Tech Life: Olympic esports and Saudi Arabia
The IOC announced the inaugural games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Not all are happy Source link
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
Victoria Atkins was challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists. But the health secretary said she was wanted to be “even handed” and declined to name any individual trusts hitting the expected standard for treating 80% of people in casualty within four hours. BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty pressed her … Read more
USC vs. Michigan: 3 things to watch during Trojans’ Big Ten opener
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Before Jim Harbaugh built Michigan back into a national power, the coach was nearly kicked to the curb in Ann Arbor, Mich. Patience with Harbaugh’s plans wore thin. Recruiting was lagging. Fans called for his firing. But Michigan kept Harbaugh and he raised a national title trophy in 2023. As USC … Read more
Acquisitions and growth challenges hurting Intuit: Spruce Point
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Ben Axler, Spruce Point Capital founder and CIO, joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss why his firm is shorting Intuit, what has led the company to underperform this year, and more. Source link
In Praise of The Tupelo – America’s Black Gum tree is a native worth growing
This past weekend has been a blur. We had a symposium on trees at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens followed by a propagation workshop the next day. Dr. Michael Dirr (author of the indispensible reference book – Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and shrubs) was our distinguished guest speaker. If you’ve had the good fortune to spend … Read more
Wollam Gardens, a Cut-Flower Success Story
My connection to Wollam Gardens, the cut-flower farm in the Virginia exurbs of D.C., starts with this ridiculously cute couple – Hillary Gottemoeller and Joe Harris. I got to know them at my local cafe/music venue, where they perform their own songs and where Joe organizes events showcasing talented musicians from the region. (Here’s my … Read more
Huawei angers walk-in customers seeking $2.8K tri-foldable phone
Huawei and Apple’s latest smartphones went on sale in China on Friday, with many fans of the Chinese company disappointed that its much-anticipated $2,800 model – more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max – was not available for walk-in customers. At Huawei’s flagship shop in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, some who … Read more
AI and stand up comedy
Dahlia Katz Comedian Anesti Danelis used AI to make his show for the Edinburgh Festival “Why did the politician bring a ladder to the debate? To make sure he could reach new heights with his promises!” Ask AI to write a political joke, and the above is an example of what you can get. Perhaps … Read more
Infected blood scandal: Children were used as ‘guinea pigs’ in clinical trials
Luke O’Shea-Phillips, 42, has mild haemophilia – a blood clotting disorder that means he bruises and bleeds more easily than most. He caught the potentially lethal viral infection hepatitis C while being treated at the Middlesex Hospital, in central London, which was administered because of a small cut to his mouth, aged three, in 1985. … Read more