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Economic Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Zoho rolls out Zia Hubs, strengthening its AI roadmap
Global technology company Zoho has unveiled Zia Hubs, designed to help organisations using Zoho WorkDrive to gain deeper business insights from various types of information, a top official Hubs is part of the Zoho WorkDrive, and acts as a tool to extract intelligence from Unstructured Business Hubs is a foundational element of Zoho's long-term AI strategy, laying the groundwork for a future where intelligent agents can act contextually on content across the company's entire product suite. According to company CEO Mani Vembu, Zia Hubs bring a common model to company data, exposing unused information to powerful capabilities and services, including agentic AI, comprehensive analysis and accurate unified search. "According to IDC, 80 per cent of business data is unstructured. Most unstructured data is text-based, meaning pertinent information lives within email conversations, social media posts, word processor documents or audio and video transcripts," he said in a company statement on Wednesday. With Zia Hubs built into the full product suite, Zoho is able to provide customers with a deeper integration than any comparable software platform and nearly limitless potential users for their data, Vembu added. Zia Hubs allows users to store and organise project or task-specific content into dedicated hubs within Zoho WorkDrive software system. Each hub serves as a focused space where Zia can understand and act on the content stored. Currently, Zia Hubs launches are in early access and would be available upon request for Zoho Workdrive users. The general release for users is scheduled by Q3 of FY2025,the company said.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Britain's worst airport for flight cancellations revealed – are you flying from there this summer?
THE British airport with the most flight cancellations has officially been named. New data revealed the amount of Advertisement 2 The UK airports with the highest cancellation rates have officially been named (stock image) Credit: Alamy The new study was conducted by flight compensation specialists at Hubs in England, The research found that the average flight cancellation rate in 2024 was 1.46% across the UK airports. This was a slight decline from the 1.78% recorded for 2023. Advertisement Read More On Airports Southampton emerged as the UK's worst major airport for cancelled flights. The location was followed by Punctuality statistics from the According to the CAA, cancelled flights are defined as "the non-operation of a previously planned flight, announced less than 24 hours before or after its scheduled departure time". Advertisement Most read in News Travel Meanwhile, London's major airports, consisting of Heathrow, Gatwick, Belfast City Airport saw 3.31% of scheduled flights axed, which was down from 3.5% in 2023. Pigeons caused chaos on a Delta Airlines flight Saturday night at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Cancellations at London City Airport stood at 3.13%, a decrease from 4% the previous year. Aberdeen Airport saw 2.7% of flights cancelled in 2024, while Glasgow Airport rang in at 2.15%. Advertisement On the other hand, the findings also revealed the five UK airports with the lowest cancellation rates in 2024. The UK's worst airports for flight cancellations Southampton - 3.57% Belfast City - 3.31% London City - 3.13% Aberdeen - 2.7% Glasgow - 2.15% Cardiff - 1.93% Heathrow - 1.73% Leeds Bradford - 1.69% Gatwick - 1.53% Edinburgh - 1.19% Newcastle - 1.03% Manchester - 1% Birmingham - 0.82% Stansted - 0.78% Liverpool John Lennon - 0.7% Bristol - 0.66% Luton - 0.58% Belfast International - 0.41% East Midlands International - 0.39% Bournemouth - 0.08% "The UK aviation industry is still in something of a recovery mode post-pandemic, however there is light at the end of the tunnel," said Anton Radchenko, CEO of Advertisement "This is reflected by the average cancellation rates at most major airports decreasing, which is promising to see." He revealed that several airports across the UK have cancellation rates that are more than double the national average. "These airports and their airline partners simply must do better. And passengers deserve better," he continued. "Fortunately, British air passengers are protected by comprehensive legislation that entitles you to up to £520 in compensation if your flight to or from the UK, or with a UK or EU-based airline is cancelled with less than two weeks' notice, depending on the circumstances that led to the cancellation." Advertisement And for customers whose journeys have been affected by cancelled flights, he advised using a free compensation calculator to figure out what you are owed. 2 Southampton Airport was officially named the worst UK hub for flight cancellations (stock image) Credit: Alamy
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Zoho rolls out Zia Hubs, strengthening its AI roadmap
Live Events Global technology company Zoho has unveiled Zia Hubs , designed to help organisations using Zoho WorkDrive to gain deeper business insights from various types of information, a top official Hubs is part of the Zoho WorkDrive, and acts as a tool to extract intelligence from Unstructured Business Hubs is a foundational element of Zoho's long-term AI strategy, laying the groundwork for a future where intelligent agents can act contextually on content across the company's entire product to company CEO Mani Vembu , Zia Hubs bring a common model to company data, exposing unused information to powerful capabilities and services, including agentic AI, comprehensive analysis and accurate unified search."According to IDC, 80 per cent of business data is unstructured. Most unstructured data is text-based, meaning pertinent information lives within email conversations, social media posts, word processor documents or audio and video transcripts," he said in a company statement on Zia Hubs built into the full product suite, Zoho is able to provide customers with a deeper integration than any comparable software platform and nearly limitless potential users for their data, Vembu Hubs allows users to store and organise project or task-specific content into dedicated hubs within Zoho WorkDrive software system. Each hub serves as a focused space where Zia can understand and act on the content Zia Hubs launches are in early access and would be available upon request for Zoho Workdrive users. The general release for users is scheduled by Q3 of FY2025,the company said.
Technical.ly
07-06-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
Telling rural tech's story: How three ecosystem leaders reshape narratives of innovation
Cities like Boston and San Francisco are the typical places associated with the term tech hubs, but rural communities are doing just as much innovation — without the recognition. At 2025 Builders Conference panel 'Innovation is Everywhere: Storytelling Strategies for Emerging Markets,' three leaders from the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines and US Economic Development Administration Tech Hubs programs discussed how they tell the stories of their communities to build up their tech ecosystems. Each of the panelists leads a federally backed tech initiative focused on regional strengths: mining in Missouri, agriculture in North Dakota and sensing tech in Montana. These hubs are part of a broader national push to diversify where innovation happens. For regions like North Dakota, the ecosystem simply has a different strategy for innovation, said Hollie Mackey, CEO of the North Dakota iAgriculture Technology Engine. The natural move is to center the communities that have been around for generations, specifically Indigenous communities, and foster cross-cultural understanding. 'Our story has never been polarization. It's never been silos. It's always been cooperation,' Mackey said. 'We can take everything we know about agriculture and the technologies and innovations embedded from time immemorial and apply those to cutting-edge research and technological advances today, to build something much better together.' Montana's story tells itself, said Tim VanReken, who leads the Headwaters Tech Hub in Montana. The nicknames 'Big Sky Country' and 'the Last Best Place' set the scene for what people will find in the state and what the land opportunities are. For innovation, it's a great place to test technologies in a rural setting and to find people who innovate, he said. 'Folks roll up their sleeves and solve problems; they make things work,' VanReken said of his region. 'It's part of that frontier spirit that's been there for generations.' Meanwhile, in southeast Missouri, the challenge isn't just perception — it's historic baggage. Kwame Awuah-Offei, who leads the Critical Minerals and Materials for Advanced Energy Tech Hub, said community opinions of the project are often based on the successes and failures of other mining projects. Because it's associated with new jobs, 'mining over here is not a bad word,' Awuah-Offei said, describing what one resident told him. However, some conversations about mining often involve a 'history of broken promises.' You have to engage locally and be honest about the risks, he added. Different communities within a region all contribute perspectives For Mackey, framing the agtech engine in North Dakota as an 'emerging' ecosystem misses the point. 'We have five, six, seven generations of farmers in our communities who have been innovating long before startups and entrepreneurs and founders were concepts that we celebrate as innovation today,' she said. Her approach begins with tribal and rural voices — not with founders or scientists from elite institutions. That is the starting point for innovation, she said. 'We go to the communities first and say, 'How can we solve real, actual problems you have? How can we do that through cutting-edge research and providing the resources necessary to be successful?'' she said. 'Then we capture that story in a number of ways.' VanReken described how 'old Montana versus new Montana' is a bigger tension in the state than the rural-urban divide, especially in fast-growing cities like Bozeman. Navigating that challenge requires consistent conversations with residents. 'It's being present and letting people know they matter to what you're trying to build,' he said. 'Their perspectives, their problems, their livelihoods, their economic mobility matter to what you're trying to build.' Innovation is tied to place in emerging ecosystems As these tech hubs grow, their stories must evolve — not just for national audiences, but internally, as they balance competing voices and build inclusive narratives. Awuah-Offei pointed out that even within his 14-county tech hub, communities worry about resources being concentrated in university towns like Rolla. Despite this conflict, they all have the same goal. 'They all want the same thing. They all want the rest of the world to see the potential and the opportunity we see in our region,' Awuah-Offei said. 'We're all interested in telling that story so that we all benefit.' What all three leaders agreed on: storytelling in emerging ecosystems is about embedding innovation in place and making the case for local relevance. 'We have to build stories that have an argument, to make it worthwhile, show that we bring something to the table that you don't find elsewhere,' VanReken said. 'We connect our place to what we have to offer.'
Euronews
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Kyiv not to force Ukrainian refugees to return — but hopes they will
With Russia's all-out war against Ukraine dragging on for the fourth year now, Kyiv is rethinking its strategy on how to keep close ties with the people who were forced to leave Ukraine and relocate abroad and how to motivate them to come back. Some 4.8 million Ukrainians have been granted temporary protection in Europe since Russia went on its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. What was initially planned as a three-year protection mechanism has just been extended for a total of five years, until March 2027. The longer people stay abroad, the harder it is to bring them back home, says Oleksiy Chernyshov, Ukraine's vice-prime minister who is now leading a newly-created ministry for national unity. Chernyshov is tasked with maintaining close ties with Ukrainians abroad and motivating them to return home, as they are becoming increasingly settled abroad. "The longer the war continues — the more integrated Ukrainians become in other countries," he told Euronews. 'That is why even during the war we want to keep ties with Ukrainians. We want to address and we want explain that everyone is equally important to Ukraine. We want your contribution, either it's material or even emotional," Chernyshov explained. "You should be integrated into Ukrainian life. You should think of Ukraine. Regardless of the fact that when you are considering your return, or if you are not considering it at all. It's important you're keeping your Ukrainian identity and Ukrainian agenda," he added, addressing his compatriots. Kyiv now hopes to rebuild its strategy with the so-called "Unity Hubs" that have been opened abroad. These multifunctional spaces will provide a variety of services to displaced or temporarily displaced Ukrainians, including legal, psychological, educational, cultural and support services to facilitate their integration into the European Union. However, they will also encourage them to voluntarily return to Ukraine once the peaceful conditions permit this to happen. The European Commission supported the initiative as it announced the extension of the temporary protection scheme. Chernyshov said it gives "more than 20 months of clarity for Ukrainians here in the European Union to plan their life." At the same time, Kyiv hopes the "Unity Hubs" initiative will also help the people plan for their future return to Ukraine. That, Chernyshov admitted, would first and foremost depend on the war. The Ukrainians didn't move looking for a better life, he reiterated: "They were escaping from the war and we should always remember that." Meanwhile, Ukrainians in Europe have been "a very strong asset to a labour market," Ukraine's vice-prime minister said. "They're professional, they're hardworking, they're intelligent, they're educated and obviously the labour markets will compete with each other," Chernyshov explained. There is no official data on how many Ukrainian refugees are working in Europe, and the situation varies from country to country. According to the joint report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Migration Network from May 2024, the beneficiaries of temporary protection (BoTP) integrated into the labour market more quickly than other refugee groups. At the beginning of 2023, the share of working-age BoTP in employment was already over 40% in a number of EU countries, including Estonia, Lithuania, Denmark and the Netherlands. Even higher employment levels were reported in Poland, exceeding 60%. While the number was lower than average in Germany (18%) and Switzerland (14%). After the first massive waves of relocation in 2022, most EU countries reported lower numbers of registrations. However, the number of BoTP employment continued to grow, reflecting an increased transition into employment. Having gained professional experience abroad, Kyiv hopes the Ukrainians will then implement it at home. Chernyshov said that economic development and the implementation of reforms will also pave the way for people to return home after the war is over. 'Once Ukraine rebuilds and develops its economy. European countries will come for the recovery. Who will they bring with them? Obviously, first of all, they will consider Ukrainians who are professionally integrated into Europe, and they will most probably offer them jobs in Ukraine," he pointed out. However, although economic growth and further development are undoubtedly important, stable peace remains the primary precondition for the return of the people, as well as for Ukraine's economic growth and prosperity. Brussels announced that the European Commission will appoint a special envoy for Ukrainians in the EU. This should help provide better information to Ukrainians about transitioning to a different legal status from temporary protection, and also pave the way for a gradual return and reintegration in Ukraine. Chernyshov says many Ukrainians want to return home, and they have already demonstrated this. After the Ukrainian army pushed Russian troops out of the Kyiv region, many rushed home as soon as they could. 'In March 2022 a lot of people returned to Kyiv and other cities, and it actually gives a great example," Chernyshov said, adding that many regularly go to Ukraine to visit their families and friends while temporarily being based abroad. In an unprecedented step, Kyiv established the Ministry of National Unity, trying to motivate them to come back more and one day come back to stay, and is now working on allowing dual and multiple citizenship. But what Kyiv cannot and will not do is force people to return, Chernyshov said. 'We cannot force anybody to come back. This is impossible'. 'The only motivation to go back to Ukraine is a successful Ukraine and your love for your homeland. These are the only two factors that make Ukrainians go back and consider this decision seriously. No forceful actions can be provided or will be provided. This is only peaceful motivation," he explained. Ukraine can do as much as it can to motivate the people with the administrative and economic incentives, but as long as Ukrainian cities are still being bombed and attacked, it is harder to convince people to come back. In this case, the decision to return home to Ukraine for many will depend not on Brussels or Kyiv, but on Moscow choosing whether to continue its war against Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into his predecessor Joe Biden's actions in office, accusing the former leader's aides of hiding his 'cognitive decline' from the public. In an executive order issued on Wednesday, Trump said the probe would assess whether 'certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden's mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the president'. The memo suggested, without providing evidence, that the unnamed officials may have taken advantage of Biden through the use of an autopen, the process by which presidents can give their approval to a document without physically signing it. In 2005, the US Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel said the autopen system — which Trump has himself used for routine correspondence — was a legitimate way for a president to validate official documents. The Trump administration's probe, which will be led by US Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Counsel David Warrington, comes as an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of some of Biden's executive actions and pardons. Responding to Trump's claims, Biden, who recently announced that he is suffering from prostate cancer, said: 'Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn't is ridiculous and false.' The former president added that his successor wanted to use his latest executive order as a 'distraction' tactic. 'This is nothing more than a distraction by Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans who are working to push disastrous legislation that would cut essential programs like Medicaid and raise costs on American families, all to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations,' Biden said. Trump's investigation of the Biden administration marks an escalation in his targeting of political opponents. As part of their claims about Biden's presidency, Trump and his allies have sought to capitalise on a comment made in the book Original Sin by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson. 'Five people were running the country, and Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board,' the pair wrote. Those close to Biden have hit out at the book, with his granddaughter Naomi describing it as 'political fairy smut for the permanent, professional chattering class'. Biden withdrew from last year's presidential race after a disastrous debate with Trump, which led to increased scrutiny about his mental acuity.
