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3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

On GPS: How will AI shape our world? | CNN Business

Generative AI is revolutionizing various industries by classifying complex data and understanding emotions.
Mustafa Suleyman explains how generative AI is transforming healthcare and art. [ more ]
www.cnn.com
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

On GPS: How will AI shape our world? | CNN Business

Generative AI is revolutionizing various industries by classifying complex data and understanding emotions.
Mustafa Suleyman explains how generative AI is transforming healthcare and art. [ more ]
Chalkbeat New York
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT caught NYC schools off guard. Now, we're determined to embrace its potential.

As Chancellor of the nation's largest school system, New York City Public Schools, I anticipated starting 2023 by continuing the crucial work of ensuring every student can read proficiently, preparing each student for well-paying jobs, and providing quality schools that are safe, welcoming, and supported by the entire community.
time.com
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Asks Congress to Regulate AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made an appeal to members of Congress under oath: Regulate artificial intelligence.Altman, whose company is on the extreme forefront of generative A.I. technology with its ChatGPT tool, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time in a Tuesday hearing.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Google Cloud opens enterprise AI tools to developers

Google jostles with AI rivals as it releases a large language model API and other developer tools.Google Cloud opened some of its AI-powered applications to developers on Tuesday, introducing the Pathways Language Model, or PaLM, API for language models and the Makersuite prototyping tool within it.
Theregister
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft tries Dynamics 365 Copilot with AI for ERP and CRM

Microsoft has dosed its Dynamics 365 business apps with "AI capabilities" to help human workers delegate tedious tasks to machines.Redmond's automation tools come in a preview form in a release called Dynamics 365 Copilot, a nod to the success of its GitHub subsidiary's controversial Copilot assistive code service.
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Business intelligence
www.cnn.com
3 months ago
Business intelligence

On GPS: How will AI shape our world? | CNN Business

Generative AI is revolutionizing various industries by classifying complex data and understanding emotions.
Mustafa Suleyman explains how generative AI is transforming healthcare and art. [ more ]
www.housingwire.com
5 months ago
Business intelligence

Demo Day: DocMagic TRID Compliance Solution

DocMagic offers an AI-driven TRID solution to streamline the underwriting process.
The solution automates document verification, classification, and data extraction with 95% accuracy.
It speeds up identification, ensures document authenticity, and reduces compliance errors. [ more ]
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Books
The Paris Review
10 months ago
Books

On Cormac McCarthy - The Paris Review

Cormac McCarthy's work is widely revered for its poetic and philosophical undertones that evoke deep emotions.
McCarthy's writing style is distinctive, employing sparse and often brutal language to create powerful imagery.
His works often reflect the harsh realities of the world, exploring themes of morality, mortality, and the human condition. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Deena Mohamed on her graphic novel 'Shubeik Lubeik'

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The third-class wishes are the ones to watch out for.They backfire.That's part of the reason why wishes are regulated in the world of "Shubeik Lubeik."DEENA MOHAMED: The title - so, "Shubeik Lubeik" - it's actually kind of a - almost a fairy tale rhyme in Arabic.
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www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Renters' protections loopholes could see tenants evicted by the backdoor'

Loopholes in new legislation to protect tenants could see unscrupulous landlords continue to evict renters by the backdoor, Citizens Advice said, as it detailed helping record numbers of people with those issues last month.The charity provided support to almost 2,000 people with issues around so-called no-fault evictions in May, which it said is the most in a single month on record and a 25% increase since the same month last year.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Mother-of-five unlawfully killed in soul-destroying' tragedy coroner

A coroner has ruled that a mother-of-five was unlawfully killed as police confirm obsessed former partner would have been charged with her murder.Paramedics and police were called to a flat in Ranelagh Road, Weymouth, Dorset, on April 1, 2021, where Sherrie Milnes was pronounced dead.Home Office pathologist Dr Basil Purdue told the Bournemouth inquest that the 51-year-old died of neck compression and multiple stab wounds.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Sensitive Government organisation' worker accused of copying top secret data

A former employee of a sensitive Government organisation is facing a trial at the Old Bailey for allegedly risking damaging national security by taking top secret data home.Hasaan Arshad, 23, is charged with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act after an investigation led by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Starmer indicates Labour will back Government ban on no-fault evictions

Sir Keir Starmer has indicated Labour will back long-promised Government plans to abolish no-fault evictions after a minister insisted the proposals strike the right balance despite critics arguing loopholes could see the rules side-stepped.The Opposition leader said the Renters' (Reform) Bill introduced by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to allow tenants to challenge poor landlords without losing their home was broadly right.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Tory MP: Test bathing waters all year round

Testing for bathing waters should be extended to cover the whole year, a Tory MP has said.Currently local authorities must provide water quality information for designated bathing water sites during the bathing season, which runs from May 15 to September 30.Conservative MP Selaine Saxby (North Devon) raised the issue at a session of questions to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Paralympic gold medal swimmer Tully Kearney hopes MBE will inspire others

Paralympic gold medal swimmer Tully Kearney has said she hopes being awarded an MBE will help show people with progressive conditions that they can still achieve.Kearney, who won gold in the Tokyo Paralympics women's 100 metre freestyle S5, said being awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon was a surreal experience.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Fact check: Trump's self-serving comparison to Hillary Clinton's classified documents scandal

Former president Donald Trump has repeatedly compared his case to the Hillary Clinton email probe, claiming unfair treatment.He did so most recently on Tuesday when Trump said he was the victim of a politicized Justice Department because he was indicted on charges of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing the federal investigation into his conduct, while his 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton, didn't face charges from her own classified documents scandal, stemming from her use of a private email server to conduct government business while she was secretary of state.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

Where Documents Were Found at Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald J. Trump stored classified documents not only in a storage room, but also in a shower, an office, a bedroom and a ballroom, according to the indictment unsealed on Friday.It describes how Mr. Trump moved dozens of boxes containing sensitive documents out of the White House and into Mar-a-Lago, his home and private club in Palm Beach, Fla. Living room and dining room area Trump family suite and Pine Hall Trump family suite and Pine Hall Trump family suite and Pine Hall Federal prosecutors charged Mr. Trump with 37 counts, including 31 counts of withholding national defense information and five counts related to concealing classified documents.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Exclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn't declassify secret information'

Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained secret military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN.As president, I could have declassified, but now I can't, Trump says, according to the transcript.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

FBI removes one document marked classified from former Vice President Mike Pence's home

(CNN)A document with classified markings was removed from former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home Friday during a search by the FBI, according to Pence spokesman Devin O'Malley.Six "additional pages without such markings that were not discovered in the initial review by the vice president's counsel" were also removed, O'Malley said.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

TTC customers with disabilities, advocates call for province to help expand Wheel-Trans | CBC News

Residents with disabilities, advocates and a Toronto city councillor are calling on the province to help the TTC expand its Wheel-Trans program, in a bid to stop its plan to divert half of its existing customers onto its conventional transit system.Scarborough North coun.Jamaal Myers, who's also the chair of the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee, says he's concerned over the lack of expanded funding from the provincial government needed to support the increase in Wheel-Trans use over the years.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Retired Air Force officer sentenced to 3 years for storing classified information at his Florida home

A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday for storing files with classified information at his Florida home, the Department of Justice announced.Robert Birchum pleaded guilty earlier this year to unlawfully possessing and retaining classified documents relating to national defense, the department said in a news release.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden administration moves to establish guardrails' for telehealth prescriptions

The Biden administration has proposed new rules that will require patients to have an in-person medical evaluation before being prescribed most prescription medications by their doctors, with limited exceptions, according to a statement released on Friday.Under the new rule proposals from the Drug Enforcement Agency, patients would still be able to get less-addictive medications, such as antibiotics or birth control, prescribed to them by their doctors via telehealth.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

Beijing expects COVID surge as mutation risks concern experts

Hospitals should expand ICU beds as a priority, with COVID peak expected to last until end of January, respiratory expert says.Beijing faces a surge in severe COVID-19 cases over the next two weeks, a respiratory expert in China has said, amid global concerns over possible mutations and knock-on effects for the world economy after the recent surprise lifting of China's strict zero-COVID policies.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

Master Class Programming Takes Shape for Vinexpo America and Drinks America, March 8-9, 2023

Vinexpo America and Drinks America, the leading international exhibitions for wine and spirits professionals in North America, is gearing up for an educational agenda exploring the trends and topics shaping the industry at the March 8-9 co-located events.The show's list of exhibitors already includes 19 countries and counting.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Galaxy and president Chris Klein sanctioned by MLS for violations

The Galaxy and its president, Chris Klein, have been sanctioned by MLS for violating salary budget and roster guidelines relating to the signing of Argentine forward Cristian Pavón during the 2019 season.MLS alleged Friday that the Galaxy entered into agreements that were not disclosed and included payments not accounted for in the calculation of Pavón's salary budget and roster category.
Stack Abuse
10 months ago
Python

Simple NLP in Python with TextBlob: Lemmatization

Introduction
TextBlob is a package built on top of two other packages, one of them is called Natural Language Toolkit, known mainly in its abbreviated form as NLTK, and the other is Pattern.NLTK is a traditional package used for text processing or Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Pattern is built mainly for web mining.
Tall, Snarky Canadian
1 year ago
Python

Classifying Python virtual environment workflows

I have been spending some time as of late thinking, and asking the community via the fediverse, about how people deal with virtual environments in Python.I have ended up with various ways of classifying people's virtual environment management and I wanted to write it all down to both not forget and to explain to all the nice people answering my various polls on the topic why I was asking those questions.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Grazing goats prevent California wildfires. New salary rules may jeopardize industry

(Marc Martin / Los Angeles Times)

Increasingly in recent years, Californians have put goats' voracious and almost indiscriminate diets to work, minimizing fuel for wildfires across the state - a method that has been heralded as sustainable, economical and effective at reducing underbrush that can become dangerous in the hot summer months.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US politics

C.I.A. Says It Will Overhaul Handling of Sexual Assault Allegations

WASHINGTON The Central Intelligence Agency announced on Thursday that it would overhaul its process for handling sexual assault and harassment accusations in the wake of allegations that the agency had discouraged people from filing formal complaints or had mishandled them.Members of Congress have begun investigating the agency's handling of assault and harassment complaints filed by female C.I.A. officers.
Raptors Republic
1 year ago
Toronto Raptors

Fred VanVleet is having the best offensive season of his life. (No, seriously.)

In the late 19th century, two men raced to discover as many fossils as possible, and to put them together in recreation of as many dinosaurs as they could.O.C. Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope despised one another, and they went to great lengths in their competition, including destroying fossils and putting bones together in ways that never actually happened.
Calm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being
10 months ago
Mental health

Understanding Depression Based On Severity: Differences Between Mild, Moderate, And Severe Depression

1. Mild to moderate depression can often be managed through lifestyle changes and therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
2. Severe depression may require more intensive medical intervention, such as antidepressant medications or hospitalization.
3. People with depression should seek professional help if they are experiencing
Medium
11 months ago
Data science

sktime-Python Toolbox for Machine Learning with Time Series

Editor's note: Franz Kiraly is a speaker for ODSC Europe this June.Be sure to check out his talk, "sktime - Python Toolbox for Machine Learning with Time Series
sktime is a Python package for time series tasks like forecasting, classification, and transformations with a familiar and user-friendly scikit-learn-like API.
Medium
11 months ago
Data science

8 ODSC Europe Training Sessions to Boost Your Data Science Career

Ready to fill in some of your knowledge gaps and build new skills?Check out the hands-on training and bootcamp sessions that are coming to ODSC Europe next month.AI-Powered Algorithmic Trading with Python Dr. Yves J. Hilpisch | The AI Quant | CEO The Python Quants & The AI Machine, Adjunct Professor of Computational Finance
This session will cover the essential Python topics and skills that will enable you to apply AI and Machine Learning (ML) to Algorithmic Trading.
Medium
11 months ago
Data science

Azure Speech Services, Midjourney 5.1, sktime, and Generative NLP Models

Unlocking the Power of Voice: Enhance Your Applications with Azure Speech Services sktime - Python Toolbox for Machine Learning with Time Series In this post, we will explore key scenarios for implementing our Azure AI in your enterprise, and some of the most innovative Azure Speech features.Generative NLP Models in Customer Service: Evaluating Them, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in Banking Welcome to sktime, the open community and Python framework for all things time series, such as forecasting, classification, and transformations with a familiar and user-friendly scikit-learn-like API.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

Databricks Introduces Dolly 2.0: The World's First Open Instruction-Tuned LLM

CEO & Co-Founder of Databricks, Ali Ghodsi took to LinkedIn to introduce to the world, Dolly 2.0 - the world's first open-source LLM that is instruction-following and fine-tuned on a human-generated instruction dataset licensed for commercial use.In a blog post, Databricks opened up about Dolly 2.0.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

The Ten Most Important Data Science GitHub Repositories for 2022

Every year, the data science landscape changes.With new tools, frameworks, packages, languages, and verticals changing the game, it's always interesting to see what people are using.We looked at all data science GitHub repositories and Python download stats and picked out ten of the most important and popular ones that made an impact this year.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

Machine Learning + Geography =

Utilizing neural networks in spatial data analysis
Earth Sciences need to process, often in real-time, datasets of complex internal structure, various resolutions, a multitude of formats, and significant volume.Spatial data may originate from observations made during field research, aerial and satellite imaging, wearable sensors, and more.
The Verge
11 months ago
Marketing

World's biggest ad buyer says Twitter is no longer 'high risk'

The world's biggest ad agency no longer considers Twitter as a "high risk" platform now that Linda Yaccarinoc - NBCUniversal's former head of advertising - is lined up to replace Elon Musk as Twitter CEO.According to sources speaking to the Financial Times, WPP-owned GroupM removed its "high risk" classification on Monday, and has informed its clients that the company is "cautiously optimistic" about Yaccarino's appointment.
Inverse
11 months ago
OMG science

This Comet Could Help Answer Why Earth Looks Like A "Blue Marble"

Comet 238P/Read is a strange rock.Its location just past Mars in the main asteroid belt is an unusual spot for a comet in our Solar System.And it's missing frozen carbon dioxide, frequently found on comets.Comet Read's most compelling quirk, however, is that it definitely has water.In a new study published Monday in the journal Nature, astronomers directed the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) to study Comet 238P/Read using its Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec).
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
UK politics

Ex-MP Paul Clark jailed after distributing child abuse images

A former Labour MP has been jailed for more than two years after he downloaded and distributed images of children as young as three being raped.Paul Clark, 66, who represented his home town of Gillingham, Kent, in parliament, had more than 1,000 images and movie clips across five electronic devices that showed serious acts of abuse.
MarTech
11 months ago
Marketing tech

This week's AI-powered martech features, products and platforms | MarTech

Artificial intelligence (AI) is sprouting everywhere in marketing technology.While it has been a part of many products for some time, ChatGPT's launch made the topic white-hot.As a result, more and more AI-powered solutions are being announced every day.Here is a roundup of actual AI-powered martech products, platforms and features announced this week.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

GumGum Granted First MRC Accreditation for Brand Safety & Contextual Targeting for CTV

GumGum, a contextual-first, global digital advertising platform, today (February 9th, 2023) announces that it has achieved an additional accreditation from the Media Rating Council (MRC), a US-based nonprofit organisation charged with auditing and accrediting measurement products used by media buyers and sellers.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

For Seller-Defined Audiences To Work, Publishers Need Better Classification | AdExchanger

In recent months, the IAB Tech Lab's  seller-defined audiences  (SDA) have rapidly emerged as a strong contender for privacy-compliant audience classification.While this solution promotes consistent and transparent audience segmentation across the open web, it also assumes that publishers already have the necessary contextual relevance signals with which to accurately define their content and audiences.
Washington Post
11 months ago
Public health

WHO declares covid-19 no longer a global health emergency

FILE PHOTO: Director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues, including covid-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine in Geneva, Dec. 14, 2022.REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)Comment Gift Article The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it would no longer classify the coronavirus pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern, after more than three years.
iRunFar
11 months ago
Running

2023 Marathon des Sables Results: Victory for Mohamed El Morabity and Maryline Nakache

For the 2023 Marathon des Sables, victory goes to Mohamed El Morabity of Morocco and Maryline Nakache of France.Taking place in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, the 2023 edition of the 250-kilometer (150 miles), seven-day, five-stage race kicked off on Sunday, April 23, with the final competitive stage closing on Friday, April 28.
iRunFar
11 months ago
Running

9x Marathon Des Sables Champ, Rachid El Morabity, Pulls From 2023 Race After Penalty

Moroccan Rachid El Morabity has withdrawn from the 2023 Marathon des Sables, after being assessed a three-hour time penalty for receiving outside assistance.Rachid El Morabity, age 41, is a nine-time winner of the event.The Marathon des Sables (MDS) is a 250-kilometer (150 miles), seven-day, five-stage race held annually in the Sahara Desert in Morocco.
Science of Running
1 year ago
Running

Episode 193: General Vs. Specific Training?

This week we break down a classification for training, from general to specific.What is general training?How does it set the foundation for training?How does each level of training connect to the next?We break it all down!Steve & Jon
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www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
France news

ET was a primitive glimpse of my queerness': Lola Quivoron on aliens, motocross and non-binary cinema

She was riding in the middle of 50 bikers, pulling a super-aggressive gangster face.Lola Quivoron is talking about the real-life inspiration for her urban motocross film Rodeo.I think in order to front up enough to get through it.Because everyone was looking at her.Some people were laughing because she had a smaller motorbike than everyone else.
Coindesk
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

XRP Trading Volumes Surges to Billions of Dollars on South Korean Crypto Exchanges

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.
Coindesk
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Regains $28K; XRP Surges for a Second Day

Head of Firmwide Research


Hear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It's Complicated" at Consensus 2023.Head of Firmwide Research




Hear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It's Complicated" at Consensus 2023.Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.
Coindesk
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

XRP Surges to Five-Month High as Some Point to Bitcoin Commodities Mention

XRP tokens surged 8% over the past 24 hours to buck a market-wide decline following a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filing against prominent crypto exchange Binance.XRP traded just under 50 cents in Asian morning hours on Tuesday, reaching a five-month high.Its XRP Ledger network has seen fundamental upgrades in the past few months that may have contributed to the rise.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Multiresistant bacteria from recalled antibiotic found in two Danish patients

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET There is no longer cause to class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health or an alment farlig sygdom, the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Danish health authority withdraws Covid-19 pill

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET There is no longer cause to class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health or an alment farlig sygdom, the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Almost one in ten in Denmark prescribed antidepressants

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET There is no longer cause to class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health or an alment farlig sygdom, the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
Paris Saint-Germain

Messi scores 800th goal in win over Panama

Lionel Messi scored his 800th career goal for club and country in Argentina's 2-0 friendly win over Panama in Buenos Aires on Thursday night.After twice hitting the post from free kicks, Messi curled his third try past Panama keeper Jose Carlos Guerra in the 89th minute to hit the 800 goal mark and send the sold-out crowd at Monumental Stadium into delirium.
DevOps.com
1 year ago
DevOps

How Database DevOps Fuels Digital Transformation

By: Bill Doerrfeld on
In today's real-time, hyperconnected reality, data is a core driver behind most digital strategies.User data is constantly gathered and shared across various technology backends and platforms-as is system performance data to inform engineers.Data is pivotal for everything, from generating machine learning models, refining user experiences and even supporting new data-centric services.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Judge Cites 1849 Slavery Law in Ruling Embryos Can Be Considered Property

A Virginia judge relied in part on a 19th century law that defined enslaved people as property in a recent decision to allow a divorced woman to pursue using embryos that she shared with her former husband a ruling that has drawn criticism.The request by the woman, Honeyhline Heidemann, 45, represented an issue that had not been previously addressed by the court, Richard E. Gardiner, a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge, wrote in an opinion last month.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco 49ers

49ers' championship window is open regardless of free agency action

As Mike McGlinchey makes his foray into free agency, he does so with mixed emotions, and that likely goes for any of the 49ers' free agents.It's stressful that I'll be leaving a situation in a Super Bowl window, if that is the case, McGlinchey said Wednesday on KNBR 680-AM.Yes, the 49ers are in that so-called championship window.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

India Brings Crypto Transactions Under Prevention of Money Laundering Act Regulation Bitcoin News

India's finance ministry has announced that crypto transactions will be covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).Noting that the move is a positive step in recognizing the sector, a crypto insider explained that it will strengthen the industry's efforts to prevent virtual digital assets from being misused by bad actors.
Washington Post
1 year ago
UX design

The U.S. has caused the most global warming. When will China pass it?

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript.Please enable JavaScript for the best experience.March 1 at 7:00 a.m.For thousands of years, we made things with our hands.But in the mid-1700s, people in Britain began to make things with machines that ran on fuels which, when burned, released an invisible gas called carbon dioxide - not much at first, but that would change.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

German parliament set to label 1930s Ukraine famine genocide

Germany's parliament is expected to approve a resolution Wednesday labeling as genocide Ukraine's 1930s Holodomor"  a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader Josef Stalin.The resolution is being brought to the lower house, or Bundestag, by the three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition and the main opposition bloc.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

JPMorgan Expects Major Changes Coming to Crypto Industry and Regulation Post FTX Collapse Regulation Bitcoin News

JPMorgan has outlined key changes it expects in the crypto industry and its regulation following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.The global investment bank envisages several new regulatory initiatives, including those focusing on custody, customer asset protection, and transparency.JPMorgan Expects Major Changes in Crypto Industry Post FTX Meltdown Global investment bank JPMorgan published a report Thursday outlining major changes it expects to happen in the crypto industry following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

The racing drone that could kill

Last week, an Israeli defense company painted a frightening picture.In a roughly two-minute video on YouTube that resembles an action movie, soldiers out on a mission are suddenly pinned down by enemy gunfire and calling for help.Make your technology a force for good.Sign up for The Tech Friend newsletter with Shira Ovide.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Sony Files Patent to Use NFT Tech for Keeping Track of in-Game Digital Assets; Introduces Moments Market Blockchain Bitcoin News

Electronics giant Sony has filed a patent that describes the usage of NFT (non-fungible token) and blockchain technology to track the history of in-game digital assets.The filing describes the usage of this tech in order to record the story of modifications and ownership of the digital assets from a given game.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Appeals Court Upholds Restriction on Twitter's First Amendment Right to Publish National Security Transparency Report

A ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week marks a new low in judicial deference to classification and national security, even against the nearly inviolable First Amendment right to be free of prior restraints against speech.In Twitter v. Garland , the court that it was not a violation of the First Amendment for the Justice Department to censor a draft transparency report on the aggregate number of national security demands Twitter received in the second half of 2013.
ComputerWeekly.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Cohesity doubles down on cyber-defence failings via backup | TechTarget

Most organisations fail miserably at defending themselves from cyber attack and ransomware intrusion.That's the view of James Blake, EMEA CSO at Cohesity, who spoke to Computer Weekly about key features in the backup company's recently launched Datahawk service and its Data Security Alliance initiative.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Charles Silverstein, a psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality, dies at 87

Charles Silverstein (left) and his partner of 20 years, William Bory, smile at the camera in the 1970s.Silverstein dedicated his work to helping LGBTQ people live without shame.Rutgers Oral History Archives Charles Silverstein, a psychologist and therapist who played a key role in getting homosexuality declassified as a mental illness, died Jan. 30 at 87.
www.cnn.com
10 years ago
Health

Mysterious disorder a life sentence'

Dystonia is often cloaked in mystery and difficult to diagnose Though it's the third most common movement disorder, few people understand it Dystonia's cause is mostly unknown, and there is no cure for it "You don't die from dystonia," one woman says, "but you want to" Lori Raines and her mother were hunting for deals at post-Christmas sales in 2009 when Raines' left leg involuntarily turned inward and an excruciating pain shot through it.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Health

Australia authorizes medical use of MDMA, magic mushrooms

Health authorities in Australia on Friday authorized the use of the psychedelic substances MDMA and psilocybin for the treatment of "certain mental health conditions."Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the country's medicines and medical devices regulator, is changing the classifications of the two substances so they can be used "therapeutically in a controlled medical setting."
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Health

Lipedema is not the same as obesity DW 01/04/2023

Lipedema causes fat cells accumulate uncontrollably in the body.When it comes to a disease where most women receive several misdiagnoses (cases in men are extremely rare and only occur in conjunction with other illnesses), the search for a doctor who is familiar with it disease is an odyssey.This was the case for Claudia Effertz, who, at the age of 30, developed lipedema at the beginning of her pregnancy.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox'

The World Health Organization announced Monday that mpox is now the preferred name for monkeypox.Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while monkeypox' is phased out, the organization said.Monkeypox was named in 1970, more than a decade after the virus that causes the disease was discovered in captive monkeys, the organization said.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Auddia Inc. Appoints Tim Ackerman As Chief Financial Officer

Auddia Inc. ("Auddia" or the "Company"), developer of a proprietary AI platform for innovative technologies for podcasts that is reinventing how consumers engage with audio, announced the appointment of Tim Ackerman to the role of Chief Financial officer (CFO).Mr. Ackerman succeeds Brian Hoff, who resigned November 4, 2022, and has been serving as a consultant since his departure.
www.winemag.com
1 year ago
Wine

Want to Get Into Sake? Try These Expert-Approved Bottles

You may have come across sake on the menu of your local Japanese restaurant or seen bottles start to pop up in your neighborhood spirit shop.If you're unfamiliar with this fermented rice beverage, consider this your sign to get to know it better.Sake is both a drink and a window onto Japanese society, writes Anthony Rose in Sake and the Wines of Japan.
www.thelocal.dk
1 year ago
Health

Covid-19 no longer given special status in Denmark

Denmark will from next month no longer class Covid-19 as being dangerous to public health, meaning the government will have fewer powers to place social restrictions related to the virus.Published: 3 March 2023 06:54 CET Covid-19 will be classed as a normal infectious disease in Denmark from April 1st.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

UK ban on laughing gas sale or possession poised to go ahead

The Home Office is preparing to introduce a long-expected ban on the sale or possession of nitrous oxide, one of the most popular recreational drugs among young people, as part of a wider crackdown on antisocial behaviour.The plan is being pushed by the home secretary, Suella Braverman, according to officials, and would lead to people found with laughing gas, which is usually inhaled from balloons filled through small metal cylinders, facing prosecution.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Public health

Concern grows over China's Covid surge as cities scramble to bolster health services

Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as authorities reported five more deaths and international concern grew about Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free.China this month began dismantling its stringent "zero-Covid" regime of lockdowns and testing after protests against curbs that had kept the virus at bay for three years but at a big cost to society and the world's second-largest economy.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Health

BMI: why experts are calling for better ways of assessing health than a body mass index

Most of us are no stranger to the body mass index: weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared.At a population level, research tells us that having a higher BMI is associated with a greater risk of certain conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.Rates of obesity, according to the World Health Organisation, have tripled globally since 1975.
GitHub
1 year ago
JavaScript

GitHub - rush86999/atomic: Solve all your scheduling problems using AI for everyone

⚠️ Project is under active development

⚠️ console.log.*$regex was introduced to remove console logs.Code needs to be edited for side effects.Your IDE should be able to catch most of these or you can wait for an update

Imagine going back and forth for recurring 1:1 meetings in your email for your team.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | What Tanks Will Ukraine Get, and What Is Special About Leopard 2?

Ukraine's allies have provided thousands of armored vehicles, artillery pieces, aircraft and other weapon systems to help the country fight back against Russia's invasion.But requests for top-of-the-line, NATO-standard battle tanks - above all the German-made Leopard and US Abrams - long went unfulfilled.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Business

India's Tax Authority Asks Crypto Exchanges for Details of Coins Traded on Their Platforms Taxes Bitcoin News

India's tax authority has reportedly asked major cryptocurrency exchanges in the country to provide information pertaining to the coins traded on their platforms.The tax authority is also evaluating the taxability of crypto transactions to determine if the goods and services tax (GST) can be applied to them.
Medium
1 year ago
UX design

Analytics are leaving out user intent: UX benchmarking can help

tl;dr -With log-based analytics alone, we can't see users that want to start a task but cannot find it.This leads us to overcount success rates.With behavioral UX benchmarking, we understand a user's intent so we know how many users fail to start a task flow due to pre-flow usability errors.This navigation data is crucial to creating a usable product.
Alexbuenodesign
1 year ago
UX design

Lost in customization

Ideally, a design system should optimize product design and development in a company, but what happens when it has to support multiple brands evolving their visual identity and digital products in different directions?How can yet still facilitate them to achieve their objectives without being lost in customization?
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Several Missing Details about the Classified Documents at Penn Biden - emptywheel

As CBS first broke the story yesterday, on November 2, some Biden associates discovered around ten classified documents (including some classified TS/SCI) in files from his former offices at Penn Biden.The documents were returned the next day, NARA made a referral to the FBI, and Merrick Garland asked one of two remaining Trump US Attorney appointees to investigate the matter.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Austin Reaves borrowed tricks from James Harden, Rajon Rondo, Manu Ginobili in quest to get better offensively

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Austin Reaves was looking to flatter a number of basketball legends heading into his sophomore season.After a standout rookie season, Reaves spent the offseason focusing on becoming what could only be described as a grifter based on the film he watched.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

L.A. County public defender remains jailed in Venezuela after nearly 9 months

When Eyvin Hernandez stopped calling while vacationing in Colombia in late March, his younger brother thought the worst had happened.Hernandez, a Los Angeles County deputy public defender, finally left a voice message on April 4, saying he was detained in Venezuela but should be free in 45 days."They don't have anything on me," he said.
Brownstoner
1 year ago
Brooklyn real estate

PLG Limestone With Pier Mirror, Mantel, Renovated Kitchen Asks $2.2 Million

This early 20th century Prospect Lefferts Gardens limestone has had a renovation that updated the main kitchen and added a second one to the garden level while leaving some of the period details in the house intact.Located in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District at 181 Fenimore Street, the limestone is one of a row of five designed by architect Charles Infanger for developer William Reineking.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

La Pieta statue at St. Adalbert Church moved after new permit greenlights removal

The La Pietà statue, which depicts Mary cradling Jesus' body on her lap after the crucifixion, was being moved Tuesday morning after the city issued a permit earlier this month for its removal from St. Adalbert Church, a historic parish in Pilsen.The move comes after months of protests from neighbors, parishioners and other advocates who say the statue is a beloved relic of the church's history.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

3 Chicago officers who died battling COVID-19 receive line-of-duty death designations nearly a year later

This holiday season is a difficult reminder for Liz Huerta."It's starting to bring up all these emotions again," she told the Tribune.Eleven months ago, her husband, José "Joey" Huerta, a Chicago Police officer for more than 20 years, died due to acute respiratory failure, pneumonia and COVID-19.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Depleted Chargers clash with Falcons in struggle against mediocrity

If the playoffs began today, the Chargers would be the AFC's seventh seed and play in the wild-card round at Tennessee.There's no question about that.There is, however, another question to ponder at the moment:
Are the Chargers actually that good?"You're trying to figure it out, too, huh?" running back Austin Ekeler said, smiling.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Goldman Sachs Launches Data Service to Help Investors Analyze Crypto Markets Finance Bitcoin News

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has launched a new data service in collaboration with MSCI and Coin Metrics to help investors analyze crypto markets.The new system is designed to provide a consistent, standardized way to help market participants view and analyze the digital assets ecosystem, Goldman detailed.
Dodgers Nation
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

Brusdar Graterol Qualifies for Super-2 Classification

Brusdar Graterol has qualified for arbitration in the Super-2 Classification, meaning he ranks among the top 22 percent of players, in terms of service time, who have amassed between two and three years in the league.with that, the Bazooka is set to receive a nice raise over the $720,000 he made in 2022.
Dodgers Nation
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

Tony Gonsolin is Set to Receive a Nice Raise for Next Season

Tony Gonsolin had a breakout season for the Dodgers in 2022.He shattered his career-high with 16 wins, and had a career-best 2.14 ERA in 130.1 innings pitched.He struggled with injuries down the stretch, which largely stemmed from his high innings total, as his previous career-high was 55.2 in 2021.
VentureBeat
1 year ago
Data science

Overcoming the challenges of working with small data

Register now for your free virtual pass to the Low-Code/No-Code Summit this November 9. Hear from executives from Service Now, Credit Karma, Stitch Fix, Appian, and more.Learn more.Have you had trouble with airplane seats because you're too tall?Or maybe you haven't been able to reach the top shelf at the supermarket because you're too short?
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