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What to watch for at the Liberal leadership debate – National What to watch for at the Liberal leadership debate – National Liberal leadership candidates will square off on the debate stage Monday and Tuesday nights in Montreal, as hopefuls try to convince Canadians they can lead the party to victory and take on U.S. President Donald Trump. The four contenders will try to make the case for why they should be the next prime minister during two debates — the first in French, the second in English — in a matchup that will feature a political “newbie,” a friendly rivalry and the Trump factor. The debate themes are: Canada’s place in the world Growing a strong economy Supporting Canadians Climate Action “I think everything almost is going to come back to Trump in some way,” pollster and CEO of Abacus Data David Coletto said. 0:28 Macklem says Trump tariffs would ‘wipe out growth in the economy’ of Canada for 2 years Story continues below advertisement “Mark Carney will really be the newbie on that stage. And so I think there will be a lot of pressure on him.” Carney, the former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, is widely considered the favourite, while former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland is viewed as his main rival and is trying to stage a comeback. The two are longtime friends. Carney is the godfather of Freeland’s son. The two candidates have largely avoided attacking each other during their campaigns, but will ultimately go toe-to-toe on the debate stage. 19:34 Liberal leadership candidates Freeland, Carney speak with Global News during B.C. tours The other leadership hopefuls are former government House leader Karina Gould, who has collected the second most in fundraising after Carney, and former Montreal MP and businessman Frank Baylis. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Former Brampton, Ont., MP Ruby Dhalla was set to take the stage as well but was disqualified from the race just days before the debate. She is the second Liberal leadership candidate kicked out of the contest. Story continues below advertisement Dhalla’s last-minute departure is one of several twists and turns in a race for the party’s top job, which has largely been dominated by Trump’s repeated tariff threats. The existential crisis is expected to be the ballot box issue in the next federal election, which could be triggered in a matter of weeks. 1:52 ‘Can’t take our country’: Triumphant Trudeau taunts Trump after Canada defeats U.S. in hockey Prior to Trump singling out the U.S.’s closest ally, national polls suggested the Conservatives would secure a seemingly easy victory against the Liberals. But that gap appears to have tightened, with Carney — the former banker who was at the helm during the 2008 recession — gaining popularity. Former liberal staffer and director of public relations at the consulting firm TACT Jeremy Ghio says he doesn’t know if Canadians are necessarily “excited” about Carney, but they are gravitating towards him. Story continues below advertisement “What people are looking for after nine years of Justin Trudeau is maybe calm and reassuring. Mark Carney looks calm and looks reassuring.” 3:54 ********* flag sales surge amid looming U.S. trade war Carney is gaining ground, particularly in Quebec, where voters are shifting away from the separatist party the Bloc Québécois and towards the Liberals, according to polls. Trending Now Tax season 2025: What Canadians need to know before filing Canadians call Wayne Gretzky a ‘traitor’ after tense 4 Nations hockey final “It’s a complete 180 right now for the polling intentions in Quebec” with voters still “resisting” the blue wave that has swept most of the country, Ghio adds. It’s a reality Coletto sees reflected in his polling. “Quebecers were the most resistant to embracing Pierre Poilievre. I think that is truer today than it’s ever been.” 0:29 Nearly 70% of Canadians think less of U.S. due to Trump tariffs: poll Whether Carney, who has never held public office, can spar in both languages against veteran politicians like Freeland and Gould remains to be seen. Story continues below advertisement “We’ve seen his French improve since the beginning of this leadership campaign” but his fluency will be “tested,” Ghio said. Gould, 37, is the youngest candidate. She has held multiple portfolios in cabinet, was seen as the Liberal attack dog against Poilievre and is considered the best French speaker among the candidates. While the contenders are bilingual, none is francophone, which is relatively rare for the Liberal party. Coletto says they’ll need to demonstrate “they can speak to Quebecers as well as they can speak to Canadians.” Carney has already faced accusations of muddled messaging about pipelines, saying in English he would use emergency powers to build them, and then suggesting in French that he would consult with the provinces first. 1:51 Calls for made-in-Canada solution to energy shipments The conversation around pipelines appears to have shifted, as Canadians look to reduce energy dependence on the U.S. and diversify markets, but it’s still a hard sell in Quebec. Story continues below advertisement Amy Janzwood, a political science professor at McGill’s Bieler School of Environment, calls the changing discourse “surprising” but points to “effective” Conservative messaging. “The growth of oil sands in Canada is slowing down. And the demand for our heavy oil is very, very uncertain. And so now this doesn’t make economic sense,” Janzwood said. But Coletto says Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty have revived the debate. “I think what Donald Trump has done has also made it possible for Liberals to talk about pipelines. They wouldn’t have, I think, unless we were in the situation we were in. But they still have to be mindful that that topic doesn’t have as much support in Quebec,” he said. More on Politics More videos &copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Source link #watch #Liberal #leadership #debate #National Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Iberia flight delayed after pilot bitten by spider that crawled onto the plane Iberia flight delayed after pilot bitten by spider that crawled onto the plane An Iberia pilot suffered a suspected spider bite mid-flight, after the arachnid was thought to have crawled onto the plane, causing delays while the plane had to be fumigated. The spider is thought to have scurried onto the plane during a stopover in Casablanca, Morocco earlier in the week before it continued on to Spain, local publication La Vos de Galicia reported. A part of the plane crew claimed that the critter was a tarantula, the outlet reported, although Iberia later said that it could not confirm if it was a spider or another bug. The Iberia Airbus A320 was flying between Dusseldorf in Germany and Madrid’s Barajas Airport on the afternoon of Friday 21 February, when the pilot was apparently bitten. Once the plane reached the Spanish capital, the plane had to be fumigated, leading to a three-hour delay in operations. The captain suffered was treated with Methylprednisolone, commonly used to treat swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions, as a preventative measure and did not have any reaction. Iberia Airlines told The Independent that the pilot is doing fine and carried on with the scheduled flights. After leaving Casablanca on Tuesday 18 February, the spider would have visited European cities including Brussels, Zurich and Toulouse before reaching Madrid and Dusseldorf, reports said. The incident only became known once the plane had reached Madrid, causing an onward flight to Vigo to be delayed, reaching its destination three hours later than planned. Iberia confirmed that the plane was thoroughly disinfected at Madrid, and said that it carried out the rest of its flight schedule without issue. Other spiders have caused aviation chaos in the past. In one incident last year at Istanbul Airport Turkish police arrested a man suspected of trying to smuggle hundreds of poisonous spiders and scorpions out of the country. Police seized dozens of bags containing some 1,500 scorpions and spiders, including tarantulas. Critters have also left passengers in shock mid-flight, such as when a set of paws and a silhouette of a snout appeared in the light fixtures on a flight to Los Angeles in October. More recently in November, a TAP Air Portugal plane was grounded for four days after 132 hamsters escaped and ran riot inside a luggage hold. When airport staff at Ponta Delgada Airport started to unload the **** transport boxes from the plane, they realised that the ones meant to contain the hamsters were damaged and empty. The TAP Air Portugal plane reportedly had to be grounded for safety reasons while staff got to work to try to find all 132 hamsters. It took airport staff several days to spot and catch all the hamsters that were hiding and scurrying around the cargo hold, with the remaining 16 finally caught on the fourth day. For more travel news and advice, listen to Simon Calder’s podcast Source link #Iberia #flight #delayed #pilot #bitten #spider #crawled #plane Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Mikaela Shiffrin’s 100 World Cup wins: A career of dominance, by the numbers Mikaela Shiffrin’s 100 World Cup wins: A career of dominance, by the numbers After a three-month delay, American star Mikaela Shiffrin won her milestone 100th World Cup race on Sunday, a number never seen before in Alpine skiing. Shiffrin has been the all-time leader in wins at the sport’s top level, men or women, for two years, and she looks far from done. At 29, Shiffrin now has three wins this season despite missing two months of competition after an injury suffered in a ****** in November. She returned last month and, though still struggling with the mental and physical toll of the injury, has quickly found her way back to form in her best discipline, the slalom. She’s now won three of the four slalom events in which she’s competed this season. The only time she didn’t was in her first race back from the injury, in late January. She won her first World Cup race at 17. She was an Olympic gold medalist at 18. And in her early 20s, she redefined what was possible in the sport over a three-year stretch that brought an astounding 40 World Cup victories — a total that by itself would be in seventh place on the women’s all-time wins list. It’s tough to make sense of that unprecedented dominance. But here’s a look at it all, in six charts. No nation has been kinder to Shiffrin than Austria, where she’s won 23 races, 13 more than her home country in second place. That’s thanks in part to Austria’s prevalence on the slalom schedule, frequently featuring three or four tour stops a year. All 23 of those wins are in either slalom or giant slalom. Only 22 women have more World Cup wins total than Shiffrin has in Austria. Sunday’s win came in Sestriere, Italy, just the second time in her career she’s won at that venue. Her other five Italian wins came in Kronplatz (three times), Bormio and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Her winningest single venue? That’s Levi, Finland, where she’s a seven-time winner, including earlier this season before her injury. Second on the list is a tie between Are, Sweden — the site of the next World Cup slalom event, March 8-9 — and Killington, Vt., near where she trained at Burke Mountain Academy and the site of her ****** in November. She’s won at each six times. Since winning her first in December 2012, Shiffrin has posted at least three victories in every World Cup season since. Her best year was 2018-19, when she put on a dazzling all-discipline display and won a record 17 races in a single year. That year, she became the first skier ever to win the overall, super-G, giant slalom and slalom World Cup titles in the same season. Only 27 women have won more World Cup titles in their careers than Shiffrin won that season. Slalom is by far her best discipline, with 63 of her wins coming there. But she’s won at least four times in each of the four main individual disciplines. She hasn’t won any event besides slalom since December 2023, when she won a giant slalom in Lienz, Austria, and a downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland. If you were to separate Shiffrin’s slalom wins from the rest of her victories and consider those totals as two separate skiers, they would rank as the second- and eighth-winningest women’s World Cup skiers of all time. Her 63 victories in slalom would trail only Lindsey Vonn’s 82 total titles. Her 37 wins in other disciplines would tie with Austrian great Marlies Schild not much further down the list. On the men’s side, only Austria’s Marcel Hirscher (67) and Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark (86) have more overall World Cup wins than Shiffrin has slalom titles. Stenmark, who starred in the 1970s and ’80s, held the record for more than 40 years before Shiffrin passed him in March 2023. In 2015, when Vonn set the women’s all-time record of 63 World Cup wins, a young Shiffrin was just in her third World Cup season and had 12 wins to her name. Four years later, Vonn retired with 82 wins and Shiffrin had closed the gap, trailing Vonn by 20. Another four years later, Shiffrin passed the idle Vonn in Kronplatz, scoring her 83rd win. Shiffrin has since added 17 more to the unprecedented total. Vonn came out of retirement this year, and though catching back up to Shiffrin isn’t in the cards, she’s hoping to qualify for the 2026 Olympics. Her best finish on the World Cup tour this year was a fourth-place finish in a super-G in January. Vonn and Shiffrin were teammates on the 2018 Olympic team, with each winning medals. There’s no statistical asterisk here. Among the six winningest female Alpine skiers of all time, Shiffrin has the best winning percentage, getting her 100 wins in 278 starts. Vonn got her 82 wins over 402 starts (and counting). Shiffrin won her 82nd race in her 233rd start. Her current win percentage applied over 402 starts would yield 144 race wins. Austria’s Annemarie Moser-Proell, who ruled the 1970s, and Germany’s Vreni Schneider, who starred in the late ’80s and early ’90s, won at similar rates to Shiffrin (and made podiums at a higher clip) but both competed in just 11 World Cup seasons at a time when there were generally fewer races per season, averaging around 15 races per. Shiffrin is in her 13th season, averaging over 21 races. One other bit of history Shiffrin achieved Sunday: Her 155 podium finishes are tied with Stenmark for the most all time. Big-four men’s teams with fewer wins in their last 278 games Team League Wins Losses Ties/OTL Since San Antonio Spurs NBA 94 184 Dec. 2021 Portland Trail Blazers NBA 94 184 Dec. 2021 Anaheim Ducks NHL 94 150 34 Dec. 2021 Cleveland Browns NFL 92 185 1 Dec. 2007 Charlotte Hornets NBA 92 186 Dec. 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars NFL 90 188 Dec. 2007 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 85 163 30 Dec. 2021 Chicago White Sox MLB 85 193 May 2023 Washington Wizards NBA 80 198 Dec. 2021 Detroit Pistons NBA 80 198 Dec. 2021 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 159 44 Dec. 2021 Source: Stathead.com OK, now we’re just having fun. Shiffrin has more wins in 278 races, topping an entire field of the world’s best skiers each time, than 11 teams across the big four North American men’s leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB) have in their last 278 regular-season games. That stretch goes back to 2007 for the NFL. The Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars fall short of 100 wins in that span. Since December 2021, eight NBA and NHL teams have won fewer than 100 out of 278 games, the worst of which is the San Jose Sharks, with just 75 wins. The Chicago White Sox are the lone MLB team shy of the mark with just 85 wins since May 2023. (Top illustration: Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; photo: Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty Images) Source link #Mikaela #Shiffrins #World #Cup #wins #career #dominance #numbers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Katamari Damacy Creator’s New Game To A T Launches In May Katamari Damacy Creator’s New Game To A T Launches In May Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi has announced that his new game, To a T, launches on May 28 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. It’s also going to be included on Xbox Game Pass on release day. The trailer features a musical performance of Giraffe Song, which is sung by Rebecca Sugar, who’s best known for being the creator of Steven Universe. To a T focuses on a teenager named Teen, who is stuck in a T-Pose and their dog needs to assist them with everyday activities such as getting dressed and washing their face. The AbleGamers organization is collaborating with Takahashi and his studio, uvula, as To a T is an allegory about being disabled. AbleGamers provided feedback on the game’s design as the studio was seeking input on sensitivity and accessibility. Described as a narrative adventure game, To a T follows Teen as they discover some sort of mysterious ability due to their T-pose posture and must uncover its origins while exploring the town and going to school. Interactions such as opening Teen’s mouth to eat food or drink water act as minigames for players to engage in. Players will also be able to customize Teen with a variety of different outfits. To a T is being published by Annapurna Interactive, the same publisher behind one of Takahashi’s previous games, Wattam. Source link #Katamari #Damacy #Creators #Game #Launches Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Intuitive Machine’s lunar lander Athena set to blast off to the moon Intuitive Machine’s lunar lander Athena set to blast off to the moon An artist’s impression of the Athena spacecraft on the moon NASA A private space mission will launch to the moon this week, aiming for the southern-most point ever visited on the lunar surface. The Athena spacecraft, made by US-based Intuitive Machines, is due to launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:17am GMT on 27 February (7:17pm EST on 26 February). Several other missions will also hitch a ride on the same rocket, including an asteroid-mining expedition. Intuitive Machines became the first private company to successfully land on the moon last year, when its Odysseus spacecraft touched down near the moon’s south pole. Though the spacecraft’s instruments remained operational, Odysseus made an awkward landing and tipped over, limiting the amount of data its instruments could collect and cutting the mission short. The company hopes for a cleaner landing when Athena begins its descent towards the end of March. Its planned landing site is near the moon’s tallest mountain, Mons Mouton, which is about 60 kilometres from the south pole, making Athena’s attempt the most southerly approach of the moon ever. If the craft lands successfully, it will then operate for a couple of weeks, equivalent to a single lunar day, before the lunar night begins and power is lost. Athena will carry more than 10 instruments and missions from both NASA and other private companies. That is not all – the same Falcon 9 that will launch Athena to the moon is also carrying three unrelated spacecraft. These are an asteroid-prospecting spacecraft from space company AstroForge, which, in the first mission of its kind, will survey a space rock for potential mineable metal later this year. Also along for the ride is NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer satellite, which will map water on the moon and look for future landing spots. The third spacecraft, built by Epic Aerospace, is designed to help other satellites move between orbits. Once Athena makes its landing, a NASA instrument will drill up to a metre into the lunar soil to take samples, which it will then examine for possible water deposits and other chemicals. NASA hopes to learn whether these are present in high enough quantities to be used by future astronauts as part of the agency’s planned crewed Artemis moon landings, which are scheduled to launch in 2027. Several small rovers will be also released near the landing site, including Japanese company Dymon’s plant-pot-sized Yaoki rover, which, at 0.5 kg, is the lightest lunar rover ever. The heavier 10kg Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP), built by space company Lunar Outpost, will explore and create a 3D map of the landing site, as well as test how a 4G phone network, built by Nokia, functions in the lunar environment. Sitting on top of MAPP will be a much smaller, ant-sized robot built by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which will take temperature readings of the ******* rover as it drives. Intuitive Machines will also deploy a suitcase-sized hopping robot, called Grace, which will perform a series of four hops, jumping up to 100 metres into the air and travelling a distance of around 200 meters until it lands in a deep crater with permanently shadowed regions. Scientists have seen evidence that these regions, which don’t get warmer than -170°C (-274°F), contain usable ice deposits, but one has never been directly visited. Grace will scan the bottom of this crater, which is around 20 metres down, for about 45 minutes, before jumping out again. Topics: Source link #Intuitive #Machines #lunar #lander #Athena #set #blast #moon Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

WA election 2025: Merome Beard’s car stolen, Jags Krishnan cops verbal abuse as voting kicks off across State WA election 2025: Merome Beard’s car stolen, Jags Krishnan cops verbal abuse as voting kicks off across State A Liberal candidate’s car was stolen and used in a ram-raid in the State’s north, and a Labor candidate copped abuse in Perth’s south, as voting got underway across the State on Monday. Source link #election #Merome #Beards #car #stolen #Jags #Krishnan #cops #verbal #abuse #voting #kicks #State Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The 25 MLB rookies most likely to have an impact in 2025 regular season The 25 MLB rookies most likely to have an impact in 2025 regular season When I rank prospects every offseason here at The Athletic, I’m considering the players’ eventual peaks and their long-term values, which is why you’ll see prospects who were just drafted or have only played in the complex leagues alongside prospects who’ve already made their major-league debuts. For readers more interested in which prospects might have the most impact strictly in the 2025 season, here’s a separate ranking giving you my opinions on the 25 prospects likely to deliver the most value this season. This is as much about playing time as it is about ability — a player who has an everyday job on Opening Day will get about 16 percent more playing time than another player who isn’t up until May 1. (I don’t count NPB and KBO veterans as prospects, so while Roki Sasaki would be my prediction for the NL Rookie of the Year this year, he’s not on this list. I do think he’ll have the highest WAR of any rookie this year, assuming he holds up for something like a full season.) 1. Matt Shaw, 3B, Chicago Cubs (Top 100 Rank: 14) Shaw appears to be the leader to win the third-base job in Chicago this year, and they’ve been working toward creating a path for him at least since the summer, although their quixotic pursuit of Alex Bregman would have changed Shaw’s placement on this list had they succeeded. (I don’t think he would have been enough of an upgrade over Shaw to justify the extra expense.) Shaw makes a lot of high-quality contact, and he’****** all the way up through Triple A, showing the ability to hit the best pitching he’s faced so far. We’ve seen plenty of elite hitting prospects scuffle on their first exposure to major-league pitching in the past couple of years, so I won’t guarantee anything here. I think of all of the guys on this list who are likely to make an Opening Day roster, Shaw has the best chance to hit enough to have a real impact this year, with a .350 OBP and 15-18 homers a reasonable target for his rookie season. GO DEEPER Matt Shaw, a student of the game, knows to listen to Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg 2. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Texas Rangers (Top 100 Rank: 51) Rocker is clearly in Texas’s rotation to start the year, and he might be their No. 3 starter depending on who’s healthy and ready to go after spring training. He should be league-average or better when he pitches; the ******* question is how much the Rangers might let him pitch, since he threw just 36 2/3 innings last year in his return from Tommy John surgery, and only 62 innings total in 2022-23. 3. Dylan Crews, OF, Washington Nationals (Top 100 Rank: 7) Crews might have the firmest grip on a job of anyone on this list. He was the No. 2 overall pick in 2023, made the majors last year, has nobody blocking him, and two of the guys picked right around him, Paul Skenes and Wyatt Langford, have already established themselves in the majors. Crews should hit for average and play above-average or better defense in left field right away; he’s had some slower adjustment periods in pro ball as he’s moved up, so I’m not expecting him to tear it up right away, and he might even see his whiff rates rise as pitchers try to attack him up and in with velocity. Jackson Jobe got his feet wet in the big leagues last season. (Lon Horwedel / Imagn Images) 4. Jackson Jobe, RHP, Detroit Tigers (Top 100 Rank: 11) Jobe is the top pitching prospect in baseball right now, and the only thing really holding him back might be health. Manager A.J. Hinch used Jobe in some high-leverage spots last fall, which showed Hinch’s trust in Jobe’s stuff and his ability to handle the pressure. Jobe is going to miss a lot of bats, with one of the best changeups anywhere in the minors, but I’d expect some harder contact off the fastball in the early going, and probably some higher walk rates than you’d like to see, all of which would be normal areas for development for someone with Jobe’s stuff and limited experience. His 91 2/3 innings last year were a career-high across his three full seasons in the minors, and I doubt the Tigers will be too aggressive with him given his history of injuries (mostly non-arm ones) and the hope that he can help them in October, too. GO DEEPER Tigers’ Jackson Jobe is armed with a new curveball. Could he become even filthier? 5. Jasson Domínguez, OF, New York Yankees (Top 100 Rank: 22) Domínguez should be the Yankees’ center fielder, and maybe he will be by the end of the season, but at least he’s probably going to make the team after two call-ups around his 2023 Tommy John surgery. He’s played 53 games in Triple A over the past two years and hit .325/.391/.495 there, striking out just 17 percent of the time, all before he turned 22, so he’s done it against the best pitching in the minors. A switch-hitter, he’s way better from the left side, so his overall line this year may be limited either by weaker performance when he hits right-handed or some lost playing time if the Yankees end up using some sort of platoon. GO DEEPER Why the Yankees gave Jasson Domínguez a special locker inside their clubhouse 6. Rhett Lowder, RHP, Cincinnati Reds (Top 100 Rank: 48) Lowder has a job waiting for him, although his elbow came up a little sore and he may be behind to start the season. If it’s one or two missed starts, I don’t really care and wouldn’t have moved him on this list, but there’s always a chance it’s something more than that and he misses a larger chunk of time. He’s a major-league-ready starter and should be league-average if he’s healthy and gets to make 25 or so starts. 7. Jacob Wilson, SS, Athletics (Top 100 Rank: Just Missed) It may seem oxymoronic to put Wilson, who posts some of the lowest exit velocity numbers you’ll see from a real prospect, on a list about “impact,” but he appears to have the Athletics’ starting shortstop job locked down, and despite some shaky defensive performances last year in Triple A and the majors, he previously projected as an above-average defender there. Even if he’s just a league-average defender there, playing average shortstop has value, and he’d barely have to hit to be a 1-WAR player. He hit .250/.310/.314 in the majors last year, and I could see him repeating that, or maybe something more like .270/.330/.325ish, which would make him one of those guys whose WAR makes you go “he was really that good?” 8. Kristian Campbell, 2B/SS/CF, Boston Red Sox (Top 100 Rank: 9) Campbell’s emergence last year was part of why Boston was willing to part with its 2020 first-rounder, Nick Yorke, in the trade for Quinn Priester. There’s a path for Campbell to win the second-base job this spring, depending on whether Alex Cora is making the decisions on who plays where or whether Rafael Devers is. (To be clear, Devers has a right to be upset, and it’s possible Boston negotiated in bad faith, but unless there’s a secret contract clause that says he’ll stay at third base for some set number of years, he has to move if the team is asking him to do so.) Campbell is the team’s best option at second base right now, assuming Bregman is at third; their best defensive alignment has Campbell at second and Ceddanne Rafaela in center, with Vaughn Grissom probably on the bench. Campbell is their No. 2 prospect, behind Roman Anthony, but Campbell is older and more ready to help the big-league club. 9. Sean Burke, RHP, Chicago White Sox (Top 100 Rank: Just Missed) If Burke is healthy, he clearly belongs in Chicago’s Opening Day rotation, and he might be in the middle of it. His stuff is not the issue, with a mid-90s fastball up to 99, a plus curve, and an above-average slider/cutter hybrid; he’s just always hurt, throwing 252 total innings in three-plus years in the minors. The White Sox should start him if possible, because who knows how long he can go before he’s hurt again, and at least he’ll get a major-league salary while the White Sox get what could be one of their best starters. 10. Jace Jung, IF, Detroit Tigers (Tigers No. 8) Jung should make the Tigers’ Opening Day roster, but the only position that appears to be open to him, third base, is one he can’t play, and this seems like setting a player up for failure. He might hit so well that the Tigers then rejigger their lineup to find him another spot, and he might be their best overall option at DH — even though that might push Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020, back to the minors. 11. Roman Anthony, OF, Boston Red Sox (Top 100 Rank: 1) Anthony is the No. 1 prospect in baseball, but he has barely over a month of experience in Triple A, is just 21 and doesn’t have an obvious place to play in Fenway yet, as the Red Sox have more outfielders than spots — for now. Anthony is best suited to a corner; he can play center, but he’s definitely not as good out there as Rafaela, and I don’t think he’d supplant Jarren Duran, either. That said, I think he’ll spend more than half of the year in the majors, whether it’s due to injury or a trade, and I think he’ll make a lot of hard contact once he’s up, even if there’s some swing and miss as he adjusts to big-league pitching. 12. Coby Mayo, UT, Baltimore Orioles (Top 100 Rank: 18) Just let the kid play already. The Orioles have too many corner guys — Colton Cowser, Ryan Mountcastle, Ryan O’Hearn, Tyler O’Neill, Heston Kjerstad — and they’re almost all left-handed, other than O’Neill, whose contract I didn’t like but who is a good fit for the Orioles right now because of his handedness. They also signed Ramón Laureano for the 2025 season. Dylan Carlson’s here too, a failure-to-launch (angle) guy who would be a great reclamation project for a team with some at-bats to give. Anyway, we’re here to talk about Mayo, who is right-handed and has over a full season of excellent production and batted-ball data in Triple A. Sending him back there only accomplishes the goal of helping Norfolk win, which maybe the Orioles think will get them promoted and the White Sox relegated. Mayo needs to play in the majors to develop, and as much as I hate to say it, he’s a better use of a roster spot than Carlson, and he might be a more functional use of the spot than Kjerstad, since the latter is left-handed and more defensively limited. The only argument against Mayo is that he struggled in his debut last year, but so do most hitting prospects these days. He’s only been in the majors for a few weeks and I refuse to believe that Mayo has gone bad already. 13. Kyle Teel, C, Chicago White Sox (Top 100 Rank: 37) This is less an argument that Teel is ready to make an impact in the majors in 2025 and more an argument that he is the best catcher in the White Sox organization in terms of his ability to make an impact in the majors in 2025, and those are not the same thing. The ostensible incumbent, Korey Lee, has a career WAR of -1.1. His erstwhile backup, Matt Thaiss, didn’t catch a game for five years before the Angels put him back there in 2022; he has just over 1,000 big-league innings behind the dish, with an 18.4 percent caught-stealing rate and negative framing numbers, although he blocks well. Also, he can’t hit. I’m just saying I wouldn’t mind being Teel right now because the guys in his way are not really in his way. Teel makes a lot of contact, receives and blocks well, runs really well for a catcher and has decent pop against righties. I’d love to see the White Sox give him the primary job, but perhaps in a loose platoon with Lee, more to keep Teel away from the best lefties rather than to utilize Lee’s bat, since Lee hasn’t hit lefties above Double A. 14. Tyler ******, 1B/3B, Milwaukee Brewers (Top 100 Rank: 56) ****** is a great athlete who plays like his hair’s on fire and may have the inside shot at the Brewers’ third-base job to start the year, although he doesn’t throw well and I’m not convinced he can handle that aspect of the position. Wherever he plays, he’ll get on base and cause some havoc with his base running, probably not hitting for much power, and with the defense a work in progress at either spot — although I think he’s athletic enough to play almost anywhere but short, if he had the arm for it. His patience is real, as he’s not up there to walk, but he thinks he knows the zone better than the umps, and I mean that in a good way. This could be Luisangel Acuña’s season to take the second-base job. (Dustin Satloff / Getty Images) 15. Luisangel Acuña, 2B, New York Mets (Mets No. 10) Jeff McNeil is the Mets’ second baseman right now, but he’s been a below-average hitter for the past two years, with a .257/.323/.381 line over that span, and missed time last year due to injury. He’s 33 this year, and unless the Mets have invested heavily in de-aging technology, the odds are better that McNeil continues his decline than they are that he regains his 2022 or 2018-19 form. The Mets have several options behind him, and Acuña leads that list because of his very strong MLB debut last year, where he hit much better in every way in the big leagues than he had in Triple A. He can definitely play second base, and that alone might be enough to make him a top-10 rookie by 2025 value if he gets enough playing time. I’m not sold at all that his 40 plate appearances in the big leagues are more indicative of his offense going forward than the 587 PA he had in Triple A, but hey, hope springs eternal. Of course, Pope was referring to the ignorance of man about the universe in that poem, but let’s not get too deep here. 16. AJ Smith-Shawver, RHP, Atlanta (Atlanta No. 3) I do think Smith-Shawver will get an opportunity to make enough starts this year to 1) have an impact and 2) lose his prospect eligibility, which at this point would only require 16 innings or about two weeks on the active roster. I don’t know how impactful he’ll be, as he doesn’t have an average breaking ball yet and he walked too many in Triple A last year (11 percent) to see him as more than a fifth starter right now. He could be more valuable in the short term in long relief, since he’s built up as a starter and has a good enough changeup to face left-handed batters. GO DEEPER Braves’ AJ Smith-Shawver, Hurston Waldrep feel better prepared to succeed 17. Nick Yorke, 2B/LF, Pittsburgh Pirates (Top 100 Rank: 50) I don’t really know what the Pirates are doing right now, signing Adam Frazier and Tommy Pham, who were below replacement level last year and appear to block the only two positions Yorke could play. In a fair fight, Yorke would probably outproduce either of those guys, and he’d do it for cheaper, which I’m pretty sure is Bob Nutting’s favorite word. Yes, Nick Gonzales is still around, but he might be a platoon player and isn’t any better defensively than Yorke is. 18. Adrian del Castillo, C, Arizona Diamondbacks (Top 100 Rank: 88) Del Castillo’s impact for this year may depend on how much Gabriel Moreno ends up playing; as gifted a player as Moreno is, he hasn’t had 400 PA in a major-league season yet, with three IL stints since the 2023 All-Star break for different injuries. Del Castillo can back him up at catcher, and play regularly if Moreno’s on the IL again, and can be a platoon partner for whichever right-handed hitter ends up their DH. I got the sense this winter that the D-Backs see a role for del Castillo this year, just that his playing time is uncertain. 19. Drake Baldwin, C, Atlanta (Top 100 Rank: 27) Baldwin is ready to be an everyday catcher in the majors. If he had a job waiting, he’d be in the top five on this list, but he’s blocked for now by Sean Murphy, who was one of the best catchers in baseball in 2023 but was out with an oblique strain for nearly half of 2024 and didn’t hit in the other half, although the injury could easily explain the drastic falloff in his production. If he gets hurt again, it’s an easy call to give Baldwin the playing time. What will Atlanta do if Murphy’s healthy but doesn’t go back to his previous level of offense? No, really, I’m asking, because I don’t know — Murphy’s signed through 2028, so the team isn’t going to be eager to supplant or flat-out bench him even if he’s not hitting. GO DEEPER Braves top prospect Drake Baldwin seems destined to be a starting catcher soon 20. Chase DeLauter, OF, Cleveland Guardians (Top 100 Rank: 90) DeLauter doesn’t have an obvious place to play right now, but the guy blocking him, Jhonkensy Noel, is big enough to block a blitzing linebacker but isn’t going to hit enough to be the everyday answer in right. That’s DeLauter’s job, sooner or later, if he can stay healthy enough to seize it. He has hit righties just about everywhere he’s played, although as far as I can tell, he’s never had a hit off a breaking pitch from a lefty in the minors. (I don’t have access to complete data, but I’m only missing a few plate appearances.) He’s going to get a shot this year at some point, and despite my skepticism over his swing, he’****** well enough through Triple A to earn the chance. 21. Christian Moore, 2B/3B/OF, Los Angeles Angels (Angels No. 2) The Angels’ past two first-round picks reached the majors less than a year after signing; Zach Neto debuted the next May, while Nolan Schanuel was drafted in July and premiered before the fall equinox, so, yeah, I think Moore’s going to see the majors fairly soon. They ran him up to Double A last summer and he hit a little bit of a wall there, so I think they may put him on the Neto schedule rather than rushing him to the majors now — and they do have Luis Rengifo and Scott Kingery on the 40-man as second-base options. Though they are having him take grounders at third base, so they may be searching for a way to get him on the Opening Day roster. Which brings me to the other point, which is that Moore is a bad second baseman (we’ll see what happens at third), and probably needs to move to left field, but the Angels only played him at the keystone in his pro debut. They should explore other positions even if they think he can stick at second, because you never know where the opportunity will arise. Shane Smith joined the White Sox as a Rule 5 pick. (Emilee Chinn / Getty Images) 22. Shane Smith, RHP, Chicago White Sox (White Sox No. 19) Chicago took Smith from the Brewers in the Rule 5 draft, which had to feel like winning the lottery for the pitcher, who pitched very well as a starter in Double A last year but had no chance of making the Brewers’ Opening Day roster (since they didn’t even put him on the 40-man roster). Now he has a potential $760,000 payday and a real shot to stick in the majors. His role is probably as a reliever for now, but let’s not pretend the White Sox’ rotation is uncrackable. Smith is 93-96 with two breaking ******, needing something for lefties if he’s going to start — his platoon split data was mixed last year, with no split in the superficial stats but a way lower BABIP against lefties that is probably a fluke. He has a good delivery, he throws strikes, and if he develops a changeup or splitter he could end up in the rotation before the year is out. I don’t see a big ceiling here, to be clear, but enough that he could be valuable for a team that will likely need innings anywhere it can find them. 23. Chayce McDermott, RHP, Baltimore Orioles (Orioles No. 4) McDermott is anywhere from fifth to eighth on the Orioles’ starter depth chart, depending on how you line them up; I assume Tomoyuki Sugano will get a shot before McDermott does, and that if Trevor Rogers looks like his 2021 self again he’ll also get priority, but on paper McDermott is probably their fifth-best starter option right now. He walked too many in Triple A, but he’s not missing wildly and I think the ABS (automatic ball-strike system) may have skewed his numbers, so what is actually fringy control looks like well below-average control. He has stuff to miss enough bats to be a 1-2 WAR starter if, and only if, he brings the walk rate down from the 13.5-14 percent range, where it has sat the past two years. I’ll also throw a mention here for Brandon Young, who has less stuff with more strikes, and is also in that group of Orioles pitchers who could get turns as the fifth starter; Young might be better primed for success right now, but he doesn’t have an above-average secondary pitch. 24. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers (Top 100 Rank: 87) The Brewers are rapidly approaching the point where they’re going to have to decide — or, in my view, accept — that Misiorowski will never have the control to be a starter. They should stick him in the bullpen, where even a modest improvement in his walk rate will probably make him an effective reliever right away. It’s two 70s, if not better, in his arsenal, and he walks one in every seven batters he faces as a starter. He struck out 30.4 percent of batters he faced last year in Double A and Triple A, and honestly that feels low. You should not have any open flames near the field when Misiorowski is pitching. He could be their closer by August if they change his role and it results in some improvement in the walk rate. 25. Chase Meidroth, IF, Chicago White Sox (White Sox No. 13) If you’re looking for Colson Montgomery, who is even listed on Chicago’s depth chart on MLB.com as their primary shortstop, well, I don’t think he can play shortstop, and he hasn’t hit well enough in Triple A for me to ignore the first point. Meidroth should make the team, even as a utility guy, as he can play several positions and his on-base skills are good enough to … I mean, the White Sox had a team OBP of .278 last year, of course Meidroth (.437 OBP in Triple A last year) would help, it’s not a high bar to clear here. And he’d allow them to return Montgomery to Triple A to let him continue to develop, to work on mechanical and approach changes they’ve been trying to help him make. Other random thoughts on the topic No Pirates pitchers here, even though they have several candidates (Bubba Chandler, Thomas Harrington, Michael Burrows), because there’s no room at the inn at the moment after they signed Andrew Heaney. … Jordan Lawlar needs to get healthy himself, and then needs either an injury to another infielder or for Eugenio Suárez to get old in a hurry for him to have a shot at playing time. But if he plays, Lawlar will be productive. … Logan Henderson deserves a shot at the Brewers’ rotation this year, and I think he’ll be more than just a fifth starter, but I don’t see the opportunity coming soon enough for the list. … Ronny Mauricio should get some time in the minors after a full year lost to an ACL injury, and there’s some risk his defense suffers if he’s lost any range or mobility. … Caden Dana and Samuel Aldegheri debuted for the Angels last year, but they’re not on this list because they’re too far down the depth chart and neither was remotely ready for the big leagues. (Top photo illustration of Matt Shaw (left) and Jasson Domíngez: Allan Henry / Dave Nelson / Imagn Images) Source link #MLB #rookies #impact #regular #season Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Review | TheXboxHub MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Review | TheXboxHub VGChartz’s Evan Norris: “Video game compilations are like those “buy one, get one” offers that pop up in supermarkets and online retailers every now and then. Only they’re better. More often it’s “buy one, get three” or “buy one, get eight”. In 2024, there were plenty of good deals, including Castlevanina Dominus Collection, which assembled three must-play handheld Castlevania titles and revivified one of the rare franchise duds; Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered, which commemorated 25 years of Soul Reaver with a fresh coat of paint and quality-of-life updates; Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, a well-researched, well-curated celebration of the crossover fighting series; and Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, the definitive way to play three classics of the genre.” Source link #MARVEL #CAPCOM #Fighting #Collection #Arcade #Classics #Review #TheXboxHub Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Bank of America snub by Buffett in his annual report raises eyebrows Bank of America snub by Buffett in his annual report raises eyebrows Bank of America is still one of Berkshire Hathaway ‘s top equity holdings, but a curious omission from Warren Buffett in his annual report caught the attention of at least one bank analyst. Barclays’ Jason Goldberg pointed to specific quote by the “Oracle of Omaha” in Berkshire’s 10k released on Saturday : “We own a small percentage of a dozen or so very large and highly profitable businesses with household names such as Apple , American Express , Coca-Cola and Moody’s .” The bank analyst argued that failing to mention Bank of America seemed odd given the size and scope of the American lender, originally founded in San Francisco in 1904. “One could wonder, if BAC was still in his top five, perhaps he would have mentioned it,” Goldberg said in a note. “With 69 [million] U.S. consumer and small business clients as well as 3,700 financial centers and 15,000 ATMs across the U.S., it’s hard to argue BAC is not a household name (certainly more so than Moody’s).” This observation came after Berkshire reduced its Bank of America position to about 680 million shares at the end of 2024 from roughly 1 billion shares in the second quarter. The sales put downward pressure on the stock even as the bank’s latest earnings topped expectations thanks to better-than-expected investment banking and interest income. The conglomerate’s stake has now dipped below the important 700 million-share threshold, which is the number of shares Berkshire acquired through low-priced warrants over a decade ago. BAC 1Y mountain Bank of America over the past year Buffett originally acquired his massive BofA stake in two stages. He famously bought $5 billion of preferred stock and warrants in 2011 to shore up confidence in the embattled lender in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis , and later converted the warrants to common stock in 2017. After getting the Federal Reserve’s approval to raise the holding above 10%, Buffett bought 300 million additional shares in the open market in 2018 and 2019. The first 700 million shares had a cost basis of only about $7 per share, while the average cost of the next 300 million shares was in the $30s, Goldberg previously estimated. The theory was that Berkshire would stop selling once it got to 700 million shares due to tax implications, but that proved untrue. Source link #Bank #America #snub #Buffett #annual #report #raises #eyebrows Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

What is my IP address? How to find out and what it means What is my IP address? How to find out and what it means An Internet Protocol address, also known as an IP address, is a unique number that identifies a device connected to the internet. It’s a numeric label that is assigned to your internet and defines how your computer, smartphone (and other equipment) communicates on the network. IP addresses can reveal your approximate (but not exact) location, such as the town or city that you’re connected to the internet with. That’s because they are associated with your internet service provider (ISP), and are beholden to the areas that these providers operate in. Consequently, there have been some pricey concerns around browsing or using the internet for casual and professional use. As such, your IP address could be used to track your online activity and gather data based on your online habits and search history. If you are conscious of concealing your online usage or want the peace of mind to go on the internet safely, then we recommend using one of the best VPN services in 2025. How do I find out my IP address? (Image credit: Shutterstock) There are several different ways to find out your IP address that can vary by device. For Windows laptops and desktops, you click on the Start menu, select Run, type cmd and then “ipconfig” in the search field. It will then present your IP address. Alternatively, you can simply ask Google what your IP is in the search bar. For iPhone users, you can simply go to Settings, tap on Wi-Fi, and then tap the blue information icon that’s on the right side of the screen. Underneath the IPV4 Address heading, it will have your IP address in full, as well as the Subnet Mask and specific router information. The process is identical for Android phones. Keep in mind that IP addresses are not randomized. They are specifically assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, as part of the global coordination of internet protocol resources. The full range can go from 0.0.0.0 up to 255.255.255.255; depending on where you live in the world, you may be able to notice patterns which can indicate location. Types of IP addresses (Image credit: Shutterstock) There are four types of IP addresses: public, private, static, and dynamic. A public IP address is also known as an external-facing IP address and this can be found on the router that’s used to connect all other devices to the internet. As the name of public or external suggests, this identifying number validates and authenticates your devices so that they can communicate with other internet protocol addresses, which is useful in everything from online gaming to streaming, and general web browsing. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. In contrast, a private IP address (or internal-facing IP address) is used on the intranet (a local or restricted communications network) that can commonly be found in offices, schools, or for professional home use. These identifying addresses are reused throughout multiple networks and can use the IPV6 addressing scheme, up from IPV4 of external-facing. This is known as Unique Local Address (ULA). IPV6 uses 128-bit addresses instead of 32-bit IPV4, with a greater degree of flexibility and routing efficiency, as well as mandatory Internet Protocol security. Where public and private IP addresses are mutually exclusive, the same cannot be said for static and dynamic IP addresses. That’s because all IP addresses are either static or dynamic; the former usually refers to a manually configured one that cannot be changed automatically. An ISP can assign a static IP address to an account which can be assigned to said user for each session. A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a network when a router is connected and ready for use. You may notice that your IP address changes depending on what you’re doing and which device you are using. This is due to how the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol handles the distribution of IP addresses, usually cycling between a set of them across your network depending on what can be assigned at the time. Can I change my IP address? (Image credit: wsf-s / Shutterstock) You cannot necessarily change your public IP address yourself, as these can only be altered by your internet service provider. However, rebooting your router can alter the IP address as it may change it. This is because it’s a dynamic IP address and not a static one (and will usually change every 24 hours regardless of your input). However, you can permanently change your private IP address whenever you want. Keep in mind, that while the former is how all your devices are externally-facing with the internet, the latter is internally-facing with the intranet (or across a private/closed network). In Windows 11, you can change your private IP address by going into Settings, then Network & internet, and then choosing either Ethernet or Wi-Fi depending on your connection type. From there, simply click on Manage Known Networks and then “Edit” where your IP address is shown. After selecting “Manual” you can toggle IPV4 and then input your desired private IP address instead. Windows 10 is similar, however, the option is called “IP assignment” instead. How can I protect my IP address? (Image credit: Shutterstock) You can keep your IP address secure by using a VPN, or Virtual Private Network. But how does a VPN keep you safe? In brief, a VPN masks (or outright replaces) your IP address with an alternative one that hides your real location and provides a secure tunnel that keeps your activity obscured from third parties and even your internet service provider. You can think of a VPN as a method of encryption that adds a shield between you and what you do online. As a result, everyone from your ISP to advertisers, and potentially harmful people will be unable to see your location or what you are accessing when online. It also means you can engage in location spoofing. One of the best features of a VPN is that it can allow you to access material that was previously geo-restricted, such as what can be seen with titles available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, and more of the best streaming services. You might also like… Source link #address #find #means Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

S&P 500 hits 35 days of no back-to-back 1% declines S&P 500 hits 35 days of no back-to-back 1% declines For the last 35 trading sessions, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) has avoided back-to-back drops of 1%. In today’s Chart of the Day, Madison Mills analyzes this ongoing streak, exploring the factors influencing the market (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC), including political uncertainty and investor optimism. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Angel Smith Source link #hits #days #backtoback #declines Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Yankees will no longer play Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ after losses Yankees will no longer play Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ after losses TAMPA, Fla. — Just days after the New York Yankees amended one of the most recognizable rules in American professional sports, another iconic tradition for the organization will change in 2025. Following losses, the Yankees will no longer play Frank Sinatra’s “(Theme From) New York, New York” as fans exit the stadium. On Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees lost 4-0 to the Detroit Tigers in a spring training exhibition. After Yankees prospect Brendan Jones grounded out to end the game, Sinatra’s “That’s Life” replaced the usual “New York, New York” on the loudspeakers. It is customary for the team to play “New York, New York” as soon as the game concludes, no matter the result. “We will be rotating through a number of different songs after a Yankees loss this year, none of them will be ‘New York New York,’” a Yankees spokesperson said. There will not be a specific Yankees loss song, the spokesperson added. The Yankees first debuted the iconic Sinatra song in 1980, after then-owner George Steinbrenner wrote a letter to the singer requesting permission to play it as fans left the stadium. Since then, it has become synonymous with the franchise. Moving forward, the song will only play after Yankees victories with a rotation of different Sinatra songs playing after losses, which is how Steinbrenner originally instructed the Yankees to handle losses. It’s been a significant week of change for the Yankees’ identity. After 49 years, owner Hal Steinbrenner announced the team would lift its ban on beards, calling the policy “outdated.” Now, after 45 years, another long-standing tradition has been altered. Since Friday, both Yankees captain Aaron Judge and general manager Brian Cashman have emphasized their desire for the team to carve out its own identity while still honoring its rich history. “The New York Yankees are different,” Cashman said Friday. “We want to remain different. This is a special place in baseball history. That logo has a lot of meaning behind it. We want our past and present players to recognize that and the future players to recognize that. There’s still going to be things that we’re going to hold on to that are important for us, which is always trying to be a championship-caliber franchise and chase winning.” (Photo: Patrick Smith / Getty Images) Source link #Yankees #longer #play #Frank #Sinatras #York #York #losses Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Hogwarts Legacy: Why You Should Start Over in 2025 Hogwarts Legacy: Why You Should Start Over in 2025 Though it’s indeed quite a time since the initial release of Hogwarts Legacy, the game keeps engaging its players in the wizardry world. In case the game falls short of the fascinating content, players step in. Likewise, a player has captured stunning 360-degree photospheres of in-game locations. Source link #Hogwarts #Legacy #Start Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

One-time market favorite Palantir drops 10% on Monday and is now down nearly 30% from high One-time market favorite Palantir drops 10% on Monday and is now down nearly 30% from high The logo of U.S. software company Palantir Technologies is seen in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Palantir shares tumbled on Monday, building on last week’s declines as the hot trade continued to show signs of sputtering. The technology and defense stock dropped more than 10% on the day, on pace for its fourth straight losing session. That comes after the stock fell 15% last week. Last week’s declines came after the company disclosed a new stock ***** plan for CEO Alex Karp. Comments from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reported by The Washington Post on plans to slash defense budgets also rattled investors of the company, which relies in part on government contracts. These moves have heightened fears that Palantir — which has seen its popularity among retail investors balloon over recent months — is now falling from grace. Indeed, the stock has plunged more than 24% compared with where it sat a week ago. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Palantir, 5 days Monday’s declines put the stock around 28% below the all-time high notched earlier this month. Still, the stock is up about 20% so far in 2025 — outpacing the S&P 500’s 2% gain over the same *******. Palantir was the best performer in the S&P 500 last year with a surge of more than 340%. Palantir has gained a cult following of individual investors. Experts and company analysts point to Karp’s eccentric persona and the stock’s big run up as two drivers of interest from this group. On the other hand, most analysts polled by LSEG have a hold rating. The typical price target implies that shares can fall further. Source link #Onetime #market #favorite #Palantir #drops #Monday #high Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Live updates: Trump meets Macron as Europeans look to firm up ties – The Washington Post Live updates: Trump meets Macron as Europeans look to firm up ties – The Washington Post Live updates: Trump meets Macron as Europeans look to firm up ties The Washington PostTrump hosts Macron as federal workers face Musk’s deadline CNNMacron to warn Trump against looking weak to Putin BBC.comTrump set to meet with world leaders in DC during busy week as Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue Fox News Source link #Live #updates #Trump #meets #Macron #Europeans #firm #ties #Washington #Post Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Popyrin cruises to Dubai win with De Minaur on horizon Popyrin cruises to Dubai win with De Minaur on horizon Alexei Popyrin has beaten Lebanese wildcard Hady Habib 6-2 6-4 in 65 minutes in the Dubai Open, to reach the second round where he could face Alex de Minaur. Source link #Popyrin #cruises #Dubai #win #Minaur #horizon Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Spider-Man Voice Actor Seems To Tease Playable Peter In Third Game Spider-Man Voice Actor Seems To Tease Playable Peter In Third Game The voice actor behind Spider-Man in Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man has revealed that Peter Parker will definitely play a role in Marvel’s Spider-Man 3, despite the game not being announced yet. In an interview with The Direct, voice actor Yuri Lowenthal said, “There are very few things that I can say about this game, but you have somehow landed on the one thing that I can answer, and that’s that, yes, Peter is not gone. He will be a part of the next game and he won’t be relegated to the couch, I promise.” In Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the player assumes the roles of Peter Parker and Miles Morales as dual protagonists. The game’s ending has Peter taking a step back from his hero duties to have Miles be New York City’s primary protector. However, a post-credit scene hints at the possibility of another new playable character in the next entry. Insomniac Games has not announced Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 at this time, and is currently working on its Wolverine game, which has yet to see a release window. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launched on PS5 back in 2023 and recently made its way to PC last month to a rough reception. Insomniac has also already confirmed that it doesn’t have any additional story content planned for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. In GameSpot’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review, we said, “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 delivers an incredible story about heroes and villains grappling with loneliness.” Source link #SpiderMan #Voice #Actor #Tease #Playable #Peter #Game Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 25 (game #1128) Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 25 (game #1128) Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, February 24 (game #1127). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1128) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). Quordle today (game #1128) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1. Quordle today (game #1128) – hint #3 – uncommon letters Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today? • No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers. Quordle today (game #1128) – hint #4 – starting letters (1) Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter? • The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2. If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier: Quordle today (game #1128) – hint #5 – starting letters (2) What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with? • T • T • M • C Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM. Quordle today (game #1128) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1128, are… Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Today I decided to go with three start words again, but to tweak things use the results of the first two to influence the third. As I had three letter Es in the wrong position, I decided to go with a double-E word (WHEEL) for my third guess, which turned two of them green and set me on my way to glory. Even with this headstart I still needed a little bit of luck to finish without errors, opting for CLEAR instead of CREAM, which would also have fit. How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below. Daily Sequence today (game #1128) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1128, are… Quordle answers: The past 20 Quordle #1127, Monday 24 February: LEASH, LEVER, TOTEM, CREME Quordle #1126, Sunday 23 February: RABID, RELIC, SCRAM, BASIS Quordle #1125, Saturday 22 February: ETHER, SONIC, VAUNT, ROUSE Quordle #1124, Friday 21 February: STIFF, PRIZE, SCOWL, DONUT Quordle #1123, Thursday 20 February: HASTY, DRAPE, FICUS, CRAZE Quordle #1122, Wednesday 19 February: ABATE, TROVE, VENUE, DRAPE Quordle #1121, Tuesday 18 February: TAMER, SCRUB, BRICK, DRIFT Quordle #1120, Monday 17 February: SADLY, WAFER, LITHE, IDIOM Quordle #1119, Sunday 16 February: GHOUL, AFIRE, COVEN, FIERY Quordle #1118, Saturday 15 February: CREEP, CONDO, GRILL, FANCY Quordle #1117, Friday 14 February: MEDIA, ELUDE, THUMB, WIDOW Quordle #1116, Thursday 13 February: SCALP, DWELL, AMPLE, TRUNK Quordle #1115, Wednesday 12 February: SHOOK, GRADE, POLAR, SEEDY Quordle #1114, Tuesday 11 February: HEAVY, CIRCA, PESKY, SCION Quordle #1113, Monday 10 February: TWIXT, FRESH, GUISE, TABBY Quordle #1112, Sunday 9 February: TAPIR, SHAKE, TOKEN, SEVEN Quordle #1111, Saturday 8 February: AFOOT, ALIKE, HUMUS, TOWEL Quordle #1110, Friday 7 February: PETAL, ABASE, AMONG, CORER Quordle #1109, Thursday 6 February: MADAM, SCAMP, FAUNA, TRACK Quordle #1108, Wednesday 5 February: SIXTH, VERVE, BLURB, CACTI Source link #Quordle #hints #answers #Tuesday #February #game Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Nvidia earnings are this week. Here’s what analysts are saying Nvidia earnings are this week. Here’s what analysts are saying Wall Street’s attention is turning to Nvidia ahead of the chipmaker’s earnings report this week. The megacap technology stock, which has been a symbol of the artificial intelligence ***** and a retail investor favorite , shares results after the bell on Wednesday. Given Nvidia’s size as a company worth more than $3 trillion in market cap, its post-earnings moves will likely drive the broader market. The report takes on even more importance in the wake of Friday’s market sell-off, which was catalyzed in part by a TD Cowen report that raised concerns around fellow Big Tech stock Microsoft and data centers. In turn, the note cast doubt more broadly on the AI trade. The S & P 500 slid 1.7% in Friday’s session, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dove 2.2%. Wall Street is expected to follow Nvidia’s quarterly results and commentary from CEO Jensen Huang during the company’s earnings call closely. Nvidia has become known for beating analyst expectations and raising its forecasts. However, some analysts said there is the potential for Nvidia to provide a lighter hike to guidance than in previous quarters. NVDA 1Y mountain Nvidia, 1-year Beyond headline numbers and the company’s outlook, Wall Street’s focus is on Nvidia’s Blackwell and Hopper chips. The earnings print also comes at an important point for the stock. Shares are near flat this year after surging more than 230% and 170% in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Most analysts have a buy rating with a price target suggesting the stock can rally nearly 30%, per LSEG. Here’s how some are thinking about the report and how to play the stock, as shared in notes with clients released over recent days: Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C.J. Muse: “The beat and raise for NVDA is becoming clockwork at this point – essentially beating the guide by $2B and guiding revenue growth of + $2-2.5B Q/Q, a trend that has generally held since early 2023. The problem with this consistency … the bar has now been reset and standard beats/ raises are no longer being rewarded. And this quarter, we look for NVDA results/guide to fall in line with these recent trends, offering a solid beat, but only a very modest raise to consensus (with upside and a potential breakout from the recent trend more likely into the July Q with Blackwell in full swing).” Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore: “We continue to think that near-term fundamentals are strong – more so than 60 days ago as we have seen improvements on multiple levels. Earlier in the quarter, we expected the company to beat expectations for January and guide to consensus for April, but thought it would have to work to do so, because we saw Hopper demand as slow, and early growing pains around Blackwell, particularly the GB200 form factor. As we articulated a couple of weeks ago … we are now more comfortable on both issues.” Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes: “We’ll want to hear CEO Jensen Huang’s views from DeepSeek to China to the ramp of Blackwell. The stock is in a rut, basically flat for a full 8 months now and down 10% from its high due to these concerns. It is well known that Nvidia was already dealing with a product transition to Blackwell (B100s, B200s, GB200s). This transition has been a little bumpier than anticipated in terms of ‘constraints’ and complexity (requires liquid cooling). However, sales prospects still seem great by F2Q26 – and there is already a lot of chatter about the Blackwell Ultra (GB300), likely to be unveiled at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in March and shipping by CY-end. All told, it could mean that Nvidia guides more ‘in line’ for F1Q26 than usual for a quarter or even two before a really big bump.” Raymond James analyst Srini Pajjuri: “We won’t be surprised if management ‘soft’ guides the next few quarters in case of any near term weakness due to supply. We are not overly concerned about the impact from efficient models such as DeepSeek and/or competition from ASICs, and view any pullback as an opportunity, especially heading into GTC conference.” Rosenblatt analyst Hans Mosesmann: “We expect a modest beat and raise for Nvidia’s January quarter and March quarter outlook versus consensus estimates. All eyes will be on Blackwell commentary, where we see management reaffirming Blackwell shipments beginning in F4Q25 and demand continuing to exceed supply through FY26. We see shipments of Blackwell accelerating as we progress through the year, with a stronger F2H26.” Source link #Nvidia #earnings #week #Heres #analysts Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Supreme Court turns away bid to overturn 25-year-old decision on abortion clinic buffer zones Supreme Court turns away bid to overturn 25-year-old decision on abortion clinic buffer zones Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away two appeals from abortion rights opponents asking the justices to overrule a 25-year-old decision that allowed for buffer zones around abortion clinics, leaving that ruling in place. In declining to wade into the court fight, the justices will not add a second abortion-related case to their current docket, following two terms in which the issue was before them. Last June, the court rebuffed two separate challenges involving abortion — the first over access to a popular pill used in medication abortions, and the second over how Idaho’s near-total ban on the procedure interacts with a federal emergency care law. In June 2022, the court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade. Citing that landmark decision, anti-abortion rights groups had called on the Supreme Court to reverse its 2000 ruling in the case Hill v. Colorado, which involved buffer zones outside facilities to perform abortions. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have granted the requests to hear the cases. In a dissent from the Supreme Court’s denial of the appeal in one of those disputes, involving an ordinance passed by the city council in Carbondale, Illinois, Thomas said the high court should make clear that its 2000 decision “lacks continuing force” and should be explicitly overturned. The decision in Hill v. Colorado “has been seriously undermined, if not completely eroded, and our refusal to provide clarity is an abdication of our judicial duty,” he wrote. The ordinance enacted in Carbondale came just six months after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority rolled back the constitutional right to abortion. Known as the “Disorderly Conduct Ordinance,” the restriction was put in place in response to the high court’s ruling, as reproductive health care clinics in the city reported an uptick of threats and acts of intimidation by people protesting abortion access. Illinois law protects the right to abortion, and Planned Parenthood opened a new facility in Carbondale in December 2023 as the state saw a spike in patients seeking abortion care from neighboring states that restricted abortion after Roe’s reversal. Two other clinics were also opened in the city, which is located in southern Illinois near the Missouri border. Carbondale’s measure created a 100-foot buffer zone around the entrance to health care facilities. Activists were prohibited from coming within eight feet of a person to give them a “leaflet or handbill,” display a sign or engage in “oral protest, education or counseling” inside the perimeter. The ordinance took effect in January 2023 but was repealed several months later. The Carbondale City Council said it had not been enforced against any potential violator. Before the measure was rolled back, the Missouri-based group Coalition Life challenged it, arguing it violates the First Amendment. Coalition Life organizes sidewalk counselors who seek to provide information and assistance to women approaching abortion clinics, including alternatives to terminating their pregnancies. The group has said their goal is to speak to the patients one-on-one and they believe it’s necessary to get close to them “so they can make eye-contact and speak from a normal conversational distance in a friendly and gentle manner.” Carbondale’s ordinance, however, hindered their ability to do so. A federal district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit agreed to dismiss the case, citing the Supreme Court’s 2000 decision in the case Hill v. Colorado. The decision upheld a state law that barred activists from coming closer than eight feet of a person entering an abortion clinic to engage in protest, counseling or education unless they obtained their permission. The court has heard one other case involving buffer zones outside of abortion clinics since its ruling nearly 25 years ago. In 2014, the high court unanimously struck down a Massachusetts law that established a 35-foot buffer zone around medical facilities where abortions are performed. The law exempted four categories of people: those entering or exiting the facility; employees; law enforcement or other public workers; and people using the public sidewalk or right-of-way covered by the buffer zone to get to another destination. Since the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2000, its makeup has shifted significantly. Conservatives now hold a 6-3 majority, and only one of the justices who heard that case, Thomas, is still on the bench. He joined the late Justice Antonin Scalia and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy in dissent. The U.S. Supreme Court More More Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. She has written for outlets including the Washington Examiner, Daily Signal and Alexandria Times. Melissa covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Source link #Supreme #Court #turns #bid #overturn #25yearold #decision #abortion #clinic #buffer #zones Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

When Warren Buffett bought an obscure RV maker he promised to pay the CEO whatever he asked—it’s not a tactic Buffett recommends, but the gamble paid off When Warren Buffett bought an obscure RV maker he promised to pay the CEO whatever he asked—it’s not a tactic Buffett recommends, but the gamble paid off Warren Buffett honored Pete Liegl, the late CEO of Forest River, in his annual letter, highlighting how Liegl’s leadership turned the RV company into one of Berkshire Hathaway’s most successful investments. Buffett praised Liegl’s no-nonsense business style, his modest salary request, and his exceptional management, emphasizing that a single great decision—like acquiring Forest River—can have a lasting, transformative impact. Warren Buffett says not many people will know the name Pete Liegl, and yet he is a man who contributed “many billions” to the wealth of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. In his annual letter to shareholders, 94-year-old Buffett paid homage to “one-of-a-kind” Liegl, who died in November at the age of 80. Liegl was the CEO of Forest River, an RV-maker nestled in Indiana, which turned out to be one of Berkshire Hathaway’s soundest investments. Buffett told shareholders he was contacted on behalf of Liegl in June 2005: The introductory letter said Liegl would only sell to Berkshire, and outlined the price that the RV boss—the 100% owner of the brand—expected to be paid. “I liked this no-nonsense approach,” Buffett recalls in the letter, and responded in kind. A week later Buffett and Liegl met, with the man now worth $150 billion on the spot offering to pay Liegl whatever salary he wished for. “I asked Pete what his compensation should be, adding that whatever he said, I would accept,” Buffett recalled. “This, I should add, is not an approach I recommend for general use. “Pete paused as his wife, daughter and I leaned forward. Then he surprised us: ‘Well, I looked at Berkshire’s proxy statement and I wouldn’t want to make more than my boss, so pay me $100,000 per year.'” Buffett, and this former right-hand man Charlie Munger, have famously drawn the exactly-six figure salary for many years—a marked departure from other big name CEOs who often see their pay packages spiraling into the tens of millions. “After I picked myself off the floor, Pete added: ‘But we will earn X (he named a number) this year, and I would like an annual bonus of 10% of any earnings above what the company is now delivering,'” Buffett continued. “I replied: “Okay Pete, but if Forest River makes any significant acquisitions we will make an appropriate adjustment for the additional capital thus employed.’ “I didn’t define ‘appropriate’ or ‘significant,’ but those vague terms never caused a problem.” Story Continues Buffett added that Liegl had brought his wife, Sharon, and daughter, Lisa along to the meeting. Following the meet, “the four of us then went to dinner at Omaha’s Happy Hollow Club and lived happily ever after,” Buffett added. “During the next 19 years, Pete shot the lights out. No competitor came close to his performance.” Forest River’s performance over the years has indeed excelled more so than in other parts of the Berkshire portfolio. Berkshire’s annual report for 2024 for example notes: “Consumer products group revenues were $14.9 billion in 2024, an increase of 2.2% compared to 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to higher revenues from Forest River, Brooks Sports and Duracell, partially offset by lower revenues from Fruit of the Loom, Garan and Richline.” As a private company now owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Forest River itself does not have to publicly report its sales though it does refer to itself as a “multi-billion dollar enterprise.” However, as part of Berkshire—a conglomerate that does float on public exchanges—details of its subsidiaries’ performance are shared in part. For example, in 2024 Forest River’s revenues increased 6.4%—an increase of 7.9% in unit sales—a boost inclusive of business acquisitions made in 2024 and 2023. While Forest River suffered a tough 2023 due to inflation, higher interest rates and other macroeconomic factors, the strength of the brand was also noted in 2022, when Berkshire reported: “Consumer products group revenues increased $481 million (3.1%) in 2022 versus 2021, reflecting an 8.0% increase from Forest River.” While 20 years on Forest River is still earning shout-outs from Berkshire, Buffett did take something of a gamble on the relatively unheard-of brand. As well as offering Liegl whatever he wanted in terms of salary, Buffett also purchased real estate relating to the business based on the value he was given at the time. He explained in his letter released over the weekend: “Pete … mentioned that he owned some real estate that was leased to Forest River and had not been covered in the June 21 letter. Within a few minutes, we arrived at a price for those assets as I expressed no need for appraisal by Berkshire but would simply accept his valuation.” The risk paid off, Buffett reflects: “Every company doesn’t have an easy-to-understand business and there are very few owners or managers like Pete. And, of course, I expect to make my share of mistakes about the businesses Berkshire buys and sometimes err in evaluating the sort of person with whom I’m dealing. “But I’ve also had many pleasant surprises in both the potential of the business as well as the ability and fidelity of the manager. And our experience is that a single winning decision can make a breathtaking difference over time. “Mistakes fade away; winners can forever blossom.” This story was originally featured on Fortune.com Source link #Warren #Buffett #bought #obscure #maker #promised #pay #CEO #askedits #tactic #Buffett #recommends #gamble #paid Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Spider-Man 3: Peter Parker ‘won’t be relegated to the couch’, says voice actor Spider-Man 3: Peter Parker ‘won’t be relegated to the couch’, says voice actor Yuri Lowenthal, who voices Peter Parker in Insomniac‘s Spider-Man series, has suggested the character won’t play second fiddle to Miles Morales in the next series entry. While Spider-Man 3 has yet to be officially announced, that didn’t stop Lowenthal from teasing Peter Parker’s role in the game during a recent interview. After both characters had their own solo outing, Peter Parker and Miles Morales shared the spotlight in Spider-Man 2 (beware, spoilers follow), with players swapping between the two heroes as they teamed up to save New York from villains including Venom, Lizard and Kraven the Hunter. While the game’s ending implied a passing of the torch from Peter to Miles, suggesting the former could take a ********* in a sequel while the latter takes centre stage, things might not be that clear cut. “There are very few things that I can say about this game, but you have somehow landed on the one thing that I can answer, and that’s that, yes, Peter is not gone,” Lowenthal told The Direct. “He will be a part of the next game and he won’t be relegated to the couch, I promise.” It’s not the first time Lowenthal has spoken on this topic. “While I think that Peter would love to believe that he can just turn it off and not be Spider-Man anymore and live a completely normal life, I don’t think that’s what’s going to happen now,” he told Variety last February. “I don’t know — I haven’t read a script yet. They’re probably still working on it. But I don’t think that’s the last we’re gonna see Peter. I think it’s a cool place to leave it. It’s a cool change for him. “I think 100% he trusts Miles,” Lowenthal added. “Miles has really stepped up and he’s like, ‘Oh, maybe I can get a little break.’ And I did get a vacation to Symkaria during the Miles game. Not much of vacation, but at least at least MJ got to learn to ride a motorcycle, which is awesome.” Spider-Man 2 was released for PS5 in October 2023 and for PC this January. When the PC version was announced late last year, Insomniac said it had “no additional story content planned” for the title. Source link #SpiderMan #Peter #Parker #wont #relegated #couch #voice #actor Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

What is Galaxy AI: Take your pick of AI models What is Galaxy AI: Take your pick of AI models Galaxy AI is the collective name for all of the generative artificial intelligence features available on Samsung’s flagship phones. By tapping into apps and learning the behavior of users, Galaxy AI’s tools aim is to change the way people interact with their devices by making AI integral to how the devices operate. In that sense, it acts like a digital companion to automate tasks and offer suggestions and recommendations. It also allows for greater productivity and creativity thanks to advanced editing tools, so read on to find out what it’s capable of doing and why you should use it. This article was correct as of February 2025. AI tools are updated regularly and it is possible that some features have changed since this article was written. Some features may also only be available in certain countries. What is Galaxy AI? Samsung’s unveiled Galaxy AI in January 2024, boldly claiming it was set to “reshape the technology landscape”. Introducing a new set of features for the Galaxy S24 series, the company discussed AI-driven cameras, advanced transcriptions and innovative methods of searching. Galaxy AI would also, Samsung went on to say, deliver useful responses to text prompts and help users write messages to suit a particular style. Key to it all was a drive to get people using AI every day to perform basic tasks – effectively getting people used to having a helping hand. To encourage that, it said Galaxy AI would operate many of the functions on-device rather than overly rely on external cloud systems. Samsung has also continued to add new features and will do so long into the future as, in its own words, it seeks new ways to get things done. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff) What can you use Galaxy AI for? Galaxy AI has some very useful features and a number of them are just there, ready and waiting. You can use the Google Gemini chatbot and turn sketches into images. But one of the most notable features is the Now Brief which was released in 2025. As well as displaying the weather, it draws upon data in your wallet, email, calendar and accessories to offer personalized daily briefings that evolve throughout the day, based on your personal schedule and habits. The AI also has a tool called Circle To Search which operates in partnership with Google. It’s extremely clever, allowing users to circle, highlight, scribble or tap on-screen objects to look up whatever is being focussed on. More recently, sound recognition such as music has been added to this tool’s feature-set. Other great tools include Audio Eraser, which gives you the ability to use AI to edit audio and remove background distractions and disruptions. AI can also use Auto Trim – getting to the important parts of videos to create a highlight reel. Photos can be manipulated to move, remove and enlarge parts and there are all manner of writing tools so you can quickly and effectively communicate with others. Being able to translate conversations in real-time makes the world seem a smaller, more accessible place, too. What can’t you use Galaxy AI for? Galaxy AI isn’t going to be a wonderful research aid. It doesn’t have the capacity to dive deep and deliver comprehensive reports but that’s not what it’s about. Such capabilities may come if and when, as expected, ChatGPT or Gemini becomes part of Galaxy AI, but, for now, the emphasis is on enabling you to get things done on a day-to-day basis and transforming how you use your device – a Samsung device, we hasten to add, because you can’t use Galaxy AI for cross-platform artificial intelligence. How much does Galaxy AI cost? As it stands, Samsung’s AI features are going to be provided for free until the end of 2025 on supported Galaxy devices. After that, who knows? There may be a subscription or there may be a cost for some selected, advanced features. Where can you use Galaxy AI? To use Galaxy AI, you need a Galaxy device, and that means having a Galaxy S24 series (S24 / S24+ / S24 Ultra), Galaxy S23 series (S23 / S23+ / S23 Ultra) or Galaxy S23 FE. You can also use Galaxy AI on the Galaxy Z Fold series (Fold5 / Fold6) and Galaxy Z Flip series (Flip5 / Flip6). It’s available on Galaxy Tab S10 series (S10+ / S10 Ultra) and Galaxy Tab S9 series (S9 / S9+ / S9 Ultra) as well. You can try the features on other Android phones and iPhone too. (Image credit: Samsung) Is Galaxy AI any good? According to TechRadar’s editor-at-large Lance Ulanoff, Galaxy AI is more useful than a chatbot and it’s been praised for being “practical AI with a point”. It’s fair to say that some aspects of AI can feel like a gimmick but Galaxy AI’s tools work seamlessly and, as Lance adds, it’s “not the least bit intrusive”. One thing’s for sure, Galaxy AI has had a big impact on the industry. As the first AI to be integrated into a phone in this way, rather than in the form of apps, it has nudged rivals – most notably Apple – to go in the same direction. Use Galaxy AI if… You have a Galaxy device – after all, it’s there, it’s available, it’s easy to use, it’s useful and you’re not paying anything extra for it so you really have nothing to lose in giving it a go. You should use Galaxy AI if you want to get the most out of editing your photos and videos and you should use Galaxy AI if you want to record, transcribe and summarize your calls. It’s good at doing so. Don’t use Galaxy AI if… You don’t have a Galaxy device – but then you won’t be able to anyway because it requires a Samsung device to work. Don’t use Galaxy AI if you’re looking for a chatbot-style conversation and don’t use it if you’re after doing some deep research. Also consider If you’re looking for a phone purely because you want to make use of AI, then the big consideration is whether or not you go for Galaxy AI or opt for the rival Apple Intelligence for iPad, iPhone and Mac. You should also consider Microsoft Copilot, which also has a Circle to Copilot option available in the Edge browser. Want to read more about Galaxy AI? Source link #Galaxy #pick #models Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director – The Associated Press Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director – The Associated Press Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director The Associated PressTrump Announces Dan Bongino, a Right-Wing Commentator, as FBI Deputy Director The New York TimesDan Bongino: Trump appoint podcaster as deputy FBI director BBC.comAuburn’s Bruce Pearl has warning for ‘bad guys’ as Trump says Dan Bongino will be FBI deputy director Fox News Source link #ExSecret #Service #agent #conservative #media #personality #Dan #Bongino #picked #FBI #deputy #director #Press Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Snezhinka Review | TheXboxHub Snezhinka Review | TheXboxHub Review – If you just want a stress-relieving session, or enjoyed Marfusha, then Snezhinka is a good enough shooter to fulfil your needs. Source link #Snezhinka #Review #TheXboxHub Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]