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Imagine a 911 dispatcher staring at multiple screens, juggling calls, tracking units and logging reports — all while a major incident unfolds across town. The pressure is immense and the margin for error is razor thin.Now imagine that same dispatcher backed by artificial intelligence: Connected events spotted, critical calls prioritized automatically, suggested units recommended based on proximity and capability and incident summaries generated in real time to ease cognitive load — all while keeping the human in control of decision-making.This isn’t science fiction — it’s the next chapter in public safety and it’s already underway.AI is transforming emergency dispatch by…

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This article was written byFollowFred Piard, PhD. is a quantitative analyst and IT professional with over 30 years of experience working in technology. He is the author of three books and has been investing in data-driven systematic strategies since 2010. Fred runs the investing group Quantitative Risk & Value where he shares a portfolio invested in quality dividend stocks, and companies at the forefront of tech innovation. Fred also supplies market risk indicators, a real estate strategy, a bond strategy, and an income strategy in closed-end funds. Learn more.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of ANGL…

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The Prime Central London market is the most ‘anxious’ it’s been for over a decade, according to London property broker Black Brick. Much of the anxiety steps from the departure of wealthy elites due to the end of the non-dom tax regime in April – which is pushing down prices. There is speculation that the Chancellor could u-turn on imposing inheritance tax of 40% on resident’s worldwide assets, given that the loss of wealthy elites is cutting down tax receipts. Camilla Dell, managing partner at Black Brick, said: “I don’t think this will suddenly bring back people who have already…

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4 July, 2025 8 min read Share Copy Link Copied We’re entering a new world of agentic AI. If generative AI is about producing text, images, and answers on demand, agentic AI is about acting on behalf of users autonomously. For CFOs and finance teams staying ahead of the curve, this shift could be as significant as the move to the cloud in the early part of this century. This article will explore what agentic AI means in practice—and how you can start preparing now. Here’s what we discuss: What is agentic AI, and why does it matter now? Put…

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The main purpose of many large language models (LLMs) is providing compelling text that’s as close as possible to being indistinguishable from human writing. And therein lies a major reason why it’s so hard to gauge the relative performance of LLMs using traditional benchmarks: Quality of writing doesn’t necessarily correlate with metrics traditionally used to measure processor performance, such as instruction execution rate.RELATED: Large Language Models Are Improving ExponentiallyBut researchers at the Berkeley, Calif., think tank METR (for Model Evaluation & Threat Research) have come up with an ingenious idea. First, identify a series of tasks with varying complexity and…

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The Decent Homes Standard is being extended from social housing to private in the Renters’ Rights Bill, but the National Residential Landlords Association has warned that it needs to be enforceable. This means councils need to be properly funded when there are cases of rogue landlords. The standard will mean landlords have to fix issues with homes faster, for example they will have to repair serious hazards like damp or mould within 24 hours. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, said: “Decent and safe housing should be the bedrock of the rental market. Any landlord failing…

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Reddit (TheACwarriors) / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETIf you’re a Samsung phone user, you can take advantage of a pretty sweet offer: a free year of Perplexity Pro.Samsung doesn’t appear to have made any official announcement about the promotion, so it would be easy not to know about it, but users are seeing the offer under the “Deals and events” tab of the Galaxy Store app. This is a $240 value if you pay monthly, or a $200 value if you pay yearly. Also: 5 projects Perplexity’s new Labs AI tool can whip up for you now – in minutesThe deal…

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