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☆ Jenny Cavnar makes history as the first woman to serve as an MLB team’s primary play-by-play announcer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —For the first time in Major League Baseball history, a woman will be the primary play-by-play voice of a major team. NBC Sports California said Tuesday it has chosen Jenny Cavnar, a broadcasting veteran with nearly two decades of baseball experience, for the prestigious role. “It is a dream come true to join the broadcast team for the Oakland A’s and their rich baseball history,” Cavnar said in a release. Doris Burke is among the NBA’s most well-respected color commentators, and she has been broadcasting national games for ESPN for 11 years. And in 2018, Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm called an NFL game for Amazon, the first all-woman booth for a professional football national broadcast.

Persons: Jenny Cavnar, ” Cavnar, Cavnar, ”, Jenny, Matt Murphy, “ She’s, who’s, Suzyn Waldman, Jessica Mendoza, Doris Burke, Andrea Kremer, Hannah Storm, Chanda Rubin, CoCo Vandeweghe Organizations: New, New York CNN, Major League Baseball, NBC Sports California, Oakland Athletics, Oakland, “, Colorado Rockies MLB, NBC, MLB, NBC Sports, Yankees, ESPN’s, ESPN, Amazon, Tennis Channel, English Premier League, Sky Sports Locations: New York, Bronx

☆ Bob Edwards, longtime host of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Bob Edwards, the longtime National Public Radio host and a goliath of the broadcasting world, died on Saturday, his wife, NPR reporter Windsor Johnston, confirmed in a Facebook post. “Bob Edwards understood the intimate and distinctly personal connection with audiences that distinguishes audio journalism from other mediums, and for decades he was a trusted voice in the lives of millions of public radio listeners,” NPR CEO John Lansing said in a statement Monday. “Staff at NPR and all across the Network, along with those millions of listeners, will remember Bob Edwards with gratitude.”Edwards began his 30-year tenure at NPR in 1974, when the network was still in its infancy. He co-hosted “All Things Considered,” NPR’s evening show, before spearheading “Morning Edition” as its inaugural host in 1979, a position he held until 2004. “Morning Edition will continue to be my first source for news,” he wrote in a letter to listeners about his exit.

Persons: Bob Edwards, Windsor Johnston, “ Bob Edwards, John Lansing, ” Edwards, Ellen McDonnell, Edwards, Bob, ”, “, we’ve, It’s, Edward R, Murrow, Gabriel, Alfred I, du Pont, Red Barber, “ Edward R Organizations: New, New York CNN, longtime National Public Radio, NPR, “ Staff, Los Angeles Times, University of Louisville, US Army, American Forces Korea Network, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Catholic Association of Broadcasters, Columbia University Award, Radio Hall of Fame, Journalism Locations: New York, Kentucky, New Albany , Indiana

☆ An alleged gang rape shocks Italy, and provides fodder for an ascendant far right
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Seven men between the ages of 15 and 18 are currently on trial for the alleged rape of a 19-year-old girl in Palermo in August. Last month’s alleged gang rape in Catania has become not only a symbol of violence against women in the country, but a cause célèbre for Italy’s far-right government. CNN approached the suspect’s lawyers for comment. Meanwhile, during a visit to Catania, Meloni expressed her solidarity with the alleged rape victim and her family. This is not the first case of non-EU minors being welcomed into Italian facilities and then engaging in criminal activities.”

Persons: Rome, Weeks, Last month’s, Giorgia Meloni, Villa Bellini, Orietta Scardino, Matteo Salvini, Meloni, ”, Alessandro Fidone, Giulia Cecchettin, ” Elena Biaggioni, Massimo Di Vita, Carlo Umberto Cannella, ” Cannella, Silvio Berlusconi Organizations: Rome CNN —, Catania, CNN, Catania police, European Data Journalism Locations: Rome CNN — Italy, Sicilian, Catania, Palermo, Naples, Sicily, Italy, Italy’s

☆ Super Bowl Broadcast Is a Crossroads for CBS Sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( John Koblin | Kevin Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On the one hand, Sunday will be a joyous occasion for CBS Sports. The sports division will broadcast its 22nd Super Bowl, the most of any network. The storied CBS Sports division, the broadcasting home of marquee events like the Masters and March Madness, is confronting a wave of change. It all leaves CBS Sports facing a number of challenges — which company leaders say they can handle by sticking to what they know. “No matter what happens in the future to the company, sports will increasingly be more important each and every year,” Mr. McManus said.

Persons: Sean McManus, —, ” Mr, McManus Organizations: CBS Sports, CBS, Paramount, Southeastern Conference, Netflix

☆ Amazon's Prime Video lands exclusive NFL playoff game next season
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon Prime Video logo displayed on a phone screen and Amazon Prime Video website displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 26, 2022. Amazon 's Prime Video has won the exclusive rights to stream a National Football League playoff game next season, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. Last month, NBCUniversal's Peacock showed an NFL Wild Card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins, marking the first time a playoff game was broadcast exclusively on a streaming service. NBCUniversal had looked to keep the streaming-only playoff matchup next season, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on Amazon's latest deal with the the NFL. Amazon has said there are 80 million active Prime Video households in the U.S.— CNBC's Stephen Desaulniers contributed reporting.

Persons: NBCUniversal's Peacock, NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal didn't, — CNBC's Stephen Desaulniers Organizations: Amazon, Amazon Prime, National Football League, CNBC, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Wall Street, Peacock Locations: Krakow, Poland, U.S

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a short film shown at the end of the Super Bowl halftime performer news conference, the show’s headliner Usher comes up missing. ?” It’s one of the many creative projects from Apple Music, which has made a concerted effort to amplify the anticipation around Sunday's halftime show. Since Apple Music became the halftime show sponsor, the streaming service is pushing to leave an influential mark like never before. As Usher prepares to headline this year's festivities, Apple Music created a strategic plan before he hits the Super Bowl stage. Between Apple Music, Apple Music Radio, the talent who have a deep understanding of music and culture and obviously Apple's ecosystem, I think we can amplify that.”Leading up to Sunday, it's all about Usher.

Persons: Usher, Ludacris, Lil Jon, Taraji, Henson, “ We’re, ”, Oliver Schusser, Schusser, ” Schusser, “, Rihanna —, “ It's, Jermaine Dupri, Tiësto, Nadeska Alexis, Lil Wayne, Estelle, Tor Myhren, ” Myhren, there's Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super, Apple Music, Pepsi, Apple, NFL, Jay, Apple Music Radio

JASPER, Ala. (AP) — The theft of a giant radio tower has silenced what used to be the voice of a small Alabama town and the surrounding county, the radio station's general manager said. A thief or thieves made off with the 200-foot (61 meter) tower, shutting down WJLX radio in Jasper, Alabama. “The slogan of our station is the sound of Walker County, and right now with our station down, the community has lost its sound and lost its voice,” WJLX General Manager Brett Elmore told The Associated Press. “To break into my building and steal all my equipment, and the tower?," Elmore said. The station had no insurance on the tower or the equipment, and he estimates that it will take $60,000 to $100,000 to rebuild.

Persons: ”, Brett Elmore, “, Elmore, ” Jasper, didn't, “ We're Organizations: Associated Press Locations: JASPER, Ala, Alabama, Jasper , Alabama, Walker County

It will be the 22nd time that CBS has carried the Super Bowl, which is the most among the four broadcast networks. Cohen said CBS analyst Jay Feely, who kicked in the NFL for 14 seasons, also gave his input on where to position the cameras. The upright cameras are part of 165 cameras CBS has for Sunday. There are also 23 augmented reality cameras that both CBS and Nickelodeon will use. While various bells and whistles, like AR, are nice, they also have to be used for the right reasons, which Cohen sees with the Nickelodeon broadcast.

Persons: Jason Cohen, Mike Francis, Harrison Butker, Cohen, “, We’re, ” Cohen, ”, Harold Bryant, Jay Feely, “ We’re, ” Bryant, SpongeBob, Patrick Star, Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Patrick, Kenny, ” Kenny, Fagerbakke, “ That’s, Russell Wilson’s, Russ Cook ” —, I’ve, Russell Wilson, I’m, ” Fagerbakke, ___ Organizations: CBS, Kansas City, Chiefs, 49ers, ESPN, ABC, CBS Sports, New York Jets, MetLife, Las Vegas Raiders, NFL, Nickelodeon, SpongeBob, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Rams Locations: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Allegiant, Vegas

☆ The Super Bowl is still definitely happening at 6:30 ET — and we're still writing these stories?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Super Bowl starts at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers. CBS will broadcast the event, which will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Doesn’t matter: Publishers around the world are putting up versions of this story, anyway — with the same keyword-laden text. AdvertisementAs I’m typing this, NBC is currently Google’s top-ranked search result for “What time is the Super Bowl," followed by CBS , which — again — is actually broadcasting the event. And yes: One reason that publishers do these things is because “What time is the Super Bowl?” is a query many people have.

Persons: Taylor Swift, They’ve, —, There’s, I’m, St . Paul, we’re Organizations: Super, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, CBS, Allegiant, Publishers, Business, NBC, Kentucky’s, Hearst, New York Times, Google, St ., St . Paul Pioneer Press Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, Louisville

☆ Social media chatter helps draw 3 million tourists in 3 days to a frigid city in northern China
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Yulia Jiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"He said he was happy to see so many southern visitors in Harbin." The plump, bundled-up appearance of Harbin tourists, many hailing from southern China, led to locals calling them "Little Southern Taters" — a nickname that was widely discussed on Chinese social media. Tourists new nickname for Harbin — the shorter "Rbin" — has swept across Chinese social media too, representing their newfound affection for the city. A larger plan to use social media to publicize Harbin and the larger province of Heilongjiang may be at play. He Jing, head of Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, told China Central Television that his department has been focusing on using social media "since the beginning of 2023."

Persons: Yuying Zhang, Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Zhang Tao, she's, —, Andrea Verdelli, Jing, Jiang, Yuetong Jiang Organizations: Harbin Cultural Broadcasting, Tourism Bureau, CNBC, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, Street, Bloomberg, Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Culture, China Central Television, Harbin Locations: Harbin, China, Shanghai, Heilongjiang, Tourism, Changchun, China's Jilin

☆ iHeartRadio promised to only play 'Taylor's Version' of Taylor Swift songs. It lied.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Lily Oberstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

iHeartMedia promised fans it would only play "Taylor's Version" of songs once they were available. iHeartMedia, which owns 850 radio stations nationwide, promised Taylor Swift and her legions of fans that its stations would only play the newly recorded "Taylor's Version" of her old songs. "Listeners have made it known that they cannot wait to hear Taylor's Version of each track." The iHeart stations in BI's sample played just over 54,000 Taylor Swift songs from March 2021 through December 2023. Other radio stations were less likely to play Taylor's VersionsBI couldn't find any other radio-station operators that promised to play only Taylor's Versions.

Persons: Taylor Swift, iHeartMedia, —, Taylor, Tom Poleman, Swift, iHeart's, iHeart, they're, We've, Wendy Goldberg, Casey Rae, Rae Organizations: Service, Machine Records, iHeart, BI, SiriusXM, Business, ACRcloud Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, New York

☆ Senegal was Africa’s poster child for democracy. Where did it all go wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Stephanie Busari | Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In a region plagued by volatility, Senegal had long been praised for its political stability. Senegal remains an outlier as the sole mainland West African country never to have experienced a military coup. Nobody wants democracy in Senegal to degenerate,” Ojewale said. “Senegal is the most enduring democracy in West Africa. Sonko’s opposition PASTEF Party, however, criticized the postponement of the election, describing it as “a serious threat” to Senegal’s democracy.

Persons: Macky Sall, Sall, Oluwole, ” Ojewale, Ojewale, “, Amadou Barry, ”, Sall’s, Ousmane Sonko, Karim Wade, Amadou Ba, Idrissa Seck, Sonko, Wade, Abdoulaye Wade, Malick Gackou, Aminata, Babacar, PASTEF’s Yassine Organizations: CNN, Sall, Institute of Security Studies, Ministry of Communications, Telecommunications, Amnesty, ”, Democracy, Constitutional, PASTEF Party, Senegalese, Amnesty International, Economic, West African States, French Foreign Ministry, United Nations Locations: Senegal, West Africa, West, Dakar, France, “ Senegal, ” Dakar, Senegal’s, ” France

“I'm staying here until I get a heart,” he said in a text message to The Associated Press on Wednesday night. Half of his siblings have the same condition — as did his father, who died at 54, when Scot was 16. Photos You Should See View All 15 Images“That was an immediate wake-up call," Pollard said in a recent telephone interview. He was a contestant on the 32nd season of “Survivor,” where he was voted out on Day 27 with eight castaways remaining. “They all agree that more ablations isn’t going to fix this, more medication isn’t going to fix that,” Pollard said.

Persons: Scot, Pollard, “ I'm, ”, —, I’m, ” Pollard, It’s, “, They're, It's Organizations: BOSTON, —, NBA, Boston Celtics, Vanderbilt University Medical, Associated Press, Cleveland Cavaliers, Celtics, “, ”, Ascension, Vincent Hospital, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt Locations: Kansas, Carmel , Indiana

☆ Human remains found on beach in Canada are possibly connected to a 19th-century shipwreck, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Human remains found on Canada's Prince Edward Island could be linked to a 19th-century shipwreck. The force said on Facebook that officers had received reports of human remains found on January 27 at 4 p.m.RCMP Cpl. Gavin Moore said that it appeared that the cliff "had eroded with time and revealed the human remains," per the CBC. AdvertisementIt's not the first time human remains found in Canada have been linked back to 1800s shipwrecks. The ship was carrying 180 people from Ireland when it sank off of the coast of Cap-des-Rosiers, north of Prince Edward Island, per the report.

Persons: Edward, —, Gavin Moore, Moore, Prince Edward Island, Rodney Wood, Edward Island Organizations: Service, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC, Facebook, CBC . " Police, Business Locations: Canada, Gaspé, Quebec, Ireland, Prince

☆ Canada to Sanction West Bank Settlers and Hamas Leaders - Minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will impose sanctions on Israeli settlers who incite violence in the West Bank and introduce new sanctions on Hamas leaders, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Sunday, after the United States took similar action last week. In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp on Sunday, Joly said some settlers "will be sanctioned" and "we will also bring new sanctions on Hamas leaders". Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said he was considering imposing sanctions on "extremist" settlers in the West Bank. War in Israel and Gaza View All 194 ImagesSince the 1967 Middle East war, Israel has occupied the West Bank of the Jordan River, which Palestinians want as the core of an independent state. In the 18 months before Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the West Bank had already seen its highest levels of unrest in decades.

Persons: Melanie Joly, Joly, Justin Trudeau, Steve Scherer, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: OTTAWA, West Bank, United, United States, Canadian Broadcasting Corp, West Bank ., West Bank of Locations: Canada, United States, Ukraine, I'm, Ottawa, Israel, Gaza, Jordan

☆ Australia PM to Introduce Bill to Reshape Tax Cuts on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

"We'll release the actual legislation later today it will be introduced into the parliament on Tuesday," Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. He said he wanted the bill passed "during this existing session" of federal parliament, which resumes on Feb. 6. The new policy, recently announced, will see people earning up to A$135,000 ($88,763) fall into lower tax brackets from July 1. For some high-income earners tax breaks will nearly halve, with the savings redirected to those on low incomes. Albanese flagged last month that his centre-left government would soon legislate the changes but did not specify a timeline.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, " Albanese, Albanese, Sam McKeith, David Gregorio Organizations: SYDNEY, Australia's, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Labour Locations: Sydney

☆ The real story of Babe and Bill Paley's troubled marriage — and the affair Truman Capote exposed — depicted on 'Feud' season 2
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Feud" season two shines a light on the late New York socialite Babe Paley and her husband Bill. AdvertisementOne of the first scenes of "Feud: Capote vs. Capote exposed Bill Paley's infidelity in a short story published in 1975Babe Paley (Naomi Watts) and Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) in episode 1 of "Feud: Capote vs. Babe Paley (Naomi Watts) in episode 1 of "Feud: Capote vs. "Feud: Capote vs.

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☆ Australia PM Says Government 'Examining' Claims Against UN Palestinian Agency
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday his government was probing claims that some staff of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, after Australia paused funding to the aid agency last month. Australia is one of several countries to have halted funding for UNRWA, a critical source of support in Gaza, after Israeli claims of U.N. employees' complicity with Hamas. "We're examining it, along with other like-minded countries like Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. War in Israel and Gaza View All 194 ImagesLate last month, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland joined the United States, Australia and Canada in pausing funding to the aid agency. The agency has opened an investigation into several employees and has severed ties with those people, it has said.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Albanese, U.N, Antonio Guterres, Sam McKeith Organizations: SYDNEY, Australia's, Australia, UNRWA, Australian Broadcasting Corp, European Union Locations: Palestinian, Israel, Australia, Gaza, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Britain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, Sydney

☆ 'The Davos underground': A final take on the secretive parties of the world's rich and powerful
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +23 min

"That's when you get the good s---," said a Davos attendee who is regularly selected to join the exclusive backroom of the Annual Davos Wine Forum Tasting. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards JPMorgan took over the Kirchner Museum for its annual drinks event. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards The attire of the Davos set is decidedly not chic. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards The color of your conference badge determined access to World Economic Forum events. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Skiing and snowboarding post panels and broadcasting was another favorite pastime of some Davos goers.

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Alina Muller has already accomplished plenty in the 10 years since scoring Switzerland’s bronze-clinching goal to become, at 15, the youngest women’s hockey player to win a medal at a Winter Olympics. Another first comes Thursday when she takes part in the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s 3-on-3 showcase game as part of the NHL’s All-Star weekend festivities in Toronto. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesNHL chief content officer Steve Mayer said the league has liked to use All-Star Weekend as a way to lean into women’s hockey. Like I must have done something right in life,'” said Team King coach and former Canadian national team player Cassie Campbell-Pascall. The team set a pro women’s hockey attendance record with 13,316 turning out for its home-opening 3-0 win over Montreal.

Persons: Alina Muller, Muller, it's, ”, it’ll, — Kendall Coyne, Steve Mayer, ” Mayer, “, Justin Trudeau, Ottawa’s, Mueller, Alex Carpenter, King —, Billie Jean King —, Hilary Knight, Coyne Schofield, Marie, Philip Poulin, Kloss —, Ilana Kloss —, Carpenter, Taylor Heise, Sarah Nurse, Brianne Jenner, Cassie Campbell, there’s, ” What’s, Pascall, Meghan Duggan, Campbell, “ It’s, Renata, Louis, we’ve, we’re, Toronto’s, Nicole Hensley, Paul, ” Hensley, that’s, Stephen Whyno, ___ Organizations: Professional, Boston, NHL, Canadian, Northeastern, Canada's, Campbell, Canada, ” Scotiabank, Toronto, Mattamy Athletic Centre, Montreal, Scotiabank . Minnesota, Xcel Energy, U.S, AP Locations: Toronto, Europe, Asia, Switzerland, United States, St, Minnesota

“It’s a really, really, really big deal," said Jay Ryan, a self-described “astronomy nerd” and eclipse educator. The Guardians have started their home openers in recent years with a 4:10 p.m. first pitch. The Guardians, who start on an 11-game trip, are expected to announce their decision on the opener in coming days. In 2007, their first four games in Cleveland were snowed out from April 6-9, forcing the team to play its “home” opener in Milwaukee. Maybe the eclipse could be a sign of something bigger on the way in Cleveland, which hasn't celebrated a World Series title since 1948.

Persons: Abner Doubleday, “, Jay Ryan, They’ve, José, Ryan, ”, hasn't, ” Ryan Organizations: CLEVELAND, Cleveland Guardians, Progressive, Great Lakes Science Center, NASA, NCAA, Guardians, Chicago White Sox Locations: Cleveland, Ohio, Milwaukee

☆ The economy is roaring. So why do we keep hearing about layoffs?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Los Angeles Times, eBay, and UPS are three companies that have made recent layoff announcements. Despite cuts at big household names, the nation's layoffs and discharges rate has been steadily low. AdvertisementEmployees at the Los Angeles Times, eBay , Microsoft , and UPS are some of the workers impacted by recent layoff announcements in January. That sector had a layoffs and discharges rate of 0.8% in December, which is actually a small dip from the 0.9% in November. Zhao noted that "the scale here" means that this number probably isn't really going to change because of the recent layoff announcements.

Persons: —, Nick Bunker, Bunker, Julia Pollak, ZipRecruiter's, Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor, Zhao, that's, Kory Kantenga, isn't Organizations: Los Angeles Times, eBay, UPS, Service, Microsoft, Bureau of Labor Statistics, North America, Labor, LinkedIn

☆ 5G-powered wearable tech could be the key to inclusive experiences for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences at live performances
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Bella Sayegh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Wearable technology has been used in multiple industries, such as healthcare and fitness. Fewer lags and faster download speeds make the real-time experience required for wearable technology possible. The primary purpose of the wearables, she said, is to help those who are deaf or hard of hearing experience music inclusively. The Vibrotextile wearable technology is a haptic vest with wrist and ankle bands. "People want to be connected, and I think that's the most important aspect of technology," Rosella said.

Persons: —, Jill Stark, Stark, Jeffrey Stark, Jill Stark Stark, Francesca Rosella, Rosella, CuteCircuit, Stark —, SoundShirts, Cooper Hewitt, Don Emmert, Rachel Arfa, Daniel Belquer, Belquer Organizations: Service, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Fortune Business, Lyric Opera, Smithsonian Design, Getty, Chicago Lyric Opera, Chicago Mayor's, People, Labs, 5G Locations: London, New York City, AFP

☆ News channel sparks outrage over ‘sexist editing’ of female lawmaker’s image
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An Australian news channel has apologized after broadcasting an edited picture of a female lawmaker that enlarged her breasts and exposed her midriff. The digitally altered photograph of Victoria state lawmaker Georgie Purcell appeared in a 9News evening bulletin Monday after she criticized the local government for rejecting a ban on duck hunting. But having my body and outfit photoshopped by a media outlet was not on my bingo card. “I would like to sincerely apologise to Georgie Purcell for a graphic error that occurred in last night’s bulletin,” Nailon’s 9News statement read. “Our graphics department sourced an online image of Georgie to use in our story on duck hunting.

Persons: Georgie Purcell, “, ” Purcell, ”, NhnkDRMidc — Georgie Purcell, @georgievpurcell, Purcell, you’ve, Hugh Nailon, Georgie, Ms Purcell unreservedly Organizations: CNN, Animal Justice Party, Photoshop, Adobe Locations: Australian, Victoria, Melbourne

☆ Shark Attacks Woman Swimming in Sydney Harbour
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack in Sydney Harbour and had been taken to the hospital in a stable condition, authorities said on Tuesday. Police said they had been told the woman was swimming off the wharf when the shark attacked her. While shark sightings along Sydney's ocean-facing beaches are common, attacks in its iconic harbour are rare. Monday's incident took place near the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. "Shark bites are really rare ... the last incident that occurred in Sydney Harbour was in 2009," Amy Smoothey, senior shark scientist at the New South Wales department of primary industries, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.Based on the bite patterns and images provided, the woman was likely attacked by a bull shark, Smoothey said.

Persons: Amy Smoothey, Smoothey, Renju Jose, Michael Perry Organizations: SYDNEY, Police, Opera, New South, Australian Broadcasting Corp Locations: Sydney Harbour, Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Sydney

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