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ShotSpotter Document Reveals Key Human Role In Gunshot Tech

CHICAGO (AP) — In more than 140 cities across the United States, ShotSpotter’s artificial intelligence algorithm and intricate network of microphones evaluate hundreds of thousands of sounds a year to…

John McCarthy January 20, 2023

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Will Bill Gates’ Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes End Malaria In Africa?

OUAGADOUGOU — Despite being a preventable and treatable disease, malaria is currently affecting the lives of more than 200 million people. This results in over half a million deaths per year,…

John McCarthy December 25, 2022

Social Security Administration Launches<br>Redesigned Website at SSA.gov

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Social Security Administration Launches
Redesigned Website at SSA.gov

Starting today, visitors to SSA.gov will experience a fresh homepage and a new design tohelp them find what they need more easily. “SSA.gov is visited by over 180 million people…

John McCarthy December 6, 2022

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Caribbean and Central American Students Can Connect With An Astronaut In Space

SAN JOSE — Students from 12 schools in nine countries in the Caribbean and Central America will have a direct conversation with an astronaut in the International Space Station this…

John McCarthy November 19, 2022

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Why The Crypto Collapse Matters

How could a $32 billion company vaporize overnight? That’s what anyone watching the sudden collapse of FTX, a hot cryptocurrency start-up that plunged into bankruptcy last week, might be puzzling…

John McCarthy November 17, 2022

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Needed Medical Technology Deployed For The First Time in Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN — The first ever portable hematology analytical instrument by Sight Diagnostics called the OLO has been installed in the Caribbean to provide near-immediate Complete Blood Count (CBC) results to…

John McCarthy October 28, 2022

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Apple Says It Will Manufacture iPhone 14 in India

NEW DEHLI — Apple Inc said today it will manufacture its latest iPhone 14 in India, as the tech giant moves some of its production away from China. The company launched…

John McCarthy September 26, 2022

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Chip Wreck: Nvidia Sinks Sector After U.S. Restricts China Sales

SANTA CLARA, California — U.S. chip stocks tumbled today, with the main semiconductor index down more than three percent after Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices said U.S. officials told them to stop…

John McCarthy September 1, 2022

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Remote Work Possible Onboard When Royal Caribbean Adds SpaceX’s Starlink To Its Cruise Ships

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group said on Tuesday it will use SpaceX's Starlink, a fast-growing constellation of internet-beaming satellites in orbit, to provide internet connectivity to its guests and crew on…

John McCarthy September 1, 2022

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VIPD Denies Using ‘Sting Ray’ Tracking Device In The USVI

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department said that there have been recent "unsubstantiated and reckless claims" circulating on social media — including Facebook and WhatsApp — that the VIPD is using…

John McCarthy August 3, 2022