Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap. (Image credit: Ashlie Bramley )
Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap. (Image credit: Ashlie Bramley )
‘Trauma-bonding’ with his future wife on Big Brother, selling their wedding pics to OK!, walking off Buzzcocks, writing hits for stars like Kylie and Olly Murs … as the singer returns, he looks back at a tumultuous career ‘I hated being famous,” Samuel Preston says. “I hated, hated, hated it.” Twenty years ago, Preston, who presented himself by his surname to emulate Morrissey, was experiencing a ...
‘Trauma-bonding’ with his future wife on Big Brother, selling their wedding pics to OK!, walking off Buzzcocks, writing hits for stars like Kylie and Olly Murs … as the singer returns, he looks back at a tumultuous career ‘I hated being famous,” Samuel Preston says. “I hated, hated, hated it.” Twenty years ago, Preston, who presented himself by his surname to emulate Morrissey, was experiencing a very intense type of notoriety. He had been NME-famous with Worthing band the Ordinary Boys, whose socially conscious ska-influenced indie-punk had a strong cult following known as the Ordinary Army, thanks to hits such as Boys Will Be Boys. But his stint in the 2006 edition of Celebrity Big Brother, and the national interest in his will-they-won’t-they relationship with fellow contestant Chantelle Houghton – the fake “celebrity” sent in to dupe the B-listers – was what sent his profile through the roof. After leaving the show, he says, “I was on loads of Prozac. I was in a weird space.” Now, after years living on-off in the US, becoming a successful songwriter for hire (to the likes of Kylie Minogue, Cher, Olly Murs, Liam Payne and Jessie Ware), and surviving a near-death experience and OxyContin addiction, Preston is making a comeback with the Ordinary Boys. The band’s new single Peer Pressure is their first music since 2015 (not counting a Christmas single with Olly Murs). Continue reading...
A long list of contenders want to be president in 2027. But with anti-establishment sentiment dominating the national mood, outsiders have the advantage Wanted: politician capable of appealing to the moderate right, centre and moderate left to beat hard-right populist Jordan Bardella in the run-off of France’s 2027 presidential election. The search began in earnest after last month’s municipal ele...
A long list of contenders want to be president in 2027. But with anti-establishment sentiment dominating the national mood, outsiders have the advantage Wanted: politician capable of appealing to the moderate right, centre and moderate left to beat hard-right populist Jordan Bardella in the run-off of France’s 2027 presidential election. The search began in earnest after last month’s municipal elections , in which the left held on to most big cities while conservatives or the far-right National Rally (RN) hoovered up smaller towns. This year will be a marathon race to select a single candidate to face Bardella, 30, or his patron, Marine Le Pen, 57, in the final round. Le Pen remains ineligible unless an appeals court in July overturns her sentence for embezzlement of EU funds. All opinion polls give the anti-immigration, Eurosceptic RN a sizeable lead in voting intentions for the first round. Bardella, the party’s smooth-talking but inexperienced leader, is polling as high as 38% . Barring a miracle, he seems sure of a place in the run-off. That leaves only one slot for a candidate who can reconcile mainstream conservative and liberal centrist supporters of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron, and then win over sufficient socialist, green and even radical-left voters. Continue reading...
Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease The freezer is filled with blue-lidded tubes of cows’ blood, ready to be defrosted and used to feed the colony of mosquitoes. “Also, you can use your arm,” says Nombuso Princess Bhembe, who tends the mosquitoes at Eswa...
Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease The freezer is filled with blue-lidded tubes of cows’ blood, ready to be defrosted and used to feed the colony of mosquitoes. “Also, you can use your arm,” says Nombuso Princess Bhembe, who tends the mosquitoes at Eswatini’s national insectary, an unremarkable building in the town of Siphofaneni, part of the southern African country’s push to eliminate malaria. But the landlocked nation of 1.2 million people, formerly known as Swaziland, is facing headwinds from not only the climate crisis, aid cuts and insecticide resistance but also economic migration from countries with higher case numbers. Continue reading...
Cn0ra 8:30 AM Jobless Claims New unemployment claims are compiled weekly to show the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time. Claims are seen back down at 215K after jumping by 16K to 219K in the previous week. 8:30 AM Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index The general conditions index from this business outlook survey is a diffusion index of manufacturing condi...
Cn0ra 8:30 AM Jobless Claims New unemployment claims are compiled weekly to show the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time. Claims are seen back down at 215K after jumping by 16K to 219K in the previous week. 8:30 AM Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index The general conditions index from this business outlook survey is a diffusion index of manufacturing conditions within the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district. The index was seen down in April but still solidly in expansion at 12.0 versus 18.1 in March. 8:35 AM John Williams Speaks New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams gives a keynote speech before the FHLBNY 2026 Member Symposium organized by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. 9:15 AM Industrial Production The Federal Reserve's monthly index of industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates cover manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities. A modest increase in industrial output is expected at 0.1 percent, with manufacturing up 0.3 percent and capacity utilization flat at 76.3 percent for March. 10:30 AM EIA Natural Gas Report The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides weekly information on natural gas stocks in underground storage for the U.S. and five regions of the country. 10:35 AM Stephen Miran Speaks Federal Reserve Board Governor Stephen Miran participates in a conversation before the Washington Economic Festival: "Global Macro Sessions". 4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet The Fed's balance sheet is a weekly report presenting a consolidated balance sheet for all 12 Reserve Banks that lists factors supplying reserves into the banking system and factors absorbing reserves from the system. More on U.S. Markets Iran War May Widen 10-Year Yield's Market Premium Vs. Fair Value Weak Dollar Is The Real Threat To The U.S. Stock Market Fed Walks A Policy Tightrope As Iran Conflict Clouds The Outlook Treasury yields steady as softer core CPI reinforces bets o...
Beijing residents are once again bracing for a seasonal nuisance that has become something of a tradition: the city’s annual “snowstorm” of willow and poplar catkins. The catkins are essentially seeds from female willow and poplar trees, encased in downy fibres. After pollination in spring, the female trees produce seed pods that split open upon ripening, releasing the fluffy seeds to disperse in ...
Beijing residents are once again bracing for a seasonal nuisance that has become something of a tradition: the city’s annual “snowstorm” of willow and poplar catkins. The catkins are essentially seeds from female willow and poplar trees, encased in downy fibres. After pollination in spring, the female trees produce seed pods that split open upon ripening, releasing the fluffy seeds to disperse in the wind. The wisps absorb bacteria, pollen and dust from the air, triggering respiratory and skin...
Many world-class cities are prioritising efforts to enhance their health technology infrastructures to attract more clinical trials and research projects. These can offer many benefits not only to pharmaceutical companies and research institutes, but also – potentially – give the public better access to innovative treatment options and raise the overall quality of their healthcare system. Hong Kon...
Many world-class cities are prioritising efforts to enhance their health technology infrastructures to attract more clinical trials and research projects. These can offer many benefits not only to pharmaceutical companies and research institutes, but also – potentially – give the public better access to innovative treatment options and raise the overall quality of their healthcare system. Hong Kong, backed by two top‑ranked medical schools and one of the world’s most active capital markets, is...
Cuando la familia de Paz Orge Acebillo recibió una carta en nombre de Amazon Web Services proponiendo un “acuerdo amistoso privado” para comprar el terreno que poseían desde hacía casi medio siglo, pensó que era una estafa. La carta hacía referencia a un proyecto de centro de datos “de interés general” respaldado por el gobierno de Aragón. Prometía a su padre una compensación “superior” y cerraba ...
Cuando la familia de Paz Orge Acebillo recibió una carta en nombre de Amazon Web Services proponiendo un “acuerdo amistoso privado” para comprar el terreno que poseían desde hacía casi medio siglo, pensó que era una estafa. La carta hacía referencia a un proyecto de centro de datos “de interés general” respaldado por el gobierno de Aragón. Prometía a su padre una compensación “superior” y cerraba con una petición urgente: la familia tenía cuatro días para manifestar su interés. “Mi madre me llamó asustada”, dice Acebillo, cuya familia lleva años utilizando su pequeña parcela en Aragón, en el norte de España, para cultivar verduras y reunirse en cumpleaños, comuniones y noches de verano. “Al día siguiente, fue al ayuntamiento y le enseñó la carta a una funcionaria, que le dijo que debía de ser un error,” comenta Acebillo. “Hablases con quien hablases en el ayuntamiento, nadie sabía nada”. Acebillo es una de las miles de personas cuyas vidas se han visto trastocadas por la carrera global por construir la infraestructura que sustenta la inteligencia artificial. La competición por la IA ha impulsado un gasto sin precedentes por parte de las tecnológicas, apuestas arriesgadas en Wall Street y complejas estructuras de deuda. La rapidez con la que las empresas construyan, conecten y pongan en marcha centros de datos será clave para determinar quién se impone. Aragón se ha convertido en uno de los polos de centros de datos de mayor crecimiento de Europa, con inversiones anunciadas por Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. y otras compañías que superan los €80.000 millones (US$94.300 millones). A primera vista, Aragón es el sueño de cualquier gran tecnológica. Más allá de su capital, Zaragoza, el paisaje se abre en grandes superficies casi vacías, donde la mayoría de los municipios tiene menos de 10 habitantes por kilómetro cuadrado. Los precios de la electricidad en España son entre un 20% y un 30% más bajos que el promedio europeo, y las energías renovables aportaron casi el 90...
When Paz Orge Acebillo’s family received a letter on behalf of Amazon Web Services proposing a “private amicable agreement” to buy the land her family had owned for nearly half a century, she thought it was a scam. The letter cited a government-backed data-center project labelled “of general interest.” It promised her father “superior” compensation and signed off with an urgent request: The family...
When Paz Orge Acebillo’s family received a letter on behalf of Amazon Web Services proposing a “private amicable agreement” to buy the land her family had owned for nearly half a century, she thought it was a scam. The letter cited a government-backed data-center project labelled “of general interest.” It promised her father “superior” compensation and signed off with an urgent request: The family had four days to make their interest known. “My mother called me, she was alarmed,” said Acebillo, whose family has long used their small patch of land in Aragón, northern Spain, to grow vegetables and to gather for birthday celebrations, communions and summer evenings. “The next day, she went to the town hall and showed the letter to a civil servant, who told her it must be a mistake,” Acebillo recalled. “No matter who you spoke to at the town hall, nobody knew anything.” Acebillo is among thousands of people whose lives have been upended by the global rush to build the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence. The AI race has prompted unprecedented spending from technology companies, along with risky Wall Street bets and complex debt arrangements. How quickly companies can build, connect and bring data centers online will play a large part in who comes out on top. Aragón has become one of Europe’s fastest growing data-center hubs, with investments announced by Amazon.com Inc. , Microsoft Corp. and others surpassing €80 billion ($94.4 billion). On the surface, Aragón is a Big Tech company’s dream. Vast, uninterrupted stretches of the region are empty: Beyond its capital, Zaragoza, the landscape opens out into broad countryside where most municipalities have fewer than 26 residents per square mile. Spain’s electricity prices are generally 20% to 30% lower than the European average, with renewables accounting for nearly 90% of the electricity generated last year in Aragón. And in a country that already has some of the lowest labor costs in Western Europe, Aragón comes ...
Big Tech companies say northern Spain’s AI buildout is going so well, it should be a model for other parts of the EU. For local residents, the reality is more complicated, reports Clara Hernanz Lizarraga. (Source: Bloomberg)
Big Tech companies say northern Spain’s AI buildout is going so well, it should be a model for other parts of the EU. For local residents, the reality is more complicated, reports Clara Hernanz Lizarraga. (Source: Bloomberg)
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All eyes are currently on the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout, and for good reason. AI is gradually becoming more and more mainstream, and several businesses are already adopting an AI-first approach to developing new products and optimizing business practices. However, there may be a new technology on the horizon that could revolutionize AI as we know it: quantum computing. Quantum computin...
All eyes are currently on the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout, and for good reason. AI is gradually becoming more and more mainstream, and several businesses are already adopting an AI-first approach to developing new products and optimizing business practices. However, there may be a new technology on the horizon that could revolutionize AI as we know it: quantum computing. Quantum computing may seem like a far-fetched technology, but it's rapidly becoming closer to reality. Its effects could be felt by 2030, and it has the potential to propel AI into its next phase of usefulness. I've got three stocks that are well positioned to take advantage of this upcoming supercycle, and they also look like complementary stock picks right now. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
AMD Ryzen AI 400, aka “Gorgon Point”: Lots of new model names, but based on current information, it appears to be more of a refresh of Strix and Krackan igor´sLAB
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