Tag Archives: Eliminating

Liquid crystal smart glasses switch focus eliminating bifocal zones

Liquid crystal smart glasses switch focus eliminating bifocal zones

People who develop presbyopia know the daily juggle between reading and distance vision. The eyes change with age, and close work stops being crisp without help. Bifocals have been the go to fix for centuries. Benjamin Franklin described his own split lenses in a famous letter written in 1784, and the core idea has stayed much the same since. …

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WNBA playoffs: Storm rally to beat Valkyries and clinch final postseason spot while eliminating Sparks – Yahoo Sports

WNBA playoffs: Storm rally to beat Valkyries and clinch final postseason spot while eliminating Sparks – Yahoo Sports

WNBA playoffs: Storm rally to beat Valkyries and clinch final postseason spot while eliminating Sparks  Yahoo Sports Storm edge Valkyries to snag final playoff spot  ESPN Valkyries’ last-minute loss in Seattle leaves playoff position in limbo with 1 game left  San Francisco Chronicle WNBA 2025 playoff field set as Storm clinch final postseason spot  Yahoo Sports Storm clinches final playoff spot with dramatic win …

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Amazon is eliminating one of its most generous perks

Amazon is eliminating one of its most generous perks

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  If you’re sharing the Amazon Prime membership of a family member or friend outside your household, prepare to pay up. Beginning October 1, the company is eliminating “Prime Invitee,” a program that let Prime members outside of their household share their free shipping benefit. Moving forward, customers will have to sign up for …

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AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers

AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers

Economists at Stanford University have found the strongest evidence yet that artificial intelligence is starting to eliminate certain jobs. But the story isn’t that simple: While younger workers are being replaced by AI in some industries, more experienced workers are seeing new opportunities emerge. Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor at Stanford University, Ruyu Chen, a research scientist, and Bharat Chandar, a …

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Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children | Global development

Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children | Global development

At the turn of the century, HIV was so rampant in Botswana that politicians and doctors viewed it as an existential threat. One in eight infants were reported to be infected at birth, while rates of mother to child transmission either through pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding ranged from between 20 and 40%, according to UNAIDS. Between 1990 and 2000, mortality …

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Amazon Shifts Its Podcast Strategy, Eliminating 100 Wondery Jobs – The New York Times

Amazon Shifts Its Podcast Strategy, Eliminating 100 Wondery Jobs  The New York Times Amazon to Cut Wondery Staff, Reorganize Audio Business  Bloomberg Amazon lays off more than 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring  CNBC Amazon Reorganizes Audio Entertainment Operations; Wondery CEO Jen Sargent to Exit  Variety Memo: Amazon breaks up its podcast studio and lays off over 100  Business Insider …

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Boomers Weigh in on Eliminating the Capital Gains Tax on Home Sales

Boomers Weigh in on Eliminating the Capital Gains Tax on Home Sales

Joel Friedman, 71, wants nothing more than to sell the house he’s called home for more than 30 years. The five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot southern California home is too big for Friedman and his wife, Kathryn, who are retired empty-nesters. They’re eager to downsize to a smaller, single-story house in a 55+ community where they won’t have to worry about endless yard …

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