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AI and Education: Will Chatbots Soon Tutor Your Children?

11Jan

By Anderson W. WhiteNo Comments

Technology

AI and Education: Will Chatbots Soon Tutor Your Children?

Sal Khan, the chief executive of Khan Academy, gave a rousing TED Talk last spring in which he predicted that A.I. chatbots would soon revolutionize education.“We’re at the cusp of using A.I. for probably the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen,” Mr. Khan, whose nonprofit education group has provided online lessons for millions of students, declared. “And the way we’re going to do that is by giving every student on the planet an artificially intelligent but amazing personal tutor.”Videos of Mr. Khan’s tutoring bot talk amassed millions of views. Soon, prominent tech executives, including Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, began issuing similar education predictions.Mr. Khan’s vision of tutoring bots tapped into a decades-old Silicon Valley dream: automated te...

Peacock Enters Uncharted Waters by Streaming N.F.L. Playoff Game

11Jan

By Anderson W. WhiteNo Comments

Business

Peacock Enters Uncharted Waters by Streaming N.F.L. Playoff Game

On Saturday night, NBCUniversal will make media history. For the first time, a National Football League playoff game — this one featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins — will appear exclusively on a streaming service.And at NBCUniversal’s offices in New York and Los Angeles, executives are all too aware of the high stakes for the company and particularly its streaming service, Peacock.“There’s a lot riding on this game,” Kelly Campbell, Peacock’s president, said in an interview. “We feel that pressure.”The pressure is coming from many fronts. There’s a technical challenge: First-round N.F.L. playoff games regularly draw audiences of nearly 30 million people. Can Peacock, a service that has a much smaller subscriber base than rivals like Netflix, Disney+ and Max, handle a cr...

Ecuador Shaken by Days of Terror After Gang Leader’s Disappearance

11Jan

By Anderson W. WhiteNo Comments

World

Ecuador Shaken by Days of Terror After Gang Leader’s Disappearance

A sense of dread took hold in Ecuador on Wednesday, with the streets empty, schools closed and many people afraid to leave their homes after the disappearance of two gang leaders set off prison riots, police kidnappings and the on-air storming of a TV station.Even for a country accustomed to violence, the events that have rocked Ecuador this week were shocking.“I feel like the world I knew before is gone,” said María Ortega, a schoolteacher in Guayaquil, a sprawling coastal city. “You can know how things start, but not how they’ll end.”It began with violence erupting in prisons across the South American country as soldiers surged into a penal compound in Guayaquil, after the disappearance of a powerful gang leader, Adolfo Macías, from his cell over the weekend. Inmates at various prisons t...

Lloyd Austin’s Hidden Diagnosis: Why Some People Keep Serious Illnesses Private

11Jan

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Health

Lloyd Austin’s Hidden Diagnosis: Why Some People Keep Serious Illnesses Private

The U.S. defense secretary is facing scrutiny after failing to immediately disclose to the White House his recent prostate-cancer diagnosis and a related hospitalization, a breach of protocol for which he has apologized.But while the secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III, as a cabinet member, faces certain expectations about what he must disclose publicly regarding his health, and when he should do it, mental health experts who work with patients who have serious illnesses, such as cancer, say that reticence is common — even in the era of oversharing online.“I see it with my patients all the time,” said Dr. Andrew Esch, senior education adviser at the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a national health care advocacy organization based in New York City. “It’s very human to not want to have yourse...

Leadership and values: Camilo Atala’s leadership at Ficohsa

10Jan

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Economy

Leadership and values: Camilo Atala’s leadership at Ficohsa

Since its founding in Honduras, Grupo Ficohsa, headed by Camilo Atala, has had as its main objective to serve the community. Its social DNA has been maintained over the years, and despite human-driven changes, the financial institution has never abandoned its fundamental principle of helping Honduran individuals, households and businesses, as well as those in the countries where it operates in the region. A point of support in the region Thanks to the legacy and lessons of its pioneers, Grupo Ficohsa has gained the trust of clients, entrepreneurs, companies and large corporations in the region. With more than 2.1 million customers and a staff of more than 6,000 collaborators, the group shows its solid commitment and continuous focus on innovation, strengthening and recognition in all the...

lawyers of immigration in Panama: everything you need to know if you live in United States

10Jan

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Panama Business

lawyers of immigration in Panama: everything you need to know if you live in United States

Migrating can be the beginning of an adventure for many people, but many times those dreams can be truncated by the mismanagement of legal procedures, or by embarking to another country without proper advice, which inevitably leads to bad experiences and worse impressions of what some destinations really have to offer. For that reason, it is necessary to be informed by experts before making important decisions, such as changing residence or starting a career in a foreign country. Legal Solutions Panama is a firm that offers the expertise of a dedicated team of immigration lawyers in Panama. They specialize in providing professional guidance on various types of visas, including temporary visas, permanent residence visas, and retirement or pensioner residence permits. Their goal is to ...

Do you need an lawyer of immigration in Panama and live in United States? Discover Legal Solutions Panama

9Jan

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Panama Business

Do you need an lawyer of immigration in Panama and live in United States? Discover Legal Solutions Panama

Emigrating can mark the start of a thrilling journey for numerous individuals. However, often these dreams can be hindered by mishandled legal procedures or embarking on a journey to another country without receiving proper guidance. Such circumstances can lead to unpleasant experiences and leave a negative impression of what certain destinations truly have to offer. For that reason, it is necessary to be informed by experts before making important decisions, such as changing residence or starting a career in a foreign country. Legal Solutions Panama is a firm that offers the expertise of a dedicated team of immigration lawyers in Panama. They specialize in providing professional guidance on various types of visas, including temporary visas, permanent residence visas, and retirement ...

Michigan stymies Michael Penix Jr., Washington to claim first national championship since 1997 season

9Jan

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Sports

Michigan stymies Michael Penix Jr., Washington to claim first national championship since 1997 season

By Lauren Merola, Max Olson, Austin Meek, Jim Trotter and Nicole AuerbachIt’s been 26 years, but finally, no one has it better than Michigan.The Wolverines rushed for 303 yards and held flame-throwing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in check to emerge as the College Football Playoff national champion with a 34-13 defeat of the Huskies on Monday night at NRG Stadium in Houston. The win marked Michigan’s first national title since 1997 and the completion of a long-anticipated return to the top of college football under head coach Jim Harbaugh.The Wolverines, who entered the night ranked second in the FBS in passing yards allowed per game, held the Heisman Trophy runner-up Penix to 255 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions on 27-of-51 passing, well below the usual output from th...

9Jan

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Technology

Editor of Los Angeles Times Steps Down

The top editor of The Los Angeles Times, Kevin Merida, told staff members on Tuesday that he was stepping down “after considerable soul-searching about my career.”He said his last day would be on Friday.Mr. Merida was named the top editor of The Los Angeles Times in 2021. He had previously worked as a top editor at The Washington Post and at ESPN.This is a developing story. Check back for updates. More information

World Bank Warns of Energy Price Surge if Mideast War Spreads

9Jan

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Business

World Bank Warns of Energy Price Surge if Mideast War Spreads

The global economy is at risk of a “wasted” decade and the weakest stretch of growth in 30 years, the World Bank warned on Tuesday, saying a sluggish recovery from the pandemic and crippling wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are expected to weigh heavily on output.In its semiannual Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank projected that the growth in world output will slow further in 2024, declining to 2.4 percent from 2.6 percent. Although the global economy has been surprisingly resilient, the report warned that its forecasts were subject to heightened uncertainty because of the two wars, a diminished Chinese economy and the increasing risks of natural disasters caused by global warming.The converging crises in recent years have put the world economy on track for the weakest ha...