation

Former U.S. Atty. Gen. William P. Barr on Wednesday stood by his 2019 appointment of prosecutor John H. Durham to investigate the origins of the inquiry into the 2016 Trump presidential campaign’s connections to Russia, and defended his close interactions with Durham during the probe.Barr’s comments marked the first time he has spoken to the media since The New York Times reported last week that he pressured Durham to find flaws in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election conducted by Special…

Large Study Finds Link Between Viral Infections and Future Brain Illness

An illustration of varicella zoster virus, the cause of chickenpox and shingles.Illustration: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)Common viral infections may be having far-reaching effects on our brain health, new research suggests. The study found a link between dozens of different viral exposures and a later increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other brain disorders. More research will be needed to untangle the true role, if any, these infections could play in causing these conditions, however.The research comes from