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Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Joe Jonas admits moving on in the world of dating after Sophie Turner divorce was 'scary and intimidating'
Joe Jonas gets candid about the most 'intimidating' part of his 2024 divorce from Sophie Turner, who were together for seven years and married for four. The 35-year-old singer gave an insight into his love life during a TalkShopLive stream on Wednesday. At one point, Joe spoke about the track Only Love from his upcoming album Music For People Who Believe In Love: 'I was seeing somebody at the time and I was kind of having this idea of dating again. It was really scary and intimidating. Love takes different shapes and forms and I was rediscovering what that was.' Joe recalled that someone he was dating had told him: 'Well, it's only love.' He added: 'I was like, "Well, when you put it that way…" So we wrote a song about it. Like, it was not a big deal, but it was a big deal to me, and a big deal to them, too. 'But it's OK to take a leap of faith and just try again and put yourself out there.' Joe and Sophie had two children together: Willa and Delphine. During the divorce process, the two stars embarked on a custody battle over their daughters and disagreed over where the girls would reside full-time. After the divorce, Joe channeled his emotions into creating his upcoming studio album and began creating music again while 'going through a lot of life changes', as he told Billboard. Joe said: 'Finding out who I was as a person and father and friend, and living under the microscope of what the music industry can be. And I think, at such a crazy time in my life, I looked to music as an outlet.' Joe said: 'It was scary at times, and also freeing. I'm not trying to come for anyone on this album. I'm not trying to put stuff on blast. 'I have a beautiful life that I'm grateful for. I've got two beautiful kids. I'm a happy person, and the music needed to resemble that - but also, the journey to get here.' Ahead of the album's release, Joe's already dropped three singles: Heart By Heart, Work It Out, and What This Could Be. Joe's preparing to reunite with his siblings Kevin and Nick for their Living The Dream Tour, which kicks off in summer to celebrate their Jonas Brothers' 20th anniversary. In a statement, the band said: 'We're beyond excited to hit the road and celebrate 20 years of music. 'Our fans have been with us through every chapter, and this tour is our way of honoring them, the memories we've made, and the ones we'll create together. We can't wait to make this our biggest, most unforgettable tour yet.' The tour's set to start on August 10 in New Jersey at MetLife Stadium, and would conclude on November 14 following stops in cities throughout the U.S. and Canada.
RTÉ News
28-04-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
Inside Dublin Port: The numbers and the goods
The importance of Dublin Port can be seen every single day. Nearly 60% of everything in Irish homes, supermarkets and shopping centres passes through it. "All the clothing, the sports equipment, the electronics equipment, the food stuff, the fresh flowers, the daily sandwiches, the oil that we all need for our heating systems, the petrol in our car, the construction materials ... it's a really long list," explains Captain Michael McKenna, the harbour master, who oversees shipping movements at the port. As the largest freight and passenger port in Ireland, it sees around €165 billion of trade flowing through each year. The port spans across 640 acres along the Liffey, between Dublin City and Dublin Bay. "Dublin Port is critical for Ireland, and as an island nation. Almost 90% of the goods coming into the island come in and out through our ports, and almost two-thirds of that comes in through Dublin Port," said Mr McKenna. Around 7,000 ships enter Dublin Port each year, with 2,000 requiring local pilots due to the harbour's complexities. Operations run day and night, with about 45 ship movements every 24 hours, managed by a Vessel Traffic Service, which is the shipping equivalent of air traffic control. Danielle Hayes monitors marine traffic and ensures ships can safely navigate the narrow channels. "So, the pilot on board and the captain will control the ship, but I need to control the space. So, we've got this narrow channel where the ships have to navigate inside, within these buoys. In my 12-hour shift, maybe 25 ship movements would be manoeuvring within this narrow channel," said Ms Hayes. Ships like the Delphine, carrying up to 8,000 lane metres, arrive regularly, loaded with goods for distribution across Ireland. Cormac Kennedy, Head of Commercial at Dublin Port Company, describes how "8,000 lane metres" means that "8 kilometres of traffic can fit on board this ship. "So, when you think about it, we need the space to put that 8 kilometres of traffic onto the ship, but also 8 kilometres of space on the quay wall to take it off that ship. "So that means several hundred trailers are on that ship at any one time when they arrive in Dublin, then they're unloaded off that ship and then sent off to the various customers that are waiting for their product." He said he still finds it amazing when goods arrive at his door. "Even with all the knowledge we have, on how the port operates, it's still amazing that it actually gets there - considering all the complications and all of the detail that has to go into getting it just to your doorstep." Dublin Port also handles 81% of Ireland's energy imports, mainly fossil fuels coming from the UK, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Dublin Port's 2040 Masterplan focuses on optimising the existing land for trade and better connecting the port with the city, including a 16-kilometre greenway stretching along the coast. "It's critical that we remain here and the city and the port are here beside each other because of each other. That's how trade built up over the years," said Mr McKenna.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
For dispatch centers, AI can be useful, but never replace ‘the human factor'
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Besides education and the job market, artificial intelligence has the potential to dramatically change how authorities respond to emergencies. When an emergency call via 911 arrives at a dispatch center, speed and accuracy are vital, but the extreme stress and sense of urgency can make it easy to forget key information. That's where AI comes in. Smart Response Technologies' new program Delphine aims to provide a security blanket – a backstop – for dispatchers without threatening their jobs. The company, located out of West Chester in Lebanon, made this program to assist dispatchers in live transcribing 911 calls, all with the use of AI. The AI will transcribe in real time, but also highlight key words. The technology was recently shown off at a demo at The Hub in downtown Dayton. A firefighter's mayday call triggers the program to flash an alert on the dispatch screen. The artificial intelligence runs on a separate computer, only needing to be utilized if a dispatcher needs to refer to previous information. Tim Shaw, the president of Smart Response Technologies, said the demo gets rave reviews anywhere he goes, with people surprised AI could be utilized in this way. 'Think of this as nothing more than closed captioning for a dispatcher,' said Shaw. 'If you've been in dispatching for years, you may not need this, but it's up there. I've had a lot of dispatchers tell me 'I watch TV at home closed-captioned because it keeps the focus. This is exactly what I need.'' Shaw said that this program was made to strictly assist dispatchers, not replace them. He said AI will never replace a human dispatcher for three reasons: AI can't make the necessary ethical decisions and snap judgments. AI can't pick up the nuance of a voice on a phone like a human can. AI can't develop intuition, the gut instinct that law enforcement and responders often use as a clue. Responders at the Montgomery County Dispatch Center said they had a chance to look over Delphine, as well as similar programs. They said that while it can be a useful resource, it's not a replacement. 'AI can definitely be utilized within the dispatch center,' said Capt. Jay Wheeler with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. 'It's not going to replace the dispatchers by any stretch.' Wheeler said they're utilizing AI in quality assurance reviews, looking over calls from previous days and making a transcript of them. He said programs like Delphine can be useful, but it can never replace dispatchers because there are still things that AI can't do. 'Thinking outside the box and the AI isn't necessarily going to do that,' said Wheeler. 'There's times where people call in here and they just don't know where they're at.' Wheeler and Smart Response Technologies' Shaw both agree that while AI can be useful for dispatchers, it will always miss out on one important element: that human factor. 'AI is never going to replace that human factor in the dispatch center,' said Wheeler. 'It's not going to hear the emotion of the caller, and slang and things like that, that the dispatchers are going to be able to understand quicker.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
