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☆ ‘Pregnant people’: The case for using gender-neutral language
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The use of phrases such as “pregnant people” or “penis owners” in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met with confusion, or even anger. And it’s the most inclusive, streamlined way to refer to everyone who, regardless of their gender identity, has certain anatomy or biological abilities. Using gender-inclusive language can create an environment of acceptance, experts say. READ MORE: Gender identity: The difference between gender, sex and other need-to-knowsHere’s what experts have to say about these linguistic changes and concerns that have been raised. Gender-inclusive language may seem to be just words, but research has shown that acceptance can be lifesaving for transgender and nonbinary people, Miller said, both for medical and psychological reasons.

Persons: “, Jack Drescher, Alberto Mier, they’re, ”, Keygan Miller, Miller, Dr, Dennis Baron, ” Miller, can’t, —, hasn’t, “ it’s, ” Baron, Drescher, uteruses, ” Drescher, haven’t, ’ ” Baron, it’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Group, of Psychiatry, Columbia University, American Psychological Association, University of California, Los Angeles ’ Williams Institute, UCLA, University of Illinois, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, National Institutes of Health Locations: New York City, United States, Los Angeles, Urbana, Champaign, “

☆ Dollar takes a breather as investors ponder U.S. rates outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dollar was soft on Thursday as traders assessed the U.S. interest rates outlook in the wake of comments from Federal Reserve officials that cemented expectation of monetary settings remaining restrictive for a while longer. The dollar was soft on Thursday as traders assessed the U.S. interest rates outlook in the wake of comments from Federal Reserve officials that cemented expectation of monetary settings remaining restrictive for a while longer. The yen strengthened 0.05% to 154.29 a dollar but remained close to the 34-year low of 154.79 touched on Tuesday. Japan last intervened in the currency market in 2022, spending an estimated $60 billion to defend the yen. Elsewhere, the Australian dollar was little changed at $0.6439, while the New Zealand dollar eased a bit to $0.5914 after spiking 0.6% on Wednesday.

Persons: Sterling, Michelle Bowman, Kristina Clifton, Tony Sycamore Organizations: Federal Reserve, Traders, Market Committee, Federal, Fed, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, IG, Japan, New Zealand Locations: U.S, Japan, South Korea, Tokyo, Seoul

☆ A signal linked to aliens by a Harvard professor may have been caused by a passing truck
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewYet another study is calling into question a Harvard professor's claims that metallic balls discovered under the ocean may have been made by aliens . Johns Hopkins University-led (JHU-led) research said a blip on the seismometer that Loeb used to pinpoint the crash site may simply have been caused by the vibrations of a passing truck. AdvertisementPinpointing the crash siteIn 2019, Loeb and his team searched databases for unusual meteors that were moving rapidly. The meteor, dubbed by Loeb's team IM1, was first spotted by the Department of Defense's (DoD) sensors. Loeb's team recovered 805 spherules.

Persons: —, Avi Loeb, Loeb, Ben Fernando, It's, Fernando, it's, Charles Hoskinson, Undeterred Organizations: Service, Harvard, Business, Johns Hopkins University, JHU, Department of Defense's, DoD, Planetary Science Conference, Galileo, Space Force Locations: Papua, Guinea, 2401.09882, Papua New Guinea, Houston

☆ An unusual twist during US Army training had noncombatants posting photos and videos to Fakebook for the enemy to see: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Data from civilian devices — like a photo or video of a soldier's position — could be equally dangerous and reveal important information to the enemy. Throughout the Ukraine war, civilians have regularly recorded and relayed enemy troop movements. Individuals tasked with portraying civilians took photos and videos of soldiers' locations and their equipment in a recent drill. The imagery was then uploaded to a fake social media site called Fakebook, and troops role-playing as the enemy used the data to stage attacks, the Post reported.

Persons: —, Viktor Fridshon, Curtis Taylor, Taylor, Insider's Sinéad Baker Organizations: Service, Business, Washington Post, Army, Getty Images Army, Post Locations: Russia, Ukraine, China, California, Soledar, Donetsk Oblast, Baltic

☆ Cramer's week ahead: Pay attention to Friday's labor report, the 'great rate arbiter'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"This was some week for the huddled masses of stocks longing to be free of the bears," he said. He'll also be paying attention when Ollie's Bargain Outlet reports earnings, wondering if consumers have moved on from off-price retailers. With an earnings report from Dollar General , Thursday will tell investors whether the company has been able to "break the anti-dollar store spell," Cramer said. Friday will bring the "great rate arbiter," November's labor report. Cramer said he thinks rates will keep falling if the unemployment rate rises to 4% and there isn't significant wage growth.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, pinpointing, Cramer, he'll, Campbell, He'll Organizations: homebuilder, Dollar, Broadcom, Lululemon, VMware

☆ De Winton’s golden mole rediscovered after nearly 100 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A blind golden mole that glides through sand has been rediscovered in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts feared it had gone extinct. A beach in the northwest of South Africa where De Winton's golden moles are living. The challenge was pinpointing if De Winton’s golden mole was one of them. Common species, such as Cape golden mole and Grant’s golden mole were easily identifiable, but since there was only one De Winton’s golden mole reference DNA available, the team could not confidently identify it. De Winton’s golden mole is the 11th of its “most-wanted lost species” rediscovered since the program launched in 2017.

Persons: CNN —, JP Le Roux, eDNA, De, ”, Samantha Mynhardt, Jessie –, Nicky Souness, Cobus Theron, Christina Biggs, “, Theron Organizations: CNN, Wildlife Trust, University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University, EWT Locations: South Africa, Port Nolloth, Cape

☆ Jim Cramer rebuts the bear cases against the 'Magnificent Seven' tech stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday reaffirmed his belief in owning the "Magnificent Seven," arguing against bear cases for the mega-cap stocks. "I wish I could get these companies to split their shares in favor of you, the home gamer," Cramer said. However, Cramer called Nvidia a "benign monopolist," with its product reigning supreme in the industry. According to Cramer, investors shouldn't be concerned that Microsoft's stock has soared too quickly, praising its artificial intelligence product and saying, "There are no speeding tickets in this racket." "Despite these rebuttals, I think their success in 2023 made each of these stocks into their own worst enemy," Cramer said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, didn't, Mark Zuckerberg's, shouldn't, Tesla Organizations: Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, Amazon Web Services, Facebook

☆ Cramer's week ahead: Earnings reports from retailers and Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer guided investors through next week's Wall Street action, pinpointing earnings reports from numerous retailers, as well as semiconductor giant Nvidia . "Next week is historically a pretty positive time, but I'm cognizant that we've had a big run here," Cramer said. He said he's optimistic next week will be strong, albeit short, "if we get a continuation of the rotation into beaten down retailers, along with a huge guide-up by Nvidia." Cramer said Tuesday brings a "deluge" of earnings from retail companies: Best Buy , Burlington , Dick's Sporting Goods , Kohl's , Nordstrom and Lowe's . Nvidia will also report on Tuesday, and Cramer reiterated that investors should own the stock because it is the "king" of AI semiconductors.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, we've, Cramer, he'll, Nordstrom Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Dick's Sporting Goods, Deere Locations: Burlington

☆ 5 things to do when you’re depressed
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

How to get help • Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. “Really try to do the sort of things that you would do for your physical health,” Raison said. “If you have caring, smaller, supportive relationships with other people, it’s a big protective factor against getting depressed. It’s also a factor that can really help you get over depression.”Don’t give upBe persistent in seeking help. We hope these five tips help you better care for a depressed brain.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, —, Charles Raison, “, what’s, ”, “ Will, we’ve, you’ve, It’s, Don’t, don’t Organizations: CNN, Gallup, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, US Centers for Disease Control, University of Wisconsin, Vail Health Behavioral Health Innovation Center, CNN Health Locations: United States, Madison, Vail, thankfulness

☆ Skeletons unearthed in ‘incredibly rare’ 5,000-year-old Scottish tomb
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The ruins of an “incredibly rare” 5,000-year-old tomb have been uncovered on one of the Scottish Orkney Islands, National Museums Scotland said in a statement on Tuesday. “In the Neolithic, it would have been an incredibly impressive 15 meter diameter, enormous mound, very substantial stonework, very impressive architecture. Those cells are real feats of engineering,” Hugo Anderson-Whymark, one of the excavation’s co-directors and senior curator of prehistory (Neolithic) at National Museums Scotland, told CNN. National Museums ScotlandOnly 12 other similar tombs are known to exist in Orkney, referred to as Maes Howe-type passage graves. There’s nothing on the surface to suggest this tomb ever existed there but it would have once been an incredible monument.

Persons: ” Hugo Anderson, Whymark, Vicki Cummings, Maes Howe, James Walls Cursiter, ” Anderson, “, they’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, National Museums Scotland, Cardiff University, Museums Scotland Locations: Scottish Orkney Islands, Holm , East Mainland, Orkney, Britain

☆ How to choose the right 5G infrastructure provider for your business
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But finding the right infrastructure provider to support your organization can be tricky. But how can you separate the wheat from the chaff and pick the right infrastructure provider for you? "First and foremost, when selecting your 5G infrastructure provider, evaluate the longevity and reliability of their solutions," Vance Tran, a cofounder of the tech-advisory website Pointer Clicker, said. "For enterprise-centric private 5G deployments, it is essential to choose a provider that has considered the nuances of the enterprise world," Parm Sandhu, the vice president of enterprise 5G products and services at NTT Ltd, said. "That means the private 5G must be an extension of the existing LAN."

Persons: —, Fabio Giust, Giust, Vance Tran, Pointer Clicker, Parm Sandhu, Sandhu, downscaling, Alan Jones, you've Organizations: Service, 3GPP, NIST Secure Software, NIST, NTT Ltd Locations: Ireland

☆ The job Americans would most like to see replaced by robots
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Joseph Bien-Kahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

In a survey of jobs Americans would most like to see replaced by robots, the umpire would surely rank near the top. (The MLB league official tells me that legalized gambling has not been a factor in implementing ABS.) Frustratingly, the subjective has infiltrated what initially felt like a technological problem: What does the perfect strike zone even look like anyway? The MLB league official agrees, telling me the Jetson Robot Home Plate Ump is not in their plans. "Growing up, my parents would go, 'Oh, the umpire's strike zone was small!'

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☆ One rural Alabama school district figured out how to improve students' math scores: longer classes, group learning, and data diving
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Trisha Powell Crain | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Teachers got more time to dig into student test score data and lengthened classes to focus on specific skills. By spring 2022, the district ranked 12th in the state on math proficiency, with 57% of students reaching proficiency. There is less research on the use of targeted small group instruction in math and in middle grades. Math teacher Cheyenne Crider helps a seventh-grade student with a math problem at Piedmont Middle School in Piedmont, Alabama, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. She oversees training for middle school math teachers through the Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative.

Persons: Mike Hayes, Rebecca Dreyfus, TNTP, Dreyfus, Trisha Powell Crain, Hayes, " Hayes, Cassie Holbrooks, Lisa Hayes, Cheyenne Crider, Keri Richburg, Richburg, Holbrooks, Landon Pruitt, Pruitt Organizations: Teachers, Service, Piedmont City, Nationwide, AP Piedmont, Piedmont Middle, AP, Alabama Math Science, Technology Initiative, Research, Associated Press, Carnegie Corporation of New, Christian Science Monitor, Dallas Morning News, Idaho Education, Courier, The Seattle Times Locations: Alabama's, Wall, Silicon, Ala, Alabama, Piedmont , Alabama, Holbrooks, Piedmont, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Idaho, South Carolina

☆ Florida state colleges may allow entrance exam favored by many conservatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Students stage a walk out from Hillsborough High School to protest after Florida education officials voted to ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in all public school grades. The Board of Governors of the 12-campus State University System of Florida will consider the adoption of the Classic Learning Test (CLT) on Friday. The test's adoption would mark the third time that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken on the non-profit College Board, which administers the SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test. The College Board has pushed back against the new test, criticizing as flawed a study meant to compare students' scores on the CLT with scores on the SAT. Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Octavio Jones, Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Priscilla Rodriguez, Jeremy Tate, Tate, Thomas Aquinas, Dante Alighieri, Frederick Douglass, Flannery O'Connor, Sharon Bernstein, Grant McCool Organizations: Hillsborough High School, REUTERS, Governors, State University System, ACT, Florida, Board, Republican, College, American Studies, The, College Board, Thomson Locations: Florida, Tampa , Florida, U.S, Southern U.S, Sacramento , California

By Meg Anderson, vice president and chief information security officer at Principal®This story previously appeared on principal.com. Employment of information security analysts is expected to grow 31% from 2021 to 2031*, outpacing the average for all occupations. There's always room for continued improvement in digital operations, of course, but we can start feeling more optimistic about progress that's been made toward cybersecurity for small businesses. *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, information security analysts, September 2022. © 2023 Principal Financial Services, Inc. Principal®, Principal Financial Group®, and Principal and the logomark design are registered trademarks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a Principal Financial Group company, in the United States and are trademarks and service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., in various countries around the world.

Persons: Meg Anderson, we've, what's, We've, cybersecurity, There's, that's Organizations: Software, Cyber Readiness, CRI, Infrastructure Security Agency, Insider Studios, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, . Department of Labor, Life Insurance, Financial Services, Inc, Financial Group Locations: I'm, cyberattacks, Des Moines, United States

☆ 30 of the most undervalued, high-quality stocks to buy, according to a fintech firm that uses a quant strategy to filter for cash-generating companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He came up with a quantitative system that filters for growing and cash-generating companies. These 30 stocks are considered the most undervalued bets based on Risenhoover's methodology. In 2014, he turned to Dr. Wesley Gray, CEO and CIO of the asset-management firm Alpha Architect, to backtest the model. At the time, Gray had just co-authored a book on quantitative value investing that informed much of Risenhoover's thinking. Risenhoover recommends reviewing the stock's chart and its price action to decide whether you're comfortable with it.

Persons: Wilton Risenhoover, Risenhoover, Wesley Gray, Gray, Russell, Stocks, that's, I've Organizations: University of California, Alpha Locations: Los Angeles

☆ A city in Colorado improved trash collection, streetlights, and more by using 5G to get 'smart'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Kristina Etter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2018, Colorado Springs, Colorado, embraced 5G technology to become a "smart" city. In 2018, John Suthers, then the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, announced a plan to turn his hometown into a smart city. How 5G connectivity made trash cans 'smart'In various aspects of city operations in Colorado Springs, 5G integration is proving valuable. Discussing future applications of 5G, Pace told Insider: "We've researched using 5G for kiosks, cameras, and autonomous vehicles." Informational kiosks using 5G connectivity would provide local information and could be used for advertising, Pace said.

Persons: John Suthers, Joshua Pace, Streetlights, Pace Organizations: 5G, city's, Innovation, Pace, Colorado Springs Locations: Colorado Springs , Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado

☆ A conservative PAC is committing $20 million to back Lauren Boebert and GOP representatives who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker: Politico
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A conservative PAC is pledging $20 million to back representatives who voted against Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker. A memo from the group published by Politico explains how the PAC plans to spend its money. It says the PAC will defend its members from "moderate donors and candidates" in the primary. Once the general election comes around, McIntosh promised to financially support any of the "Patriot 20" whose seats have been targeted as vulnerable by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. These representatives include Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, and Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, David McIntosh, McIntosh, Scott Perry, Anna Paulina Luna of, Lauren Boebert, Adam Frisch, Boebert's Organizations: House, Politico, Service, Republican, Growth, Club, Growth's, Democratic Congressional, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Federal Elections Commission Locations: Wall, Silicon, Scott Perry of, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Colorado

☆ One of Britain's most progressive newspapers investigated itself and found it was financed by the slave trade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

They also discovered nine original investors in the newspaper profited from the slavery economy. The Guardian is more than 200 years old and one of Britain's most progressive newspapers. The Guardian — Britain's most prominent progressive newspaper — was founded by men who profited off the transatlantic slavery economy, researchers commissioned by the outlet found. She also found that nine of the outlet's original investors had ties to transatlantic slavery in the early 19th Century, according to her report. Gooptar said a crucial part of her research involved pinpointing the identities of more than 300 enslaved people in both the Sea Islands and Jamaica.

Persons: John Edward Taylor, Cassandra Gooptar, —, Maya Wolfe, Robinson, Gooptar Organizations: Guardian, Morning, New York Times, The Guardian Locations: Jamaica, Manchester

☆ Data scientists describe the arduous, AI-powered task of getting Amazon's Alexa to speak in an Irish lilt
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two scientists at Amazon used artificial intelligence to help them make Alexa Irish. The team trained Alexa on accents generated by text-to-speech models. This then helped them identify distinctive aspects of the Irish accent to train Irish Alexa. Using an already existing Alexa model that speaks in a British accent as a baseline, the data scientists trained it on the Irish accents provided by text-to-speech models as well as voice recordings, the Times reported. They later zeroed in and modified certain sounds — for example, emphasizing the "r" sounds in words much like an Irish person would — to create the voice that eventually accompanied Irish Alexa.

Persons: Alexa, Georgi Tinchev, Marius Cotescu, disentanglement, disentangle, Irish Alexa Organizations: Alexa Irish, Morning, The New York Times, Times Locations: Irish

☆ European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe's darkest secrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the European Space Agency Euclid space telescope, lifts off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, July 1, 2023. The Euclid mission is designed to explore the evolution of the dark universe. A European space telescope blasted off Saturday on a quest to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe. SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Euclid observatory toward its ultimate destination 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away, the Webb Space Telescope's neighborhood. "It's more than a space telescope, Euclid.

Persons: Webb, Josef Aschbacher, Carole Mundell, Euclid, It's, Rene Laureijs, Europe's, Giuseppe Racca Organizations: SpaceX, European Space Agency, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Space, NASA Locations: Cape Canaveral, Fla, Germany, Florida, Guiana, South America, Ukraine

☆ A 20-year fund manager shares 8 mega-trend stocks he's betting will take market share — and the 5 he's shorting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Gary Black says the stock market will continue to trend higher with volatility this year. What the remainder of 2023 has in store for the stock market is anyone's guess at this point. But Gary Black, a 20-year fund manager, and the portfolio manager and managing partner at The Future Fund, has a more positive outlook. The next mega trend is big data and cyber security. mega trend losersOn the side of stocks being shorted, these are the companies that Black expects will lose market share due to these mega trends.

Persons: Gary Black, Phillip Wool, it's, Black, He's, cybertruck, Tesla, Elon Musk, Eli Lilly, Lilly, LULU, Armour Organizations: Federal, Federal Reserve, EV, Tesla, Company, Palo Alto Networks, Nvidia, Toyota, CNBC, Bloomberg, UA, MAX Holdings Locations: China's, overproducing

☆ Rescuers make last desperate push as final hours of oxygen on missing Titanic submersible tick down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea. But the crew had only a four-day oxygen supply when the vessel, called the Titan, set off around 6 a.m. Sunday. The full area being searched was twice the size of Connecticut in waters as deep as 13,200 feet (4,020 meters). "This is a search and rescue mission, 100%," he said Wednesday. An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea.

Persons: OceanGate, Captain Jamie Frederick, Donald Murphy, Frederick, Carl Hartsfield, Frank Owen, Owen, Arthur Loibl, Capt, Jamie Frederick, Scott Eisen, Rush, Jeff Karson, Karson Organizations: US Coast Guard, OceanGate, Anadolu Agency, Getty, First Coast Guard District, Coast, Patrol, Navy, Oceanographic Systems Laboratory, U.S . Navy, Stockton Rush, OceanGate Expeditions, U.S, U.S . Coast Guard, CBC, Syracuse University Locations: Boston, Canada, Connecticut, Atlantic, U.S, British, St, John's, Norfolk , Virginia, Germany, Cape Cod, Boston , Massachusetts

☆ This startup making the electricity grid more resilient while reducing wildfires just raised $10.5 million. Check out the 10-slide pitch deck Gridware used to land the fresh funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

California startup Gridware is working to prevent forest fires and make the grid more resilient. But Timothy Barat, the cofounder and CEO of risk management and wildfire mitigation startup Gridware, does exactly that. On a huge plot of land outside California's Bay area, Gridware has its own electricity grid complete with full-size 40-foot poles and power lines spanning 200 feet. Wildfires can be sparked by a number of things, including downed power lines. For example, the startup can detect vegetation striking power lines as soon as it happens.

Persons: JP Morgan, Timothy Barat, Chris Sacca's, Gridware's Barat, Barat, Gridware, Chris Sacca, we've, Seth Bannon Organizations: Lowercarbon Capital, UC Berkeley, Lowercarbon, Fifty Locations: California, California's, Barat, Gridware's, San Francisco, NYC

☆ Buffalo’s Blizzard Response Had Numerous Failures, Researchers Find
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Emergency warnings from city officials did not adequately convey how life-threatening the storm would be, the report said. City officials didn’t spread the word about the county’s travel ban for cars quickly enough and didn’t adequately stress the dangers of walking outside. And as the storm raged on, coordination between city, county and state officials became strained. The more than 100-page study by a team of researchers at New York University dissected the city’s actions before, during and after the blizzard, pinpointing failures and offering recommendations. The report was requested by the mayor, Byron Brown, in the days after the storm as residents voiced frustration at what they said was a slow and inadequate response.

Persons: didn’t, Byron Brown, ”, Sarah Kaufman Organizations: New York University, Rudin Center for Transportation Locations: New York, Buffalo

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