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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President has admitted that its E-Konsulta initiative — which offers a free consultation to anyone who is possibly a COVID-19 patient — would be improved significantly if the national government adopted it. According to Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez, the Department of Health (DOH) has resources available at its disposal that could be used to support the country’s COVID-19 response. On Wednesday morning, Gutierrez was asked during a virtual interview with DABIGC’s Radio Nationwide whether DOH might use the program to manage hospital occupancy, especially in Metro Manila and nearby provinces experiencing a COVID-19 surge. “Well, kung gagawin ng Department of Health ito on a large scale, ‘di hamak na mas maganda dahil definitely mas marami silang resources at tao na puwedeng ma-devote dito,” he said. (Definitely, the Department of Health has the resources and people to do this on a large scale.) The OVP … [Read more...] about OVP hoping to get gov’t backing for its E-Konsulta initiative

advertisement advertisement advertisement Brad Klingenberg, who oversaw Stitch Fix’s formidable personalization and curation efforts as the company’s Chief Algorithms Officer, is taking on a new challenge: tailoring salads, flatbreads, smoothies, and desserts exactly to your taste at Daily Harvest. advertisement advertisement The six-year-old company makes easy-to-blend smoothies, veggie-filled harvest bowls, soups, lattes, oat bowls, and healthy desserts that can be made by simply warming them up or popping them in a blender. Customers order Daily Harvest’s offerings by signing up for a weekly or monthly plan and receiving deliveries already portioned and ready to eat. As the company’s first Chief Data Officer, Klingenberg hopes to use the data collected by the company to make its meals even more delicious. At San-Francisco-based Stitch Fix, which Klingenberg joined more than seven years ago as the third person on the now … [Read more...] about Stitch Fix’s former data chief wants to personalize your food at Daily Harvest

advertisement advertisement advertisement Algorithms control many elements of our lives: the music we hear , the shows we watch , the stories we read , and even how we vote. They’ve been used most commonly to uncover consumers’ preferences and make recommendations, but now brands are starting to integrate them into the products themselves. advertisement advertisement Stitch Fix , an online apparel retailer, thinks algorithms are the future of designing garments and has begun to bring these items to market. (In her 2017 report , trend forecaster Mary Meeker of the venture capital company Kleiner Perkins mentioned Stitch Fix’s algorithmic design approach as an e-commerce “aha.”) But will this strategy yield better things, or will it just lead to the normcorization of design? “[Our customers] come to us because they don’t want to go shopping,” Eric Colson, Stitch Fix’s chief algorithm officer and head of the company’s … [Read more...] about How Stitch Fix Is Using Algorithmic Design To Become The Netflix Of Fashion

To view past editions of The Hill's 12:30 Report, click here: http://bit.ly/1M1mIfw To receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox, please sign up here: http://bit.ly/1Tt4hqN --> A midday take on what's happening in politics and how to have a sense of humor about it.* *Ha. Haha. Hahah. Sniff. Haha. Sniff. Ha--breaks down crying hysterically. The Hill’s 12:30 Report: U.S. health officials call for Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause | Six women developed rare blood clots | White House says J&J pause shouldn’t significantly affect vaccine pace | Pause raises new fears of vaccine hesitancy | Daunte Wright ’s death ruled a homicide | Another night of protests | Obamas call for ‘reimagined policing’ | Increased capacity for Caps, Wizards, Nats games NEWS OF THE MORNING Two steps forward, one step back…: Via The New York Times’s Noah Weiland, Sharon LaFraniere and Carl Zimmer , “Injections of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report: What the J&J vaccine pause means for COVID pandemic

April 14, 2021 - 08:07 BST Gemma Strong Kate Middleton had a surprising connection to Prince Philip long before she met Prince William and their royal wedding The Duchess of Cambridge had a close connection to her husband's late grandfather, Prince Philip . And their paths inadvertently crossed many years before she had even met Prince William and joined the royal family. In 2016, Kate appeared in a documentary celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh Award in which she revealed that she too had taken part in the scheme. MORE: 9 times Prince Philip made Kate Middleton giggle in public Kate completed the DofE programme during her time at Marlborough College and was presented with the award at St James's Palace some 25 years ago – long before Prince Philip became her grandfather-in-law. Loading the player... WATCH: Kate Middleton reveals her children are 'horrified' by her haircuts! In … [Read more...] about Kate Middleton had a special connection to Prince Philip long before royal wedding