You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. +1.15 You heard that Russian news, right? That story of how Russia interfered in American politics? If you’re thinking about Russian interference in the election of Donald Trump, you may watch MSNBC; if you’re thinking about Mueller’s charges about the White […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. $2.5 billion The nation’s power utilities are just beginning to understand the costs of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. NextEra Energy, the owner of the largest utility in Florida, estimated $1.3 billion in damages last week. Duke Energy estimated $500 million in […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 70 percent Percentage of Germans who support a new law that would make tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram liable for fines up to a staggering 50 million euros. They’d earn those fines for leaving “manifestly unlawful” content up […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 4.8 percent A Color of Change study examining 234 television shows has found that only 4.8 percent of the 3,817 staff writers were black. Indeed, two-thirds of television shows didn’t employ a single black writer. [The Hollywood Reporter] 23 percent That’s […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 3 members One Direction will join The Beatles as the only bands that can say three of their members have chart-topping solo albums. Thus “Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zayne Malik are right up there with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and […]