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On a quest through uncharted territory | MIT News
In his research and in other parts of life, Ankur Moitra likes to journey off the beaten path. His explorer mentality has brought him to at least one edge of the unknown — where he seeks to determine how machine learning, used in increasingly diverse and numerous applications, actually works. “Machine learning is eating up …
Birding Today:Technology helps track movements of birds | News
During overnight migrations, be it during spring or fall, North America-South America or Europe/Asia to/from Africa the same events occur. Usually songbirds and shorebirds are making the journeys unimpeded by predators, with guidance through the stars, and less volatile atmospheric conditions. It is amazing what the skies see while most of us are blissfully asleep, …
Northern Territory police officer resigns after breaking border rules
A Northern Territory police officer has resigned from the force after he allegedly breached border controls upon his return from travelling interstate. The 27-year-old’s involvement came to light during an investigation by police into the alleged breach by a group of five people who had entered the NT via road from Queensland. Police launched an …
Nasdaq trades in record territory as technology-related shares rise, but S&P 500’s 5-session streak in jeopardy
U.S. stocks on Tuesday were attempting to recover some early lost ground on the back of gains in technology and tech-related shares as investors assessed the economic and public-health environment following a strong rally to start the week in the previous session. The apparent pause in unfettered enthusiasm for equities followed revised forecasts from the …
Charting a break to ‘clearer skies’ territory: Nasdaq rattles cage on record highs
U.S. stocks are firmly higher early Friday, rising after a strikingly better-than-expected monthly jobs report. Against this backdrop, the Nasdaq Composite is rattling the cage on uncharted territory, vying to surpass its record close (9,817) and absolute record peak (9,838). Meanwhile, the Dow industrials have knifed firmly atop the 200-day moving average early Friday, clearing …
Monthly Report: Health Access – Barriers for patients in the occupied Palestinian territory, October 2019 – occupied Palestinian territory
8,496 referrals issued to access health facilities outside the Palestinian MoH – 2,656 Gaza – 5,723 West Bank 58% 4 of Gaza patient permit applications approved, 45% of companion permit applications approved 85% of West Bank patient permit applications approved, 81% of companion permit applications approved Gaza patients called for security interview, 4 pending Part …
Rheumatic heart disease in Northern Territory ‘a bloody health emergency’ | Australia news
The rising rate of rheumatic heart disease in the Northern Territory is a “bloody health emergency”, the head of the top end’s biggest Aboriginal health service says. The number and rate of diagnoses of acute rheumatic heart fever doubled inthe four years to 2017, according to a study released on Friday by the Australian Institute …
Tradition versus technology: Indigenous Northerners debate use of drones in caribou hunting in N.W.T.
Wild caribou roam the tundra. (File Photo). The Canadian Press Tradition and technology are clashing on the tundra where Indigenous groups are debating the use of drones to hunt caribou. The issue arose during public consultations on new wildlife regulations in the Northwest Territories, where First Nations and Metis depend on caribou for food. Drones …
Bullish momentum persists, S&P 500 sustains break to uncharted territory
Technically speaking, the major U.S. benchmarks have sustained a break to record territory amid still conspicuously muted November selling pressure. Against this backdrop, the big three benchmarks remain near-term extended — and are due a cooling-off period, if not a corrective pullback — though the more important longer-term market bias remains comfortably bullish. …