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 E-Mail Experts predict that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will eventually make our roads safer since the majority of accidents are caused by human error. However, it may be some time before people are ready to put their trust in a self-driving car. A new study in the journal Risk Analysis found that people are more likely to blame a vehicles automation system and its manufacturer than its human driver when a crash occurs. Semi-autonomous vehicles (semi-AVs), which allow humans to supervise the ...

When will ANC drop the megaphone and start fixing policies? - Businesslive 31 January 2021 - One of my favourite cartoons of the late apartheid years shows two men in tropical hats, each with a rifle slung from his shoulder, officiously contemplating the countless mass of stick figures who densely surround their primitive palisade. Michael Morris One of my favourite cartoons of the late apartheid years shows two men in tropical hats, each with a rifle slung from his shoulder, officiously contem...

Funding will advance ethical AI research BERRYVILLE, Va., Jan. 27, 2021 – The Berryville Institute of Machine Learning (BIML), a research think tank dedicated to safe, secure and ethical development of AI technologies, announced today that it is the recipient of a $150,000 grant from Open Philanthropy. BIML, which is already well known in ML circles for its pioneering document, “Architectural Risk Analysis of Machine Learning Systems: Toward More Secure Machine Learning,” will use the Op...

IVI Appoints Dr. Richard Chapman as Chief Scientific Officer ICER Director of Health Economics Joins High-Growth Value Assessment Nonprofit. Alexandria, VA, January 26, 2021 --(PR.com)-- The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) – a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in healthcare – today announced that Rick Chapman, PhD, will be its next Chief Scientific Officer. Chapman, who is currently Director of Health Economics at the In...

Jan 26, 2021 9:56 AM Robert (Bob) McClay, Jr., 82 of Indiana, PA passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on January 24, 2021 after a 15-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Bob was born in 1938 to the late Robert and Corrine McClay in Washington, PA. Bob grew up in Washington and graduated from Trinity High School. He had many wonderful adventures with his sister Margaret (Margie) and his beloved cousins who were a source of joy and kinship throughout his life. Bo...

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Key Points CBP has issued a “region-wide” WRO on cotton and tomato products “grown or produced” by entities “operating in” the XUAR. In a press release, CBP states that the order covers “apparel, textiles, tomato seeds, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and other goods made with cotton and tomatoes.” Unless or until the agency clarifies the scope of the order, and consistent with the underlying statute, importers should anticipate that CBP will enforce the WRO broadly to any import...

  1. Review application documents submitted to the FSRC for licences to ensure compliance with the relevant legislation     - monitor financial services business in St. Kitts and Nevis - supervise the business activities of any person licensed to carry on financial services business in St. Kitts and Nevis - examine documents submitted to the Financial Services Regulatory Commission   4. Research, analyse and monitor economic, financial and technological developments that may affect the Fina...

Just two weeks into CY 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expanding its enforcement efforts against forced labor in China. This follows months of increasing...

Dewberry Announces Promotions in Fairfax, Virginia Published January 18, 2021 Done Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has announced the promotion of nearly 50 employees nationwide, including 9 in the firm’s headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. The promotions coincide with Dewberry’s ongoing expansion of engineering, architectural, and consulting services in the D.C. metropolitan region, where the firm has practiced since 1956. These promotions inclu...