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The U.S. Travel Association hosted a “Travel Works for America” Power Hour with Congressman Scott Peters and more than 20 San Diego-area travel and business leaders at the San Diego County Regional Airports Authority on Tuesday, August 27, to demonstrate the tangible impact travel has on communities and businesses. image “In communities like San Diego, travel is a key driver of the economy and workforce.” Tori Emerson Barnes, vice president of public affairs and policy, U.S. Travel”I’m grateful for the opportunity to join Congressman Peters in discussing ways Congress can further support increased travel to his district and across the…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CI MED) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is leading a first-of-its-kind global network to revolutionize healthcare through engineering-based solutions to health problems around the world. of new Global Consortium for Medical Innovation and Engineering is an international public-private-government collaboration aimed at accelerating the development of innovative solutions that impact human health, leveraging expertise across sectors and geographic boundaries. Combining the expertise of medical and engineering schools, universities, researchers and students, industry and government leaders, philanthropists and foundations, the consortium is well positioned to drive innovation in medicine and medical…

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — A US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, killing Ukraine’s top pilot, a Ukrainian military source told CNN, just weeks after the highly anticipated aircraft arrived in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Defense Forces do not believe that pilot error was the cause of the accident, the source added. Pilot Oleksiy Mess, nicknamed “Moonfish”, died in the crash while “fighting off the largest ever air raid” by Russia against Ukraine, the source said, adding that the pilot was buried on Thursday. The crash is currently under investigation and international experts will be invited to take part in the…

Look at what it cost Jefferson County when the state’s long-problematic technology system failed again last week: It processed about a third fewer applications for food stamps and other assistance than on an average day, further delaying assistance to about 200 people.And that’s just one county.In Colorado’s 11 counties, about 850 households miss out on assistance for every 30 minutes that the Colorado Benefits Administration System is down. During the 73 hours that the system was down between April and December, 124,000 households missed out on assistance, according to a tally by the Colorado Association of Counties.The delays will mean…

This is merely an entry permit to provide access for the international community to see Indonesia.Jakarta (Antara) – The Ministry of Law and Human Rights stressed that the Golden Visa scheme is not intended to “sell” the country to foreigners, but rather to give potential investors the opportunity to take a closer look at Indonesia.”If they are selling, then what exactly is being sold? It is just an entry permit. I think visas are not for sale but to provide access for the international community to see Indonesia,” the ministry’s immigration director-general Sirmi Karim said on Thursday.he, “Indonesia is not…

Research suggests that people who “catch up” on sleep on weekends may have up to 20% lower risk of heart disease than those who don’t.The findings, presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting, looked at data from 90,903 adults taking part in the UK Biobank project, a database that holds the medical and lifestyle records of half a million Britons.Of those, 19,816 met the criteria for insufficient sleep, and over a 14-year follow-up, the researchers found that those who got the most sleep on weekends were 19% less likely to develop heart disease than those who got the least…

It’s YIMBY’s time to shine.Housing advocates have long pushed for so-called housing abundance at the local level. Now they finally have a presidential ticket that explicitly echoes their agenda.These activists and their diverse coalition — who call themselves YIMBYs, which stands for “yes in my backyard” — have rallied in support of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. On Wednesday night, they hosted a two-hour “YIMBYs for Harris” virtual fundraiser featuring dozens of local, state and federal lawmakers who believe in building more housing.Housing advocates say Harris’ proposal to build 3 million homes in her first term, in part by cutting…

Good morning. Nvidia released its long-awaited earnings report after the close of trading on Wednesday, and the word CFO Colette Kress emphasized during the earnings call was “enterprise.” Nvidia is a leading maker of graphics processing unit (GPU) chips, which are now essential tools in accelerating AI. Revenue for the quarter ended July 28 was $30 billion, up 15% from the previous quarter and 122% from the same period a year ago. Net income was $16.6 billion, up from $6.2 billion in the same period a year ago. Nvidia said the performance was driven by sales of its Nvidia Hopper…

Sheila Jordan is a strong believer in generative artificial intelligence and has already rolled it out to all 95,000 Honeywell employees. “There’s not a single part of our company that isn’t thinking about next-generation AI,” said Jordan, who has served as Honeywell’s senior vice president and chief digital and technology officer since 2020 after years of leadership roles at Symantec, Cisco and The Walt Disney Co. Jordan acknowledges that there is ongoing debate between those who have bought the generative AI hype and detractors who haven’t yet bought into the technology, but he’s such an enthusiastic supporter that Honeywell has…

A California bill that would be the first to establish safeguards for the nation’s largest artificial intelligence systems passed a key vote on Wednesday. Aimed at mitigating potential risks posed by AI, the proposal would require companies to test models and publicly disclose safety protocols to prevent models from being manipulated to take down the state’s power grid or be used to create chemical weapons. Experts say the industry’s rapid advances could make such scenarios possible in the future.The bill narrowly passed the state Assembly on Wednesday and now faces a final vote in the state Senate. It has already…