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There's something so awe-inspiring about a multi-day trip to a national park. The exhilaration of going on a road trip with friends and exploring a breathtaking, rugged, surreal place is one of life's greatest highlights.Image credit: parksproject.usIt's the wonder of enjoying our planet, our world, completely unplugged from electricity and cell phones and feeling truly free.For Keith Eshelman, that very feeling formed the movement's core mission: to restore the environment and heal parks that provide a sense of healing for humans.Image credit: parksproject.usHealing what heals us”Ten years ago, we saw the environmental challenges facing the parks and stepped up to…

A Vienna-based privacy group on Monday filed complaints in eight European countries, alleging that Elon Musk's X “illegally” inputs users' personal data into its artificial intelligence technology without their consent.The complaint, filed by the European Digital Rights Centre (aka Noyb, not your business), comes after the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) sued Company X earlier this month over its data collection practices for training its AI.According to Noyb, X recently began “irreversibly feeding” the personal data of more than 60 million European users into its Grok AI technology “without notifying users or seeking their consent.”Noyb charged that X “never proactively…

Christoph Eltze, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at REWE Group, spoke on LinkedIn about how retail media is rightly being touted as a game-changer for the retail industry. He said in the post: “They say people should be able to be picked up wherever they are, but it makes much more sense for consumers to be picked up where they shop. Not to mention, these days many of our customers are on the go anyway.””Companies investing in retail media understand this very thing, because the technology offers so many possibilities, both in-store and online.”Oelze went on to give several examples…

Chad Swiatecki, Monday, August 12, 2024 Central Health executives spoke out against the University of Texas Dell Medical School's April firing of all staff working in diversity, equity and inclusion programs and suggested they may scale back or terminate their contract with the school. Last week's Central Health Budget and Finance Committee meeting included discussion of various services and collaborative agreements the health district has with medical schools that are separate from the voter-approved annual $35 million payment to care for vulnerable communities. Board member Cynthia Valadez said the university's enforcement of the requirements of a new anti-DEI law passed…

Hugging FaceHugging Face Hugging Face, the leading platform for open source machine learning projects, has made a strategic acquisition of XetHub, a Seattle-based startup specializing in file management for artificial intelligence projects. The acquisition significantly enhances Hugging Face's AI storage capabilities, enabling developers to work with larger models and datasets more efficiently. XetHub was founded by Yucheng Low, Ajit Banerjee and Rajat Arya, who previously worked at Apple building and scaling its internal ML infrastructure. The founders have extensive experience in machine learning and data management. Yucheng Low was also the co-founder of Turi, an innovative ML/AI company that was…

K-12 Education Technology Spending Market According to Market, the K-12 education technology spending market size is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.2% from 2024 to 2030. If you are looking to enter the K-12 education technology spending market, this study provides you with a comprehensive outlook and consequential analysis.Nidhi BhasarPUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, August 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — HTF MI adds a new research study on the global K-12 Education Technology Spending market to its repository, providing a complete assessment of the factors influencing the overall market growth trends. The study covers the latest development…

EV charging station startup Kazam plans to expand beyond India, where it already has a large market share, into Southeast Asia in an effort to gain first-mover advantage, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup has offices in Delhi and Pune, city managers in 4,000 postcodes across India, and plans to debut in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. The expansion is part of the roadmap Kazam has set out after closing a new $8 million Series A3 funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. In an interview, Akshay Shekhar, co-founder and CEO of Kazam, said the startup also…

This is an opinion piece. To be honest, the Republicans have averted a crisis. Comrade Harris' choice of VP candidate, Minnesota Governor Tom Walz (who hates Vikings, erm, did I say that out loud?), is not helping her at all. Well, it will solidify her radical left base if she wants to. Instead of fielding a centrist and reaching out to the middle of America (not the Midwest) and winning over independents, the Republicans (in my personal opinion, because she didn't do this alone) have decided to go with another pretender, a radical leftist in sheep's clothing. Evidence 1 –…

Clinical Nurse Manager Amy Sawin (left) discusses the importance of preventive testing with Health and Wellness Day attendees. (Photo by Gwen Sawer) PARKERSBURG — WVU Medicine Camden Clark held its annual Health and Wellness Day Saturday at the Health and Wellness Center, located at 2804 Birch Street. The focus of the day was preventive care and a variety of tests and resources from WVU Medicine and its partners, with 20 vendors providing materials on helplines, warning signs to watch out for and where to get additional care. “The biggest thing we're offering right now is cost…

The past two weeks of the Olympics have been a thrill for those of us who love watching our fellow humans accomplish seemingly unfathomable feats. But aside from their unique skills, many of the medallists have a lot to say about their mental health. First, there's the GOAT, Simone Biles. Her gymnastics skills are superhuman. After withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics because of “Twisties,” she said she was shaking before the Olympic team gymnastics final and withdrew after realizing she was “not in a great mental state.” It was a courageous and difficult decision for someone who was always going…