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On Aug. 28, Governor Ned Lamont visited the University of Connecticut Medical Center’s Outpatient Pavilion to discuss innovative technologies that will be installed on the Farmington campus to bolster the state’s efforts to reduce energy costs and reduce its carbon footprint. Governor Lamont at the outpatient pavilion at the University of Connecticut Health Center on August 28. (Photo by Tina Encarnacion/University of Connecticut Health Center) Lamont was joined by collaborators including University of Connecticut President Radenka Marić, UConn Health CEO Dr. Andrew Agnobi, Connecticut Innovations CEO Matt McCoo, UConn Health Vice President of Facilities Development and Operations Eric Krueger and…
A fifth suspect has been charged after a deadly shooting at a Birmingham apartment last week that was streamed live on Facebook video.A 17-year-old man was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the death of 21-year-old Asia Alice Poole. He is the fifth person charged in the case but the fourth to be charged with murder.His name is not being released because of his age. He is being held without bail in the Jefferson County Jail.The other suspects charged with murder are Akoleya Denae Woods, 20, who was arrested Tuesday, and Justin Jaymond Hendricks, 20, and Taylor McCloud, 22,…
Author: Sean Zak August 28, 2024 An approach shot from the top of the fairway on the 15th hole at Prestwick (commonly known as “The Narrows”). Sean Zack I felt unwell at last month's Open at Royal Troon but felt a surge of energy as I pulled into the car park at Prestwick Golf Club on the Wednesday before the championship – just 500 yards and a caravan park separate this year's Open site from Prestwick, the site of the inaugural Open. When you visit one course, don't miss the other. That's the point. Despite being sleep-deprived, dehydrated and everything…
Artificial intelligence giant Nvidia Inc. (NVDA) continued its strong performance on Wednesday, reporting second-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations. Strong data center earnings boosted the company's top line, but gross margins declined from the first quarter. NVIDIA issued third-quarter earnings guidance that beat consensus and announced an additional $50 billion in share repurchase authorization. Despite the strong results, the company's shares fell 3.6% in after-hours trading. Nvidia's key second-quarter numbers: The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker reported that earnings and sales more than doubled year-over-year and beat last quarter's figures. Here are some key figures comparing with estimates and previous…
Peloton InteractiveNEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Peloton Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTON) today announced that the Company will participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 10:10 a.m. PDT (1:10 p.m. EDT). Peloton will be represented by Liz Coddington, Chief Financial Officer.The live webcast and replay will be accessible on the Events section of the Company's Investor Relations website at https://investor.onepeloton.com/news-and-events/events.About PelotonPeloton (NASDAQ: PTON) provides members with expert instruction and world-class content to deliver effective, fun training experiences for anyone, anywhere, at any stage of fitness. Whether at home, outdoors, traveling…
Soldiers undergo a cognitive assessment at the newly opened Initial Enlisted Training Cognitive Monitoring Program testing facility at Fort Moore, Georgia, Aug. 26, 2024. The testing program is designed to establish a baseline of cognitive performance, monitor brain health and provide early detection of potential cognitive changes throughout a soldier's career. (Photo by U.S. Army Photo by Patrick A. Albright) View Original FORT MOORE, Ga. – The Maneuver Center of Excellence reached a significant milestone Monday with the opening of the Initial Enlisted Training Cognitive Monitoring Program Pilot Facility, a center dedicated to the cognitive health of Army soldiers. The…
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — Good Shepherd Rehabilitation in Center Valley, Lehigh County, introduced the latest in robotic technology Wednesday.A Good Shepherd representative said this is the company's first lower-body exoskeleton, which can help people with spinal cord injuries or strokes walk.It's the same technology that French Paralympians made history last month when they took part in the Olympic torch relay in the run up to the Summer Olympics in their native France, where experts say they were the first to use the hands-free device clinically in the country.Beginning this summer, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation's clinical team began piloting WonderCraft's Atalante-X technology…
A major move by new film head Dan Lin bolsters Netflix's awards season lineup, with the streaming company acquiring U.S. rights to “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie and directed by Pablo Larraín, ahead of its world premiere in Venice on Thursday. Directed by Chilean director Larraín from a screenplay by Steven Knight, the film is described as a portrait of the creative imagination and psychology of legendary soprano Maria Callas, set in the 1970s near the end of her life when she lost her voice and attempted to regain it. The cast includes Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valeria…
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) recently received a nearly $3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fund maternal health resources.The $2.975 million CDC Enhanced Review and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM) grant will fund ADPH’s Maternal Mortality Review Program (MMRP) over the next five years and will expand support to the Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Committee (AL-MMRC).These funds will expand AL-MMRC’s data capabilities and reduce the time the committee spends preparing reports, thereby improving staff’s ability to obtain records and interview families, and expanding outreach to…
Imagen 3's vision of the president as a basketball player is a bit like Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince. Google / Ars Technica If you request an image of a specific president from Imagen 3, you will be denied. Google / Ars Technica Google's Gemini AI model can once again generate human images after the feature was “paused” in February following outcry over historically inaccurate racial portrayals in many search results. In a blog post, Google said that its Imagen 3 model, first announced in May, “will begin rolling out human image generation capabilities” to Gemini Advanced, Business, and…