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Smart speakers and Health

University team creates heartbeat detection skill for devices Smart speakers can set a kitchen timer and tell you tomorrow’s weather, but they can also perform high-tech medical skills like monitoring babies breathing and detecting cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at University of Washington have developed another impressive skill for the devices: […]

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Brand-new recording complex opens in Westchester

Electric Kingdom Studios, a brand-new recording complex situated in Westchester County, just a half-hour north of New ork City, is—to put it simply— like no other studio in operation today. The facility—conceived, designed and built to the specifications of multi-platinum producer, engineer, composer and recording artist Gordon Bahary—offers the unbeatable […]

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Latimer adds new county director of Forensics

Westchester County Executive George Latimer is pleased to announce that the county has hired Lydia de Castro to lead the Forensics Division at the  epartment of Labs & Research.  “Lydia brings a wealth of experience to our Labs & Research team,” Latimer said. “Her expertise in the field, and extensive […]

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YSW, Westchester DA partner to reduce racial disparities

The Youth Shelter of Westchester and county District Attorney’s Office announce an innovative partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice, pledging to reduce racial disparities in the Westchester criminal legal system by at least 20% during 2022. As part of its Motion for Justice program, Vera Institute will provide financial […]