Archive du mois : avril 2018

Executing gradient descent on the earth September 19, 2017 — Chris Foster A common analogy for explaining gradient descent goes like the following: a person is stuck in the mountains during heavy fog, and must navigate their way down. The natural way they will approach this is to look at the slope of the visible…

For 25 years Duwayne Brooks has been unable to share the horrors of seeing best friend Stephen Lawrence murdered by racists with the ­victim’s bereaved parents. But the 43-year-old witness revealed he is now ready to break his silence and tell Doreen or Neville Lawrence face to face about their son’s final moments on that…

U.K.’s GW Pharmaceuticals is on a bee-line path to an historic, first-ever Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a marijuana-based drug—Epidiolex, which is derived from the cannabis product cannabidiol (CBD) and has shown promise in treating devastating childhood epilepsy and seizure disorders. CBD is different from the euphoric, “high” producing weed component THC. An…

Chemical cleaning is due to take place at various sites across Salisbury (Picture: Getty)Toxic levels of nerve agent could still be present at ‘hot spots’ in Salisbury, residents of the city have been warned. Government scientists fear that they have not yet removed all traces of the powerful Novichok agent that was used to poison…

Shares in Irish drugmaker yo-yo as US group says it may also bid, then pulls out

Warning: This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of Scandal. Read at your own risk. Most of Scandal’s fearless Gladiators ultimately got a happy ending Thursday, finally taking down Cyrus and ensuring that Mellie would stay in the White House for years to come — but not everyone made it out of the…

Theresa May ignored repeated warnings from the Home Office over potential discrimination and hardship caused by “hostile environment” policies affecting migrants, it has emerged. The current home secretary, Amber Rudd, has come under pressure to resign over policies enacted under her predecessor amid the growing scandal affecting the Windrush generation. But four years ago, when Ms May…

A political spokesman for Kasich declined to comment. According to the sources, the same Kasich allies who have met with some of the most influential donors in the country have suggested to the governor that there are two scenarios in which he should challenge Trump in a primary. First, would come after a potential 2018…

Canary Wharf and the city are seen at sunset in London, December 14, 2016. Reuters / Eddie Keogh London has been named the world’s leading financial sector by a Duff & Phelps report, which surveys senior financial professionals. The majority of professionals said they believe London will lose its top status by 2023. Julian Korek,…

Look, there’s been a lot of 4/20 stunts popping up around the joint. A lot. Not all of them are great, but a bunch of marijuana plants hidden in plain sight, not hurting anyone? We’re in. Australian artists installed « cannabis » plants all over Sydney’s central business district on April 20 (also known as 4/20, international…