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Tech Layoffs 2025: CEOs Blame AI, Analysts Point to Over-Hiring
WebProNews
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August 5, 2025
If you peruse the layoff announcements from tech CEOs in 2025, a recurring theme emerges: artificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce, ostensibly justifying waves of job cuts. Executives at companies like Microsoft and Intel have pointed to...
Peru: 11 Mining projects expected to begin operations in 2028 with US$8 billion investment
Andina
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August 5, 2025
He made this statement during his participation in an event organized by the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP). Which projects are included? Antamina Replacement (Ancash region), Corani (Puno region), Raura Replacement (Huanuco region),...
Peru: Copper accounts for 30.5% of exports in 2025's first four months
Andina
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August 5, 2025
Likewise, accumulated exports of the red metal in the first four months of 2025 totaled US$8.113 billion, a 15.5% increase compared to the same period in 2024 (US$7.022 billion), according to Minem's Mining Statistical Bulletin. China maintained...
Peru: President begins trip to Japan to open up investment and cooperation opportunities
Andina
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August 5, 2025
This working trip is part of the government's strategy to boost the national economy, create jobs, and strengthen the country's presence in highly competitive international markets, the Presidential Office highlighted. In this regard, the Head of...
Slavery researchers seek more detailed picture of pre-Civil War Harvard
Harvard Gazette - Massachusetts
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August 5, 2025
In their efforts to trace the descendants of enslaved people connected to Harvard, researchers with American Ancestors first had to tackle a surprisingly difficult question: Who were the University’s pre-Civil War leaders, faculty, and staff? Now,...
Discovery in Peru's Amazonas: Carved heads and 200 structures found at Ollape monument
Andina
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August 5, 2025
The UNTRM specified that one of the most notable findings corresponds to two carved heads, recovered from the rubble of the perimeter walls of a circular structure. Based on their orientation and position, it was determined that they were...
Peru's Ollantaytambo granted Hierarchy 4 status by Mincetur in presence of UN Tourism head
Andina
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August 4, 2025
Recognized as the only living Inca city on the continent, Ollantaytambo preserves traditional neighborhoods, ancestral infrastructure, and active cultural expressions. Minister Leon presented the distinction to Ollantaytambo District Mayor Paull...
Manipur violence case: SC questions delay in fresh Forensic Science Laboratory report on Biren Singh tapes
The Economic Times
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August 4, 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the delay in submission of a fresh Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report on the authenticity of some audio recordings that point to the alleged role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the...
Evergreen container spill disrupts Peruvian port
Port Technology International
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August 4, 2025
Taiwanese shipping giant Evergreen Marine Corp saw roughly 50 containers tip overboard on its Ever Lunar containership, triggering temporary port closures and operational disruptions. The shipping company reported that crew members aboard the...
Japanese researchers unveil 248 new Peruvian Nasca Lines geoglyphs
Andina
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August 4, 2025
13:00 | Osaka (Japan), Aug. 4. Researchers from Yamagata University in Japan, led by Professor Masato Sakai, discovered 248 new geoglyphs in the protected archaeological area of the Nasca Lines and Geoglyphs, located in Peru's Ica region, through...
Probabilistic Genotyping on Trial: Can We Trust the Secret Algorithms Deciding Guilt?
Criminal Legal News
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DNA evidence has long been hailed as the gold standard of forensic science—unassailable, precise, and definitive. But what happens when that gold standard is processed through proprietary algorithms that operate in secrecy, shielded from scrutiny...
Hass Avocado Board focuses on nutrition research in new strategic plan
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 4, 2025
When creating a 5-year plan for a growing industry that continues to expand in terms of volume, acreage, and the number of powerful competitors in the game, the easy part is knowing the end goal is market expansion. The hard part is figuring out...
HOB kindergarteners share habitat research projects
Cape Gazette - Delaware
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Kindergarten students at H.O. Brittingham Elementary had an opportunity to present their habitat projects during a spring showcase. In a research project each year, HOB kindergarteners read about various types of habitats throughout the world,...
Peru: Pre-Hispanic funerary offering reveals Chancay culture's influence in Lima
Andina
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August 3, 2025
Preliminary estimates indicate that the tomb dates back to around 1200 or 1300 BC, Cálidda archaeologist Jesus Bahamonde told Andina News Agency. The expert explained that after ceramic remains were identified during excavation work on Santa...
Tamil Nadu NEET 2025 Seat Matrix Released- 12,000 MBBS Seats Across 77 Medical Colleges
Medical Dialogues
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August 6, 2025
S.No. Name of college No. of seats for AY 2025-26 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai 50 2 ACS Medical College and Hospital, Chennai 250 3 Annaii Medical College and Hospital Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 100 4 Annapaorna Medical College...
A Peruvian mother’s mission: Seeking a miracle for her twin sons in the US
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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August 4, 2025
In the small family restaurant in Rogers Park Monday evening, Walter Guevara sat at a table and devoured yucca fries and Peruvian-style rice with stewed chicken, hungry despite his numerous cancer treatments. The 18-year-old and his twin, José,...
How potatoes got their tuber: Scientists trace evolution back 9 million years
The Hindu Business Line
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August 4, 2025
A groundbreaking study has traced the potato’s origins to a hybridization event about 9 million years ago, when a wild tomato and a potato-like plant interbred in South America. | Photo Credit: DAVID MERCADO/Reuters The potato is one of the...
View to a Grille: Perusing more than a century of Mercedes-Benz noses
Driving
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August 4, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Driving Spotlight Classic Cars & Trucks Luxury Vehicles The German luxury carmaker is reinterpreting its iconic face for the all-new electric GLC—so we take a head-on tour of the marque's design evolution The new grille on...
The new link between climate change and mental health struggles
9News
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August 5, 2025
Researchers believe an unusual word coined in just 2023 can be used to explain the link between the negative impacts of climate change on mental health. Solastalgia - a combination of the words solace and nostalgia - is being used by researchers...
Public art for you to peruse in the Outer East
Upper Yarra Star Mail
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August 4, 2025
By Callum Ludwig The Outer East is abound with talented artists with plenty of opportunities to admire and enjoy their works, and it also attracts may artist from far who wish to exhibit in the local galleries and creative scene. Some of the best...