An artificial intelligence (AI) venture backed by Google is partnering with the military to use AI in responding to natural disasters. Bellwether, a team that’s part of Google parent Alphabet’s X innovation hub, announced Wednesday that it’s working with the National Guard and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to address inefficiencies in the Guard’s disaster response processes. The DIU is tasked with helping the Department of Defense integrate early stage commercial technologies into its operations.Bellwether worked with the National Guard to develop a system that uses AI and machine learning (ML) to quickly analyze aerial imagery of disaster scenes to identify…

 In a dynamic world where mobility is paramount, Gaswizard emerges as a guiding light of innovation, offering a revolutionary platform that transcends traditional boundaries. With its official launch, Gaswizard embarks on a mission to redefine how we fuel and power our vehicles, ushering in a new era of convenience, efficiency, and sustainability for drivers worldwide.Revolutionising Fueling and Charging ExperiencesGaswizard leverages cutting-edge blockchain technology and its native token, GWIZ, to provide drivers with real-time updates on gas prices, transaction rewards, and location services for both traditional gas stations and electric vehicle (EV) chargers. By empowering drivers with the information they need…

The US Federal Trade Commission said on Monday it was suing to block Coach parent Tapestry’s $8.5 billion deal to buy Michael Kors owner Capri, saying it would eliminate competition. This comes at a time when several US lawmakers have sought increased scrutiny from the FTC of several multi-billion dollar deals that might risk higher prices and affect consumers. US antitrust enforcers had also come out with new merger guidelines in December, in a bid to encourage fair, open and competitive markets. “The proposed merger threatens to deprive millions of American consumers of the benefits of Tapestry and Capri’s head-to-head competition, which includes competition on price, discounts and promotions, innovation, design, marketing…

During his “My Take,” Monday, “Varney & Co.” host Stuart Varney called out Democrats over former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal case and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s silence over anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.  STUART VARNEY: There are two events of national significance taking place in New York City today. Neither makes New York look good. TRUMP TRIAL: OPENING ARGUMENTS TO BEGIN AS TRUMP FLOUTS GAG ORDER, ATTORNEY PREVIEWS DEFENSE At the courthouse, opening statements are due in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.  This is a political trial, deliberately timed to keep Trump away from the campaign. They’ve gagged him. They threaten…

   Taylor Swift is breaking records. Again. Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which dropped on Friday, became the most-streamed album on its first day across Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music. The pop star’s 11th studio album raked in a stunning 300 million streams in a single day on Friday on Spotify alone, becoming the most-streamed album in a single day in just 12 hours. Amazon and Apple also said Swift’s album broke records across their respective streaming platforms. “The album broke the record for biggest pop album of all time by first-day streams,” Apple Music said. Amazon Music reported “The…

Last updated: April 22, 2024 23:00 EDT | 2 min read Chile is tentatively moving toward the launch of a CBDC, with the public seemingly firmly behind the central bank’s plans.Per the media outlet Criptonoticias, the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) is yet to commit to a CBDC launch.However, a digital peso rollout is looking increasingly likely, with the BCCh announcing it is set to commence Proof-of-Concept (PoC) testing.Chile Central Bank Making CBDC MovesThe central bank also conducted a survey. It said that it asked “the general public and representatives of the public and private sectors” for their CBDC-related opinions.The…

Adrienne Bailon. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for alice + olivia Adrienne Bailon-Houghton is getting candid about her IVF (in vitro fertilization) journey and the costs that came along with it. “I only did eight cycles of IVF, but that doesn’t include the amount of IUIs I did and every other kind of imaginable treatments that you could imagine for fertility,” Bailon-Houghton, 40, told People in an interview published on Saturday, April 20. “So it was a pretty tough six years of trying to have my son.” When asked how much her estimated costs for the fertility treatments were, the actress revealed…

As Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik faces scrutiny from ongoing campus protests over Israel’s war with Hamas, a more than 20-year-old video is getting renewed attention for remarks on the causes of terrorism.  The video, filmed just two months after 9/11, shows Shafik – who was then vice president at the World Bank – discussing the economic roots of terrorism with UC Berkeley’s Harry Kreisler on the program, “Conversations with History.”Shafik argued that although terrorism has sprung up in “fairly rich and open societies,” its most fertile ground is in countries beset by “economic stagnation and political authoritarianism.” …

Legendary playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare is believed to have been born on this day in history, April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare’s exact date of birth was not recorded, says the website for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust — but his baptism at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon was documented as taking place on April 26, 1564.”No records of births and deaths were made in those days. We do, however have records of his baptism on (April 26th 1564: Gulielimus, filius Johannes Shakspeare) and of his burial on (25th April 1616: Will Shakspeare, Gent),” says the website for Holy…

Individually wrapped cheese slices could be banned in New York under a new bill that’s aiming to significantly reduce the use of plastics. Senate Bill S4246, dubbed the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, would require companies that have a net annual income of more than $1 million to reduce consumer packaging, improve recycling efforts of their product packaging and help update recycling infrastructure. Once approved, producers would have to reduce their packaging by 10% of weight within three years, 20% by five years, 30% by eight years, 40% by 10 years and 50% by 12 years, according to New York…

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. () — La Cañada High School and other schools in the vicinity were placed on lockdown for about two hours Monday afternoon as authorities responded to a report of a possibly armed person coming to campus.After several hours, it appeared the report was unfounded and students were allowed to go home.There were several other school lockdowns based on unfounded threats around California on Monday, including in Fullerton and Palo Alto. No word if they were linked.There were no injuries and nobody in custody but Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were on the scene at the high…

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez, will host the live announcement of the 73rd Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations, today, April 23, 2024 at 3:30PM ET. All three hosts were nominees last season for their roles in the hit revival of Merrily We Roll Along, with Groff and Mendez taking home the 2023 OCC Awards for Lead Performer and Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical, respectively. The announcement event will be held at the Museum of Broadway, and will be livestreamed right here at BroadwayWorld.  The winners of the 73rd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2023-2024 Broadway…

SEOUL: North Korea fired “several” short-range ballistic missiles on Monday (Apr 22) towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, drawing a swift condemnation from Seoul, which called it a grave threat to stability on the Korean peninsula. A Japanese government alert and its coast guard also said North Korea had fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile. The projectile appeared to have landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone area, the NHK broadcaster said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North launched what it suspected to be several short-range ballistic missiles from near its capital, Pyongyang. The missiles flew about 300km and landed in…

 In the ever-evolving cryptocurrency market, investors are always on the lookout for promising coins to diversify their funds into. Amid this search, DeeStream emerges as a revolutionary coin that uses blockchain technology to enhance the streaming sector. While DeeStream continues to attract investors’ attention, the value of the DeeStream token surges.Meanwhile, TRON and Stellar investors are betting on 100X gains for DeeStream in the Twitch battle amid Solana’s decline. However, the promising future of DeeStream and the potential for significant returns are causing a lot of crypto enthusiasts to flock into the presale while the opportunity is still available. TRON’s Founder…

An Australian mother says she was “pretty humiliated” after comedian Arj Barker threw her out of one of his live performances over the weekend — but Barker is defending his decision. The American comic — who co-starred in “Flight of the Conchords” and is very popular in Australia — was on stage at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday night as part of the city’s international comedy festival when he asked a breastfeeding audience member to leave because her baby was routinely making noises during his set.The mother, Trish Faranda, told Australia radio station 3AW Melbourne that before she…