As its workers strike over burnout and low wages, Kaiser Permanente strikes a deal to use an AI Copilot from Nabla

October 5, 2023
Yesterday, 75,000 workers at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente embarked on a three-day strike to protest understaffing, burnout and low wages — setting a record for the biggest healthcare strike to date in U.S. history. But timing is everything in medicine. While Kaiser Permanente works through terms with union reps, another interesting development has emerged: it […]

Why the first-ever space junk fine is such a big deal

October 5, 2023
We’ve just taken a major step toward cleaning up space junk. On Monday, October 2, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US issued its first fine for space debris, ordering the US TV provider Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to move one of its satellites into a safe orbit.  “It is definitely a…

A Culinary Renaissance in Southern California

October 5, 2023
Viet Nguyen, CEO and executive chef of Kei Concepts, is building a legacy. Although his business encountered several challenges, his loyalty to his personal mission, supportive staff, and hospitality-centered business model is making an impact on his customers, community, and industry.

‘TikTok whisperer’ Annie Wu Henry on social media and 2024

October 5, 2023
Connecting with the youth is a craft that has long eluded the Olds — a demographic that’s less defined by age than it is by social media habits. Politicians, historically, have not prioritized young voter outreach.  But in recent elections, the youth voter turnout cinched major wins for Democrats, and as the 2024 presidential election […]

Google DeepMind unites researchers in bid to create an ImageNet of robot actions

October 5, 2023
Of all the holy grails in robotics, learning may well be the holiest. In an era when the term “general purpose” is tossed around with great abandon, however, it can be difficult for non-roboticists to understand what today’s systems can — and can’t — do. The truth of it is that most robots these days […]