Rising retrenchments, high interest rates slow private home price growth to 1.5% in Q1
The Straits Times Business News This comes after a 2.8% increase in the fourth quarter of 2023. Go to Source 01/04/2024 – 06:02 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
How long COVID symptoms change patients’ lives
PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, many long COVID patients have more questions than answers. Go to Source 20/03/2024 – 03:03 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
3 Questions: What you need to know about audio deepfakes
MIT News – Artificial intelligence Audio deepfakes have had a recent bout of bad press after an artificial intelligence-generated robocall purporting to be the voice of Joe Biden hit up New Hampshire residents, urging them not to cast ballots. Meanwhile, spear-phishers — phishing campaigns that target a specific person or group, especially using information known […]Continue reading
No 10 says Tory donor’s alleged comments about Abbott were racist
BBC News It comes after Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch broke ranks to say Frank Hester’s reported words were racist. Go to Source 12/03/2024 – 21:06 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Welsh government slow to debate Covid threat, inquiry told
Coronavirus | The Guardian Threat not discussed until weeks after chief medical officer warned of ‘significant risk’ it would reach WalesThe Welsh government’s cabinet did not discuss the threat posed by Covid as the virus spread across the world until a month after its chief medical officer had warned there was a “significant risk” it […]Continue reading
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims ‘bullshit’ as expert says Covid vaccine saved 14m lives
Coronavirus | The Guardian FDA doctor Peter Marks apologizes to viewers after far-right Republican claims children should not be given Covid vaccinesResponding to an expert’s statement that “about 3.2 million” American lives have been saved by vaccines against Covid, with “over 14 million lives” saved globally, the far-right Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said: “I’m not […]Continue reading
Safer skies with self-flying helicopters
MIT News – Artificial intelligence In late 2019, after years of studying aviation and aerospace engineering, Hector (Haofeng) Xu decided to learn to fly helicopters. At the time, he was pursuing his PhD in MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, so he was familiar with the risks associated with flying small aircraft. But something about […]Continue reading
Why Canadian advocates say fines for animal abandonment can be a deterrent
As animal abandonment grows after COVID-19 and amid a cost of living crisis, communities and rescue groups are trying new methods to deter people from ditching their pets unsafely. Go to Source 02/02/2024 – 15:02 /Sean Previl Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Novo Tellus Spac to pay redemption price of $5.18 for Class A shares
The Straits Times Business News February 02, 2024 9:35 AMIts winding up comes after Pegasus Asia said last December that it would not conclude a business combination either. Go to Source 02/02/2024 – 03:02 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Michelle Mone and the PPE Medpro investigation – podcast
Coronavirus | The Guardian After the peer admitted to lying about her involvement in lucrative government PPE deals during the Covid crisis, the fate of her high-profile lingerie company raises further questions. David Conn reportsWhen Michelle Mone sat down for an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg last month it was against the backdrop of […]Continue reading