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GOP Lawmaker Censured for Touting ‘Cost Savings’ of Dead Children
Wednesday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted to condemn a Republican lawmaker for suggesting that homicidal child abuse can result in “cost savings” for the government. State Representative David Eastman stated at a committee hearing on Monday that he had “heard on occasion that deadly child abuse is actually beneficial to society” since the child…
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Lost Arizona Hiker Owes $300K After Starting Fires to Signal for Help
A hiker who became lost in an Arizona wilderness without supplies and lit fires to signal for assistance has been ordered to pay over $300,000 in reparations. Philip Powers, 37, told authorities that he believed he was “done” with his tragic hike in the Prescott and Coconino national forests in May 2018 after he lost…
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How Local Innovation Can Drive the Global Development Agenda
Entrepreneurship is rapidly evolving in many low- and middle-income countries in Africa, where local entrepreneurs are solving social sector problems through a clever combination of business models, new technology and fast feedback loops. Aid agencies around the world have been struggling to keep up with the fast pace of change in recipient countries. They continue…
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How Local Innovation Can Drive the Global Development Agenda
Entrepreneurship is rapidly evolving in many low- and middle-income countries in Africa, where local entrepreneurs are solving social sector problems through a clever combination of business models, new technology and fast feedback loops. Aid agencies around the world have been struggling to keep up with the fast pace of change in recipient countries. They continue…
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Innovation + Hackaton: Innothon Enel Green Power
The goal is to harness technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in order to improve the performance and efficiency of renewable energy plants by means of data collection, inspections and minor maintenance tasks. The system must be based on open-source dashboards/software, and must be 100% electric.
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Innovation + Hackaton: Innothon Enel Green Power
The goal is to harness technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in order to improve the performance and efficiency of renewable energy plants by means of data collection, inspections and minor maintenance tasks. The system must be based on open-source dashboards/software, and must be 100% electric.
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Innovation in Education Grants Support STEAM Programs
Time is running out to apply for a $10,000 or $5,000 grant from the Classroom of the Future Foundation to support local science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics programs. All public K-12 school districts, schools, and charters in San Diego County are eligible to apply for the grants as part of the annual Innovation…
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Innovation in Education Grants Support STEAM Programs
Time is running out to apply for a $10,000 or $5,000 grant from the Classroom of the Future Foundation to support local science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics programs. All public K-12 school districts, schools, and charters in San Diego County are eligible to apply for the grants as part of the annual Innovation…
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California Wildfire Innovation Fund Getting $25M Boost
A California fund to encourage wildfire innovation and lower the severity and frequency of catastrophic wildfire is getting a $25 million boost. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group made a $25 million commitment to the California Wildfire Innovation Fund, a climate-solutions strategy to help reduce the severity and frequency of catastrophic wildfires by supporting forest…
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California Wildfire Innovation Fund Getting $25M Boost
A California fund to encourage wildfire innovation and lower the severity and frequency of catastrophic wildfire is getting a $25 million boost. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group made a $25 million commitment to the California Wildfire Innovation Fund, a climate-solutions strategy to help reduce the severity and frequency of catastrophic wildfires by supporting forest…