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August 2026: the Council for Quality Growth is turning its flagship INTERSECTION Quality Development Conference into an AI stress test for development. The group bills artificial intelligence as “the new playmaker” from permits to punch lists, and says the event will probe site selection, underwriting, construction, infrastructure, and permitting workflows across the region (Council for […]
An oil slick has washed up on Iran’s coast after a ship was attacked on August 3, 2026, according to BBC Verify. In the same stretch of days, the unit documented tankers making abrupt U-turns after Houthi threats, a U.S. strike on an unladen tanker near a key export terminal, and a sharp fall in […]
October 14–16, 2026. Dallas, Texas. The Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala returns live with a projected 2,000 attendees, 30+ sessions, and a black‑tie gala, with early-rate registration closing August 14, 2026. According to the official event page from Inc. events.inc.com, the three-day program blends mainstage keynotes, breakouts, wellness, intentional networking, and a swanky evening celebration. […]
August 13–19, 2026 on the JMU Libraries homepage: Canvas training on August 13 at 10:00 a.m., a Gradescope session the same day at 1:00 p.m., Zoom essentials on August 18 at 10:00 a.m., an Open House at Carrier Library on August 18 at 1:00 p.m., and an AI literacy workshop on August 19 at 10:00 […]
The International Labour Organization estimates generative AI could augment at least 13% of jobs worldwide. That single figure has become the hinge for skills policy. According to the ILO’s topic portal on skills and lifelong learning, the response must be coordinated: governments, education systems, employers, and workers all have a part to play (ILO). What […]
August 12, 2026 marks a line in the sand: new EU packaging rules start to apply across the bloc. The European Union’s official portal says the framework targets packaging waste, harmonises obligations for companies, and opens opportunities for recycling and sustainable‑packaging businesses (European Union). What changed on August 12: new EU packaging rules According to […]
By 2036, 1.2 billion young people will seek work while only about 420 million jobs are projected, the UN Youth Office warned on August 11, 2026. The same brief says artificial intelligence will reshape skills demand at speed. Against that backdrop, the ILO lifelong learning agenda reads less like policy theory and more like a […]
Microsoft now points developers and IT teams to a new Agents hub inside its AI learning site, highlighting patterns for private retrieval, Foundry workflows, and Microsoft 365 Copilot skills. The page organizes how to plan, build, and improve AI agents across the Microsoft stack, from Azure infrastructure to coding agents and lifecycle guidance, according to […]
AMD’s Vitis AI bundles an NPU IP core, compiler, and runtime to deploy models on adaptive SoCs, and AMD names healthcare among its target sectors. That makes a fresh case for edge-first clinical AI—processing data where it’s captured, with fewer round‑trips to the cloud—at a time when policy momentum is building around safe, interoperable digital […]
