Isabella Walker, autor en Straytrees

Jan

2024

Lamine Thior: “Humor is my best anti-racist weapon” | Television

When I arrive at the bar where we met, near Madrid's Gran Vía - on whose sidewalks groups of African men usually set up shops selling fake bags until the police chase them away - Thion is eating a chocolate cake with ice cream that a man can't be missed....Enough with the clichés. Or not. Even though he saw and heard it earlier on the podcast There are no blacks in Tibet, you never cease to be amazed when this imposing black man stands up and says hello with an Andalusian accent that makes you laugh at that of María…

Jan

2024

By Isabella Walker

Hottest Job in Corporate America? The Executive in Charge of A.I.

Science and Technology

In September, the Mayo Clinic in Arizona created a first-of-its-kind job at the hospital system: chief artificial intelligence officer.Doctors at the Arizona site, which has facilities in Phoenix and Scottsdale, had experimented with A.I. for years. But after ChatGPT’s release in 2022 and an ensuing frenzy over the technology, the hospital decided it needed to work more with A.I. and find someone to coordinate the efforts.So executives appointed Dr. Bhavik Patel, a radiologist who specializes in A.I., to the new job. Dr. Patel has since piloted a new A.I. model that could help speed up the diagnosis of a rare…

Jan

2024

By Isabella Walker

Toyota Halts Shipments of Some Vehicles After Engine Test Failures

Investments and Business

Toyota Motor said it had halted the global shipments of 10 vehicles after it discovered that an affiliate had mishandled the testing of diesel engines used in the automobiles, the latest embarrassing problem to hit the world’s biggest automaker in recent months.The Toyota affiliate used software to measure horsepower output that made “values appear smoother with less variation,” Toyota, the parent company, said in a statement on Monday. The vehicles “meet engine output standards,” and there is no need to stop using the engines or vehicles, the company said.Still, Toyota decided to stop shipping the 10 models that use three…

Jan

2024

By Isabella Walker

Xavi’s Barcelona resignation: The full story behind his decision to step down in June

Politics

“President, I’d like to speak with you.”Barcelona’s traumatic 5-3 home defeat against Villarreal prompted an agitated evening behind the scenes at their temporary home ground on Montjuic on Saturday.Club executives immediately held an urgent meeting after the final whistle at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, just next to the VIP boxes, where other board members were still having dinner.Alongside Barca president Joan Laporta was vice-president Rafa Yuste, sporting director Deco, director Enric Masip and Laporta’s closest confidant, Alejandro Echevarria. The topic of discussion was Xavi’s position. At that meeting, Laporta decided he had to stay true to the convictions he…