MOSCOW – Apple and Google have removed an app to coordinate the protest vote in this weekend’s Russian elections in the country on Friday, a blow to opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin and a demonstration of the limits of Silicon Valley when it comes to resisting the crackdown on dissent around the world. The decisions came after Russian authorities, ...
Read More »Pro-Beijing media target Hong Kong unions and labor groups in latest denunciations – Radio Free Asia
Hong Kong newspapers backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stepped up their denunciations of independent unions in the city on Friday, amid an ever-growing crackdown on civil society under the National Security Act. Beijing’s support Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao Newspapers reported on Friday that the pro-democracy Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) would be ...
Read More »Funeral service for Councilor Paul Hamill held at Belfast Mission, Rathcoole
The funeral of DUP Councilor Paul Hamill took place at Belfast City Mission in Rathcoole. Images by Jonathan Porter / PressEye Mr Hamill, 46, married with two children, died Tuesday after a battle with Covid-19. A service of thanksgiving for his life was held at Belfast City Mission, Rathcoole. Mr Hamill, who served as First Citizen from June 2017 to ...
Read More »Digizuite A / S: Epinova and Digizuite Form Strategic Alliance to Facilitate DAM Best Practices in Support of Ecommerce Projects
17.9.2021 10:49:24 BST | Digizuite A / S | Investor News Digizuite has established a strategic partnership with Epinova, a Nordic Optimizely Platinum partner located at Sweden and Norway, which specializes in digital transformation and e-commerce. Through this partnership, Epinova and Digizuite will work in tandem to transform online sales for their mutual customers. With this partnership, Digizuite officially extends ...
Read More »The United States “in danger” if it does not remain open to global talent
During the launch of a webinar of his new book, America Calling: a foreign student in a land of possibilities, owned by the nonprofit The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, Bhandari, an advisor to the organization, noted the declining population of the United States. “By all accounts, university enrollment by domestic students will decline. If the United States ...
Read More »Carmine’s hostess attacked after asking group in Texas for proof of vaccination to dine inside – NBC New York
A hostess at a well-known New York City restaurant was attacked just for asking to see proof of a group’s COVID vaccination, a requirement for dining inside the city. Exclusive cellphone video obtained by NBC New York shows Thursday night’s attack outside Carmine’s restaurant on the Upper West Side. Around 5 p.m., spirits heat up and the hostess’ booth is ...
Read More »Cerebras Alliance Offers CS-2 AI Supercomputer As Cloud Service
High-performance AI chip maker Cerebras, maker of the Wafer-Scale engine, the world’s largest computer chip, today announced Cerebras Cloud @ Cirrascale, providing its AI accelerator as a cloud service. The alliance combines Cerebras’ CS-2 HPC / AI system, featuring 850,000 AI-optimized compute cores, with Cirrascale’s deep learning cloud services infrastructure. “With Cerebras Cloud @ Cirrascale, (the CS-2) is available at ...
Read More »ONTARIO: Colleges and universities must update their policies on sexual assault
Policies on sexual harassment and sexual violence to be updated by next March to better support students Ontario colleges and universities will need to update their policies on sexual violence and harassment by next March to better support students who file complaints. The government said on Thursday that policies must ensure that students who report sexual violence will not be ...
Read More »The IATSE continues its “mobilization” for a possible strike and awaits a response to the proposals – deadline
IATSE leaders said Thursday they are waiting for the Alliance of Film and Television Producers to respond to the union’s latest round of contract proposals as they continue to “mobilize” for a possible strike. Loeb IATSE “We presented AMPTP with our latest package proposal on the evening of Sunday, September 12,” said IATSE President Matt Loeb and leaders of the ...
Read More »Nokia resumes technical work with O-RAN Alliance
Nokia said it had resumed its technical contribution to the O-RAN Alliance, after the group assured that its work complied with US law. In a Blog, Nokia Mobile Networks Chairman Tommi Uitto explained Nokia’s commitment to Open RAN and that the alliance has remained as strong as when it first supported the initiatives. “For a short time, we had to ...
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