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In this Tech Talk, Randy Barnett covers five topics to help understand the practical side of complying with the new maintenance requirement for electrical equipment. The Tech Talk is divided into 5 topics and briefly described below: Topic 1 explains the requirement of the NFPA 70B Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance and possible enforcement. Topics 2 through 5 discuss the “how-to” of putting together or improving an electrical maintenance program. Topic 2 gives information on building an equipment list of existing electrical equipment. The next question, “What electrical equipment do I have to perform maintenance on and how often?” is…
With their vision of the future, Big Tech companies encourage people not just to buy certain products or learn certain skills, but to see the future as always the same: technological development. Asher Kessler It explores the history of how Facebook/Meta has imagined the future, so that we can think about it differently today. Our outlook on what lies ahead of us in the future has been shaped historically by a variety of actors. For millennia, religious thinkers have painted vivid pictures of the afterlife, with some Christian leaders imagining the end of the world being imminent. Marxist philosophers have…
Digital transformation is having a profound impact on society. Whether through prominent guidance or subtle suggestions, technology influences our daily decisions. Think about it: you arrived on this page because an algorithm dictated it to you, whether through a social platform, search results, or other digital pathways.Digital transformation is having a profound impact on society. Whether through prominent guidance or subtle suggestions, technology influences our daily decisions. Think about it: you arrived on this page because an algorithm dictated it to you, whether through a social platform, search results, or other digital pathways.This massive development in information technology has disrupted…
In the 18 months since Microsoft-backed OpenAI launched ChatGPT, Chinese companies big and small have rallied together with a singular goal: to beat the San Francisco-based startup with their own Chinese-language chatbots.Results have been mixed, with some tech giants claiming to outperform OpenAI's state-of-the-art model, GPT-4, on Chinese-language queries. But given that the technology that powers these chatbots — China's large-scale language models (LLMs) — is churned out by more than 200 companies vying for market share, Chinese AI companies can claim at least one other clear, if less boastful, advantage over their U.S. counterparts: price.In recent weeks, TikTok owner…
Delivery Management Platform Scarlet Acquired Hello doneUK-based GenAI provider for retailers and brands. Through this acquisition, the HelloDone team will join Scurri, combining its knowledge of conversational interfaces with Scurri's existing product and engineering capabilities. Scurri will also acquire all technology, trademarks, intellectual property and customers. The acquisition will be accomplished through a restructuring with transfer agreement. In 2023, Scurri reported an increase of more than €12 billion in gross merchandise volume (GMV) of goods processed through its platform. The company provides carrier services to more than 1,000 companies, covering 97% of carriers in the UK. Scurri works with partners…
Anita Arjundas is executive director of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, a globally renowned non-profit organisation working to conserve biodiversity.ATREE works across a range of disciplines on issues relating to biodiversity conservation and restoration, water security, sustainable resource use, people's livelihoods and well-being, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. It is ranked among the top 20 environmental think tanks in the world. Anita spoke to indianexpress.com about technological innovations in the field of biodiversity and the challenges faced by engineers and biodiversity researchers while balancing the benefits of innovations with their potential impact…
Cheyenne M. Daniels and The Hill 7 minutes ago (The Hill) — A Virginia-based technology company will pay thousands of dollars in fines for running job ads that asked applicants to be “white only.” The Departments of Justice and Labor assessed a civil penalty of $7,500 against minority-owned federal contractor Arthur Grand Technologies, Inc. They also ordered the federal contractor to pay a total of $31,000 to 31 people who complained about the posts. “It is shameful that in the 21st century, employers continue to use 'white applicants only' or 'U.S. born applicants only' in job ads to exclude otherwise…
Kansas State's first day of NCAA tournament baseball started with fireworks and ended with question marks.The Wildcats were in prime position to beat the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Friday at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark., leading 9-4 after five innings, but two lengthy weather stoppages prevented either team from finishing the game.The first pitch was delayed for more than an hour due to rain and lightning in the area. The game was then called off for the same reason around 10 p.m. Players and coaches from both teams waited until nearly midnight to try to resume the game, but the…
The two-week simulation took place in one of the most Mars-like environments.Have you ever dreamed of going to Mars? Florida Tech alumnus Andy Greco (Class of 2010) has already achieved that goal and didn't even have to leave Earth. In July 2023, Greco has been selected as the lead engineer for the 15th Expedition to the Mars Society's Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. (Florida Tech image) BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Have you ever dreamed of going to Mars? Florida Tech graduate Andy Greco (Class of 2010) has already achieved that goal and didn't even have…
Story Link Next match: Georgia June 1, 2024 | 6pm ESPN Wilmington 101.7 FM June 1 (Saturday) 6pm in Georgia Athens, Georgia –RJ Sales He allowed three hits in 7.1 innings. Brian Arendt He hit a grand slam in the second inning as UNCW cruised to a 9-0 win over Georgia Tech in the second game of the NCAA Athens Regional on Friday at Foley Field.The Seahawks (40-19) will face top-seeded Georgia (40-15) at 6 p.m. Saturday, while the Yellow Jackets (31-24) will face Army in a consolation game…