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Hala Systems, Inc. announces 3-year project leveraging AI-powered technology to drastically reduce civilian casualties and trauma in war zones.

Stuart Mitchell

Sentry, the first publicly available product by Hala Systems, is a threat-prediction system designed for use by civilians in conflict zones. Launched in August 2016, it employs transformative technology to generate early warnings in advance of threats such as airstrikes, providing civilians crucial minutes to find shelter. Sentry is  an  indication  and  warning  system that  utilizes  a multi-sensor  network to generate a credible, real-time situational awareness of threats in the toughest places on Earth. Sentry uses artificial intelligence (AI) to instantaneously validate information from multiple sources, allowing stakeholders to detect,…

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7 Million People Will Be Left Behind Through Digital Exclusion in the Next Ten Years, As Report Reveals How the UK is Losing Billions in Potential Savings

Stuart Mitchell

Almost seven million adults in the UK — 12% of the adult population — will still be left behind in ten years as a result of digital exclusion. The financial consequences are expected to run into the billions by 2028 unless action is taken now by business and government. This is according to new expert analysis for Good Things Foundation conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). In response to these findings, Good Things Foundation is calling on government and other organisations to step up their efforts…

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Refuge Launch Domestic abuse and suicide report 2018

Stuart Mitchell

The domestic abuse and suicide report is one of the largest studies of its kind, and the first in the UK. Refuge and the University of Warwick looked at the experiences of more than 3,500 of Refuge’s clients with the aim of informing policy and practice in relation to victims of abuse who are at an increased risk of suicide. The findings show that 83% of clients came to Refuge’s services feeling despairing or hopeless – a key determinant for suicidality. The report calls for a commitment to sufficient, specialist…

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3.7 Million Children In The UK Live In Households For Whom A Healthy Diet Is Increasingly Unaffordable

Stuart Mitchell

New analysis “Affordability of the Eatwell Guide”  from independent think tank the The Food Foundation finds that around 3.7 million children in the UK are part of families who earn less than £15,860 and would have to spend 42% of their after-housing income on food to meet the costs of the Government’s nutrition guidelines, making a healthy diet most likely unaffordable. Comparing the estimated cost of the PHE Eatwell Guide (PHE’s official guidance on what constitutes a healthy diet and which is based on the latest scientific evidence) to household…

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Paying a Real Living Wage Could Boost UK Cities by Over a Billion

Stuart Mitchell

Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost to UK cities worth over £1.1bn, according to new research by the Smith Institute. In a new report commissioned by the Living Wage Foundation, The Local Living Wage Dividend, the Smith Institute found that if just a quarter of those on low incomes saw their pay raised to the real Living Wage based on what people need to get by, in ten of the UK’s major city regions, a subsequent increase in wages, productivity and spending could deliver…

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