LinkedIn has suspended the use of UK user data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models after a regulator raised concerns. The career-focused social networking site, owned by Microsoft, quietly saw users around the world opted into their data being used to train its AI models. But the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Friday … Read more
Powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament will be used to implement a ban on disposable vapes. The BBC spoke to a group of young people in Fife who have been making a documentary on the impact of vapes – they say more needs to be done to tackle the issue. Read more: Disposable vapes to … Read more
MIAMI — On the eve of Shohei Ohtani’s greatest night in the majors, Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough made a prediction. As a key character in Ohtani’s chase for 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases this season, McCullough had watched much of the Japanese star’s campaign from the first base coach’s box, marveling at … Read more
Members of European Parliament attend a plenary session in Brussels on April 10. John Thys/AFP/Getty Images The European Parliament is the legislative branch of the European Union and one of the bloc’s three main institutions, along with the European Commission, which is the executive branch, and the European Council, which is made up of ministers … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Money Movers Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller joins CNBC’s ‘Money Movers’ to discuss rate cuts, softening inflation, and more. 04:46 9 minutes ago Source link
I could be tempted to use this plant just for the fun of saying it’s name – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (ark-toh-STAF-i-los u-VA er-SI) or one of it’s common names, kinnikinnick. It’s like I am Jane Fonda in Dancing with the Wolves. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, commonly known as bearberry, is a low-growing shrub native to North America and … Read more
I grew up near Richmond, VA, about an hour from Brent and Becky’s, the beloved flower bulb company in Tidewater, VA. I’ve even known Brent since I was a preteen and our families rented nearby beach cottages in Nags Head, NC. But it took a regional event of the Garden Writers Association for me to … Read more
Three Mile Island — the infamous site of America’s worst nuclear disaster — is gearing up for a comeback, and Microsoft is first in line to tap into its energy. The tech giant signed a data center deal with Constellation Energy to help resurrect a unit of the nuclear plant in Pennsylvania in what would be the first-ever restart … Read more
Phool dev Shahni Phool dev Shahni makes a living harvesting makhana or lotus seeds Like his father and grandfather before him, Phool dev Shahni once made a living by diving to the bottom of 8ft-deep (2.4m), muddy ponds. “I used to dive in 7 to 8ft of water for hours a day – coming to … Read more
People living with one of the most common types of alopecia could soon have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time. The drug – called Ritlecitinib – will go before the Scottish Medicines Consortium this week after it was approved for NHS use in England last month. Although the daily … Read more