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Kevin Durant becomes 8th player in NBA history to score 30,000 points – NBA.Com Kevin Durant becomes 8th player in NBA history to score 30,000 points – NBA.Com Kevin Durant becomes 8th player in NBA history to score 30,000 points NBA.ComDurant becomes 8th in NBA to reach 30,000 points ESPNGame Recap: Grizzlies 119, Suns 112 NBA.ComKevin Durant becomes 8th NBA player to score 30,000 points Yahoo SportsKevin Durant now eighth NBA player to score 30,000 career points. How high can he climb? USA TODAY Source link #Kevin #Durant #8th #player #NBA #history #score #points #NBA.Com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Letiticia Fortune pleads not guilty to attempted ******* in alleged Lisa Lines plot Letiticia Fortune pleads not guilty to attempted ******* in alleged Lisa Lines plot The case against a woman who allegedly tried to kill the former partner of her lover with a pillow has hit a significant milestone. Letiticia Fortune fronted Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempting to ******* Jonathon Hawtin on New Year’s Day in 2018. The charge forms part of convoluted and long-running allegations that Ms Fortune’s lover, Lisa Lines who has also been charged with *******, plotted to knock off Mr Hawtin in a plan said to have commenced in October 2017 At that time, police allege Ms Lines and her then lover Zacharia Bruckner together tried to kill Mr Hawtin, with Mr Bruckner attacking the man at his Adelaide Hills home with an axe. Mr Bruckner is then alleged to have shot himself with a gun to make the axe attack look like it was in self-defence. The incident left Mr Hawtin a tetraplegic. Camera IconLetiticia Fortune has pleaded not guilty to attempted ******* and will now face trial at the Supreme Court. Duncan Evans Credit: News Corp Australia As he lay in a hospital bed recovering from the axe attack, police allege Ms Fortune plotted to smother Mr Hawtin with a pillow, but was stopped by hospital security guards and fled the scene. Prosecutors allege Ms Fortune and Ms Lines were lovers at the time. Ms Fortune, standing quietly in the dock on Wednesday, answered “not guilty, your honour”, when Chief Magistrate Mary-Louise Hribal read out the charge to her. She will now face trial at the South *********** Supreme Court. Andrew Williams, appearing for Ms Fortune, told the court his client was not “jointly charged” with Mr Bruckner and Ms Lines. “This charge arises from a distinct set of circumstances,” he said. “I know my friend (prosecutor Timisha Ward) takes another view.” Ms Hribal listed May 5 for Ms Fortune’s arraignment. Ms Fortune, who is on bail, declined to make any comment as she left the court. In December, Ms Lines and Bruckner also pleaded not guilty to attempted ******* charges relating to the alleged 2017 attack. Camera IconLisa Lines (wearing a T-shirt) is escorted by police after being extradited back to Australia. NewsWire / Kelly Barnes Credit: News Corp AustraliaCamera IconZacharia Bruckner arrives at Adelaide Airport with police following his extradition from Queensland. NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes Credit: News Corp Australia Police further claim Ms Lines and Mr Bruckner conspired to kill Mr Hawtin and Mr Hawtin’s mother Rhonda via a hit man between 2021 and 2023, with undercover police operatives allegedly securing evidence of the alleged plot. Ms Lines and Mr Brucker have pleaded not guilty to those charges. The pair will appear at the Supreme Court for the first stages of their trial on March 3. The police initially believed Mr Hawtin had tried to kill Mr Bruckner after he started a relationship with Lines. Mr Hawtin was acquitted of all charges following a trial at the South *********** Supreme Court in 2019. Ms Lines left Australia and settled in Taiwan after Mr Hawtin was acquitted of the charges against him. She was arrested in November 2023 on the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau and then extradited back to Adelaide to face the allegations against her. Camera IconDefence lawyer Dominic Agresta is defending Ms Lines. NewsWire / Brenton Edwards Credit: News Corp Australia At an appearance in December last year, Dominic Agresta, appearing for Ms Lines, argued for the attempted ******* charge against his client to be dismissed on a “no case” basis. “The principal evidence that the Crown has is that there were two tiny spots of blood on my client’s tracksuit … the only inference you can draw from that blood, is an inference as to her presence in the shed at some point,” he said. “The difficulty for the Crown in my submission, is that there was no dispute … that my client entered the garage after the events, where she is said to have seen both Mr Bruckner and Mr Hawtin supine on the ground both bleeding.” Mr Agresta said Ms Lines’ actions after finding Brucker and Mr Hawtin bleeding in the shed were “inconsistent” with a ******* plot. But Ms Hribal rejected Mr Agresta’s arguments and found Ms Lines had a case to answer. Ms Lines holds a PhD in social sciences from Flinders University. Source link #Letiticia #Fortune #pleads #guilty #attempted #******* #alleged #Lisa #Lines #plot Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Disney sounds alarm about major problem affecting visit numbers Disney sounds alarm about major problem affecting visit numbers With over 140 million people visiting the 12 Disney (DIS) parks worldwide every year, the theme park and entertainment giant is by far the most popular and well-recognized around the globe. For multiple generations, certain Disney characters bring back associations with childhood while a visit to one of the parks — Walt Disney World and Disneyland in the U.S. — remains either a beloved activity or a bucket list dream. Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE daily newsletter The cost of Disney vacations in California and Florida has gone up and some potential visitors say prices are prohibitive. Aaron-P/GettyDisney execs are concerned about costs of park visit The decision about which park people choose to visit ultimately depends on their income bracket. In 2025, a single-day ticket to either California’s Disneyland or Florida’s Walt Disney World can top $200 during peak periods. With things like accommodations and the cost of food factored in, different calculations have shown that $3,000 for a weekend is usually the minimum that a family of four coming in from out of town will leave at the park—a number that, according to equity research firm Wolfe Research, rose by 56% from 2014 to 2024. Related: Disney suffers unexpected loss at its theme parks As reported in a new feature from the Wall Street Journal, internal reports show that the number of visitors planning future trips has been on the decline since the end of 2023. While visits for the last fourth quarter were still up, 1% growth is significantly lower than the 6% growth seen in the same quarter a year ago. The rising cost of a Disney vacation is the primary reason for the downward trend— something that, according to the report, Disney executives like CFO Hugh Johnston have talked about in a roundabout way during past earnings calls. Concern is growing internally — particularly in the departments crunching visitor numbers. “Internally, teams that worked on pricing, promotions and consumer feedback debated through the spring of last year how to improve the ‘intent to return’ survey results, people involved in the discussions said,” Robbie Whelan wrote for the WSJ. Official statements vs. internal concerns: What is really going on with pricing at Disney? In internal surveys, lower-level Disney employees have also reportedly drawn attention to the fact that the cost of a vacation would be unaffordable to someone earning their salaries (however, complimentary access for employees and their families is one of the perks all Disney workers receive). More on travel: In its response to the WSJ, Disney said that it offers a range of ticket and experience options to keep a visit possible for a middle-class family. The survey results also show that many visitors see Disney as a dream experience for which they are willing to save and pay extra. The WSJ report, by contrast, highlights several families who say they scrapped plans to attend a Disney park in 2025 due primarily to cost. “The number-one thing we hear from the millions of guests who visit our parks each year is how much a Disney vacation means to them, and we intentionally offer a wide variety of ticket, hotel and dining options to welcome as many families as possible, whatever their budget,” Josh D’Amaro, chairman of the Disney Experiences division, told the WSJ. Related: Veteran fund manager issues dire S&P 500 warning for 2025 Source link #Disney #sounds #alarm #major #problem #affecting #visit #numbers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Glenn Had Multiple Meetings; Jets Also Likely To Separate From Davante Adams – profootballrumors.com Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Glenn Had Multiple Meetings; Jets Also Likely To Separate From Davante Adams – profootballrumors.com Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Glenn Had Multiple Meetings; Jets Also Likely To Separate From Davante Adams profootballrumors.comJets reportedly told Aaron Rodgers he couldn’t appear on ‘Pat McAfee’ anymore, had to attend all practices before split Yahoo SportsAcquire Cousins? Draft a QB? Without Rodgers, what’s next for the Jets at the position? ESPNJets captain C.J. Mosley: QB Aaron Rodgers shouldn’t leave New York with ‘head down’ NFL.comWhat’s next for Aaron Rodgers after New York Jets reportedly tell him they’re moving on? CNN Source link #Aaron #Rodgers #Aaron #Glenn #Multiple #Meetings #Jets #Separate #Davante #Adams #profootballrumors.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Australia spinner Matthew Kuhnemann reported for suspected ******** bowling action Australia spinner Matthew Kuhnemann reported for suspected ******** bowling action Australia spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been reported for a suspected ******** bowling action. The 28-year-old was Australia’s leading wicket-taker in their 2-0 Test series win in Sri Lanka but was reported following the second Test in Galle. Kuhnemann will now have his action assessed to determine its legality and, if deemed ********, the left-armer would be suspended from bowling until his action has been modified and passed a further assessment. “The *********** team was notified of the match officials’ referral following the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle and will support Matt through the process of clearing this matter,” Cricket Australia said in a statement released today. “This is the first time in eight years of professional cricket that his action been questioned. “Cricket Australia will liaise closely with the ICC (International Cricket Council) and independent experts in line with ICC regulations.” Kuhnemann is free to continue bowling in domestic cricket for Tasmania but is not permitted to bowl at international level until his action is cleared. Source link #Australia #spinner #Matthew #Kuhnemann #reported #suspected #******** #bowling #action Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Gout Gout to light up Stawell Gift Gout Gout to light up Stawell Gift The Gout Gout show will hit the road to the Stawell Gift in April. Source link #Gout #Gout #light #Stawell #Gift Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Bitcoin: Bearish Pressures to Continue as US Government Focuses on the US Dollar Bitcoin: Bearish Pressures to Continue as US Government Focuses on the US Dollar Despite a surge in bullish sentiments since Nov. 2024 when US President Donald Trump won the presidential election, looks ready to slide further amid the current macro outlook. Trump made a plethora of promises in his inaugural address, including including cryptocurrencies as part of the central reserve and establishing a regulatory body to provide more transparency to crypto trade. But his effort to maintain the crypto on the top seems to remain on the back foot amid his other priorities, which revolve around his one and only aim: strengthening the US dollar by imposing reciprocal tariffs on many nations of the world. I anticipate that the imposition of tariffs is widely seen as inflationary, complicating the probability of including cryptocurrencies in national reserves due to its uncertain moves. Secondly, establishing new rules and regulations to regulate the trading of cryptocurrencies could be a long process for the Trump administration which is likely to extend the bearish pressure on cryptocurrencies. On the other hand, growing concerns over the Fed’s reluctance to keep the interest rate future rate cuts for a long could result in the losing stance of cryptocurrencies to gold which is still considered a top safe heaven due to its less volatility compared to crytocurrencies. Technical Levels to Watch Technical indicators confirm a surge in bearishness in Bitcoin and the other crypto coins after the inaugural of US President Donald Trump when Bitcoin tested its lifetime high at $109,471. Since then, surging bearishness looks evident enough in Bitcoin, despite some wobbly moves amid the surging strength of the US dollar and inflation. After completing a cup-and-handle formation, Bitcoin faced selling pressure that could continue to push it below the significant resistance at 50 DMA at $98,770. On the weekly chart, the formation of an ‘Evening Doji Star’ during the week of Trump’s inaugural seems to be the most bearish indicator that could keep the bearish pressure in Bitcoin for the long term. Undoubtedly, the next two weekly candles were also bearish and could turn this week’s candle into the formation of three ****** crows as this week’s candle is showing the formation of a bearish hammer on Wednesday. On the daily chart, after the formation of two bearish crossovers by 9 DMA which has already come below the 20 DMA and 50 DMA, looking to find a breakdown below the 100 DMA could generate a fresh selling spree in Bitcoin. On the 4-Hr. Chart, the position of Bitcoin looks extremely bearish as it is trading below the 9 DMA at $96856, after the formation of a supper bearish crossover by a downward move by 100 DMA below the 200 DMA. Takeaway for the Traders I anticipate that Bitcoin could move upward due to its extremely volatile nature but could face stiff resistance at 200 DMA at $100,164, and any upward move will provide a good opportunity to go short till further updates on establishing a regulatory body for the cryptocurrencies. Source link #Bitcoin #Bearish #Pressures #Continue #Government #Focuses #Dollar Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

U.S. demand squeezes India’s gold supply, leasing rates rise to record U.S. demand squeezes India’s gold supply, leasing rates rise to record By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – Gold leasing rates in India have doubled within a month to a record high, following the overseas market, where rates jumped due to a supply crunch as global banks divert the precious metal to the United States, industry officials told Reuters. Higher leasing rates are driving up jewellery production costs in the world’s second-largest gold consumer and could squeeze margins of jewellers such as Titan, Kalyan Jewellers, and Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri. Gold leasing rates, which traditionally hover around 1.5% to 3%, have more than doubled in a month and could rise further, Shekhar Bhandari, president and business head of Kotak Mahindra Bank told Reuters. “Given the geopolitical uncertainty, trade war, and benefit arising out of higher futures prices on CME as compared to spot, it seems leasing rates will remain elevated for the next few months,” he said. Global bullion banks are flying gold into the United States from London, Switzerland, and Asian hubs such as Dubai and Hong Kong to capitalise on the unusually high premium of U.S. gold futures over spot prices, Reuters has reported. The rush to move gold to the United States has lifted gold leasing rates in London, the world’s key over-the-counter (OTC) market. Banks in import-dependent India borrow gold from overseas banks and lend to jewellers. Rising borrowing costs have proportionally increased leasing rates in India, Bhandari said. “Jewellers were caught off-guard by the leasing rate shooting up to a record high,” said Amit Modak, chief executive of PN Gadgil and Sons, a jeweller based in the western city of Pune. “Now they’re clueless about how to handle it.” Bullion-supplying banks were not bringing gold into India in recent weeks since the market is in discount, while deliveries on COMEX fetch premium, a Mumbai-based dealer with a bullion importing bank said. The premium on COMEX futures over spot prices widened again to about $28 per ounce on Monday, compared with discounts as high as $24 in India. Vaults in key Indian cities storing gold imported by bullion banks are nearly empty, as banks have moved gold to the United States and are not interested in bringing it to India given the discounts, said another Mumbai-based dealer with a bank. “Indian discounts could have risen above $100 due to negligible demand. But a supply crunch is keeping them from sky-rocketing,” he said. (Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Additional reporting by Siddhi Nayak; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) Source link #U.S #demand #squeezes #Indias #gold #supply #leasing #rates #rise #record Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Ninja Gaiden II ****** Update Adds Photo Mode and New Game+ Ninja Gaiden II ****** Update Adds Photo Mode and New Game+ · · February 12, 2025 Team Ninja has announced the latest update coming to Ninja Gaiden II ******, the reconstructed version of the 2008 slasher title. This all-new update introduces New Game+, a photo mode, and other quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. On January 23, Team Ninja suddenly revealed the Ninja Gaiden II ****** remake, unveiling the title alongside the revelation that the game had dropped on the Game Pass subscription service. It was released alongside the first trailer for Ninja Gaiden 4, slated to launch later in 2025. Ninja Gaiden II ****** Latest Patch Notes Team Ninja released the patch notes for the latest major update to Ninja Gaiden II ****** – 1.003.000 on PlayStation and 1.0.7.0 on Xbox and PC. Additional Content: New Game+ Added the ability to begin a new game on a difficulty level you have previously cleared with the weapons and Ninpo you obtained in your previous playthrough already unlocked. When starting a new game this way, your weapons and Ninpo will be reverted to level 1. Photo Mode Added Photo Mode to the in-game Options Menu. You can move the camera around within a set limit to take screenshots. Ability to Hide Projectile Weapon Added a “Show Projectile Weapon” option under “Game Settings” in the Options Menu, which allows you to hide your projectile weapon while it is carried on your back. Adjustments: Lowered the HP of enemies in Ch. 8, “City of the Fallen Goddess” Lowered the HP of enemies in Ch. 11, “Night in the City of Water” Raised the number of enemies in Ch. 13, “The Temple of Sacrifice” Raised the number of enemies in Ch. 14, “A Tempered Gravestone” Raised the damage dealt by some of Ayane’s attacks. Bug Fixes: Fixed control issues that occurred when playing at over 120 FPS or while under high computing load. Fixed an issue where controllers would not vibrate based on computing load or FPS settings. Fixed bugs that caused the player to go out of bounds during certain chapters. Fixed bugs that made it impossible to progress during certain chapters. Fixed a bug which caused the game to ****** during long play sessions. Other minor bug fixes. Have you played Ninja Gaiden II ****** yet? Let us know what you think on the Insider Gaming forum. For more Insider Gaming coverage, check out which studio Bobby Kotick regrets acquiring SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter to receive the latest news and exclusive leaks every week! No Spam. Source link #Ninja #Gaiden #****** #Update #Adds #Photo #Mode #Game Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Judge orders CDC, FDA to restore websites taken down after Trump gender order – The Washington Post Judge orders CDC, FDA to restore websites taken down after Trump gender order – The Washington Post Judge orders CDC, FDA to restore websites taken down after Trump gender order The Washington PostJudge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information CBS NewsHealth information wiped from internet by Trump administration must be restored online, judge rules CNNJudge Orders CDC to Temporarily Restore Pages Removed After Trump Edict The New York Times Source link #Judge #orders #CDC #FDA #restore #websites #Trump #gender #order #Washington #Post Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

A teenage love triangle allegedly sparked a series of events that led to alleged ******* of Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey A teenage love triangle allegedly sparked a series of events that led to alleged ******* of Perth schoolboy Cassius Turvey A teenage love triangle allegedly sparked a series of events that led to a 15-year-old boy who had nothing to do with it being killed, a court has heard. Source link #teenage #love #triangle #allegedly #sparked #series #events #led #alleged #******* #Perth #schoolboy #Cassius #Turvey Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Families ‘expect inquiry’ confirmation in PM meet Families ‘expect inquiry’ confirmation in PM meet The families affected by the Nottingham attacks have said their meeting with the Prime Minister is a “watershed moment” in their call for a statutory public inquiry. Emma Webber, the mother of Barnaby Webber, said she expected an inquiry to be confirmed during the meeting at Downing Street on Wednesday and for it to begin later this year. Valdo Calocane killed 19-year-old students Mr Webber, from Taunton, and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates before attempting to kill three other people in a spate of attacks in the city in June 2023. Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in January 2024 after admitting manslaughter by diminished responsibility and three counts of attempted *******. The victims’ families will meet Sir Keir Starmer, the Home Secretary, the Health Secretary and the Attorney General in Wednesday’s meeting. Mrs Webber said the families “recognise the gravity and importance of their meeting”. Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar died on 13 June 2023 [Supplied] “From [the meeting] they expect to receive confirmation that the promised public inquiry will be a statutory one,” she said. “That a suitable start date within 2025 is set and terms to be agreed for who will lead it and how it will be led. “It must have the teeth it needs to ensure full transparency and compel agencies and individuals involved to take the stand and tell the truth. “It must be a watershed moment for this case, for public safety and for the health service and criminal justice system.” Their scheduled meeting with the PM follows the publication of NHS England’s report into the mental health care received by Calocane in the lead-up to the attacks, which found the offer of care and treatment available for him “was not always sufficient to meet his needs”. Downing Street previously said Sir Keir was committed to a judge-led inquiry and has not ruled out a public inquiry with full statutory powers. “It has been a long and traumatic fight to reach this point,” Mrs Webber added. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to be joined by the Home Secretary, the Health Secretary and the Attorney General in Wednesday’s meeting [Reuters] Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected].*** or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. More on this storyRelated internet links Source link #Families #expect #inquiry #confirmation #meet Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Homeland Security puts staff involved in 'disinformation' board on administrative leave, review coming – Fox News Homeland Security puts staff involved in 'disinformation' board on administrative leave, review coming – Fox News Homeland Security puts staff involved in ‘disinformation’ board on administrative leave, review coming Fox NewsCISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave Democracy DocketUS Homeland Security says election security personnel placed on leave Reuters.comCISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources say CyberScoop Source link #Homeland #Security #puts #staff #involved #039disinformation039 #board #administrative #leave #review #coming #Fox #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Tech Life: Decoding the brain Tech Life: Decoding the brain Could AI help people with speech loss talk by interpreting signals in their brain ? Source link #Tech #Life #Decoding #brain Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Moment giant schnauzer wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show Moment giant schnauzer wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show A giant schnauzer named Monty has triumphed over more 2,500 canines to be crowned the Best in Show winner at the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Monty’s victory in New York gave the Working Group of breeds its first winner since 2004. Bourbon the Whippet came out of retirement to take the runner up prize of Reserve Best in Show. Source link #Moment #giant #schnauzer #wins #Westminster #Kennel #Club #dog #show Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Brightstar streamlines gold portfolio with Kalgoorlie project divestment Brightstar streamlines gold portfolio with Kalgoorlie project divestment Brightstar Resources has inked a deal to divest up to an 80 per cent interest in its Goongarrie gold project outside of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to streamline its gold production endeavours. The agreement with gold hopeful Cazaly Resources will see Brightstar’s new partner earn its controlling share in the project by funding up to $3 million in exploration over four years. Brightstar will then retain a free-carried interest and exposure to any exploration upside and form a joint venture to progress Goongarrie to development. Brightstar says the move enables it to prioritise its high-impact mining and development activities, particularly at its Second Fortune and Fish prospects in its Laverton hub as well as Lady Shenton in its Menzies hub. The divestment of early-stage, non-resource bearing projects is an obvious development step for a company well on its way to gold production. Brightstar recently started hauling gold-bearing ore to Genesis Minerals’ nearby Laverton mill from its own Laverton hub as part of an ore ***** agreement. The first gold pour is expected in March and Brightstar says it has existing stockpiles containing an estimated 9000 ounces of gold available for haulage. With our focus on development and mining operations across the broader Eastern Goldfields and Murchison regions, we are delighted to have attracted a quality partner in Cazaly to explore the Lake Goongarrie area in greater detail, while retaining exposure and upside to exploration success with the joint venture. The Goongarrie gold project, 90 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie, covers a 70 square-kilometre stretch of the Kalgoorlie greenstone terrain, including a 12km strike of the Bardoc Tectonic Zone. Bardoc is a northern extension of the Boulder-Lefroy Shear Zone that hosts some of WA’s largest gold deposits. With the Goongarrie earn-in simplifying Brightstar’s portfolio, the company can be laser-focused on advancing core assets with near-term production potential. Brightstar continues to progress its Second Fortune underground mine, where high-grade narrow-vein drilling has reaffirmed the company’ geological understandings of the system. Processing ore for Gensis’ mill continues to be sourced from Second Fortune as well as existing mined stockpiles from Brightstar’s Lord Byron open pit operation at Jasper Hills. The company anticipates it will have additional ore to process from its Fish underground project that is currently in its development stages. Brightstar is also ramping up its 55,000-metre extensional and infill drilling program and progressing definitive feasibility study workstreams, which will play a key role in developing its extensive WA gold portfolio. With a booming gold price, a sharpened asset focus and its first gold pour expected shortly, Brightstar is well-positioned to capitalise on the record-breaking gold market as it advances to become WA’s latest gold producer. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #Brightstar #streamlines #gold #portfolio #Kalgoorlie #project #divestment Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Georgia Harrison shares revenge porn ‘struggle’ Georgia Harrison shares revenge porn ‘struggle’ Georgia Harrison has said she continues to “really struggle” with how a ********* explicit video of her remains readily available online. The reality TV personality has been outspoken about her former partner Stephen Bear being convicted of sharing a private film of them having sex. She waived her right to anonymity and Bear, 35, of Loughton in Essex, was jailed for 21 months in 2023. The 30-year-old is fronting a two-part series with ITV, where she looks into the issue of deepfakes and image-based ******* abuse. Asked about the biggest challenge in making the documentary, she said: “I would say obviously the hardest part for me was having to see how widespread my video still is. “I have a lot of people messaging me all the time, sending me clips of it. It’s always something in the back of my mind, but having to really face head on exactly where it is and how many places it’s in was a real struggle for me. “The only way for it to be impossible for not only my video but any victim of image-based ******* abuse’s video not to be online in the future is for there to be more awareness and for the government and higher-up companies within the internet to get together and face it head on. “For me, I know it wasn’t the easiest thing to do, it was the best thing I can do for my future and other women’s future.” In 2023, the previous Conservative government passed the Online Safety Act, requiring social media companies to protect users from harmful content. But last month, the Labour government’s technology secretary Peter Kyle described *** laws on internet safety as “very uneven” and “unsatisfactory”. Harrison read a statement outside Parliament in April 2023 as the former government’s Online Safety Bill was discussed in the House of Lords [Getty Images] Harrison, who has appeared on The Only Way is Essex and Love Island, also said she was regularly contacted by mothers whose children have been affected by fake videos created with artificial intelligence. “It is the same feeling of humiliation, a violation of literally being de-clothed without your consent,” she said. “It’s unconsented image-based abuse. Just because it’s fake, doesn’t mean it doesn’t evoke the same emotion within the victim it affects.” Harrison hopes “raising awareness” of these issues can “hopefully” mean “change within the internet, so in the future not just me but any person who has been a victim of revenge porn won’t have to wake up every day wondering if it’s still out there”. As part of her two-part series, Harrison met victims, a representative from a porn site and journalists. She said: “I have so much faith that eventually we will live in a world where unconsented imagery is far harder to share, especially on the normal web.” Harrison has also spoken to MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee and at the Labour Party Conference about her experience. Bear was found guilty of voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private ******* photographs and films with intent to cause distress. He was released in January 2024 after serving about half his sentence in custody. A spokesperson from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said: “Sharing intimate images online without consent is a vile trend which can inflict profound and lasting harm to victims, particularly for women and girls. “Under the Online Safety Act it is a criminal offence to share or threaten to share intimate images, including deepfakes, without consent. “Last year we strengthened laws to provide greater protections for adults, particularly women. “These measures require platforms to proactively tackle deepfake intimate image abuse and prevent it from appearing altogether.” Georgia Harrison: Porn, Power, Profit airs on 18 and 19 February at 21:00 GMT on ITV2 and ITVX Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Source link #Georgia #Harrison #shares #revenge #porn #struggle Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Microsoft: This Trading Signal Is Impossible to Miss – But We Still Need Patience Microsoft: This Trading Signal Is Impossible to Miss – But We Still Need Patience Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks. Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed. Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website. It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website. Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers. © 2007-2025 – Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved. Source link #Microsoft #Trading #Signal #Impossible #Patience Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Brandon Ingram agrees to 3-year, $120M extension with Raptors – NBA.Com Brandon Ingram agrees to 3-year, $120M extension with Raptors – NBA.Com Brandon Ingram agrees to 3-year, $120M extension with Raptors NBA.ComRaps’ Ingram agrees to 3-year, $120M extension ESPNReport: Raptors send Davion Mitchell to Heat for P.J. Tucker NBA.ComNBA Star Zion Williamson Reacts To Pelicans-Raptors Trade Sports IllustratedPelicans plan to retain Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk beyond this season Hoops Hype Source link #Brandon #Ingram #agrees #3year #120M #extension #Raptors #NBA.Com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Meta Stock: Insider Selling Ramps Up—What It Means for Investors Meta Stock: Insider Selling Ramps Up—What It Means for Investors Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:) insiders are selling stock, and the data is worrisome. InsiderTrades tracks 56 trades in the 90 days leading into mid-February and 189 over the trailing twelve months, with activity ramping sequentially in 2024 and into Q1 of 2025. That says something because Q1 is only half over, and the stock’s meteoric rise could keep the insiders liquidating. Meta Platforms’s stock price is up 100% in just over a year after about 250% in the 12 months preceding, presenting quite an opportunity for capital gains. Mark Zuckerburg Unloads Billion in Meta Shares Among the most troubling details is that CEO Mark Zuckerberg leads the pack, having sold more than $2 billion and growing. However, the insiders still own nearly 14% of the stock and have considerable skin in the game. Their sales are troubling, but they align with share-based compensation and should be expected with the high stock price. Other mitigating factors include the company’s stock repurchase program, which is solid and expected to strengthen over time. It reduced the share count by 1.2% year-over-year for Q4 and 0.6% for the year, offsetting dilution and driving shareholder leverage. Institutions are another mitigating factor. The balance of their activity was mixed quarterly in 2024 but netted shares for the year, including gains in Q1 and Q4. The buying trend continued into Q1 2025, and their ownership is nearly 80%, providing a tailwind to offset insider selling. The tailwind is strong because institutions and insiders leave only about 5% of shares for retail traders accumulating the stock. Analysts’ trends point to higher prices for this tech stock, so insider selling is likely not a significant concern. It may lead to short-term periods of volatility, including minor price pullbacks, but those are likely buying opportunities that will lead to higher prices. The trends in 2025 include firm sentiment, a Moderate Buy rating with a bullish bias, and a rising consensus price target. The bias is bullish because 37 of the 43 analysts tracked by InsiderTrades peg the stock at Buy or higher, nearly 80%, and the price target revision trend. The consensus price target assumes fair value near $715, but it is up 10% in the two weeks since the Q4 release, with recent targets leading to the $800 to $900 level. That is a gain of 12% at the low end and a new all-time high. Meta’s Business Results Drive Bullish Market Sentiment The reason for the stock price increase is the results. Meta Platforms is maturing into a blue-chip tech company that can stand the test of time. The year of efficiency in 2023 led to the year of AI in 2024, which combined to improve user metrics, impressions, and revenue per ad in addition to operational quality. The net result is double-digit revenue growth, widening margins, and an outlook for sustaining those trends. Investments in AI cut into the cash flow in 2025 but do not impact the capital return outlook and will likely drive accelerated growth in coming quarters. Meta Platforms stock trades at a premium to the but at a discount to its blue-chip tech peers. The multiple in mid-February is about 28x earnings, with the P/E ratio falling below 25x by 2026 and to 15x or lower by 2030. In this scenario, the stock price could double to align its value with Microsoft (NASDAQ:) and Apple (NASDAQ:). Until then, investors can bank on Meta’s dividend. Meta’s yield isn’t robust, but neither is the payout ratio, which suggests that robust distribution increases are possible and can be sustained for years. The opportunity for investors is annual distribution growth to compound shareholder returns and provide additional strength to market tailwinds. The stock price action in early 2025 is bullish. The market for META stock is rising, forming a strong-looking flag pole that may result in a consolidation. The market could continue to move higher in that scenario, gaining an amount equal to flagpole within a similar. Assuming a new high in Q1 2025, META stock could rise by $115 to the $830 region by mid-year. Original Post Source link #Meta #Stock #Insider #Selling #Ramps #UpWhat #Means #Investors Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Carr has forged deliberate path to coaching Port Carr has forged deliberate path to coaching Port Having served a solid apprenticeship, Josh Carr will take over from Ken Hinkley next year as Port Adelaide coach. Source link #Carr #forged #deliberate #path #coaching #Port Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Supermicro Stock Whipsaws After Saying It’ll Meet Filing Deadline—Watch These Price Levels Supermicro Stock Whipsaws After Saying It’ll Meet Filing Deadline—Watch These Price Levels Source: TradingView.com Supermicro shares whipsawed in extended trading on Tuesday after the troubled server maker said it expects to submit its delayed 2024 financial reports by the Nasdaq’s Feb. 25 deadline. Meeting that deadline will help the company to avoid being delisted and shore up investor confidence in the stock. The stock broke out above the top trendline of a descending broadening formation last Friday, potentially also forming an inverse head and shoulders bottoming pattern in the process. Investors should monitor important overhead areas on Supermicro’s chart around $50, $70, and $96 while also watching key support levels near $26 and $18. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares popped 8% in extended trading Tuesday after the troubled server maker said it expects to submit its delayed 2024 financial reports by the Nasdaq’s Feb. 25 deadline to avoid being delisted. This development overshadowed the company’s underwhelming preliminary second-quarter results. It also shored up investors’ confidence in the stock, laying to rest concerns that the server maker may not meet the exchange’s cutoff date after a plethora of accounting and corporate governance issues were unearthed during the second half of last year. Its been a wild ride for the Supermicro stock which lost nearly 10% during regular trading hours Tuesday and began after-hours trading in the red before whipsawing. The company’s shares have fallen around 6% in the last month but have surged more than 35% in February as of Tuesday’s close in anticipation of this update. However, the stock has lost nearly half its value over the past year. Below, we break down the technicals on Supermicro’s chart and identify important price levels that investors may be watching. Supermicro shares broke out above the top trendline of a descending broadening formation last Friday, potentially also forming an inverse head and shoulders bottoming pattern in the process. Importantly, the stock registered its highest volume in recent trading session since early December, indicating larger market participants positioning ahead of this afternoon’s update. While the relative strength index (RSI) edged lower after today’s fall in regular trading, the indicator still confirms bullish price momentum with a reading just below the overbought threshold. Let’s apply technical analysis to identify important overhead areas where the shares could run into resistance and also point out key support levels worth watching during pullbacks. The first overhead area to track sits around the psychological $50 level. This region on the chart could provide resistance near the inverse head and shoulders’ neckline, which also lies in close proximity to the downward sloping 200-day moving average. Story Continues A decisive breakout above this price would confirm the pattern, which could propel a move to around $70. Investors may look to offload shares around this level near the February 2024 pullback low and late-April trough. Follow-through buying could see the shares rally to the $96 level, an area that may provide resistance near a trendline that connects a series of peaks on the chart between February and July last year. During retracements, investors should keep tabs of the $26 level. Supermicro bulls could look for buying opportunities in this region near the low of the inverse head and shoulders’ right shoulder. Finally, a more significant downside reversal in the stock could see the shares revisit lower support around $18. Investors who try to time market bottoms may seek entry points near last year’s November low, which also doubles and the inverse head and shoulders’ head. The comments, opinions, and analyses expressed on Investopedia are for informational purposes only. Read our warranty and liability disclaimer for more info. As of the date this article was written, the author does not own any of the above securities. Read the original article on Investopedia Source link #Supermicro #Stock #Whipsaws #Itll #Meet #Filing #DeadlineWatch #Price #Levels Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI – The Associated Press How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI – The Associated Press How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI The Associated PressMusk’s $97.4 Billion OpenAI Bid Piles Pressure on Sam Altman The Wall Street JournalElon Musk owning OpenAI would be a terrible idea. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen | Chris Stokel-Walker The GuardianWhat’s Behind Elon Musk’s Hostile Bid for Control of OpenAI The New York TimesSam Altman says Musk aims to ‘slow down a competitor’ with his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI CNBC Source link #Elon #Musk #billion #bid #complicates #matters #OpenAI #Press Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

How Musk and Trump are flooding the zone | Technology How Musk and Trump are flooding the zone | Technology Hello, and welcome back to TechScape. This week in tech: Elon Musk and Donald Trump flood the zone and deploy brinkmanship as a negotiating tactic; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement learns search engine optimization amid arrests and deportations; and Spotify tries to soften its algorithmic image with human-centric public relations. Thank you for reading. Flood the zone: Trump has executive orders; Musk has Doge Donald Trump has issued a record number of executive orders since his presidency began: ending birthright citizenship, banning gender transitions for anyone under 19, pardoning the rioters of the January 6 attack, and more. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man in charge of the “department of government efficiency”, has raided an equally dizzying swath of federal agencies with the stated goal of “slashing waste, fraud, and abuse”. Among the half-dozen bureaus are the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Education, Department of Labor and, most viciously, the US Agency for International Development (USAid). Trump and Musk are doing their utmost to “flood the zone” – a tactic that the former Trump administration strategist Steve Bannon has touted as one that will purposefully overwhelm the opposition and the media. Bannon is right; it’s tough to keep up. Trump and Musk share a flair for brinkmanship. They force their opponents to accept a version of what they want by forcing negotiations to the point of mutually assured destruction, then retreating. Trump declared he would use executive orders to impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported to the US from Mexico and Canada, enormous penalties to exact from the country’s two biggest trading partners that threaten to send all three economies into tailspins. However, Trump delayed the tariffs a month after Canada and Mexico each agreed to staff up their borders with the US with 10,000 troops. Musk preaches that he’s dissolving USAid. He might yet – the agency’s name has been taken off its door – but the likelier outcome seems like a diminished version of the agency will be folded into the state department. Secretary of state Marco Rubio has declared himself head of the agency as workers are locked out. Musk’s fingerprints were visible on the “fork in the road” email received by all 2 million employees of the US government. Will they all resign, evacuating and disabling the government? Extremely improbable. Does a partial buyout of a workforce achieve the same result as a layoff? Yes. Musk has used this playbook many times before, most notably with X, née Twitter. He yanked office leases so fast that the company failed to pay rent it still owed. He fired about three-quarters of the workforce and left the question of severance to the courts after some ex-employees sued. It seems inevitable Musk will owe less after negotiating payouts via lawsuits. The edgy approach hasn’t always worked out for Musk, though. With X, he tweeted often about how bad the social network was to gain attention, threatened to buy it, signed a contract for the $44bn purchase, then did his best to pull out of the agreement. He was forced to go through with it, though, and acknowledged X was overvalued in a recent interview. When a judge invalidated his $56bn pay package at Tesla, he said he would consider walking away from the company without the compensation. The judge didn’t blink and ruled his pay excessive a second time. Musk has neither left Tesla, nor does he have an existing pay package. Silicon Valley software companies like to say they move fast and break things, iterating their products in service of innovation. I would call what Elon Musk does moving so fast he might break everything. It seems to be one of the things Trump likes best about him. The president himself is not so different. Remember when the US almost went to war with Iran? He called off airstrikes while the planes were in the air. Musk’s next target seems to be Medicare and Medicaid. What will break there, and who will it break? Read about who is helping Elon Musk lay waste to the US government here. The logical end of SEO: a mirage of deportations in Google search results There are several ways to game Google search to boost a website to the top of the results page, the most valuable real estate on the internet. In fact, a whole field is built around it called search engine optimization, or SEO. Google’s algorithm works by looking at various factors on a webpage to determine if it is relevant and authoritative. Government web domains already get authoritative bonus points. Law enforcement walk with Leonardo Fabian Cando Juntamay as he was detained in the Bronx during ICE led operations to apprehend ******** immigrants on 28 January 2025 in New York, NY. Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images SEO tactics are in the hands of every middling recipe blogger in the United States, why wouldn’t the government know about them? US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) updated thousands of press releases on 24 January, making old press releases seem new in Google search results, befuddling a longtime immigration lawyer’s search for enforcement actions. My colleague Dara Kerr reports: News of mass immigration arrests has swept across the US over the past couple of weeks. Reports from Massachusetts to Idaho have described agents from Ice spreading through communities and rounding people up. Quick Google searches for Ice operations, raids and arrests return a deluge of government press releases. Headlines include ICE arrests 85 during 4-day Colorado operation, New Orleans focuses targeted operations on 123 criminal noncitizens and, in Wisconsin, ICE arrests 83 criminal aliens. But a closer look at these Ice reports tells a different story. That four-day operation in Colorado? It happened in November 2010. The 123 people targeted in New Orleans? That was February of last year. Wisconsin? September 2018. There are thousands of examples of this throughout all 50 states – Ice press releases that have reached the first page of Google search results, making it seem like enforcement actions just happened, when in actuality they occurred months or years ago. Some, such as the arrest of “44 absconders” in Nebraska, go back as far as 2008. All the archived Ice press releases soaring to the top of Google search results were marked with the same timestamp and read: “Updated: 01/24/2025”. Read the full story here. Spotify plays up the human side of its recommendations while going big on AI features Björk recently called Spotify “probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians. The streaming culture has changed an entire society and an entire generation of artists.” Photograph: Joan Cros/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock How to counter such bad publicity as the doyen of experimental music deriding your company? Spotify was ready, though. The company had been on the charm offensive in advance of its sunny earnings report last week, when it posted its first-ever full-year profit. CEO Daniel Ek said he saw “potential for transformative shifts in music discovery” in recent developments in AI. In mid-January, the Wall Street Journal published a profile of Spotify’s eccentric head of editorial, with the headline and subhead: The Playlist Power Broker Who Makes or Breaks New Artists: Spotify is known for its algorithmic recommendations, but Sulinna Ong brings a human touch to finding new hits. Ong told the paper she spends three hours a day lying on the floor listening to new songs. How whimsical, how human! She positioned herself as the anti-android soul within the mechanical beast: “AI machine learning is amazing at parsing large data sets, but when there is no data, for example, on a new release, on a new artist, what does it do?” I doubt how much humanity Ong is able to inject. Spotify’s playlists are certainly big tastemakers, but serving 640 million users doesn’t happen with loving curation by hand, and the app is placing less emphasis than ever on the human touch. It algorithmically generates playlists based on your music taste and the activity you search for, eg “Running Mix”, “Daily Drive”, or “Feel Good Cleaning Mix”, humans not included. The streamer laid off about 1,700 employees in December 2023, including many of its human playlist makers. Four months later, it rolled out the AI playlist generator, which was probably trained on the labor of those curators, that allows users to populate playlists based on text prompts like a musical ChatGPT. Spotify has positioned Ong in the pages of WSJ like a bishop on a chess board. Every interview with a current employee of a tech company that makes it into print happens with a predetermined goal in mind. An executive as senior as Ong won’t go near a journalist without the blessing of a dozen public relations professionals and Spotify executives. Such sit-downs are selectively and strategically deployed in service of the narrative those executives believe will drum up consumer support and dollars. She’s not on the payroll to sit for photoshoots, though perhaps she can listen to an hour of new songs while posing. What tune is Spotify singing, then? The company is emphasizing the humanity of its recommendations even as its financial and product decisions scream AI. The public doesn’t like AI going near art; hundreds of artists in music and other disciplines have spoken out against generative AI and accused its developers of stealing their work. As a tech company, though, Spotify wants AI to refine its recommendations at the scale of hundreds of millions. That’s where its money is going; that’s what the engineers are working. As a music company, it needs the semblance of a human touch. Enter Sulinna Ong, its persuasively human mascot. I expect more companies will follow the same public relations playbook, spending big on AI but emphasizing the small tweaks humans make. Even Björk herself is not immune. She trashed Spotify in an interview that was mostly about promoting her new concert film on Apple TV+. Source link #Musk #Trump #flooding #zone #Technology Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Fremantle Dockers training notes: Hayden Young makes promising return as club geas up for All Stars clash Fremantle Dockers training notes: Hayden Young makes promising return as club geas up for All Stars clash Michael Walters and Shai Bolton were keen to show off ahead of the Indigenous All Stars clash as Hayden Young made an impressive return from a hamstring injury. Here’s what esle we saw at Cockburn… Source link #Fremantle #Dockers #training #notes #Hayden #Young #promising #return #club #geas #Stars #clash Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]