Eric Clapton fled the Yardbirds in the spring of 1965, dismayed by the prospect of their latest single, For Your Love, bringing commercial success and thereby compromising his musical integrity. The 20-year-old guitarist found comfort in the arms of John Mayall, who welcomed him into his band, the Bluesbreakers. Within weeks their relatively purist approach … Read more
Patient safety challenges are exacerbated by healthcare workforce challenges. However, a workplace culture focused on measuring what goes wrong and making changes to address root causes – powered by reporting and analytics technology and encouraged by the example set by top leadership – can address these significant forces impacting care delivery. As healthcare workers signaled … Read more
New Delhi: The long-awaited booster Budget is in place as the government on Tuesday has focused mainly on four key areas — the poor, women, youth and farmers. Besides, it has also prioritised nine segments from kisan to corporate, including employment, education, skill development for youth and women, the middle class and salaried people, sops … Read more
As a tax-paying citizen in India, you might be already aware of the revision to income tax slabs in India every year. With the new tax regime slabs, certain changes have come about. For instance, right now, there are two different income tab slabs in India that you can avail of. The old tax regime … Read more
A new Labour prime minister with a landslide majority faced the first real test of his authority with a party rebellion from MPs concerned about a tough stance on welfare. That prime minister was Tony Blair, in December 1997, when 47 Labour MPs voted against the government including a frontbench resignation over a bill to … Read more
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange this past week offered its comments today in response to the publication of a proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security regarding cybersecurity reporting requirements. WHY IT MATTERSThe recent notice of proposed rulemaking from DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act … Read more
WASHINGTON: Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, as they and former President Donald Trump ‘s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day. At a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday, … Read more
Innovation is often more of an organic process without any specific eureka moment or single inventor. Image: Shutterstock Investors and business leaders are always on the lookout for the next big thing, the paradigm shift that will upend industries and change the world. The hope is to get in early and ride the wave — … Read more
Thousands of protesters near Capitol ahead of Netanyahu’s address to Congress Thousands of protesters have gathered near the Capitol building ahead of a speech by Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to members of Congress. On a stage decked with banners including one that declared Netanyahu as a “wanted war criminal”, pro-Palestinian demonstrators including the Oscar-winning … Read more
There has been a lot of discussion around the ways in which artificial intelligence can be used in telehealth, balancing the need for efficiency with patient security and privacy. Howard Wu, CEO of Whereby, vendor of a videoconferencing API for telehealth platforms, knows quite a bit about this niche. His company is implementing AI to … Read more