The Covid Inquiry Podcast – 49. ‘I wasn’t the decision maker’ – BBC Sounds
The Inquiry hears from the lead of the test and trace unit Source link
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Researchers call ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s transcription tool used in hospitals ‘problematic’ – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: ChatGPT maker OpenAI‘s Whisper, an AI-powered transcription tool touted for its accuracy, has come under scrutiny for its tendency to fabricate information, a report has said, adding that experts have called it problematic because the tool is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews. According to a … Read more
Paraquat pesticide maker used “weak” data on Parkinson’s
A UK pesticide producer did not look at key health records in its Parkinson’s study, legal papers show. Source link
KitKat maker Nestle urged to cut unhealthy food sales
Simon Rawson, deputy chief executive of ShareAction, said: “Nestle has said it wants to sell healthier food, but it hasn’t given assurances that it will also address its less healthy food sales, which is essential to turn the tide against the harmful effects of diet-related ill health.” Source link
Film maker par excellence: Kalatapasvi Viswanath no more
File photo of Telugu film director K.Viswanadh. | Photo Credit: C_V_SUBRAHMANYAM Renowned film director Kasinadhuni Viswanath (92) passed away around midnight of Thursday and Friday in Hyderabad. He is survived by wife and three children. Ailing for sometime the top notch film director was admitted into Apollo Hospital for treatment but breathed his last a … Read more
Suspected North Korean hackers targeted Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca – ET HealthWorld
By Jack Stubbs LONDON: Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the company races to deploy its vaccine for the Covid-19 virus. The hackers posed as recruiters on networking site LinkedIn and WhatsApp to … Read more
Essure: Women in England take legal action against sterilising-device maker
The device has been withdrawn from the market for commercial reasons but its makers stand by its safety. Source link
Covid-19 vaccine latest: China drug maker offers experimental vaccines to students
A division of Chinese state-run Sinopharm Group Co Ltd, which is developing two Covid-19 vaccines, is offering them for free to Chinese students going abroad for higher studies, as per a report. The announcement of the company distributing vaccines to students appeared on a website where people could sign up to receive it, the Wall … Read more