In this edition of RC's Editor's Choice Spotlight, we speak with Adrian Robledo, ICP Group’s director of sales for steep slope roofing products, to learn more about Advanced Polyset RTA-1.

RC highlights Duro-Last and how the company's innovative Roof Pavers are not just functional, but aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly.

RC Editor Art Aisner chats with Amos Kauffman, vice president sales and marketing of Equipter, about the company's industry-changing machines.

Texas-based AVCO Roofing's Catch-All is an innovative way to help crews stay efficient on the jobsite while meeting the demands of homeowners to keep their property clean.

In early 2021, OMG introduced the latest innovation, RhinoBond with OptiWeld, with an eye on curbing the industry’s workforce problem with a unique tool that makes contractors more efficient on the rooftop.

Learn about TAMKO’s new laminated asphalt shingles that are designed for easier installation and higher performance in extreme weather conditions.

This session will detail an unfortunate experience with embezzlement and ideas for how roofing companies can prevent the same from happening to them.

A roofing accident across the pond serves as a reminder to take precautions when using lifts, especially when near roads and streets.

Ireland-based Orreco has developed a new app to help athletes optimise their performances.

Read more: Breakthrough app aims to smash taboos about training during your period

Public-sector entities can improve customer service, delivery of benefits and services, efficiency, transparency, and more.

Rise in voice banking requires a rise in voice-based support, verification, and AI.

Interoperability's been the biggest challenge, but standards are emerging.

Our roundup of the speech innovation taking place in eight important industry verticals.

SoundHound AI, based in Santa Clara, Calif., this year launched, among other things, Chat AI, a voice-enabled digital assistant with generative artificial intelligence; and Smart Answering, which uses voice AI to handle inbound customer calls.

Resemble AI, providers of a platform that uses generative AI to create realistic-sounding voices, in July released Resemble Detect, which can validate the authenticity of audio data to expose speech deepfakes in real time .

The "Machete" star voices a new AI assistant.

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

Doctorpresso's REDI is a voice-based diary app that can detect early signs of depression by analyzing users' speech patterns.

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

Smallest.ai's Lightning generates up to 10 seconds of audio in just 100 milliseconds.

Tecnología a raudales, acabados exquisitos y unas cualidades deportivas impropias de un SUV. Así es la nueva generación de este todocamino, que llegará en 2025 a un precio de casi 300.000 euros. Leer

Sanidad subasta más de 100 vehículos procedentes del narcotráfico y de otros delitos relacionados Leer

"Preocupación" en el Madrid por los resultados y la imagen del equipo en las últimas semanas, pero confianza en el técnico. Los blancos no encajaban 3 goles o más en partidos seguidos en casa desde mayo de 2009. Leer

¿Quién dijo que, en materia televisiva, lo habíamos visto todo? Echó a rodar anoche una nueva edición de 'Gran Hermano' con un 'hombre invisible' entre sus concursantes. El acabóse.

Tras vencer por 7-6 (4) y 6-3, Sinner logra alzarse con este trofeo por primera vez y suma el séptimo título de la temporada para alcanzar un total de 17 desde que se convirtió en profesional Leer

El jugador tenía el mismo número de documento que otro pívot que jugó en el Fuenlabrada y que le permitía jugar como comunitario Leer

[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.

[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.

[HRW] Johannesburg -- The Mozambican authorities should immediately end internet restrictions imposed since October 25, 2024, and restore full access to social media platforms, Human Rights Watch said today. Internet restrictions and shutdowns violate multiple rights including access to information, freedom of speech, and peaceful protest, and people's ability to earn a living through online business.

[Paris Peace Forum] The election of Donald Trump changed the world - for a second time. Just days after U.S. vote, and as COP29 opens in Baku in a world more divided than ever, world leaders came together at the 7th edition of the Paris Peace Forum at the historic Palais de Chaillot and other locations across Paris. Under the theme Wanted: A Functioning Global Order the Forum once again convened leaders, decision-makers, and civil society representatives from around the world to discuss and find solutions to some

[This Day] The long awaited flight between Nigeria and Italy has become a reality as Italian flag carrier, Neos Airline has announced commencement of direct flight service between Lagos and Milan end of October.

[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

[Daily Maverick] Once a popular tourism destination along Nelson Mandela Bay's beachfront, the 'Golden Mile', a hub of luxury hotels and guesthouses, has become a crime hotspot. The community is calling for decisive action, but the metro is still crafting its plan.

[Leadership] In addition to the Consumer Protection Portal (CPP), recently unveiled to address issues and agitations arising from flight delays and cancellations, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has again, introduced another layer of protection for air travel consumers.

Eric Platt, Reporter for fastFT, discusses Monday's upswing on Wall Street and what it means for the average investor.

Dr. Nachum Katlowitz, Director of Urology and Male Infertility at Staten Island University Hospital, discusses testosterone therapy and who are the best candidates for treatment.

Mark Rosenker, CBS News Transportation Safety Analyst and former chairman of the NTSB, discusses the investigation into what caused the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501.

Veteran Pittsburgh anchor David Johnson has announced his retirement from NBC affiliate WPXI after 40 years with the station. "I don't know where to begin to thank the hundreds of people I've worked with here at WPXI-TV over the years," said Johnson, who joined the station in January 1985. "It sounds cliche, but I really...

[Ghanaian Times] The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, says the next NDC government will revisit the cocoa roads project when he wins the December 7, 2024 elections.

[Ghanaian Times] The bullish performance on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) continued in September this year as the equities market saw some gains.

[This Day] Kayode Tokede

In the light of current world events, defiance will be in sharp relief at the 48th Göteborg Film Festival, which runs Jan. 26 – Feb. 4, 2025 Under the banner “Focus: Disobedience,” the festival will highlight themes of civil resistance and pose such questions as: “When does rebellion become a moral obligation? When can it […]

My recap of tonight's Oscar results, which can be found here, includes some good trivia ... ... With Chris Terrio's award for adapted screenplay and William Goldenberg's for editing, "Argo" ended up with three Oscars, the fewest for a best-picture champ since 2005's "Crash." (The last grand-prize winner to win...

Tim Odom, director of Business Technology Solutions Development at Vidoori, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk, to explain how high-performance testing can help federal leaders complete major tasks on time and under budget.

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told employees that it had saved enough money to keep the agency open instead of having to do a one-day furlough.

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The EEOC disputes House Republicans’ claims that the budget problems were avoidable or they didn’t do enough to address their current funding situation.

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About 8% of the State Department’s full-time Foreign Service officers have at least one disability. So does approximately 17% of its civil service workforce.

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"Now that we're in a new fiscal year 2025, we have again the dilemma of figuring out what our defense budget should be," Michael O'Hanlon said.

The post On military policy, there’s not much daylight between Harris and Trump first appeared on Federal News Network.

"We made two recommendations to the IRS to improve its oversight over conflicts of interest," Kris Nguyen said.

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