Walid Mehanna guides Merck KGaA’s 62,000 employees from everyday AI tools toward workflow automation and AI-powered drug discovery. Photo: Bernd Hartung When ChatGPT launched a global corporate conflict in late 2022, Walid Mehanna was already busy rebuilding the digital backbone of the world’s oldest pharmaceutical company. As group data officer at Germany’s Merck KGaA (also … Read more
Aya Cash and John Lithgow in Giant. Photo: Joan Marcus giant The film takes place on a scorching summer day in 1983, in an elegant, shabby English country house. Roald Dahl, the world-famous children’s book author, is in a bad mood. His body is wracked with pain, his new book, Witches. His fiancée and the … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive $81 billion merger between Warner and Paramount has won shareholder approval, pushing a deal that could significantly reshape Hollywood and the broader media landscape closer to the finish line. According to Thursday’s initial vote count, the overwhelming majority of Warner Bros. shareholders voted, the company said. Discovery in favor … Read more
Mikaela Shiffrin recently came out in support of New Zealand’s alpine skier, Alice Robinson. The World Championships silver medalist had crashed out of the World Cup held in Slovenia. Robinson had won the giant slalom events twice in November and December last year. However, she couldn’t maintain the victorious run in the giant slalom event … Read more
When 19-year-old Leonora Lysglimt-Rødland strutted onto the Miss Universe stage in Thailand last week, nobody quite expected what was about to happen. The Miss Norway contestant appeared dressed head-to-toe as a giant Norwegian salmon, and honestly? The internet hasn’t been the same since. The shimmering silver-and-pink costume featured scales, fins, and a perfectly sculpted fish … Read more
Imagine that you are moss. (Thank you for subscribing to Defector, moss!) You are one of the most ancient types of land plants—older than flowers, older than grass, older than trees, older even than ferns, which are the usual go-to for old plants. Being so old, you’re relatively simple, as far as plants go. You … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Photos of family members, friends, pets and deceased celebrities adorn the community ofrenda, or altar, set up at the corner of West 23rd and Nueces streets. It was created before New Cooperative Housing Society For Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. A community ofrenda created by the new housing … Read more
Dixon, California – The owners of the giant North California maze once crowned the world’s largest visitors to remember that there is fun in loss. “It is confusing,” said Tyler Cole, whose family has a cold pumpkin. “When you are in the atom, everything looks as it is until you go on the bridge and … Read more
Danville, California (Crohn) – Starbucks announced on Thursday that it will close hundreds of stores in addition to the demobilization of 900 companies from companies. The closures have been set to influence stores throughout the country, including here in the Gulf region. “Every year, we open and close the cafe for various reasons, from financial … Read more
When the fantasy football community collectively overlooks a player, sometimes the field gets it wrong. Wan’Dale Robinson’s explosive Week 2 performance against the Dallas Cowboys serves as a perfect reminder that sleeper potential can emerge from the most unexpected places. Check out the FREE Start/Sit Optimizer from PFSN to ensure you are making the right … Read more