This year's theme ‘The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health' seeks a drastic shift in political priorities, policy coherence and agenda setting to address climate change, occupational safety and health hazards and risks to workers. With occupational climate-related health risks expected to increase because of climate change, achieving a collective approach to deal with this global health crisis is not a quick fix. We come together to remember those who have sadly lost ()
By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia We mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April every year to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Our sister organization, the International Labour Organization (ILO), began to observe World Day in 2003 to raise the political profile of occupational health and safety, and to fulfil the integral ‘advocacy’ component of their Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health. Given that...
A man uses a motorcycle to transport palm fruit at a plantation in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, April 21, 2024. Indonesia saw a 27% increase in primary forest
Vietnamese enterprises have poured trillions of Vietnamese dong into data center projects
The Twin Valley High School Internship Program provides career exploration for juniors and seniors at local businesses.
The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group and the Boise Fire Department’s Swiftwater/Dive Team remain ready for the call of real-world rescues with new training scenarios by adding the element of water during hoist rescue exercises on April 18 and 19 at a local pond in Boise. Firefighters practiced hoist rescues from the water using the State Aviation Group's UH-60 Black Hawk and the UH-72A Lakota helicopters. The training enables the Swiftwater/Dive Rescue Team to become familiar...
Virginia is home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, but that doesn’t come without controversy. Opponents of data centers say they’re bad for the environment and strain the state’s electric grid.
Neuromorphic computing represents a groundbreaking approach in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, drawing inspiration from the human brain’s structure and function. This innovative field utilizes systems like spiking neural networks (SNNs) to mimic the brain’s neural architecture, aiming to deliver significant improvements in speed and energy efficiency compared to traditional computing systems. By emulating the way […]
Fox News host Laura Ingraham shows how former President Trump can put President Biden's record "on trial" as the NY vs. Trump case takes center stage on "The Ingraham Angle." LAURA INGRAHAM: An impartial observer knows that the New York media is doing everything it can to influence the jury. On the eve of the trial, the illustrious "New York Slimes" published a piece titled "Will a mountain of evidence be enough to convict Trump?" In the official record, the case is known as the People of the...
India currently has a fairly small chip-manufacturing industry, but prime minister Narendra Modi wants the country to become a dominant player in the sector in just a few years
Leading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta and others have jointly pledged to prevent their AI tools from being used to exploit children and generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initiative was led by child-safety group Thorn and All Tech Is Human, a non-profit focused on responsible tech. The pledges from AI companies, Thorn said, “set a groundbreaking precedent for the industry and represent a significant leap in efforts to defend children...
Google is bullish on its investment in data centers in the Netherlands as the company is investing €600 million to build a third one in the European country with a huge focus on sustainability.