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www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Toronto

A composer worked with patients in therapy. They created beautiful music together | CBC News

As the rain died down on a Monday evening in Toronto's downtown, a group gathered in an auditorium for a private concert with eight world-class musicians from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Beyond the occasional sounds of ambulance sirens bending by, and a speech-halting intercom message, there were few reminders that this was a hospital the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Design
Design Milk
9 months ago
Design

Rivian Wants to Redesign EV Shopping Into an Inviting Space

"Disruptive" is thrown reflexively and regularly when discussing electric vehicles' impact upon automotive manufacturing, fuel efficiency, mobility technologies, and ultimately how we drive.But alongside these developing changes, the public's expectations related to the car shopping experience is also evolving, one veering away from the haggle and hassle of dealership-oriented car buying of yesteryear.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

The Inside Story of the Apple iPhone 14

There may be no product on the planet more closely scrutinized, passionately anticipated, and discussed in detail than every new iterative release of the Apple iPhone.Since its release in 2007 the iPhone has become the standard bearer of mobile technology, one often dictating the public's expectations of what a smartphone should offer, often steering the highly competitive market one way or another.
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Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

How are pin placements decided for U.S. Open? It's science beyond putting greens

(Matt York / Associated Press)

Location, location, location.There's both an art and science to picking ideal hole locations for the four days of the U.S. Open, and those discussions begin years before the event."It's a 72-hole puzzle," said Scott Langley, a former PGA Tour pro who is now senior director of player relations for the United States Golf Assn.
Boston real estate
Boston.com
9 months ago
Boston real estate

How to talk to your kid about renting

Renting Seven things to teach them before they lease their first apartment
Debby Belt has more than 10 years of professional experience representing buyers and sellers of real estate in Greater Boston.But she also has experience as a mom who has guided her three daughters through the process of renting their first apartments.
Boston.com
10 months ago
Boston real estate

Can renting boost your credit score?

Renting 'Credit scores play a ubiquitous part in people's lives ... and not just for getting credit.'A low credit score affects your everyday life, whether you're seeking a mortgage, buying a phone, or looking for car insurance.That's why people are using their on-time rent payments to boost their scores - in some cases, up to 19 points.
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Marketing tech
AdExchanger
9 months ago
Marketing tech

How Ziff Davis And Black Enterprise Bring In Revenue With Commerce Content | AdExchanger

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Staying alive is an ongoing struggle for media companies.To stave off revenue decreases, which have averaged a 9% decline every year over the past six years, according to Brian Wieser's Madison and Wall Substack, publishing has tried assorted tactics.From paywalls to a clumsy scramble toward video, publishing is trying to make its $18 billion business survive and remain relevant.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

PubMatic Partners with Proximic Giving Media Buyers Scalable ID-Less Targeting Solutions

PubMatic, an independent technology company delivering digital advertising's supply chain of the future, and Proximic by Comscore, a division of Comscore and leading provider of addressable programmatic targeting, today (March 23rd, 2023) announced the integration of Proximic by Comscore's predictive audiences and content targeting solutions into the PubMatic platform.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Evorra Partners with PubMatic to Deliver Compliant, Addressable Audiences Globally

Evorra, the simplest-to-use next-generation SaaS audience marketplace for brands and agencies, today (March 21st, 2023) announced a global partnership with PubMatic, an independent technology company delivering digital advertising's supply chain of the future, to enable compliant and addressable audience building at scale via premium data partnerships.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

SmartFrame Technologies Announces Strategic Hires Amid Continued Growth

SmartFrame Technologies, whose image-streaming platform SmartFrame is redefining standards in online image display, media, and contextual advertising, has today (March 13th, 2023) announced three significant hires amid the company's continued growth.The hires demonstrate the company's commitment to providing innovative solutions that drive the move to a more transparent and fair media ecosystem.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Twitter Wants To Be Seen As Brand Suitable; Does Anyone Have Streaming ARPU Right? | AdExchanger

Here's today's AdExchanger.comnews round-up... Want it by email?Sign up here.Better Sorry Than Safe Twitter is partnering with DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science on brand safety.Gotta do something to woo back its advertisers."Through custom-built solutions for Twitter's feed environment, these tests have shown that more than 99% of measured impressions appeared adjacent to content that was deemed safe in accordance with the GARM brand safety floor criteria," writes AJ Brown, Twitter's head of safety.
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Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

It's summer and pool season. Here's how to keep your kids safe

(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

With summer just ahead, federal safety officials are warning people about the risk of children drowning, and offering tips and precautions designed to prevent such tragedies.Summertime drowning deaths and nonfatal injuries are most common between May and August, with the majority of such deaths happening in swimming pools, according to a report released last week by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Creative Bloq
9 months ago
Graphic design

Meet Neuralangelo, the Nvidia AI that turns 2D video into 3D scenes

Just when you thought the wild world of AI couldn't surprise any more, Nvidia unveils its new Neuralangelo AI that can turn 2D video clips into 3D structures and scenes.This quite literally generates detailed replicas of buildings, sculptures and real objects from video clips taken on a mobile or camera.
Mission Local
9 months ago
Mission District

Kate Sofis, ex-head of SF workforce development, lands at War Memorial

Mission Local has learned that Kate Sofis, who officially stepped down as San Francisco's head of San Francisco's Office of Economic and Workforce Development this week, has already found a new roost: Her former colleagues at OEWD were today informed by the mayor's office at an all-hands meeting that Sofis has been appointed the managing director of the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, the complex that houses the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, and San Francisco Ballet.
AdExchanger
10 months ago
Marketing tech

The Chrome Privacy Sandbox APIs Will Be GA For All Users In July

The world developed a vaccine for COVID-19 faster than Google has been able to get rid of third-party cookies from Chrome.But after delaying the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome multiple times, Google is sticking with its 2024 deadline.Google will make the targeting and measurement APIs in its Chrome Privacy Sandbox generally available for all users in July so developers can do scaled testing before the phaseout of third-party cookies begins next year, as planned.
LawSites
10 months ago
Law

Breaking: LexisNexis Announces Preview Launch of Lexis Connect, AI-Powered Matter Management within Microsoft Teams

LexisNexis today announced the preview launch of Lexis Connect, a legal intake and matter management product that works within Microsoft Teams and uses conversational AI assistants to help deliver answers more quickly.The product is being developed in partnership with Microsoft, and Microsoft's Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) department has signed on as the first preview customer to test and help further develop the product.
Ars Technica
11 months ago
OMG science

Rocket Report: Feds assess Starship fallout; Sweden accidentally bombs Norway

Welcome to Edition 5.35 of the Rocket Report!It may be difficult to believe, but we are in the final days of April already, meaning the year 2023 is nearly one-third over.If you are planning important launch milestones this year, please take note!As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site).
LawSites
9 months ago
Law

Law Students Are Reluctant To Use ChatGPT, Survey Finds. The Question Is, Why?

A recent survey of the legal profession confirms what may already be obvious to many, which is that the use of ChatGPT and other large language models by lawyers continues to grow, even as many remain concerned about the rate at which it is being adopted.Not so obvious, however, is that one group that is least likely to use generative AI is law students.
Food & Beverage Magazine
9 months ago
Food & drink

Grazzy's Digital Tipping and Instant Earnings Disbursement Solution Now Integrates with Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud

Grazzy, a leading payments and rewards platform for hospitality and a member of the Oracle Partner Network (OPN), today announced its digital tipping enablement and instant tip disbursement solution is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be integrated with Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud.Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications offered by Oracle and Oracle partners.
The Verge
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Google teases Project Tailwind - a prototype AI notebook that learns from your documents

Google has announced a lot of AI projects at its I/O conference this year, but the one that has me most excited is just a prototype: Project Tailwind.Essentially, it's an AI notebook trained on your documents that you can query like a sort of personalized tutor or writing companion.Google framed it as a tool for students, but it could have a lot more potential for anyone who deals with a lot of text in their life.
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.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Nominations for the 2023 Rising Stars close today!

10 years ago, HousingWire kicked off the first ever Rising Stars award and since then, the program has been showcasing massive talent in housing year after year.The award recognizes leaders and young talent who are moving markets forward through a variety of roles in the housing economy.And this year, HW Rising Stars is combining forces with the RT Emerging Leaders award to recognize leaders 40 years and under in all categories of house - including real estate.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

DeSantis Signs Bill to Let Landlords Charge Non-Refundable "Junk Fees" Rather Than Deposits

The bill is aimed at making "Florida into a cash cow" for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Stephen Maturen / Getty Images Far right Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed an industry-backed bill that will allow Florida landlords to charge renters a monthly nonrefundable fee in lieu of a deposit that opponents of the bill say is predatory and meant to exploit renters.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Going to sea in choppy waters brought home dangers of small boat crossings PM

Rishi Sunak said going out to sea on a Border Force boat in choppy waters brought home how awful and tragic small boat crossings were and showed the difficulties of rescue operations.The Prime Minister joined crews on a patrol vessel for the first time on Monday to see the conditions off the coast of Dover, saying criminal gangs were completely and utterly wrong to expose migrants to the risks.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Puppy smuggling crackdown dropped in major government U-turn

The government has dropped plans for a bill that would have banned live exports and cracked down on puppy smuggling, prompting waves of fury from animal-welfare campaigners and experts.The Kept Animals Bill which also included a ban on primates as pets, a crackdown on puppy smuggling and greater protection for sheep from dangerous dogs were in the Conservatives' election manifesto.
Medium
9 months ago
Data science

Real-Time ML with Spark and SBERT, AI Coding Assistants, Data Lake Vendors, and ODSC East...

Augmented Analytics - Where Do You Fit in at the Intersection of Analytics and Business Intelligence?With augmented analytics (and embedded insights), anyone can become a citizen data scientist, regardless of their advanced analytics expertise.Big Data and the Blue Economy Since the concept of the blue economy relies on managing and developing something so broad, utilizing big data may be necessary.
Medium
10 months ago
Data science

Announcing the ODSC East 2023 Keynote Speakers

ODSC East is just a few weeks away, and we couldn't be more excited to announce our Keynote and Track Keynote speakers.They represent some of the leading minds in both industry and academia Collectively, our keynote speakers have written numerous articles and papers, been the recipients of notable awards, been recognized by respected publications, and received fellowships.
VentureBeat
1 year ago
Data science

GTC 2023: Nvidia shares how Rapids can future-proof Apache Spark

Following the initial rise of Hadoop, data teams across industries have adopted Apache Spark as the go-to framework for distributed big data processing.The open-source platform has largely replaced Hadoop's Mapreduce by enabling faster in-memory processing of datasets, and handling use cases that Hadoop could not manage.
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Real estate

HousingWire Magazine: RealTrends 500 Supplement

Tracey Velt, senior director of data and content It's official, there's a new sheriff in town and his name is Glenn Sanford, founder of eXp Holdings and CEO of eXp Realty.The firm moved from number three to number one by transaction sides in the 2023 RealTrends 500 rankings, based on 2022 data.Compass, headed by CEO Robert Reffkin, took the top spot this year by sales volume.
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Real estate

More than 32 million homes at risk of damages from hurricane-force winds

More than 32 million single-family homes and 1 million multi-family properties across the country are now at risk of damages from hurricane-force winds, with a combined total reconstruction cost of $11.6 trillion.And, the risk related to these types of damages has only intensified in recent years due to the effects of climate change, particularly for properties with coastal exposure, according to the 2023 Hurricane Risk Report from CoreLogic, released on Thursday.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

New to Gathering of Eagles? Here's what you need to know

If you've never attended Gathering of Eagles before, 2023 is your year to come forge opportunities with us and all your fellow colleagues in the real estate industry.Gathering of Eagles kicks off on June 18 in Austin, Texas.This conference brings together leaders from across the housing industry.Attendees will learn about trends in real estate, best leadership practices and future opportunities in the space.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Polly adds Total Expert to its API integration roster

San Francisco-based SaaS technology provider Polly on Monday announced its API integration with Total Expert, a customer engagement platform purpose-built for financial institutions.Through this API integration, users can populate MLS and non-MLS rate flyers in a short period of time using "real-time, scenario-specific mortgage offers" delivered through Polly's cloud-native Product and Pricing Engine (PPE), according to a prepared statement.
Harvard Business Review
9 months ago
Business

Protecting DEI Progress When Budgets Are Tight

The layoffs and hiring freezes sweeping the tech industry and beyond have hurt diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) teams, putting carefully wrought efforts to build more inclusive workplaces at risk.Time will tell if the commitments companies made in 2020 and 2021 were inauthentic or a flash in the pan, a fear for many DEI practitioners and employees from marginalized groups.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Libsyn Adds Seasoned Podcast And Digital Sales Leader Meredith Krantz

Liberated Syndication Inc. ("Libsyn"), the leading all-in-one podcasting platform for creators and advertisers, announced the appointment of Meredith Krantz as Director of Brand Partnerships, based in New York.She will be responsible for driving brand partnerships and sales of direct, programmatic, and integrated podcast-first campaigns for Libsyn's AdvertiseCast, the industry's premier podcast advertising marketplace that connects advertisers with podcasters.
RAIN News
1 year ago
Music

Post navigation

Black Podcast Listening The Black Podcast Listener Report from Edison Research (previous RAIN coverage HERE) will be presented on February 21 at 2pm ET in a free webinar sponsored by SXM Media and Mindshare.Forty-three percent of Black American adults are monthly podcast listeners.The show will be hosted by Gabriel Soto, Senior Director of Research at Edison Research, Nidia Serrano, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SXM Media,and Alexis Reza, Associate Director of Comms Planning at Mindshare.
The Landry Hat
1 year ago
Dallas Cowboys

Cowboys top-10 free agent additions under Will McClay's guidance

Will McClay has been with the Dallas Cowboys organization since the 2009 season but it was in 2014 that he took a prominent role in the front office.McClay was promoted to Assistant Director of Player Personnel before being named Senior Director of Pro/College Scouting and finally, Vice President of Player Personnel.
Adweek
1 year ago
Marketing

Audi, Mars, Nespresso Embrace Ad Effectiveness With New Attention Metrics

The trend of programmatically buying media based on attention is gaining momentum.Increasingly, marketers have acknowledged that making sure people pay attention to their ads is a priority.Starting today, many of the largest ad-tech firms, including Google Display & Video 360, Xandr, Magnite, PubMatic and Teads, are offering ad buyers access to Adelaide, an attention metrics ad-tech firm, via private marketplaces.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Cenlar FSB names Michelle DeHart VP of loan operations, escrow

Cenlar FSB, the second-largest mortgage servicer and largest sub-servicer in the U.S., appointed Michelle DeHart as the vice president of loan operations, escrow, the company announced on Tuesday."Having managed large-scale servicing operations, we will lean on Michelle's expertise and are confident that she will deliver the best possible solutions for Cenlar, our clients and their homeowners," Bill Moffett, Cenlar's senior vice president of loan operations, said.
BBC News
10 months ago
UK politics

Ministers accused of betrayal after animal welfare bill scrapped

By Helen Catt & Kate Whannel

A bill aimed at banning live animal exports and introducing powers to tackle puppy smuggling has been dropped by the government over fears it would be forced into a vote on hunting.Environment Minister Mark Spencer said measures in the Kept Animal Bill would now be delivered in different ways.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Zac Goldsmith criticises plans to shelve fur and foie gras import bans

Zac Goldsmith has spoken out against the UK government's plans to shelve import bans of fur and foie gras, which were supposed to be a Brexit bonus.Therese Coffey, the environment secretary, told the Sunday Telegraph that she planned not to take forward post-Brexit animal welfare plans championed by the Boris Johnson government, in which Lord Goldsmith was the cabinet minister responsible.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Dining

The QR-Code Menu Is Being Shown the Door

Heavenly Buffaloes, a chain of restaurants with locations in three North Carolina college towns, would seem tailor-made for QR-code menus.Its customers tend to be young and tech-savvy.Most come in hungry, many tipsy.And the menu isn't exactly complicated.It's chicken wings and beer, said Bo Sayre, the company's district manager.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Uber warns Democrats, mayor-elect if tougher ride-share rules pass problems might arise, especially during next year's DNC

Ride-sharing giant Uber is trying to leverage Chicago's hosting of next year's Democratic National Convention and the city's need for cash to quash pending legislation in Springfield that would put app-based ride-share companies on par with taxis when it comes to the liability of their drivers.In separate letters to Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, the ride-share company warned that the measure could lead to higher costs for riders and a reduced number of drivers due to greater insurance requirements.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Former Outcome Health CEO not to blame for fraud, attorney argues as trial winds down

The former CEO of the once lauded Chicago tech start-up Outcome Health did not commit fraud but rather trusted the wrong person, a defense attorney argued Wednesday morning, as closing arguments continued in the trial of three former company executives.After more than seven hours of closing arguments from a government prosecutor, the defense began its turn Wednesday giving closing arguments in the criminal trial against former Outcome CEO Rishi Shah, former President Shradha Agarwal and former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Brad Purdy.
Business Insider
1 year ago
Marketing

Meet Gen Zalpha, the powerful combo generation of teens and 20-somethings who are about to have major spending power

Generation Zalpha is a major target for marketers because of its talent and its spending power.A combo of Generations Z and Alpha, Zalpha includes anyone born after 1996.There are key differences between Gens Z and Alpha: mainly, when they were given access to screens.You've heard of Generation Z.You may have heard of Generation Alpha.
www.winemag.com
1 year ago
Wine

California's Rare Snow-Covered Vineyards Are a Treat for Some, Test for Others

Snowboarding down the vineyard rows on Howell Mountain at CADE Estate.Skiing across the upper blocks at Thomas Fogarty Winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains.Making snowmen on the usually desert-like ridges that rise above the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County.These are just some of the social media-shared scenes happening across California since last week when a cold, wet storm dropped inches of snow on places that very rarely see it across the Golden State.
Streetsblog San Francisco
1 year ago
San Francisco

Big Admission: 'I Was Wrong About Sharrows'

Trucks and "sharrows."Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content.
ProFootballTalk
10 months ago
Dallas Cowboys

Lions public relations staff wins 2023 Pete Rozelle Award - ProFootballTalk

The Pro Football Writers of America announced Friday that the Lions public relations staff has won the 2023 Pete Rozelle Award.It is the first time in franchise history the Lions have won the Rozelle, earning the 34th edition of the award.The Rozelle Award goes to the NFL club public relations staff that consistently strives for excellence in its dealings and relationships with the media.
TechRepublic
10 months ago
Information security

Okta's Security Center opens window to customer insights, including threats and friction

Since acquiring the application team platform Auth0 in 2001, identity management company Okta has pursued a platform-neutral strategy for both internal and external consumer identity authentication that includes delivering insights to IT teams overseeing security and identity-based access protocols.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Brookfield Zoo black rhino is euthanized at age 33

Nakili, an eastern black rhinoceros at the Brookfield Zoo, was euthanized Wednesday, the zoo said.The 33-year-old rhinoceros was the oldest male of his species living in an accredited North American zoo.He had been recently diagnosed with kidney disease that was no longer treatable, the Brookfield Zoo said Wednesday in announcing his death.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Fast-food giant McDonald's named founding promotional partner of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race

Expect to see a lot of McDonald's logos at the inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race during July Fourth weekend in Grant Park.The fast-food giant was named a founding promotional partner Wednesday of the two-day racing and entertainment event, which will give Chicago-based McDonald's a highly visible presence throughout the pop-up racecourse.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

Cancer drugs among top 5 most affected by shortages in the US

As the US faces a near-record number of drug shortages, cancer treatments are among the hardest hit.There is an active shortage of about two dozen chemotherapy drugs, the fifth most of any drug category, according to data from the end of March from the University of Utah Drug Information Service.The fact that we have this many chemo drugs in shortage is really concerning, said Michael Ganio, senior director of pharmacy practice and quality at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

A shortage of albuterol is about to get worse, especially in hospitals

An ongoing shortage of a medicine commonly used to treat people with breathing problems is expected to get worse after a major supplier to US hospitals shut down last week.Liquid albuterol has been in short supply since last summer, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.It has been on the US Food and Drug Administration's shortages list since October.
Poynter
10 months ago
Media industry

Gannett is experiencing a mass exodus among top execs. Here's who has left. - Poynter

USA Today's vice president and executive editor of news and initiatives Kristen Go will be leaving Friday, making her the eighth high-ranking editor or executive to depart Gannett in the last six months.The company, which underwent several rounds of cuts last year, has experienced a mass exodus among top leadership.
Digiday
10 months ago
Marketing

How advertisers are building performance marketing into awareness-driven TV strategies

In the midst of upfronts and NewFronts season, advertisers are seeking media buys that drive awareness effectively.But with marketers facing increased scrutiny and pressure to generate measurable ROI, more brands are balancing their awareness-driven upfront buys with performance-focused TV buys.While many awareness-driven campaigns are measured through offline activities, CTV advertising offers marketers measurable ROI through its digital capabilities, including targeting and measurement.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

Pepsi takes a test-and-learn approach to fragmented video landscape

| By Kimeko McCoy



As the new year gets underway, PepsiCo Beverages is ramping up its video marketing efforts to better reach shoppers across an increasingly fragmented landscape.To do so, the company and its portfolio of brands are diversifying their media mix across several video ad platforms, especially streaming.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Cars

How to Deal With Rising Auto Insurance Rates

If you've recently gotten a more expensive car insurance bill, you're not alone.Auto insurance costs were up about 15 percent in March from a year earlier, significantly higher than the latest reading on overall inflation of 5 percent.The average annual premium is about $2,000, according to the personal finance website Bankrate.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC real estate

Gray Floors Elicit Visceral Reactions. So Why Are They Seemingly Everywhere?

After the first time Anna Beagley saw gray floors, she couldn't get them out of her mind.It was love at first sight, she said.They're a nice, neutral color but still give the room a light, airy vibe.She hasn't looked back since 2021 when she renovated her home in Utah and installed the vinyl gray flooring.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

5 ways a debt default could affect you

President Joe Biden and House Republicans may have as little as a month to prevent the US from defaulting on its debt, which would impact millions of Americans and unleash economic and fiscal chaos here and around the world.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Monday that the government may not be able to pay all of its bills in full and on time as soon as June 1.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Top Biden China aide set for long-planned departure amid heightened tension with Beijing

A top Biden administration China expert is set to depart the administration after two years as special assistant to the president and senior director for China and Taiwan, the White House confirmed Wednesday.Laura Rosenberger will be leaving her post soon, a White House official confirmed to CNN, marking a high-profile departure as tense US-China relations have been exacerbated by the flight of a Chinese surveillance balloon and other aerial objects of still-unknown origin.
AdExchanger
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Attention-Based PMPs Help Mars And Nespresso Be More Seen And More Green | AdExchanger

Is there a correlation between high attention scores, low emissions scores and business outcomes?Brands, including Mars and Nestle-owned Nespresso, are testing technologies to find out, including two new private marketplace (PMP)-based products developed by attention metrics provider Adelaide that were announced last week.
Modern Retail
1 year ago
Marketing

After a successful Super Bowl ad, Temu's growth is outpacing rivals like Target

The ad for Temu, which featured the tagline ' Shop like a Billionaire,' immediately led to a rise in both downloads and daily active users.According to Sensor Tower data, Temu saw a 45% surge in downloads and daily active users jumped by about 20% on the day of the Super Bowl, compared to the previous day.
Modern Retail
1 year ago
Online marketing

More brands are investing in Walmart's advertising platform

Walmart's nascent yet fast-growing advertising business Walmart Connect made big gains this past holiday season.For the fourth quarter of 2022, ad spend through Walmart's various sponsored ads units jumped 31.5% compared to the same period in 2021, according to the latest report published by e-commerce software platform Pacvue.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Broadsign Collaboration Bolsters StackAdapt's Programmatic DOOH Offering

With demand for out-of-home (OOH) advertising continuing to surge, StackAdapt has announced a partnership with Broadsign that unlocks new OOH advertising opportunities for agencies and brands.The ad tech collaboration strengthens the OOH inventory available on StackAdapt's multi-channel digital advertising platform, providing StackAdapt users access to premium international screens in highly trafficked locations that are available through the Broadsign supply-side-platform (SSP).
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

True Native Media Announces Hiring Of Brittany Bernado

True Native Media, a premier podcast representation agency, has named Brittany Bernado as their first Senior Director of Revenue and Sales Strategy.She will be in charge of spearheading and overseeing the sales of the company, with a focus on developing strategies to reach sales targets and defining sales objectives.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Scooter injuries rose by a third in 2022

According to a Mission Local analysis of city data, injuries from electric scooter collisions rose 31 percent in 2022 - making it the fifth year in a row that figures have increased.The vast majority of these collisions were cars and trucks striking scooter riders.And, while the city is pushing new guidelines for safe scooter use, advocates say that not enough has been done enough to reshape city streets to accommodate this new form of transportation.
Digiday
10 months ago
Online marketing

Gen Z, diverse and enthusiast audiences the focus of ad-supported streamers, platforms and publishers on NewFronts day one

This year's Interactive Advertising Bureau's four-day NewFronts kicked off yesterday with digital content platforms and publishers giving presentations to marketers touting new advertising offerings and slates of video shows.YouTube, Vizio, Amazon and a range of minority-owned media companies pitched their content, audience reach and ad offerings, with a focus on their ability to engage specific audiences - Gen Z, diverse and passionate entertainment and sports viewers in particular.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Cybersecurity Experts Warn Twitter Breach Will Have Lasting Ramifications - Social Media Explorer

A hacker forum posted the account information of around 200 million Twitter users for no cost.getty After a ransomware infection, the United States Conference of Mayors unanimously voted to stop paying ransoms to hackers in July 2019.Cybersecurity experts heralded the decision, and numerous companies have also taken a stance that a ransom should never be paid - as doing so will only likely result in future attacks from bad actors.
What Does it Mean to be an Inventor? The Inventor Diary Project and Kicking off the Diversity Pilots Initiative Blog Series | Patently-O
Patently-O
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

What Does it Mean to be an Inventor? The Inventor Diary Project and Kicking off the Diversity Pilots Initiative Blog Series

Guest Post by Colleen V. Chien, Founder of the Diversity Pilots Initiative (DPI), Professor of Law and Co-Director the High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University School of Law A down payment on a house, a sense of being seen, the pride of one's parents and children, validation of one's creativity, a permanent mark, and confidence - these are just some of the answers received to the question, "what does being an inventor mean to you?" Though the patent system exists to promote innovation, it also serves to promote inventors and innovators.
Podcasternews
11 months ago
Podcast

Frequency Drives 3x Efficiency For Audacy With Podcast Vetting Automation

Frequency, the next generation of ad management for the audio industry, and Audacy Inc., a leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company, reveal how technology is fueling Audacy's dramatic increase in podcast sales productivity.Since using Frequency's automated workflows, Audacy's podcast vetting process is now 3x more efficient.
Digiday
1 year ago
Podcast

Why podcast ad buyers are hesitant to spend through demand-side platforms

Despite improvements in podcast advertising that have made it easier to buy ads through programmatic channels, buyers are slow to adopt true programmatic podcast buying through a demand-side platform, according to buyers who spoke with Digiday.There are a variety of reasons for this: host-read ads are still king in the medium, not all podcast networks or shows have inventory available to buy programmatically, and buyers often feel the need to vet the content to ensure contextual alignment when targeting specific audience segments or category verticals across a number of podcast networks.
www.romfordrecorder.co.uk
11 months ago
London

'Very low bed numbers' for mental health patients who face day-long wait in A&Es

Queen's Hospital (Image: Ellie Hoskins) There are "very low bed numbers" for mental health patients at an NHS trust, one of its directors has admitted, with hundreds of people in crisis waiting for almost a day or more in east London A&E departments.In January this year, more than 335 patients arrived at Queen's Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Goodmayes in need of urgent mental health support.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

London copes better than rivals with less vacant office space recorded

L eading global cities are continuing to feel the hit from the pandemic's home working boom, but research shows London's office sector is faring better than in New York and Paris.Vacancy levels have moved upwards in all three since the pandemic began, real estate data firm CoStar found, with lockdowns, the rise of hybrid working, and new property completions leading to millions of extra square feet being added to the market.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Popular Bexleyheath Wetherspoons has still had no offers months after going on sale

The Wrong Un pub in Bexleyheath is still up for sale.(Image: Google) A popular pub in Bexleyheath is the only south London Wetherspoons yet to receive an offer since being put up for sale.The Wrong Un in Bexleyheath is among four other south London pubs that were put on the market in September 2022.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
1 year ago
London

The south London Wetherspoons pubs still not sold six months after going up for sale

Wetherspoons pubs across south London are still up for sale.(Image: Google) Five Wetherspoons pubs across south London are still up for sale, months after becoming available on the market.A "commercial" decision was made by the chain to sell the pubs which will continue to operate as Wetherspoons outlets until they are sold.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
1 year ago
London

The three Wetherspoons pubs in south London currently under offer

Three Wetherspoons pubs in south London are currently under offer after being put up for sale five months ago.(Image: Google Maps) Three Wetherspoons pubs in south London are currently under offer after being put up for sale five months ago.The chain made a "commercial" decision to sell the pubs which continue to operate as Wetherspoons outlets until they are sold.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
1 year ago
London

The south London Wetherspoons pubs still not sold four months after going up for sale

Four Wetherspoons pubs across south London are still up for sale.(Image: Google Maps) Four Wetherspoons pubs across south London are still up for sale, months after becoming available on the market.The chain made a "commercial" decision to sell the pubs which will continue to operate as Wetherspoons outlets until they are sold.
WBEZ Chicago
11 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Listen Now: It's baseball's Opening Day! What to expect from Chicago teams

Mary Dixon: On baseball's Opening Day every player is an All Star and every skipper is a potential Manager of the Year.The Cubs begin play at home today with the Brewers, while the White Sox will be in Houston tonight to play the World Series champion Astros.WBEZ sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout is here to talk about whether this is gonna be the year for either team.
Chicago Sun-Times
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

So far, so good: White Sox nearing camp finish line in relatively good health

GOODYEAR, Ariz.- For all the focus on a determined vibe and attention to detail in this White Sox camp, in the end the thing that matters most is health.Priority one is to emerge from spring training and fly to Houston for Opening Day with no significant injuries.Health dwarfs the other priorities.That always goes for 29 other teams as well, but for the Sox, smitten by injuries in 2022, health ultimately was the thing that pole-axed their hopes of a return trip to the postseason.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Education Department releases draft version of FAFSA

The first version of what the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid will look like is here, and it's not the short application many have hoped for.It has 46 questions and runs 21 pages, although many students won't have to answer all the questions.Still, a combination of technology and legislative changes should lead to a simpler process to fill out the application, which is essential for students to access need-based federal and state financial aid.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Like many institutions aiming to better serve student mental health needs, Wright State University in Ohio is redesigning its counseling center.The reimagined center will incorporate more wellness services and partner more closely with the university's College of Health Education and Human Services, which university leaders hope will lead to shorter wait times for students seeking services, as well as to increased telehealth and after-hours capabilities.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Harris to meet Ghana's president as she begins Africa trip

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Monday with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, a show of support for the West African leader who is facing rising discontent over inflation and fresh concerns about regional security.Harris is just beginning a weeklong trip to the continent that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia, part of a concerted effort to broaden U.S. outreach at a time when China and Russia have entrenched interests of their own in Africa.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

All aTwitter: 23 March 2023

The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a handy spot to check the Washington Commanders beat writers & bloggers, national sports journalists, and football fans in order to keep up on the latest news and opinions about Washington, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

How does the West view Xi's trip to Moscow?

China's president says his country and Russia are driving global geopolitical change.President Xi Jinping has concluded his visit to Moscow, cementing his no-limits partnership with Vladimir Putin.The Chinese leader's trip came just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president, for war crimes in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

You Don't Need to Disinfect So Much

The cleaning industry experienced a boom during the first years of the pandemic.Covid-19 cleaning protocols in schools, stores and other public spaces ratcheted up, with a spray and a wipe-down becoming de rigueur on every surface after every use.Fear of the coronavirus also prompted people to use more disinfectant wipes and sprays in their homes, and consumer spending on cleaning products increased 12 percent between 2019 and 2021.
The Mercury News
1 year ago
Silicon Valley food

Subway's $15 Footlong Pass goes on sale early Tuesday. Potential savings? $150

Last year, Subway introduced a new subscription program called the Footlong Pass that offered a 50% discount on a footlong sandwich every day for a month - for an estimated savings of $150.The 10,000 available passes sold out in less than six hours.This time there are 250,000 passes up for grabs.Even with that number available, "we expect them to go very quickly," said Barb Millette, Senior Director of Loyalty & Gift Cards at Subway, in a press release.
www.winemag.com
1 year ago
Wine

Pregnancy and Motherhood Could Revolutionize Wine if We Let It

In Fleishman is in Trouble, Taffy Brodesser-Akner's novel-turned-zeitgeisty 2023 television series, the character Libby Epstein compares being a working mother to having two full-time jobs.It's just math, she says.For many real-world working parents, the sentiment resonates.A 2020 Gallup poll showed that fathers in heterosexual, dual-income households don't share childcare, cleaning, grocery shopping and other duties equally with their female spouses.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

The FBI's most controversial surveillance tool is under threat

An existential fight over the US government's ability to spy on its own citizens is brewing in Congress.And as this fight unfolds, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's biggest foes on Capitol Hill are no longer reformers merely interested in reining in its authority.Many lawmakers, elevated to new heights of power by the recent election, are working to dramatically curtail the methods by which the FBI investigates crime.
RAIN News
1 year ago
Music

Actionable audio ads, Zellennials, and the power of testing: More from Veritonic's Audio Intelligence Summit - RAIN News

Below, more notes from AIS2023, Veritonic's Audio Intelligence Summit in New York.(See part 1 HERE.)Actionable Audio Ads ("Alexa, open Pizza Hut")
Charles Cadbury, CEO of London-based Say It Now, a voice assistant advertising firm, made the transatlantic hop to describe an interactive experience in which smart speaker users could order a pizza by voice.
RAIN News
1 year ago
Music

Post navigation

Sonic Adventuring Steve Keller, AudioAlchemist and Sonic Strategist at SXM Media, has announced a new webinar produced by his internal group, Studio Resonate.Called "Adventures in Sound: Audio Creative Tips for Travel and Tourism," the presentation promises to reveal how travel companies are using audio that leads directly to higher revenue.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Stanford blames inflation for highest tuition hike in at least a decade

First, it was gas and groceries.Now, it's college tuition.Stanford University is blaming inflation for its largest tuition increase in at least a decade, a 7% hike that will push undergraduate tuition to nearly $62,000 and the total cost of attendance including room and board to above $82,000 in the next academic year.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Education

Video | Inclusion at Explore Schools: Multi-lingual Learning and Special Populations | amNewYork

Learn about the inclusion of different learners at Explore Schools in the latest Schneps Media webinar.Explore Schools is a network of eight K through 8 charter schools serving over 1900 students in Brooklyn since 2002.They span across Central Brooklyn serving the Crown Heights, Cararsie, Flatbush and Prospect Heights neighborhoods.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Not Even The Tooth Fairy Is Safe From Inflation, Price Tracker Shows

Yes, inflation is hitting our wallets.Everything is more expensive - from a dozen eggs to used vehicles and rent to medications, it's been a real challenge for families.But did you know that, perhaps somewhat hilariously, even your kids lost teeth are at risk of price gouging?A new tracker purports how much the price of a tooth from the tooth fairy will run you now versus what that same tooth would have cost a year ago.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Barnes & Noble is staging its biggest expansion in more than a decade

After years on the brink, Barnes & Noble is going for a plot twist: The book chain is staging its biggest expansion in over a decade.JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Barnes & Noble was once the biggest of its kind.Then, the bookseller fell to the brink of extinction.Now comes a plot twist.As NPR's Alina Selyukh reports, Barnes & Noble is once again expanding.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Jan. 6 report isn't dominating the sales charts like prior government reports

A MARTINEZ, HOST: Since the release of the January 6 committee report, several publishers have raced to make the free government document available as a book.This isn't the first time a government report has gotten that treatment.The 9/11 Commission report and the Mueller report were both bestsellers.
Breaking Defense
1 year ago
Law

Lawmaker 'definitely' considering value of independent Cyber Force, but wants more study

WASHINGTON - A key lawmaker says his subcommittee will consider the idea of having a Space Force-like independent cyber military service, but he said he wants to study the idea more to make sure it wouldn't complicate the challenging mission further.The idea was floated on Thursday by Mark Montgomery, senior director of the Center on Cyber Technology and Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who told the House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) cyber, innovative technologies and information systems (CITI) subcommittee that it needs to examine "if the current design of the Cyber Mission Force is what we need for the 21st century, or should we be considering an independent cyber force as we've recently done with the Space Force."
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Public health

Huge jump in pregnant women hospitalized with flu may be due to lagging vaccinations, experts say

Pregnant women may be at higher risk from the flu this season, but it appears to have more to do with falling vaccination rates than with the virus itself.Dr. Michelle Barron, senior director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth, said about half of the system's female patients between the ages of 18 and 44 have been pregnant so far this year.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Which Came First, Inflation or the Egg Meme?

The chicken is crossing the road, and she is doing so glamorously, toting a Louis Vuitton bag, rocking a Derby-style bowler hat and avoiding the paparazzi in sunglasses.In the eyes of frustrated grocery shoppers equipped with Photoshop and social media accounts, chickens have become the misers of a valuable asset, eggs.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

What do we know about new COVID variant XBB.1.5?

The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5has been reported in dozens of countries and the WHO has called it the most transmissible yet.A new Omicron variant XBB.1.5 is causing concerns among scientists as it is spreading like a wildfire across dozens of countries, with the UN health agency calling it the most transmissible subvariant detected yet.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Federal judge rules Catholic hospital discriminated against transgender man

A federal judge has ruled that a Catholic hospital discriminated against a transgender man when it refused to perform a gender-affirming procedure.Jesse Hammons sued the University of Maryland Medical System, which owns St.Joseph Medical Center, after the facility canceled a hysterectomy in January 2020.
Theregister
1 year ago
Tech industry

More pre-Musk leaders leave Twitter

A pair of leadership departures at Twitter this week have left the company with few, if any, remaining executives that predate Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform.Behnam Rezaei, former head of product and engineering, announced his departure in a tweet yesterday, while senior director of HR Katie Marcotte reportedly departed earlier this week, leaving the company two "Twitter 1.0" executives short, and with little remaining institutional C-suite memory that predates Musk.
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