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Preview This is the 2024 update of the Compendium of WHO and other United Nations guidance on health and the environment. The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available guidance from WHO and other UN agencies to improve health by creating healthier environments. It provides an overview and easy access to over 500 actions, as well as a framework for thinking about health and environment interventions. It covers a wide range of areas such as air pollution, water, sanitation and hygiene, climate change, chemicals, radiation or food systems. The guidance is categorized according to the main sectors concerned, the level…

(via Sage partner, The BOSS Network) Are you sitting? I’m about to give credit to corporate suppliers. Yes, there was a lot of hype around AI at the keynotes this spring, but behind the scenes, more often than not, I heard details about how to achieve more responsible (and effective) AI. On the other hand, I haven’t heard enough about the problem of bias – bias in training data, bias in outcomes, and bias in the humans who develop AI. Admittedly, bias is an extremely difficult problem – and one that is never fully solved. I also haven’t heard enough…

BT Group plans to reduce its reliance on third-party support staff in helpdesk roles after introducing ServiceNow’s GenAI technology. The British telecommunications and IT services giant has announced that it is expanding ServiceNow service management capabilities across all its units. This expansion includes the use of ServiceNow’s Now Assist for Telecom Service Management (TSM), part of its GenAI offering. BT said that in a pilot, Now Assist GenAI helped agents write case summaries and review complex notes faster, reducing both times by 55%. Average case resolution time also decreased by 35%. Talk to The registerHena Jalil, BT Group’s managing director…

Karawang, West Java (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has affirmed Indonesia’s desire to become a key player in global electric vehicle (EV) supply chains.The minister made the statement due to Indonesia’s abundant natural resources, such as nickel, which is the main material for electric vehicle batteries.“Indonesia is ready to become a key player in global electric vehicle supply chains, from upstream to downstream,” he said at the inauguration of Hyundai-LG Indonesia (HLI) Green Power’s electric vehicle and battery ecosystem factory in Karawang, West Java, on Wednesday.He noted that Indonesia can be a key…

By Nandita BoseWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris is the top alternative to replace U.S. President Joe Biden if he decides not to continue his reelection campaign, according to seven senior sources at the Biden campaign, the White House and the Democratic National Committee with knowledge of current discussions on the topic.Biden’s fumbling, sometimes-incoherent and widely-panned first-debate performance against Republican rival Donald Trump last week set off a wave of panic within the Democratic party over concerns that he may not be fit enough to serve a second term, and prompted calls for top aides to resign.Some influential Democrats…

Technology industry trade body TechUK has recognised four pioneering industry leaders for their work in using digital innovation to deliver social, cultural or economic improvements in the UK. In its second annual President’s Awards, the organization selected honorees who it said “go above and beyond the call of duty” to use technology for good. The winners in each of the four award categories are: People The People Award recognises individuals who have a demonstrable impact on wellbeing, skills, diversity and inclusion. The 2024 recipient is Chris Whitehouse, Director of Customer Experience at data consultancy Collaboraite. Whitehouse developed a tool called…

Down angle icon An angle icon pointing down. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mario Tama/Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denies claims he once ate a barbecued dog.In response to allegations in a Vanity Fair article, he said the carcass was that of a goat.The independent presidential candidate presents himself as an alternative to Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been linked to plenty of bizarre headlines — including an admission that he once had a brain worm — but things just got a lot stranger.A Vanity Fair article published Tuesday contained an allegation that the independent…

We’re just one day away from the 4th of July, and people all over the country, especially in Massachusetts, will be celebrating the event. If you’re planning to travel on Wednesday and can get on the road now, you’ll be in good shape, as traffic is light. However, as the day progresses, the roads are expected to become busier. In fact, AAA says it expects nearly 71 million people to travel during the July 4 holiday week, and more than 60 million of them will drive to their destinations. The travel expert is once again expecting a record number of…

In 25 states, transgender people under the age of 18 face laws that prevent them from accessing gender-affirming health care. Just a few years ago, no state had such a law. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a Tennessee case in its next session that challenges that state’s ban on rehabilitative care for youth. “The pressure has been building for the Supreme Court to rule on this issue,” says Lindsey Dawson, director of LGBTQ health policy at the health research organization KFF. Most of the state bans have been challenged in court, Dawson notes, and 20 of them are…

ST. PETERSBURG — Jenny Gelin, a freshman at the University of Southern Florida St. Petersburg, sitting in the front row at student orientation. A graduate of Wharton High School in Tampa, Gelin has never lived in a dorm and is nervous about meeting new people.As the other 200 students filed out of the auditorium for a break on a recent Thursday, Gelin sat, questions swirling through her mind. Will everyone like me? Will I be able to make friends? What if they all find me boring?Then she saw him.A 28-kilogram “goldador,” a 2-year-old golden retriever-Labrador mix, enthusiastically greets the other…