Michael Egan

Nov 13, 2024 | bcs.org | Michael Egan

With billions being spent on building quantum computers, the race is on to fully harness their capability. This is a race for a new industry and a race to build technological superiority at a national level. More than 30 nations have published a quantum technology strategy.

Nov 4, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Egan |Joshua Kotin |Joseph Lockinger

On October 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a consumer financial protection circular explaining that background reports, including scores, obtained from third parties and “used by employers to make hiring, promotion, reassignment, or retention decisions are often governed by” the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Sep 27, 2024 | l8r.it | SJ Bradley |Michael Egan |Anthony Burgess |Colin Barrett

LoveReading Says Short story collections can be like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. In Maps of Imaginary Towns, SJ Bradley creates a compelling mosaic of ordinary lives as told through 16 short stories. The stories are poignant, with many of them featuring protagonists working in thankless jobs, like the council worker who is trying to keep the community music classes going even though their building has been condemned.

Dec 13, 2023 | medium.com | Michael Egan

Everyone has those pick-me-up songs that can magically transform their mood (even if only for a few minutes); or maybe it’s that playlist that they turn to when going through a hard time. Turning to music as a form of processing and dealing with emotional pain is a common practice, but would you turn to music if you sprained your ankle? Music’s power to reduce pain goes beyond the psychological, and its healing can go beyond the teenage angst that it heals so well.