Mar 29, 2019

Targeting misinformation for the 2020 census

It's the end of the first financial quarter of the year. How's it going so far? The Census Bureau is asking big tech companies like Facebook to target misinformation ahead of the big count next year. Plus, Brexit uncertainty is taking its toll on the global flower market and the biggest supplier Holland.

Today's show is sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage and Zoom.

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Brexit wilts flower trade for one of Holland’s biggest buyers

by Victoria Craig

Mar 29, 2019

Related uncertainty has shaken the flower trade between the U.K. and Holland.

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Census Bureau wary of 2016-style interference

by Erika Beras

Mar 29, 2019

The U.S. government is worried the same kind of interference that made its way into the 2016 presidential campaign could affect the 2020 census. As a result, the Census Bureau is asking for help from technology and social media giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter to fight any misinformation campaigns that might target the once-a-decade […]

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It’s the end of the first financial quarter of the year. How’s it going so far? The Census Bureau is asking big tech companies like Facebook to target misinformation ahead of the big count next year. Plus, Brexit uncertainty is taking its toll on the global flower market and the biggest supplier Holland.

Today’s show is sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage and Zoom.