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United Airlines is making a multimillion-dollar investment into technology that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, marking a shift in the carrier’s sustainability strategy away from the “easy path” of carbon offset programs, according to United CEO Scott Kirby. United will invest in 1PointFive, a partnership between a subsidiary of Occidental and Rusheen Capital Management …

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine’s independent senator has introduced a proposal to collect better information about the impact of childhood trauma on long-term health. Sen. Angus King says the coronavirus pandemic motivated him to propose the bill. He says America’s children “have experienced an unprecedented number of changes this past year, as they’ve had to …

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CAMPBELL, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, NetLine Corporation unveiled its Intent Discovery solution; the company’s latest product designed to provide deeper insight into in-market behavior at the buyer-level. By offering marketers dramatic scale beyond the limitations of their own content, NetLine can deliver first-party sourced intent-rich data to propel accelerated sales outcomes. NetLine, the …

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Super Cruise1 driver assistance technology will launch on the Sierra 1500 Denali in late model year 2022. The Sierra 1500 Denali will have the latest version of Super Cruise including the introduction of the ability to trailer while driving hands free. The industry’s first true hands-free driver assistance system, Super Cruise is available on more …

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The Indian agriculture sector contributes nearly 18 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 40 percent of the total rural Net Domestic Product (NDP). Despite its significant contribution to driving socio-economic growth, Indian agriculture still faces a number of challenges. These range from issues such as low productivity to climate change, and lack of …

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As of Dec. 8, McLean County has 78 active cases of COVID-19, 11 more than last week. The county is still in the red with an incidence rate of 68.3, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. McLean County Health Center is still offering free testing on Dec. 9, 16, 21 and 28 from …

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Dec 10 2020 Increased adoption of new digital technology has underpinned businesses’ response to COVID-19, with four in ten citing it as both vital to retaining jobs, and the ongoing viability of their business model, according to a new report from the University of Liverpool. Entitled A blueprint for digitally driven recovery from COVID-19, it …

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Cloud and SaaS adoption are key drivers of future success in inclusive banking. Inclusive banking faces a challenging environment, but much of it all is greatly offset by the advantages Cloud and SaaS brings to communities with poor financial services. Financial vulnerability – heightened by the COVID-19 crisis – makes Cloud and SaaS tech appealing …

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By: Mark Cummings, Ph.D. To manage their destiny, CSPs need to become intelligent consumers of infrastructure software. As telcos and other communications service providers move into software-centric networks, they face a key decision. Some are focused on buying all their key software from one or two large vendors. Others are choosing to focus on developing …