Month: April 2021
Arm launches its latest chip design for HPC, data centers and the edge
Arm today announced the launch of two new platforms, Arm Neoverse V1 and Neoverse N2, as well as a new mesh interconnect for them. As you can tell from the name, V1 is a completely new product and maybe the
Read MoreLower-income workers struggling to return to work, Employment Service says
Amid coronavirus lockdowns, workers who lost their jobs generally got them back; this didn’t happen with low-wage workers, whose connection to the labor market has weakened
Read MoreAs Opioid Deaths Surge, Biden Team Moves To Make Buprenorphine Treatment Mainstream
With the deadly opioid fentanyl pushing overdose deaths to record levels, federal officials hope buprenorphine will save lives in parts of the country where the drug is rarely prescribed. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Read MoreBritain’s journalists hit back at PM over ‘bodies piled high’ comment
UK Prime Minister visits Wales – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Llandudno, as part of the Welsh Conservative Party’s Senedd election campaign. The 2021 Senedd election will be held on 6 May 2021. – Phil Noble/PA Wire/dpa Britain’s journalists
Read MoreSaudi Arabia says it destroyed explosives-laden attack boat targeting port
Private security firms suggest commercial maritime traffic may have been hit in assault on remote-controlled, ‘booby-trapped’ vessel
Read MoreLocation data analytics startup Placer.ai raises $50M Series B
It’s been a very tough year for Placer.ai’s core customer segments of retail and commercial real estate, to put it mildly. But the foot traffic and location analytics startup saw growth in new categories, including consumer packaged goods (CPG) and
Read MoreTellius announces $8M Series A to build ML-fueled business data query tool
Getting actionable business information into the hands of users who need it has always been a challenge. If you have to wait for experts to help you find the answers, chances are you’re going to be too late. Enter Tellius,
Read MoreSpotify launches paid podcasts through new Anchor feature
Spotify today is officially rolling out paid podcast subscriptions, after first unveiling its new subscription platform at the company’s “Stream On” event in February. Through Spotify’s podcast creation tool Anchor, podcasters will be able to mark select episodes as subscriber-only
Read MoreChina Says It Has Ended Poverty. Is That True?
The government has declared victory over poverty. NPR talks to the people who’ve been moved from poor rural villages to brand-new apartment buildings to see how they’re now faring. (Image credit: Emily Feng/NPR)
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch lodges ‘apartheid’ accusation at Israel, which dismisses it
Rights group alleges Israel acts ‘to maintain the domination of Jewish Israelis over Palestinians’ in Israel, West Bank, Gaza; Israel: Preposterous, false claims, by biased group
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