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24Feb/23

Chairman of the Board Of Avia Solutions Group Gediminas Ziemelis: Predicted Shortage Of 300,000 Pilots By Decade – Grim Reality Airlines Are Facing

February 24, 2023TransportAircraft pilotadmin

n 2022, aviation surveys and reports by leading aviation bodies predicted an imminent pilot shortage, and the situation has been nothing short of these forecasts. These incredible predictions were chiefly informed by the state of the aviation industry, characterised by massive staff layoffs and grounded operations, which left many pilots with no option but to seek alternative income sources to sustain their lives. However, with the rebound in global passenger travel from the first to the last quarter of 2022 and through 2023, many airlines have continued to struggle with high pilot demands and deficits in pilot supply, starting in Asia and Pacific, North America, the Middle East, and Europe where the shortfall in pilot supply is most acutely felt compared to other regions. Continue reading

23Feb/23

The EU’s AI Act – Innovations Vs Human Rights

February 23, 2023SecurityAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence in healthcare, Brazil, Cameroon, Cannes, Central African Republic, China, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Emerging technologies, Ethics of artificial intelligence, France, Qian Ji Data Co, Technology, Thomson Reuters Foundation, united nations high commissioner for refugeesadmin

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is everywhere. Thanks to a lack of red tape, it’s transforming our homes, economies and cultures – from ChatGPT and virtual DJs, to facial recognition and predictive policing tools.

However, the rise of AI has also come at a significant cost. As we’ve discussed in recent weeks, AI often undermines our privacy, entrenches societal biases, and creates opaque systems that lack accountability.
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21Feb/23

How your brain decides what to think

February 21, 2023ScienceAcademic disciplines, Articles, Cognition, Cognitive science, Consciousness, Creative Commons, Dream, Emergence, Intrusive thought, Marcus Raichle, Memory, Mental processes, Mind, Neuropsychological assessment, Valerie van Mulukomadmin

Valerie van Mulukom, Coventry University

You’re sitting on the plane, staring out of the window at the clouds and all of a sudden, you think back to how a few months ago, you had a heart-to-heart with a good colleague about the pressure you experience at work. How do thoughts seemingly completely unrelated to the present pop into our heads? Why do we remember certain things and not others? Why does our mind go off on tangents and why do we have daydreams?

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21Feb/23

15-minute cities: how to separate the reality from the conspiracy theory

February 21, 2023Environment9/11 conspiracy theories, Alessia Calafiore, Alex Nurse, Anne Hidalgo, Carlos Moreno, Conspiracy theories, Conspiracy theories in the United States, Creative Commons, Denialism, Geography of England, Liverpool, Local government in the United Kingdom, Neighbourhood, Paris, Richard J. Dunning, Theory, United Kingdom, Urban planningadmin

Alex Nurse, University of Liverpool; Alessia Calafiore, The University of Edinburgh, and Richard J. Dunning, University of Liverpool

Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as they’ve been around they’ve ranged from the benign to the absurd. From the six moon landings being faked to the Earth being flat, or our ruling class being lizards, we’ve all probably come across them in one form or another.

Yet, in a surprise twist, the hottest conspiracy theory of 2023 comes from an unlikely corner: town planning. This relates to the idea of “the 15-minute city” and has even gone so far as to be mentioned in UK parliament by an MP who called the idea “an international socialist concept” that will “cost us our personal freedom”.

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20Feb/23

Clarendelle and family company, Domaine Clarence Dillon, are truly honoured to toast the 95th Oscars® and Nominees

February 20, 2023Food and DrinkAcademy Awards, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Brion, California, Cinema of the United States, Haut-Brion, Luxembourg, Robert, Southern Californiaadmin

The Chairman & CEO, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, is thrilled to announce a partnership with the Oscars®. From the March 12th awards ceremony at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood to the Governors Ball and extending to all other Oscar®-related events, Clarendelle, Quintus and Haut-Brion will be the exclusive red and white wines poured. They are also named the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ official wine partners in 2023. Continue reading

20Feb/23

AI, Cybersecurity and Superapps: Insight’s Trends Report highlights key IT themes for organisations in 2023

February 20, 2023InnovationInsight Enterprises, Trendadmin

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ: NSIT), a Fortune 500 solutions integrator helping organisations accelerate their digital journey, today released its Trends Report, outlining five technology trends Insight experts predict will impact business strategy in 2023. The report highlights themes of simplification, cybersecurity, the evolution of the workforce, automation and AI, and Superapps as trends that will be key to business and IT decision makers in 2023. Continue reading

18Feb/23

New Neiman Marcus Awards for Creative Impact and Innovation Celebrate the Industry’s Future

February 18, 2023FashionBhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Neiman, Neiman Marcus, Neiman Marcus Group, Retailers, Retailing, Trade, Video Neiman Marcus Groupadmin

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) announces an extension of its newly launched Neiman Marcus Awards platform that exemplifies the power visionary leaders have on the fashion industry. The addition of these two accolades signify the program’s intent to look to the future of the industry while nodding to the luxury retailer’s 85-year legacy of celebrating global fashion luminaries. Continue reading

17Feb/23

bp leans into convenience and mobility across US, agrees to purchase leading travel center operator, TravelCenters of America

February 17, 2023TransportBP, BP p.l.c., BP Products North America Inc., Companies, Land transport, Oil companies, TravelCenters of America, Truck stopadmin

BP Products North America Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (NYSE: bp) has reached an agreement to purchase TravelCenters of America (Nasdaq: TA), one of the country’s leading full-service travel center operators. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory and TravelCenters of America shareholder approval, will be for $1.3 billion in cash. Continue reading

17Feb/23

7UP® IS SPREADING MOMENTS OF UPLIFTMENT WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL POSITIONING AND REFRESHING NEW BRAND IDENTITY

February 17, 2023Food and Drink7 Up, Advertising, Brand management, Communication design, Market economics), Marketing, Microeconomics, Positioning, Product designadmin

Today, 7UP® is pleased to announce a refreshingly new modern design while elevating its international positioning that adds moments of ‘UPliftment’ to the everyday. 7UP is on a mission to offer light relief from the mundanities of daily life by bringing moments of UPliftment, positivity and surprise. This announcement signifies a refreshed strategic and creative north star for the brand that will inform all international programs moving forward. Continue reading

17Feb/23

Kids’ online safety: A fragile balance

February 17, 2023SecurityBill, Child protection, Digital media, Elizabeth, Frankfurt, Frankfurt Airport, Human behavior, Humans, Iceland, Identity management, India, Internet privacy, Joe Biden, London, New Delhi, Parental controls, Privacy, Privacy law, Samuel Woodhams Digital, SNAPCHAT, Social media, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

By Samuel Woodhams | Digital rights researcher and journalist

Last week, Joe Biden sounded the alarm over the lack of child protections online during his State of the Union address. He called for a ban on the collection of kids’ personal data and the prohibition of targeted advertising to children, saying: “We must finally hold social media companies accountable for the experiment they are running on our children for profit.”
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