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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public agencies and private health insurers are teaming up to create a system of street doctors and clinics that will provide medical care, including routine preventive care, to homeless people in Los Angeles, officials announced Wednesday.Dr. Samir Amin, chief medical officer for LA Care Health Plan, a Los Angeles County agency that provides health insurance to low-income people, said the goal is to ensure homeless residents have access to their primary care physicians on a long-term basis, rather than sporadic visits from under-resourced street health teams, which struggle to schedule follow-up appointments and ensure patients pick…

NEWPORT – When I ask Blue IQ founder and CEO Kim Gavin why she wanted to expand her Boston-founded startup’s offices to Rhode Island, two words immediately come to mind. “The ocean,” Gavin responded. “Boston has access to the ocean, but it’s a state that’s very ocean-focused, so the ability to deploy (technology) not just in the Bay Area, but also in pristine waters was a big draw.” Gavin said the community of blue tech startups and support services also stands out as an opportunity for collaboration and growth in Rhode Island. But even with these resources nearby, it can…

HP Inc. (HPQ) missed expectations in its most recent quarterly earnings, but the company's CEO said the tech giant is poised to perform better thanks to an increase in AI-powered PCs and cost savings.CEO Enrique Lores told Yahoo Finance that the company plans to become more “aggressive” in cutting costs, primarily to boost profits in its printing business. The cost-cutting is part of a $1.6 billion plan drawn up nearly a year ago.The company's third-quarter sales results were mixed.Consumer PC sales declined 1% during the quarter, while commercial sales increased 8%. Overall PC division sales increased 5%.As in the previous…

In response to this meme image of a wizard holding an orb, featured in the ICE book “Middle-earth: Valar and Maiar,” the Midjourney founder joked that the new hardware form factor could be an orb.ice Midjourney, a company best known for its powerful AI image generation tools, has announced that it is “going into hardware” and is inviting job seekers to join its new hardware division. The company shared the announcement on its official X account today. Midjourney founder David Holz previously worked for hardware companies and was CTO at Leap Motion. A few months ago, he hired Ahmad Abbas,…

Crown Castle Co., Ltd.HOUSTON, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle”) today announced that Dan Schlanger, the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs 2024 Communacopia & Technology Conference on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be broadcast live on the Internet and is expected to last approximately 40 minutes. A live audio webcast link for the conference and presentation will be available on Crown Castle's website at www.crowncastle.com and will also be archived and available for replay.About Crown CastleCrown…

Tim Bowler, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, has a clear and specific vision for the future of ICE Mortgage Technology and the mortgage industry. In this Executive Conversation, Tim talks about ICE's investments in product innovation, their company culture based on continuous improvement, and future career opportunities for people who want to make a difference. We are committed to empowering more Americans to achieve their dream of homeownership and helping them do so through user-friendly technology. HousingWire: ICE Mortgage Technology is investing heavily in product innovation. Can you tell us more about these investments and what they mean for the…

CNN — The World Food Programme (WFP) has frozen the movement of its staff in the Gaza Strip after one of its vehicles came under repeated gunfire just metres from an Israeli checkpoint, the humanitarian organisation said in a statement. “The vehicle was clearly marked and had received multiple authorizations from Israeli authorities to approach, but it came under direct fire while traveling towards an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) checkpoint,” the agency's statement said. The armored vehicle was one of two returning from a mission to escort humanitarian supplies through the Palestinian territories. Photos released by the WFP showed multiple…

Perhaps the most pressing long-term issue for our society and the planet as a whole is the threat posed by climate change. Although some may deny the established fact, the world is warming at an unprecedented and unsustainable rate, and the blame lies entirely with human activities, especially fossil fuels. Both the impact and the responsibility to counteract it weigh heavily on the real estate industry. Residential, commercial, office and manufacturing sectors all contribute to climate change and share the responsibility to counter it by adjusting and improving the way we heat, cool and ventilate. In a world of communities…

Over the past decade, American workers' wages have increased by 54 percent, while health care costs have risen by 230 percent. This huge difference means that consumers' health care costs are now 37 percent of their total compensation, compared to 17 percent a decade ago. In this webinar, Joe Burns, AHCJ’s health policy and insurance leader, speaks with Cora Opsahl, health fund director for New York City’s Building Service 32BJ labor union, and Gloria Sachdev, PharmD, president and CEO of the Indiana Employers Forum, about the spiraling health care costs and the impact it’s having on employers and families. Both…

The New Orleans Saints were recently faced with the task of figuring out who to replace Karen Sanders with a calf injury that could sideline him for several weeks. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Saints have added another player to their roster after acquiring defensive tackle John Ridgway III in a trade with the Washington Commanders. Adam Schefter told ESPN that the compensation would be a pick swap: The Saints' 2025 sixth-round pick would go to the Commanders in exchange for Ridgway and a 2025 seventh-round pick. Ultimately, Ridgway was a solid signing, as he played 31 percent…