Pelican Press

Man left with life-threatening injuries after being pulled from vehicle in Outagamie County Man left with life-threatening injuries after being pulled from vehicle in Outagamie County ELLINGTON, Wis. (WFRV) – A driver became trapped in his vehicle after it had rolled over multiple times during a single-vehicle ****** in Outagamie County early Saturday morning. According to the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office, on November 16 around 1:30 a.m., deputies were called to the area of State Highway 76 and Immel Road in the Town of Ellington for an automated ****** detection notification. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 29-year-old man from Appleton was heading north on WIS 76 when it ******* to turn near Immel Road, hitting a ditch and rolling multiple times. ***** at Green Bay single-story residence results in $20,000 in damages, no injuries Deputies say the driver of the vehicle became trapped and needed to be extricated. He was later taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The ****** investigation ******** ongoing. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton. Source link #Man #left #lifethreatening #injuries #pulled #vehicle #Outagamie #County Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The 45 best ****** Friday deals to shop from Amazon, Walmart, Apple, Anker and others The 45 best ****** Friday deals to shop from Amazon, Walmart, Apple, Anker and others With each passing year, ****** Friday seems to turn more and more into “****** November,” with many retailers starting their holiday sales weeks before the day itself. But while the bombardment of promos can be annoying, it also presents a good chance to beat the rush and finish holiday shopping ahead of time, without paying more than you have to. To help you cut through the noise, we’re rounding up the best early ****** Friday deals we can find in one easy place. While most major tech retailers haven’t started their early sales in earnest just yet, we’ve seen more than a few new discounts on gadgets we recommend pop up. We’ll continuously update this post as more ****** Friday tech deals pop up, so if you’ve been eyeing something else, be sure to check back. Engadget’s top picks Apple Watch Series 10 for $349 ($50 off): The latest Apple Watch is our top pick for the best smartwatch you can get thanks to its slightly thinner and lighter design, wide-angle OLED panel for better viewing angles, watchOS 11 features and slightly improved battery life. We gave it a score of 90 in our Apple Watch Series 10 review. Amazon ***** TV Stick 4K Max for $33 ($27 off): Amazon’s most powerful dongle supports 4K streaming with Dolby Vision, Wi-Fi 6E and live picture-in-picture mode so you can see security camera feeds directly on your TV as you’re watching a show or movie. In addition to being a solid streamer, it also makes a good retro gaming device. DJI Osmo Mobile 6 gimbal for $89 ($40 off): The latest version of DJI’s smartphone gimbal includes improved tracking and a new Quick Launch feature for iPhones that automatically launches the companion app in camera view so you can get to filming. Anker MagGo 3-in-1 foldable charging station for $82.50 (25 percent off with coupon): This Qi2 charging station supports up to 15W of power output and can charge an iPhone, Apple Watch and a pair of AirPods all at once. It also comes with a 40W USB-C charger and connecting cable, so you get everything you need to use it in the box. Anker Prime Power Bank 200W with charging base for $110 ($75 off): This high-capacity power bank is one of our favorites thanks to its speedy charging performance, onboard display which shows how much juice is flowing to each connected device and the included charging station that provides a neat space for the brick to live when you’re not using it. LG 65-inch B3 OLED smart TV for $998 ($301 off): This OLED TV has a 120Hz refresh rate, LG’s a7 AI processor Gen 6, and support for NVIDIA G-Sync, AMD FreeSync Premium and VRR for an even better gaming experience. A 65-inch OLED set under $1,000 is a great deal, as it’s more common to see 55-inch TVs drop below that threshold during ***** events. The best early ****** Friday tech deals Apple ****** Friday deals Nathan Ingraham / Engadget Anker ****** Friday deals Anker 10K MagGo power bank for $70 ($20 off, Prime exclusive): This is one of our top picks for the best power banks you can buy today thanks to its versatile capacity, speedy Qi2 charging capabilities, clear screen that shows remaining battery power and its built-in kickstand. Anker 3-in-1 10K portable charger for $36 ($9 off, Prime exclusive): A top pick in our best power banks guide, this 10K brick has a built-in USB-C cable so you don’t need to remember to bring one with you, plus it has an extra USB-C port for charging other devices. Anker Soundcore Space A40 for $44.25 ($35.75 off): The Space A40 is the longtime top pick in our guide to the best budget earbuds, as it delivers the kind of robust feature set we expect from pairs that cost three times as much. Call quality isn’t the best, and it won’t auto-pause when you take out an earbud, but its warm sound, powerful ANC, eight-ish hours of battery life and comfy design all impress for the money. This deal ties the lowest price we’ve seen — it’s only available to Prime subscribers at Amazon, but you can also grab it at Anker’s online store with an on-page coupon. ****** Friday gaming deals ****** Friday Lego deals Lego ****** Friday subscription deals Audible Premium Plus (3-month) for $1 ($29 off): Those who don’t currently subscribe to Audible can get three months of the audiobook service’s Premium Plus plan for $1. Normally, the service costs $15 per month after a 30-day free trial. As a refresher, Premium Plus is Audible’s upper tier: In addition to giving access the full Audible Plus library, it lets you keep one title from a curated selection of audiobooks each month. We wouldn’t call it essential, but if you’ve been on the fence, this is a good way to see if it’d work for you. Just note that the plan will auto-renew until you cancel. Amazon Kindle Unlimited for $0 for one month ($12 off): Amazon’s ebook subscription service gives you access to a catalog of thousands titles for unlimited reading, select Audible audiobooks to listen to and included magazines to read. Prime members can get a different deal: two months for only $5. Headspace annual plan for $35 ($35 off): Our top pick for the best meditation app has tons of courses that address specific anxieties and worries, a good in-app search engine that makes it easy to find the right meditation you need and additional yoga routines, podcasts and music sessions to try out. MasterClass Premium for $10/month ($10 off): Premium subscriptions, which include access for up to six devices and offline mode, are half off for the holidays. MasterClass’ other subscription tiers are also discounted. Those who love learning and want to pick up a new hobby (or refine an existing one) can take courses with some of the best in their respective fields. ProtonVPN Plus two-year plan for $72 ($168 off): Our top pick for the best VPN is based on open-source framework and has a no-logs policy. Its easy-to-use apps are available on most platforms including iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and more, and some of them even include a *****-switch feature. ExpressVPN two-year plan plus six extra months for $150 (82 percent off): Our top pick for best VPN for travelers provides access to tons of servers and had some of the fastest connections of any VPN service we tested. In addition to a VPN, this subscription tier gives you access to an ad blocker and password manager. ****** Friday tech deals Cherlynn Low for Engadget Google Pixel Watch 3 for $280 ($70 off): Google’s latest smartwatch is down to an all time low price. This is the model we recommend for anyone with an Android phone in our guide to the best smartwatches and it earned an 84 in our review. It detects workouts quickly, has an extra long battery life and is one of the more attractive smartwatches on the market. The deal applies to the 41mm size with GPS only but the larger and cellular-enabled models are on ***** too. Also at Best Buy and Target. Google Nest Indoor security camera (wired) for $70 ($30 off): Google’s security camera can tell the difference between people, animals and vehicles while it’s monitoring your home, and it supports 1080p video, night vision and two-way audio. Ninja Creami ice cream maker for $180 ($50 off): One of our favorite kitchen gadgets, this ice cream maker is super easy to use and makes an infinite amount of frozen treats; you’re really only limited by your imagination. Dyson V11 cordless vacuum cleaner for $400 ($170 off): Dyson machines are some of the best cordless vacuums you can buy, and this model has three power modes, a motorbar cleaner head that works well on all types of flooring and up to 60 minutes of runtime. Also available at Dyson. Blink Outdoor 4 (6-pack) for $180 ($300 off): The Outdoor 4 is a wireless, IP65-rated outdoor security camera we highlight in our guide to the best smart home gadgets. It captures decent (if not class-leading) 1080p video, it’s relatively painless to install and it supports features like night vision, motion alerts, local storage and two-way talking. The catch is that it locks things like person detection and cloud storage behind a subscription plan. Still, it’s a solid value on balance, and this deal furthers that. We’ve seen this price on a six-camera bundle for a few weeks, but it’s still an all-time low. An eight-camera pack is also on ***** for $250, another low. Hisense U8N 4K TV (55-inch) for $728 ($371 off): The U8N is the next step up from the U7N in Hisense’s TV lineup, so it should provide better colors, contrast and brightness across the board. If you don’t mind buying a smaller panel for around the same price, this is another new low. Also at Best Buy. Samsung Music Frame for $248 ($150 off): This unique smart speaker can show art or your own photos while it plays music, and it can sync with your Samsung TV speakers. Also available at Samsung. Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ for $170 ($50 off): Our top pick for the best budget Android tablet sports an 11-inch 90Hz display, a microSD card slot for extra storage and a hefty battery. Samsung T9 portable SSD (4TB) for $293 ($257 off): The latest model in the T-series of Samsung’s portable drives supports read and write speeds of up to 2,000MB/s, and it has dynamic thermal guard to keep it cool even when you’re pushing it to its limits. Also available at Samsung. Levoit Core 400S air purifier for $178 ($42 off): The top pick in our best air purifiers guide reliably improved air quality in our testing, plus it has easy to use onboard controls and takes inexpensive replacement filters. Segway Ninebot Max G2 electric scooter for $775 ($225 off): The latest electric scooter from Segway can reach a maximum speed of up to 25mph, and it can run for up to 43 miles in Eco mode. Solo Stove Bonfire Backyard Bundle for $400 ($180 off): Solo Stove ****** Friday deals include up to 30 percent off fit pit bundles that give you all of the necessary accessories to make the most out of your new ***** pit. Alternatively, you can pick up the Bonfire ***** pit with its stand over at Amazon for only $196. ****** Friday FAQs When is ****** Friday 2024? ****** Friday 2024 lands on November 29 this year. When do ****** Friday deals start? We expect some ****** Friday tech deals to start as early as November 1. Over the past few years, retailers have been kicking off the holiday shopping season earlier and earlier. This trend will continue in 2024, and you’ll likely find early ****** Friday deals available online and in stores in the weeks before the actual shopping event. When do ****** Friday deals end? Some ****** Friday tech deals will end immediately on Saturday, November 30. But those will likely be few and far between. Along with starting deals earlier and earlier, retailers have also extended ****** Friday deals past the day for a while now, too. In the tech space, we’ve seen many ****** Friday deals in the past run through Cyber Monday. Where are the best ****** Friday deals? There is no one place to buy all of the best ****** Friday deals, but you can expect the big retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target to have many of the same ****** Friday deals available — both in the lead up and on the day itself. We also recommend checking direct-to-consumer sites like Apple, Samsung, Sonos and others to make sure you’re getting the best deal before you cross things off your list. Does Apple have ****** Friday deals? You typically will not find cash discounts on Apple’s website for ****** Friday, though it has offered various gift card bundles during ****** Friday in recent years. You may be able to find local Apple store discounts on accessories, but Apple isn’t a retailer known for slashing prices on its products. However, you can find more traditional Apple ****** Friday tech deals at other retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy. Check out all of the latest ****** Friday and Cyber Monday deals here. Source link #****** #Friday #deals #shop #Amazon #Walmart #Apple #Anker Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

MSI MEG X870E Godlike motherboard drops at an eyewatering $1,099 — AM5 motherboard unleashes DDR5 9000+ RAM, five M.2 slots, 10 GbE, and Wi-Fi 7 alongside two USB 4.0 40 Gbps ports MSI MEG X870E Godlike motherboard drops at an eyewatering $1,099 — AM5 motherboard unleashes DDR5 9000+ RAM, five M.2 slots, 10 GbE, and Wi-Fi 7 alongside two USB 4.0 40 Gbps ports MSI’s flagship and top-of-the-line MEG X870E Godlike motherboard is now available for purchase, and it doesn’t come cheap—it is priced at $1,099 over at Newegg. Of course, this motherboard isn’t for the faint of heart (and wallet) and requires you to shell out a pretty penny if you want the best there is—after all, it doesn’t get any more premium—unless you want a Threadripper, that is. Let’s talk specs. The MSI MEG X870E Godlike uses the E-ATX (Extended ATX) form factor – measuring around 288 x 304.8mm. The board incorporates a 10-layer PCB with a heavy-duty 24+2+1 duet rail power setup rated at 110A – five more amps than its predecessor. The X870E Godlike features four DIMM slots rated for DDR5-8400+ speeds at 1 DPC (DIMM Per Channel), supporting up to 256GB of RAM. MSI touts speeds of over 9000MT/s – so you can complete mayhem with the overclocking. In terms of expansion, we find three PCIe slots: two full-sized PCIe 5.0 slots (from the CPU) – one wired at x16 and the other at x8 and one PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (from the chipset). One of the most exotic offerings, the X870E Godlike, comes packed with five M.2 slots: two using PCIe 5.0 (from the CPU) and three using PCIe 4.0 (from the chipset). Swipe to scroll horizontally Model Name MSI MEG X870E Godlike CPU Support Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 CPUs Socket AM5 PCIe Expansion slots (CPU) 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot + 1x PCIe 5.0 x8 slot (both full sized) PCIe Expansion slots (Chipset) 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot M.2 Slots (CPU) 2x M.2 Gen5 x4 slots + 2x additional M.2 Gen5 x4 slots (via M.2 Card) M.2 Slots (Chipset) 3x M.2 Gen4 x4 slots SATA 4x SATA 6Gbps ports USB Ports (Front) 1x USB 20Gbps (Type-C) + 1x USB 10Gbps (Type-C) + 4x USB 5Gbps (Type-A) + 4x USB 2.0 USB Ports (Rear) 2x USB 40Gbps (Type-C) + 5x USB 10Gbps (Type-C) + 8x USB 10Gbps (Type-A) LAN Marvel AQC113CS 10Gbps LAN + Realtek 8126 5Gbps LAN Connectivity Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4 Audio Realtek ALC4082 Codec + ESS9219Q Combo DAC/HPA Theoretically, you could slot MSI’s M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER GEN5 accessory in the aforementioned PCIe 5.0 x8 slot – raising the total number of M.2 drives to seven. There’s a catch though—the total number of CPU lanes adds up to 32 which isn’t possible as Ryzen 7000/9000 processors only support 24 PCIe lanes from the CPU – it looks like some PLX wizardry is happening behind the scenes. MSI also managed to pack four 6Gbps SATA ports – if you want to install typical 2.5-inch HDDs or SSDs. Image 1 of 5 (Image credit: MSI) (Image credit: MSI) (Image credit: MSI) (Image credit: MSI) (Image credit: MSI) The motherboard sports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 functionality, and side by side; there are two Ethernet ports – one at 10 Gb/s and the other at 5 Gb/s. MSI’s EZ DIY features make it easier to install the Wi-Fi antenna in addition to magnetic M.2 shields and easy PCIe GPU release. If that wasn’t enough – you also get a cute 3.99-inch LCD “Dynamic Dashboard III” for real-time hardware monitoring, troubleshooting, BIOS updates, visualizing music, or even displaying personalized media – the possibilities are endless. The MSI MEG X870E Godlike is available for $1,099 – a godlike price for a godlike experience. The motherboard is available on Newegg and should soon be available at other retailers. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Source link #MSI #MEG #X870E #Godlike #motherboard #drops #eyewatering #AM5 #motherboard #unleashes #DDR5 #RAM #M.2 #slots #GbE #WiFi #USB #Gbps #ports Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Halvorsen’s Viking Global opened stakes in two turnaround stories in Q3 Halvorsen’s Viking Global opened stakes in two turnaround stories in Q3 Ole Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global bought into two big, second-half turnaround stories in the third quarter. The Norwegian-********* billionaire’s hedge fund opened positions in Starbucks and Tesla sometime during the three months ended Sept. 30, the latest regulatory filing shows. Those bets — worth more than $100 million each — appear to be paying off as the pair have lately rallied. Halvorsen bought almost 1.7 million Starbucks worth $162 million during the quarter. The coffee chain lured Brian Niccol away from Chipotle in August to serve as its new chief executive starting in September. The appointment gave investors hope that Starbucks could fix issues plaguing its business. Starbucks shares surged more than 24% the day of the announcement, its best day ever. That rally accounted for almost all of Starbucks’ third quarter gain of more than 25%. So far in the fourth quarter, shares have risen less than 1%. (By comparison, the S & P 500 has added nearly 2% in the quarter.) Despite that enormous move one day in August, Starbucks shares are up about 2.5% in 2024, underperforming the S & P 500’s advance of around 23%. The average analyst polled by LSEG has a buy rating, with a price target suggesting shares will rise less than 2% over the coming year. Tesla rebound Tesla ‘s recovery revolved around CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who during the summer emerged as the most prominent backer of President-elect Donald Trump’s bid for the White House. Musk went on to donate an estimated $200 million to Trump’s campaign , supporting the *********** daily on social media and appearing at campaign rallies. Trump this week named Musk to co-head an office focused on government efficiency. Tesla surged more than 32% in the third quarter, and shares have climbed almost 23% so far in the fourth. Though Tesla slumped 29% in this year’s first quarter, the electrical vehicle maker has now climbed 29% in 2024. For their part, Wall Street’s sell-side analysts see those gains disappearing, with their consensus price target implying more than 28% downside over the next year, according to LSEG. Still, the average analyst rates Tesla a buy. TSLA SBUX YTD mountain Tesla and Starbucks, year to date To be sure, both Starbucks and Tesla are relatively small positions for Halvorsen, an alumnus of the late Julian Robertson ‘s Tiger Management. Viking Global’s stake in U.S. Bancorp , for example, Halvorsen’s largest single position, grew by more than 32% in the third quarter, and was worth more than $1.5 billion at the end of the quarter. Visa , Charles Schwab and Bank of America were other stocks that Halvorsen opened positions in during the September quarter. Stocks that Viking Global zeroed out in the quarter ranged from Meta Platforms to Dollar Tree to UnitedHealth . Source link #Halvorsens #Viking #Global #opened #stakes #turnaround #stories Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Honkai: Star Rail Shouldn't Put Its Most Popular Character on the Backburner For Too Long Honkai: Star Rail Shouldn't Put Its Most Popular Character on the Backburner For Too Long Honkai: Star Rail has been consistent with 5-star character reruns, but one popular character hasn’t been featured for one year now. Source link #Honkai #Star #Rail #Shouldn039t #Put #Popular #Character #Backburner #Long Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall in Philippines Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall in Philippines Weather worsens in Philippines as Super Typhoon Man-yi gets closer A potentially catastrophic super typhoon has made landfall in the Philippines – the sixth typhoon to hit the country in a month. Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, touched down at 21:40 local time (13:40 GMT) with maximum sustained wind speeds of 195 km/h (121mph) along the coast of the eastern Catanduanes island, the state forecaster said. It has warned of a “life-threatening storm surge”, heavy rains and severe winds, and hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated ahead of the storm’s arrival, At least 160 people are known to have ***** in the five previous earlier storms. Super Typhoon Man-Yi is expected to impact a large area, BBC Weather reports. There will be widespread heavy rain in northern areas, with more than 300mm (11 inches) expected to fall on Saturday and Sunday – leading to potential flooding and increasing the risk of mudslides. Winds of up to 270km/h are also expected, as are waves of up to 15m (49ft) in eastern coastal areas. The capital, Manila, may be spared the worst of the winds as the storm tracks to its north, before crossing the island of Luzon – the largest and most populous island in the Philippines – and heading offshore by Monday. Dozens of flights have been cancelled due to the incoming storm, according to local broadcaster ABS-CBN News. Typhoon Man-Yi bears down on Philippines At least 500,000 people are reported to have fled as the storm nears. The head of the country’s civil defence, Ariel Nepomuceno, has urged those living in the storm’s projected path to comply with evacuation orders. “It is more dangerous now for those in landslide-prone areas because the ground has been saturated by the consecutive typhoons,” Mr Nepomuceno said. Glenda Llamas is among those who have had to leave their homes. “We are terrified of the typhoon, as it may intensify and the waters can rise,” she told the AFP news agency from a shelter in the eastern Albay province. “If we didn’t evacuate we wouldn’t be able to get out later, we don’t have anyone else in the house but us.” “We already have a lot of phobia due to the previous calamities that happened here like floods, strong winds and other disasters,” said Melchor Bilay, who was evacuated to a school further south, in Sorsogon province. EPA Residents in areas that could be affected are being urged to obey evacuation orders While typhoons are not uncommon in the Philippines, forecasters say it is unusual to see so many tropical storms in the Pacific at the same time during the month of November. Tropical Storm Trami dumped one month’s worth of rain over large swathes of the northern Philippines in late October, leaving dozens of people *****. This was followed by Typhoon Kong-rey, in which at least three people were *******. It was also the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years. Typhoon Yinxing affected the north of the island of Luzon earlier this month, where it brought nearly 250mm (10in) of rain in some areas. There has since been Typhoon Toraji and, earlier this week, Typhoon Usagi, which brought a three-metre storm surge and torrential rainfall exceeding 200mm (8 inches). The ******* Nations’ climate change body, the IPCC, has said that while the number of tropical cyclones that happen globally is unlikely to increase due to a warning planet, it is “very likely” they will have higher rates of rainfall and reach higher top wind speeds. This means a higher proportion would reach the most intense categories. Source link #Sixth #typhoon #month #landfall #Philippines Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Bad PS2 Games That Were Good the Whole Time, Actually Bad PS2 Games That Were Good the Whole Time, Actually FreeckyCake68d ago Urban Reign starts to be hard from the get-go once you pick the normal difficulty. A lot of my friends picked up the easiest difficulty, and that alone didn’t make Urban Reign an easy one. I think the difficulty in Urban Reign reaches its peak once you get to ****** Golem. It gets even ******* when he teams up with Napalm 99. Jak 2: Yeah, that game is hard. I’d even go to say the checkpoint system in that game doubles down on the frustration. Imagine nearing the end of the mission, ****, then start all over again. Manhunt gets hard once opponents pick up a *******. I only played the PC version, so maybe they made that one *******? Dunno. But I do remember the enemies taking too much damage when equipped with a ****. The freaking guns… I replayed Maximo a couple of months ago as I made a history video about it on my YouTube channel, and yeah the game is challenging. The latter levels definitely put everyone’s skills to the test. And the option to pay to save, just made it more challenging. Maximo vs Army of Zin, however, is much easier. Source link #Bad #PS2 #Games #Good #Time Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Body found in boot in Ilford after concerns for Corby woman Body found in boot in Ilford after concerns for Corby woman A ******* investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was found inside the boot of a vehicle. Northamptonshire Police was contacted regarding a ******** concern for a woman in Corby, Northamptonshire, which led to the discovery of a body in Ilford, east London. The ****** is being treated as suspicious and police activity will continue over the weekend in various locations, including Corby and Ilford, officers said. Supt Steve Freeman, from the force, said it was a targeted incident and there was no wider risk to members of the public. Northamptonshire Police was contacted on 13 November by a member of the public regarding a concern for the ******** of a woman. Further inquiries led to the discovery of the body. Supt Freeman said: “Detectives from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit Major ****** Team and the Metropolitan Police have been working at pace to establish the circumstances that led to the woman’s ******. “Although we believe that this was a targeted incident and there is no wider risk to members of the public, extra patrols will be taking place in Corby in the coming days for reassurance purposes.” Police have asked anyone who may have information to contact them. Source link #Body #boot #Ilford #concerns #Corby #woman Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The best outdoor gear for the fall The best outdoor gear for the fall While it’s nice to have the versatility of a multi-fuel pizza oven, there’s no denying that a gas-powered setup is easier to use. It allows you to quickly adjust the heat while also being able to focus on making pizza, instead of also having to manage a *****. Solo Stove’s pizza ovens, including the Pi Prime, have a circular, “panoramic” opening that makes launching and rotating pies a simpler task than it is on other models. Plus, the whole thing is built out of stainless steel like the company’s ***** pits, so it’s made to last. And like most outdoor pizza ovens, the Pi Prime is ready to cook in 15 minutes and bakes pies in as little as 90 seconds. Source link #outdoor #gear #fall Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Bagnaia wins Barcelona sprint, takes title race to wire Bagnaia wins Barcelona sprint, takes title race to wire Francesco Bagnaia has extended the MotoGP title race into the final day of the season as the reigning champion won the sprint at the Solidarity Grand Prix while championship leader Jorge Martin finished third. Martin held a 24-point lead going into the final grand prix but his advantage was cut to 19 points ahead of Sunday’s race, where polesitter Bagnaia can still clinch a third straight MotoGP riders championship. Martin had given Ducati’s Bagnaia chase for several laps in Saturday’s sprint but Ducati’s Enea Bastianini made a clean overtake on the final lap which forced the Pramac Racing rider to settle for third. The championship will now be decided in the final race for a third consecutive season. “Job done for today, but for tomorrow we need to repeat what we did. I think that doing more than this is impossible,” Bagnaia said. “Jorge again did a fantastic job, so it’s fantastic that it’s like this. But let’s see tomorrow. For today, I’m very happy.” Bagnaia’s teammate Bastianini had a scorching start off the line and the Ducati rider, who started eighth on the grid, took the lead going into turn one while Bagnaia and Martin slotted in behind him. But Bagnaia and Martin went past Bastianini and the battle for the title heated up with 10 laps to go, with Martin knowing a sprint victory would give him the MotoGP crown. Bagnaia needed help to retain his advantage and Bastianini duly obliged when he overtook Martin to move up to second to give the Spaniard a headache, slowing him down to allow the reigning champion to surge ahead. Martin, though, soon found a way past but the damage was done as Bagnaia had some breathing room with eight laps to go. Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro finished fourth in the final sprint of his career at his home grand prix before retirement and he celebrated by hopping onto his old 125cc bike for a lap around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Marc Marquez had started third on the grid but contact with Pedro Acosta, which led to severe damage on the Red Bull GasGas Tech3, on the opening lap saw the Gresini Racing rider lose several positions and he eventually finished seventh. *********** Jack Miller could only finish 19th on his Red Bull KTM. The final race is being held in Barcelona, which already hosted a grand prix in May, after catastrophic floods in Valencia forced organisers to move the season finale. Source link #Bagnaia #wins #Barcelona #sprint #takes #title #race #wire Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Biggest Video Game Releases of December 2024 The Biggest Video Game Releases of December 2024 It’s been a big year for video games, with countless hits, such as The Outlast Trials, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Elden Ring’s first and only expansion, and numerous indie titles that stole the show, but the year isn’t over yet. There’s still one month to go, and it’s often the big one. December is typically filled with a few significant releases to prepare for the holiday season and countless sales to capitalize on Christmas. For now, let’s focus on the games. Here are the biggest video game releases of December 2024! Every Major Video Game Release in December Honestly speaking, this December is a little more lackluster than usual. We don’t have as many high-profile releases to discuss, besides Delta Force, Marvel Rivals, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. While I’m excited to play all three, Caves of Qud steals the month for me, and I’ll probably lose myself to another few playthroughs of that one. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete (iOS / Android) – December 2 Delta Force (PC) – December 4 Caves of Qud (PC) – December 5 Fantasian Neo Dimension (PS4 / PS5) – December 5 Marvel Rivals (PC / PS5 / Xbox Series X|S) – December 6 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PC / Xbox Series X|S) – December 9 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered (PC / Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox Series X|S) – December 10 Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S) – December 10 ****** Tail 2 (PC) – December 11 Alien: Rogue Incursion (PSVR2 / PC VR / Quest 3) – December 19 Related: A Look At The Most Wishlisted Upcoming Steam Games in November A Taste of What’s to Come in January Of course, as you start to get older, you’ll find that the months begin to blend as one moves into the next rapidly. Before you know it, the holidays end, and January and the new year begin, so there will be plenty of new video game releases! Here’s a taste of the upcoming game releases in January 2025: Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana (PS4 / PS5 / Switch) – January 7 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Switch) – January 16 Tales of Graces f Remastered (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S) – January 17 Dynasty Warriors: Origins (PC / PS5 / Xbox Series X|S) – January 17 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PC) – January 30 ******* Elite: Resistance (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S) – January 30 What upcoming games are you most excited about? Let us know in the Insider Gaming community forum! With so many upcoming PC games to explore, now’s an excellent time to scoop up the limited edition white Steam Deck OLED. You deserve it! Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest news and exclusive leaks every week! No Spam. Source link #Biggest #Video #Game #Releases #December Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Garbage truck driver finds a working 32-core Threadripper, RTX 2080 Ti gaming PC in the trash — the PC powered on after a good cleaning and a few days to dry Garbage truck driver finds a working 32-core Threadripper, RTX 2080 Ti gaming PC in the trash — the PC powered on after a good cleaning and a few days to dry If there ever was a PC gamer equivalent of the ‘One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure’ story, it doesn’t get any better than what Reddit user ‘Siezo’ had to say in the PC Master Race subreddit. Working as a garbage truck driver, the Redditor found a functioning gaming PC with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X, a stack of 32GB DDR4 RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. All it needed was to be rescued, some love, a PSU, a storage drive, and a good cleaning with isopropyl alcohol! The build has an ASUS Prime TRX 40-Pro motherboard, four sticks of Kingston’s HyperX Fury DDR4 DIMMs, a liquid cooler – possibly a Fractal Celsius+ S36 Dynamic, a Be Quiet Straight Power 11 series power supply, and two key components- an Asus ROG Strix 2080 Ti 11G graphics card and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. All these components were inside a Fractal PC case. As any proper PC enthusiast would do in this situation, he dried up the components, as they were wet because of other garbage piled over them before they were rescued. To be understandably cautious, Siezo made a wise decision to change the power supply to prevent a potential working PC from being destroyed once powered on. The result is a working PC, with an exception being the display on the AIO liquid cooler. Remarkably, even the case fans are working perfectly. AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X was released in 2019, but it is still a capable processor for many purposes. Getting a brand new RTX 2080 Ti would also be tricky, though it fetches a reasonable price in the pre-used market. Regardless, one can’t complain about getting this ‘technically’ for free, and hence, one could say it has been a sweet find. Siezo admits this is a very rare situation where a perfectly good PC was found in the garbage as he mentions 99% of garbage is simply trash. Naturally, one will be curious about the reason for throwing a perfectly working PC- a story we can only speculate on for now. What’s also peculiar is that the PC did not have any storage drives, implying the original user took it out before setting its final destination in the recycle bin. The possibility of someone throwing it out of anger is somewhat minimized as someone took the effort to remove any drives in the system. Once again- we can only speculate. Though it is not every day you find something good in the garbage, Seizo mentions there were times he found people throwing perfectly working items in the garbage, such as a working power drill, ratchet sets, a chainsaw with a bad spark plug, and an unopened Bluetooth keyboard, which he uses on his TV. To make this an even sweeter experience, Seizo mentions he’s been doing it for three and a half years, and this is his first PC. Users should sell their PCs and components they no longer need or donate them to someone who needs them. Throwing anything that’s in good condition simply adds up to trash, which might take years to be recycled. Regardless, it is a happy story about a perfectly good PC finding a new home and someone finding a really good system from a pile of wet trash, and it has a story that goes with it. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Source link #Garbage #truck #driver #finds #working #32core #Threadripper #RTX #gaming #trash #powered #good #cleaning #days #dry Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Mortgage and refinance rates today, November 16, 2024: Rates skyrocket Mortgage and refinance rates today, November 16, 2024: Rates skyrocket Mortgage rates have spiked today. According to Zillow, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased by 10 basis points to 6.64%, the 15-year fixed rate is up by 10 basis points to 5.98%, and the 5/1 ARM rate has risen by 29 basis points to 7.27%. If you’re in no rush to buy, you may want to wait until the home-buying season starts in 2025. There’s no guarantee that mortgage rates will be lower by then, though — so if you’re itching to buy a house soon, you probably shouldn’t let today’s rates stop you from getting the ball rolling. It’s unlikely rates will plummet anytime soon. This embedded content is not available in your region. Read more: How are mortgage rates determined? It’s complicated. Here are the current mortgage rates, according to the latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 6.64% 20-year fixed: 6.54% 15-year fixed: 5.98% 5/1 ARM: 7.27% 7/1 ARM: 7.21% 30-year VA: 5.99% 15-year VA: 5.49% 5/1 VA: 6.25% 30-year FHA: 5.70% 15-year FHA: 5.69% 5/1 FHA: 4.88% Remember, these are the national averages and rounded to the nearest hundredth. Learn more: 5 strategies for getting the lowest mortgage rates These are today’s mortgage refinance rates, according to the latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 6.69% 20-year fixed: 6.40% 15-year fixed: 6.03% 5/1 ARM: 7.67% 7/1 ARM: 7.35% 30-year VA: 6.05% 15-year VA: 5.65% 5/1 VA: 5.58% Again, the numbers provided are national averages rounded to the nearest hundredth. Mortgage refinance rates are often higher than rates when you buy a house, although that’s not always the case. This embedded content is not available in your region. Use Yahoo Finance’s free mortgage calculator to see how various interest rates and term lengths will impact your monthly mortgage payment. It also shows how the home price and down payment amount play into things. Our calculator includes homeowners insurance and property taxes in your monthly payment estimate. You even have the option to enter costs for private mortgage insurance (PMI) and homeowners’ association dues if those apply to you. These details result in a more accurate monthly payment estimate than if you simply calculated your mortgage principal and interest. There are two main advantages to a 30-year fixed mortgage: Your payments are lower, and your monthly payments are predictable. A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has relatively low monthly payments because you’re spreading your repayment out over a longer ******* of time than with, say, a 15-year mortgage. Your payments are predictable because, unlike with an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), your rate isn’t going to change from year to year. Most years, the only things that might affect your monthly payment are any changes to your homeowners insurance or property taxes. The main disadvantage to 30-year fixed mortgage rates is mortgage interest — both in the short and long term. A 30-year fixed term comes with a higher rate than a shorter fixed term, and it’s higher than the intro rate to a 30-year ARM. The higher your rate, the higher your monthly payment. You’ll also pay much more in interest over the life of your loan due to both the higher rate and the longer term. The ***** and ***** of 15-year fixed mortgage rates are basically swapped from the 30-year rates. Yes, your monthly payments will still be predictable, but another advantage is that shorter terms come with lower interest rates. Not to mention, you’ll pay off your mortgage 15 years sooner. So you’ll save potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest over the course of your loan. However, because you’re paying off the same amount in half the time, your monthly payments will be higher than if you choose a 30-year term. Dig deeper: 15-year vs. 30-year mortgages Adjustable-rate mortgages lock in your rate for a predetermined amount of time, then change it periodically. For example, with a 5/1 ARM, your rate stays the same for the first five years and then goes up or down once per year for the remaining 25 years. The main advantage is that the introductory rate is usually lower than what you’ll get with a 30-year fixed rate, so your monthly payments will be lower. (Current average rates don’t necessarily reflect this, though — in some cases, fixed rates are actually lower. Talk to your lender before deciding between a fixed or adjustable rate.) With an ARM, you have no idea what mortgage rates will be like once the intro-rate ******* ends, so you risk your rate increasing later. This could ultimately end up costing more, and your monthly payments are unpredictable from year to year. But if you plan to move before the intro-rate ******* is over, you could reap the benefits of a low rate without risking a rate increase down the road. Learn more: Adjustable-rate vs. fixed-rate mortgage First of all, now is a relatively good time to buy a house compared to the last couple of years. Mortgage rates are lower than last November, and home prices aren’t spiking like they were during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, if you want or need to buy a house soon, you should feel pretty good about the current climate. On the other hand, rates have been increasing over the last couple of months. If you’re in no rush to buy, you may want to hold out until 2025 in case rates decrease. Just remember that no one has a crystal ball about what mortgage rates will do, so there is no guarantee that rates will plummet in 2025. Also, if rates do go down, you’ll likely face more competition and maybe even higher prices to meet the demand. Read more: Which is more important, your home price or mortgage rate? According to Zillow, the national average 30-year mortgage rate is 6.64% right now. But keep in mind that averages can vary depending on where you live. For example, if you’re buying in a city with a high cost of living, rates could be higher. Mortgage rates aren’t expected to go down in 2024. They might decrease in 2025, but it largely depends on the economy and political policies that arise next year. Overall, mortgage rates have dropped over the last year. However, they have been increasing over the last several weeks. Today, mortgage rates have risen. In many ways, securing a low mortgage refinance rate is similar to when you bought your home. Try to improve your credit score and lower your debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Refinancing into a shorter term will also land you a lower rate, though your monthly mortgage payments will be higher. Source link #Mortgage #refinance #rates #today #November #Rates #skyrocket Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Why Disney Dreamlight Valleys Sally Update is a Game-Changer Why Disney Dreamlight Valleys Sally Update is a Game-Changer Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Sew Delightful update won’t just add Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas to the game, but some big new features too. Source link #Disney #Dreamlight #Valleys #Sally #Update #GameChanger Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Three Mile Island nuclear turning point as Big Tech influence grows Three Mile Island nuclear turning point as Big Tech influence grows Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is embarking on an ambitious plan to restart operations before the end of the decade, marking the latest chapter in the history of a plant that symbolizes the future promise, past struggles and lingering fears of nuclear energy in the ******* States. The twin cooling towers that stretch hundreds of feet above the Susquehanna River just south of Middletown, Pennsylvania, went dormant in 2019 after billowing water vapor into the sky for four decades. Its owner at the time, Exelon, permanently shut down the Unit 1 reactor, citing “severe economic challenges.” Unit 1 is one of a dozen reactors that closed in the U.S. over the past decade as nuclear industry struggled to compete against cheap and abundant natural gas. But the fortunes of the industry have shifted dramatically this year as deep-pocketed technology companies turn to nuclear power to meet the tremendous electricity consumption of their future business: artificial intelligence. Constellation Energy, the plant’s current owner, plans to restart Unit 1 in 2028, subject to monitoring and approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Constellation, headquartered in Baltimore, spun off from Exelon in 2022; it has the nation’s largest fleet, or group, of nuclear power plants, operating 21 of the 94 reactors in the U.S. “This is a plant that we ran and ran very well,” plant manager Trevor Orth told the NRC at an Oct. 25 meeting. “We shut it down. We understand how we shut it down, and we have a good idea of how we’re going to restart this.” The main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC While Constellation will restore the plant, it will ditch the name Three Mile Island. The plant will be rechristened the Crane Clean Energy Center, after the late CEO of Exelon, Chris Crane. Constellation said the restart will cost $1.6 billion, financed by the company’s own funds. (Take a deeper look inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant here.) Microsoft has made the restart of Unit 1 possible through an agreement to purchase the full electricity output from the plant for 20 years, a sign of the growing role the tech sector is playing in shaping the future of the U.S. power industry. Microsoft said the agreement is part of its strategy of meeting the growing electricity needs of its data centers with power that is free of carbon dioxide emissions in an effort to mitigate the impact of its business on the climate. Part of a control panel at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Those data centers are playing a critical role in the U.S. economy, housing servers that run the cloud computing that businesses and consumers now rely on for life’s digital daily tasks. They are also essential for the development of artificial intelligence, technology that is viewed as critical for the nation’s future economic competitiveness and national security. With four years until the planned restart, one of the big uncertainties is whether Constellation can deliver the power to Microsoft on time. Nuclear projects are notoriously plagued by long delays, big cost overruns and cancellations. But Unit 1 is in good condition and Constellation is confident the plant will restart on schedule, said Bryan Hanson, the company’s chief generation officer. Most of the restoration at Unit 1 will be normal maintenance work that Constellation conducts regularly on its fleet of nuclear plants, Hanson said during an Oct. 30 tour of the plant. “Not an ounce of concrete needs to be poured, not one piece of rebar needs to be tied, not one cable needs to be pulled. The infrastructure is here,” the executive said. “The challenge of delays — I don’t see it.” A control panel in the main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Constellation’s decision to restart Three Mile Island follows Holtec International’s decision to restart its Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan. Palisades is poised to become the first reactor to restart operations in U.S. history in 2025 after shutting down. Holtec has plans to nearly double the power capacity of the facility in the 2030s by building two small modular reactors, next-generation technology that promises to make nuclear plants less costly and easier to deploy. Amazon and Alphabet’s Google recently announced investments in small modular reactors. While Constellation has not committed to building a small modular reactor at any of its plants yet, Hanson said the company is open to working with the tech sector to build new nuclear reactors in the U.S. “If our customers come to us again, like a Microsoft, and say ‘we want to help you build new nuclear’ — we’ll probably join hands and figure out a way to do that,” Hanson said. Lingering fears Unit 1 is a short walk from the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. The partial meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor at Three Mile Island in 1979 had a chilling effect on the development of new nuclear plants in the U.S. Unit 2 has not operated since the accident and is being decommissioned by its current owner, Energy Solutions, a private nuclear services company. Unit 1 operated safely and efficiently before it was shut down for economic reasons, said Mike Goff, acting assistant secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy at the Department of Energy. But Pennsylvania state Rep. Thomas Mehaffie said his constituents have mixed feelings about the restart of Unit 1, particularly those who are old enough to remember the accident at Unit 2. Pennsylvania state Rep. Tom Mehaffie speaks in front of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC “Of course people who were here during that time frame, who are older — there is concern. There always has been concern,” said Mehaffie, who represents the communities around Three Mile Island at the state legislature in Harrisburg. Mehaffie’s father was a union electrician who helped build the nuclear plants. Hanson said the nuclear industry has learned from this chapter of its history. “The 1979 accident taught us that our standards weren’t right at the time,” Hanson said. The U.S. nuclear industry today has the best safety, reliability and operational standards in the world, he said. While some constituents have concerns, others see the economic value that the restart will bring, Mehaffie said. The restart of Unit 1 will bring an estimated 3,400 jobs to the region, according to a study by the Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council. Grid reliability The planned restart of Three Mile Island is also a step to help ensure the region’s electric grid ******** reliable, Mehaffie said. Unit 1 will bring back 835 megawatts of carbon-free electricity, equivalent to the consumption of more than 600,000 homes, at a time when the grid is on the brink of faltering. Electricity demand is outpacing supply, as power plants, particularly those that run on coal, are retired faster than new capacity is built, grid operator PJM Interconnection warned in July. PJM operates the grid in Pennsylvania and 12 other states. “Grid reliability is everything,” Mehaffie said. PJM has forecast that electricity demand will surge nearly 40% by 2039 due to the expansion of data centers, manufacturing and the electrification of industry and transportation. Meanwhile, 40 gigawatts of power generation is at risk of retirement by 2030; that’s about 21% of PJM’s installed capacity. “We’re seeing potentially catastrophic early retirements of dispatchable resources,” Mark Christie, a commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said during a public hearing Nov. 1. A cooling tower at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Federal energy regulators are worried that tech companies’ pursuit of deals that redirect power from the electric grid directly to their data centers could exacerbate supply shortages and threaten grid stability. Microsoft said the electricity it will be purchasing from Unit 1 will feed into the grid and will not directly power its data centers. Microsoft is committed to bolstering the grid as it secures power for its data centers, said Alistair Speirs, senior director of global infrastructure for Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. “When we operate in the community, if we’re not stabilizing, adding resiliency to the grid, then it’s hard for us to keep our social license to operate,” Speirs said. Microsoft is not involved in the physical restoration of the plant, Hanson said, but Constellation is providing status reports to the company. Restoration and restart timeline Constellation ***** out how it plans to restart the plant in the company’s first public meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Oct. 25. While Wall Street is generally bullish on the restart, Citi has cautioned that Constellation could face challenges in completing the project on schedule. “Given the regulatory and physical challenges, we assume that [Constellation] is likely to experience some delays and cost overruns to ******** on the restart,” Citi analyst Ryan Levine told clients in an Oct. 14 note. Citi initiated coverage of Constellation with a neutral rating in October on delay concerns. Constellation’s stock has gained more than 90% since the start of the year and 12% since the Three Mile Island restart was announced Sept. 20. Levine is an outlier. The vast majority of analysts rate the stock a buy or strong buy, with the average price target predicting more than 23% upside. The turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Hanson said crucial and expensive equipment such as the steam generators and main power generator have undergone inspection and maintenance by Constellation and are in good condition. The steam generators were replaced in 2009 and are ready for restart, he said. The internals of the main power generator, built by General Electric nearly 50 years ago, were replaced a little over a decade ago, he said. The main generator has been cleaned and needs some routine maintenance, he said. The plant’s main power transformers need to be replaced at a cost of $75 million to $100 million, Hanson said. The transformers are on order with delivery expected in late 2026, he said. One of the cooling towers has been gutted and will be refurbished. The analog control room will remain the same with the exception of some rewiring, Hanson said. The simulator that mimics the control room also needs to be restored so plant operators can be trained there. One of the most critical items for restoring plant operations is training operators for NRC certification, a process that takes about 18 months, Hanson said. The turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Constellation is currently prohibited from operating and loading fuel into the reactor vessel because the plant was permanently shut down. Constellation plans to file an exemption request in November that would remove these restrictions if approved by the NRC. “That will officially mark the start of our restart activities,” Dennis Moore, senior manager of licensing at Constellation, told the NRC. Constellation plans to file a request to change the plant’s name from Three Mile Island to the Crane Clean Energy Center in February. Later in 2025, Constellation will submit filings on the plant’s technical specifications, environmental impact, emergency plan, and site security plan for NRC review, the company said. Constellation intends to send an operational readiness letter to the NRC by July 2027. The company would then begin testing and return to power if the NRC determines that the plant is ready to operate and authorizes placing fuel in the reactor. In the meantime, Constellation does not need NRC permission to “start turning wrenches and doing restoration work” at the plant, said Scott Burnell, a spokesperson for the regulator. The NRC will be monitoring the work to make sure the regulator’s requirements are met, Burnell said. The restarts at Three Mile Island and Palisades will likely secure NRC approval, Goff said. “They are an independent agency, but I expect if the safety cases are presented, they’re going to approve it,” Goff told CNBC in September. Don’t miss these energy insights from CNBC PRO: Source link #Mile #Island #nuclear #turning #point #Big #Tech #influence #grows Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Molly-Mae Hague ‘shocked’ by Tommy Fury split Molly-Mae Hague ‘shocked’ by Tommy Fury split Getty Images Influencer Molly-Mae Hague has spoken of her “shock” at her recent split with her fiancé, professional boxer Tommy Fury. She said she had been counting down the days to their wedding next September, adding that her wanting to marry Fury “would never have changed”. They met in 2019 on ITV’s Love Island dating show and got engaged in 2023. They share daughter Bambi, born early last year. They announced their split in August, in separate social media posts, and this is the first interview Hague has given since. Both aged 25, they were arguably the most high-profile couple to have emerged from Love Island. Asked by British Vogue whether the break-up was sudden, she replied: “Yeah. I mean. It was a bit of a shock.” She said she “didn’t want what happened to happen” adding that she “wanted to get married to Tommy, 100%, and that would never have changed”. “I wanted to get married next September and it’s very hard when it’s kind of taken away. But I will always have a lot of love and respect for him,” she added. Getty Images Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague, both 25, met on ITV2’s Love Island in 2019 The pair took their legions of fans by surprise when they announced their split. “I am extremely upset to announce that mine and Tommy’s relationship has come to an end,” Hague told her 7.9 million Instagram followers. “After five years of being together I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way,” she wrote. In his own statement, Fury said he was “heartbroken” and asked fans for privacy. He also thanked Hague for “making me a dad”, adding: “Bambi is our priority.” Hague said that people at the time were saying “it’s Princess Diana and Charles”, in a reference to the separation of now King Charles III and the late Princess of Wales. But the impact on her was also clear. “ had a few days,” she said, “where I thought, ‘I don’t really know how I’m going to get through this.’” ‘No one will ever know’ In October, Fury put his side of the story across in an interview with the Daily Mail, in which he denied cheating on Hague. “All the allegations that were made of me recently are completely false,” he insisted. He also expressed hopes to reconcile with Hague, calling her “the woman of my dreams”. Hague, for her part, said “no one will ever really know what went down apart from Tommy and I, and that’s how we’d like to keep it, for Bambi’s sake”. But she indicated we may hear more from her ex in due course, saying: “I do think that he will talk about things eventually. I do think that when he’s ready, like, maybe more will be said. But I think that’s for him to do on his terms.” She added: “It’s not like it’s gossip, it’s real life and it’s, you know, it’s a really deep situation. It’s really sad.” Getty Images In the interview, Hague also confirmed that she is set to star in a new three-hour documentary series for Prime Video, set to air in early 2025. It is produced by the team behind Netflix’s At Home with the Furys, and is expected to give viewers access to all parts of her life. “So far, so good. I’ve not lost my mind with the cameras in my house all the time,” Hague told the magazine. She added that co-parenting was going really well, saying the pair were both being “really mature about it”, and opened up about how much she is enjoying motherhood, now that Bambi is a toddler. “I absolutely adore it,” she said. “If I could have a million more ******* that are at this stage, I would do it.” Source link #MollyMae #Hague #shocked #Tommy #Fury #split Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

CEO behind GTA Trilogy calls out Rockstar's "d*ck move" for removing his studio's name CEO behind GTA Trilogy calls out Rockstar's "d*ck move" for removing his studio's name Grove Street Games was removed from the GTA Trilogy collection’s splash screen in the latest update Source link #CEO #GTA #Trilogy #calls #Rockstar039s #quotdck #movequot #removing #studio039s Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Activist ValueAct is poised to trim ****, help boost profits at Meta. Here’s how Activist ValueAct is poised to trim ****, help boost profits at Meta. Here’s how Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Company: Meta Platforms (META) Business: Meta Platforms builds technologies that help people find communities and grow businesses. The company’s products enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, wearables and in-home devices. The company operates through two segments: Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). FoA includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services. RL includes augmented and virtual reality-related consumer hardware, software and content. Facebook enables people to connect, share, discover and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers. Instagram is a place where people can express themselves through photos, videos and private messaging. Messenger is a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups and businesses across platforms and devices. Stock Market Value: $1.39T ($554.08 per share) Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Meta Platforms in 2024 Activist: ValueAct Capital Ownership: n/a Average Cost: n/a Activist Commentary: ValueAct has been a premier corporate governance investor for over 20 years. ValueAct principals are generally on the boards of half of ValueAct’s core portfolio positions and have had 56 public company board seats over 23 years. ValueAct has previously commenced activist campaigns at 26 information technology companies and has had an average return of 54.63% versus 30.16% for the Russell 2000 over the same *******. What’s happeningBehind the scenes ValueAct has extensive experience in mega-cap technology companies, most notably Microsoft and Salesforce. ValueAct CEO Mason Morfit was on the board of Microsoft from March 2014 through the end of 2017 as the tech giant transformed into a cloud-based enterprise software business and went from a $250 billion market cap company to more than $3 trillion today. At Salesforce, when a handful of activists were engaging, the company opted to add Morfit to its board on Jan. 27, 2023, and the stock has more than doubled since then. Now, ValueAct has engaged another titan of the market, Meta Platforms, announcing an approximately $1 billion dollar position in the company. Meta’s products enable people to connect and share through various platforms and devices, including mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, wearables, and in-home devices. The company operates through two segments: Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). FoA includes social media applications such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, while RL includes augmented and virtual reality-related consumer hardware, software and content. This has been an extremely volatile year for Meta’s stock price — with dips below $400 per share and highs above $600 — giving ValueAct many opportunities to acquire its position at a favorable price. With the stock price up about 56% in 2024, ValueAct still sees significant untapped value in Meta. Meta is expected to deliver $30 in EPS by 2026, which at a 20-times multiple would put the company at approximately $600 per share. This EPS can be broken down into the company’s two segments: $40 EPS from its core FoA segment and -$10 EPS from the RL segment. This would place the valuation of Meta’s core FoA business at $800 per share, while its RL segment would be valued at -$200 per share, or a $400 billion drain on the company’s valuation. This -$10 EPS from the RL segment is made up of -$7 from the RL division and -$3 from AI spending. ValueAct has shown at Microsoft and Salesforce that it is very good in helping companies trim **** and build muscle. There is certainly some **** in the RL division that can be trimmed. The AI spending, while concerning to some in the market, can be the muscle that strengthens Meta’s core FoA business. AI will provide benefits to many companies, but one of its best uses is to create value in consumer internet and matching-based business models that are monetized by connecting their vast audiences to relevant content or services, such as such as Spotify, Indeed.com and Expedia. When AI and GPU computing power are applied to these business models, it can lead to significant improvements in matchmaking and monetization. This is because at the end of the day, AI – even generative AI – is just pattern spotting and pattern recognition, so its application can inherently enhance user-product matching and preference alignment. Meta can be one of the biggest beneficiaries of this market in its core FoA business with respect to delivering content and optimizing advertising. The second lever for AI growth for Meta is the impact of how developers are using large language models (LLMs) to create technologies. Developers are increasingly using multiple LLMs within the same project, so they rely on tools that enable different models to work together. Currently led by OpenAI and Microsoft, companies are competing to control the tools used to layer these LLMs, which are necessary to run and develop new technologies. To enter this market, Mark Zuckerberg has open-sourced Meta’s “LLaMA” model, a high-performance AI model designed to compete with OpenAI’s GPT and Microsoft’s Copilot. The decision to open-source LLaMa has helped build Meta’s role in the AI ecosystem by driving LLaMA adoption. It should more than justify Meta’s AI spend. So, if Meta continues to bleed the RL division at the same pace and gets absolutely no value from its AI spend, it will have a $600 stock in 2026. However, if ValueAct can do what it has been able to do at Microsoft, Salesforce, Adobe and others – help grow the muscle and trim the **** – RL’s -$7 should decline substantially and AI’s -$3 will be money well spent and be a significant value creator, as opposed to a drain on value as the market attributes today. Even a neutral valuation ($0 EPS) for RL/AI would place Meta at $800 per share, implying 40% growth from its current price. And if AI prospects become positive, which seems very plausible given these potential avenues of growth, RL/AI should actually contribute to EPS growth. Thus, 40% growth almost becomes a floor that underscores the significant upside for Meta. This is not ValueAct taking a “flyer” on AI. First of all, ValueAct is a very thoughtful and diligent investor and doesn’t take “flyers.” Second, ValueAct has extensive experience from both sides of AI. The firm has been in the boardroom at companies like Microsoft and Salesforce, two of the largest developers of AI. And the firm has been an active shareholder at companies like Spotify, The New York Times, Expedia and Recruit (Indeed.com) some of the largest users and beneficiaries of AI. So, when ValueAct invests in AI, it isn’t just ***** balling. The firm thoroughly understands AI and how its customers can use it. When thinking about how ValueAct will approach this engagement going forward, we must address the elephant in the room: Meta is a controlled company, with Mark Zuckerberg holding approximately 61% of the company’s voting power. While most activists would never bother with a controlled company for obvious reasons, ValueAct actually has a strong track record of creating value at controlled or quasi-controlled companies, including engagements at Martha Stewart Living, The New York Times, 21st Century Fox, Spotify and KKR. In these situations, ValueAct averaged a return of 124.12% compared to an average of 30.79% for the relevant market benchmark. This is because ValueAct understands that activism is about the power of the idea; the power of the argument; the power of persuasion. As such, even in its investments in non-controlled companies, the firm almost always only takes one board seat because it is confident that its ideas will resonate. However, given Meta’s controlled structure, we don’t expect ValueAct to push as hard for a board seat here as it might at other portfolio companies. In a controlled company you can almost be as effective as an active shareholder as you can as a director. That being said, given ValueAct’s track record of board success, particularly at other mega-cap technology companies, shareholders would be well served if Meta added a ValueAct representative to the board. Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist 13D investments. Source link #Activist #ValueAct #poised #trim #**** #boost #profits #Meta #Heres Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘Smacked me in the face with its potential consequences’ ‘Smacked me in the face with its potential consequences’ The recent revelation of the cancelation of Tom Hardy’s Splinter Cell movie is another ***** to fans hoping to see their favorite ******-ops agent come to life on the big screen. Originally announced in 2012, Tom Hardy was to play Sam Fisher, the iconic stealth agent of Third Echelon. The franchise could’ve really used a live action adaptation. | Image Credit: Ubisoft Despite years of development and high anticipation, the project crumbled due to budget and script issues. Producer Basil Iwanyk confirmed its demise saying that it was “one of the ones that got away.” It’s such a pity because the Splinter Cell franchise has some storylines that could’ve truly shined. Tom Hardy Could’ve Done Justice To Some Of Splinter Cell‘s Storylines Richard Dansky, a longtime writer for the Splinter Cell series, knows the weight of Sam Fisher’s choices better than anyone. Dansky has overseen the series’ narrative since his early days at Red Storm Entertainment. Speaking to Game Developer, he previously described a story moment that “smacked [him] in the face with its potential consequences.” The story moment I like best from the most recent round of Clancy games is in Double Agent, when Sam is given the choice of letting the terrorists take out the cruise ship – and a lot of innocent people with it – or stopping them, and risk getting someone he’s got a personal attachment to *******. In Double Agent, Sam Fisher faces a crucial choice on a cruise ship mission: he must decide whether to let a **********-planted ***** explode, ******** hundreds of innocent people, or to risk his life and loyalty to prevent the *******. #SplinterCell live-action movie starring Tom Hardy is officially ***** (via @Thedirect) pic.twitter.com/O7WBXzV1lI — Culture Crave (@CultureCrave) November 14, 2024 Announced in 2012, the hype for the Splinter Cell movie was ignited by Tom Hardy’s casting as Sam Fisher, the ******-ops operative at the heart of the Splinter Cell series. Hardy’s intense and shadowy persona seemed a perfect fit for Fisher’s morally gray missions and covert operations. According to Dansky this narrative delivered high emotional stakes and moral complexity. Such a storyline could have captured the essence of Fisher’s duality in a live action adaptation. It would’ve given Hardy a compelling character arc filled with weighty decisions. Now That It’s Cancelled All Hope Is Lost So many stories could’ve been told. | Image Credit: Ubisoft The project has ultimately been cancelled, as confirmed by Basil Iwanyk, who was the movie’s producer. Iwanyk signed up to produce the movie in 2013 and recently talked to The Direct about the cancelled project. That movie would have been awesome… Just couldn’t get it right, script-wise, budget-wise. But it was going to be great. We had a million different versions of it, but it was going to be ********* and awesome. That’s one of the ones that got away, which is really sad. Hollywood’s track record with video game adaptations has been mixed at best. Unlike colorful franchises like Super Mario, Splinter Cell’s themes of espionage, betrayal, and moral conflict are ******* to translate for mainstream audiences. For now, Splinter Cell’s cinematic future ******** uncertain. However, Ubisoft has not entirely forgotten its stealth-action property. A Netflix animated series titled Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, starring Liev Schreiber as Fisher, is set for release in 2025. The ******** to launch this film isn’t the only setback for the franchise. Ubisoft’s treatment of the action franchise has frustrated fans for years, as no new mainline games have been released since 2013’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist. While a remake of the original game was announced in 2021, it ******** in development limbo. Source link #Smacked #face #potential #consequences Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘Ravenous Wolves Trying to ******** Us’: Joel Rosenberg Points to ******* and Biblical Prophecy ‘Ravenous Wolves Trying to ******** Us’: Joel Rosenberg Points to ******* and Biblical Prophecy Author Joel Rosenberg believes some of the events unfolding around us hold biblical significance, particularly when it comes to ******* and the Middle East. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” Rosenberg, an expert on biblical prophecy who now lives in *******, recently spoke with CBN News about ******, the war in Gaza, and how current events might play into what the ****** says about future happenings and the end of days. “That is the No. 1 question I’m getting asked … ‘Can you put this [current moment] in a prophetic context?’” Rosenberg said. “I would say, No. 1, we’re definitely in a birth pang, right? ****** speaks in Matthew 24 that there’s going to be contractions and releases, moments of wars and rumors of wars, and kingdom against kingdom, nation against nation, as well as earthquakes and famines and other disasters.” He continued, “Those are contractions and, just like when your wife gets close to delivering, … the contractions are longer and more painful, and the release moments are shorter.” Watch Rosenberg break it all down: Rosenberg said Israelis were living in a time of release on Oct. 6, 2023, as it was safe, prosperous, and secure — the safest it had been in modern history. “You’d have to go back to the days of Solomon and David when the kingdom was peaceful and secure,” he said, noting ******* had just come off making four *****-******** peace treaties and normalization treaties via the Abraham Accords. “We were just about to finalize another deal — the biggest peace and normalization deal in ******** history — and that would be with the Saudi government.” But all of that peace was obliterated by ******’ horrific ******* ******* on Oct. 7, 2023, an event he said was the “longest contraction” modern ******* has faced. “I would add that, just in context, I believe COVID was a biblical Matthew 24 contraction where … a lot of people *****. But the other part was … not only was there this terrible health pandemic, plague, a biblical plague, but even the ********* government could say in an instant, ‘You can’t go to *******. You can’t leave your house. You can’t go see your friends, but the strip clubs could stay open. The casinos could stay open. The bars could stay open — the ******* stores, but not churches. That was a contraction.” Another contraction, he said, is Russia’s elongated war in Ukraine, a chaotic and deadly ongoing event further creating international stability. Rosenberg cited Amos 9:9 while discussing *******’s current war after the ****** invasion. That verse reads (NIV): “For I will give the command, and I will shake the people of ******* among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble will reach the ground.” He believes Amos 9:9 is a recurring prophecy, but that the current war in ******* is another “shaking” that falls under its umbrella. “I don’t believe *******’s under judgment … in other words, **** didn’t send this ******, but **** … allowed it,” Rosenberg said. “Why? To shake us, to help us realize that most Israelis either haven’t read, don’t remember, or don’t care about Psalm 23, in which David, our greatest king, told us the Lord is our shepherd.” He said some Israelis forgot, due to security, the realities inherent in this Scripture. “We forgot as a nation that there are ravenous wolves trying to ******** us,” he said. “It shows what a moment of release of security we felt like we were in. But I think this is a wake-up call.” As for the Palestinians of Gaza, Rosenberg said he believes they are facing a “biblical judgment,” appealing to Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV) to make his case. Those Scriptures read: The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Rosenberg said the Abrahamic Covenant makes it clear **** will bless those who bless ******* and curse those who do not. “If you curse ******* every day for 76 years, and you want to … elect a genocidal government, even if later you don’t want that, but what are you going to do now?” he said. “I believe we’re seeing a judgment. Doesn’t mean **** doesn’t want to show mercy. Also, we need to pray as Christians. Who else is praying for the Palestinians? We need to be. We need to show compassion. But there’s a judgment going on from 76 years of hatred, hostility, cursing, and now, you know, an attempt at genocide against ******* and the ******* people.” Considering the prophetic verses in ****** books like Ezekiel — particularly the Gog and Magog prophecy — Rosenberg broke down his beliefs on what’s happening now and how it might relate. “In terms of watching where we are going, there’s no question in my mind that we’re seeing the chess pieces on the board align in a manner that’s consistent with the prerequisites of Ezekiel 38-39 happening, the war of Gog and Magog,” Rosenberg said, referring to the ****** chapters that purportedly predict Russia, Iran and Turkey attempting to invade *******. But Rosenberg was also careful in addressing these issues, reminding Christians not to read too closely into what’s happening. He said dynamics can and do quickly shift. “I just want to caution people who are interested in those prophecies … don’t try to jump to a fast conclusion,” he said. “The data doesn’t support yet a conclusion, but it definitely supports [the premise], ‘Isn’t this interesting?” Watch above for more from Rosenberg on these topics. Source link #Ravenous #Wolves #******** #Joel #Rosenberg #Points #******* #Biblical #Prophecy Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Professor Finds First Physical Evidence Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails Professor Finds First Physical Evidence Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails By Cassidy Delamarter A University of South Florida professor found the first-ever physical evidence of hallucinogens in an Egyptian mug, validating written records and centuries-old myths of ancient Egyptian rituals and practices. Through advanced chemical analyses, Davide Tanasi examined one of the world’s few remaining Egyptian Bes mugs. Such mugs, including the one donated to the Tampa Museum of Art in 1984, are decorated with the head of Bes, an ancient Egyptian **** or guardian ****** worshiped for protection, fertility, medicinal healing and magical purification. Published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, the study sheds light on an ancient Egyptian mystery: The secret of how Bes mugs were used about 2,000 years ago. “There’s no research out there that has ever found what we found in this study,” Tanasi said. “For the first time, we were able to identify all the chemical signatures of the components of the liquid concoction contained in the Tampa Museum of Art’s Bes mug, including the plants used by Egyptians, all of which have psychotropic and medicinal properties.” The presence of Bes mugs in different contexts over a long ******* of time made it extremely difficult to speculate on their contents or roles in ancient Egyptian culture. “For a very long time now, Egyptologists have been speculating what mugs with the head of Bes could have been used for, and for what kind of beverage, like sacred water, milk, wine or *****,” said Branko van Oppen, curator of Greek and Roman art at the Tampa Museum of Art. “Experts did not know if these mugs were used in daily life, for religious purposes or in magic rituals.” Tanasi using technology in the USF Institute for Digital Exploration to create a 3D digital model of the mug. (USF Communications) Several theories about the mugs and vases were formulated on myths, but few of them were ever tested to reveal their exact ingredients until the truth was extracted layer by layer. Tanasi, who developed this study as part of the Mediterranean Diet Archaeology project promoted by the USF Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment, collaborated with several USF researchers and partners in Italy at the University of Trieste and the University of Milan to perform chemical and DNA analyses. With a pulverized sample from scraping the inner walls of the vase, the team combined numerous analytical techniques for the first time to uncover what the mug last held. The new tactic was successful and revealed the vase had a ********* of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol – a combination that Tanasi believes was used in a magical ritual reenacting an Egyptian myth, likely for fertility. The concoction was flavored with honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice and grapes, which were commonly used to make the beverage look like blood. The original mug next to the successfully created 3D digital version. (USF Communications) “This research teaches us about magic rituals in the Greco-Roman ******* in Egypt,” Van Oppen said. “Egyptologists believe that people visited the so-called Bes Chambers at Saqqara when they wished to confirm a successful pregnancy because pregnancies in the ancient world were fraught with dangers. So, this combination of ingredients may have been used in a dream-vision inducing magic ritual within the context of this dangerous ******* of childbirth.” “Religion is one of the most fascinating and puzzling aspects of ancient civilizations,” Tanasi said. “With this study, we’ve found scientific proof that the Egyptian myths have some kind of truth and it helps us shed light on the poorly understood rituals that were likely carried out in the Bes Chambers in Saqqara, near the Great Pyramids at Giza.” The Bes mug is on display now at the Tampa Museum of Art and can be viewed in the exhibition, “Prelude: An Introduction to the Permanent Collection.” View a 3D model of the Bes mug produced by the USF Institute for Digital Exploration. This article was originally published under the title, ‘USF professor confirms Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals’ by University of South Florida as a press release. Top image: Left; Drinking vessel in shape of Bes head; El-Fayūm Oasis, Egypt. Right; Prof. Tanasi with the 3D digital model of the mug. Source: Left; courtesy of the Tampa Museum of Art, Florida. Right; USF Communications References Tanasi, D., van Oppen de Ruiter, B.F., Florian, F. et al. Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a ptolemaic Egyptian vase. Sci Rep 14, 27891 (2024). Source link #Professor #Finds #Physical #Evidence #Egyptians #Drank #Hallucinogenic #Cocktails Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Photo Mode returns in Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, launching February 14 Photo Mode returns in Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, launching February 14 25 years ago, we were shocked with the image of Lara Croft hanging from a cliff inside an Egyptian tomb, as the credits rolled on Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation. It’s time for Tomb Raider players to re-experience the next remastered chapters of Lara Croft’s darkest adventures. Source link #Photo #Mode #returns #Tomb #Raider #IVVI #Remastered #launching #February Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Raspberry Pi 5 teams up with Radeon GPU to run ***** Eternal with RTX on at 4K — the combo also tackles Crysis Remastered, Red ***** Redemption 2, and Forza Horizon 4 Raspberry Pi 5 teams up with Radeon GPU to run ***** Eternal with RTX on at 4K — the combo also tackles Crysis Remastered, Red ***** Redemption 2, and Forza Horizon 4 A leading Raspberry Pi torchbearer has demonstrated relatively modern AAA games like ***** Eternal, Crysis Remastered, Red ***** Redemption 2, and Forza Horizon 4, running at 4K on the humble $50 SBC. Pi wizard Jeff Geerling shared a video of his latest attempts to boost the credit card-sized computer’s GPU muscle. Things have progressed since the ***** 3 4K demo he shared a few weeks ago. The most important developments since October are getting newer generation AMD Radeon GPUs to work with the Pi, potentially delivering massive performance uplifts. To swiftly recap Geerling’s recent progress, he demoed 4K gaming on his Raspberry Pi 5 in October with the help of an eGPU setup featuring a modest Radeon RX 460. With this setup, some less demanding 3D titles like SuperTuxKart and ***** 3 (2004) could achieve 4K60 nirvana. Now, thanks to Pi fanatics working on RX 6000 and RX 7000 series drivers, Geerling has been able to run some far newer AAA PC titles at 4K. However, we must warn that newer PC games aren’t hitting 4K60 even with the best RX 7000 card Geerling could get – primarily due to his latest test setup’s underpowered CPU, restricted bandwidth, and max 8GB RAM. He tested with a Radeon RX 6700 XT. My Raspberry Pi has a better GPU than Apple’s M4 Pro – YouTube Watch On In addition to these gaming advances, the newest Radeon drivers and patches enable hardware video transcoding. LLM acceleration is still unavailable, and Geerling confirmed that AMD ROCm support isn’t coming to Arm soon. How ***** Eternal (2000) fares on the Pi with a powerful eGPU setup using the Radeon RX 6700XT. Geerling admits this title is a little frustrating at 4K on his new setup, with an average of 20 FPS just too low for the fun factor. Typically, reducing the resolution can do wonders for frame rates. Still, the Pi enthusiast commented that the CPU is such a bottleneck that it is only inches above 30 FPS when reducing screen res to 720p. At 4K with RTX On, the frame rate plummeted to around 12 FPS. A system utility revealed that the GPU utilization was below 50%, as the rest of the Pi system bottlenecked it so comprehensively. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. (Image credit: Jeff Geerling) Geerling also checked the benefits of overclocking the Pi 5 CPU from 2.4 to 3.0 GHz. However, for the new average 4K at 25 FPS performance observed, there was too much system instability to make it enjoyable. If you care to digest the Pi enthusiasts video, you will see similar observations playing titles like Crysis Remastered, Red ***** Redemption 2, and Forza Horizon 4. Better experiences were seen in the Obduction adventure title and Halo 3. Geerling seemed most pleased with how well his Pi eGPU system handled Portal 2“”“” (2011), enjoying a “flawless… butter smooth” 4K gaming session. The same game was “extremely choppy” on the Pi’s iGPU at 720p. Before the video wrapped up, Geerling turned his attention to serious application and content creation shenanigans with the eGPU. He plugged in the Radeon Pro W7700Pi’s workstation graphics card for this video part. Again, the Pi’s CPU, bandwidth, and meager 8GB of RAM decreased the system’s performance. Nevertheless, the Pi enthusiast enjoyed pushing this powerful GPU in the Gravitymark outer-space visuals rendering benchmark and creating a ‘Battlestation Pi’ with six external 60 Hz monitors. Source link #Raspberry #teams #Radeon #GPU #run #***** #Eternal #RTX #combo #tackles #Crysis #Remastered #Red #***** #Redemption #Forza #Horizon Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Russo gives Arsenal 'dream start' in north London derby Russo gives Arsenal 'dream start' in north London derby Alessio Russo scores for Arsenal after just two minutes in the north London derby to put them 1-0 up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Source link #Russo #Arsenal #039dream #start039 #north #London #derby Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Baldur’s Gate 3 Is an Anomaly in Many Ways, and a Stable Player Count Is Proof of It Baldur’s Gate 3 Is an Anomaly in Many Ways, and a Stable Player Count Is Proof of It Baldur’s Gate 3 was launched in 2023 and went on to become one of the greatest games of all time. The previous year was jam-packed with huge titles like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Diablo 4, Alan Wake 2, Starfield, and many more. But still, the Larian Studios title won the Game of the Year award. Baldur’s Gate 3 was released on August 3, 2023. | Credit: Larian Studios. Now, there is a major difference between this RPG title and other great titles in the past. A game gets a huge reception upon its release with huge player counts, but slowly that fades away as time passes by. However, that’s not the case with Baldur’s Gate 3. Baldur’s Gate 3 is Still Spiking 50,000 Players ⛶ ⛶ Baldur’s Gate 3’s many characters are among its strengths. Image Credit: Larian Studios. ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ Despite being released over a year ago, there’s no stopping of Baldur’s Gate 3. This RPG title still soars with more than 50,000 concurrent players (according to SteamDB) with a 24-hour peak of 77,298 (at the time of writing this article). The Sales are higher but also AVG playtime. Players are spending more time in Baldur’s Gate 3. 30% of the player base has 100-500h in Baldur’s Gate 3. pic.twitter.com/WrX4Gb5MEO — Lakrix (@Lakrixx) November 15, 2024 With no DLC, these figures place the game above other popular titles that came out this year and show a higher player retention rate than games like Elden Ring. Rather, what draws and retains players in Baldur’s Gate 3 is an inconceivably vast world with so many options that exploring it all would take hundreds of hours. It would be an understatement to say that Baldur’s Gate 3 had an impact at launch. Baldur’s Gate 3‘s continued development was significantly impacted by the quantity of award shows Larian Studios had to attend due to the game’s immense popularity. Due to Larian’s careful consideration of user feedback and the addition of much-desired features, the game has remained captivating for a considerable amount of time. Larian’s team has been working tirelessly on the game, always trying to improve the game’s experience for players, whether they are Dungeons & Dragons combat experts or simply want to experience the story. What Is the Reason for This Huge Success? Baldur’s Gate 3 has recently added official mod support. | Credit: Larian Studios. Larian Studios has kept fans entertained by introducing tiny bursts of new content, such as new dialogue options, epilogues, and a brand-new difficulty mode called Honor mode, even though Baldur’s Gate 3 hasn’t received any meaningful DLC. More such aspects were added in September’s Patch 7 for Baldur’s Gate 3, which includes an integrated mod manager, improved Honor mode actions, and an expanded “evil” ending. It won’t be shocking to see the player count rise once more as a result of the significant additions, as gamers return to try their hand at a modified playthrough and see the expanded endings. Since community-generated content will be available at the touch of a button, the addition of an official mod manager is certain to keep game enthusiasts interested for a very long time. There are plenty of amazing mods for Baldur’s Gate 3, and mods themselves are a great way for players to improve their experience. Considering all of this, it is not surprising that Baldur’s Gate 3 is still sweeping the gaming industry. Source link #Baldurs #Gate #Anomaly #Ways #Stable #Player #Count #Proof Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]