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What better subject for a new year! Moses is dead; Joshua carries on. Here’s the story. The promised land has been spied out and all systems are go! The Israelites have followed Joshua to the Jordan River. The long-awaited-for promised land is just ahead. A new exciting day is dawning. But then it happens — trouble — an obstacle. These obstacles may be economic, political, social or personal — but they always come. The obstacle facing the children of Israel was the flooding of the Jordan River. There were no boats or bridges, just gallons of rushing waters. They were so close to their destination, could even see it, but couldn’t reach it. They had to be disappointed as they waited three days to cross over into the promised land. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Recommended for you Where Are U.S. Property Taxes Highest and Lowest? A State, County, and City Analysis As property values continue to outpace inflation, property taxes are taking a bigger bite out of homeowners’ wallets. A new analysis from Construction Coverage breaks down property tax rates by state, county, and city to reveal where homeowners have the greatest burden. Click for more. Where Are U.S. Property Taxes Highest and Lowest? A State, County, and City Analysis
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Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally. The reports came hours after a stunning rebel advance swept into Damascus to cheers and ended the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. Thousands of Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire, joyful after a stifling, nearly 14-year civil war. But the swiftly moving events raised questions about the future of the country and the wider region. The rebels face the daunting task of healing bitter divisions in a country still split among armed factions. One rebel commander said “we will not deal with people the way the Assad family did." Analysis: Collapse of Syria's Assad is a blow to Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” supporting militant groups and proxies around the region is falling apart. Hamas has been batttered by Israel's campaign in Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli bombardment has crippled Iran’s most powerful ally, Hezbollah, even as Israel has launched successful airstrikes openly inside of Iran for the first time. And now Iran’s longtime stalwart ally and client in Syria, President Bashar Assad, is gone. Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad? BEIRUT (AP) — Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader who led the stunning insurgency that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image and that of his fighters. He renounced longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicts himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. The extent of that transformation from jihadi extremist to would-be state builder is now put to the test. The 42-year-old al-Golani is labeled a terrorist by the United States. He has not appeared publicly since Damascus fell early Sunday. But he and his insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, stand to be a major player in whatever comes next. Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and won't rule out revenge prosecutions WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he can’t guarantee his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers. And he's suggesting once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday. He also touched on monetary policy, immigration, abortion and health care, and U.S. involvement in Ukraine, Israel and elsewhere. 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Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is pushing Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump describes it as part of his active efforts as president-elect to end the war despite being weeks from taking office. Trump also said he would be open to reducing military aid to Ukraine and pulling the United States out of NATO. Those are two threats that have alarmed Ukraine, NATO allies and many in the U.S. national security community. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says any deal would have to pave the way to a lasting peace. The Kremlin's spokesman says Moscow is open to talks with Ukraine. 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But much has transpired since Trump left office in early 2021. The turmoil in the Middle East, the lofty ambitions of Netanyahu’s far-right governing coalition and Netanyahu’s own personal relationship with the president-elect could dampen that enthusiasm and complicate what on the surface looks like a seamless alliance. College Football Playoff's first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1. The selection committee preferred the Mustangs, losers of a heartbreaker in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, who had a far less difficult schedule than Alabama of the SEC but one fewer loss. The inaugural 12-team bracket marks a new era for college football, though the Alabama-SMU debate made clear there is no perfect formula. The tournament starts Dec. 20-21 with four first-round games. 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The chief executive of healthcare technology firm Harrison.ai has moved to dismiss privacy concerns about his start-up, describing them as a misunderstanding as it plots an expansion into the lucrative US market. Harrison.ai gives radiologists and pathologists access to AI technology so they can more efficiently and accurately scan X-rays for cancers and illnesses. The Sydney start-up has already raised more than $150 million to pursue its stated goal of saving a million lives a day by 2025. Dimitry (left) and Aengus Tran. Credit: Louie Douvis An investigation by online publication Crikey has alleged that Harrison.ai trained its flagship product, Annalise.ai, using scans of potentially hundreds of thousands of Australians obtained by radiology provider I-MED seemingly without express consent from patients. Speaking in an interview with this masthead, Aengus Tran, who founded the company in 2018 with his brother Dimitry, said those concerns were a “misunderstanding” and that his start-up anonymises patient data to the extent it cannot be re-identified. “I think, from the outside, maybe people made an assumption that we are processing personal information,” Aengus Tran said. “A picture of your face is very different to a chest X-ray and a diagnostic report that has been anonymised and de-identified. We have a really robust anonymisation and data-protection pipeline, where data is completely stripped of personal information, and [we have] gone through quite great lengths to ensure that it cannot be re-identified. “That helps us meet the requirement of the Privacy Act and therefore enables our use of data to be fully permissible within the bounds of that act. The Privacy Act actually makes it very clear that if you thoroughly anonymise and de-identify the patient, data is no longer considered personal information.” I-MED has also published a statement calling the reports “inaccurate”. “I-MED de-identified data using best practice frameworks developed by the CSIRO and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner,” it said. Anxiety and discussion around how artificial intelligence technologies treat customer privacy has spiked since Australia’s privacy commissioner, Carly Kind, found that retailer Bunnings had breached privacy laws with facial recognition systems that it used to combat crime. Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind has launched a preliminary inquiry into I-MED. Credit: Dion Georgopoulos Kind has launched preliminary inquiries to determine if I-MED complied with the Privacy Act through its partnership with Harrison.ai. A patient’s medical scans are among the most sensitive data types. At the core of the issue is whether scans from I-MED were truly “de-identified” when they were used for training Harrison.ai’s models. Aengus Tran says they were. A spokeswoman for the privacy commissioner’s office said its preliminary inquiries were ongoing. “I-MED has been co-operative, and we are reviewing information received from the company,” she said. “One of the key issues we are considering is whether or not personal information was de-identified,” the spokeswoman said. “Generally speaking, entities should be aware that de-identification is context-dependent and may be difficult to achieve. In addition, entities seeking to use de-identified information to train generative AI models should be aware that de-identifying personal information is a use of the personal information for a secondary purpose.” Aengus Tran said that Harrison.ai’s technology is in 131 British hospitals and now used by one in two radiologists in Australia. The start-up has grown by 300 per cent year-on-year, and Tran said the time is right to enter the US market. Harrison.ai co-founders Dimitry and Aengus Tran have done deals with Virtus Health and I-MED. Credit: George Fetting “We’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to do that,” he said. “And recently that opportunity arrived.” In October, Harrison.ai was awarded Medicare reimbursement by CMS, the US federal agency that administers the Medicare program. It means US hospitals will be paid up to $US240 a scan processed by Harrison.ai’s technology. “Alongside our 12 FDA clearances that we’ve had in the last 18 months, we feel this is the right time for an Australian company punching well above its weight to crack the American market,” Tran said. “We very much believe in keeping the centre of gravity, especially on the development side, in Australia, but we know we need to grow internationally to make the global impact we need to make. “The United States is about 50 per cent of the world’s radiology market, by volume, so we’ve established ourselves as a clear winner in the rest of the world, and we now see a doubling of our total opportunities.” Loading Aengus’ brother Dimitry, who is Harrison.ai’s other co-founder and its deputy chief executive, has moved to Seattle to establish the start-up’s US base. The pair originally migrated to Australia from Vietnam for high school. “The US is half of the global radiology market,” Dimitry Tran said. “Building on our customer momentum in the UK, Asia and Australia, we’re in a great position to bring our technology to the US and win the market. “Relocating to the US signifies how important the market is to us ... The timing is perfect, as we make the most of our recently awarded Medicare reimbursement – our first for the US market.” Aengus said that 2025 was expected to include a significant capital raising, likely north of $100 million. The company previously raised $29 million in late 2019, and another $129 million two years later. The start-up’s backers include Blackbird Ventures, Hong Kong’s Horizons Ventures, Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson’s Skip Capital and ASX-listed hospitals giant Ramsay Health Care. Pathology giant Sonic Healthcare and radiology provider I-MED are also investors, and Tesla chair Robyn Denholm sits on its board. “Up to this point, we’ve been building our AI technology in the radiology domain, and to add to that, next year we’ll be launching our AI technology in pathology,” Tran said. “This has been the result of our collaboration with Sonic Healthcare, and next year we’ll start launching products and commercialising that for the first time. “It’s very exciting. Radiology is very large, and there’s a road map of products that we are looking to develop across CT [scans of] chest, abdomen, pelvis and X-rays of the musculoskeletal system. So, essentially, trying to complete our AI portfolio across radiology. “The nice thing about this is that we have a proven formula. You could say that we’ve built the espresso-making machines, and we make a nice cup of coffee, and now the plan is to put more beans in and finish the job.” The Business Briefing newsletter delivers major stories, exclusive coverage and expert opinion. Sign up to get it every weekday morning . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Start-ups Privacy For subscribers David Swan is the technology editor for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He was previously technology editor for The Australian newspaper. Connect via Twitter or email . Most Viewed in Technology LoadingNo. 4 Penn State tries to keep playoff picture out of focus in prep for tough trip to MinnesotaIn response to the investigation, Nvidia has stated that it will fully cooperate with Chinese authorities and provide all necessary information to facilitate the inquiry. 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