You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Some personal news first, though: I’m leaving FiveThirtyEight to start a forthcoming daily newsletter, Numlock News. SigDig will absolutely continue, but if you’ve been a fan of my run please subscribe! 75 pilots We’re a week away from the Upfronts, when […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Some personal news, though, before we get to the digits: I’m leaving FiveThirtyEight to start a forthcoming daily morning newsletter, Numlock News, and work on other exciting projects. SigDig will absolutely continue, but if you’ve been a fan of my run, […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 7 days Sam’s Club and Walmart announced on Monday that their pharmacies would provide only a seven-day supply of opioid medications to some customers in an attempt to stymie the nationwide opioid crisis. The prescription limit applies to “initial opioid prescriptions […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 25 percent A new report from the New York City Comptroller argues that Airbnb played a small but significant role in rising rents in New York. The report found that rents in a neighborhood go up by 1.58 percent as the […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 2 percent Pocket Cast, which makes a $3.99 premium podcasting app that accounts for around 2 percent of all podcast downloads according to industry analyst Podtrac, has been purchased for an undisclosed sum by NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago and This […]