Huge AI funding leads to hype and ‘grifting’, warns DeepMind’s Hassabis
British AI pioneer says the billions of dollars being poured into start-ups is obscuring scientific progress in the field (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scale AI Nears $13 Billion Valuation in Accel-Led Round
Venture capital firm Accel, an early investor in the data labeling startup Scale AI, is in talks to lead a new round of funding that would raise the startup’s valuation nearly 80% to about $13 billion, people with direct knowledge of the discussions said. The investment would allow Accel to…#venture #accel #scaleai #openai #scale (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Peter Thiel-Backed AI Startup, Cognition Labs, Seeks $2 Billion Valuation
Funding round could increase startup’s valuation nearly sixfold in a matter of weeks, reflecting AI frenzy. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
X says it is funding a lawsuit filed by Chloe Happe against her ex-employer Block, after being allegedly sacked for her X posts about refugees and trans people
X is funding a lawsuit filed by Chloe Happe against her former employer Block, which was founded by Jack Dorsey, the same person who founded the website formerly known as Twitter. In her lawsuit, Happe said Block had wrongfully fired her in retaliation for two posts she made on what she called her…#chloehappe #jackdorsey #happe #hamas #israel #gaza #kurdistan #elonmusk #ginacarano #lucasfilmanddisney (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A startup's solar-powered backyard tiny home can help power the main house
San Francisco-based startup Cosmic is selling 100 prefab ADUs starting at $279,000 each in hopes of using the profit and a recent funding round to improve its manufacturing process and decrease the cost of its tiny homes. Cosmic San Francisco startup Cosmic is selling its first 100 prefabricated…#sashajokic #azure #cosmic #wheelhouse #homedepot #amazon #costco #jokic #homeowners #samara (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Canada: Double-Digit Growth and a $32 Million Boost in Government Funding
New funding is coming to the Canadian music industry. Pascale St-Onge, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced at the Juno Awards on March 24 that the government will increase the Canada Music Fund by $32 million over the next two fiscal years. The Canada Music Fund supports both FACTOR and…#canadianheritage #junoawards #canadamusicfund #factor #cima #andrewcash #showandvideoindustry #ifpi #weekndatno4andno5 #globalartist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Telehealth Room at the Storm Lake Public Library
My dream of a Telehealth Room at our library began when I read an article on the Pottsboro Area Library’s Telehealth Space in Texas in the May 2021 issue of American Libraries. I greatly admired the concept of telemedicine at a public library. That was during the pandemic, when our library was closed to the public but preparing to re-open at 50% capacity. Our patrons were eager to browse the shelves again. The staff were also tired because we had books everywhere due to a leaking roof that damaged a portion of the nonfiction area. Among all the reshelving, I stared at the Pottsboro Area Library photo and wondered how we ...
Source: The Cornflower - March 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Darlene Kaskie Tags: Blog telehealth Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Social Safety Net Programme Faces Funding Gap As Starvation Looms
[The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -- 'At least if there was a safety net we could receive assistance every month.' (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Climate Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Environment Ethiopia Health and Medicine Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution Sustainable Development International Terrorism Source Type: news
WHO Calls for More Data on Violence Against Older Women and Women With Disabilities
Older women and women with disabilities are underrepresented in global data on violence against women. Credit: WHO/Kiana Hayeri
By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 2024 (IPS) Older women and women with disabilities experience abuse that is unique to their demographics, yet they are underrepresented in national and global databases, according to findings shared by the World Health Organization (WHO).
On Wednesday, WHO and UN-Women released two new briefs, the first in a series that will discuss neglected forms of violence, including gender-based violence. The two briefs, titled Measuring violence against older women an...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Naureen Hossain Tags: Civil Society Development & Aid Featured Gender Gender Violence Global Headlines Health Human Rights Inequality Population Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Repo Source Type: news
The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply
The European Union aims to fast-track up to $1.1 billion in financial aid to Egypt, using a funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards.#egypt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in Michigan announces billions in funding and touts Biden
Culvert Township, Mich. — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm barnstormed across the Midwest this week, selling President Biden's legislative record on factory floors and union halls as Democrats urgently courted a critical swing state. Why it matters: The White House knows it has some distance to…#culverttownship #mich #jennifergranholm #midwest #democrats #wisconsin #michigan #granholm #ohio #arizona (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’s Next for Ethereum NFT Game ‘Parallel’ and Solana's ‘Colony’ After $35 Million Raise
Parallel Studios, the startup behind Ethereum NFT card-battler Parallel, announced late Wednesday that it has raised $35 million in fresh funding from a bevy of major firms around the crypto world and numerous well-known angel investors. The list includes investment management giant VanEck, Solana…#parallelstudios #ethereumnft #vaneck #solanaventures #baseecosystemfund #collabcurrency #spartangroup #rajgokal #pudgypenguins #lucanetz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Helix BioPharma Corp. Secures New Funding
Helix Biopharma Corp. (TSE:HBP) has released an update. Helix BioPharma Corp., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced a private ...#helixbiopharmacorp #tse (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Republican-backed budget bill with increased K-12 funding sent to Kentucky's Democratic governor
Kentucky's legislature delivered on a new two-year state budget Thursday that would increase funding for K-12 schools as lawmakers accomplished their biggest responsibility of this year's legislative session. The spending plan won final passage in the House and now heads to Gov. Andy Beshear, who…#kentucky #k12 #andybeshear #robertstivers #generalassembly #timmytruett #adriellecamuel #beshear #protem #davidgivens (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tesoro Minerals Secures Oversubscribed Funding
Tesoro Minerals (TSE:TES) has released an update. Tesoro Minerals Corp. successfully completed an oversubscribed private placement, raising CAD$316...#tesorominerals #tse #tes #tesoromineralscorp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
