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Update on Regulation Banning Medical Debt from Credit ReportingGoogle Announces NotebookLM Featured NotebooksThis week in Apple RumorsThreads Usage Up, Meta Testing Facebook Login2026 Midwest D-SNP Market OpportunityGet Connected:
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Update on Regulation Banning Medical Debt from Credit Reporting:
Wise, Alana. “Americans’ Medical Debt Can Stay in Credit Reports, Judge Rules. What Does That Mean?” NPR.Org, NPR, 15 July 2025, www.npr.org/2025/07/15/nx-s1-5468438/medical-debt-credit-reports-ruling.
“Can Medical Collection Debt Impact Credit Scores?” Equifax.Com, Equifax, www.equifax.com/personal/education/credit/score/articles/-/learn/can-medical-debt-impact-credit-scores/. Accessed 16 July 2025.
Picchi, Aimee. “Federal Judge Reverses a CFPB Rule to Strip Medical Debt from Credit Reports. Here’s What It Means.” Cbsnews.Com, CBS, 15 July 2025, www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-judge-reverses-medical-debt-rule-credit-reports-cfpb/.
Morga, Adriana, and Cora Lewis. “Federal Judge Reverses Rule That Would Have Removed Medical Debt from Credit Reports.” Apnews.Com, AP News, 15 July 2025, apnews.com/article/cfpb-medical-debt-credit-reports-41f212ee6b89f9902deb267d75ab8443.
Axelton, Karen. “How Does Medical Debt Affect Your Credit Score?” Experian.Com, Experian, 7 Feb. 2025, www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/medical-debt-and-your-credit-score/.
“How Does Medical Debt Appear on My Credit Report?” Transunion.Com, Transunion, www.transunion.com/credit-disputes/credit-collections. Accessed 16 July 2025.
Muoio, Dave. “Judge Grants CFPB, Trade Groups’ Request to Toss Biden-Era Medical Debt Rule.” Fiercehealthcare.Com, Fierce Healthcare, 14 July 2025, www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/judge-grants-cfpb-trade-groups-request-toss-biden-era-medical-debt-rule.
Google Announces NotebookLM Featured Notebooks:
McHugh-Johnson, Molly. “8 Expert Tips for Getting Started with NotebookLM.” Blog.Google.Com, Google, 18 Oct. 2024, blog.google/technology/ai/notebooklm-beginner-tips/.
Roth, Emma. “Google’s Curated AI ‘Notebooks’ Talk You through Topics from Parenting to Shakespeare.” Theverge.Com, The Verge, 14 July 2025, www.theverge.com/news/706854/google-notebooklm-featured-notebook-ai-topics.
Perez, Sarah. “NotebookLM Adds Featured Notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic, and Others.” Techcrunch.Com, TechCrunch, 14 July 2025, techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/notebooklm-adds-featured-notebooks-from-the-economist-the-atlantic-and-others/.
Johnson, Steven. “Try Featured Notebooks on Selected Topics in NotebookLM.” Blog.Google.Com, Google, 14 July 2025, blog.google/technology/google-labs/notebooklm-featured-notebooks/.
This week in Apple Rumors:
Rossignol, Joe. “All 15 New iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Colors Revealed in Latest Leak.” MacRumors.Com, MacRumors, 16 July 2025, www.macrumors.com/2025/07/16/all-new-iphone-17-and-17-pro-colors-leaked/.
Christoffel, Ryan. “IOS 26 Public Beta Rumored to Launch next Week.” 9to5Mac.Com, 9to5Mac, 15 July 2025, 9to5mac.com/2025/07/15/ios-26-public-beta-rumored-to-launch-next-week/.
Threads Usage Up, Meta Testing Facebook Login:
“Global Social Media Statistics.” Datareportal.Com, DataReportal, Apr. 2025, datareportal.com/social-media-users.
Campbell, Ian Carlos. “Threads Is Testing Facebook Account Sign-Ups.” Engadget.Com, Engadget, 16 July 2025, www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-is-testing-facebook-account-sign-ups-191214734.html.
Perez, Sarah. “Threads Is Nearing X’s Daily App Users, New Data Shows.” Techcrunch.Com, TechCrunch, 7 July 2025, techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/threads-is-nearing-xs-daily-app-users-new-data-shows/.
Hutchinson, Andrew. “Threads Tests Option To Sign up for an Account Using Facebook.” Socialmediatoday.Com, Social Media Today, 15 July 2025, www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-tests-sign-up-using-facebook-profile-instead-of-instagram/753156/.
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