Month: July 2024

Haas and Phillips Machine Tools Ushering In New Era for Indian Manufacturing

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Founded in 1983, American machine tool manufacturer Haas Automation has long been synonymous with precision, innovation, and performance. Company has grown to become one of the world’s largest builders of CNC machine tools today, continuing its legacy of providing high-quality economical machines. Haas machines are renowned for their technological innovations. The incorporation of advanced features … Read more

Raksha Rajya Mantri visits DRDO, learns about collaborations with private sector and MSMEs

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Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth visited the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday, where he was informed about DRDO’s collaborations with the private sector, MSMEs, and academia, with a focus on sectors like artificial intelligence, robotics, and cyber security. Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir … Read more

Rady Children’s debuts free 3D image viewing software, available for other providers

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Three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling technology is not new in hospitals. In fact, many organizations have dedicated radiology technologists that perform 3D reconstructions from cross-sectional images. THE PROBLEM The results of their work are typically saved back to PACS, essentially as a video of predetermined angles – often referred to as a rotational cine or turntable … Read more

Degrowth, green energy, social equity, and circular economy

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Massive fires, floods, and heat waves are making the climate and biodiversity crises ever more evident, and the need for economic transition ever more urgent. Andrew Nikiforuk, in I Warned Against the Green Energy ‘Boom.’ It Sparked Debate, argues for degrowth.  Despite huge resistance among policy makers, degrowth in the transportation sector is essential and … Read more

video game workers face-off multiple employers at once

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In the summer of 2022, Edmonton video game workers made history by becoming the first Canadian video game workers to unionize. Represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) these workers have fought for a fair first contract until September 2023, when they were laid off.  The laid-off UFCW members were employed by Keywords … Read more

Deepfakes and gender based violence

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In 2017, journalist Samantha Cole discovered someone on Reddit who was using open-source artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create homemade, non-consensual pornography and sexual images using the faces of celebrities. This person called themselves, “deepfake.” Early deepfakes were easy to spot because they were glitchy and looked unrealistic. However, this technology has become so sophisticated … Read more

UCP set to announce plan to bust up AHS

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Health care in Alberta is moving confidently into the 1990s! The United Conservative Party (UCP) government led by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is about to bring the province’s health care system back to the future with a massive infusion of new red tape, just like the old red tape.  It’ll be so much like the … Read more

Don’t buy-in to climate science denialism

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Climate change shouldn’t be political. The evidence is there for all to see, and people everywhere are feeling the effects. Government leaders from every nation and ideology have signed agreements to address the crisis, and reputable organizations from the International Energy Agency to the World Bank have analyzed the necessity and benefits of acting quickly. … Read more

Visa crackdown puts these rural doctors at risk

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At his pediatrics practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Dr. Alaa Al Nofal sees up to 10 patients a day. He’s known some of them since they were born. Others, he still treats after they’ve graduated from high school. “I treat these children for Type 1 diabetes, thyroid problems, thyroid cancer, puberty disorders and adrenal … Read more