02May/25

International Jazz Day 2025 Worldwide Celebration Culminates with Thrilling All-Star Global Concert from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

May 2, 2025MusicAbu Dhabi, Arturo Sandoval, Bridgewater, Danilo Pérez, David, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Etienne Charles, Hélène Mercier, Herbie Hancock, International Jazz Day, Janis Siegel, Jazz culture, Jeremy Irons, John McLaughlin, John Pizzarelli, José James, Kurt Elling, Ruthie Foster, United Arab Emirates, Varijashree Venugopaladmin

The 14th annual International Jazz Day culminated in a rousing All-Star Global Concert from Etihad Arena in the host city of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The concert, hosted by Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons and led by Herbie Hancock, featured world-renowned artists from 14 countries including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Etienne Charles, Kurt Elling, Ruthie Foster, José James, John McLaughlin, Hélène Mercier, Danilo Pérez, John Pizzarelli, Dianne Reeves, David Sánchez, Arturo Sandoval, Janis Siegel, Varijashree Venugopal and others. Watch for free

01May/25

Insights into Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment

May 1, 2025HealthcareAlcohol abuse, Alcohol dependence, Alcoholism, Alkermes Inc., Alkermes plc, Aud, Doctor of Audiology, Drinking culture, Substance dependence, Substance-related disorders, United Statesadmin

May 1, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — A new online survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Alkermes, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on neuroscience, explores the experiences of individuals diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Continue reading →

01May/25

Co-op Live Celebrates First Year As Top Arena in UK and Europe

May 1, 2025Entertainment3Arena, Co-op Live, O2, Telefónica, United Kingdom, Virgin Media O2admin

Co-op Live, the UK’s largest indoor arena, has been named the No.1 venue for gross sales in the UK and Europe since its opening in May 2024, outranking The O2, according to Pollstar’s data rankings. Continue reading

30Apr/25

Tripadvisor Reveals 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best Hotels Winners, Unveiling the World’s Most Unforgettable Stays

April 30, 2025TravelExpedia Group, Kurumba Maldives, KwikChex, Tripadvisor, Volunteered geographic informationadmin

Tripadvisor, the world’s leading travel platform, revealed the winners of its annual Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best Hotels, spotlighting this year’s top-rated hotels worldwide as identified through Tripadvisor reviews. Continue reading

30Apr/25

OpenSSF Launches Free Course to Prepare Developers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act

April 30, 2025SecurityComputer law, Computer security, CRA, Cyber resilience, Cyber Resilience Act, Cyber-security regulation, Cyberwarfare, IT infrastructure, Linux Foundation, Malware, Open sourceadmin

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), in collaboration with LF Education, announces the general availability of LFEL1001, a free online course designed to help software developers understand and prepare for the requirements of the European Union (EU) Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Continue reading

30Apr/25

GammaPod revolutionizes breast cancer treatment: Italy introduces high-dose stereotactic radiotherapy in a single session to Europe

April 30, 2025HealthcareBreast cancer, Breast cancer management, Cancer, Medical physics, Neurosurgery, Proton therapy, Radiation therapy, Radioactivity, Radiobiologyadmin

GammaPod represents a true revolution in the treatment of breast cancer: it allows the safe and precise administration of high doses of radiation to the tumor because, unlike conventional radiotherapy equipment, designed to treat tumors in all areas of the body, GammaPod was invented and designed to treat only breast cancer. Continue reading

29Apr/25

Cboe Futures Exchange Launches Trading in Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures

April 29, 2025FinanceBitcoin, Cboe Global Markets, Economy of Chicago, Futures contract, Miami International Holdings, Options, Stock exchange, Stock market index future, VIXadmin

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, announced it has begun to offer trading in its new Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index futures. These new cash-settled futures, based on the FTSE Bitcoin Reduced Value Index[1] (Ticker: XBTF), are the latest addition to Cboe’s growing suite of digital asset derivatives. Continue reading

28Apr/25

Equifax 2024 Global Consumer Credit Trends

April 28, 2025EconomyArgentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Consumer price index, Corruption in the United States, Credit, Credit card, Credit history, Credit score, Credit scoring, Debt, Ecuador, Equifax, India, Inflation, Monetary policy, New Zealand, Personal finance, Spain, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

April 14, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Equifax’s 2024 Global Consumer Credit Trends Report offers a broad analysis of consumer credit conditions across ten countries, leveraging the Equifax Cloud™ for enhanced data insights. The report highlights trends in consumer credit demand, debt, delinquencies, and credit card usage, alongside inflation trends. Continue reading →

28Apr/25

Why the energy transition won’t be green until mine waste disasters are prevented

April 28, 2025EnvironmentBolivia, Creative Commons, Dam, Eva Marquis, Ghana, Indonesia, Kafue River, Karen Hudson-Edwards, Kitwe, Mining, Mining waste, Oil sands tailings ponds, Philippines, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, SHUTTERSTOCK, Tailings, Tailings dam, Zambiaadmin

Eva Marquis, University of Exeter and Karen Hudson-Edwards, University of Exeter

On February 18, contamination in the Kafue river, Zambia, led to a mass death of fish. Its water turned a deathly grey and adjacent farmland was poisoned. The drinking water it supplied to half a million residents of the town of Kitwe was suddenly cut off.

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28Apr/25

People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

April 28, 2025Legal.google, Alexa, Artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence optimization, ChatGPT, ChatGPT in education, Computational neuroscience, Creative Commons, Deep learning, Eike Schneiders, Generative artificial intelligence, Hallucination, Joshua Krook, Large language models, Machine learning, Natural language processing, Tina Seabrookeadmin

Eike Schneiders, University of Southampton; Joshua Krook, University of Southampton, and Tina Seabrooke, University of Southampton

People who aren’t legal experts are more willing to rely on legal advice provided by ChatGPT than by real lawyers – at least, when they don’t know which of the two provided the advice. Continue reading →