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Podcast: Key Points on CRA Modernization (ABA Banking Journal)
Krista Shonk, vice president of the American Banking Association, speaks with the ABA Banking Journal, following up on an earlier podcast about the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Here,

FDA Approves New Opioid Drug 1,000 Times Stronger Than Morphine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved an opioid tablet that is 1,000 times stronger than morphine and 10 times more powerful than fentanyl.

Stop Mouth Breathing With This Product
Are you a mouth-breather? Would you prefer not to be? SomniFix has developed a product called Sleep Strips, adhesive strips placed over the mouth before

Podcast: Can’t Stop Worrying? Try Tetris To Ease Your Mind (NPR)
Regular doses of flow, defined as “an engrossed mental state,” can ease anxiety. When faced with a period of anxiety, people should play a round

Are Foldable ‘Phablets’ the Future of Smartphones?
“Phablet — a portmanteau of “phone” and “tablet” — is a satiric word used to describe the ever-increasing size of smartphones. As far as phone

Campaigners Use WhatsApp to Spread #fakenews in Brazilian Election
Political campaigners have been accused of using a popular messaging app to spread disinformation during Brazil’s recent election. WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messenger service used by

Podcast: Two Ways to Partner with Fintech Firms (ABA Banking Journal)
ABA Banking Journal Podcast hosts Mike McCrary of Lincoln Savings Bank and Christopher Maher of OceanFirst Bank who give their advice on partnering with fintech firms.

Podcast: Artificial Vision. Real Results. (Digital Health Today)
Blindness and loss of vision are problems faced by millions of people. Eliav Rodman, Director of Marketing at OrCam Technologies, talks with Dan Kendall of Digital

TSA Tests New Tech
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is testing a device that could speed up security screening at airports. The new screening method, called passive terahertz technology,

Caltech Engineers Develop a Gyroscope Smaller Than a Grain of Rice
Engineers at the California Institute of Technology have managed to reduce the size and increase the accuracy of optical gyroscopes, a potential boon for future