C-suite roles have changed significantly in the last decade, so how can a modern CEO upskill and stay ahead of the crowd?

Read more: Modern leadership and those crucial CEO skills

If you want to brush up on SQL, interactive platforms and games can be a great way to learn and have fun.

Read more: 10 more fun ways to work on your SQL skills

Mytaxi has quietly revealed that you may have to pay a bit more for every booking made through its app, starting from 21 September.

Read more: Irish Mytaxi users could now have to pay a little more for app bookings

Will Explore Feed help burst our respective Facebook bubbles?

Read more: Facebook officially rolls out Explore Feed to desktop and mobile

Well now, this certainly rocks the Apple cart.

Read more: Apple’s iOS 11 pips past 10.3 in just under a month

Phones are still turning heads at Mobile World Congress.

Read more: Hands-on with the top smartphones of Mobile World Congress 2018

The Unicode Consortium has unveiled a new generation of emojis coming out this year, including images of people with disabilities.

Read more: Inclusive new emojis offer representation for people with disabilities

The new quantised models are 56pc smaller and use 41pc less memory when compared to the full-size models released last month.

Read more: Meta releases compact versions of Llama 3.2 AI models

The Microsoft-owned platform is going multimodel for its Copilot code completion and programming tool.

Read more: GitHub Copilot brings in AI models from OpenAI rivals

According to the start-up, the moderation API can be tailored to specific applications and safety standards.

Read more: Mistral AI launches new API for content moderation

The piece draws 'heavily' from Pablo Picasso, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, according to art broker Sotheby's.

Read more: AI artwork made by robot Ai-Da sells for more than $1m

Apple released the first beta of visionOS 2.2, introducing new "Wide" and "Ultrawide" modes for the Mac Virtual Display feature on the Vision Pro headset. MacRumors reports: Apple has previously said the ultra-wide version of Mac Virtual Display is equivalent to having two physical 4K displays sitting side by side on a desk. Mac Virtual Display is now available in three sizes: Normal, Wide, and Ultrawide. visionOS 2.2 will likely be released to the public in December alongside iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, and other updates. Further reading: Apple Delays Cut-price Vision Headset Until 2027, Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Says

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According to a partial teardown video of Apple's new Mac mini, the new machine features modular storage that can be removed. "As we saw with the Mac Studio, however, replacing the modular storage is complicated," notes MacRumors. The teardown also reveals two 128GB storage chips in the 256GB model, enabling faster SSD speeds comparable to higher-capacity versions. From the report: The criticism surrounding Apple's decision to use a single 256GB chip in some base-model Macs a few years ago primarily came from a vocal contingent of tech enthusiasts, and the average customer is unlikely to even notice the slower speeds in common day-to-day tasks. Nevertheless, it appears that customers who do want the fastest SSD speeds do not need to worry about which storage capacity they choose when ordering the new Mac mini.

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Renew Home says they're building a "virtual power plant" in Texas by "enabling homes to easily reduce and shift the timing of energy use." Thursday they announced a 10-year project distributing hundreds of thousands of smart thermostats to customers of Texas-based power utility NRG Energy, starting next spring. (Bloomberg calls them "AI-enabled thermostats that use Alphabet Inc.'s Google Cloud technology.") The ultimate goal? "Create a nearly 1-gigawatt, AI-powered virtual power plant" — equivalent to 1.9 million solar panels, enough to power about 200,000 homes during peak demand. One NRG executive touted the move as "cutting-edge, AI-driven solutions that will bolster grid resilience and contribute to a more sustainable future." [Residential virtual power plants] work by aggregating numerous, small-scale distributed energy resources like HVAC systems controlled by smart thermostats and home batteries and coordinating them to balance supply and demand... NRG, in partnership with Renew Home, plans to offer Vivint and Nest smart thermostats, including professional installation, at no cost to eligible customers across NRG's retail electricity providers and plans. These advanced thermostats make subtle automatic HVAC adjustments to help customers shift their energy use to times when electricity is less constrained, less expensive, and cleaner... Over time, the parties expect to add devices like batteries and electric vehicles to the virtual power plant, expanding energy savings opportunities for customers... Through the use of Google Cloud's data, analytics, and AI technology, NRG will be able to do things like better predict weather conditions, forecast wind and solar generation output, and create predictive pricing models, allowing for more efficient production and ultimately ensuring the home energy experience is seamless for customers. Google Cloud will also offer "its AI and machine learning to determine the best time to cool or heat homes," reports Bloomberg, "based on a household's energy usage patterns and ambient temperatures." It was less than a year ago that Renew Home was formed when Google spun off the load-shifting service for its "Google Nest" thermostats, which merged with load-shift management startup OhmConnect. Bloomberg describes this week's announcement as "Three of the biggest names in US home energy automation... coming together to offer some relief to the beleaguered Texas electrical grid." But they point out that 1 gigawatt is roughly 1% of the record summer demand seen in Texas this year. Still, "The entire industry has been built to serve the peak load on the hottest day of the year," said Rasesh Patel, president of NRG's consumer unit. "This allows us to be a lot more smarter about demand in shaving the peak."

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This year's grant winners represent the highest proportion of women since the scheme began.

Read more: Trinity and UCD among 57 teams to win €571m in ERC Synergy Grants

Black holes form when a star dies, or do they? Cosmologist Dr Syksy Räsänen says solving fundamental questions about the universe helps us better understand our own place in it.

Read more: Can studying the ‘inhuman universe’ make us more humane?

The largest number of doses (85pc of the allocation) will go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicentre of the current outbreak.

Read more: WHO announces 899,000 mpox vaccines for nine African nations most affected

The funding approved by Enterprise Ireland has been used by more than 400 companies to help reduce carbon emissions.

Read more: More than €55m granted to Irish companies for decarbonisation

While reports suggest the closure of its advocacy division, a spokesperson said advocacy is still ‘a central tenet’ of the non-profit’s work.

Read more: Mozilla Foundation lays off 30pc of staff in division restructure

Over the last few years, I’ve moved my internet life from web2 to web3 and rarely use any web2 services anymore. So I am starting a series called “I’ve Moved Onchain” to explain this journey to everyone and today’s opening post is about blogging, naturally. I’ve blogged at AVC.com for a very long time. I […]

When Apple’s version of AI, branded as Apple Intelligence, rolls out in October to folks with the company’s latest hardware, the response is likely to be a mix of delight and disappointment. The AI capabilities on their way to Apple’s walled-garden will bring helpful new features, such as textual summaries in email, Messages and Safari; image creation; and a more context-aware version of Siri. But as Apple Intelligence’s beta testing has already made clear, the power of these features falls well below what is on offer from major players like OpenAI, Google, and Meta. Apple AI won’t come close to…

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New data from LinkedIn on the most in-demand jobs on the platform in the third quarter of this year reveals that software engineering is in second place. Just pipped to the post by sales roles, it is clear that software engineering and development pros are in high demand. Additionally, full stack engineers and application developers feature in the top ten in-demand roles at places eight and ten respectively. Software roles are in such high prominence because software powers pretty much everything. According to McKinsey, these days, “Every company is a software company.” Traditional bricks and mortar businesses are now increasingly…

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There are so many ways you can put that dusty old monitor to good use.

Over the summer, the Banff Lodging Company proudly debuted the newly-constructed Moose Hotel & Suites in beautiful Banff, Alberta.

Challenges created by weather and the pandemic meant this project had to begin in January 2021 and be completed in a year, all while prioritizing energy efficiency. 

Get a firsthand look at the most recent State of the Industry survey results to better gauge the marketplace as we settle into 2022.

Branding is more than a logo or slogan.

If you take the right steps, these seven common roofing contractor pitfalls can be avoided and your business can thrive.

New efficiencies and less space taken on rooftops mean roofing contractors looking to sell solar may see more success in the years ahead.

German manufacturer K2 unveiled its new GreenRoof Vento mounting system for green rooftops at Intersolar Europe 2023.

Philadelphia is set to receive a $1.3M federal grant from the Department of Energy to boost energy efficiency, including cool roof tests in areas most prone to the urban heat island effect.

The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District has released a top 10 list of the most frequently cited OSHA standards in 2018.

In response to extreme heat this summer, Solid Roofing in Oklahoma provided IV hydration through a mobile service to its crews working in triple-digit weather, highlighting the importance of staying hydrated in such conditions.

Werner, manufacturer of ladder safety gear and an official sponsor of NCAA’s March Madness, kicked off Ladder Safety Month with nationwide events, webinars, and content to promote ladder safety awareness.

Solar is one of the hottest growing sectors in roofing. Are you geared to take advantage of this emerging opportunity?

Roofing contractors should pay attention to efforts being made in states and at the federal level to increase paid family and medical leave programs.

A commercial roofing firm in Baltimore County is under scrutiny for inflating costs to fix a county-owned building and paying less than a minority-owned subcontractor it partnered with would have been entitled to.

RC examines the top videos published in 2023 to gauge what drew their interest the most.

Wedge Roofing proves that taking a closer look and considering different options for metal roofs can save on labor and costs for the customer.

Learn the risks and rewards of planning for a management buyout to exit your contracting business

Safety professionals in every industry should analyze the most dangerous jobs and calculate the risks their employees face.

The Scalo Companies won the RCCS Safety Award for its outstanding safety commitment and operational excellence. CEO Jack Scalo will speak at the 2024 Best of Success conference, Dec. 4-6 in Bonita Springs, Fla. 

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners bets big on roofing as it acquires Allstar Services of Minneapolis, Minn., and plans to scale the residential roofing concern into a national player. 

Power Home Remodeling, a national full-service exterior home remodeler, is expanding its benefits offerings to subsidize childcare for employees and their families; the benefit will offset the cost of child care by 40%, providing employees up to $5,000 annually for child care costs.

Labor law can be confusing and may lead a company into unintentional non-compliance. Work “prep” time, like training,  is technically considered "work" by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor.

The price objection is the dirty water at the mouth of the river. If you want to clean up the mouth of the river, you have to go upstream to the location of the factory dumping pollutants. You have to deal with the fishing boats that putter little drops of oil and you have to stop people from tossing in small amounts of trash up and down the banks.

A panel of veteran roofing contractors and other industry experts form a roundtable to discuss roofing’s image and outreach priorities during the 2024 IRE.

The 2024 president and vice president of the Montana Roofing Association share their vision of the roofing industry’s future.

Coryell Roofing named Ken Wells as its new president and general manager, bringing years of leadership experience to the role, while founder Chris Coryell continues to lead growth efforts.

Una marca significativa genera confianza, construye credibilidad, y en última instancia, impulsa el crecimiento.