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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says Fortune 500s can survive AI. They have to be willing to reinvent themselves top to bottom

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says Fortune 500s can survive AI. They have to be willing to reinvent themselves top to bottom

Julie Sweet is one of the most powerful executives in the world, overseeing a 770,000-person workforce at consulting giant Accenture. In her role, she speaks to more Fortune 500 CEOs than almost anyone—dozens of companies pay Accenture $100 million-plus in a single quarter to help them solve their biggest problems—so she has her finger on the pulse of the biggest …

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‘The Interview’: Arundhati Roy on How to Survive in a ‘Culture of Fear’ – The New York Times

‘The Interview’: Arundhati Roy on How to Survive in a ‘Culture of Fear’  The New York Times ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ Review: A Difficult Parent’s Gift  The Wall Street Journal Arundhati Roy on her fugitive childhood: ‘My knees were full of scars and cuts – a sign of my wild, imperfect, fatherless life’  The Guardian Recalling the life of Mary Roy, mother …

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Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds – Archaeology News Online Magazine

Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA helped the first Americans survive, study finds  Archaeology News Online Magazine The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.  yahoo.com DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas  Phys.org Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas  ScienceAlert Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped …

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Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas : ScienceAlert

Denisovan Mucus Gene May Have Helped Humans Survive in The Americas : ScienceAlert

Our ancestors are known to have gotten frisky with other, now-extinct species of humans, leaving traces in our DNA to this day. A new analysis has found that a certain genetic variant inherited from the Denisovans may have given modern humans (Homo sapiens) an edge in populating the American continents. “Typically, genetic novelty is generated through a very slow process,” …

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The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.

The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.

The first people to step foot in the Americas were harboring a sliver of DNA from two extinct Eurasian human groups: the Neanderthals and the Denisovans, a new study finds. This genetic relic could have helped the earliest Americans fight diseases they encountered in their new environment, the researchers proposed. Everyone alive today is “a result of like three different …

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Inbreeding among Michigan’s rare rattlesnakes is harming their ability to survive

Inbreeding among Michigan’s rare rattlesnakes is harming their ability to survive

EAST LANSING, MI – Michigan is home to a single species of venomous snake, and the isolated pockets of its populations are making it more likely it will go extinct. Researchers at Michigan State University found the fragmented nature of the wetlands habitats where eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are still found leads to inbreeding among their secluded populations. As a result, …

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Can Progress in the Partnership Survive Trump?

Can Progress in the Partnership Survive Trump?

In the past 25 years, India and the United States have become closer than ever before, building strong economic and strategic ties. Their partnership has rested on shared values and shared interests: they are the two largest democracies in the world, home to vast multicultural populations, and both have been concerned about the rise of India’s northern neighbor, China. But …

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Spirit Airlines Warns It May Not Survive Another Year

Spirit Airlines Warns It May Not Survive Another Year

Spirit Airlines has warned investors that it may go out of business, just months after exiting bankruptcy. In a quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, it said there was “substantial doubt” over its “ability to continue as a going concern within 12 months.” The budget airline said it was harder to make money because of …

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