Since 2020, experts and journalists have been predicting or declaring a baby boom. It never happened. Now that we have numbers from 2023, it’s clear that despite some ups and downs during COVID-19, America is simply continuing on a downward slope — an ever-worsening baby bust. When the world locked down in the spring of […]
According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, since Hamas' on-the-ground massacre and capture of Israelis on October 7, Israel's relentless bombardment and destruction of the Gaza Strip has killed more than 34,262 Palestinians.Palestinians in the West Bank have also suffered fatalities after the conflict increased tensions in the occupied territory. Since Israel officially declared war on Gaza, at least 288 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, and 3,430 others have been injured.The...
Tom Gilbey sipped a glass of wine after completing each mile of the London Marathon and has gone viral on social media.
Israel's government has launched a new fund to encourage institutional investors to boost investments in high-tech companies, the Israel Innovation Authority said on Sunday. The tech sector is a key driver of Israel's economy, accounting for close to 20% of output, 12% of jobs, more than 50% of exports and 25% of tax income. The high-tech sector is a central and significant pillar of the Israeli economy, and we must ensure diversity in its sources of funding, said Finance Minister Bezalel...
A group of tech companies in the north of England have called for the creation of a Manchester-based digital investment fund to help challenge the “dominance of London and the South East”. Industry body Manchester Digital and several tech firms based in the north or with a significant northern presence – including Auto Trader, BT […]
The buzz around artificial intelligence has companies scampering to hire top talent in the market to run their AI ops and design future strategy. Job portals and headhunters are currently swamped with requests from top corporations on the lookout for a chief AI officer (CAIO).Job portals show over 350 openings for AI leadership roles in India and 10 for the role of CAIO, according to Kapil Joshi, deputy CEO, Quess IT Staffing.A February study by Nasscom and BCG found approximately 70% of...
Venture capital (VC) operation General Catalyst has reportedly raised almost $6 billion for technology startups. The company, which has invested in Stripe, Snap and Mistral, could close its newest fund as soon as May, the Financial Times reported Sunday (April 28), citing sources familiar with the matter who say the funds will be invested in various sectors including defense, space, climate, […]
Theda Hammel's energetic, idiosyncratic debut film, "Stress Positions," is a microcosm of modern America. Review.
March and April brought the brutal news of layoffs to hundreds of workers at biotech and health tech companies in the Bay Area. Even as job cuts have seemingly slowed down in the wider tech industry this spring, four health-related companies announced sizable staff reductions. Genentech and Hinge Health cut portions of their Bay Area workforces, while Sanofi and Abbott Laboratories announced major facilities closures. All told, 807 people will lose their jobs. The layoffs were previously...
European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who has been looking into Big Tech's partnerships with AI start-ups, met on Friday fast-growing French start-up company Mistral AI and said the sector needs more competition. In February, Microsoft invested $16 million in Mistral AI and partnered with them to make its artificial intelligence models available through its Azure platform. It has also invested in ChatGPT owner OpenAI. Other high-profile AI partnerships include Amazon and Google's...
Investors in a London-listed medical technology firm are continuing their campaign to oust the company’s top brass as its share price languishes.
Disney Entertainment and ESPN’s chief technology officer Aaron LaBerge is leaving the media giant in June to join sports betting company Penn Entertainment. LaBerge, who will also serve as chief tech