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A two-horse race? Competition concerns cloud AWS and Microsoft A two-horse race? Competition concerns cloud AWS and Microsoft Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 11 February 2025 A two-horse race? Competition concerns cloud AWS and Microsoft Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, Microsoft and AWS don’t like it, but the *** competition watchdog says their hold on the cloud market is cause for concern. We talk to AutoTrader’s CEO about how to become a digital business. And we go behind the scenes at Zoom to see how AI will revolutionise the former lockdown success story. Read the issue now. Source link #twohorse #race #Competition #concerns #cloud #AWS #Microsoft Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Adams Gets a Reprieve From Trump – The New York Times Adams Gets a Reprieve From Trump – The New York Times Adams Gets a Reprieve From Trump The New York TimesJustice Department directs prosecutors to drop federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams CNN‘Justice is dead in America’: Mayoral candidates react to DOJ direction to drop Eric Adams’ corruption charges City & State New York Source link #Adams #Reprieve #Trump #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Dragon Quest 12 is still fully in development, new information to be revealed Dragon Quest 12 is still fully in development, new information to be revealed KeenGamer: “See whether the major changes announced for the upcoming Dragon Quest XII are necessary. The series, renowned for resisting major changes to genre conventions, seems to be finally catching up to the way the winds have been blowing. Turn-based battles, the lighter tone and linear storytelling might all be getting the boot. However, many think these changes are unnecessary considering the triumph that was Dragon Quest XI.” Source link #Dragon #Quest #fully #development #information #revealed Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Book Review: ‘The Lamb,’ by Lucy Rose, and ‘****** Woods, Blue Sky,’ by Eowyn Ivey Book Review: ‘The Lamb,’ by Lucy Rose, and ‘****** Woods, Blue Sky,’ by Eowyn Ivey We expect so much from mothers. Even today, it can still be shocking to encounter a literary portrait of a woman who refuses to suppress her own appetites in favor of nurturing her child. Two authors fearlessly take on this taboo in new fairy-tale-inspired novels about ravenous, needy mothers with unusual hungers and their daughters who are trying to survive them. By Lucy Rose THE LAMB (Harper, 328 pp., $27.99), the debut novel from the filmmaker Lucy Rose, makes maternal hunger literal, opening with a sentence no reader is likely to forget: “On my fourth birthday, I plucked six severed fingers from the shower drain.” Our narrator is young Margot, and her beloved Mama is a cannibal. With a child’s unflappability, Margot describes how the two of them live alone in a small house deep in the Cumbrian fells, an area where hikers routinely disappear. To Mama, such wanderers are “strays,” whom she lures into her home, drugs, seduces, butchers and consumes. Sharing the meat with her daughter, she explains matter-of-factly: “I was born this way.” Mama teaches Margot to see the devouring of strays as an inevitable and even loving act. Her horrific habits contrast with a more human and recognizable longing — Mama is lonely. (A Papa once shared their home, but he’s long gone.) Though her preferred diet demands isolation, she still longs for company, and thus takes occasional lovers. When Margot is 11, a woman named Eden knocks on the door, and everything changes. Eden quickly becomes an eager partner in Mama’s alternative lifestyle, cooking up human remains in flaky pastries and other dishes that Rose describes in disturbingly toothsome detail. For the first time, Margot finds herself facing a rival for her mother’s love, even as she begins to question the grisly credos on which she’s been raised. What makes this twist on “Hansel and Gretel” particularly unsettling is the twilight world it occupies between the “safe” remove of folk tale and the clinical glare of realism. Rose’s incantatory prose eases us into Margot’s skewed perspective as skillfully as Mama coaxes strays into her home. In the heightened language of fairy tales, Margot depicts herself as Mama’s apprentice. Yet when she leaves Mama’s charnel house, she rides the bus to a modern-day school and attracts the attention of the sympathetic driver, who sees her as we should see her — as Mama’s victim. Rose’s parable gradually winds toward a conclusion as hard to shake as its opening. While the title dares us to read “The Lamb” as a Christ allegory, this dark, gorgeous concoction is layered with insights into the insidious perpetuation of family violence. As Margot grows up and learns to empathize with people beyond her hideous homestead, she grasps the very human disappointments at the root of her mother’s cruelty. She can’t forgive her monstrous parent, and neither can we, but that doesn’t stop us from hearing Mama’s lament: “I’ve never understood why mamas are expected to be perfect. … Men are forever thought of as boys. But girls? Once we’re mamas or once we’re ripe, we can never be girls again.” By Eowyn Ivey ****** WOODS, BLUE SKY (Random House, 306 pp., $29), by the Pulitzer Prize finalist Eowyn Ivey, features another mother who resents the expectation of perfection. A young single mom struggling to get by in rural Alaska, Birdie loves her 6-year-old daughter, Emaleen, but that doesn’t make parenthood come easy. “Motherhood had failed to transform her,” Ivey writes. “She was the same person she’d always been, but now there was this tiny child, and it was as if one had to be sacrificed for the sake of the other.” She tries her best with Emaleen, but Birdie has always had a “craving,” an insatiable hunger for the freedom of wild places. She knows she shouldn’t leave her daughter alone but she does sometimes anyway, whether to grab a more lucrative night bartending shift or to sneak a blissful hour in the woods by herself. Then Birdie falls in love with Arthur Neilsen, a mountainside hermit with a scarred face. He may not be a conventional partner, but their physical chemistry is strong and Emaleen also adores the quiet man. Everyone else, though, has misgivings about their relationship, especially Arthur’s adoptive father, a retired lawman who knows the whole truth about why Arthur lives most of the year in seclusion. But Birdie longs to experience the remote places Arthur has described to her, so she packs up her daughter and moves them into his rugged cabin, accessible only by plane. Ivey is an enthralling storyteller who paints the Alaskan landscape and its inhabitants with equal affection. Her empathy for her characters doesn’t falter even as we realize that Birdie is in over her head and putting her daughter in harm’s way. The danger that menaces them is both natural and supernatural, with its roots in fairy tales (in an author’s note, Ivey cites “Beauty and the Beast” and “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” as inspirations). Like many before her who have sought the freedom of nature while underestimating its hazards, Birdie learns that “the wilderness had the pull of a dangerous eddy.” And Arthur, whom she loves for his hunger that echoes her own, will reveal himself to be inseparable from that peril. One could quibble with Ivey’s sometimes shaky integration of realistic and supernatural elements, and one vital transition is abrupt. Still, the author weaves the tapestry of her story so deftly, presenting the natural world with respect instead of romanticization, that later developments hit us with devastating force. The final word of this dark fable belongs to an adult Emaleen, who sees all too clearly how her mother failed her. But she’s still able to find room in her heart for “people like Birdie and Arthur, who tried and tried but never found their footing.” By accepting her mother’s flawed humanity, she finds peace with her own. 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Ruffy and the Riverside Preview Whimsical Platforming | Console Creatures Ruffy and the Riverside Preview Whimsical Platforming | Console Creatures Console Creatures writes, “If you long for the days of creative and joyful platforming, Ruffy and the Riverside has you covered. The new demo lets you explore its world and use some unique mechanics that already feel great.” Source link #Ruffy #Riverside #Preview #Whimsical #Platforming #Console #Creatures Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Book Review: ‘Summer of Fire and Blood,’ by Lyndal Roper Book Review: ‘Summer of Fire and Blood,’ by Lyndal Roper One of the many merits of “Summer of Fire and Blood” is how Roper — despite being the author of a luminous biography of Luther — shifts the focus away from the face-off between Luther and Müntzer and back onto the peasants themselves, dealing resourcefully with the fact that few of them left any written record of their time in the sun. “It must have been sensational,” Roper memorably writes of peasant invasions of monasteries, “to enter these enclosed communities, to find their warm heating ovens, feather beds, down pillows, libraries, jeweled chalices and massive stores of food, and to see and touch them for the first time.” But it could not last. The peasants, townsfolk and lesser nobles shared few interests and their unsteady ad hoc alliances quickly foundered. The savior of the great princes showed up in the form of the young Philip of Hesse, who cannily connected the armies of the greater lords in a series of coordinated attacks on the peasants. Luther knew which way the wind was blowing. Killing peasants was now a godly work. “Let everyone who can, smite, slay and stab, secretly or openly,” Luther counseled. “It is just as when one must kill a mad dog.” Roper estimates that as many as 100,000 peasants were slaughtered in the space of a few weeks. By the end of 1525, the great princes had restored order: The Peasants’ War was over. Along with the peasants, who never saw the world they had imagined, the biggest losers were the clergy. The monks of Central Europe never recovered. The winners were the great princes who had taught their more restive nobles a lesson, and further entrenched their power and wealth — many of them kept what remained of the loot from the plundered monasteries. “The peasants’ bloody defeat affected peasant communities for generations,” Roper concludes, “and transformed the Reformation from a movement that challenged the social order into one that supported the existing authorities.” The ******* Peasants’ War has preoccupied artists and playwrights from Goethe to Jean-Paul Sartre. The events have also commanded a special place in the annals of the international left. Friedrich Engels, who wrote what is still the most widely read account of the Peasants’ War, picked the uprising apart as he and Karl Marx tried to understand the pitfalls of the Revolution of 1848. A century ago, the Weimar Marxist prophet Ernst Bloch interpreted the nearby Russian Revolution as the delayed gratification of Thomas Müntzer. In a wide-ranging conclusion on the war’s legacy, Roper becomes impatient with the Marxist determination to explore why the momentum of the peasants could never durably join with the petty interests of the lower nobility. Engels, she claims, gives short shrift to peasants for not being “truly revolutionary,” and for getting their hopes up ahead of historical schedule. Source link #Book #Review #Summer #Fire #Blood #Lyndal #Roper Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Opinion | The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Elon Musk’s Wood Chipper – The New York Times Opinion | The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Elon Musk’s Wood Chipper – The New York Times Opinion | The Pharmaceutical Industry Heads Into Elon Musk’s Wood Chipper The New York TimesPitt, CMU face ‘significant uncertainty’ as NIH slashes funding for indirect research costs 90.5 WESAA New Kind of Crisis for American Universities The Atlantic Source link #Opinion #Pharmaceutical #Industry #Heads #Elon #Musks #Wood #Chipper #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Gamemax Reveals Their New Gaming Monitor Gamemax Reveals Their New Gaming Monitor Obscure_Observer2d ago “I see the more you relise that the more you rage at other people… also you seem to forget that I want PlayStation games on PC, why would that be bad news to me? I’ll be looking forward to playing them on my new 5090 build in a couple of weeks.” That´s awesome! Congratulations! I hope you really enjoy it, and start to play more, be excited and talk more about games, support Sony and don´t buy games from MS. Stand for your own opinions and principles for once. New PC. New life! “Also learn about how divisions in businesses work and what boycotting games does to said divisions, you seem to think not buying games will hurt the multi-trillion dollar company and not the publishers they tried to take away from gamers.” Spare from this nonsense, man. There´s no independent publishers or studios under MS´s wings anymore, and you know it! They´re all Microsoft employees now! They no longer have the power to decide which game will be next! They no longer have the power to decide if they want their games to be on Gamepass or even PS Plus anymore! That´s MS! Take Sony for instance. They bough the freaking Bungie for 3.7 Billion! And what is Bungie today under Playstation´s management after 3 years? Literally a shadow of its former self! Sony fired people by the thousands, reallocated many developer to other studios and sectors, promoted several budge cuts to the point that Destiny will no longer able to produce larger expansions for Destiny like they used to. In case Marathon fails to deliver and be a huge success, that studio might die on Sony´s watch. Microsoft is no different! Austin ****** up with Redfall? Closed! Tango didn´t screew up and MS sold them. Toys for Bob is independent now. MS is the one paying all those people. Ms is the one approving and paying for those games to be developed. They don´t need a reason to shut down ANY studio, being said studios successful or not! So you can quit your fake heroic act. You´re buying MS games to help no others but yourself and MS! So don´t mind when I call you out on your hypocrisy and fake concerns with MS´s employees. You don´t care for them the same way you don´t care for developers getting fired at Sony which promoted yet another wave of layoffs and unsurprisingly you didn´t show up on the topic, because Sony´s employees don´t deserve sympathy because Sony is the best company in the world, and they have their justified reasons, right? “…do you know what courage means? What a mess this news is turning you into, touch grass kid.” You clearly don´t know what it is once you won´t stand for your own values and opinions. You´re the on complaining while gladly filling MS´s pocket full of money! Making the rich even richer! Those are the facts. Be better. Grow a spine and stop support Xbox games! Source link #Gamemax #Reveals #Gaming #Monitor Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

A First Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan A First Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan Unlike the high jinks and vibrant après-ski scene that permeate the Alps and Rockies, Japan offers a meditative experience on its slopes. Skiing here is an almost reverent affair. “It’s not about lounging in the sun or partying between runs,” said Sari Levy, 46, who lives in Telluride, Colo., and just returned from her second ski trip to Japan. “It’s all about the snow and ski, ski, ski.” There’s hardly been a better time to follow that directive. Japan is currently enjoying a banner ski season. The Hakuba Valley, the country’s largest ski area, has already recorded an impressive 370 inches of powder, marking its snowiest season in over a decade. With resorts staying open well into April and possibly May, there’s ample opportunity to carve fresh tracks. And what tracks! Japan is known for taking Western institutions — whether ********, jazz or 7-Eleven stores — and refining them into something of its own. Skiing is no exception. Introduced to Japan in 1911 by a major in the Austro-Hungarian army, Theodor von Lerch, on Mount Kanaya, skiing has become an integral part of the nation’s outdoor culture, with more than 500 resorts on its mountainous islands. At the heart of Japan’s ski experience is the snow itself: light, dry and delightfully abundant. This divine powder, known as “Japow,” is the result of Siberian Arctic wind sweeping across the Sea of Japan, where it collects moisture before crashing into the towering ranges on Japan’s northern islands. For most skiers, the fluffy, dry snow that seems to fall almost daily is the stuff of dreams. With the U.S. dollar currently strong, and lift tickets, hotels and meals often more affordable than at Western resorts, a ski trip to Japan can feel like a bargain. The price of an international flight is easily outweighed by the relatively low cost of access to endless powder and excellent facilities. “It’s actually cheaper for me to fly to Japan and go skiing there than to spend a week at a place like Aspen or Vail,” Ms. Levy said. The big choice is deciding among the resort areas on the two islands that dominate the ski scene: Hokkaido and Honshu. Hokkaido: Powder paradise with a Western touch For many skiers, Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest island, is the powder paradise. The island’s resorts combine world-class terrain with modern hotels, international dining options and infrastructure reminiscent of Vail or Snowbird. Most visitors fly into Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport, a major hub connected to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok and other Asian cities. Alternatively, the scenic overnight high-speed train ride from Tokyo is a uniquely Japanese way to travel to this winter wonderland. Niseko United A three-hour bus ride from Sapporo and New Chitose Airport, Niseko United is a favorite among American skiers, particularly because it accepts the Ikon Pass. The resort is spread across four villages at the base of Mount Niseko Annupuri, with lifts and gondolas that carry skiers above the tree line. From there, adventurous souls can descend into wide bowls, long straightaways and exhilarating tree runs through dense pine forests. Niseko also offers off-the-beaten-path experiences, including a guided ski ascent and descent of Mount Yotei, the imposing 6,227-foot volcano that towers over the valley. All-mountain ski passes: 10,500 yen, or about $68, a day. Where to stay: Niseko Northern Resort An’nupuri, a funky midcentury-modern ski lodge, is a family-friendly option, with everything from laundry facilities, ski rentals and lockers to a minimart and an on-site onsen, or hot spring. The mountain’s beginner slopes are next door. Doubles start at ¥12,600. Shiguchi exudes Zen-like minimalism and elegance in five luxuriously renovated traditional wood farmhouses nestled on a forested hill. Each can accommodate up to six people and comes with a private onsen. There’s also a spa and a fine Japanese restaurant attached to the inn. Doubles, including breakfast, start at ¥180,000. Where to eat: The Barn by Odin offers fine Japanese fusion dining in a glassy modern version of a traditional Hokkaido barn. Tasting menu with wine pairing is ¥7,000. Afuri specializes in ramen and tavern food with homemade noodles and has an excellent bar and stunning views of Mount Yotei. Dinner with sake, ¥5,100. Sapporo Perched above the vibrant city of Sapporo, Sapporo Teine offers a unique blend of urban experiences and world-class powder. Skiers and snowboarders can enjoy a more intimate alternative to Niseko, with north-facing slopes that catch snow directly off the Sea of Japan. The resort’s varied terrain provides sweeping views of not only the sprawling city below but also the rugged coastline. Passes: ¥8,200 per day. Where to stay: JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo is a luxurious modern hotel connected to the train station in the city center. Ask for a high floor for views of the city and mountains. Doubles start at ¥20,000 per night. Sapporo Stream Hotel, with a sleek, Scando-modernist vibe, opened last year in the entertainment district. Doubles start at ¥11,000 per night. Where to eat: Join the line of locals in Soup Curry Garaku, a revered rustic joint specializing in Sapporo’s signature curry dish. Dinner with local draft beer runs about ¥1,100. Sapporo Beer Garden serves delicious local lamb dishes that you can drown with draft mugs of the famous local brew. Dinner with beer, ¥1,800; an all-you-can-eat-and-drink option goes for ¥5,280. Honshu: Gliding into Japanese culture Japan’s main island blends skiing with cultural immersion. Resorts are often set in picturesque ancient villages, giving visitors the opportunity to mix sport with tourism. Honshu is more likely to have clear, blue skies — a reprieve from Hokkaido’s perpetually stormy weather. Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Onsen, one of Japan’s oldest ski resorts, is a rare blend of old and new. The resort is as renowned for its dozen public onsens — some thought to date to the eighth century — as it is for its diverse terrain. Nozawa Onsen remains a charming village that has sidestepped the overcommercialization of many modern ski destinations. The village’s narrow alleys, lined with shrines and temples, offer a glimpse of traditional Japan, where visitors still sleep on tatami mats and dine close to the floor. Skiers meander through these atmospheric streets, heading toward 19 lifts and gondolas that whisk them up Mount Kenashi. The mountain’s name — meaning “the bald” in Japanese — couldn’t be more misleading, as its peak is blanketed in powder-dusted pines. On a snowy day, the scene resembles an ancient woodblock print, frozen in time. Though Nozawa Onsen’s setting evokes a deep sense of tradition, its lifts and gondolas have been undergoing an extensive overhaul in recent years. The result is a resort that marries historical charm with modern facilities. Passes: ¥7,300 a day. Where to stay: Kiriya Ryokan is a family-friendly inn with excellent meals near the moving walkway to the lifts. Rooms start at ¥15,000 a night. Lodge Nagano is a simple budget lodge with an ideal location right next to the lifts. The starting price is ¥5,500 a night in a shared bunk room with breakfast included. Private doubles start at ¥14,000. Where to eat: Hamachozush is an old-school sushi restaurant with floor or bar seating. Dinner with sake is ¥5,800. Hakugin is a slope-side restaurant with hearty Japanese mountain food like miso ramen and tonkatsu pork cutlets. A meal with beer is ¥2,100. Hakuba Valley Farther north, Hakuba Valley, Japan’s largest ski destination, owes much of its fame to the 1998 Winter Olympics. Just a two-hour ride from Tokyo via high-speed train, the valley draws skiers from around the globe, especially since its resorts accept the Epic Pass. Comprising 10 resorts under a single lift, Hakuba’s vast and varied landscapes are streaked with over 200 runs that cater to all levels — from alpine slopes above the tree line to powdery trails winding through birch forests, and challenging mogul runs nestled in between. The scenery here is unusual, as the resort is walled in on all sides by a forested palisade of white-topped peaks. Passes: ¥9,700 a day. Where to stay: As its cozy alpine design suggests, Hotel Goryukan was built to serve skiers, with ski storage, laundry facilities, an inside-outside onsen and a prime location near the lifts. Doubles start at ¥44,000 a night. Hakuba Tokyu Hotel is a family-friendly ski hotel — room designs include a campground, a tree fort and a planetarium — in the heart of the valley with shuttles to the resorts. Doubles start at ¥25,000. Where to eat: Izakaya Hie is a popular log cabin restaurant serving traditional small-plate tavern dishes such as fried chicken skin, beef sashimi, fresh oysters and pickled vegetables. Dinner with beer is ¥2,400; reserve well in advance. Soba-Syubo Zen offers excellent soba and tempura in a cozy locale. Dinner with sake, ¥1,400. Myoko Kogen For skiers in search of isolated, often empty runs, Myoko Kogen is a respite from Japan’s more commercialized resorts. Three hours by train from Tokyo, this relatively secret snowy Shangri-la is home to nine independent resorts surrounding 8,051-foot Mount Myoko. A longtime favorite among older Japanese skiers and snowboarders, Myoko retains an old-school charm, with timeworn lifts and a nostalgic bucket gondola. Myoko’s steep runs and the valley’s famed medicinal onsen combine exhilarating snow and serene relaxation — without the glitz. Passes: ¥7,200 per day. Where to stay: Akakura Kanko Hotel is a ski-in, ski-out “grand hotel” built in 1937 and stylishly modernized in 2016. Doubles start at ¥15,500. Hotel Taiko has Western-style and Japanese rooms centered on a therapeutic hot spring and spa. Rates start at ¥31,000. Where to eat: Restaurant Shibata is a family-run institution where everything from crispy tofu to Wagyu beef is served. Dinner with beer, ¥1,500. Restaurant by A.I.R. specializes in innovative, plant-based, fixed-price meals around a communal table. An eight-course meal with wine pairing, ¥22,300. Blanche Takayama Although Blanche Takayama enjoys cult status among Japanese skiers, few Westerners know about it. Three hours from Tokyo by train and taxi, it’s a ski-only resort — no snowboarding allowed (though that ban is tentatively scheduled to be lifted on March 17), much to the chagrin of ski purists. The resort provides an intimate atmosphere, with only five lifts. Gently sloping, powder-covered runs through dense forest offer a serene playground for those seeking solitude. Passes: ¥4,000 a day. Where to stay and eat: Shirakabako Ikedaike Hotel is an elegant resort six miles from Blanche Takayama. It straddles an enormous indoor-outdoor onsen and features an exquisite nightly Western and Japanese dinner buffet. Rates start at ¥27,000 a night, with breakfast. Follow New York Times Travel on Instagram and sign up for our Travel Dispatch newsletter to get expert tips on traveling smarter and inspiration for your next vacation. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2025. 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Ex-Fiji sevens champ axed for biting French teammate Ex-Fiji sevens champ axed for biting French teammate Fiji’s 2016 Olympic sevens gold-medal winner Masivesi Dakuwaqa has been axed by French rugby club Biarritz with immediate effect following allegations he bit a teammate during an alcohol-fuelled night out. According to reports in the French media, Dakuwaqa attacked scrumhalf Pierre Pagès when he tried to calm him down after a team party last month at a local restaurant in southern France. L’Equipe newspaper said Dakuwaqa became angry and aggressive after several teammates advised him not to drive home. The Fijian player reportedly smashed a car window, prompting Pagès to come over to talk to him. That’s when Dakuwaqa allegedly bit his teammate, an injury that left his face bloodied and required stitches at a clinic in Biarritz. “Following the club’s internal investigation, the allegations made against Masivesi Dakuwaqa have made it impossible for him to continue his involvement with the club,” said Biarritz, which plays in the second division. The club said late Monday it would make no further comment. The 30-year-old Dakuwaqa was a member of Fiji’s 2016 Olympic gold-medal winning squad. Source link #ExFiji #sevens #champ #axed #biting #French #teammate Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

U.S. will defend American AI, block ‘weaponization’ of tech U.S. will defend American AI, block ‘weaponization’ of tech US Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance speaks to a Fox News reporter in the spin room after participating in the Vice Presidential debate with Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on October 1, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday said that the U.S. will safeguard American artificial intelligence and chips and block efforts to “weaponize” the critical technologies. “Some authoritarian regimes have stolen and used AI to strengthen their military intelligence and surveillance capabilities, capture foreign data and create propaganda to undermine other nations’ national security,” Vance said in an address at France’s AI Action Summit in Paris. “I want to be clear, this administration will block such efforts, full stop,” Vance added. “We will safeguard American AI and chip technologies from theft and misuse, work with our allies and partners to strengthen and extend these protections and close pathways to adversaries attaining AI capabilities that threaten all of our people.” This is a breaking news story. Please refresh for updates. Source link #U.S #defend #American #block #weaponization #tech Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Is Bob Dylan Still a ‘Complete Unknown’? Is Bob Dylan Still a ‘Complete Unknown’? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen Elijah Wald’s 2015 book, “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night That Split the Sixties,” traces the events that led up to Bob Dylan’s memorable performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The book is about Dylan, but also about the folk movement, youth culture, politics and the record business. For the writer and director James Mangold, Wald’s work provided an opportunity to tell an unusual story about the musician. “You could structure a screenplay along the lines of what Peter Shaffer did with “Amadeus,’” Mangold told the Book Review editor Gilbert Cruz. “I don’t really know what I learned about Mozart watching “Amadeus.” But I do know that I learned a lot about how we mortals feel about people with immense talent.” Mangold’s film “A Complete Unknown” is a chronicle of Dylan’s early years on the New York folk scene, and it avoids easy explanations for the musician’s genius and success. “What if the thing we don’t understand, we just don’t want to understand,” said Mangold, “which is that he’s actually different? That he’s just a different kind of person than you or I?” In the second episode of our special series devoted to Oscar-nominated films adapted from books, Cruz talks with Mangold about making a film centered on one of music’s most enigmatic figures. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review’s podcast in general. You can send them to *****@*****.tld. Source link #Bob #Dylan #Complete #Unknown Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Vance storms out of Elysee speech as ******** vice-premier praises UN Vance storms out of Elysee speech as ******** vice-premier praises UN JD Vance stormed out of a dinner with heads of state on Monday night when the ******** vice-premier “started singing the praises of trade and the UN”, according to a reporter in the room. Dominique Seux, the only French journalist present at the dinner at Paris’s Elysée palace on Monday night, said the US vice-president, clearly saw the speech – delivered by Zhang Guoqing – as “pure anti-Trumpist”. Mr Vance was not the only big name to cut short his dinner, held to mark a major two-day AI Action summit in Paris’ Grand Palais. Sam Altman, the OpenAI boss, also left early when he received Elon Musk’s offer to buy his company during the dinner. Mr Altman rejected the offer from Mr Musk to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion. “No thank you, but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want,” Mr Altman responded on X. Mr Musk, who bought X under its former moniker for $44 billion in 2022, replied to the post by simply writing: “Swindler.” Guests at the dinner were reportedly “quietly following the whole thing on their phones”, according to Seux, who added the gathering was a mixture of “optimism and stress regarding AI”. Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech at the end of the first day of the AI Action Summit on Monday – LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, warned: “If AI doesn’t benefit all citizens, then trust in science will fall dramatically.” Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, spoke out against the advent of “a digital far West” that would question the international order formed since 1945 and cited François Rabelais, the French Renaissance writer: “Science without conscience is the ruin of the Soul.” Top officials are due to make speeches to close the AI summit on Tuesday morning at the Grand Palais, including Mr Vance. French officials have sought to play down the prospect that the US will refuse to sign a summit declaration, which pledges to work toward “inclusive and sustainable AI”. Source link #Vance #storms #Elysee #speech #******** #vicepremier #praises Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Sublime Beauty That Airplanes Leave Behind The Sublime Beauty That Airplanes Leave Behind I spend most days working from home, in my apartment in San Francisco’s Richmond District. When the morning fog has burned off, I throw on a hoodie and go for a walk. I head up a hill to a lookout spot from which I can survey the sky. It has become a daily ritual, a way to gauge my mood and remind myself of the scale of my concerns. One recent day, I walked to my perch and watched a plane make its way west, leaving behind it a silver thread. My flight-tracking app revealed this to be a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, traveling from Los Angeles to Tokyo. By the time it landed, its contrail still lingered in the sky above San Francisco. Some people enjoy watching clouds, but I prefer contrails, those chalky lines left in the wake of aircraft at high altitudes, where the temperature and vapor pressure are low. The plane’s engines expel their hot, humid breath, which cools and condenses in the air, similar to how exhaling in cold weather creates a cloud of condensation. NASA lists three types of contrails: short-lived ones that form directly behind planes as they fly, then dissipate quickly; persistent, nonspreading trails that maintain their narrow form but can linger a long time; and persistent spreading trails that can fan out to cover a wide area. On clear days, the resulting contrails are stark and white, accentuating the sky’s watery blue. At sunset, they’re cast in a dreamy golden shade. To me, their beauty derives in part from their incongruity with the sky’s naturally occurring features. The marks themselves are incidental — a quirk of atmospheric physics — but they sometimes seem like characters I follow in an otherwise impersonal sky. I recently took a photo of a trail following a plane flying above the Sutro Tower, rising from the city’s heart. Though the aircraft was at cruising altitude, the earth’s curvature made it appear to be flying diagonally, its nose pitched to the sun. Its movement made it seem cheeky, touched by an aura of optimism. There is an uncanniness to contrails, a sense of something both familiar and alien — a cloud that seems to be imparting a message, if only we could decode it. At a residency that I attended recently in the Pacific Northwest, my fellow artists and I gathered outside the lodge before dinner to marvel at a thick, puffy band of white stretching all the way from one end of the sky to the other. The trail was so bold and assertive against an otherwise cloudless sky that we felt darkly intrigued, and stood around speculating on what type of plane might have created it. The mystery of the contrail lent it a special power that held us in its thrall, bonding us at that early moment in our friendship. While contrails are not to be confused with the chemtrail conspiracy theory — which posits that exhaust from airplanes is laced with additives used to control the population — they are nefarious in more prosaic ways. They are now thought to contribute up to 35 percent of planetary warming caused by aviation, second only to carbon emission. Persistent spreading contrails are the most damaging, as these man-made clouds can blanket large swaths of sky, trapping heat in the atmosphere. Recent studies have suggested that the impact of contrails could be significantly reduced by pilots slightly altering their courses to avoid areas where contrails are likely to form, as they currently do to avoid patches of air where turbulence is likely. It’s possible that in a few years, contrails will be scarcer, relics of a less eco-conscious past, like aerosol cans and plastic-foam packaging. Is it wrong to find beauty in something we know to be destructive? There’s admittedly something a little perverse about being a contrail enthusiast. For me, they conjure a sense of the sublime, a confrontation with something overwhelming and ineffable, as terrifying as it is beautiful. Traditionally, the sublime refers to encounters with the natural world, such as standing at the lip of the Grand Canyon, or witnessing the devastating power of a tsunami. I had a similar feeling on the infamous “orange day” in 2020, when the skies above San Francisco, and much of the West Coast, were dim and orange-hued because of wildfire smoke. I walked through the eerily transformed landscape of my neighborhood feeling a sense of negative awe. In that moment, I understood myself as a fragile mammal of tiny proportions relative to the scale of the planet and the climate crises that threaten it. Contrails produce a similar effect for me. Sometimes when I look at one, I slip into an oceanic feeling — a sense of connectedness with the rest of the universe, as if a contrail is a tether between me and everything else. Unfortunately, “everything else” also includes the mass waste that we inflict upon the planet. Which is all to say: I’m not always in the mood to be charmed by contrails. On certain days, the contrails are stripped of their magic, revealed as noxious clutter. I imagine shaking the sky like an Etch-a-Sketch, ridding it of its vaporous waste. Regardless of my mood, I can appreciate contrails as a physical record of humanity’s existence on this earth. I think about this as I observe a cross-thatching of persistent contrails, scars left by planes that have departed my little slice of the sky. They are ghostly forms reminding us of the plane that recently occupied this point in space, like the speed echo left by a cartoon character as they rush out of frame. I am here, and a moment later I’m elsewhere, but a shadow of my former self remains — for better or worse. Source link #Sublime #Beauty #Airplanes #Leave Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump In July 2021, the first time that King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Joseph R. Biden Jr., he was greeted warmly as a reliable American partner whose country is a bulwark for security in the Middle East. “You live in a tough neighborhood,” Mr. Biden said as they sat in the Oval Office. The king, who will meet with President Trump on Tuesday, may find Washington to be the tougher neighborhood this time around. Mr. Trump has reiterated his intention to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as part of his plan for the United States to “own” the territory, and on Monday he suggested he could consider slashing aid to Jordan and Egypt if their governments refused to take in an estimated 1.9 million Palestinians from Gaza. Both Jordan and Egypt flatly rejected the idea when Mr. Trump first raised it last week, putting King Abdullah in a bind as he prepares to meet with the president. Rebuffing Mr. Trump’s demands could imperil the more than $1.5 billion in foreign aid that Jordan receives each year from the United States. A separate, classified stream of American money flows to Jordan’s intelligence services. At the same time, more than half of King Abdullah’s approximately 12 million subjects are of ************ descent, and Middle East experts say that the survival of his family’s rule depends on him digging in against Mr. Trump’s plan. “King Abdullah cannot go along with it,” said Paul Salem, the vice president for international engagement at the Middle East Institute in Washington. “He cannot survive the idea that he’s colluding on the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.” “It’s existential for him and his government.” King Abdullah is also expected to use his meeting with Mr. Trump to push against any attempts by Israel to annex part or all of the West Bank, which far-right members of Israel’s government speak openly about and some of Mr. Trump’s appointees have long advocated. The West Bank sits directly on Jordan’s border, and an Israeli move to take more ************ land could lead to violence and unrest that could spill into Jordan. Jordan is already home to approximately 700,000 refugees, most of them Syrians who fled from that country’s civil war. Unlike some of its Middle Eastern neighbors that are drowning in oil wealth, Jordan is heavily reliant on American aid. King Abdullah works hard to cultivate close ties across the U.S. government, and makes it a point to be the first Arab leader to meet with every new president. Jordan allows American troops access to its military bases, and for decades has received millions of dollars from the C.I.A. to support its intelligence services — secret payments that began during the reign of the current king’s father, King Hussein. King Abdullah, who assumed the throne in 1999, is the longest currently serving leader in the Middle East. Bruce Riedel, a former top Middle East analyst at the C.I.A., said that the king is likely to use his strong relationships with the Pentagon, the C.I.A. and Congress to try to advise the president that a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip and the expulsion of Palestinians is “a bad idea.” The king met on Sunday with Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, and Mr. Riedel says that Jordan “has a lot of supporters on the Hill, including a lot of Republican supporters.” Still, King Abdullah might need to find new patrons if Mr. Trump decides to cut funding to Jordan over its refusal to go along with his plan for Gaza. If this happens, he might find willing donors in the governments of wealthy gulf countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which have also strongly opposed Mr. Trump’s plan for an American takeover of Gaza and expulsion of Palestinians from their land. Mr. Salem believes that Mr. Trump’s biggest goal in the Middle East is still a grand deal that would involve Saudi Arabia officially recognizing Israel, something it would be extremely unlikely to agree to if Mr. Trump follows through on his plans for Gaza. The Saudi government has said that there must be concrete steps toward an independent ************ state before the kingdom considers normalizing diplomatic relations with Israel For this reason, King Abdullah could have a bit of leverage. He could try to convince a mercurial American president to keep his eyes on the larger prize, and convince him that Jordan is essential to helping him attain it. Source link #Jordans #King #Faces #Bind #Meets #Trump Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Should Dinner Be the Smallest Meal of the Day? Should Dinner Be the Smallest Meal of the Day? Q: I’ve heard that it’s bad for dinner to be your biggest meal of the day. Is that true? The maxim has been around for decades: “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.” It’s not bad advice, experts say. It’s also the opposite of how most people in the United States eat, with dinner often being the largest meal of the day. Marta Garaulet, a professor of physiology at the University of Murcia in Spain, spends several months a year in the United States. She has noticed that many Americans are often so busy that they don’t have time to eat a substantial meal until the evening. It’s a striking contrast to eating habits in Spain (and other European countries), where lunch is typically the largest meal. A traditional dinner is light, consisting of something like vegetable or fish soup, a slice of bread with cheese, and a salad. Scientists are still untangling how meal size and timing might affect health. But they do know one thing: It’s probably best to avoid making dinner your largest meal, Dr. Garaulet said. Why Meal Size and Timing Matter For decades, nutrition researchers have focused on what — not when — people eat, so we don’t have many large or long-term studies on the influence of meal timing on health, said Nour Makarem, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. But, she said, the studies that do exist show some consistent links. People who consume a greater percentage of calories in the evening tend to be at higher risk for obesity, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and higher levels of inflammation. Your body’s internal clock, which regulates how your cells function, may be at least partly to blame, said Frank A.J.L. Scheer, the director of the medical chronobiology program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In the morning, he said, your body is primed to handle a big meal. It is ready to absorb nutrients and distribute them to your cells to fuel the day’s activities. But gradually, as the day wears on, the organs that help you metabolize nutrients, like your liver and pancreas, start to respond more sluggishly. Researchers see these effects most clearly in blood sugar levels. If you consume two identical meals, one in the morning and one in the evening, your blood sugar spike will be larger and will stay elevated for longer after the evening meal, Dr. Scheer said. And when your levels of melatonin — a hormone that signals it’s time to sleep — rise an hour or two before bedtime, that suppresses insulin secretion from the pancreas, Dr. Garaulet said, making it harder for your body to regulate your blood sugar. If your blood sugar is frequently elevated from large evening meals, Dr. Garaulet said, your risk of developing high blood pressure, chronic inflammation, obesity and Type 2 diabetes may rise. Research also suggests that consuming large meals at night can increase the activity of certain metabolic pathways that lead to **** storage while you’re sleeping, Dr. Scheer said. In fact, in a 2022 review of nine weight loss trials, researchers found that those who consumed the most calories at breakfast or lunch lost slightly more weight than those who consumed the most calories at dinner. They also had better insulin, glucose and LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol readings. In another recent study, researchers found that people were less hungry throughout the day when their largest meal was breakfast than when it was dinner, said Alexandra Johnstone, a professor of nutrition at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland who led the study. Advice From the Experts Dinner doesn’t necessarily have to be your smallest meal of the day, Dr. Makarem said. But ideally it shouldn’t be the largest, and it’s best to avoid eating late into the evening. She suggested looking for small ways to consume more calories earlier in the day. Start by prioritizing a nourishing breakfast, one that incorporates protein-rich and sating foods like Greek yogurt, eggs or beans, Dr. Johnstone said. People sometimes tell her that they’re not hungry in the morning, but that may be because they had a large dinner the night before, she said. Also try to make time for a substantial lunch, Dr. Garaulet added. When dinner comes around, you’ll be less hungry and less likely to consume a ******* meal. And you may be less enticed by late-night snacks. If you do find yourself ravenous at dinner or later in the evening, Dr. Makarem suggested steering clear of processed foods and those high in added sugars and sodium. Instead, prioritize lower calorie foods that will fill you up without spiking your blood sugar, like legumes, grilled fish, chicken breast, vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Source link #Dinner #Smallest #Meal #Day Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

FDIC staffing shortages put banking system at risk FDIC staffing shortages put banking system at risk Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to reevaluate the decision to rescind more than 200 job offers to bank examiners in the wake of President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze. The FDIC is already severely understaffed, which “threatens the stability of the banking system,” Warren, D-Mass., explained in a letter sent Monday to Inspector General Jennifer Fain and shared exclusively with CNBC. In the letter, also signed by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del, the senators said staffing shortages directly contributed to Signature Bank’s failure in March 2023. More from Personal Finance: Trump’s second term could mean the downfall of the FDIC Here’s the average tax refund so far this year A new bill would cap credit card interest rates at 10% The lack of examiners “led to a series of supervisory delays, canceled or postponed exams, and quality control issues in the supervision of Signature,” the letter said. “The lesson learned in this case was that a shortage of cops on the beat can threaten the safety and soundness of the banking system and pose risks to the Deposit Insurance Fund,” the letter stated. The incident marked the largest U.S. banking failures since the 2008 financial crisis, and one of the biggest bank failures in U.S. history. The unexpected shutdown also caused widespread concern among consumers about their deposits, their bank and the banking system. In a Jan. 27 post on X, Warren also said: “the FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don’t ****** our economy.” Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube. Source link #FDIC #staffing #shortages #put #banking #system #risk Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Jets Looking To Pair Rookie QB With Veteran QB? – profootballrumors.com Jets Looking To Pair Rookie QB With Veteran QB? – profootballrumors.com Jets Looking To Pair Rookie QB With Veteran QB? profootballrumors.comJets captain C.J. Mosley: QB Aaron Rodgers shouldn’t leave New York with ‘head down’ NFL.comAcquire Cousins? Draft a QB? Without Rodgers, what’s next for the Jets at the position? ESPNAaron Rodgers contract details: How releasing or trading QB would impact Jets USA TODAYGiants revenge? Tom Brady connection? Where Aaron Rodgers could sign with Jets divorce coming New York Post Source link #Jets #Pair #Rookie #Veteran #profootballrumors.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Tropical cyclone will hit parts of West *********** coastline ‘earlier than expected’ Tropical cyclone will hit parts of West *********** coastline ‘earlier than expected’ Western *********** residents have been warned a cyclone is expected to hit as the country’s torrent of wild weather shows no sign of slowing down. Source link #Tropical #cyclone #hit #parts #West #*********** #coastline #earlier #expected Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Fatal shooting incident on Johnston Street results in two deaths, Lafayette Police report Fatal shooting incident on Johnston Street results in two deaths, Lafayette Police report The Lafayette Police Department has released information about a fatal shooting incident that occurred on Johnston Street on Sunday, Feb. 9. According to the LPD, a preliminary investigation reveals that a white SUV was traveling southbound in the 2300 block of Johnston Street. The vehicle was occupied by the driver, Shentell Brown, 47, of New Iberia, and her husband, Kevin Brown, 60, of New Iberia, who was in the front passenger seat. During a verbal altercation, Kevin Brown drew a firearm and shot Shentell Brown multiple times, LPS said. She died as a result of her injuries. Kevin Brown then turned the gun on himself, sustaining injuries from which he later died at a local hospital. Two children, who were in the back of the vehicle, exited the SUV during the incident. One child was able to flag down a passing motorist, who transported her to the police department. The other child was struck by a passing vehicle and sustained minor injuries. This incident remains under investigation by detectives with the Lafayette Police Department. This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Man kills wife, self in shooting on Johnston Street: Lafayette Police Source link #Fatal #shooting #incident #Johnston #Street #results #deaths #Lafayette #Police #report Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Trump pushes ahead as courts, Democrats try to block him – The Washington Post Trump pushes ahead as courts, Democrats try to block him – The Washington Post Trump pushes ahead as courts, Democrats try to block him The Washington PostTrump is ********** our government. Thankfully, the courts are stopping him. | Opinion USA TODAYTrump’s following his campaign promises, but they’re threatening the rule of law CNNTrump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say The New York Times Source link #Trump #pushes #ahead #courts #Democrats #block #Washington #Post Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Mitchell Freeway ******: Traffic chaos as three-car collision closes lane in peak hour traffic Mitchell Freeway ******: Traffic chaos as three-car collision closes lane in peak hour traffic Perth commuters are facing a longer drive home following a ****** on the Mitchell Freeway on Tuesday afternoon. Just before 5pm, three cars were involved in a ****** in the northbound section of the Mitchell Freeway just after Whitfords Avenue. While St John’s was called to the scene, it is understood there have been no serious injuries. The ****** closed the left lane of the road, with towing services on site. As of 5.30pm traffic was backed up to Stephenson Avenue. Source link #Mitchell #Freeway #****** #Traffic #chaos #threecar #collision #closes #lane #peak #hour #traffic Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

CAR T-cell therapy could help prevent clogged arteries CAR T-cell therapy could help prevent clogged arteries A build-up of plaque in arteries can lead to cardiovascular conditions SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Genetically engineered immune cells could help reduce the clogging of arteries, potentially lowering the risk of heart attack or stroke in people who don’t respond to common treatments. Doctors often treat those at high risk of these conditions using drugs called statins, but they don’t protect everyone. “If statins were perfect we wouldn’t have such an issue with cardiovascular disease – it’s still the leading cause of death worldwide,“ says Robert Schwab at the University of Pennsylvania. Source link #CAR #Tcell #therapy #prevent #clogged #arteries Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Realme P3 Pro Design Teased; to Be Available With a Glow in the Dark Rear Panel Realme P3 Pro Design Teased; to Be Available With a Glow in the Dark Rear Panel Realme P3 Pro is set to be unveiled in India on February 18. Several key features of the upcoming handset including chipset, display and battery details have been confirmed. The phone is teased to be equipped with GT Boost gaming technology and is claimed to offer “optimised BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India) performance.” Now, the company has teased that the handset will come with a “glow in the dark design.” The colour options of the anticipated smartphone have also been revealed. Realme P3 Pro to Come With a Glow in the Dark Design The company has confirmed in a press release that the Realme P3 Pro will come with a “Nebula Design” which has a celluloid texture. It is equipped with “Luminous Colour-Changing Fiber” which absorbs light and glows in the dark. A “42-degree gold curvature” is claimed to improve the grip for the users. The Realme P3 Pro will be offered in the country in three exclusive colour options — Galaxy Purple, Nebula Glow, and Saturn Brown. Teasers on the phone’s official landing page claim that the upcoming handset meets the IP66+IP68+IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance. It will also have a 7.99mm thin profile. Realme had previously confirmed that the P3 Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset and pack a 6,000mAh battery with 80W fast charging support. It will sport a quad-curved display and is claimed to feature an Aerospace grade VC cooling system. The company co-developed the GT Boost gaming technology with Krafton. The Realme P3 Pro will be equipped with this feature. It is said to be one of the best smartphones for BGMI gameplay with features such as AI Ultra-Steady Frames, Hyper Response Engine, AI Ultra Touch Control, and more. The handset will be available for purchase in the country via Flipkart alongside the Realme e-store. Source link #Realme #Pro #Design #Teased #Glow #Dark #Rear #Panel Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

John Oliver Interrupts Jon Stewart’s Monologue on ‘The Daily Show’ – The New York Times John Oliver Interrupts Jon Stewart’s Monologue on ‘The Daily Show’ – The New York Times John Oliver Interrupts Jon Stewart’s Monologue on ‘The Daily Show’ The New York TimesJohn Oliver returns to ‘The Daily Show’ to discuss America’s new ‘monarchy era’ CNNJohn Oliver Returns to ‘The Daily Show’ to ‘Gloat’ That Trump Turned America Into Monarchy | Video Yahoo EntertainmentJohn Oliver returns to Daily Show with a stern message for Americans The IndependentJohn Oliver Returns to ‘The Daily Show’ to Declare America’s ‘Monarchy Era’ Rolling Stone Source link #John #Oliver #Interrupts #Jon #Stewarts #Monologue #Daily #Show #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]