Tue, December 10, 2024

by: moneycontrol.com

SM Krishna: Former CM who transformed Bengaluru from pensioners' paradise to a global IT hub

SM Krishna's vision, combined with India's economic liberalisation and competition from cities like Hyderabad, played a pivotal role in turning Bengaluru into a global technology powerhouse.

by: Daily Express

Worrying alert issued to all UK homes with a printer and ignoring it will be costly

The next part of the attack attempts to lure the printer owner into calling a fake support hotline. It's here where things get nasty with the crooks then asking for permission to take over the person's PC in a bid to fix things.

by: The Hill

Republicans pick Mast to lead House Foreign Affairs panel

House Republicans selected Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) to lead the Energy and Commerce Committee in the 119th Congress, as

by: Harvard Business Review

Getting Strategic About Sustainability

Companies often overextend themselves when it comes to sustainability by addressing too many issues at once, leading to scattered efforts that fail to generate a meaningful impact. In this article the authors introduce a framework leaders can use to better focus their sustainability strategies.

by: Crain's Chicago Business

Skokie tech park owner buys campus building at big discount

Singerman Real Estate acquired an empty lab building on the Illinois Science & Technology Park campus for a fraction of its redevelopment cost.

by: jagranjosh.com

New RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra Biography, Education Qualification and Career Details

Sanjay Malhotra, a seasoned IAS officer and former Revenue Secretary, has been appointed as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

by: FT

Top banker Dr. Illesinghe appointed to BOC Board

Top professional Dr. Amal K.L. Illesinghe has been appointed to the Board of Bank of Ceylon as an Independent Non-Executive Director. ..

by: New America

Opportunities for HBCUs in CHIPS Place-based Tech Hub Investments

HBCU partnerships can bolster inclusive, place-based, tech-driven economic development efforts catalyzed by the CHIPS and Science Act.

by: KSTP-TV

Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption

About 87,000 people are being evacuated in a central Philippine region after a volcano erupted with a huge plume of ash and superhot streams of gas and debris hurtling down its slopes. The eruption Monday of Mount Kanlaon on central Negros island did not cause any immediate casualties,

by: This Day

Chevron's Partnership with Awokoya Chemistry Competition Inspire Students' Interest in Science

The Awokoya Chemistry Competition, which was initiated to promote the study of the subject among secondary school students and in memory of Professor Stephen Awokoya, a great Chemist, has been sponsored since 1992 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited/Chevron Joint Venture (NNPCL/CNL JV).

by: Yahoo Finance

Undiscovered Gems with Strong Potential for December 2024

The global markets have recently experienced mixed performances, with major U.S. indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reaching record highs, while the Russell 2000 Index for small-cap stocks saw a decline after outperforming larger-cap peers in previous weeks.

by: MSN

Japan generates hydrogen energy from sunlight and water

Japanese scientists unveiled a proof-of-concept reactor that can turn sunlight and water into renewable hydrogen fuel. This 1,076-square-foot (100-square-meter) reactor uses photocatalytic sheets to split oxygen and hydrogen atoms in water molecules.

by: The New York Times

Live Updates: Suspect in Health Care C.E.O.'s Killing Charged With Murder

The suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged by New York prosecutors. He was arrested and arraigned in Altoona, Pa., on Monday after being spotted at a McDonald's.

by: EurekAlert!

Dongguk University develops gel-based stretchable triboelectric nanogenerators for wearable technology

Imagine a future where your clothes power your devices and recognize you with a simple tap. Researchers at Dongguk University have developed a gel polymer-based triboelectric nanogenerator that generates electrical signals from body movement to power electronics like LEDs and functions as a self-powered touch panel for user identification.
Mon, December 9, 2024

by: Yahoo

26-Year-Old Arrested in UnitedHealthcare Shooting Railed Against Netflix, Porn and 'Wokeism' on X

Luigi Mangione, a prep school valedictorian, showed disdain for for a number of modern fixtures on social media The post 26-Year-Old Arrested in UnitedHealthcare Shooting Railed Against Netflix, Porn and 'Wokeism' on X appeared first on TheWrap.

by: Time

What We Know About Luigi Mangione, Arrested in Connection with UHC CEO Killing

T he suspect arrested in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week has been identified as Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from Towson, Maryland. Mangione was taken into custody in Altoona, Penn., on Dec. 9 after he was recognized at a McDonald's and reported to local authorities.

by: The Boston Globe

US Supreme Court denies petition from parents challenging admissions to Boston's exam schools

The justices turned away a petition filed by a group of white and Asian American parents who argued the "race neutral" criteria used by BPS in 2021 to award exam school seats based on applicants' grades and ZIP codes was discriminatory.

by: Indiatimes

LU science faculty files for 6 patents

Lucknow University's science department has filed for six innovative patents, including a groundbreaking osteoporosis treatment for women with diabetes and advanced methods for heavy metal detection.

by: Philippine Daily Inquirer

PH, Denmark eye greater cooperation between coast guards

Manila and Copenhagen are looking into possible coast guard to coast guard cooperation, according to Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.

by: usace.army.mil

MULTIPLE PATHS LEAD TO NETWORK RESILIENCY

Headlines of recent global conflicts continue to underscore the critical need for secure resilient network communication options on the battlefield to

by: Wired

Manufacturing Next-Gen Microchips in the Age of AI

SCHOTT's breakfast roundtable at WIRED's Big Interview conference, convened industry leaders to discuss how AI is affecting the world's semiconductor industry.

by: ABC

Trump's Cabinet woes are back, earlier than ever

It's a throwback to the human-resources turmoil that marked Trump's previous stint in the White House. During his first four years, Trump had more failed Cabinet nominations than any president since at least Jimmy Carter — and this time around, he's already the fastest president (-elect) in decades to see a Cabinet nominee fail.

by: Popular Science

Surprise: EV batteries might have a longer shelf live than once thought

Large, resource-intensive lithium ion batteries powering emerging electric vehicle fleets are already straining global mineral supply chains. Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide last year was electric,

by: NextBigFuture

Technical Challenges to Scale Beyond GPT4 to 100K H100s

Up until now, no one has been able to massively increase the amount of compute dedicated to a single model beyond the OpenAI GPT 4 model level.

by: Government Executive

Protecting the civil service and tech upgrades are top priorities for Virginia's new House Democrat

Come January, the Virginia Democrat will be back on familiar House ground when he's sworn in to represent the state's 10th District, which includes the entirety of Loudoun and Fauquier counties and parts of Fairfax, Prince Williams and Rappahanock counties.

by: Forbes

Ten Tech-Focused Summer Programs For High School Students In 2025

No matter what career students are interested in, gaining hands-on experience in tech-focused summer programs can help them gain valuable skills.

by: Pew Research Center

How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue

Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help.

by: New America

CHIPS' Place-based Tech Hub Investments Create Opportunities for HBCUs

HBCU partnerships can bolster inclusive, place-based, tech-driven economic development efforts catalyzed by the CHIPS and Science Act.

by: Daily Mail

How NYPD is using AI, drones and DNA in manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer enters its sixth day, police are using cutting-edge technology to zero-in on his identity and whereabouts.

by: TechRadar

Microsoft challenges you to hack its LLM email service

Winning teams for the LLMail-Inject challenge will be awarded a share of the $10,000 prize pool.

by: Express & Star

Work at Wombourne school to create 'state-of-the-art' building is progressing

Work to create a new building at a Wombourne school is progressing. The new learning space at Wombourne High School is on track for completion, with teaching set to begin there in Autumn 2025. It will offer Science, Design, Technology, and Music facilities for pupils at the Ounsdale Road school, which is part of the Invictus Education Trust.

by: Nature

The first rocks from the Moon's far side are in this geologist's hands

On 25 June, Li Chunlai watched eagerly as a capsule carrying the first pieces of the far side of the Moon landed on Earth. "Sample, I finally got you," he thought, as if speaking to an adversary he had spent years trying to outwit.

by: The Globe and Mail

The Onion's bid to buy Infowars goes before U.S. judge as Alex Jones tries stopping sale

A U.S. bankruptcy judge is set to hear testimony about the auction and how a trustee chose The Onion over the only other bidder - a company affiliated with Jones that offered twice as much money

by: Texas Public Radio

Yes, the number of food recalls has been rising

by: Business Standard

Princeton-educated, consensus builder Sanjay Malhotra appointed new RBI Guv

A computer science engineer and master's in public policy from Princeton University, Sanjay Malhotra, the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is a known consensus builder and the person instrumental in the implementation of the new income tax regime.

by: The New York Times

Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough

Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That's older than the universe.)

by: Live Science

Google's new quantum chip has solved a problem the best supercomputer would have taken a quadrillion times the age of the universe to crack

Google's new 105-qubit "Willow" quantum processor has surpassed a key milestone first proposed in 1995 — with errors now reducing exponentially as you scale up quantum computers.

by: USA Today

Supreme Court won't review admissions policy challenged as unfair to whites, Asian Americans

Schools have scrambled to react to the Supreme Court's 2023 decision ending the use of affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

by: CBS News

Supreme Court turns away challenge to admissions criteria at Boston high schools

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to race-neutral admissions criteria at three Boston high schools that aimed to increase racial and economic diversity.

by: Reuters

US Supreme Court rejects Boston case over race in school admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday a chance to further restrict efforts to promote racial diversity in education, turning away a case over whether criteria that had been used to decide admissions to elite public high schools in Boston discriminated against white and Asian students.

by: CNN

Supreme Court declines to review Boston case and 'race neutral' efforts to diversify public schools

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether three elite Boston public schools violated the Constitution with a zip-code based admissions policy intended to ensure racial diversity.

by: jagranjosh.com

CGBSE 12th Time Table 2025: Download CG Board Class 12 Datesheet PDF, Check Exam Timings

The CGBSE Class 12th exam time table 2025 has been released on the official website cgbse.nic.in. Check here for the latest updates.

by: Sydney Morning Herald

The fluorescent red mozzies that could protect us from other blood-hungry biters

A British company wants to release genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out an aggressive, disease-causing species threatening to invade Australia.

by: KPBS

Yes, the number of food recalls has been rising. Here's what you need to know

by: Daily Express

Best UK broadband confirmed - is your provider top of the list?

According to a new fixed broadband experience report from the team at Opensignal, Virgin Media has come out on top for consistent quality, download speed, upload speed, video experience and reliability experience, beating close rivals including Sky, BT and TalkTalk in the process.

by: bnnbloomberg

Nuclear Power Not Cost-Effective in Australia, Science Body Says

Nuclear power isn't a cost-effective solution for Australia to decarbonize its energy mix, according to the country's national science agency.

by: sanews

STEM Lab launched at the University of Limpopo

The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has officially opened a state-of-the-art STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Lab at the University of Limpopo.

by: MSN

Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield's Nobel Prize in physics

British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm.

Protecting the civil service and tech upgrades are top priorities for Virginia's new House Democrat

Come January, the Virginia Democrat will be back on familiar House ground when he's sworn in to represent the state's 10th District, which includes the entirety of Loudoun and Fauquier counties and parts of Fairfax, Prince Williams and Rappahanock counties.

The article from GovExec discusses the priorities of Virginia's new House Democrat, Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg, who has identified protecting the civil service and upgrading technology as key focuses. VanValkenburg, who flipped a Republican-held seat, aims to safeguard the merit-based civil service system against political interference, emphasizing the need for a stable and non-partisan government workforce. Additionally, he is pushing for significant investments in technology to modernize state government operations, particularly in areas like cybersecurity, data management, and digital services to enhance efficiency and security. His initiatives reflect a broader Democratic strategy to strengthen government functionality and integrity, especially in light of recent political efforts to undermine civil service protections.

Read the Full Government Executive Article at:
https://www.govexec.com/technology/2024/12/protecting-civil-service-and-tech-upgrades-top-priorities-virginias-new-house-democrat/401534/