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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Investigators have increased the reward for information leading to a person of interest following the deadly shooting of Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang . The U.S. Marshals are now offering $10,000 in the search for 29-year-old Qinxuan Pan . He’s wanted in connection with the Feb. 6 killing in New Haven . READ MORE: Funeral Service Held For Kevin Jiang, Yale Graduate Student Who Was Fatally Shot (Credit: Yale University) Jiang was found with multiple gunshot wounds outside his car following a fender bender. The 26-year-old was a student at Yale’s School of Environment and had recently gotten engaged. Two hours after the shooting, Pan got a hotel room eight miles from the scene. He was given a room key but never went inside. Investigators said he also briefly interacted with police while driving a stolen vehicle in North Haven . READ MORE: Police: Person Of Interest In Murder Of Yale Student Kevin Jiang Visited Local … [Read more...] about Investigators Up Reward In Search For Qinxuan Pan, Wanted For Questioning In Deadly Shooting Of Yale Grad Student Kevin Jiang

The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a new scoring matrix for its popular Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit program, one designed to more precisely target state incentive awards. “It aligns incentives with the benefits to Colorado,” Jeff Kraft, director of business funding and incentives at Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, said Thursday at the commission’s monthly meeting. Under the JGITC program, employers make a request listing the number of new jobs they plan to provide in Colorado versus another state. If they create those jobs, they can claim a rebate on a portion of the payroll taxes paid during an eight-year window. The program has brought thousands of high-paying jobs to the state since the last recession and kept Colorado competitive with more deeply endowed states in its recruiting efforts. For some, the state’s efforts are looking a little too successful, creating congested classrooms, crowded roads and housing … [Read more...] about Colorado wants more precision in economic development incentives

CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — Officials in South Jersey are working to dispel COVID vaccine fears in the Latino community. With the help of bilingual volunteers, Camden leaders hope to educate residents in a community that’s already been hit hard by the coronavirus. “Participation from the Latino community is extremely low,” Camden County Commissioner Carmen Rodriguez said. READ MORE: Fire Crews Rush To Battle Burning House In Delaware County There’s a push to vaccinate as many people as possible. Rodriguez says the county is operating its vaccination clinics at full capacity but realizes the disparities in inoculations. That’s why the Salvation Army Kroc Center has partnered with the county. “It is located in one of our most densely-populated areas in Camden County for the Hispanic community,” Rodriguez said. “It’s actually more of a working class, poor type of community.” Transportation and language barriers have played a role in the vaccination disparity in the Hispanic … [Read more...] about Camden County Health Officials Enlisting Bilingual Volunteers To Help Dispel COVID Vaccine Fears In Latino Community

Social media giant Twitter has begun exploring new products including a “Super Follow” feature that will allow users to charge followers a fee to access premium tweets. CNET reports that Twitter has begun exploring a number of new products including a “Super Follow” feature that allows creators to offer access to premium posts for a fee, as well as groups making it easier to chat about interests. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said during the company’s first virtual analyst day on Thursday: “We’re focused on public conversation as a use case and that use case is going to have multiple formats associated with it.” Super Follows and tipping are a new key product Twitter is focusing on. The features will allow creators and publishers on Twitter to charge a monthly subscription fee in order to view exclusive content or newsletters. Dantley Davis, the head of the company’s design and research operation, stated that products that fund creators motivate “them to continue creating great … [Read more...] about Twitter Wants You to Pay People to Read Their Social Media Posts

A recent report from BuzzFeed News alleges that social media giant Facebook is considering building facial recognition technology into its upcoming smart glasses product. In a recent report titled “Facebook Is Considering Facial Recognition For Its Upcoming Smart Glasses,” BuzzFeed News writes that the social media giant Facebook is discussing building facial recognition into its upcoming smart glasses product and has been weighing the legal implications of the tech according to executives at an internal meeting this week. BuzzFeed News writes: During a scheduled companywide meeting, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook’s vice president of augmented and virtual reality, told employees that the company is currently assessing whether or not it has the legal capacity to offer facial recognition on devices that are reportedly set to launch later this year. Nothing had been decided, he said, and he noted that current state laws may make it impossible for Facebook to offer people the ability … [Read more...] about Report: Facebook Wants to Build Facial Recognition Tech into ‘Smart Glasses’