• UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis

    The world needs to better manage its freshwater resources but thirsty new technologies touted as solutions could lead to serious problems if left unchecked, a UN report warned Friday.Roughly half of the planet's population is facing grave water shortages, with climate change-linked droughts affecting more than 1.4 billion people between 2002 and 2021, the report for the UN cultural agency UNESCO said.As of 2022, more than 2 billion people were without access to safely managed drinking water,...

  • Does Big Tech Have The Right Talent To Win Our Confidence With Its AI Creation?

    Does Big Tech Have The Right Talent To Win Our Confidence With Its AI Creation? Authored by Shannon Edwards via The Epoch Times, The biggest generative AI gaffes of late, including Google Gemini’s text-to-image portrayal of “a Pope” as a woman, our Founding Fathers as Asian and black, and text responses suggesting false equivalencies between high-profile individuals such as Elon Musk and the Nazis, make for click-worthy headlines decrying Big Tech’s “clear bias,” but those don’t...

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    Synthetic Media Producer Is the Latest Role Addressing Gen AI Ethics

    IPG's Momentum Worldwide is preparing for the deluge of artificial intelligence-generated content. The agency is creating the role of synthetic media producer to help reduce risks and mitigate liability when it comes to working with AI-generated content for its clients, which are growing increasingly concerned over its risks. Sitting within Momentum Worldwide's content strategy team and reporting to the agency's head of global technology operations, the SMP will be responsible for...

  • Analysts: Policymakers must confront weaponized migration to address border crisis

    (The Center Square) – Unless Congress and policymakers understand how weaponized migration is being used against the U.S., they won’t be able to solve the problem, foreign policy analysts warn. More than 11 million foreign nationals, including gotaways, illegally entering the U.S. from all over the world is not an accident, military and foreign policy experts have warned. It’s called migrant warfare, The Center Square first reported. The European Commission, United Nations, NATO,...

  • Editorial: As refugee numbers grow, officials must stop politicking, address immigration crisis

    People who have been to the U.S.-Mexico border, and even crossed into Matamoros, Reynosa or other northern Mexican cities, probably have seen a major demographic change. More people approaching our border, or waiting in Mexico to see if they are admitted into this country, are from Haiti; creole French is becoming increasingly common here.

  • Tech can play big role in agri, education, health: PM Modi in interaction with Bill Gates

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday identified agriculture, education and health as three sectors where he believes technology can play a big role, and highlighted efforts of his government. In an interaction with philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, Modi said he used to hear of digital divide in the world and had decided that he will not allow this to happen in India. He said he wants to allocate funds to scientists for local research in cervical cancer to develop vaccines at a...

  • CNN facing identity crisis after firings, low ratings – and new talent not a priority: ‘Don’t have the money’

    CEO Mark Thompson has assured CNN's talent that they're a central part of the news network in an internal memo -- but insiders are skeptical, we hear.

  • tech mahindra: Tech Mahindra to merge two US-based subsidiaries

    IT services and consultation company Tech Mahindra said it plans to merge its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Born Group and Tech Mahindra (Americas), to synergise business operations, optimise operational cost, and reduce compliance risks. The merger is subject to regulatory approvals in the country of incorporation. According to a regulatory filing, the appointed date of the plan of merger is April 1, 2024. "A Plan of Merger of Born Group, Inc., a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of the...

  • Jackson mayor to address city’s future in annual State of the City address

    A recording of the annual State of the City address will be available after

  • Zmarzlak Homers Tech Past No. 13 NC State – Baseball — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

    THE FLATS – Facing a two-run deficit in the eighth, senior Bobby Zmarzlak

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    The Crisis Unfolding in Haiti

    Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of The Haitian Times, discusses the unfolding crisis in Haiti, where gangs have ousted the president and wreaked havoc on the population.

  • How to rebound from a tech layoff

    If you have been laid off this year, what can you do to smooth that transition from work to unemployment -- and back again?