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Virtual physical therapy service Hinge Health lays off ~10% of its workforce; Hinge had an estimated 1,700 employees, and was valued at $6.2B in October 2021 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/virtu…

Exclusive: Hinge Health, a virtual physical therapist, lays off 10% of its workforce
The 9-year-old Hinge Health offers a digital solution to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and was last valued at $6.2 billion in October 2021.

‘You don’t want to get better’: the outdated treatment of ME/CFS patients is a national scandal: From harmful ‘therapies’ to social services referrals, the notion that this illness is psychosomatic is having devastating effects | George Monbiot”
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And another sideline project, co-chairing the JSONPath IETF Working Group, wraps itself up: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf-announce/Wq_opZlpOxZZxlv8yj3E5pJvn0E/
Result: Two RFCs,

This is sadly entirely accurate, and the whole problem...
(Edit: Original is here. Go follow the artist. https://mastodon.social/@workchronicles/112417993863156684)

"Data services at the academic library: a natural history of horses and unicorns"
#RDM

Chick-Fil-A owner drives across state lines to choke his chicken 🐓 with a teenager. Just what Jesus would have done!
https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/community/202…

St. Clairsville Chick-Fil-A Owner Charged With Sex Crimes in North Carolina Makes First Court Appearance
The next court date for the St. Clairsville Chick-fil-A owner accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 15-year-old in North Carolina is June 5, according to the Rowan County Clerk of Courts office. And according to the Rowan County Detention Center database, he remains jailed there. Stacy Lee Austin made his initial appearance before […]

During the years leading up to his death in a Russian prison, Aleksei A. #Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, was writing a #memoir about his life and work as a pro-democracy activist.
Titled “#Patriot,” the memoir will be publ…

Before He Died in Prison, Aleksei Navalny Wrote a Memoir. It’s Coming This Fall.
In the book, Navalny tells his story in his own words, chronicling his life, his rise as an opposition leader, and the attempts on his life.

GM, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, and others added optional features in their apps to rate people's driving in recent years, offering the data to brokers like LexisNexis (Kashmir Hill/New York Times)
https://www.n…

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.

"Data services at the academic library: a natural history of horses and unicorns"
#RDM