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☆ Why three robot sisters could be the friendly face of AI
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Nadia Leigh-Hewitson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The key to winning over a skeptical public could be a family of robot “sisters.”Sophia, Grace and Desdemona are humanoid robots, each programmed with sophisticated AI. However, their AI “brains” were engineered by Ben Goertzel, former chief scientist at the company, and now CEO of blockchain-based AI company SingularityNET. The robot will never get bored with it.”Are we already living in a robot future? Giving people the opportunity to interact with relatable robots could help humanize AI, and go some way to improving its image. This is one of the reasons that people respond so well to humanoid robots.”

☆ 4 major trends in health startups in 2022, after an unexpected post-pandemic dropoff in funding
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

VCs poured $13.5 billion into healthtech startups in 2022 — down nearly 50% from 2021. But a global slump and the tech downturn changed all of that, and funding into health startups fell by nearly 50% to $13.5 billion this year. AI-driven drug development and mental health startups also boomed during COVID-19 but have seen a funding dropoff in 2022. Tech that served underrepresented groups was spotlightedFrom menopause to mental health, health conditions that were billed as 'taboo' pre-pandemic have come to the forefront this year. Startups offering personalized treatments for niche issues or demographics, such as menopause app Vira Health, mental health platform MyMynd, and men's health platform Numan, all raised capital this year.

“The murder of the child Jana Majdi Zakarneh adds to the horrific murders of children that the occupation soldiers continue to commit,” Shtayyeh said. Israel has also recorded the highest number deaths from Palestinian attacks this year in nearly 20 years, with 31 killed. According to the IDF, the suspects threw explosives and fired at the IDF soldiers, who responded with “live fire.” No IDF injuries were reported. On Thursday, a 16-year-old boy died after he was shot by Israeli forces in Ramallah, according to a separate statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health last week. The IDF said in a statement that Israeli soldiers “shot toward suspects” for throwing rocks and paint bottles at vehicles “endangered the lives of passersby” near the town of Aboud in Ramallah.

☆ UN agency says Israel is delaying new visas for its staff
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Jerusalem CNN —A United Nations agency that operates in the West Bank and Gaza says Israel is not processing visas for its newly recruited staff, while Israeli officials accuse the agency of “ignoring Israeli victims of terror” in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, a charge the agency denies. The UN considers East Jerusalem and the West Bank to be occupied territory, and Israelis living there to be living in illegal settlements. Erdan said when OCHA is asked why they don’t count Israeli victims, they are told the agency does not have reliable data. “Of course you don’t, you don’t employ Hebrew speakers, and the senior manager of the agency is Palestinian,” Erdan said. OCHA’s latest report does record some instances of Israelis being injured by stones thrown at civilian vehicles traveling in the West Bank.

☆ Justice Department's antitrust investigation of PGA Tour includes U.S. Golf Association
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Justice Department's antitrust investigation of the PGA Tour's actions against the upstart LIV Golf league has also ensnared the Augusta National Golf Club and the United States Golf Association. The managing director of LIV Golf, Majed Al Sorour, had warned that LIV would start its own majors, but later walked back the comment on Twitter. Mickelson, meanwhile, told Sports Illustrated that he "wholeheartedly" expects to play at the Masters despite his LIV Golf affiliation. Both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have been lobbying in Washington D.C. to state their case against the other. LIV Golf also filed its own antitrust suit against the PGA Tour in September, and the tour subsequently countersued, alleging that LIV Golf was anticompetitive because of its restrictive player contracts.

☆ Polițiștii germani fac razii pentru a găsi o monedă de aur de 100 de kg care a fost furată
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Descinderile de dimineaţă s-au concentrat asupra a opt suspecţi cu vârste cuprinse între 14 şi 51 de ani, de diferite naţionalităţi, a spus poliţia. Unele dintre falsuri circulă deja, a spus poliţia. Căutările au condus la descoperirea de monede contrafăcute, instrumente de falsificare şi o sumă cu „cinci cifre” în numerar, a spus poliţia. "Evaluarea probelor este în curs", a spus poliţia. Mohamed Remmo, în vârstă de 21 de ani, a fost arestat de autorităţile berlineze în cartierul Neukölln, luni.

Persons: ., Mohamed Remmo, Abdul Majed, Ahmed Remmo Locations: Descinderile, Berlin, Dresda

Au fost ”periate”, în încercarea de a găsi obiectele furate, Mohamed și Abdul Majed Remmo, cei care au orchestrat furtul, nu au fost prinși. Poliția a difuzat pozele lor și cere ajutorul populației pentru a le lua urma. Jaful a avut loc la sfarsitul lui noiembrie 2019 și hoții au furat zeci de piese care conțin mai multe sute de diamante. Conducerea Grunes Gewolbe a caracterizat obiectele furate de o valoare istorică și culturală ”inestimabilă”. Potrivit celor de la The Guardian, valoarea bunurilor se ridică la aproape 1 miliard de euro.

Persons: Mohamed, Abdul Majed Organizations: Parchetul, Poliția, The, Germane Locations: Dresda, Germania, Berlin

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