Новости за 19.12.2024

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

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Penguins head south for a meeting with the Predators and Pens Points has all the headlines to catch up on before puck drop.

There may be more families in need than people realise, says founder and chairman of Neighbour Neighbour charity Errol Griffith. That’s why he is encouraging more Barbadians to give what they can throughout the year and not just during the holidays. “The demand for our assistance increased during COVID and it never dropped. It increased […]

Much of the failure of American schools is due to the adherence to a flawed system of teaching students how to read. Homeschoolers often don‘t seem to have that problem, and there is a good reason why.

As fatal familial insomnia progresses, patients completely stop sleeping and enter a coma-like state that results in death within months.

Among the most valuable commodities today in the fashion and textiles business is sustainability data. For one, data is necessary to guard against greenwashing allegations, backing up claims and allowing companies to speak more credibly about the provenance of their materials. Metrics are also critical in meeting a growing spate of regulatory requirements that make […]

Amazon’s new in-office mandate takes effect in January. But the Strategic Organizing Center’s survey of more than 1,000 corporate employees indicates that many may already be out the door.

The veteran AI researcher was a key developer of OpenAI’s o1 model, which ‘thinks’ longer and harder about problems.

Why forgettable shows like Netflix's The Perfect Couple have come to dominate

Members of Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee have visited Mowi's salmon farm in Loch Erisort, on the Isle of Lewis, as part of a fact-finding visit to the Western Isles.

Fintechs and their partner banks are keen to hold the industry to high standards of regulatory compliance in the interests of everyone's reputation.

ESPN is assembling a new team. Today, the sports network announced the debut of the ESPN Squad, four animated characters that viewers see when watching ESPN's content. ESPN Squad was developed by ESPN Creative Studio and is designed to bring fun and entertainment to audiences, while introducing something unexpected to the ESPN ecosystem. The main...

Nonprofit newsroom The Baltimore Banner will bring in more than $13 million in revenue in 2024, a year-over-year increase of 37% for the startup publisher. The news outlet, which launched in June 2022 with $50 million in backing from businessman Stewart W. Bainum, generates revenue from three primary sources: subscriptions (45%), advertising (35%), and philanthropy...

When it launched its retail-media platform in 2018, Home Depot called it Retail Media+. Leaving aside its decidedly meh name, the platform has become an increasingly important piece of Home Depot's revenue picture, judging from recent events. In March, the home-improvement colossus rebranded the platform with a catchier handle--Orange Apron Media. The platform allows suppliers...

The adtech industry made strides in 2024. Companies beyond the sell-side, like Coca-Cola, got excited about curation. M&A started to get a bit more strategic. Google shared a tad more about its post-cookie plans. And bad actors using techniques like ID bridging were shown the light. But it's not all upside. This year also brought...

In 2024, chief marketing officers (CMOs) wore many hats as their remit continued to evolve. For some, this expanded scope laddered up to a promotion to the corner office. Over the last 12 months, senior marketers including Starbucks' Brady Brewer and GE's Linda Boff have made the leap from CMO to chief executive officer (CEO)....

Donald Trump's first administration advanced rules forcing hospitals and insurers to reveal prices for medical services. Employers don't want to risk backtracking during Trump's second administration.

The movie, premiering this month, is based on real events in the early 1990s, when a group of young people in Cuba were looking for freedom from government repression.

Via C&EN Jobs, this interesting position: 

The Discovery Chemistry Research and Technologies (DCRT) organization within Lilly Research Labs is a small-molecule drug discovery organization with responsibilities spanning target identification to candidate selection for clinical studies. We are looking to grow our diverse team of scientists.

Position Summary

We seek a motivated researcher with expertise in Large Language Models and an interest in planning and decision-making... Читать дальше...

‘Safe House’ To Open Göteborg Film Festival Eirik Svensson’s Safe House (Før Mørket) will kick of the 48th Göteburg Film Festival on January 24, 2025. The film’s screenplay, written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Lars Gudmestad, is based on real events from the autobiography ‘Det Finnes Ingen de Andre – Det er Bare Oss” by Lindis Hurum, Secretary General […]

Oil trading major Glencore has been buying spot cargoes of Middle Eastern crude grades for a Singaporean refinery it has recently acquired from Shell, anonymous traders have told Bloomberg. Glencore has bought in recent weeks at least three cargoes of Qatar’s Al-Shaheen crude and at least one of Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum of 500,000 barrels each for February loading, according to Bloomberg’s sources. Glencore is expected to be a more active player in the physical oil market going forward as it is now... Читать дальше...

Benioff thinks 2025 will be the year when AI starts to truly transform business and disrupt how we work.

Even without Carlos Boozer, Duke embarrassed UNC in the 2001 ACC finals.

Duke blew UNC out of the water Saturday.

Democratic lawmakers are expressing alarm over ABC News’s decision to pay $15 million to President-elect Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation suit, fearing it’s part of a broader trend of the legacy media capitulating to Trump. Senate Democrats are lamenting the decline of legacy media outlets that used to wield greater influence over the...

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of an end-of-year spending deal is throwing his grasp on his gavel into uncertain territory ahead of a critical Jan. 3 Speaker vote, as some GOP lawmakers question their support for the Louisiana Republican. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday came out against Johnson in light of the spending deal,...