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The Kanawha County Commission is considering providing free mental health services to emergency responders, a move that commission Chairman Lance Wheeler hopes will set an example for counties across the state. “Mental health has been a hot topic nationwide since COVID-19, especially among paramedics,” Wheeler said. “…We want to make sure that paramedics are taken care of in all aspects of their medical care, whether that's through their personal insurance or by also taking their mental health into consideration.” County commissioners on Thursday first discussed a contract with Christy Haynes, a licensed clinical social worker who also works as a…

A venture-capital-funded gold rush in software development has seen nearly $1 billion (£760 million) invested in AI coding assistants, but skilled human babysitters are starting to tire of their dim-witted robot sidekicks.”I stopped using AI because I was getting stupid,” one senior developer explained to robotics expert and AI critic Philip Piecniewski last week.Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Edinburgh found that reviewing and double-checking AI output took time, distracting from “other productive tasks, like writing code or running tests.” As a result, the researchers reported, “increased cognitive load, frustration, and time spent on the tasks GenAI is intended…

IBM has announced its Telum II processor with shared on-chip AI and, perhaps surprisingly, a “Spyre” AI accelerator card capable of LLM generative AI. The new chips will ship in the yet-to-be-announced next-generation IBM Z. Three years ago, IBM introduced Telum, a mainframe processor with an on-board AI accelerator shared across eight cores. IBM is set to unveil its upcoming Tellum II processor and AI accelerator at the annual HotChips conference on the Stanford campus. Here's a look at this ever-evolving platform that processes 70% of the world's financial transactions. More I/O, more caching, and more… IBM engineers must have…

We are often told to write about what we know. With all due respect, this is terrible advice and is easily misconstrued as “write about what you already know.” There is no doubt that your own knowledge is valuable, your own experiences compelling, and your own backstory compelling. We all agree, but the accumulation of one life rarely adequately prepares us for the task of writing. If you are, say, Volodymyr Zelensky or Frederick Douglass or Sally Ride, the category of “what you know” may actually be unusual and important enough to deserve print. For the rest of us, a…

The internet is abuzz. Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega are really striking a match. The 25-year-old Disney star, who performed “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” has just dropped her latest music video, “Taste.” If you haven't seen it yet, prepare to be shocked. The video is pure chaos in the best sense of the word, mixing horror movie energy with a story that blends melodrama and black comedy. But what's everyone really talking about? The now-viral Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega moment that came out of nowhere and is now living for free in our heads. What is the “Taste”…

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What type of diet are you on?Take this quiz to find out which fad diets you're most likely to get hooked on, based on your eating and lifestyle habits.3Survey reveals that almost half of Brits struggle to incorporate healthy eating into their lives full time. Credit: Franziska and Tom Werner3Nearly a quarter of those surveyed rely on meal prep to help them lose weight.3Medicspot's quiz will determine what type of dieter you are and recommend techniques to help you stick to your long-term weight loss plan. Credit: medicspotIt comes after a survey revealed that 35% of Brits believe they are…

The fine was formally imposed in July, following a class action lawsuit from the French League for Human Rights, which represents more than 170 Uber drivers. Because Uber's EU headquarters is in the Netherlands, the investigation was handed over to Dutch regulators. Data protection authorities already fined the US-based company €10 million last year for multiple violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). “This misguided decision and outlandish fine are completely unjustified,” Uber spokesman Casper Nixon said, adding that the company plans to appeal the decision. “Uber's cross-border data transfer processes have been GDPR compliant during three years of…

With compact countries, charming cities, and endless outdoor activities, Europe has long been a popular solo travel destination for people of all ages. But with such a large continent to explore, narrowing down where to go on a solo trip can be difficult. Luckily, the beauty of solo travel is that you don't have to compromise on your destination, so you can follow your heart's desire to some of Europe's most unique and fascinating places. To help you find them, we asked our expert writers to share their recommendations for the best places to travel solo in Europe. Here are…

Vietnam is benefiting from the US-led semiconductor war against China and is becoming a major new player in the global semiconductor industry.Vietnam's highly educated and motivated engineers working for relatively low wages have attracted a range of semiconductor packaging and design companies from the US, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.With a technology-driven industrial development policy, Vietnam is following in the footsteps of Malaysia, which is currently the world's sixth-largest semiconductor exporter and accounts for 13 percent of the global assembly, testing and packaging industry, according to think tank ISIS Malaysia.This will no doubt please the Biden administration, which has…