Bill Gates on AI, success and misinformation

Bill Gates on AI, success and misinformation

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Bill Gates shares how he defines success, what the No. 1 unsolvable problem is facing today’s young people and compares developing software in the ’70s to developing AI tools today. 05:03 Fri, Sep 20 20243:54 PM EDT Source link

Dissing “Lawn People” AND “Lawn Dissidents”? It’s DEI Day in My Lawn Class

Dissing “Lawn People” AND “Lawn Dissidents”? It’s DEI Day in My Lawn Class

In scrolling through the course offerings at the University of Maryland, where I’ve been taking classes for several years, I came upon this one: “Lawns in the Landscape: Environmental Hero or Villain?” listed in both the Environmental Sciences and the Plant Sciences Departments.  So naturally I signed up! I’ll have more to say about the … Read more

33 Vibrant Yellow Perennials That Bloom All Summer

33 Vibrant Yellow Perennials That Bloom All Summer

Transform your garden into a sunny retreat with yellow perennials that bloom all summer. Ideal for garden enthusiasts, plant lovers, and landscaping hobbyists, a garden brimming with golden-yellow blooms creates a cheerful and inviting environment. Keep reading to learn about some gorgeous yellow perennials that bloom all summer that you can add to your flower … Read more

How much can AI help tackle the next pandemic?

How much can AI help tackle the next pandemic?

AstraZeneca AI is increasingly being used to follow and prepare for new variants of coronavirus It’s been dubbed “Disease X” – the next global pandemic, which some experts predict is pretty much bound to happen. Over the next decade, according to certain forecasts, there’s a one in four chance of another outbreak on the scale … Read more

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark makes $100 million cybersecurity pledge

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark makes 0 million cybersecurity pledge

Craig Newmark, the founder of online classified-ads site Craigslist, thinks the U.S. has a cybersecurity problem.  The entrepreneur turned philanthropist has pledged to donate $100 million to help safeguard the country from potential future cyberattacks, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Newmark will allocate $50 million to protect infrastructure, like power grids, from cyberattacks, including … Read more

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testifies before Congress about COVID nursing home deaths

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testifies before Congress about COVID nursing home deaths

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo testifies before Congress about nursing homes and COVID Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo testifies before Congress about nursing homes and COVID 03:30 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified before Congress about his administration’s handling of the COVID pandemic. Cuomo previously testified in a private hearing back on June 11. … Read more

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Marci McGregor & Brian Levitt

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Marci McGregor & Brian Levitt

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Marci McGregor, Merrill & Bank of America Private Bank head of CIO portfolio strategy, and Brian Levitt, Invesco global market strategist, join CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss reactions to the Fed’s decision to cut rates by 50 basis-points, market outlooks, and more. … Read more

The effects of our racist and exclusionary history linger – even  in gardening

The effects of our racist and exclusionary history linger – even  in gardening

Lone Tree, Thomas Pereira 2020 Do those of us who have rejected traditional lawn-focused front gardens in favor of edible or perennial alternatives need to check our privilege? It’s not entirely that crazy a question.  While I understand and sympathize with Susan’s consternation over an academic assignment that seemed to turn all the good we’re … Read more