Technology
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Effects of global computer outages felt across Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s online system for searching and filing court cases remained online Friday. But other government operations, including the state’s consumer protection hotline, were hit by the CrowdStrike outage.
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Kaliane Bradley’s ‘The Ministry of Time’ takes time travel to a whole new level
Kaliane Bradley has delivered a convincing case for the possibility of time travel in her debut novel, which she shares with WPR’s “BETA.”
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The dairy farm of the future could employ robotics
A new dairy research facility hopes to study the use of robotics in farms as a possible solution to the worker shortage.
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What history can teach us about combating disinformation problems of today
Daniel Lawrence talked on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about the history of disinformation and what it can teach us about combating the issue today.
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UW Health nurses using AI to improve patient messaging
As the health care industry continues to struggle with staffing, UW Health is looking to artificial intelligence to help nurses respond to patient messages more efficiently.
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Ascension still working to restore medical record access after cyber attack
Ascension says it hopes to restore access to electronic medical records for providers and patients by June 14, more than a month after the cyber attack.
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Ascension is the latest Wisconsin health system hit with a cyber attack
Ascension, a health system with numerous hospitals and clinics in Wisconsin, is investigating a cyber attack that interrupted access to some technology systems. But it’s unclear whether the hack affected sensitive patient information.
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Most families exceed screen time guidelines. What does that mean for kids?
Child and family therapist Jeff Reiland talks with WPR’s Larry Meiller about ways to tamp down on screen time.
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Breast cancer screenings should start at age 40, draft recommendations say
Those evidence-based recommendations are a change-up from the previous standard of women getting screened regularly after turning 50.
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Wisconsin political ads must now disclose if they include AI-generated content
Candidates and political groups will have to disclose when they use artificial intelligence to generate audio or video in ads aired in Wisconsin, according to a new law signed Thursday.