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Boom Supersonic and Dassault Systèmes partner to advance the development of Overture

Dassault Systèmes has announced that Boom Supersonic is deploying the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the design and development of Overture, its Mach-2.2 commercial airliner, with an aim to make supersonic travel mainstream and affordable.




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Manufacturers set to embrace new digital technologies after Made Smarter event

Manufacturers from varied industries including aerospace, engineering and food and beverage, are set to embrace new digital technologies following a successful Made Smarter event in Blackburn.




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Delaware partners with Collaborit to expand Enterprise Asset Management capability

Global IT services company Delaware has signed a partnership agreement with asset management specialist, Collaborit, to develop and deliver Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions to customers across the market of asset-intensive operations, helping them to maximise their return on their assets and improve reliability.




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OMRON to showcase smarter, faster, more efficient manufacturing at PPMA 2024

OMRON, producer of technologically advanced industrial automation products, will showcase the smarter, faster more efficient future of manufacturing at this year’s Packaging Machinery and Manufacturing (PPMA) Show.




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Enthusiasm high for SPS – Smart Production Solutions Guangzhou 2025 as international firms pursue Chinese market growth

Advancing rapidly in both capability and application, intelligent manufacturing technologies have become increasingly important enablers of China’s ongoing industrial transformation.




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Stanley partners with Ansell Inteliforz as it grows its AI Health and Safety offering

Workplace health and safety experts, Stanley, has partnered with Ansell Inteliforz Motion Series , a wearable sensor technology for the hands and wrists that helps reduce risky movements that can lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders.




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Smartwatches forecasted to rebound in 2024 with 17% growth

Canalys' recent global wearable band market analysis forecasts a 2% rise in 2023, totaling to 186 million units. This growth is primarily driven by a significant 22% surge in basic watch shipments in emerging markets, notably India.




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Made Smarter-backed Spice Kitchen targets £2m sales and new jobs with tech investment

A manufacturer of spice products is forecast to double productivity and sales to £2m and create new jobs after investing in data and systems technologies, with the support of Made Smarter.




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Balloon One announces new client partnership with Huel

Huel Ltd, producer of nutritionally complete meals, has chosen Balloon One to supply and implement its new Körber warehouse management system (WMS) to manage its new warehouse facility and anticipates a number of benefits.




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Solar Coca-Cola enhances distribution performance with Descartes routing solution

Descartes Systems Group has announced that Solar Coca-Cola, the second largest manufacturer and distributor of Coca-Cola in Brazil, is using Descartes’ route execution and fleet performance management solution.....




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The craft of beer and the art of coding

Production downtime and unforeseen costs due to faulty marking systems posed significant challenges for Arizona's largest brewery, Four Peaks. Frequent printhead clogs severely impacted production efficiency. The solution came with the switch to LEIBINGER's printing technology.




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How Medicare Part D will work in upcoming USPS insurance program

OPM’s final regulations for the Postal Service Health Benefits program locked in rules on Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage for USPS annuitants.

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Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress

The debt ceiling deal has come with just days to spare before a potential first-ever government default. On Sunday, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement and they are urging Congress to quickly pass it. Biden pronounced the development “good news” in remarks at the White House announcing the agreement. This followed a tentative compromise announced late Saturday. The deal risks angering some Democratic and Republican lawmakers as they begin to unpack the concessions, which include spending cuts. McCarthy and Biden spoke Sunday evening as negotiators drafted legislative text. They face a June 5 deadline when Treasury says the U.S. would risk a debt default.

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GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power. Angry hard-right conservatives have brought the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the debt ceiling deal struck with President Joe Biden. McCarthy brushed off the disruption as healthy political debate — not too different from the 15-vote spectacle it took in January for him to finally convince his colleagues to elect him as speaker. But it's a foreshadowing of the next budget fight as Congress tries to fund the government at the levels agreed to, or risk a federal shutdown in fall.

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State Department making sure change is more than just a name

Kelly Fletcher, the State Department’s CIO, said the newly named Bureau of Diplomatic Technology is aligning cybersecurity and customer experience.

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HHS’ ASPR playing ‘quarterback’ for cyber response, resilience

Brian Mazanec, the deputy director of the Office of Preparedness in HHS’ ASPR, said they are implementing several initiatives under its year-old strategy.

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Federal Executive Forum Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2024

How are AI/ML strategies evolving to meet tomorrow’s mission?

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Federal Executive Forum Chief Data Officers Profiles in Excellence in Government 2024: Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Trends

What strategies and technology are driving data strategy in government?

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Federal Executive Forum Artificial Intelligence Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2024

How are agencies refining their AI strategy?

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Veterans sue US Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to get access to infertility treatments

New lawsuits claim that the U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are making it difficult and sometimes impossible for veterans to get infertility treatments. Multiple lawsuits were filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York and Boston seeking to hold the United States accountable for creating obstacles to health care access for a population that advocates say has a higher rate of infertility than the population at large. The lawsuits seek to obtain in vitro fertilization coverage for military service members and veterans who don't fit the Veterans Affairs definition of infertility as pertaining solely to married, heterosexual couples.

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Change Healthcare to start notifying customers who had data exposed in cyberattack

Change Healthcare is starting to notify hospitals, insurers and other customers that they may have had patient information exposed in a massive cyberattack. The company also said Thursday that it expects to begin notifying individuals or patients in late July. Change Healthcare is a subsidiary of health care giant UnitedHealth Group. It provides technology used to submit and process billions of insurance claims a year. Hackers gained access in February to its system and unleashed a ransomware attack that encrypted and froze large parts of it.

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Air Force is restructuring its headquarter-level intel, cyber directorate

Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback hopes the Senate will confirm a three-star in spring to lead the newly established A6, and the A2 will "go back to the A2."

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Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

The second of two large spending packages keeps agencies funded for the rest of 2024. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

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Biden to nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero as FDIC chair after abrupt departure of predecessor

President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The announcement from the White House Thursday came after Gruenberg’s tenure became marred by allegations of workplace abuse that led to him to resign. Goldsmith Romero is currently a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the nation’s financial derivatives regulator. Gruenberg last month said he would resign from the FDIC after an independent report by a law firm found incidents of stalking, harassment, homophobia and other violations of employment regulations, based on more than 500 complaints from employees.

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3 ways agencies can start experiencing the impact of AI

Shrupti Shah, the managing director of government and public service practice at Deloitte, said by using AI, agencies can improve citizen services more quickly.

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TSP participant satisfaction rebounds slightly in 2024 survey

A new survey found that TSP participant satisfaction is at 84%, a 2% increase over last year’s results from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

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TSP participants contributing too much, too soon could miss out on benefits

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has been trying to reach out directly to TSP participants at risk of missing the full 5% government match.

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Hidden Epidemic: Silent Oral Infections Cause Most Heart Attacks and Breast Cancers

Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Thomas Levy will discuss how silent oral infections are a major factor in most heart attacks and breast cancers.

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Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson has postponed a vote on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months.

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Modernizing Cybersecurity at the Defense Department

Thunderdome must clear an operational assessment and red team tests. DISA also faces the hurdles of scaling a new security tool and processes across enterprise DoD networks. We talk with DISA’s Drew Malloy about the challenges ahead.

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Episode 16: Government and industry communication and collaboration – a discussion with Department of Homeland Security procurement

In this episode of Market Chat!, we heard from 3 senior procurement officials from the Department of Homeland Security. 

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Episode 18: Marketing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to federal agencies

In this episode of Market Chat!, a top artificial intelligence (AI) official at the General Services Administration discusses how the federal AI marketplace is maturing, and a panel of three senior marketing officials discuss how their companies are tuning their AI marketing messages to address evolving government needs and challenges.

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Delivering on artificial intelligence’s potential

As agencies move beyond artificial intelligence and machine learning pilots, we find out what it takes to be successful. We talk with experts from the Army, CISA, DoD, GSA, NGA, NRO, NTIS, OSTP and from ABBYY, DataRobot, H2O, MarkLogic and Red Hat.

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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to face a military court-martial, Air Force says

Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira is expected to face a military court-martial for leaking highly classified military documents.

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‘Momentous’: Asian Americans laud Anna May Wong’s US quarter

More than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the pioneering actor has coined another first, quite literally. With quarters bearing her face and manicured hand set to start shipping Monday, per the U.S. Mint, Wong will be the first Asian American to grace U.S. currency. Wong was known for fighting against stereotypes foisted on her by a white Hollywood. She is one of five women being honored this year as part of the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters program.

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These Are Not VR Glasses - Therabody SmartGoggles Eye Massager

Zach reviews the Therabody SmartGoggles, a premium, smart, connected eye massager to see if it is as relaxing as it claims to be, and it is now the only way he can survive a long haul flight.

The Therabody SmartGoggles is priced at S$329 and can be bought online from weareready.sg.  




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Ikawa Home Review: Coffee roasting in a HDB apartment is possible with this smart roaster!

What happens when a tech editor takes his coffee addiction one step too far? He finds a connected, smart roaster and starts roasting his own beans. How does the Ikawa Home handle roasting in a confined space like an apartment? How smart is it? Will Zach ever sleep again? Watch and find out.

The Ikawa Home Smart Roasting System retails for £1,270.00 at ikawahome.com

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Torras Coolify 2S review: Extreme testing this little smart neck air conditioner

The Coolify 2 gets an update, but what's new in the 2S? Is it worth the upgrade or a spot in the ever increasing list of gadgets he needs to charge?

Zach gets "comfy" brewing coffee on a humid, scorching afternoon to find out. Yes, a gimmicky product needs gimmicky testing.

The Torras Coolify 2S retails for S$279, but it's on sale now on weareready.sg for S$269.




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Huawei Watch GT 4 review: The smartwatch activity tracker to beat, and it looks classy too!

Note:This video was first published on 21 November 2023.

After a long hiatus, Huawei returns with the Watch GT 4 series. It is a classy aesthetic upgrade to the GT 3, but still rocks one of the best heartrate sensors and analytics data for the price with TruSeen 5.5+ and a 2-week battery life. Find out how it compares with the last generation Watch GT 3 Pro.

You can get the Huawei Watch GT 4 series starting at S$298 from Lazada and Shopee.




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From Pebble to Apple: The smartwatch's journey over the years from gimmick to quintessential

I stumbled upon my Pebble smartwatch collection while decluttering, and it sent me down memory lane! We've come a long way since the 'OG' smartwatch craze to today's Apple Watch Ultra 2. Who else remembers the early days of smart tech on our wrists? #TechThrowback #SmartwatchEvolution #PebbleToAppleWatch #TechNostalgia




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NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth

NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth




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More secure and better at correcting typos on your phone, can this Swiss start-up take on Google?

More secure and better at correcting typos on your phone, can this Swiss start-up take on Google?




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First space, now immortality: Jeff Bezos reportedly invests in eternal life start-up Altos Labs

First space, now immortality: Jeff Bezos reportedly invests in eternal life start-up Altos Labs




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Twitter tests 'soft block' feature to remove unwanted followers as part of moves to improve privacy

Twitter tests 'soft block' feature to remove unwanted followers as part of moves to improve privacy




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NASA Artemis Moon landing delayed by 'several years' as costs go 'underreported'

NASA Artemis Moon landing delayed by 'several years' as costs go 'underreported'




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NASA is launching the DART spacecraft to crash into an asteroid. Could it save us from armageddon?

NASA is launching the DART spacecraft to crash into an asteroid. Could it save us from armageddon?




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Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max review: A work in progress smartphone (Updated)

Solid phones, even without Apple Intelligence. #apple #iphone16pro #iphone16promax