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Nobel Prize
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Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo

Announcement – The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used … Continue reading Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo

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GE HealthCare
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GE HealthCare to Lead Consortium on Synthetic Data Generation for AI in Healthcare

Chicago — October 13, 2024 — GE HealthCare will take a leadership role in Synthia, a consortium project to evaluate synthetic data generation methods, both for the creation of synthetic datasets and for their use in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. GE Healthcare will join other healthcare industry organizations including Gates Ventures, NovoNordisk, and Pfizer and we well as academic partners including La … Continue reading GE HealthCare to Lead Consortium on Synthetic Data Generation for AI in Healthcare

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Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Takes the Lead by Training Over 10,000 SMEs in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Marketing

Press Release • updated: Oct 12, 2024 Empowering Puerto Rican Entrepreneurs: Over 10,000 Small and Medium Enterprises Equipped with AI and Digital Marketing Tools to Drive Global Competitiveness. GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico, October 12, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Puerto Rico is emerging as a leader in digital transformation through the Sccessful Digitize program, spearheaded by the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC). This innovative initiative has trained over 10,000 … Continue reading Puerto Rico Takes the Lead by Training Over 10,000 SMEs in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Marketing

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GITEX GLOBAL
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GITEX GLOBAL and Expand North Star set to accelerate world’s AI economy with market projected to reach $2.7 trillion by 2032

News provided by GITEX Global – 12 Oct, 2024 Event billed as a catalyst for redefining the world’s digital economy and AI ecosystem under this year’s ‘Global Collaboration to Forge a Future AI Economy’ theme DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GITEX GLOBAL, the world’s largest tech and startup event, takes centre stage in the UAE next week with this year’s 44th edition destined to redefine the world’s … Continue reading GITEX GLOBAL and Expand North Star set to accelerate world’s AI economy with market projected to reach $2.7 trillion by 2032

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Deloitte
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Deloitte Launches Turnkey Generative AI Solution, AI Factory as a Service, Powered by NVIDIA and Oracle

New cloud-interoperable solutions suite offers organizations access to industry-leading AI software and custom use cases for fast-tracked, scalable Generative AI deployments. NEW YORK, September 10, 2024 — Deloitte today announces the launch of AI Factory as a Service, a scalable, one-stop shop suite of Generative AI (GenAI) capabilities built on the NVIDIA AI platform, including NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, NVIDIA NIM Agent Blueprints, accelerated computing and leveraging … Continue reading Deloitte Launches Turnkey Generative AI Solution, AI Factory as a Service, Powered by NVIDIA and Oracle

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climatenetwork
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Not one country is doing enough to provide clean, accessible, and affordable energy

10 October 2024 – Press Release Climate Action Network’s latest Renewable Energy Tracker Report reveals that not one country is doing enough to provide clean, accessible, and affordable energy. The latest findings show that the world is therefore not on track to reach 100% Renewable Energy by 2050.  Renewable energy remains concentrated in just a few, often rich, countries, inaccessible to people globally – notably the rural … Continue reading Not one country is doing enough to provide clean, accessible, and affordable energy

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UN Carbon Market
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Key Standards for UN Carbon Market Finalized Ahead of COP29

10 October 2024 UN Climate Change News, 10 October 2024 – In meetings held on the heels of Pre-COP in Baku, agreement was reached on crucial standards to operationalize a new UN crediting mechanism ahead of COP29. The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, responsible for creating the UN carbon market under the Paris Agreement, adopted standards for methodologies and greenhouse gas removals. Known as the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism, this … Continue reading Key Standards for UN Carbon Market Finalized Ahead of COP29

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NGE
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Uruguay: NGE and its partners secure additional financing of 110 million dollars for the Ferrocarril Central

News provided by NGE – 09 Oct, 2024 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NGE Concessions, with its shareholder partners Sacyr Concesiones, SACEEM, and BERKES, announces the successful closing of a 110 million dollars financing for the Ferrocarril Central project. Commissioned in December 2023 and inaugurated in April 2024, this railway line is now fully operational for freight transport, notably operated by UPM from its pulp mill. The maintenance period has commenced and … Continue reading Uruguay: NGE and its partners secure additional financing of 110 million dollars for the Ferrocarril Central

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