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National Post
14-07-2025
- National Post
California mom charged after one-year-old dies from being left in hot car while she got lip injections
A California mother has been charged with manslaughter and child cruelty after her infant son died from allegedly being left inside a car on a 100-plus degree day while she was getting lip filler injections at a medical spa in late June. Article content The Bakersfield Police Department alleges that Maya Hernanendez, 20, knew when she walked away from her vehicle that leaving one-year-old Amillio Guiterrez and his two-year-old brother was 'irresponsible,' according to documents filed in Kern County Superior Court and obtained by National Post. Article content Article content Article content 'But she intentionally left them in the vehicle regardless, placing the value of her appearance over the value of the safety and well-being of her children,' Det. Kyle McNabb wrote in his report. Article content Article content According to police, Hernandez had contacted the spa earlier on June 29 to ask if her children could accompany her and was told they could, so long as they stayed in the waiting room of the medical facility. A spa nurse allegedly later told police they were not aware that the children were waiting in the vehicle. Article content Figuring her appointment could go long, police say Hernandez told them that upon arriving around 2 p.m., she decided to leave the boys strapped into their car seats, with snacks and milk, inside the running car with the air conditioning on while they watched shows on her phone. Article content '(Hernandez) stated she was certain that her car would stay on with the air conditioning running the whole time she was gone, because she had been in her car for extended periods of time before and had even slept in her car,' McNabb wrote. Article content Article content However, police later learned that her vehicle, a 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid, automatically shuts off after one hour if left in park. Article content Article content Hernandez said she returned to her vehicle at approximately 4:30 p.m. and found Amillio red in the face and then appearing to suffer a seizure with 'foaming at the mouth and shaking.' The other boy was faring better, but his hair was still 'soaking wet' with sweat. She sought assistance from spa staff and called 911. Article content Both were transported to hospital where staff worked on Amillio for 40 minutes before pronouncing him dead. A doctor interviewed by police said the infant's body temperature was recorded at 107.2 degrees. Article content According to historical weather data, the peak temperature at that time of day was 101 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius). In his report, McNabb noted that the internal temperature of a car can climb to 143°F (62°C) in just one hour of 100-degree weather.
Business Wire
16-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Emerging Technologies and Innovation Help Top IT Organizations Power 3X EBITDA Gains
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) consultancy and executive advisory firm, today released its 2025 Digital World Class ® Technology research. It reveals how enterprises with top-performing information technology (IT) organizations are reshaping value creation by embracing Gen AI, automation and agile delivery models. Enterprises with top-performing IT organizations operate with 9% lower technology costs than peers, while delivering 40% more revenue and 3X higher earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Share The report defines Digital World Class ® IT organizations as those achieving top-quartile performance in both business value and operational excellence. Enterprises with top-performing IT organizations operate with 9% lower technology costs than peers, while delivering 40% more revenue and 3X higher earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). They are outperforming not just through efficiency, but by embedding Gen AI across the enterprise, aligning tightly with business strategy, and modernizing the technology landscape to enable speed, innovation, and scale. 'Technology organizations and leaders that embrace their role as AI and transformation enablers help their enterprise deliver exponential business impact,' said Kyle McNabb, principal and head of research at The Hackett Group ®. 'Digital World Class ® IT teams are redefining how value is created – with a clear focus on innovation, alignment and agility.' Key metrics defining today's Digital World Class ® IT teams The Hackett Group's research, based on global benchmarks from hundreds of companies, highlights four key differentiators that define Digital World Class ® IT performance: 1. Tighter integration with business strategy 2.9X more likely to be consistently engaged in business strategy and decision-making 69% have IT strategies fully aligned with enterprise goals (vs. 29% of peers) 2. Greater focus on innovation 34% of IT spend allocated to Gen AI, intelligent automation and other emerging technologies – 3X more than peers 22% more per end user spend on application innovation processes 3. Higher investment in IT talent 11% higher labor rates overall, reflecting higher compensation in key roles 56% higher average tenure for skilled employees and 43% higher tenure for managers 4. Modernized, streamlined technology environments 50% of total tech budgets spent on cloud (vs. 28% for peers) 57% fewer applications and 64% fewer primary databases managed than peer organizations 36% more business processes automated, including full automation of critical customer and supplier transactions Digital World Class ® IT organizations are not only more efficient – they are more agile, resilient, and better equipped to navigate disruption and seize new value creation opportunities. Reshaping the IT operating model to close the performance gap The next wave of IT excellence will be led by organizations that embrace AI to reimagine work, talent and service delivery. The research outlines six key levers for reshaping the IT service delivery model and enabling enterprisewide Gen AI adoption: Service design: Build agile delivery models, scale machine learning operations, and prioritize innovation that can be proven and scaled. Technology: Rationalize outdated systems, prioritize cloud-first strategies, and use Gen AI to accelerate coding, documentation, and IT operations. Human capital: Upskill teams for AI fluency and embrace co-intelligence models where people and agents work together. Analytics and information management: Ensure enterprise data is AI-ready with strong governance, orchestration and security protocols. Service partnering: Rebalance outsourcing to focus internal talent on transformational work; partner with AI leaders who emphasize ethical practices. Organization and governance: Shift to a business-enablement mindset; create AI centers of excellence and formalize top-down AI evaluation and prioritization. A public version of the research paper, ' Transform Technology Performance With Gen AI,' is available for free with registration. About The Hackett Group ® The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) is an IP and platform-based, Gen AI strategic consulting and executive advisory firm that enables Digital World Class ® performance. Using AI XPLR™ and ZBrain™ – our ideation through implementation platforms – our experienced professionals help organizations realize the power of Gen AI and achieve quantifiable, breakthrough results, allowing us to be key architects of their Gen AI journey. Our expertise is grounded in unparalleled best practices insights from business benchmarking the world's leading businesses – including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 90% of the Fortune 100, 70% of the DAX 40 and 51% of the FTSE 100. Visit us at Trademarks The Hackett Group ®, quadrant logo, and Digital World Class ® are the registered marks of The Hackett Group ®. 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Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include without limitation, the ability of The Hackett Group ® to effectively market its digital transformation, our ability to transition our capabilities to support generative artificial intelligence (AI)-related consulting services and solutions and other consulting services, our ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, including the Spend Matters acquisition, into our operations, our ability to manage joint ventures and successfully cooperate with our joint venture partners, competition from other consulting and technology companies that may have or develop in the future, similar offerings, the commercial viability of The Hackett Group ® and its services as well as other risk detailed in The Hackett Group's reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Hackett Group ® does not undertake any duty to update this release or any forward-looking statements contained herein.
