Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82
In 1961, he and 12 other civil rights activists were nearly killed for trying to integrate interstate bus terminals across the South…
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Smart Villages and Human Settlements
Baltimore, MD & Johannesburg, South Africa – January 14, 2025 The US Africa Collaborative (UAC), Pan African Chamber of Commerce (PACC), iLima Digital Foundary, and CUREX Asset Group are proud to announce the launch of the Center of Excellence for…
New Health Cybersecurity Rule: What Docs Should Know
A new federal rule could force hospitals and doctors’ groups to boost health cybersecurity measures to better protect patients’ health information and prevent ransomware attacks. Some of the proposed requirements could be expensive for healthcare providers. The proposed rule, issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and published on January 6…
2024 confirmed as first year to breach 1.5°C warming limit
Scientists warn efforts to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5°C will fail as data confirms 2024 was the hottest year in human history…Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 80 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor’s largest investments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Generative AI should be used to transform society, not put dogs in Van Gogh paintings
I think there’s more potential for generative AI to augment and improve human society than take over human tasks…
161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom
Butler’s “Darwin among the machines” warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity…
Dunlop Tyre Brand Has Been Sold To Goodyear For $701 Million
Goodyear has officially confirmed that it has sold the Dunlop tyre brand to the Japanese company Sumitomo Rubber Industries. The $701 million deal includes the sale of rights to the Dunlop brand in Europe, North America and Oceania for consumer, commercial and other specialty tyres. Goodyear plans to use the proceeds to reduce its debt…Genocide is declared once more in Sudan. How did the country get here?
CNN — This week, the United States accused the RSF militia in Sudan’s brutal civil conflict of committing genocide. It’s the second time in two decades that genocide has been declared in the northeast African nation, where thousands have died and millions are in the grip of a humanitarian crisis…