![]() The promise of AI enables a wealth of opportunities for players in the Connected TV ecosystem to offer better ad and content experiences. Samba AI will help drive expanded monetization capabilities for both television manufacturers and publishers. This “smart pause” displays supplemental information about on-screen actors and actresses as well as non-intrusive pause ad units that are embedded within the additional information. Disruptel’s Smart Screen product, integrated into Samba AI, allows television manufacturers the ability to offer a “smart pause” functionality. ![]() This ML-powered video analysis goes beyond just the program or ad appearing on the TV, it can understand product placement, logo appearances, and integrated advertising which has the potential to provide advertisers deeper insight into the value of their investments across platforms. By leveraging Disruptel’s ML technology, on-screen content can be analyzed in real time to identify people, brands, and products that appear. Integrating Disruptel’s capabilities within Samba TV’s existing Samba AI technology infrastructure will help enable the next generation of cutting-edge content recognition technology. The acquisition expands Samba TV’s Samba AI offerings, a suite of advanced investments in AI and ML technologies to unlock new capabilities in the Connected TV market. This week, Samba TV furthered its commitment to driving the industry into the future with its acquisition of Disruptel, a pioneering startup that creates AI-based products powered by computer vision, natural language processing, and voice technologies. For consumers, advertisers, content publishers, and even TV manufacturers, the future of television lies in artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) innovation. ![]() Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a new concept in the tech sector, but its use in Connected TV is still nascent. ![]()
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![]() Minka tells of her time in Poland as a teenager, moving into a ghetto, and then being imprisoned at Auschwitz, as well as how she ultimately survived. After much persuading, Leo manages to convince Minka to open up about her past. ![]() Sage's grandmother, Minka, is a Holocaust survivor and was imprisoned at Auschwitz. In order to prove that Josef is Reiner, Sage must uncover information from Josef that only Reiner would know (such as a confession to some of his personal crimes that nobody else would know about). Leo is able to confirm that the information provided by Josef was accurate, though not enough to prove that Josef is who he says he is. Over time Sage is able to gather bits and pieces of information (photographs, dates, people, places, documents) from Josef and she gives it to Leo. Leo investigates "Josef Weber" and finds that no such SS guard by that name existed, but under much coaxing from Sage, Josef confesses his real name was Reiner Hartmann, who was indeed an officer at Auschwitz. Leo is also skeptical of Sage's story as he does not believe that a Nazi would simply confess his crimes 70 years later. Leo, who is immediately attracted to Sage, tells her how difficult it will be to verify that Josef is actually telling the truth, and that it will be exponentially more difficult to convict him of his crimes. Department of Justice, and is directed to Leo Stein, the individual in control of Holocaust-related things in the U.S. Sage is conflicted by the request, and after much deliberation, she calls the local police department, and tells them she has discovered a Nazi. Josef tells Sage that he committed horrific crimes and killed many people. After Josef and Sage become close friends, he reveals a secret about his past he was a Nazi commander in the Holocaust at the Auschwitz concentration camp and asks Sage if she will help him die. Josef is seen by many in their town as a model citizen, as he was the long time German teacher at the high school, as well as the baseball coach. He and his wife lived in Westerbrook for 40 years, though his wife recently died. Josef is widely known around town for being a kind and generous man. Sage, recently began attending a grief group, where she meets an elderly man, Josef Weber. Initially, Sage seems to be fine with their arrangement, as it allows her to live independently.Īlthough Sage's family is deeply Jewish, she refers to herself as an atheist. Sage is in a relationship with the local funeral director, Adam, who also happens to be married. Her best friend is Mary D'Angelis, an ex- nun who owns Our Daily Bread, the bakery where Sage works. Sage believes that her sisters, Pepper and Saffron, blame her for their mother's death, so she actively avoids contact with them. Sage works nights, alone, as a baker, as she believes that she deserves a lonely life. Sage is self-conscious about her facial scar, and chooses to wear her hair across her face in order to hide it. Sage's mother was killed in the crash, and Sage was left with a large scar across her cheek, which is a constant reminder that she was responsible for her mother's death. ![]() A couple of years before the story began, Sage and her mother were in a car accident while Sage was driving. Plot Ģ5-year-old Sage Singer lives in the small town of Westerbrook, New Hampshire. The Storyteller is the twenty-second novel written by the American author, Jodi Picoult. ![]() ![]() ![]() As part of this rebranding, the company also launched a new website domain. On 22 February 2021, the company rebranded from TransferWise to Wise. On 21 January 2021, Sky News reported that Wise had appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as joint global co-ordinators for its planned initial public offering. In May 2017, the company announced its customers were sending over £1 billion every month using the service, and that the company had turned profitable six years after being founded. In 2019, the company announced opening an office in Brussels. Also in April 2017, the company announced the opening of its APAC hub in Singapore. On 8 April 2017, an internal memo from British bank Santander claimed the bank would lose 84% of its revenue from its money transfer business if its charges were the same as Wise. 8 on CNBC's 2015 Disruptor 50 list, and in August 2015, the company was named a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer. Independent comparison site Monito reported that Wise was on average 83% cheaper than the big four UK banks on major currency "routes", but could be up to 90% cheaper in certain specific cases. In April 2013, Wise stopped letting users purchase Bitcoin, citing pressure from banking providers. In 2012, Wise was named as one of "East London's 20 hottest tech startups" by The Guardian, Start-Up of the Week by Wired UK, one of five "start-ups to watch" at Seedcamp's 2012 US Demo Day by TechCrunch, and appeared in .uk's list of the top 100 UK start-ups of 2012. In its first year of operation, transactions through Wise amounted to €10 million. The company's system has been compared to the hawala money transfer system. The banks try hard to make it extremely difficult to understand what you’re paying for. Claiming that "most of the charge was hidden in the exchange rate. ![]() Hinrikus experienced frustration whenever he made an international money transfer between Estonia and the UK. Hinrikus moved from Estonia to London around 2006. Wise was cofounded by Taavet Hinrikus ( Skype's first employee) and financial consultant Kristo Käärmann. History Regular money transfer versus peer-to-peer money transfer, as used by Wise As of 2023, it offers three main products: Wise Account, Wise Business, and Wise Platform. Wise specializes in cross-border payment transfer. Wise (formerly TransferWise) is a UK-based foreign exchange financial technology company founded by Estonian businessmen Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus in January 2011. ![]() ![]() ![]() It will still be Apple, the first smartphone maker to release 3nm-powered smartphones, the iPhone 15 Pros. ![]() But it’s unclear what Android vendor, if any, will benefit from it. The story says that Samsung was the first company in the world to start volume production of 3nm chips. Separately, Business Korea reported on the race to 3nm chips after The Information’s “sweetheart deal” story came out Samsung’s 3nm chips won’t be ready for the Galaxy S24 series In the case of Qualcomm’s 3nm chip development, since it has already cooperated with TSMC and Samsung Foundry, coupled with layoffs and the smartphone market is still declining, it does not have enough resources to develop chips for Intel 20A node (which is roughly on par with TSMC 3nm node). The development cost of IC design vendors has increased significantly after 7nm, making it difficult to work with different foundries on the same node. Conversely, Apple’s longtime relationship with TSMC propelled the latter into the market leader. That’s why partnerships like the Qualcomm-Intel one are key for developing new technologies and improving production yields. Kuo points out that developing chips has become increasingly difficult after reaching the 7nm process. The lack of cooperation with a first-tier IC design vendor such as Qualcomm will negatively affect the learning curve of RibbonFET and PowerVia technologies, which in turn puts the highly anticipated Intel 18A R&D and mass production at a higher level of uncertainty and risk. My latest survey indicates that Qualcomm has stopped developing Intel 20A chips. But other new reports indicate that Samsung’s SoCs for the Galaxy S24 series won’t be 3nm.įirst of all, we have Ming-Chi Kuo writing on Medium that Qualcomm has stopped developing Intel 20A (2nm) chips: Qualcomm would certainly be one of the players interested in access to the latest chip tech. The Information could be wrong, and TSMC might sell 3nm capacity to other chipmakers. And I can’t wait to see what the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max do in battery tests. The most important one will be battery life gains. One is faster performance, although that might be imperceptible compared to 2023 devices. That translates to two immediate advantages over Android. An SoC that nobody else can match right now. With that in mind, the A17 Bionic becomes a huge advantage for the iPhone 15 Pro models. What I didn’t see coming was Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro “sweetheart deal” and what it would mean for the industry. Great battery life is a feature I now take for granted on my iPhone 14 Pro. That could lead to big battery life improvements on iPhone 15 Pro. Smartphones will get faster, but we might not even notice anymore.īut what the A17 Bionic can bring to the iPhone 15, thanks to that new 3nm process, is even better efficiency. Once the first A17 Bionic rumors dropped, I told you we’ve reached a point where I don’t care as much about performance gains. But later, I realized the iPhone 14 Pro’s battery life was enough to make this more expensive model worthwhile. I said the iPhone 14 would have been great for my needs. The Pros rock the A16 Bionic chip, which is faster and more efficient than the A15 powering the regular iPhone 14 models. But they won’t be able to touch the new iPhone 15 Pros.Ībout a year ago, I said I didn’t really need the iPhone 14 Pro I had just purchased. The Galaxy S24 Ultra and all the Android flagships will feature Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon 8 series chip. Just when I thought the SoC wars were plateauing, it appears that Apple made another move that rivals can’t replicate. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you have an Asus motherboard, you may need to change some settings in the BIOS, because Asus likes to put the Armoury Crate auto-installer in the BIOS. The cherry on top is that you’ll probably need to use the Armoury Crate Uninstall Tool to uninstall it - nothing says “easy to uninstall” like a dedicated uninstaller provided as a separate download. (And yes, my Armoury Crate is up to date, my drivers are up to date, the monitor is listed as supported in Asus’ Armoury Crate FAQ, etc.) And this is actually an improvement - most of my experience with Armoury Crate in the past has been having it crash instantly upon launch. Of course, the reason I almost never use it is because I can rarely get it to work.Ĭase in point: I’m writing this on an Asus ROG monitor with Aura Sync enabled, and Armoury Crate sees nothing - doesn’t recognize it, can’t control it, nothing. ![]() Probably the best thing I can say about Armoury Crate is that I don’t have super strong feelings about it - its interface, usability, impact on system resources, etc. ![]() You can use Armoury Crate to update firmware, configure and calibrate hardware/peripheral settings, and customize RGB using Aura Sync (which is now part of Armoury Crate). Here are the top five most frustrating gaming peripheral apps, and they’re all tied for worst with every other gaming peripheral app: Asus Armoury CrateĪrmoury Crate is Asus’ software suite supporting its ROG-branded components and peripherals, including motherboards, monitors, graphics cards, keyboards, headsets, mice, desktops, laptops, coolers, etc. Or perhaps the companies are just trying to highlight how good their hardware is by giving us terrible software in comparison. I can’t say for sure, but it does seem like it would be challenging to maintain efficient, stable software while also having to constantly add on support for every round of peripheral and component drops. You might be wondering why these brands make such universally terrible software - when, for the most part, they make very good hardware. The good news is that while different programs have different issues, they all have enough problems to be tied for worst - so it’s fine to just pick your brands based on hardware. Needless to say, I’m not the biggest fan of gaming peripheral software at the moment. ![]() ![]() ![]() "We would want to make that as easy as possible," said Dr. The government isn't requiring either - patients will just need to tell the vaccine provider why they're seeking another dose. ![]() WILL I NEED A DOCTOR'S NOTE OR A BLOOD TEST? ![]() That could change if Moderna's vaccine eventually is allowed for teens. That's because the Pfizer vaccine currently is the only authorized option for Americans under 18. ARE THERE AGE RESTRICTIONS?įor now, the new policy allows a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for children as young as 12 who also meet the high-risk requirement, but adults only for a third Moderna dose. The FDA didn't spell out exactly who falls into those other categories, but in new guidance to doctors issued Friday, the CDC listed several categories of people who could qualify, including people with advanced or untreated HIV infections and those with cancers who are receiving certain chemotherapies. Roughly 7 million American adults are classified as immune-compromised, but the FDA singled out transplant recipients and others with similar levels of immune suppression. Walgreens locations nationwide are also offering the third dose following the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization and the new guidance from the CDC. But the decision offers an extra dose only to those high-risk groups - not the general public.ĬVS says people can schedule vaccination appointments on their website.Ī spokesperson for the company said those who want the booster shot will also be required to confirm that they are immuno-compromised during the scheduling process as well as when they get the third dose. It comes after the Food and Drug Administration ruled that transplant recipients and other similarly immune-compromised patients can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Here's what to know.ĬVS Pharmacy and Walgreens are both now administering COVID-19 booster shots, but only for those with weakened immune systems. CVS and Walgreens will start giving third COVID-19 vaccine doses, but only for those with weakened immune systems. ![]() ![]() ![]() These recommendations have since been shared with multiple community organizations within and beyond the ORAEA, as well as at a virtual stakeholder event for interviewees and other community members. From these conversations, we did a thematic analysis and distilled the strengths and challenges that interviewees identified into five themes: 1) perception of the health risks of smoke 2) current ways of sharing information about smoke 3) trusted sources of information 4) gaps and opportunities and 5) perceptions of prescribed fire.īased on these themes, we also developed a set of six recommended actions to share with other communities in the region who are similarly impacted by smoke. Over the course of six months, we hosted 17 virtual interviews and six in person focus groups to learn about smoke risk communication from the community perspective. Through a series of interviews and focus group discussions, we sought to learn from the perspectives of tribal and non-tribal community members in the ORAEA about how they approach wildfire smoke risk communication. Because of this, communities in the ORAEA have a unique perspective and practiced expertise in smoke readiness and communication. In 2021, over 140,000 acres burned in the ORAEA, and 41% of days had moderate or worse air quality. Rural and tribal communities in the Okanogan River Airshed Emphasis Area (ORAEA), which includes the towns of Omak and Okanogan, as well as the Western Colville Reservation, are highly impacted by smoke from both wildfires and prescribed fires. Nicole Errett, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health SciencesĬody Desautel, Confederated Tribes of the Colville ReservationĪs wildfire seasons increase in frequency and intensity, the Pacific Northwest is facing a public health crisis of extreme wildfire smoke. Savannah D’Evelyn, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Half of the funding for this award came via a partnership with UW’s EarthLab, which works in partnership with others to co-produce and catalyze actionable science.Įrnesto Alvarado, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Further findings related to facilitators and barriers to equitable service delivery will inform next steps for community collaborations.Ĭharacterizing Risk Communication around Smoke Exposure in Rural and Tribal Communities in the Okanogan River Airshed Emphasis Area Personal identity (e.g., race, ethnicity, bilingualism), personal growth (e.g., cultural humility) and on-the-job learnings, along with access to interpretation/translation and representative materials were additional themes related to equitable services in both public school and early intervention settings. These professionals leverage strategies for culturally responsive practices, while also encountering barriers that range from limited time to connect with families or students to policies and processes in the broader system of service delivery. Using qualitative interviews, we sought to understand the perspectives and experiences of those who provide or oversee speech-language pathology services to children with communication disorders of diverse backgrounds. ![]() Through this project, we have connected with nearly two dozen (N =23) SLPs and administrators in King and Pierce Counties in both public school settings and early intervention settings. This research was designed to deepen understanding of contributors to disparities in speech-language pathology (SLP) service delivery to children with communication disorders of diverse racial, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, as well as to initiate local community connections. Sara Kover, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences Awardees of 2021 pilot research grants report final project outcomesĪddressing Inequities in Speech-Language Pathology Services for Children with Communication Disorders.Assessing drivers of HPV vaccine hesitancy. ![]() ![]() ![]() When you and your team are working in Word 2016 and/or Office online, you’ll be able to see where other editors are working and what they are writing – all in real-time. All making it easier to share and collaborate on your work with others.Ĭollaboration – Real-time co-authoring is available in the Office Online apps today and we’re bringing that experience to the Windows Desktop applications, starting with Word. In addition, new modern attachments in Outlook make it easy to attach files from OneDrive and automatically configure permission for the recipients – without leaving Outlook. Your documents, anywhere – Across the Office 2016 applications, it’s easier to use the power of feature-rich applications to create, open, edit and save files in the cloud from your desktop, so you can access them from anywhere and on any device. Customers using earlier versions of Office may need to download and install a compatibility pack. Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 365, or Office 2013 users can open documents created without any additional action. Microsoft Office 2016 suite includes applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. While you’ve seen us focus on tuning Office for different platforms over the last year, make no mistake, Office on Windows desktop is central to our strategy. All designed to keep your work moving, everywhere. Also have been added new apps to the Office family with Sway and Office Lens. Upgraded Office experiences on the Mac, the iPhone and on the web. Microsoft expanded the Office footprint to iPad and Android tablets. Microsoft Office 2016 well demonstrates how today has changed the approach to create documents and work with them. Here is a new version of Microsoft Office 2016 – update of one of the most important products of the company, which in spite of the status of the Preview is already quite stable. Microsoft Office 2016 will offer new security, compliance, and deployment features, giving organizations more control over sensitive data and IT more flexibility in deployment and management. Always have the latest, full installed versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access and capture your ideas however you work best – using a keyboard, pen, or touchscreen. Get the installed applications you know and trust – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote,Outlook, Publisher, Access. It can open your applications, documents anywhere, across multiple devices. Microsoft Office 2016 is the complete, cross-platform, cross-device solution for the modern workplace, with smart tools for individuals, teams, and businesses. In the new version, Microsoft allows multiple users to work on a joint project at the same time. ![]() The final version of Office 2016 is not much different from the previous version, 2013 Microsoft has designed this suite so that the user can be more productive and collaborate faster. Microsoft Office 2016 Pro Plus is an office suite built into the integrated software for Microsoft Windows operating systems. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you want to get a little more creative, use any of these ideas when serving your homemade alfredo sauce: Treating yourself to a hearty bowl of creamy chicken alfredo with a fraction of the calories is a no-brainer here. Be sure to SPRINKLE the garlic powder into the sauce rather than dumping it in all at once.Pre-shredded cheese doesn’t melt down as nicely. It melts beautifully and provides the signature richness that every alfredo sauce needs. I highly recommend ONLY using freshly grated cheese in this healthy alfredo sauce recipe.Enjoy your homemade healthy alfredo sauce on your favorite dishes immediately or store it for later! Expert tips and FAQs Continue stirring the sauce until it’s smooth, then take the pan off of the heat. Continue stirring until the cheeses are fully melted. Sprinkle the garlic powder over the top so it doesn’t clump. Sprinkle the white cheddar cheese over top and stir until it’s almost melted. Next, add the parmesan and stir until melted. Pour in the almond milk, stir, and cook until the edges begin to bubble. Add the cornstarch and whisk for 1 minute. Start by melting the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Garlic powder - A little bit of garlic powder goes a long way, but feel free to add more if you love the flavor.Don’t use pre-shredded cheese because its anti-caking agents prevent it from melting as well as the real stuff. If you don’t love white cheddar or can’t find it, use all freshly grated parmesan instead. Parmesan and white cheddar cheese - A block of REAL Parmigiano Reggiano and freshly grated white cheddar are best here.If you have an aversion to nuts, use a different neutral-tasting, unsweetened dairy free milk, like oat milk. Almond milk - This dairy free milk is the key to making the sauce light and healthy.The cornstarch can typically be replaced with arrowroot starch, tapioca starch, or all purpose flour. Butter and cornstarch - To thicken your alfredo sauce, you’ll mix cornstarch into melted butter to make a roux.This incredibly easy cream sauce is made in just 5 minutes on the stove. ![]()
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