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Biden’s plan to “end cancer as we know it”

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9 months ago

September 13, 2022

At the JFK library, President Biden announced plans to expand on the “cancer moonshot initiative”

On the 60th anniversary of Kennedy’s own “moonshot” speech, the Biden administration announced his own plan “to end cancer as we know it.”

This year, I laid out my goal to cut the cancer death rate by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years.

We’re going to better support patients and families. And we’re going to update our fight against cancer.
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 12, 2022

The plan will aim to cut the cancer death rate by 50% in 25 years.

I believe we can end cancer as we know it and even cure cancers once and for all.
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 12, 2022

Improve the speed of discovery and enhance treatments for those living with the disease, by using cutting-edge technology developed in America.

“”The goal is to cut cancer death rates by at least 50%, at least 50% in the next 25 years…To turn more cancers from death sentences into chronic diseases people can live with. And to create more supportive experiences for patients and families.”
“The national purpose will serve to organise and measure the best of our energies and skills to end cancer as we know it. And even cure cancers once and for all.”
Joe Biden, U.S. PRESIDENT

The administration will also invest in cancer researchers focused solely on the link between toxic exposures and cancer.

60 years ago, President Kennedy said that America chose to go to the moon not because it was easy, but because it was hard. Because that challenge is one we were unwilling to postpone.

Today, our moonshot is ending cancer as we know it. And it's something we can do together. pic.twitter.com/9Ud2p7WjE2
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 13, 2022

The disease hits home for Biden who lost his son, Beau, to brain cancer.

The President blames his son’s exposure to burn pits while deployed in Iraq.

“Today, I’m setting a long term goal for the cancer moonshot to rally America, an ingenuity that we can engage like we did to reach the moon that actually cures cancers — not all cancer — cancer — cures cancer once and for all. “
Joe BIDEN, U.s. PRESIDENT

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The Great Resignation vs. The Great Burnout

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3 hours ago

June 2, 2023

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As employees recover from the height of the pandemic, the Great Resignation has come to light

The pandemic saw the term ‘the great resignation’ coined as thousands of people resigned from their jobs across the U.S. in 2021 and 2022.

Karin Reed, the author of ‘Suddenly Hybrid said the great resignation was a period of employees taking control of their future.

“A lot of people realised in their current environment they were not happy with what they were doing with their job. They chose to vote with their feet and go elsewhere,

In other parts of the world, a spike in resignations was not reported.

However, a higher degree of workers began reporting post-Covid burnout, as they made a return to the office.

“There’s been a blurring of the lines. You have work that’s not confined by a physical space.

“Instead of closing the computer and walk away, our computer is in the next room.”

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Everything you need to know about music NFTs

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4 hours ago

June 2, 2023

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Music NFTs are unique digital items comprised of a visual element like NFTs but also have a musical component.

Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.

NFTs are non-fungible tokens. They are unique digital assets that live on the blockchain and can either be one-of-a-kind or one copy of many.

So, what are music NFTs?

Well, they are unique digital items comprised of a visual element like NFTs but also have a musical component. They also live on the blockchain and can be bought and sold.

Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.

Les Borsai, the Co-Founder of Wave Financial joined us to discuss.
#NFTs #musicnfts #tech #LesBorsai #veronicadudo #business

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AI creates a song imitating Drake and The Weeknd

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4 hours ago

June 2, 2023

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A big surprise for music fans when they heard a new song featuring Drake and The Weeknd. But there’s a catch!

The viral song was created by artificial intelligence.

A new song that sounds like Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral, but it was created by artificial intelligence.

Now, there’s a crusade against AI music.

The song,“Heart on My Sleeve”was created by artificial intelligence and quickly racked up millions of views on TikTok, Spotify, and YouTube.

Record label, Universal Music Group (UMG) is not happy about the song that used AI-generated vocals to simulate pop music artists Drake Graham and The Weeknd.

UMG flexed their muscle and forced the song featuring some of its biggest artists to be removed from Spotify and TikTok.

According to reports, UMG is taking it a step further and sent letters to Spotify, Apple Music, and other music streamers requesting they block AI tools from training their models on the melodies and lyrics of UMG artists.

Les Borsai, the Co-Founder of Wave Financial joined us to discuss. #AI #artificialintelligence #drake #theweeknd #veronicadudo #LesBorsai #music #popartists #UniversalMusicGroup