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What You Need to Know About 2022 IRE's COVID-19 Safety and Health Policies

Masks mandates, proof of vaccination or negative tests are some of the COVID-19 policies put in place for the 2022 IRE in New Orleans Feb. 1-3.




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IRE 2022 Session Preview: How to Adjust to Material Pricing Volatility

Attendees will hear first-hand from the legal, consulting, manufacturer, and commercial contractor points of view on how they’re finding pathways to success.




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IRE 2022 Session Preview: How to Leverage your Distributor as a Partner for Success in Today’s Environment

In this session, industry leaders will cover some of the best and easiest ways you can grow and improve your business by aligning with your suppliers. 




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PHOTOS: Images from the IRE 2022 Show Floor

Check out our exclusive photo gallery from Day 1 of the International Roofing Expo.




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Roofing Contractors See Benefit from New, low-VOC Ultra-Pure Spray Foam

Ultra-Pure spray foam is designed to minimize odors and VOC emissions before, during and after application and is designed to deliver consistent performance year-round.




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2024 International Roofing Expo Set for Super Show

Attendees from across the world will have three days to explore a show floor with more than 180,000 square feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center.





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In Unusual Twist, Roofers Leary of Lowering Workers' Comp Rates

The Florida Roofing Contractors Association urged state regulators to freeze workers' comp rates, citing post-hurricane labor shortages and risks from inexperienced workers despite proposed cuts.




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Shop Owner Responds to Dispute with Bold Rooftop Mural

After months of towing disputes with an adjacent apartment building, a tattoo parlor owner painted a provocative mural on his roof to express his frustration over confusing parking signs, drawing both media attention and resident disapproval.




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Hurricane Milton Update: Group Urges Lawmakers to Allow Wind-Mit by Roofers

Industry experts and trade groups, such as the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association, are urging Florida regulators to allow roofing contractors to install hurricane straps during reroofing.







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How Speech Analytics Helps Improve Coaching/Training

Data-driven guidance provides a better agent and customer experience.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: Speechmatics Inches Closer Toward a Universal Translator

Speechmatics, a provider of automatic speech recognition software based on recurrent neural networks and statistical language modeling, is on a mission to make its speech-to-text technology usable by 70 percent of the world's population in the next three years.




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How AI Is Transforming Self-Service

Customers show a preference for helping themselves when self-service apps are up to it.




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Microsoft Turbocharges Voice Capabilities in Windows 11

The software giant is hard at work bringing voice features to more PCs.




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Voice Recognition Market to Grow 15 Percent Through 2033

Evolve Business Intelligence valued the voice recognition market at $9.7 billion last year.




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SyncWords Is Now on AWS Marketplace

SyncWords makes its Live AI Captioning and Dubbing available via AWS Marketplace.




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Adobe Podcast Taps Wistia for Its AI-Powered Enhance Speech API

Adobe partnership brings professional-quality audio to Wistia customers.




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Smart Speaker Market to Grow by $50.8 Billion Through 2028

Technavio projects 34 percent CAGR for smart speakers driven by voice commerce and smart home popularity.




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Wispr Raises $12 Million and Launches Wispr Flow to Replace Keyboards With Voice

Wispr Flow provides voice dictation that works in every app on Macs with auto-edits and AI commands.




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El sistema de fuera de juego "no tuvo ninguna duda" en la jugada de Lewandowski: "El pie tiene tres puntos de 'trackeo'"

Desde el CTA aseguran que fue analizada por la tecnología y que, si le presentara incongruencias, lo habría reflejado Leer




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La visita más terrorífica para Halloween está en pleno Málaga y tiene acento inglés

Se trata de una ruta teatralizada en un cementerio a solo 10 minutos del centro Leer




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Costaganna (Nissan): "La tecnología e-Power es ideal para probar la conducción eléctrica sin sufrir por la recarga"

El directivo insiste en los objetivos de electrificación de la compañía japonesa para 2026 y 2030 a pesar de la coyuntura actual. Leer





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Los amigos marcianos de Eisenhower

Por increíble que parezca, cada vez más gente cree que existe un gobierno en la sombra que mantiene contactos con los extraterrestres




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El 'Road Show' de la Secretaria de Estado de Vivienda

Beatriz Corredor hizo una presentación en Londres para promocionar la venta del excedente de casas en su país, pero no dio respuesta a los británicos que compraron en España y ahora han sido demolidas o no han llegado a construirse.




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Encuentran en El Saler el cadáver de la mujer con síndrome de Down desaparecida por la dana en Pedralba junto a su padre

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Ghana: 'We Want to Empower the Youth to Succeed in Digital Economy'

[Ghanaian Times] Telecel Ghana Foundation has launched the Telecel Digitech Academy at St. Cecilia RC School, Hodome in the Volta Region, to equip young students across Ghana with the essential digital skills required for the future.




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Mauritius: Mauritius' Social Media Shutdown - a Worrying Sign That Civil Rights Are Slipping

[The Conversation Africa] Mauritius' communications regulator recently shut down access to social media platforms until a day after the upcoming general election, due to be held on 10 November 2024. The decision was reversed a day later. Nevertheless, the move came as a surprise to many - Mauritius is often touted as a beacon of democracy in Africa.




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Nigeria: Concerns Rise Over 'Borrow-Me-Credit' Service in Nigerian Telecom Sector

[This Day] The Association of Telecom Entrepreneurs, representing Nigeria's airtime distribution sector, has raised concerns over what it describes as excessive costs and a troubling lack of transparency surrounding the "borrow-me-credit" schemes offered by some telecom operators.




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Uganda: MTN Uganda's Profit Jumps 29.6 Percent On Strong Data and Fintech Growth

[Nile Post] The telecom giant attributed this growth to significant expansions in data and fintech services, as well as a continued commitment to enhancing Uganda's digital and financial inclusion.





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Uganda: Uganda Showcases Tourism, Culture During 62nd Independence Celebrations in China

[Nile Post] Uganda's tourism and cultural appeal dazzled thousands in China over the past two days as the Uganda Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate General in Guangzhou jointly hosted the "Explore Uganda" Independence celebrations.




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Nigeria/Libya: How Super Eagles Reacted to Harrowing Libyan Airport Experience

[Premium Times] This isn't the first time Nigeria has faced difficulties in Libya. In 2018, the team was held for four hours due to documentation issues.




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Liberia: How an in-Flight Magazine Exposes Liberia's Need for National Branding

[Liberian Investigator] I was seated near the aisle of an ASKY Boeing 737, bound for Accra. With less than two hours to go, I turned to Netflix on my phone to keep myself from dozing off. I had a few movies saved, including a new espionage series, The Spy, starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Set in 1967, it recounts the events leading to the Six-Day War between Israel and Syria. Cohen plays an Israeli secret agent, tasked by Mossad to infiltrate Syria's security and diplomatic circles. His dangerous mission was to gather intelligence




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Nigeria: Transcorp Hotels Records 67 Percent Revenue Growth, Profit Up By 192 Percent in Q3

[Daily Trust] Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transcorp Group, has announced its Q3 results for 2024.




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Nigeria: Transcorp Hotels Reports 67 Percent in Revenue Growth to N48.49bn

[This Day] Transcorp Hotels Plc, yesterday on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) announced its third quarter (Q3) ended September 2024 unaudited result and accounts with a strong performance from top to bottom.




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Uganda: Guardians of the Great Apes - Uganda's Commitment to Saving Tourism Cash Cow

[Nile Post] In the mist-covered highlands of Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks, an encounter with a mountain gorilla is more than just an awe-inspiring moment; it is a rare, profound experience that connects visitors to one of the world's most endangered species and a cornerstone of Uganda's tourism revenue.




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FDA discourages use of laparoscopic power morcellation for hysterectomies

Dr. Jessica Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine explains why the FDA discourages use of a laparoscopic surgery for hysterectomies and removal of uterine fibroids.




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US accuses Moscow of ordering more troops, tanks and artillery into Ukraine

Pamela Falk, CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst, discusses the latest in Ukraine and President Obama ruling out a military intervention, but leaving open the possibility of placing even more economic sanctions on Russia.




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Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine are now calling for autonomy

Maj. Mike Lyons (Ret.), CBS News Military Analyst, discusses the latest in Ukraine and what President Poroshenko is hoping for from the NATO summit later this week.




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How Disney Realigned Its Ad Sales to Reach More New Advertisers

Disney Advertising wants more brands to know, "You've got a friend in me." The company recently told ADWEEK it realigned the organizational structure of its ad sales to better reach midmarket advertisers, with the goal of offering more localized, consultative services and supporting growth areas around data, automation, and outcomes. For Disney, midmarket advertisers are...




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GoDaddy Returns to the Super Bowl After 8 Years

The last time GoDaddy ran an ad during the Super Bowl, Donald Trump had just been inaugurated as president of the U.S. However, the company's decision to return to next year's game was driven by artificial intelligence, not politics. After eight years, GoDaddy will return to the Big Game with a 30-second spot scheduled to...




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Nigeria: Shell Will Continue to Power Progress On Energy Security in Nigeria - Okunbor

[This Day] Shell will continue to power progress in the drive for energy security in Nigeria through its businesses in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream and Renewables sectors, Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC,) Osagie Okunbor said yesterday in Lagos.




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Nigeria: How Dr Nnamene Built One of Nigeria's Most Successful Business Conglomerate

[This Day] Fact have emerged on how one of Nigeria's billionaire's and business mogul, Dr Innocent Nnamene rose from a humble beginning to build one of the most successful business empires in Nigeria.




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Nigeria: Nigeria Grows Crude Oil Output By Over 1 Million Barrels in October

[This Day] *IPMAN says it expects to agree petrol price with Dangote refinery in 48 hours*Crude nears two-week low as OPEC cuts demand view




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Nigeria: We'll Support Nigeria's Economic Reforms, Saudi Crown Prince, Salman, Tells Tinubu

[This Day] Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has assured President Bola Tinubu that his country would support Nigeria's economic reforms.




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Nigeria: Epileptic Power Supply in North May Last Longer

[Leadership] The quest to resolve the power crisis in Northern Nigeria appears increasingly bleak as new revelations have surfaced regarding the mismanagement and neglect that have plunged the region into prolonged darkness.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Down N317.7bn On Profit-Taking in Aradel Holdings, 29 Others

[This Day] Kayode Tokede