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Is cell signal improving on Durham’s 9th Street? And other story followups
I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. Durham’s 9th Street, a busy commercial stretch near Duke University, has notoriously dreadful cell service. For years, business owners and patrons have complained of dropped calls and futile Google […]
S&P 500, Nasdaq soar to fresh records after inflation cools and Fed sees improving outlook
A promising inflation print on the morning of the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve has economists feeling optimistic about the central bank’s statement, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference may lean more dovish than initially expected. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May showed the lowest yearly increase for consumer prices since […]
S&P 500, Nasdaq soar to fresh records after inflation cools and Fed sees improving outlok
A promising inflation print on the morning of the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve has economists feeling optimistic about the central bank’s statement, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference may lean more dovish than initially expected. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May showed the lowest yearly increase for consumer prices since […]
Iga Swiatek ready for tough test against improving Coco Gauff
Iga Swiatek will meet Coco Gauff for a place in the final of the French Open in the 12th instalment of what has, so far, been a one-sided rivalry. World number one Swiatek has won 10 of their 11 meetings, the most recent coming in Rome last month and the most important being the Roland […]
Automation and AI key in improving development speed
In a tech-heavy world, the use of automation and AI is now the key to further speeding up processes in clinical trials and drug development. A key theme from the first morning of the Veeva R&D Summit, taking place at the Marriott Madrid Auditorium on 4-5 June 2024, was the need to use automation and […]
Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030. UNICEF said improved energy resilience would also contribute $296 million to the country’s fragile economy over the next 20 years by reducing maternal, adult and […]
Dr. Sanjay Gupta is optimizing his brain health. Here are his 5 tips for improving yours.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN correspondent, world traveler and practicing neurosurgeon, considers himself a healthy guy: He exercises and lives an active life, keeps his mind stimulated and eats well. But, like millions of Americans, he has a family history of Alzheimer’s disease. So when he began filming his new documentary, “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient,” Gupta […]
Poland puts billions into improving protection along eastern border
Poland plans to spend billions of euros on strengthening its eastern border, according to an announcement by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Tusk said he would put 10 billion zlotys ($2.5 billion) into security, above all along the NATO member’s eastern border, according to PAP news agency. “We are starting a major project to build a […]
Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data center performance fivefold
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday unveiled a product called Trillium in its artificial intelligence data center chip family that it says is nearly five times as fast as its prior version. “Industry demand for (machine learning) computer has grown by a factor of 1 million in the last six […]
Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data center performance fivefold
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday unveiled a product called Trillium in its artificial intelligence data center chip family that it says is nearly five times as fast as its prior version. “Industry demand for (machine learning) computer has grown by a factor of 1 million in the last six […]
Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, aims to boost the number of […]