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Moving towards the advancement of “zero tolerance” for Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment
In collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to make strides in fostering safe and respectful workplaces across Ethiopia's health sector. A recent milestone in this endeavor was a one-day training workshop on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PRSEAH), held on October 28, 2024, in
What would happen to the human body moving at near lightspeed?
In science fiction, spaceships moving at or beyond lightspeed enable all manner of universal exploration. But in Earth-bound reality, traveling at the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second, or 670,616,629 miles per hour, in a vacuum) in a clunky rocket is a physical impossibility. “It’s the speed at which massless things travel,” says Gerd
Looking Back, Moving Forward
“When we engage in nostalgia, we are not moving toward the past. We are bringing the past to the present to help us plan for the future. Nostalgia pushes us forward, not back,” writes nostalgia researcher and psychologist Clay Routledge in his book Past Forward: How Nostalgia Can Help You Live a More Meaningful Life.
How GM is moving its autos into an accessible and inclusive future
The cruise control function has been around since the late 1950s, allowing drivers to keep a constant speed. Today, this often-standard feature is not just for rolling along while resting your right foot; drivers have learned over time that maintaining speed saves gas, too, and it smooths out the start-and-stop motion of average highway driving.
EU lawmakers fear AI is moving too fast — and call for global oversight
Story by Ioanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainabili (show all) Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainability, green tech, AI
The Big Move: I’m moving to Florida to be near my grandchildren. My daughter wants me to build a $150,000 addition to her house. Should I do it?
I live in the Chicago area and have recently retired. My daughter and her husband live in Florida. My wife and I thought about getting a condo in Florida so that we could be closer to our grandchildren. But the upkeep and the expense of two different residences is not something I care to deal with.
It's been over 20 years since Chris Carrabba, frontman of Dashboard Confessional, became a poster boy for a then-burgeoning emo scene. It was a scene well suited to Dashboard's overwrought, highly emotional lyricism, something that resonated with his also-burgeoning fanbase. A lot has happened in that time. The scene came and went in, and with…
Moving forward in the metaverse — are DAOs the future of the web?
The way our society works today, in regards to technology and progress, is mostly in the hands of the large companies. Corporations decide what will be the big push for the future. Inside of these monoliths are hundreds or thousands of workers who, through monetary incentive, are striving for the vision laid out by their…
Moving patients was ‘rushed’, former health boss tells Life Esidimeni inquest
The former Gauteng deputy director-general for mental health services has said the processes were rushed in moving Life Esidimeni patients.After several procedural delays and adjournments, the inquest meant to determine if anyone was criminally liable for the deaths of 144 mental health patients in the 2016 disaster continued virtually on Monday.The former deputy DG, Hannah Jacobus,…
Tesla is moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that the company is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, where it has been building a new factory for a little more than a year. Musk said Tesla will continue to operate its electric vehicle factory in Fremont, CA, and that he even plans to try…