FDA-approved robot assistant gives surgeons force feedback
By Mariella Moon, From engadget The agency has concluded that Senhance is as accurate as the da Vinci. Surgeons are trained to accurately operate on you when you need it, but robotic assistants could help them get to hard-to-reach areas…
Tower scoops up two gongs at Cayman Islands Chamber Business Excellence Awards
Strategic marketing and communications agency, Tower, was awarded Small Business of the Year, and Marketing Campaign of the Year at the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards on Saturday night. The agency also received an Award of Excellence…
Stakeholders learn wage survey
Stakeholders learn more about Cayman Islands Occupational Wage Survey Stakeholders from the corporate and private sector attended a presentation at the Chamber of Commerce conference room last morning (Monday, 16 October 2017) on the Cayman Islands’ Occupational Wage Survey (OWS)…
UN General Assembly elects Nigeria, 14 others to Human Rights Council
From Premium Times UN General Assembly elects 18 members into Human Rights CouncilUN General Assembly elects 18 members into Human Rights CouncilNigeria seeks re-election into UN Human Rights CouncilNigeria seeks re-election into UN Human Rights CouncilNigeria says UN Security Council…
Mobile phone companies appear to be providing your number and location to anyone who pays
By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch You may remember that last year, Verizon (which owns Oath, which owns TechCrunch) waspunished by the FCC for injecting information into its subscribers’ traffic that allowed them to be tracked without their consent. That practice…
The Caribbean region offers a prime location for Business Process Outsourcing Services
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, October 17, 2017. The global market for business process outsouring (BPO) is currently valued at USD $1 trillion with cross-border outsourced services trade between countries estimated at US$88.9 billion per year in 2015. The Caribbean is carving out…
Coal power plant closures ramp up in spite of White House plans
By Jon Fingas From engadget Three Texas closures suggest coal isn’t coming back any time soon. The Trump administration may hope that it can reverse coal power’s decline by ending the Clean Power Plan and other eco-friendly efforts, but the…
Avendra is sold
From HOTEL BUSINESS Marriott International has revealed that the owners of Avendra LLC have reached a binding agreement to sell Avendra to Aramark for $1.35 million. After redemption of management participation rights, transaction costs, and repayment of Avendra’s outstanding debt,…
Launch of a new site from the PhilPapers Foundation: PhilArchive.
A new site: PhilArchive We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new site from the PhilPapers Foundation: PhilArchive. As its name indicates, PhilArchive is an open access e-print archive for philosophical works. PhilArchive is a relaunch and rebranding of…
Puzzles for Oct 18 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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