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BetMGM’s focus on innovation and customer engagement ensures an exciting and secure environment for sports fans as they enjoy the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup and beyond.is on the rise when it comes to accessing public services in New Jersey — part of an effort that state officials hope will gain traction in other areas of the country. The state’s new AI translation services for applicants seeking unemployment assistance is showing good results, according to Gillian Gutierrez, senior adviser and director of New Jersey’s unemployment insurance modernization. Before officials deployed that tool, one of every 120 applications were made in Spanish. That figure has increased to an estimated one of every 44, she told . The work is part of a broader effort to bring more “ ” into the state’s — a larger trend in government technology that focuses on platform improvements centered around how people really use websites. More than one-third of New Jersey residents speak Spanish at home, , so focusing on that language was a no-brainer. But there are older ways of achieving that goal and newer ways. “We decided that the experience should be naturally bilingual, and not dependent on automated translation services,” Gutierrez said, adding that better translation for state services advances the goal of . The state, which has a relatively active , and a chief AI strategist, used support from Google and the nonprofit to produce materials and tools to create cutting-edge AI “translation assistants,” according to a describing the effort. The materials rely on large language models for training and “off-the-shelf generative AI models” to help widen access to services for people more comfortable with Spanish than English. New Jersey has now made those training materials available to officials in other states. “With these training materials, government agencies across our state and the nation can begin leveraging the transformative potential of generative AI to make services more efficient, accessible, and responsive to the needs of all residents — regardless of what language they speak,” said New Jersey Chief AI Strategist Beth Simone Noveck in the statement. This way of combining and translation can “teach” websites to grasp the difference between, say, “laid off” and “fired,” according to Gutierrez — vital distinctions for those seeking unemployment pay and associated benefits. The tool also can help the state — and, presumably, other agencies — deal with a dearth of human translators, who are often called upon for more tasks than they can reasonably complete during a normal work day. “There are only so many people who can speak Spanish in our call centers,” she said, and that goes even more for the other . “There are only so many people who can speak Haitian Creole.” The training materials from New Jersey can reduce costs when compared to similar services offered by software vendors, state officials boast in the statement. Those materials also can save other public agencies from signing “long-term contracts that lack flexibility and adaptability over time,” according to the statement. 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Virat Kohli celebrated a ton and Marnus Labuschagne's wicket as India dominated Australia in Perth. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS Australia's bid to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy could be over after just three days, with Pat Cummins' men needing to achieve a 27-year first to finally beat India in a Test series. Black Friday Sale Subscribe Now! Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue With two days left in Perth, 522 runs still required and three wickets down, Australia would need to pull off the greatest comeback in cricket history to avoid losing the first Test at Optus Stadium. India have obliterated Australia since midway through day one, with the expected smashing set to be up there with the disastrous 2010-11 Ashes losses and a nightmare defeat to South Africa in 2016. The three innings defeats to England 14 years ago, and the crushing by the Proteas resulted in significant change. That is still unlikely to happen this time, but captain Cummins and coach Andrew McDonald are confronting a challenge unlike anything they have faced since becoming Australia's leaders. He's back: Aside from facing defeat in Perth, Australia now know Virat Kohli is back in form. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) Not since the 1997 Ashes in England has Australia lost the first Test and won the series. Mark Taylor's team was belted by nine wickets in the Edgbaston opener, before retaining the Ashes 3-2 in a six-Test series. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who admitted Sunday's onslaught by Indian stars Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal was among the toughest days of his career, is already eyeing the second Test in Adelaide. Australia will begin day four in utter disarray at 3-12, with debutant Nathan McSweeney and out-of-form Marnus Labuschagne already having lost their wicket. "I'm probably looking mostly towards next Test and what plans we can do against these (Indian) batters," Hazlewood said on Sunday night. "It's obviously a long series. It's a five-match series. "If we can put some overs into their top quicks, I guess that's probably the couple of goals that we need to tick off (on Monday). "If a couple of (our) guys find some form and score 80, 90, or even 100 that's probably the positives we can take out of it." Captain Cummins has more to worry about than merely failing as nightwatchman on day three. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) Australia last won a Border-Gavaskar series in 2014-15, with India holding the trophy since 2017, which has included winning on their past two tours to this country. In their first innings in Perth, the Aussies made their lowest home total against India since 1981, replying to the tourists' 150 with 104. Since India's first innings finished, the tourists have made Australia look second-rate and have been unstoppable with bat and ball. Bold and confident young superstar Jaiswal, who sledged Mitchell Starc about the Aussie quick's pace during his 161, deftly handled a question about India landing a psychological blow on Australia. "I was just trying to focus on me," Jaiswal said. "I was just thinking how I can do good in this wicket, and how I can score, and how I can do well for my team, what I can do for my team. "In my mind, it was the only thought that I need to just play each ball." 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But Alphabet jumped more than five percent after Google showed off a new quantum computing chip that it described as a significant breakthrough in the field, arguing it could lead to advances in drug discovery, fusion energy and other areas. The Paris stock market retreated as French party leaders gathered at President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee Palace office to chart a route towards a new government. The euro also fell ahead of the European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting on Thursday. The ECB is expected to lower interest rates by 25 basis points amid weak eurozone growth. Independent analyst Andreas Lipkow said traders were taking a cautious approach ahead of the ECB meeting. The main US indexes struggled as traders eyed US consumer price inflation (CPI) data due Wednesday, which could play a role in whether the US Federal Reserve decides to cut interest rates next week. 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The chairs of an annual science and technology conference say Nobel Prize recipient Geoffrey Hinton is donating some of his winnings to create a new award. They say of the Neural Information Processing Systems conference say the US$10,000 award will be handed out at the event each year. It will be given to teams of two or more researchers under the age of 40 who write a paper proposing a novel theory of how the brain works. The award will be named the Sejnowski-Hinton Prize after computational neurobiologist Terry Sejnowski and AI pioneer Hinton. Hinton received the Nobel for physics along with computer scientist John Hopfield earlier this week in Stockholm. Hinton has said he will also donate a portion of the 11 million Swedish kronor — about $1.4 million Canadian dollars — prize money he and Hopfield will split to Water First, an organization working to boost Indigenous access to water. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024. Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow's home was broken into during Monday Night Football in the latest home invasion of a professional athlete in the US. No one was injured in the break-in, but the home was ransacked, according to a report provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Burrow was away playing in a 27-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Texas. A person employed by Burrow arrived at the Anderson Township home on Monday night to find a shattered bedroom window and the home in disarray. Deputies weren't immediately able to determine what items were stolen and have reached out to neighbours in an attempt to piece together surveillance footage. The homes of Kansas Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into in October. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis had his home broken into November 2 and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr.'s home was burgled on September 15 while he was at a Minnesota Vikings game. Portis had offered a $40,000 reward for information. Both the NFL and NBA issued security alerts to players after those break-ins, urging them to take additional precautions to secure their homes. In league memos previously obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL said homes of professional athletes across multiple sports have become "increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups." And the NBA revealed that the FBI has connected some burglaries to "transnational South American Theft Groups" that are "reportedly well-organised, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices." Some of the burglary groups have conducted extensive surveillance on targets, including attempted home deliveries and posing as grounds maintenance or joggers in the neighborhood, according to officials.
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Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightingsMUMBAI/DELHI: In an effort to help a loved one, families of cancer patients often turn to alternative products, adopting dietary changes with an emphasis on haldi or neem in tandem with conventional treatment. A recent video featuring former cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has now sparked controversy, with Sidhu claiming that such home remedies helped his wife recover from breast cancer, purportedly playing down the role of scientific treatment. IPL 2025 mega auction IPL Auction Live: Teams look to finalise squad on Day 2 IPL Auction 2025: Who got whom Explained: What is accelerated IPL auction process The sheer vitality of the video on social media has now prompted the Tata Memorial Hospital to issue an unprecedented rebuttal signed by hundreds of oncologists. In the video, Sidhu says, "She started her day with nimbu pani along with 'kacchi haldi', garlic, and then neem leaves... then nuts, beetroot, carrot, and amla. After her operation, there was not a single cell of cancer (cyst) detected. These remedies do not require any money." Tata Memorial Hospital's statement is signed by 262 present and past oncologists from TMH. It said, "These statements have no high-quality evidence to support them. While research is ongoing for some of these products, there is no clinical data currently to recommend their use as anti-cancer agents." The statement further said, "We urge the public to not delay their treatment by following unproven remedies, but rather to consult a doctor, preferably a cancer specialist, if they have any symptoms of cancer. Cancer is curable if detected early." Only a day prior to the statement, TMH director Dr CS Pramesh took note of the viral video and said in an X (formerly known as Twitter) post, "Please don't believe and get fooled by these statements regardless of who it comes from. These are unscientific and baseless recommendations. She got surgery and chemotherapy that were evidence-based, which is what made her cancer-free. Not the haldi, neem, etc." The video was also rebuked by Hepatologist Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, known as ‘The Liver Doc' on X, popular for his science-driven fact checks. He said in a post, "I know you (Sidhu) are emotional, and emotions make people's thoughts go blind. There is no evidence that any specific diet or herb or Ayurvedic balderdash can prevent, control, or cure cancer." He added, "Studies have shown that complementary and alternative medicines and practices kill cancer patients more than it can delusionally save." Even the prestigious All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Delhi, rushed to counter Sidhu's claims. Dr Abhishek Shankar, assistant professor, radiation oncology at AIIMS Delhi, said these claims can create false hope and might discourage patients from pursuing necessary cancer treatment, potentially worsening their condition. "I urge you (Sidhu) to advise cancer patients to consult an oncologist like you did for your wife to explore the best treatment options suited to individual needs," he said. Dr P K Julka, vice-chairman Max oncology, said cancer treatment should follow scientific norms. "New claims, if any, need to be proved by scientific means," he said.Pakistani police arrest thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of rally in the capitalGoldman strategists outline five reflation, tariff hedges for 2025
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