TAMPA, Fla. — Spire Global has launched legal action to force Belgian analytics provider Kpler to complete its acquisition of the small satellite operator’s commercial ship-tracking business. Vienna, Virginia-based Spire Global said in a Feb. 11 regulatory filing that Kpler had not moved forward on the deal announced in November, which was set to inject […]
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Six Game-Changing AI Customer Service and CX Strategies — Photo by Shepard Presentations, LLC. AI is reshaping customer service and customer experience faster than we could ever imagine. But some are getting it wrong. While everyone’s racing to implement AI, many are missing the most important part – keeping the human element alive. Smart companies
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As businesses worldwide grapple with integrating AI into their operations, a young South African entrepreneur has developed a game-changing solution designed to boost sales team efficiency and improve the bottom line. Courtne Marland’s Lyra platform (formerly Seeking Sigma) is already transforming client sales processes by converting conversations into a digital canvas that coaches users toward
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Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to increased political commitment, an increased number of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn care (EmONC) facilities, a growing health workforce, a strengthened obstetric referral network, capacity
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As many as 1,400 people were killed, mostly by the country’s security services, in demonstrations last summer against the now ousted leader Sheikh Hasina. ADVERTISEMENT Bangladesh’s former government could be guilty of crimes of humanity, after its crackdown on protests last summer left as many as 1,400 people dead, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR)
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WASHINGTON — Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump’s new administration. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington asks a judge to declare the firings unlawful and restore the inspectors general to their positions at the agencies. The watchdogs are charged with rooting out
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The final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will premiere on Hulu on April 8. Three episodes of the dystopian drama will drop at once, followed by weekly episodes until the series finale on May 27. Elisabeth Moss’ protagonist June Osborne narrates a teaser trailer for the final season, saying, “They believed that these garments that
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The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but troubled musician Sly Stone and his group Sly and the Family Stone, is both a conventional documentary and an extremely unconventional one. Like its predecessor, the Oscar and Grammy-winning “Summer of Soul” —
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal, Peacock TV and Ample Entertainment for defamatory statements published in the documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.” The lawsuit asserts that these media companies “falsely, recklessly, and maliciously” accused Combs of serial murder and sex trafficking, among other claims made by
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Little Simz has been tapped to curate Meltdown Festival 2025 at London’s Southbank Centre. The rapper will handpick the lineup for the 30th edition of the British music festival, following in the footsteps of previous curators like David Bowie, Pattie Smith, and Christine and the Queens. A mix of ticketed concerts, free outdoor shows, and
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