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JWST Identifies Cooling Gas in Phoenix Cluster, Unlocking Star Formation Process JWST Identifies Cooling Gas in Phoenix Cluster, Unlocking Star Formation Process Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed missing cooling gas in the Phoenix Cluster, a galaxy cluster located 5.8 billion light-years away. The discovery provides insights into how stars form despite the presence of a supermassive ****** hole at its core. Researchers have confirmed that the cluster contains the largest known reservoir of hot gas cooling at different rates. JWST’s Role in Identifying the Missing Cooling Gas According to a study published in Nature, data from JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) has allowed researchers to locate gas cooling at 540,000 degrees Fahrenheit (300,000 degrees Celsius). This gas was found trapped in cavities within the cluster, an area previously unobservable. Michael McDonald, an astrophysicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and principal investigator of the study, told Space.com that earlier studies failed to detect this gas because only the extreme temperature ends of the spectrum were measurable. Supermassive ****** Hole and Star Formation in Phoenix Cluster Despite a central ****** hole over 10 billion times the mass of the Sun, the Phoenix Cluster continues forming stars at an unprecedented rate. The discovery of trapped cooling gas helps explain this paradox. The findings challenge previous assumptions about galaxy cluster cooling processes and suggest that similar techniques could be used to study other clusters. The researchers aim to apply these methods to further understand cooling mechanisms in space. For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who’sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube. Exoplanet WASP-121 b’s Atmosphere Features Iron Rains, Jet Streams, and More Huawei Band 10 With SpO2 Sensor, 100 Workout Modes, Up to 14 Days Battery Life Launched Source link #JWST #Identifies #Cooling #Gas #Phoenix #Cluster #Unlocking #Star #Formation #Process Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered $30,000 each Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered $30,000 each Watch: Toronto plane ****** analysed by aviation experts Delta Air Lines is offering US$30,000 (£23,792) to each person on board a plane that ******-landed in Toronto on Monday – all of whom survived. As it landed in the ********* city, the plane skidded along the runway in flames before flipping over and coming to a halt upside down. Passengers described their amazement as most of them walked away without injuries. It remains unclear what caused the incident, which is under investigation. There were 76 passengers and four crew on the flight, which had travelled from the US city of Minneapolis before making its ******-landing in Canada. A spokesperson for Delta said the money offer had no strings attached and did not affect customers’ rights. The plane crew and emergency responders were praised for their quick work in removing people from the wrecked vehicle. The plane’s various safety features have also been credited for ensuring no loss of life. All but one of the 21 passengers who were taken to hospital had been released by Wednesday morning, the airline said. Delta’s chief told BBC’s US partner CBS News that the flight crew were experienced and trained for any condition. The airline’s head Ed Bastian told CBS the plane crew had “performed heroically, but also as expected”, given that “safety is embedded into our system”. He said Delta was continuing to support those affected. Several theories about what caused the ****** have been suggested to the BBC by experts who reviewed footage, including that harsh winter weather and a rapid rate of descent played a role. One passenger recalled “a very forceful event”, and the sound of “concrete and metal” at the moment of impact. Another said passengers were left hanging upside down in their seats “like bats”. Watch: Passenger films his escape from upside down crashed plane The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have been recovered from the wreckage. The investigation is being led by Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB), supported by US officials. The accident was the fourth major air incident in North America in a space of three weeks – and was followed on Wednesday by a ****** in Arizona in which two people lost their lives when their small planes collided. Experts continue to insist that air travel is overwhelmingly safe – more so than other forms of transport, in fact. That message was emphasised by US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who told CBS on Wednesday there was no pattern behind the incidents, each of which he said was “very unique”. Source link #Passengers #crashed #Toronto #plane #offered Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Two dead after a knife attack in Czech shopping centre Two dead after a knife attack in Czech shopping centre Two women have been killed following a knife attack at a shopping centre in the Czech city of Hradec Kralove. Police say they detained a suspect who stabbed the two women in a store in the city, some 100km east of Prague. A 16-year-old Czech citizen was detained by police about 1km from the scene, shortly after Thursday’s attack. A knife was found nearby. Police said in a post on X: “Although we were on the scene within a few minutes of the report, both victims suffered injuries so serious that they could not be saved despite all efforts of responders.” According to Czech News Agency (CTK), Thursday’s attack occurred in a shopping area on Akademik Bedrna Street. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala offered his condolences to the relatives of the dead. “What has happened in Hradec Kralove today is an absolutely incomprehensible and horrible act,” he posted on X. The motive for the attack was not immediately known. Police say the situation was under control and there was no danger to the public. with Reuters Source link #dead #knife #attack #Czech #shopping #centre Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump reveals he has removed the Resolute Desk used by Biden and Obama from the Oval Office Trump reveals he has removed the Resolute Desk used by Biden and Obama from the Oval Office Donald Trump has temporarily removed the iconic Resolute Desk used by his Democratic predecessors Joe Biden and Barack Obama from the Oval Office and replaced with the C&O desk. Crafted from the once-abandoned British arctic exploration ship the HMS Resolute and gifted to President Rutherford Haye by Queen Victoria in 1880, the Resolute Desk has been used by almost every U.S. leader in West Wing. The Resolute Desk marks one of six – along with the C&O, Theodor Roosevelt, Hoover, Johnson, and Wilson – that have been placed in the Oval Office since the room’s construction in 1909 as a symbol of one’s presidency, along with providing a practical workspace. Now, Trump has revealed that the Resolute Desk needs to be refurbished, and has instead opted to bring in a “beautiful,” albeit “temporary,” replacement. “A President, after election, gets a choice of 1 in 7 desks,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday, appearing to skew his figures. C&O stands for Chesapeake and Ohio Railway as the desk was originally built for the company’s owners. It was donated by the GSX corporation, a mass rail transit company, to the White House in 1987. Donald Trump, pictyured seated at the Resolute Desk last month, announcded that the Oval Office is due to have a temporary makeover (Getty Images) “This desk, the ‘C&O,’ which is also very well-known and was used by President George H.W. Bush and others, has been temporarily installed in the White House while the Resolute Desk is being lightly refinished—a very important job. This is a beautiful, but temporary replacement!” Since 1977, the Resolute Desk has remained a firm fixture in the Oval Office and used by every president bar Georgie W. H. Bush, who opted for the C&O Desk. Bush Sr is the only president to use the C&O Desk, marking it as the shortest-serving desk to date. Other incumbents, such as Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan used the C&O desk in the West Wing Study. Only three presidents are believed to have not used the Resolute Desk at all in the West Wing: Lydon B Johnson, Richard Nixon and Ford, according to the White House Historical Association. Preident George W. H. Bush meets with Secretary ***** Cheney among others while seated at the C&O desk (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) The Resolute Desk was first used in the Oval Office by John F Kennedy in 1961. After JFK’s assassination in 1963, which saw Johnson ascend to the Oval Office, he selected the Johnson Desk. After being retired, the Resolute Desk was then displayed in the Smithsonian between 1966 and 1977, when Jimmy Carter returned the Resolute Desk to the Oval Office. Most recently, the Resolute Desk was used by Democratic former presidents Biden between 2021 and 2025 and Obama between 2009 and 2017. Trump also used the desk in his first term between 2017 and 2021. The Independent has contacted the White House for more information. Source link #Trump #reveals #removed #Resolute #Desk #Biden #Obama #Oval #Office Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump signs orders curbing funding for migrants, eliminating regulations – Reuters Trump signs orders curbing funding for migrants, eliminating regulations – Reuters Trump signs orders curbing funding for migrants, eliminating regulations ReutersTrump signs executive order ending use of taxpayer money to ‘incentivize or support’ ******** immigration Fox NewsTrump Signs Executive Order Ending Federal Funds for Undocumented Migrants The New York TimesLive updates: Trump to sign order terminating federal benefits for migrants BBC.comTrump signs executive order cutting all taxpayer-funded benefits for ******** immigrants New York Post Source link #Trump #signs #orders #curbing #funding #migrants #eliminating #regulations #Reuters Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Cases of tuberculosis (pictured) have increased in the *** and worldwide as the disease increases its resistance to antibiotics A complex problem that took microbiologists a decade to get to the bottom of has been solved in just two days by a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Professor José R Penadés and his team at Imperial College London had spent years working out and proving why some superbugs are immune to antibiotics. He gave “co-scientist” – a tool made by Google – a short prompt asking it about the core problem he had been investigating and it reached the same conclusion in 48 hours. He told the BBC of his shock when he found what it had done, given his research was not published so could not have been found by the AI system in the public domain. “I was shopping with somebody, I said, ‘please leave me alone for an hour, I need to digest this thing,'” he told the Today programme, on BBC Radio Four. “I wrote an email to Google to say, ‘you have access to my computer, is that right?'”, he added. The tech giant confirmed it had not. The full decade spent by the scientists also includes the time it took to prove the research, which itself was multiple years. But they say, had they had the hypothesis at the start of the project, it would have saved years of work. Prof Penadés’ said the tool had in fact done more than successfully replicating his research. “It’s not just that the top hypothesis they provide was the right one,” he said. “It’s that they provide another four, and all of them made sense. “And for one of them, we never thought about it, and we’re now working on that.” Bugged by superbugs The researchers have been trying trying to find out how some superbugs – dangerous germs that are resistant to antibiotics – get created. Their hypothesis is that the superbugs can form a tail from different viruses which allows them to spread between species. Prof Penadés likened it to the superbugs having “keys” which enabled them to move from home to home, or host species to host species. Critically, this hypothesis was unique to the research team and had not been published anywhere else. Nobody in the team had shared their findings. So Mr Penadés was happy to use this to test Google’s new AI tool. Just two days later, the AI returned a few hypotheses – and its first thought, the top answer provided, suggested superbugs may take tails in exactly the way his research described. ‘This will change science’ The impact of AI is hotly contested. Its advocates say it will enable scientific advances – while others worry it will eliminate jobs. Prof Penadés said he understood why fears about the impact on jobs such as his was the “first reaction” people had but added “when you think about it it’s more that you have an extremely powerful tool.” He said the researchers on the project were convinced that it would prove very useful in the future. “I feel this will change science, definitely,” Mr Penadés said. “I’m in front of something that is spectacular, and I’m very happy to be part of that. “It’s like you have the opportunity to be playing a big match – I feel like I’m finally playing a Champions League match with this thing.” Source link #cracks #superbug #problem #days #scientists #years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Marvel Rivals Likely to Cash In on X-Men as Leaks Unveil a Map That’s Straight Out Ark’s Dinosaur Infested World Marvel Rivals Likely to Cash In on X-Men as Leaks Unveil a Map That’s Straight Out Ark’s Dinosaur Infested World The excitement surrounding Marvel Rivals’ current season has been palpable, with players thoroughly enjoying the introduction of the Fantastic Four. And the recent mid-season addition of Human Torch and The Thing has added to the hype. However, players are also excited about what’s next. Players are excited for the upcoming seasons. | Image Credit: NetEase Games Many are beginning to wonder which new character or location from the vast Marvel Universe the developers will choose to highlight next. If dataminers are to be believed, it appears the next inspiration may come from the world of the X-Men, as they have discovered hints about a new map. A new area to conquer for Marvel Rivals players The X-Men storyline might be taking over the game. | Image Credit: NetEase Games Recently, dedicated data miners found references to the Savage Lands in game files. These leaks have created a buzz within the gaming community, and fans of both Marvel Rivals and the X-Men are eagerly speculating what to expect from this supposed map. For those unfamiliar, the Savage Lands, first introduced in X-Men comics in 1966, is one of Marvel’s most unique and dangerous locations. Situated in Antarctica, this prehistoric jungle is home to dinosaurs, ancient beasts, and mutant creatures alike. It has been the site of countless battles between the X-Men and various foes, including Magneto, the Skrulls, and many others. It is known for its lush, dangerous terrain, filled with towering trees, winding rivers, and treacherous mountains. Many players are speculating the map might be similar to Ark’s world. (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Newly found map SAVAGE LAND “LevelPath”: “/Game/Marvel/Maps/Test/SavageLandH01/SavageLandH01”, pic.twitter.com/43JIzrjCt7 — X0XLEAK (@X0X_LEAK) February 19, 2025 Dino/ reptile themed season please — FallingSwitch (@FallingSwitch) February 19, 2025 Me when I add two raptors to each side of this location — Acid (Kosaku) (@Raddkann) February 19, 2025 Oh the x-men are definitely coming in seasonn2 — 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙂𝙖𝙮 (@XpectHonesty) February 19, 2025 In terms of gameplay, this new map, if it is the Savage Lands, could bring all of that excitement to life. Given the map’s inspiration, we can expect the map to feature massive trees and rugged terrain, where players might encounter dinosaurs and destroy trees to make a favorable situation. Just imagine a map filled with environmental hazards and wild animals that require new strategies to overcome while also dealing with other players. Players are eager to see how this map will balance exploration, combat, and strategic play. When can we expect the map to arrive? players are looking forward to what’s in store for them in the future. | Image Credit: NetEase Games Given the recent datamines, the Savage Lands map may very well be added to Marvel Rivals in the upcoming season. Currently, the Fantastic Four battling against Dracula, and while it has been exciting, it seems to be reaching its natural conclusion. Once this arc wraps up, it would make perfect sense for the next season to explore the X-Men universe. Even if we may have to wait a little while for the new map to make its official debut, it has already created enough excitement among the players. It seems that similar to how the MCU has slowly begun to incorporate mutants and the X-Men into its larger narrative, Marvel Rivals seems poised to follow suit by diving deep into the rich history of the X-Men in the game. In the end, as the game continues to evolve, the inclusion of the Savage Lands and its unique history promises to be a game-changer for fans and players alike. Source link #Marvel #Rivals #Cash #XMen #Leaks #Unveil #Map #Straight #Arks #Dinosaur #Infested #World Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Odds of collision with Earth in 2032 have fallen again Asteroid 2024 YR4: Odds of collision with Earth in 2032 have fallen again An artist’s impression of what asteroid 2024 YR4 could look like as it approaches Earth in December 2032 NASA NASA has downgraded the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1.5 per cent, or 1-in-67, down from a high of a 1-in-32 chance, which was the highest odds yet of collision. Astronomers discovered that the asteroid was barrelling towards Earth in December and it has been a focus of the world’s telescopes and space agencies ever since. As they gather more data on the asteroid’s precise orbit, astronomers have been able to calculate the likelihood of it hitting Earth with greater precision. The asteroid is thought to be between 40 and 90 metres wide and has the potential to release energy equivalent to 7.7 megatonnes of **** should it hit Earth – enough to destroy a city. According to NASA, the odds of collision in 2032 have been edging up from a 1-in-83 chance since it was first spotted. It has since moved to 1-in-67, to 1-in-53, to 1-in-43, to 1-in-38, to 1-in-32 and now falling back to 1-in-67. The European Space Agency has slightly different odds, currently giving the asteroid a 1.38 per cent chance of collision. These changes reflect our growing understanding of the asteroid’s path, rather than necessarily meaning it is any more or less likely to hit Earth. But we are running out of time to forecast the asteroid’s risk. One issue is that 2024 YR4 will fly behind the sun in April, placing it out of the view of most Earth-based telescopes. That limits how much astronomers can refine their predictions, says Hugh Lewis at the University of Southampton, ***.. “Any observations we can make between now and when it’s out of view will obviously help us to refine the orbit and to make better predictions. That doesn’t necessarily mean that it will go down before April. It could continue to go up, but still ultimately miss us.” Once the asteroid does fly out of view, it is unlikely that we will gain any more information before it comes into view again in 2028. However, astronomers could comb through past data to uncover previously overlooked observations of the asteroid, which would help refine its trajectory. That process is already being undertaken by the world’s space agencies, says Lewis. Crucial information on the asteroid’s size and composition will hopefully be gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope in the coming months, says Lewis. This will help us understand whether the asteroid could make it through Earth’s atmosphere intact and how large an explosion it could cause if it does make impact. “That will help us determine what we need to do about it, because if it’s a stony asteroid, that’s very different from a high proportion of iron-metal asteroid,” says Lewis. An iron-rich asteroid would be worse, as a stony asteroid would potentially break up during impact. “The mass makes a huge difference in terms of the energy and whether or not the atmosphere has an effect on it.” Topics: Source link #Asteroid #YR4 #Odds #collision #Earth #fallen Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Backlash over energy standing charges shake-up Backlash over energy standing charges shake-up Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent, BBC News Getty Images Charities and energy providers have criticised plans to change the way standing charges on bills are paid. All households pay the fixed daily charges covering the costs of connecting to a gas and electricity supply. Many billpayers consider them to be unfair as they have no control over how much is charged, prompting the review by the energy regulator Ofgem. But the regulator’s plans to offer a choice of tariffs that shift these fees elsewhere on people’s bills have been described as complicated and misplaced. Billing plans When Ofgem asked for the public’s views on standing charges it received an unprecedented response of 30,000 submissions. The majority were against standing charges – fixed fees, typically totalling more than £300 a year, that are paid irrespective of how much energy households use. Under Ofgem’s price cap, standing charges have risen by 43% since 2019. The regulator said these fees still needed to be paid, but in December announced plans to offer a no standing charge solution. Ofgem’s proposal is to force energy firms to make a dual pricing offer – with, or without, a standing charge. The tariff without a standing charge would have a higher price for each unit of energy. Both would fall under the existing price cap system. Now, as it launches a month-long consultation on its proposals, it has explained the no standing charge option could work by: Increasing the price of each unit of energyCharging in blocks – so customers pay a higher unit rate until a certain amount of energy is used, then a lower price thereafterA block system in which customers pay a lower unit rate until a certain amount of energy is used, and a higher price thereafter The options would give customers “choice and more control” over how they choose to pay for their gas and electricity, according to Charlotte Friel, from Ofgem. “We’re looking closely at how these tariffs will work in practice, but everyone will need to carefully consider which option best suits their needs,” she said. ‘Vulnerable will not benefit’ But a string of charities, and the energy suppliers’ trade body, have criticised the plans as failing to address the basic cost of standing charges and creating a much more complicated picture for billpayers. Concerns about the proposals include: A failure to reduce standing charges to make them more affordable – the plans simply shift them to another part of the billConcern that vulnerable customers will unwittingly make the wrong choice, meaning they will pay more for their gas and electricityNo changes to the postcode lottery element of standing charges, where customers pay different standing charges based on where they live in the countryAdded complexity to the system of billing, when the price cap was supposed to act as a backstop to avoid customers who do not switch tariffs being ripped off “What Ofgem is proposing is more to hide standing charges within the unit rates, even allowing energy firms to charge more for the first units of energy which is completely the opposite from what we actually need,” said Jonathan Bean, from campaign group Fuel Poverty Action. Peter Smith, from charity National Energy Action, said the system would still be unfair and impact on the most vulnerable. “We are particularly worried pre-payment meter customers may be left racking up increasingly unaffordable charges, which will continue to need to be repaid in full before they can turn on the lights or run a warm bath for their children,” he said. Betty says the standing charge is too high Billpayers, charities and suppliers say the proposals also fail to tackle the high cost of energy. Seventy-six-year-old Betty, who attends a knitting group at a community centre in Islington, said: “It’s just too much. You turn off your heating and you’re cold but the standing charge is still there. “When I got my bill recently, it was £300 and we’re just two pensioners. It’s too high. You just worry about it. It’s depressing.” And suppliers’ trade body, Energy ***, agrees that the overall cost should be central to the regulator’s focus. Customers are collectively £3.8bn in debt to suppliers. “Right now we’re in record levels of debt. We’ve got huge concerns about affordability and I don’t think the standing charges proposal and new price cap is the way to tackle those big concerns,” said Dhara Vyas, chief executive of Energy ***. Source link #Backlash #energy #standing #charges #shakeup Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe may amuse readers to Feedback by emailing *****@*****.tld Solved! Or not Feedback is as fond of true crime as the next morbidly curious ghoul, so we have occasionally dipped our toes into the never-ending well of speculation about the Whitechapel murders of 1888-91 and the near-mythical Jack the Ripper. Although frankly, we didn’t get much further than Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell, which (spoiler!) ties the killings to the British establishment and the Freemasons, who supposedly arranged the murders to create an evil psychic force that would perpetuate the patriarchy. But the field of “Ripperology” extends far beyond one eccentric graphic novel. So our attention was drawn to recent news stories reporting calls for a fresh inquest – backed by Karen Miller, a distant descendant of Catherine Eddowes, one of the case’s five murdered women. It all hinges on a shawl that supposedly belonged to Eddowes, which was collected by a police officer at the time and kept in his family for over a century. The shawl came up at auction in 2007 and was bought by Ripperologist Russell Edwards. He arranged for the shawl to undergo DNA testing, the results of which were published in 2019. Geneticists Jari Louhelainen and David Miller obtained mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from two people. One had genetic markers in common with Karen Miller, suggesting it came from Eddowes. The other matched a distant relative of Aaron Kosminski, a barber who was a suspect at the time of the killings. For Edwards, this is proof that Kosminski was the ********* – a scenario he has promoted in his book Naming Jack the Ripper. Other Ripperologists are sceptical: social scientist Katie Charlwood points out there is no reliable chain of custody for the shawl, and no evidence the five murders were all committed by the same person. Feedback is in no doubt this story will rumble on forever, but we do want to add something – something not one of the recent news stories picked up on. We looked at the 2019 study and discovered that the editors had added an “expression of concern” in August 2024. It mentions “concerns raised by third parties after publication”, as well as letters to the editor. And then comes the bombshell: “During the investigation, the publisher and Editor-in-Chief made every effort to obtain from the authors the original raw data from the mtDNA analysis. However, the authors stated that the data were no longer available, due to instrument data failure and other complications.” Yes, you read that right – the crucial mtDNA evidence can never be verified, because the authors have lost it. Maybe Moore was right about the evil psychic force after all. The equation for love Here’s a romantic tale. News editor Alexandra Thompson draws our attention to a preprint entitled, “A Formula for Love: Partner merit and appreciation beget actor significance“. The authors argue that romantic love is “a means to the end of feeling significant and worthy”. Feedback isn’t sure about that, but let’s go with it. This leads them to “a multiplicative tri-factor model” that determines “the likelihood of the actor falling in love with the partner”. Specifically: “Love for a partner depends on the actor’s perceptions that (1) the partner possesses meritorious characteristics, and (2) that they appreciate the actor and view them as significant. We assume that these two factors multiplicatively combine with the magnitude of actor’s quest for significance to determine the likelihood of the actor becoming enamored with partner.” In other words, the likelihood of you falling for someone is a combination of how good you think they are, how much you think they appreciate you and how much you care about finding meaning in your life. Feedback tried to extrapolate this into dating advice. The frequent suggestion that one should play hard to get seems counterproductive, if the amount of appreciation you show your partner is a predictor of whether they fall for you. Instead, it seems like a good idea to seek out a partner who is engaged in a desperate quest for significance in life, because they are more prone to falling in love. However, this might have its own downsides, not least the distinct possibility that such a partner might join a cult. Good luck out there, folks. Biting the hand that bit Via news editor Jacob Aron and the Financial Times, Feedback learns that AI company Anthropic doesn’t want potential employees to use AI when writing job applications. Their job ads say: “While we encourage people to use AI systems during their role… we also want to evaluate your non-AI-assisted communication skills.” But why, Anthropic? Could it be that the AI letters are full of guff that is unbearably tedious to sift through? By curious coincidence, Feedback learned of this just days after news broke that ******** AI firm DeepSeek has outperformed US tech giants. OpenAI promptly complained, saying it was “reviewing indications that DeepSeek may have inappropriately distilled our models” – that is, engaged in copyright theft. To sum up, these AI companies don’t like being bombarded with AI-written slop and they don’t like it if their work is used to train an AI without permission. As a writer whose work has almost certainly been scraped by AI companies, and who has not seen a penny in return, Feedback can only say: “Bwahahaha, sucks to be you.” Got a story for Feedback? You can send stories to Feedback by email at *****@*****.tld. Please include your home address. This week’s and past Feedbacks can be seen on our website. Source link #Jack #Ripper #case #missing #DNA #evidence Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs rumored to arrive on March 12 – but gamers will still be better off with the 9800X3D AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs rumored to arrive on March 12 – but gamers will still be better off with the 9800X3D Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D are purportedly arriving on March 12 Reviews are apparently going to be published the day before We’re still waiting for a key detail here, and that’s the asking prices of these high-end X3D chips AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors are rumored to be hitting the shelves on March 12. VideoCardz claims that its sources indicate that this is the on-***** date for the next 3D V-Cache processors for this current Zen 5 generation. On top of that, a regular leaker on Weibo, Golden Pig Upgrade, reckons that the review embargoes on these two Ryzen 9 X3D chips will be lifted on March 11. That fits with the scenario outlined, as typically reviews will be aired the day before the hardware goes on ***** (but not always, mind). There’s been a fair old gap (and a lot of rumor-mongering) between the announcement of the 9950X3D and 9900X3D at CES 2025, and the (purported) release of the chips. Rumors circulating late on last year suggested we might get these CPUs towards the end of January 2025, but that obviously didn’t happen. These two Ryzen 9 spins on 3D V-Cache follow the existing Ryzen 7 9800X3D which was released last November and is an 8-core powerhouse processor for gaming. Analysis: Will the Ryzen 9950X3D be worth it? (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler) The Ryzen 9950X3D is the 16-core flagship for AMD’s 3D V-Cache chips, which are configured with a special kind of cache that’s particularly beneficial when it comes to PC gaming. The 9900X3D is its lesser 12-core sibling, and don’t expect these processors to come cheap – they most certainly won’t. Pricing was bumped up slightly for the 9800X3D, compared to the MSRP of the 7800X3D before it, and rumor has it that the 9950X3D might tip the scales at $699 in the US (around £550 / AU$1100), with the 9900X3D possibly launching at $599. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Also, if you’re thinking that the Ryzen 9950X3D will be some kind of total gaming champ, well don’t be led astray by that notion. As AMD has already told us, we can expect this flagship to be roughly equivalent to the Ryzen 9800X3D in gaming, with a bit of give and take – the 9950X3D may be slightly faster for certain games, and the 9800X3D could win out narrowly in others. Expect roughly the same experience with PC gaming, essentially. Why pay a good deal more for the 9950X3D, then? Because it’s going to be a lot peppier for other tasks away from gaming, so if you use your PC for more serious workloads – and still want a great gaming chip – then this is the CPU to spring for. If it’s mainly gaming that you’re into, stick with the Ryzen 9800X3D, although this is a popular processor that still remains tricky to buy at its MSRP. Indeed, the price some third-party resellers are currently asking for the 9800X3D is not far off the rumored asking price of the 9900X3D. (And it’s all Intel’s fault, according to AMD). You might also like Source link #AMDs #powerful #Ryzen #9950X3D #9900X3D #CPUs #rumored #arrive #March #gamers #9800X3D Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Tripadvisor, Inc. Earnings Press Release Available on Company’s Investor Relations Site Tripadvisor, Inc. Earnings Press Release Available on Company’s Investor Relations Site NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) issued its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings press release which is available now at ir.tripadvisor.com. This release is also available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. As announced previously, the company will host a conference call this morning, Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the results. The live webcast and replay will be available to the public at ir.tripadvisor.com/events-and-presentations. Replays of the webcast will be accessible for at least three months following the conference call. About Tripadvisor, Inc. The Tripadvisor Group operates as a family of brands that connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), own and operate a portfolio of travel media brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. TRIP-G View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Tripadvisor Investor relations contact: *****@*****.tld; Media contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #Tripadvisor #Earnings #Press #Release #Companys #Investor #Relations #Site Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The Best Pipeline Stock to Invest $2,000 in Right Now The Best Pipeline Stock to Invest $2,000 in Right Now Pipeline master limited partnerships (MLPs) have been on a solid run recently. The Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index, which tracks the sector, generated a total return of 26.7% in 2024 and is up nearly 10% year to date as of this writing. The MLP pipeline sector is drawing investor interest due to the stocks’ strong distribution payments, robust yields, historically low valuations, and increasing growth opportunities stemming from growing natural gas demand. However, one of my favorite stocks in the sector is Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET). Let’s look at why I think Energy Transfer is a solid investment option for investors looking to dip their toe into the sector with an investment of a couple thousand dollars. Energy Transfer owns one the largest integrated midstream systems in the country, with which it transports, stores, and processes various hydrocarbons. The company is very well situated in the Permian Basin in Western Texas, an oil basin that has some of the best drilling economics in the U.S. This area also has some of the cheapest associated natural gas in the country due to a lack of natural gas takeaway in the region. With growing energy needs stemming from artificial intelligence (AI) and natural gas exports, Energy Transfer is well-positioned given its access to cheap natural gas. Prices at the Waha hub near the Permian typically trade at a discount and even fell into negative territory at points last year. To take advantage of the growing opportunities it is seeing, Energy Transfer plans to significantly boost its growth capital expenditure (capex) this year, taking it to $5 billion in 2025 from $3 billion last year. Much of this spending will be directed toward projects in and around the Permian, including its new Hugh Brinson Pipeline, which will take residue natural gas away from the Permian to support increasing demand from power companies and data centers in Texas. Energy Transfer recently signed its first agreement to directly provide natural gas to data center developer CloudBurst in Central Texas, while it says it has had requests to connect to about 70 data centers in 12 states. It’s also seeing strong inbound inquiries from power plants, including more than 60 plants it doesn’t currently serve in 13 states and 15 plants it does. Energy Transfer is projecting mid-teens returns on its growth projects. Given that most of these projects won’t be complete until later 2025 or 2026, the increased capex should have a larger impact on the growth of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) in 2026 and 2027. Story Continues Image source: Getty Images. While Energy Transfer is set to ramp up growth, the company also has a robust and attractively growing distribution. Last quarter, it increased its distribution by 3.2% year over year to $0.325, good for a forward yield of about 6.5%. It is looking to grow its distribution by 3% to 5% per year from now on. The distribution is well covered by its distributable cash flow (DCF), which is operating cash flow minus maintenance capex. On that basis, it had a 1.8 distribution coverage ratio last quarter, generating $1.98 billion in DCF and paying out $1.12 billion in distributions. For the year, it produced DCF of $8.36 billion and paid out $4.39 billion in distributions. That allowed its cash flow to easily pay for its $3 billion growth capex. With the jump in growth capex to $5 billion in 2025, Energy Transfer should be able to pay out around $4.5 billion in distributions (assuming a 3% increase) and have it covered by its growing DCF. However, it will be very tight. That said, the company has really improved its balance sheet and leverage over the past few years, so it is in good shape to pursue these additional opportunities. Despite its strong performance and burgeoning growth opportunities, Energy Transfer continues to trade at both a relative and a historical discount. The most common way to value MLPs is on the basis of enterprise value (EV) to EBITDA, as this metric takes into account the net debt to build infrastructure and removes noncash costs such as depreciation to help capture the true current economics of an MLP’s assets. Enterprise trades at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 8.5 based on 2025 analyst estimates, which is toward the low end of valuations in the group. CQP EV to EBITDA (Forward) data by YCharts ET EV to EBITDA data by YCharts It’s also well below where the stock traded before the pandemic, when it often had an EV/EBITDA multiple above 15. Meanwhile, the midstream MLP group as a whole traded at an average EV/EBITDA multiple of 13.7 between 2011 and 2016. Overall, Energy Transfer is an inexpensive stock with an attractive yield that is seeing a lot of growth opportunities. This makes it a good stock for investors looking to start making an investment in the sector, as it offers solid distribution income and price appreciation potential. Before you buy stock in Energy Transfer, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Energy Transfer wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $854,317!* Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 952% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 178% for the S&P 500. Don’t miss out on the latest top 10 list. Learn more » *Stock Advisor returns as of February 7, 2025 Geoffrey Seiler has positions in Energy Transfer, Enterprise Products Partners, and Western Midstream Partners. The Motley Fool recommends Enterprise Products Partners. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The Best Pipeline Stock to Invest $2,000 in Right Now was originally published by The Motley Fool Source link #Pipeline #Stock #Invest Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Oppo Find N5 is an impressive, very thin foldable with a giant battery The Oppo Find N5 is an impressive, very thin foldable with a giant battery Oppo is back with a new foldable, and the Find N5 is a technically impressive balance of thinness and power. Skipping over the whole unlucky number four thing (this is technically the fourth iteration of the Find foldable), the company claims its latest book-style foldable is the world’s thinnest at 8.92mm. That’s not a lot thicker than a typical flagship phone. Despite that, the Find N5 has a 6.62-inch outer display and an 8.12-inch inner screen which, Oppo says, features multiple durability improvements, flanked by a new titanium hinge. For the sake of clarity: While you may not have bought, used or even seen an Oppo phone, this company is under the same corporate owner as OnePlus. Last year’s Find N3 foldable ended up in the US as the OnePlus Open, so you may see the Find N5 similarly rebadged. If that’s the case, and this is eventually the Open 2, you won’t see it this year. OnePlus announced that its follow-up foldable will not land until 2025. At an early briefing, my first impression of the Find N5 was that it was a very thin, premium foldable. Unfolded, one side is just 4.21mm — thinner than a headphone jack. (That’s a great excuse for the lack of one.) It’s so slender that Oppo had to reinforce and beef up the edges of the Find N5’s USB-C port, which has only a razor-thin border around it. The ring camera array — which still looks a bit much — has also been shaved down 20 percent. Mat Smith for Engadget In addition to that thinner profile, which seems to be the 2025 trend for phones, the Find N5 weighs just 229 grams (8.07 ounces). That’s only two more grams than the single-screen iPhone 16 Pro Max and 10 grams less than the N5’s main rival — the Galaxy Z Fold 6. It’s even more impressive when you consider that the Find N5 has a ******* internal screen than all the other foldables. In fact, using its external screen when closed it feels like any other non-foldable phone, due to its sharp profile and light weight. A 6.62-inch screen is larger than most phones I use regularly, so browsing and watching things before I’ve even unfolded the N5 feels like a treat. Despite its thickness (or lack thereof), Oppo has ensured it is suitably powerful, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and a 5,600mAh battery. (For comparison, Samsung’s latest Galaxy Fold has a 4,400mAh cell.) Unlike the OnePlus Open, the Find N5 is compatible with wireless chargers and if you have Oppo’s own wireless fast charger, it tops out at 50W AIRVOOC. Using the included fast charger, you get an impressive and swift 80W wired charging speed. I could completely recharge the Find N5 in less than an hour. However, like many other recent Android phones, this device is not Qi2-ready. Oppo argued that its proprietary wireless charging tech is faster, and added that a magnetic case will be on ***** when the device launches. (Oppo does include a non-magnetic case to cover the device’s rear with the phone.) With its Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, the Find N5 is the first foldable to pack Qualcomm’s most powerful mobile chip, with substantial power efficiency gains alongside performance boosts compared to older Snapdragon 8 silicon. We’ve been amazed by battery life improvements on Samsung and OnePlus devices with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and Oppo continues that trend. Combined with that massive battery, this foldable typically lasted almost two days in my testing before needing to charge. One of the biggest challenges to foldables is durability, and to address this, Oppo has upgraded the Find N5’s hinge and screen toughness. The hinge is now made from titanium alloy, 3D-printed to maintain the material strength while shrinking the hinge’s size by 26 percent. At a press briefing in London, the company decided to showcase the hinge strength by suspending a 44-pound kettlebell from its new foldable, which spanned two tables. I’m not sure this translates to real-world toughness, but it was an impressive spectacle. Next time, put your newest thousand-dollar-plus device somewhere near a three-year-old — let’s see how tough it really is. Mat Smith for Engadget Oppo says the smaller external screen is made of nanocrystal glass, which includes an outer layer of ceramic to improve scratch and drop resistance. The company also says the inner screen has been strengthened with a new anti-shock film that can absorb impact, improving shock resistance by 70 percent. The Find N5 also comes with a literal list of water resistances: IPX6 (resistant to powerful water jets), IPX8 (resistant to being submersed in water deeper than 1 meter) and IPX9 (resistant to powerful, high-temperature water jets). If you think at least one of those must be redundant, I agree. The Find N5 is the first foldable to claim all that protection. However, there’s no dust-resistance rating, which might concern existing foldable users who have been grappling with that lil’ bit of dust lodged in their years-old smartphone screen. Camera improvements are focused on the periscope telephoto shooter, which is upgraded to 50MP sensor from the 32MP one found on the Find N3. The Find N5 can now punch into 3X optical zoom, up from 2X on its predecessor. There’s a lossless 6X zoom that taps into AI to sharpen detail, but as usual, your mileage may vary here. I find the lossless options on most phones often a little too smooth (and turn most zoomed-in faces into nightmares), but at least it’s an option. The periscope telephoto camera can also utilize a macro mode, meaning you can zoom in closer and still maintain crisp focus and detail. Macro photography with a typical smartphone doesn’t always work. Your phone will cast a shadow on your subject, or perhaps you can’t get your camera close enough. On the Find N5, a four-inch focal distance makes this less of an issue, and early images are promising. It’s not the first time we’ve seen the feature (both the Huawei P60 Pro and vivo X100 Ultra have telephoto macros) but it’s rare in most devices that make it to the west. We usually have to make do with a macro mode on the ultrawide camera, and hope for the best. Mat Smith for Engadget The camera has many familiar features, too: portrait mode (with some Hasselblad assistance) and Lightning Snap burst shooting. The latter is augmented by Oppo’s take on AI unblurring and sharpening. Fold in an AI eraser and reflection remover and it goes toe-to-toe with recent Samsung and Google flagships. Multitasking is similar to the OnePlus Open, with some improvements. Oppo’s version is called Boundless View, with several features now accessible from a triple-dot icon, where you can shift second and even third apps into shrinkable windows. By tapping the top bar above one app, you can automatically widen it, but leave a sliver of the other app in view, making it easier to switch between them. One smart touch is that the Find N5 will gauge your multitasking, offering a prompt when switching between two apps to use them in split screen mode. As someone who doesn’t use book-style foldables, I find it a nice reminder of the utility of this form factor. Another software addition is the O+ app, where you can manage files on your phone and even sling them across to your Mac. At the briefing, an Oppo exec showed how easy it was to transfer a photo across devices, which was pretty unremarkable. (Think of all the cloud options we have in 2025) Mat Smith for Engadget But it was the Remote Mac Control that surprised me. With the Find N5 propped up and half-folded, the Oppo spokesperson used the onscreen trackpad and keyboard to interact with their Mac. This feature works with both Intel and Apple Silicon-based Macs, so I was able to test it out with my aging Intel MacBook Pro. Does anyone remember and pine for that VAIO laptop that could slip into your jeans pocket? No? Just me? Just me. Anyway, it felt like using that. You’re not going to work daily from it, but if there are files, or certain simple tasks you need to accomplish in Photoshop or other PC programs, it’s functional and impressive. It’s not quite as effortless or seamless as Apple’s own Continuity feature, since you have to install apps on the Find N6 and your Mac. Oppo promises a future update allowing you to transfer files to your Mac from Find N5’s native Files app without dabbling in Remote Mac Control. Wrap-up Mat Smith for Engadget With the Find N5, Oppo went to town on hardware. It feels and looks more premium than the company’s previous foldables but with substantial spec bumps at a time when many smartphones seem a little iterative. (Yes, Samsung, you.) The intriguing part is, if the OnePlus Open 2 isn’t happening in 2025, will this device make it to the US at all? And if it does appear next year, will all these upgrades be as impressive? The Find N5 launches globally today, with Oppo set to announce pricing just as this embargo breaks. You’ll be able to order directly from the company’s website – if you’re in the right country. Source link #Oppo #Find #impressive #thin #foldable #giant #battery Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

WOH G64: Gigantic star has gone through a rapid transformation and may explode WOH G64: Gigantic star has gone through a rapid transformation and may explode An artist’s impression of the star WOH G64 ESO/L. Calçada One of the largest stars in the known universe is undergoing a strangely rapid transformation and may soon explode as a supernova. First catalogued in 1981, WOH G64 sits some 160,000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It is one of the biggest red supergiants, the largest stars we know of. These are massive, cool stars that have run out of hydrogen fuel in their core and instead burn an envelope of hydrogen gas that surrounds them.… Source link #WOH #G64 #Gigantic #star #rapid #transformation #explode Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Google Chrome for iOS Is Getting a ‘Search Screen with Google Lens’ Feature Google Chrome for iOS Is Getting a ‘Search Screen with Google Lens’ Feature Google Chrome and the Google app for iOS are getting a new visual lookup feature. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature uses Google Lens to let users run visual queries on whatever is visible on the screen. The new search feature works similarly to Circle to Search which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to let users perform several actions such as looking up elements on the screen, translating text, and even identifying a song playing on the device. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that the new feature will also support AI Overviews. Google Chrome Will Now Support Visual Lookup via Lens In a blog post, the tech giant claimed that Google Lens is used for more than 20 billion visual searches every month. Now the company is expanding its functionality and offering iPhone users new ways to use the tool. Google Chrome for iOS is now being upgraded with the Google Lens-powered visual search feature. This is being called “Search Screen with Google Lens”. The feature works across the app and supports all web pages. The tech giant said users can draw, highlight, or tap on an object to instantly run a visual lookup. This will eliminate the need to screenshot pages and open the Lens app separately to search. To use the feature, users will need to tap the three-dot menu at the bottom right corner of the browser. There, they will be able to see the new option in the listed items. By selecting “Search Screen with Google Lens”, users can highlight any part of the screen and a bottom sheet of Google Search will pop up showing the information. The same feature is also being added to the Google app for iOS. After entering a web page via Search, users can tap the three-dot menu on the top right to find the “Search this Screen” option and quickly run a visual search. Notably, the company highlighted that AI Overviews will be automatically activated whenever a relevant query is made via Lens. This will allow users to quickly find the information without the need to scroll or tap on a link. For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who’sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube. Bhoothaddam Bhaskar Narayana Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video Pixar’s Win or Lose Now Streaming on JioHotstar: Everything You Need to Know Source link #Google #Chrome #iOS #Search #Screen #Google #Lens #Feature Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘Millers in Marriage’ Review: Squall in the Family ‘Millers in Marriage’ Review: Squall in the Family Three siblings navigate midlife crises in Edward Burns’s glossy look at marriages in transition. Source link #Millers #Marriage #Review #Squall #Family Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Walmart (WMT) Q4 2025 earnings Walmart (WMT) Q4 2025 earnings Walmart on Thursday said holiday-quarter revenue rose about 4% and e-commerce sales shot up 20% in the U.S., as growth in store pickup and home deliveries and gains with upper-income shoppers boosted results. In the fiscal year ahead, the discounter said it expects net sales to grow 3% to 4% and adjusted operating income to grow between 3.5% to 5.5% on a constant currency basis. The company said that includes a 150 basis point, or 1.5 percentage point, headwind from acquiring smart TV company Vizio and following a leap year in 2024. In an interview with CNBC, Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey described consumer spending patterns as “steady” and said “there’s not any sharp changes that we’ve seen.” Yet he acknowledged “there’s far from certainty in the geopolitical landscape.” About two-thirds of what Walmart sells is made, grown or assembled in the U.S. Yet if tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada take effect, he said Walmart is “not going to be completely immune.” “We’ve lived in a tariff environment for the last seven or eight years, and we’ll do what we know how to do,” he said. “We’ll work with suppliers. We’ll lean into our private brand. We’ll shift supply where necessary to try to take advantage of lower costs that we can then pass on to consumers.” Since Walmart is not sure if the tariffs will take effect next month, the company did not factor them into its guidance, Rainey said. Here is what the big-box retailer reported for the fiscal fourth quarter compared with Wall Street’s estimates, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: 66 cents adjusted vs 64 cents expectedRevenue: $180.55 billion vs. $180.01 billion expected In the three-month ******* that ended Jan. 31, Walmart’s net income fell to $5.25 billion, or 65 cents per share, compared with $5.49 billion or 68 cents per share in the year-ago *******. Revenue rose from $173.39 billion in the year-ago quarter. Comparable sales, an industry metric also known as same-store sales, increased 4.6% for Walmart’s U.S. business and 6.8% for Sam’s Club, excluding fuel. Walmart’s e-commerce sales in the U.S. soared 20% compared with the year-ago *******. That marked the 11th straight quarter of double-digit gains. Global e-commerce sales rose 16%. In the Walmart U.S. segment, customers’ store visits and purchases climbed, as transactions rose 2.8% and average ticket increased 1.8% year over year. As Walmart is the top grocer in the U.S., investors often view it as a barometer of consumer health. Investors have tried to parse whether softer U.S. retail sales in January were a blip or warning sign. Wall Street also is trying to understand the potential impact of policy decisions, such as tariffs, on consumer spending. Walmart’s e-commerce growth and newer initiatives worked in its favor in the fourth quarter. Its advertising business and third-party marketplace are small compared to Amazon’s, but have posted gains and driven higher margins than Walmart’s retail business. Rainey pointed to double-digit gains in the fourth quarter in global advertising, membership income and Walmart’s fulfillment services segment, which packs and ships orders to third-party sellers. “These are all higher margin, faster growing parts of our business where the math is just suggesting that our margins are going up over time,” he said. “And frankly, I don’t see any end to this.” Walmart also hiked its dividend by 13% to 94 cents per share, the largest increase in over a decade. As of Wednesday’s close, shares of Walmart are up about 83% over the past year. Shares closed on Wednesday at $104.00, up about 15% so far this year and outpacing the approximately 4% gains of the S&P 500 during the same *******. Source link #Walmart #WMT #earnings Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Marvel Rivals Hits 40 Million Players Within 3 Months Marvel Rivals Hits 40 Million Players Within 3 Months NetEase revealed today that Marvel Rivals has surpassed 40 million players since its release. Spotted by Daniel Ahmad on X (formerly Twitter), NetEase released its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 results today, revealing a new milestone for its hero shooter. Marvel Rivals reached 10 million players within the first 72 hours, 20 million within the first two weeks, and has amassed 40 million within three months. The results revealed that their Season 1 update, which arrived in January 2025, provided them with a “surge” that helped Marvel Rivals cross the 40 million mark and become one of Steam’s top sellers and most-played games globally. Season 1 brought a host of new balancing changes to the game along with fresh content such as Fantastic 4 characters, new maps and more. Moreover, NetEase’s Where Winds Meet has reached 15 million players across PC and mobile, and their Justice mobile game has topped iOS download charts for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. The financial results arrived right after an entire Marvel Rivals team in the United States was suddenly laid off. The developers revealed later that this decision was made to “adjust the Marvel Rivals’ development team structure for organizational reasons and to optimize development efficiency for the game.” You can check out the complete statement here. In other news, Marvel Rivals players can exchange their Battle Pass Chrono Tokens after the Season 1.5 update. Also, the new update will nerf the triple strategist meta. What are your thoughts on Marvel Rivals crossing 40 million players? Let us know in the comments or on our community forum! For more information from Insider Gaming, read about Dying Light 2: Stay Human, adding Tower Raid as a permanent game mode. Don’t forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter to receive the latest news and exclusive leaks every week! No Spam. Source link #Marvel #Rivals #Hits #Million #Players #Months Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

What is a Tensor Core? The Nvidia GPU technology explained What is a Tensor Core? The Nvidia GPU technology explained If you’ve ever wondered what a Tensor Core is then you’re not alone. Whether you’re in the market for a new graphics card or want to understand your Nvidia graphics card better, the tech is essential in powering today’s demanding games. Tensor Cores can be found inside all of the best graphics cards and the best 4K graphics cards, as this is the technology that utilizes what’s known as mixed computing, a combination of algorithmically driven (or AI-powered) and native hardware to produce results that far exceed standard rasterization, allowing for higher framerates in higher resolutions. In short, Tensor Cores are the hardware that power Nvidia’s AI upscaling tech known as DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling). But how do they work? Furthermore, how important are they for PC gaming and intensive productivity tasks? That’s what TechRadar is here to answer. What is a Tensor Core? (Image credit: Nvidia) Tensor Cores are specially developed hardware units inside of an Nvidia graphics card that enable mixed-precision computing by accelerating deep-learning AI workloads, and are trained across a vast neural network. They are far more power efficient than the CUDA cores of your graphics card and able to handle mixed-precision operations which would otherwise take considerably longer to complete. History of Tensor Cores (Image credit: Konstantin Savusia / Shutterstock) Nvidia first used Tensor Cores on its Volta lineup of data centres in 2017, which were later expanded into graphics cards. The first GPUs to use Tensor Cores were the Nvidia Titan V, Nvidia Quadro GB100, and the Nvidia Titan V CEO Edition, all of which utilized 640 first-generation Tensor Cores to accelerate their AI workloads limited to FP16 (or a 16-bit floating point). Second-generation Tensor cores were launched inside Turing (RTX 20 series) graphics cards, which greatly expanded the precisions up to Int1, Int4, and Int8 as well as FP16. Turing GPUs were also the first to utilize Ray Tracing cores (RT cores) which made the real-time lightning technique possible in video games (the combination of the technology would later come to be known as having “RTX on”). Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. For productivity use, these faster and more versatile Tensor Cores were found inside RTX Quadro video cards, primarily used in workstations for CAD, content creation, scientific calculations, and machine learning. Third-generation Tensor Cores were built inside Ampere (RTX 30 series) graphics cards. As well as Int1, Int4, Int8, and F16, the computational capabilities were expanded to include TF32, FP64, and bfloat16 precisions, too. These new formats greatly improved the types of machine learning (and deep learning), with the TF32 format being up to 20x faster than previous mixed-learning models. These Tensor Cores were also essential in driving Nvidia DLSS 2.0 as the AI-accelerated temporal anti-aliasing (TAA) became far cleaner and more widely adopted. While the first version of DLSS, launched in February 2019, could be blurry and imprecise, the wider amount of precisions possible through this generation of the Tensor Cores meant far higher framerates with hardware-intensive software, such as ray-traced games, particularly in higher resolutions such as 1440p and 4K. As Nvidia transitioned from primarily a computing/hardware company to an AI software developer, a similar trend could be seen with the fourth-generation Tensor Cores. A primary use of accelerated AI technologies is generative AI, large language models, chatbots, and Natural Language Processing (NLP). However, In gaming terms, the fourth-generation Tensor Cores also made DLSS 3’s Frame Generation a possibility, something that became exclusive to Ada (RTX 40 series) graphics cards and was not supported on previous RTX GPU generations. Provided developers worked with Nvidia to hand-tune a specific hardware-based algorithm for their games, this tech analyzes and then generates additional frames alongside traditional rasterization happening naturally. This results in higher framerates, even though it is hotly debated whether these are “real frames” or not. Tensor Core utilization for gaming (Image credit: Nvidia/CD Projekt Red) That leads us to 2025, with the recent introduction of Blackwell architecture graphics cards featuring fifth-generation Tensor Cores. Nvidia has stated its latest architectural technology “delivers 30X speedup” when compared to its previous generation due to the new precision formats supported. For gaming, this advancement makes Multi Frame Generation a possibility, which is a feature exclusive to RTX 50 series graphics cards (such as the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080). We’ve been consistently impressed by what MFG can do for 8K gaming. Tensor Cores work alongside CUDA cores in gaming (AI software in tandem with hardware) to render video games at a lower native resolution and then upscale into a higher one. This is how RTX graphics cards can produce playable framerates of 60 and beyond in resolutions like 4K and 8K while utilizing hardware-intensive rendering techniques such as ray tracing. As DLSS (and other RTX technologies) have been continually improved over the years, things now look as close to native performance as possible, something that has been favored by many gamers. How do Tensor Cores work? (Image credit: Nvidia) Tensor Cores are specifically-designed hardware units found inside Nvidia graphics cards primarily to accelerate AI workloads, such as matrix multiplication, that make machine/deep learning possible. As the technology has become more sophisticated from 2017 through to 2025, with the launch from the first-generation to the current fifth-generation offerings, they now facilitate significantly faster performance when compared to what’s possible from regular GPU cores. The main feature of Tensor Cores is mixed precision computing to perform calculations with lower precision data with greater accuracy than before. As the technology has matured, the types of high-precision output have deepened significantly. Additionally, Tensor Cores are optimized for Matrix Multiply-Accumulate operations (solving complicated math equations) through their tile-based processing. These tiles are stacked, meaning parallel (instead of linear) computations can happen per core, resulting in faster overall workloads. The operations of Tensor Cores can be broken down into three distinct steps: data loading, mixed-precision calculations, and then the output through accumulation. All of this comes together to fulfil what is known as AI acceleration, which has a myriad of uses in gaming (DLSS, Frame Generation, MFG, and Ray Reconstruction) to the training of neural networks, machine learning, deep learning, and large language models. You might also like… Source link #Tensor #Core #Nvidia #GPU #technology #explained Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

‘Old Guy’ Review: The Veteran and the Rookie ‘Old Guy’ Review: The Veteran and the Rookie “Old Guy” is billed as an action movie but it is actually more of a fantasy film. It imagines a world in which an aging hit man kills his targets without consequence before retreating to nightclubs where scads of beautiful young women compete to accompany him home. Presumably Danny Dolinski (Christoph Waltz) has been enjoying such a lifestyle for decades. But when the movie begins, his bosses consider his contract killing career to be approaching its natural conclusion because of the joint pain afflicting his trigger finger. Dolinski would prefer to stay in the game, but Opal, the director of The Company (Ann Akinjirin) insists that he serve as a mentor to Wihlborg (Cooper Hoffman), a promising, and youthful, assassin. So begins a familiar story of the veteran and the rookie, updated to include snide observations about Gen-Z style trends. Between this odd couple, Wihlborg is designed as sympathetic — he is given an arbitrary back story in foster care — but Dolinski is clearly meant as our hero, joined by a damsel in a low-cut dress (Lucy Liu). The director Simon West strains to frame Dolinski as a witty cad whose embittered demeanor (and murderous vocation) belie a sturdy moral code. Beyond the stale plot and groaners that make up the dialogue, “Old Guy” suffers from haphazard pacing, as if every third scene was cut out in postproduction. Watching, one wonders who this movie is for — even within the target demographic stated in the title. Old Guy Rated R for guys shooting guns. Running time: 1 hour 44 minutes. In theaters and available to rent or buy on most major platforms. Source link #Guy #Review #Veteran #Rookie Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

IMF mission starts talks on Ukraine loan programme review IMF mission starts talks on Ukraine loan programme review KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian officials began talks on Thursday with an International Monetary Fund team working on the country’s latest loan programme review, which could unlock about $917 million in new funds. As the war with Russia enters a fourth year, Ukraine is heavily dependent on foreign financial aid to cover its social and humanitarian spending needs, with the bulk of Ukrainian state revenue going towards funding the defence effort. It is the seventh regular review of Ukraine’s $15.6-billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, the IMF said in a statement, and economists have said meeting its reform targets could pose challenges for Ukraine. Trusted news and daily delights, right in your inbox See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. It includes goals to pass amendments to the country’s criminal code and approve legislation to set up an administrative court. Parliament has not considered the draft bills yet. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on the Telegram messaging app that the government expected to receive a total of $2.7 billion from the IMF over the course of this year. “Cooperation with the fund is an important factor in our financial stability,” Shmyhal said. “Despite the full-scale war, we continue to transform (the economy) and implement the necessary reforms.” Since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, the IMF has provided a total of $12.4 billion to Ukraine, Shmyhal added. Finance ministry data showed that the country had received more than $118 billion in foreign financial aid from its allies since the start of the war. (Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Helen Popper) Source link #IMF #mission #starts #talks #Ukraine #loan #programme #review Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Microsoft debuts Majorana 1 chip for quantum computing – Yahoo Finance Microsoft debuts Majorana 1 chip for quantum computing – Yahoo Finance Microsoft debuts Majorana 1 chip for quantum computing Yahoo FinanceMicrosoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers The New York TimesMicrosoft creates chip it says shows quantum computers are ‘years, not decades’ away ReutersMicrosoft unveils Majorana 1 chip: 5 Things to know about this quantum computing breakthrough Mint Source link #Microsoft #debuts #Majorana #chip #quantum #computing #Yahoo #Finance Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Brisbane ace Will Ashcroft faces match review scrutiny Brisbane ace Will Ashcroft faces match review scrutiny Brisbane’s young star Will Ashcroft faces scrutiny after elbowing Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell during a three-club match simulation session. Source link #Brisbane #ace #Ashcroft #faces #match #review #scrutiny Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘We don’t tolerate … acts of animal cruelty like this’ ‘We don’t tolerate … acts of animal cruelty like this’ An unlawful hook and snare line found in an *********** riverbed in Queensland has been interpreted by wildlife authorities as an individual’s attempt to deliberately “capture and kill” a large crocodile, Yahoo News reported. Senior wildlife officer Tony Frisby for Queensland’s Department of Environment, Tourism, Science, and Innovation (DETSI) said the department “strongly believes that someone set the baited hook” to catch and kill a crocodile. After investigating, officers reported an estimated “3.8-metre crocodile on the bank of the river.” The Nature Conservation Act 1992 protects crocodiles in Australia from harm and death with a maximum penalty of $36,293. If caught in possession of a deceased crocodile or parts of a deceased crocodile, this could also be grounds for a fine. In the past, crocodiles were hunted to near extinction in the region, per Australia Zoo. Thanks to the Nature Conservation Act, their population has increased dramatically to safe numbers. The possible extinction or population decline of crocodiles has dire implications for the ecosystem of the country. They play a vital role in regulating populations of other animals like fish, per the Croc Bus and World Animal Protection. Damaging the ecosystem by removing keystone species does more than just harm wildlife. It can also disrupt food chains, ultimately culminating in a decline of food resources for humans. Watch now: How bad is a gas stove for your home’s indoor air quality? In searching the river for more hooks, authorities luckily did not find any. “We don’t tolerate poaching or acts of animal cruelty like this, and anyone with information about the setting of this baited hook and line is urged to contact the department,” Frisby said. Respecting wildlife authorities and laws is crucial when it comes to mitigating instances like these. If wildlife is a threat to you, there are ways to deal with it safely, such as contacting the local or national animal rescue and protection services. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don’t miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet. Source link #dont #tolerate #acts #animal #cruelty Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]