Good Morning Business
20 Oct
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Good Morning Business

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This Tuesday, September 30, Patrick Martin-Genier, specialist in European questions, professor at Sciences Po, Serge Weinberg, founding president of Weinberg Capital Partner, Marion Graeffly, co-founder and director general of Telecoop, Dominique Carlac'h, vice-president of Abgi France in charge of institutional relations, and Christian Parisot, economist and advisor to Aurel BGC, were guests The Good Morning Business show presented by Laure Closier. Good Morning Business is to be seen or listen to Monday to Friday on BFM Business. ...
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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950
20 Oct
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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950

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A replica of the first working transistor. The design used two thin pieces of gold, a coiled spring, and a slab of germanium. Transistors have come a long way since then, with some of the smallest measuring just an atom thick.(Image credit: Science & Society Picture Library via Getty Images)Quick factsMilestone: Transistor patented Date: Oct. 3, 1950 Where: Bell Labs; Murray Hill, New Jersey Who: John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William ShockleyOn Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor.The transistor was initially designed because AT&T wanted to improve its telephone network. At the time, AT&T amplified and transmitted phone signals using triodes. These devices encased a positive and negative terminal and a wire...
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A Debate Heats Up over California’s ‘Zone Zero’ Rules to Cut Home Losses to Flammable Vegetation
20 Oct
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A Debate Heats Up over California’s ‘Zone Zero’ Rules to Cut Home Losses to Flammable Vegetation

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After years of delay, California is rushing to finalize its rules requiring a five-foot ember-resistant perimeter around homes in areas of the state facing high wildfire risks. The science supporting the benefits of keeping this buffer zone, known as “zone zero,” clear of anything likely to catch fire and ignite the side of a building is well established. But as the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection moves forward, they’re encountering pushback from an unexpected corner. A handful of scientists involved in fire research have questioned a piece of the proposal that would require removing non-tree vegetation in zone zero, noting that the role of landscaping plants in spreading fires, particularly if they’re hydrated and well-maintained, has not been sufficiently studied to support their complete removal. “The question isn’t whether zone zero is important because it is,”
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Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust
20 Oct
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Inside the High-Stakes Battle Over Vaccine Injury Compensation, Autism, and Public Trust

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Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated a seismic idea: adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The program, known as VICP, provides a system for families to file claims against vaccine providers in cases in which they experience severe side effects. Kennedy has also suggested broadening the definitions of two serious brain conditions — encephalopathy and encephalitis — so that autism cases could qualify. Either move, experts warn, would unleash a flood of claims, threatening the program’s financial stability and handing vaccine opponents a powerful new talking point. Legally, HHS “is required to undergo notice and comment rulemaking to revise the table,” said Richard Hughes, a law firm partner who teaches at George Washington University. The “table” is a list of specific injuries...
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