Microsoft Shareholders to Vote on Bitcoin: Will Crypto Join the Balance Sheet?
Microsoft Shareholders to Vote on Bitcoin: Will Crypto Join the Balance Sheet?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) shareholders will soon vote on whether to add to the company’s balance sheet, a decision likely to impact the price of Bitcoin.
The tech giant will hold its annual shareholders’ meeting virtually on December 10, starting at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. In addition to electing directors, reviewing the current corporate strategy, and discussing financial goals, shareholders face a noteworthy decision: whether Bitcoin should be included in Microsoft’s corporate balance sheet. The proposal, introduced by the think tank National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), encourages Microsoft to diversify its investment strategy with Bitcoin.
Board Recommends Rejection
Microsoft’s board advises shareholders to vote against the proposal, arguing that the company already closely monitors cryptocurrency through its in-house teams. The board suggests focusing on less volatile assets to minimize potential economic losses and counteract inflation effects.
Potential External Influence?
Some question whether external influence may come into play, as BlackRock (NYSE:), the world’s largest asset manager and Microsoft’s second-largest shareholder with a 7.1% stake, may have a vested interest in advancing Bitcoin adoption. BlackRock holds over $20 billion in Bitcoin through its own Bitcoin ETF. Similarly, Fidelity—a major Microsoft shareholder with multiple crypto-based investment funds—could share this interest.
Market Impact Anticipated
If shareholders vote in favor of adding Bitcoin to Microsoft’s balance sheet, it could have a significant ripple effect on other tech companies—and, naturally, Bitcoin’s price. With a market capitalization of approximately $3.2 trillion, Microsoft stands as one of the world’s most valuable companies. Approval would position the software giant as a major Bitcoin investor, possibly sparking a wave of adoption across the tech sector. This decision could reshape the perception of the cryptocurrency sector, giving it a new standing in the broader investment landscape.
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François Hollande calls for a ******* Europe after Trump election win
François Hollande calls for a ******* Europe after Trump election win
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech as he attends the inauguration of the new ‘Sud Europe Atlantique’ (South Europe Atlantic) high-speed rail line, linking Tours and Bordeaux, on February 28, 2017, in Villognon, central France.
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Former French President François Hollande underlined the importance of Europe sticking together in the face of U.S. protectionism on issues like security and trade.
President-elect Donald Trump’s election win last week has fueled fears of an impending economic nightmare for the ********* Union after he threatened to impose an additional 10% in tariffs on these nations.
This would come at a time when traditional economic powerhouse Germany is dealing with an economic malaise and a political vacuum after its coalition government collapsed. There are also concerns over the Ukraine war and whether the U.S. could pull funding for the war-torn nation — leaving ********* allies to foot the bill.
Hollande told CNBC’s Charlotte Reed Wednesday that Europe must be worried.
“Europe is today a continent that is not *******. So what will be absolutely essential is the reaction to what Trump wants to do, particularly the U.S. disengaging from the ********* continent,” he said.
“This is what France, Germany, Poland and the ******* Kingdom, the four main countries that invest in defense, will do. If these four countries react together, both in relation to the security issue, the Ukraine issue and even the trade issue, then Europe will be respected. Otherwise it will be pushed aside,” he added.
Despite Germany and France seeing significant political volatility this year, Hollande said there could still be a “broad political consensus” in these major ********* nations, no matter who is in charge, that could “firmly resist what Donald Trump may undertake.”
Ukraine peace?
Hollande, the former socialist leader of France, led the nation between 2012 to 2017 and briefly crossed over with Trump’s first term. He recalled that Trump was often a man of his word.
Trump has previously boasted he could “end the war” in Ukraine in 24 hours if elected, signaling that he would pull the plug on funding in order to force the country into a negotiated settlement with Russia. Analysts say Ukraine could then be pushed into a “bad peace” with its powerful neighbor, and potentially forced to relinquish almost 20% of its territory in the south and east that’s currently occupied by Russian forces.
Hollande predicted that Trump will try to propose a peace with Russian President Vladimir ****** that will exclude Ukraine from the negotiations, which could potentially allow Russia to take territories it already occupies.
“Are we going to let it happen? We must not let it happen,” Hollande said. “Because it would set an extremely serious precedent where force had prevailed over law.”
—CNBC’s Silvia Amaro and Holly Ellyatt contributed to this article.
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At least 15 rescue workers ******* in ******** strike
At least 15 rescue workers ******* in ******** strike
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Lebanon’s health ministry says nearly 200 emergency and health workers have been ******* since September.
An ******** air strike on an emergency response centre in north-eastern Lebanon on Thursday ******* at least 15 rescue workers, officials say, in one of the deadliest attacks of its kind involving Lebanese emergency responders in the war.
The strike in Douris, near the city of Baalbek, destroyed a building of the civil defence agency, which is linked to the Lebanese government and not affiliated with the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah. The regional governor, Bachir Khodr, said the victims included the city’s civil defence chief, Bilal Raad.
The ******** military has not commented on the *******, which was described by the Lebanese health ministry as “barbaric”.
The Lebanese civil defence carries out emergency services including search and rescue work and *****-fighting response.
In the southern Nabatieh region, another ******** air strike on Thursday destroyed the civil defence centre in the town of ***** Salim, ******** six people, including five paramedics, the Lebanese state news agency NNA reported.
According to Lebanon’s health ministry, at least 192 emergency and health workers have been ******* in ******** air strikes across the country since the escalation of the conflict with Hezbollah in September.
The attacks come as ******* has intensified its air campaign across Lebanon in recent days, including on Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah is based in the capital. The area was hit by air strikes for the fourth consecutive day on Friday following evacuation orders issued by the ******* Defense Forces (IDF), which says it is targeting infrastructure linked to the group.
This comes amid renewed international efforts for a ceasefire, with ********* officials delivering the first official proposal of a deal to Lebanese authorities.
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People gathered at the emergency response centre near Baalbek, following an ******** air strike
The Lebanese government says any agreement should be based on the ******* Nations Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Hezbollah and *******. The resolution includes the removal of the group’s fighters and weapons in areas between the Blue Line – the unofficial frontier between Lebanon and ******* – and the Litani River, about 30km (20 miles) from the boundary with *******.
A potential deal would likely include the deployment of additional troops of the Lebanese army to the area and a mechanism to monitor its implementation, although details remained unclear.
*******, however, wants the right to act inside Lebanon if there is any violation of a deal. There are no signs that Hezbollah, or the Lebanese government, are willing to accept such a demand.
Hezbollah has been severely weakened after two months of intense air strikes that destroyed large parts of its infrastructure and ******* many of its leaders. But after the initial shock, the group seems to have regrouped, according to analysts, and continues to carry out daily attacks on northern *******, although not with the same intensity.
Speaking in Beirut during a visit of Ali Larijani, senior advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader, Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the Lebanese government’s priority was to reach a ceasefire and implement Resolution 1701 in “its entirety, without any amendments or interpretations that differ from the content of the resolution and its provisions”. He added that negotiations to try to reach “an understanding” were continuing.
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Apple’s 10th-gen iPad is $50 off for ****** Friday
Apple’s 10th-gen iPad is $50 off for ****** Friday
Apple’s ****** Friday deals have started popping up, and this is your chance to grab a new iPad at a discount if you’ve been thinking of getting one. The 10th-gen iPad is currently on ***** for $299 at Amazon, $50 less than what it usually costs. Apple released the tablet back in 2022, but it’s still our best budget iPad option for 2024. Although the 10th-gen iPad went for a record low of $298 back in October, $299 is most likely the lowest it will go for ****** Friday this year. Costco’s flyer for the holiday lists the tablet for $299, and other retailers typically follow its pricing.
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The 10th-gen iPad is only slightly thicker and heavier than the iPad Air. It looks similar to the iPad Air, too — the tablet no longer has the Home button that its predecessor did, and it has a ******* screen with smaller bezels. The device is powered by Apple’s A14 Bionic chip, which was first seen on the iPhone 12 and is powerful enough that we could edit RAW photos in Lightroom when we tested the tablet. When we ran a test for battery life, we discovered that the model could play movies continuously for 11 hours and 45 minutes on a single charge.
Unlike previous models with Lightning ports, this one comes with a USB-C port for charging. Apple moved its front-facing camera to its landscape edge, as well. The company gave it a larger display, measuring 10.9 inches, so it doesn’t feel as cramped as previous models even with a lot of apps. While the iPad Air does have a better display overall with its lamination and anti-reflective coating, the 10th-gen iPad’s isn’t bad at all seeing as it costs significantly less, especially with this discount.
Check out all of the latest ****** Friday and Cyber Monday deals here.
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There’s a new twist on the famous invisible gorilla psychology study
There’s a new twist on the famous invisible gorilla psychology study
A person in a gorilla suit can be easy to miss if you are focusing on something else
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When we are focusing on one task, we often fail to notice something obvious in our field of view. This phenomenon, known as inattentional blindness, was famously demonstrated in a study involving a person in a gorilla suit, which participants ******* to spot. But now it seems the gorilla isn’t so invisible, and we do actually take in information even when we might miss the wider picture.
In a classic experiment from 1999, Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris, then at…
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HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 review: Convertible Copilot+
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 review: Convertible Copilot+
The HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 is our first look at how Intel’s Lunar Lake platform performs in HP’s recently formed Omni realm (after it shook off most of its existing PC brands earlier this year). In recent months, we’ve tested the Arm-powered OmniBook X and AMD-equipped OmniBook Ultra from the company’s revamped lineup, both of which were slim and solid laptops.
This time around, we’re looking at a convertible that, while pleasing, doesn’t look or feel all that new. That, plus the ample amount of pre-installed software (most of which wants to track and / or push ads at you), the removal of the still-useful USB-A port, and Microsoft’s continuing delay of Recall (the promised flagship feature of Copilot+) makes the OmniBook Ultra Flip less appealing than its Spectre predecessor.
Design of the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
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As its name implies, the OmniBook Ultra Flip is a convertible, with a fold-over hinge. Its solid-feeling metal shell and pleasing keyboard (complete with a retooled Function row and light-blue power button) give it design cohesion with its other OmniBook counterparts. But its angled rear edges, complete with USB-C ports, echo previous designs.
The OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 is clearly a somewhat revamped and rebranded HP Spectre x360 14 with a different exterior finish. And that’s not a bad thing given we mostly liked the Spectre design. But the Flip’s 12.35 x 8.51 x 0.59-inch dimensions and 2.97-pound weight are strikingly similar to the 2024 Spectre x360 (12.35 x 8.68 x 0.67 inches and 3.19 pounds). The Ultra Flip is a little thinner and a little lighter, but to get there, HP has thrown out the handy USB-A port as part of the move to the Omni brand.
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You do still get a decent number of ports by 2024 standards, though. On the left edge lives a 10Gbps USB-C port (on the rear corner), alongside an audio jack.
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The right side houses two Thunderbolt 4 ports, again with one on the rear corner and one nearby on the side of the laptop. I do like that HP has included USB Type-C on both sides of the laptop, but only the Thunderbolt ports can be used for charging, so you’ll have to plug your charger in on the right side.
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The angled nature of the rear ports on either side means, unfortunately, you can’t plug anything bulky into them, like one of the best flash drives, at least when using the device as a laptop, because the lid gets in the way.
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition laptop manages to be slightly slimmer (0.55 inches) while adding both a USB-A and HDMI port. It’s also heavier than the OmniBook Ultra Flip, at 3.37 pounds, but packs in a larger 15.3-inch screen.
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Specifications
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CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
Row 0 – Cell 2
Graphics
Intel Arc 140V
Row 1 – Cell 2
Memory
32 GB LPDDR5x-8533 MT/s
Row 2 – Cell 2
Storage
2TB PCIe Gen4
Row 3 – Cell 2
Display
2800×1600 OLED
Row 4 – Cell 2
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE201 (2×2), Bluetooth 5.4 wireless card
Row 5 – Cell 2
Ports
Camera 9MP IR camera
Row 6 – Cell 2
Battery
64 WHr
Row 7 – Cell 2
Power Adapter
65 W USB-C power adapter
Row 8 – Cell 2
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
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Dimensions (WxDxH)
12.35 x 8.51 x 0.59 inches
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Weight
2.97 pounds
Row 11 – Cell 2
Price (as configured)
$1,899.99 ($1,499 ***** price)
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Productivity Performance of the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
We tested the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip against several recent systems, including recent Dell XPS 13 models with both Intel Core Ultra 7 258V and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite CPUs, the 15-inch M3 Macbook Air, and Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7i, a more affordable ($1,299 as tested) non-convertible laptop with a Core Ultra 7 256V CPU – effectively the same CPU as the 258V in the Ultra Flip, but with 16GB of integrated RAM rather than the 32GB of the 258V. We also included our results from the previous-generation HP Spectre x360 14, which is where the Ultra Flip gets most of its design DNA.
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In Geekbench 6, the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 beat the last-gen Spectre x360 and Lenovo’s Yoga in the single-core test and the Yoga in multi-core. But both the Qualcomm-powered XPS 13 and the M3-powered Macbook Air did better in both single- and multi-core results here.
Things looked better for the OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 on our file copy test, where it transferred our 25GB of test files at just over 1,700 MBps. That was faster than every other competing machine – save for the previous-gen HP, which was about 100 MBps faster.
With Handbrake, we have computers transcode a 4K video to 1080p. And we use the Arm-specific versions of Handbrake for the Arm-based laptops and the traditional x86 version of the program for Intel and AMD laptops. Here the OmniBook Ultra Flip’s showing of 6:37 outpaced the Intel-powered XPS 13 (8:35) and the Spectre x360 (7:09). But the other competitors were faster, with the Snapdragon-based XPS 13 easily outpacing everything else, finishing in just 4 minutes and 47 seconds.
To measure long-term performance, we run 10 loops of the Cinebench 2024 CPU test and observe how the scores change, with less change suggesting more stable thermal performance.
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The Ultra Flip started at a high of 528.2 before dipping about 100 points for one run, then recovering and hovering between 460 and 470 for the rest of the test. The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V’s performance cores ran at an average of 3.1 GHz, while the efficiency cores ran slightly higher at 3.3 GHz. During the stress test, the CPU averaged 76.3 degrees C.
Display on the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
As a premium convertible, the 2800 x 1600 OLED screen is clearly a focus for the OmniBook Ultra Flip, and anecdotally it doesn’t disappoint. I watched the trailer for the second season of “Silo,” and the blue of Rebecca Ferguson’s eyes was striking against the deep OLED ****** of the background near the beginning, and the flame-like orange of the title screen at the end really popped. Watching on this screen made me more excited for the show’s return next month.
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In testing, the Ultra Flip did better than most competitors in terms of ****** reproduction, delivering 84.3% of the DCI-P3 ****** gamut, and was close enough in all measurements to the Spectre x360 that the two likely share the same panel. That said, the Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition’s ******* screen was brighter and also more vivid in our tests. At 359.6 nits, the Ultra Flip was actually the dimmest of our premium competitors, with the MacBook Air being the second-brightest at 482.4 nits. But all of the displays here put out a good amount of light for most use cases. You might like the Yoga or MacBook a bit more if you frequently use your computer in direct sunlight, but the high contrast of OLED helps on that front as well.
Keyboard and touchpad on the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
The keyboard on the Ultra Flip seems predominantly the same as the 2024 Spectre x360, and largely that’s a good thing. The half-height Function row is now a lighter gray than the rest of the keys, and the buttons get reshuffled a bit. A dedicated calculator button replaces the camera privacy button (which is now a physical switch up above the camera), and the power button in the upper right now sets itself apart in a pleasing light blue hue.The large, clean key labels remain, as does the pleasing tactility of the key feedback. The half-size up / down arrow keys also carry over, but they didn’t take much time for me to get used to. I don’t think I’d have major complaints using this keyboard as my daily productivity driver.
The large 6.25-inch diagonal touchpad also carries over from the Spectre, and I found it to work well for basic navigation and multi-touch gestures. That said, much like our reviewer for the previous Spectre x360, I found the default haptic intensity a little stronger than necessary, so I turned it down to 25%.
Audio on the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
The speakers on the Ultra Flip sound solid, with a nice amount of volume and more lower-mids than I would expect from a PC this slim. I listened to Urban Heat’s album, “The Tower,” and the laptop’s speakers nicely showcased Jonathan Horstmann’s baritone crooning. As is usually the case with slim PCs, there isn’t a massive amount of true low-end here, but the speakers deliver a warm sound with quite a bit of volume and no audible distortion.
The MyHP app does have presets for movies, music, and voice, as well as an equalizer, but I was pretty happy with the sound profile of the speakers at their default setting.
Upgradeability of the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
Getting inside the Ultra Flip is fairly easy, so long as you have a screwdriver with a tiny Torx or star bit. The bottom is held on by just four screws, two short ones up front and a pair of longer ones in the back. With those out, you’ll need some kind of prying device to begin loosening the clips. After I worked my way around a few sides, the bottom popped off easily.
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Inside though, the only major component you’ll be able to upgrade is the SSD, which is housed under a metal cover that’s screwed down on both sides and doubles as a heat dissipator. The battery looks like it would be fairly easy to replace if you need to do that. But the wireless card is soldered down and the RAM is, of course, now integrated into the Intel CPU.
Battery Life on the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
At 12 hours and 2 minutes, the OmniBook Ultra Flip lasted an hour and change longer than the previous-gen Spectre x360 on our battery test, which consists of web browsing, video streaming, and OpenGL graphics tests at 150 nits of screen brightness.
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The UItra Flip outlasted the Spectre x360 from earlier this year, but everything else here lasted longer. The MacBook Air (15:05) was helped by its larger chassis and Arm CPU, while the two XPS 13s (17:29 Intel and 19:31 Qualcomm) were both aided by smaller displays and lower resolutions. The high pixel count and OLED tech of the Ultra Flip don’t do its longevity any favors, but 12 hours and 2 minutes of run time is still a decent showing.
Heat on the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
We measure a laptop’s surface temperature while running 20 loops of Cinebench 2024, which stresses the system for a couple of hours. During our testing, the Ultra Flip’s keyboard topped out at 100 degrees Fahrenheit, although that was between the 7 and 8 keys, while the letter keys where your fingers are going to be spending most of their time remained a cooler 93 degrees F or below. This is lower than plenty of other slip portables.
The touchpad topped out at 78.5 F in the upper-right corner. And the underside of the laptop didn’t get that much warmer than the top, peaking at 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the middle rear, near the hottest spot on the keyboard. I wouldn’t exactly say Flip Ultra runs cool, but it doesn’t get particularly hot. And while the fans were audible in my quiet home office while running Cinebench, they were more like a persistent whisper than anything approaching noisy or whiny.
Webcam on the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
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The 9MP webcam and IR camera are also likely carryovers from the Spectre x360, and are quite good – especially if you’re coming from the 1080p or even 720p webcams that have been typical on most laptops for years. Colors were accurate and there was a fair amount of detail visible in my sun-lit home office. And perhaps most impressively, the webcam dealt with the light from my two windows about as well as my dedicated Anker webcam. You can still get better detail and contrast from one of the best webcams, but the camera here is more than good enough for meetings, family chats, and the occasional photo.
Software and Warranty on the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
HP includes a fair amount of its own software as well as some third-party programs on the Ultra Flip. There’s Poly Camera Pro, which lets you adjust things like brightness and saturation on the webcam, as well as adding various filters and watermarks, as well as adjusting framing.
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HP Smart is an app that oddly focuses heavily on printing from its front page – which isn’t so odd once you remember that printers are still a big part of HP Inc.’s business.
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The HP Omen gaming app is also here, which feels strange for a decidedly non-gaming PC, though Intel’s integrated graphics have decidedly improved, and as the app handily suggests, you can always use Nvidia’s GeForce Now to offload your game rendering to the cloud. In case this didn’t already feel enough like an ad, when you launch the app for the first time, it asks permission to push ads to you.
McAfee LiveSafe security and VPN software is also installed. And I thought perhaps HP had at least included a very generous trial. Because when I launched the program it said “Trial ends in 1,342 days — Buy now.” But, looking at HP’s product page, this is supposed to be just a 30-day trial. So there seems to be some kind of error with the installation on our review unit.
Then of course there’s Copilot+, a feature package that’s supposed to lean on the Intel NPU for locally computed AI tasks. The feature was first supposed to roll out with laptops based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors earlier this year. But the flagship Recall feature, which takes and serves up screenshots of nearly everything you do on your PC, was first… recalled in June over security and privacy issues. Then Microsoft said the feature wasn’t going to be optional when it eventually did roll out, but soon backpedaled. Then, amazingly as I was wrapping up this review, the company delayed the feature yet again – with a new promise that it will be available for preview in December to those running Windows Insider builds.
In all, HP includes a plethora of extra software here for a premium PC. And one of its key promised features – whether you want it or not – keeps getting pushed back. I generally wouldn’t buy any laptop for its included software, but Microsoft (and by extension HP and other Copilot+ PC makers) keeps trying to convince consumers (and the tech press) that localized AI software is the next big thing – while failing again and again to deliver its flagship feature in Windows 11 nearly six months after it was first announced.
I’m still fairly convinced that the best premium software feature for a PC is no extra software at all, save for your OS of choice. For better or worse, what HP delivers with the OmniBook Ultra Flip feels like the opposite of that, with the added bonus of some software features I probably don’t want coming at some point in the near future.
HP sells the Ultra Flip with a one-year warranty.
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 Configurations
Our review configuration of the Ultra Flip, with an Intel Core Ultra 258V (which includes 32GB of RAM), a 2TB SSD, and a 2880 x 1800 OLED touchscreen has an MSRP of $1,899. But when we wrote this it was currently on ***** for a more reasonable $1,499. HP also says this configuration will be available in mid-January at Best Buy for $1,899, though I’d hope the fact that HP is already selling it at a steep discount indicates the Best Buy price will be significantly lower as well.
All configurations of the Ultra Flip sport the same OLED display. But if you can live with two fewer CPU cores, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, the Ultra Flip starts as low as $1,049.
Bottom Line
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In terms of hardware, the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 is mostly very good, with a great screen and keyboard for a light convertible, and more ports than most (even if there’s no USB-A and the angled ports on the corners aren’t always convenient). The upgrade to Arrow Lake is also mostly a positive one, delivering an hour extra of battery life in our testing and better single-core (though generally worse multi-core) performance. The high-resolution webcam is also arguably better than almost anyone needs for keeping up with colleagues and family while at home or on the go.
The primary letdown comes from the device’s software – both preinstalled and promised but delayed. HP includes several of its own apps, some of which are pleasingly functional (the Poly camera app in particular is nice), but many of which ask you for permission to track your use, push ads, or both. Then there’s McAfee and Adobe trials, Google Play Games Beta, and Dropbox. It all just feels like a lot for a device with a $1,899 MSRP as configured (though it was $400 off when I wrote this at HP).
There’s also the whole Copilot+ aspect, which Microsoft and its partners keep pushing with new premium devices, despite a repeated inability to actually ship the primary feature: Recall. As of this writing, Microsoft says Recall will be available in December – but only to those running its Insider Windows build. That’s not HP’s fault, though, and I don’t want to single one company out for the failings of its software partner, which of course affects every other Copilot+ PC, at least for now.
But without Recall or some other game-changing feature, the Ultra Flip feels like a slightly retooled Spectre x360 with a lot of unneeded and nagging software, somewhat better battery life, and performance that’s better in some ways but worse in others.
If you can find a last-gen Spectre x360 at a reduced price, you might want to consider that. If you like the idea of Copilot+, current-gen CPUs, and you want a convertible, the Ultra Flip seems to be the only option right now.
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Ex-Bridgend councillor Darren Brown jailed for wife ******* attempt
Ex-Bridgend councillor Darren Brown jailed for wife ******* attempt
A former councillor has been jailed for 18 years for attempting to ***** his wife.
Darren Brown, 35, was convicted of attempted ******* by a jury after stabbing his wife Corrine at their home in Wildmill, Bridgend, on 10 July last year.
The court previously heard that he laughed as he tried to stab his wife to ******.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it hoped his wife could “take comfort” that “her husband has been brought to justice”.
Brown, a former member of Bridgend Town Council, was separated from his wife but remained living in the same property.
On 10 July 2023 the two were arguing when Brown retrieved a ****** from the kitchen and stabbed his wife twice in the back as she was trying to settle the baby.
She managed to get into the bathroom and lock the door but he kicked the door so hard it came off its hinges.
She was then stabbed a third time to the back before Brown left the property and drove off.
Initially, her husband said she had the ****** and he tried to take it off her, during which she was injured.
He later pleaded guilty at court to wounding with intent but denied attempted *******.
However, he was convicted of the offence following a trial, after the jury had heard all the evidence.
Hannah West of the CPS said: “Any one of the wounds could have been fatal and the evidence we presented to the jury demonstrated Brown’s intention was to ***** his wife.”
She added that she hoped his could “take comfort from knowing her husband has been brought to justice for this appalling *******.”
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DIG VR – Quest 3 Review | Thumb Culture
DIG VR – Quest 3 Review | Thumb Culture
“The Watford-based (the ***) indie games publisher Wired Productions snd Leeds-based (West Yorkshire., the ***) indie games developer Just Add Water , are tody very thrilled and glad to announce that their VR light-simulation game “DIG VR” , is coming to Meta Quest this year (2024).” – Jonas Ek, TGG´.
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How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans
How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans
A reconstruction of the famous hominin Lucy
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iQOO Neo 10 Series Pre-Reservations Begin; Design Teased
iQOO Neo 10 Series Pre-Reservations Begin; Design Teased
iQOO Neo 10 series is all set to hit the ******** market. The Vivo sub-brand has not disclosed the launch date yet, but it has opened pre-orders for the iQOO Neo 10 series via its official online store in China. The listing and new Weibo teaser confirm the design of the phones. The iQOO Neo 10 Pro model is confirmed to be available in an orange-grey dual-tone finish. The standard iQOO Neo 10 is speculated to run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, while a MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset could power the Pro variant.
iQOO Neo 10 Pro Design Revealed
iQOO has started accepting pre-reservations for the iQOO Neo 10 series through Vivo’s official website, JD.com, Tmall and other e-commerce websites in China. Customers pre-booking the devices will get benefits worth CNY 2267 (roughly Rs. 26,000). The listing and latest Weibo teasers reveal the design of the Pro model. It appears to have a dual-tone back panel with orange and grey finish. The power button is arranged on the right side and it is likely to double up as a fingerprint scanner.
At the back, the iQOO Neo 10 Pro is seen with a rectangular dual camera module housing squarish camera sensors. The OIS text engraved in the camera module indicates that the primary sensor will support Optical Image Stabilisation. The rear panel also includes Neo branding below the camera module.
The launch date of iQOO Neo 10 series is still under wraps, but several reports have claimed that the lineup will be launched by the end of this month in China.
iQOO Neo 10 is tipped to ship with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, while the Pro version is said to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset. They are expected to offer a 1.5K resolution display, metal middle frame, and silicon batteries with 100W fast charging support. The battery capacity is likely to be more than 6,000mAh.
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Tasmania’s Milton Doyle shoots down NBL Bullets
Tasmania’s Milton Doyle shoots down NBL Bullets
A career-best eight three-pointers from “silent *********” Milton Doyle in the NBL has inspired Tasmania to a come-from-behind 95-92 win over Brisbane.
After a week in which online ****** levelled at JackJumpers’ players and their families made headlines, Doyle starred with 32 points at Hobart’s MyState Bank Arena on Friday night.
Four of his three pointers came in the final quarter, with the most crucial arriving with 38 seconds on the clock to give Tasmania a four-point buffer.
Doyle, who has been inconsistent this season, also claimed seven rebounds as the JackJumpers went back-to-back for the first time in 2024/25.
His performance came after he scored just three points in his side’s win over the high-flying New Zealand Breakers.
“The silent ********* … he was all-in at both ends of the floor, which I love,” coach Scott Roth said.
“Last week ? he was controlling the game and this game we needed him to score.”
Defending champions Tasmania (5-8) are just one win outside the top six and seemingly on an upward trajectory after a sluggish start to the season.
They welcomed back big man Will Magnay, who got through 28 minutes on return from a shoulder injury and finished with an equal team-high seven rebounds.
Sean Macdonald (ankle) also made a comeback after an eight-week lay-off and was influential off the bench with seven assists.
Roth said his team’s upswing in form began “three or four” weeks ago.
“We were starting to click in some areas and our defence started to get really good in some areas,” he said.
“I’m very big about process and not skipping steps, not panicking or overreacting … and remaining really strong with our culture.”
Brisbane came flying out of the blocks, opening up a 17-3 lead in less than three minutes – ********* at 63 per cent for the first quarter.
But turnovers and wayward ********* allowed Tasmania to claw back momentum, with the home side hitting the lead midway through the third quarter off a Magnay dunk.
The JackJumpers took a 68-60 advantage into a final quarter in which both teams traded three pointers.
********* guard Keandre Cook (23 points) kept Brisbane in the contest with several clutch shots in the final few minutes, while 23-year-old Josh Bannan was also strong (15 points and nine rebounds).
Bullets coach Justin Schueller said his team’s ********** wasn’t the best at the ******.
“It’s a frustrating one. We (also) had a couple of the boys go down with ********,” he said.
The second-last Bullets (3-6) host Perth on Sunday, while Tasmania’s next fixture is on November 30 away to Adelaide after the FIBA break.
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The best gifts for book lovers in 2024
The best gifts for book lovers in 2024
I know what you’re about to say: “reMarkables aren’t e-readers!,” which I wholeheartedly agree with. They may have e-paper displays, but they’re not in any way actual e-readers, and I’m just being a big ‘ol silly goose. That said, you can actually load DRM-free ePub files onto the slate if you use the company’s homegrown transfer app.
The reMarkables all support the format, and you can even amend and highlight text on them, which will transfer to cloud-based saves. If you’re elbows-deep in a textbook and you’ve got to get some notes made quickly, it’d make plenty of sense to use one of these things. Plus, if I was on a long-haul flight, I’d opt for the extra screen real estate over my dinky Kindle some of the time.
Plus, if you’re getting it for its potential as an e-reader, you might as well then enjoy its actual purpose as a distraction-free writing slate. As I wrote in our review, the Type Folio is pretty much essential if you want to really be productive with it, but it’s worth the cost. — Daniel Cooper, Senior Reporter
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A unique pair of galactic lenses may help solve a cosmological riddle
A unique pair of galactic lenses may help solve a cosmological riddle
The brightest white spots and the red arc are six images of the same quasar created by the lensing effect of two galaxies, one of which is seen as the light patch in the centre
F. Dux et al.
A chance alignment between two massive galaxies could help astronomers better measure the expansion of the universe and shed light on the mysterious nature of dark energy.
While working on his general theory of relativity, Albert Einstein predicted that light from distant galaxies and stars should be bent by the gravity of very massive objects, similar to how a glass lens…
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Corsair expects Nvidia’s RTX 50 series will retain the 12V-2×6 power connector — Next-Gen GPUs could consume well over 450W of power
Corsair expects Nvidia’s RTX 50 series will retain the 12V-2×6 power connector — Next-Gen GPUs could consume well over 450W of power
Nvidia’s RTX 50 “Blackwell” GPUs are on the horizon and should be the only offering in the high-end “enthusiast-level” segment. A Press Release from Corsair reports that next-generation high-end GPUs (from Nvidia) will likely retain the updated 12V-2×6 standard, sticking to a single 16-pin connector design and could require more power.
Based on leaked information, Nvidia’s flagship RTX 5090 is said to consume almost 600W of power — up from the RTX 4090’s 450W TDP. This still isn’t ample to saturate the 12V-2×6 design, which can theoretically provide 675W of power (H++). Without a doubt, AIBs will release high-end variants with dual 16-pin connectors but that’s the exception, not the rule.
“The latest graphics cards now require a 12V-2×6 GPU power connector, a standard we expect will continue with next-gen GPUs. Next-generation high-end graphics cards could demand even more power than current models, which can draw up to 450 watts. “ Corsair
Corsair states that it expects flagship GPUs (from Nvidia) to continue with the 12V-2×6 design. While the company doesn’t explicitly say so, there’s a slight hint that the RTX 50 series might draw more power than the current generation. Corsair urges users to upgrade their existing PSUs to accommodate this potential uptick in power requirements.
AMD and Intel might not entertain the idea of changing standards – since both will not compete with Nvidia in the high-end market. Then we have the obvious problems with the 12VHPWR design – which were addressed with the 12V-2×6 update. However, the standard is still a novelty for mainstream consumers as traditional 8-pin connectors will suffice for this segment. In addition, budget PSUs still lack 16-pin connectors hence the introduction of a new standard will impede adoption which is why the idea will likely be dismissed.
Nvidia and AMD should announce their upcoming RTX 50 “Blackwell” and Radeon RX 8000 “RDNA 4” GPUs at CES 2025. Team Blue enthusiasts might be in for a surprise since rumor has it that Intel is planning to announce Xe2 “Battlemage” GPUs for desktop next month – though it is unclear when they will be available to purchase.
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The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House
The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
“Let’s make every day count,” President Joe Biden said in an address to the nation last week after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat to Trump in the presidential race.
Trump has pledged to rescind unspent funds in Biden’s landmark climate and health care law and stop clean-energy development projects.
“There’s only one administration at a time,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters at a news conference Thursday. “That’s true now, and it will also be true after January 20th. Our responsibility is to make good use of the funds that Congress has authorized for us and that we’re responsible for assigning and disbursing throughout the last three years.”
But Trump will control more than the purse strings come January. His administration also can propose new regulations to undo some of what the Biden administration did through the rule-making process.
Here are some of the moves the Biden administration is taking now:
Getting infrastructure spending out the door
Biden administration officials hope that projects funded under the $1 trillion infrastructure law and $375 billion climate law will endure beyond Biden’s term and are working to ensure that money from the landmark measures continues to flow.
On Friday, Buttigieg announced over $3.4 billion in grants for projects designed to improve passenger rail service, help U.S. ports, reduce highway deaths and support domestic manufacturing of sustainable transportation materials.
”We are investing in better transportation systems that touch every corner of the country and in the workers who will manufacture materials and build projects,″ he said. “Communities are going to see safer commutes, cleaner air and stronger supply chains that we all count on.″
Speeding up environmental goals
Announcements of major environmental grants and project approvals have sped up in recent months in what White House officials describe as “sprinting to the finish” of Biden’s four-year term.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently set a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes and announced nearly $3 billion to help local water systems comply. The agency also announced that oil and gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels.
The Energy Department, meanwhile, announced a $544 million loan to a Michigan company to expand manufacturing of high-quality silicon carbide wafers for electric vehicles. The loan is one of 28 deals totaling $37 billion granted under a clean-energy loan program that was revived and expanded under Biden.
“There is a new urgency to get it all done. We’re seeing explosions of money going out the door,” said Melinda Pierce, legislative director of the Sierra Club. Biden and his allies ”really want to finish the job they started.”
Ukraine aid
Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters this week that Biden wants to “spend down the authority that Congress has allocated and authorized before he leaves office. So we’re going to work very hard to make sure that happens.”
The Biden administration would have to rush $7.1 billion in weapons — $4.3 billion from the 2024 supplemental and $2.8 billion that is still on the books in savings due to the Pentagon recalculating the value of systems sent — from the Pentagon’s stockpiles in order to spend all of those funds obligated before Trump is sworn in.
There’s also another $2.2 billion available to put weapons systems on long-term contracts. However, recent aid packages have been much smaller in size, around $200 million to $300 million each.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the funds are already obligated, which should make them ******* to take back because the incoming administration would have to reverse that.
Pressure to quickly confirm judicial picks
Another priority for the White House is getting Senate confirmation of as many federal judges as possible before Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
The Senate this week voted 51-44 to confirm former prosecutor April Perry as a U.S. District Court judge in northern Illinois. More than a dozen pending judicial nominees have advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee; eight judicial nominations are awaiting committee votes and six are waiting for committee hearings.
Trump has urged Republicans to oppose efforts to confirm judicial nominees. “No Judges should be approved during this ******* of time because the Democrats are looking to ram through their Judges as the Republicans ****** over Leadership,” he wrote on social media site X on Nov. 10, before congressional Republicans chose their new leaders.
Student loan forgiveness
The Education Department has been hurrying to finalize a new federal rule that would cancel student loans for people who face financial hardship. The proposal — one of Biden’s only student loan plans that hasn’t been halted by federal courts — is in a public comment ******* scheduled to end Dec. 2.
After that, the department would have a narrow window to finalize the rule and begin carrying it out, a process that usually takes months. Like Biden’s other efforts, it would almost certainly face a legal challenge.
Additionally, the Biden administration has room to speed up student loan cancellation for people who were already promised relief because they were cheated by their colleges, said Aaron Ament, an Education Department official for the Obama administration and president of the National Student Legal Defense Network.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona could decide that case and others rather than hand them off to the Trump administration, which is expected to be far friendlier to for-profit colleges. “It’s a no-brainer,” Ament said. “There’s a good number of cases that have been sitting on Cardona’s desk. It’s hard to imagine that those would just be left untouched.”
Trump has not yet said what he would do on student loan forgiveness. However, he and Republicans have criticized Biden’s efforts.
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A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved
A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved
A genetic flaw dooms half of all crested newts to **** before they hatch – now we know how this baffling evolutionary quirk came about
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EE scales Ben Nevis mountain rescue connectivity
EE scales Ben Nevis mountain rescue connectivity
In August 2024, the ***’s leading mobile operator, BT Group-owned EE, entered into a mobile services agreement worth £1.85bn with the Home Office under the emergency services network (ESN) critical 4G communications system covering the most remote parts of the ***.
In its latest move, the company is partnering with Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team (LMRT) to enable the use of an existing 35m mast site to aid search and rescue communications operations in the area.
As well as being a part of the ESN – which is designed for dedicated use by Britain’s Emergency Services and other authorised first responders – and supporting 999 coverage to all visitors, the mast is providing connectivity to EE customers living in and visiting the area.
LMRT is based in Fort William, in the Glen Nevis region and close to the foot of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the *** (1344m/4409ft). Its area of operation covers the area of Lochaber district, which takes in the small isles of the Inner Hebrides with Knoydart, the only real wilderness area in Britain, forming its Northwest boundary. The area attracts more than 400,000 visitors per year and is a popular yet hazardous destination for hiking, climbing and other outdoor pursuits. 2024 is on track to be LMRT’s busiest year ever.
It is in a prime location to support LMRT’s need for shadow coverage in the Ben Nevis area – lighting up areas which previously received no coverage due to “shadows” caused by the natural terrain – and to eradicate a coverage not-spot at the very top of the Glen.
Having identified these benefits, LMRT and EE have worked together to deploy a single antenna and cable to the structure to enable greater range and more effective communications during LMRT’s search and rescue operations
While the site has been live since early 2024 for its primary purpose of providing 4G connectivity and supporting the ESN, LMRT’s equipment was recently installed and is now operational, providing a vital service to the community as an additional layer of safety which previously did not exist.
Since the installation just under two months ago, the rescue team has responded to 17 callouts. Two of these were in areas which previously had no coverage on the footpath leading to the Steall Waterfall, while a further nine were on aspects of Ben Nevis where coverage has been significantly improved.
Commenting on the deployment, LMRT secretary and medical officer Ian Pooleman said: “Communications play a vital role in all of our rescue operations. We primarily use VHF radios to communicate with our base and other team members on the hill.
“We have had communication challenges in Glen Nevis and some aspects of Ben Nevis for many years, and the opportunity to locate a ‘repeater’ on this tower, with the support of BT Group, will make our operations safer and more efficient.”
BT Group’s Tower Division director David McKean added: “We’re delighted to be able to support Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team’s search and rescue efforts through the deployment of vital communications equipment on our tower at Glen Nevis.
“This is a simple yet effective example of how we can diversify the use of our portfolio of physical assets, many of which are in remote locations, to support the ***’s broader digital needs and connect more people for good, both now and into the future.”
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The Week: Assisted dying and pension reform
The Week: Assisted dying and pension reform
Adam, Chris and friends look back on the political week.
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Far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
Far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, researchers say.
Scientists analysed lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.
Two separate teams found fragments of volcanic rock that were about 2.8 billion years old.
One piece was even more ancient, dating to 4.2 billion years ago.
“To obtain a sample from this area is really important because it’s an area that otherwise we have no data for,” said Christopher Hamilton, a planetary volcano expert at the University of Arizona who was not involved with the research.
Scientists know there were active volcanoes on the near side, the part of the moon seen from earth, dating to a similar time frame.
Previous studies, including data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, suggested the far side might also have a volcanic past.
The first samples from that region facing away from Earth confirm an active history.
The results were published Friday in the journals Nature and Science.
China has launched several spacecraft to the moon.
In 2020, the Chang’e-5 spacecraft returned moon rocks from the near side, the first since those collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts and ******* Union spacecraft in the 1970s.
The Chang’e-4 spacecraft became the first to visit the moon’s far side in 2019.
The moon’s far side is pockmarked by craters and has fewer of the near side’s flat, dark plains carved by lava flows.
Why the two halves are so different ******** a mystery, said study co-author Qiu-Li Li from the ******** Academy of Sciences.
Li said the new findings reveal more than one billion years of volcanic eruptions on the lunar far side.
Future research will determine how the activity lasted so long.
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US man arrested for vandalizing Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine
US man arrested for vandalizing Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine
STORY: :: TV Tokyo
:: An ********* man is arrested on
suspicion of vandalizing Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine
:: Tokyo, Japan
:: November 14, 2024
:: File
:: Police say the 65-year-old used his fingernail
to etch letters into a wooden pillar
Japan welcomed nearly 27 million visitors through September, a record pace, and their spending added 5.86 trillion yen ($37.5 billion) to the economy. But incidents of vandalism, public drunkenness, and “overtourism” at popular sites have sparked debate about how to handle the flood of visitors and those who flout the rules.
The suspect and his family arrived in Japan for sightseeing on Monday (November 11), the Jiji news service said. Security camera footage led police to arrest him at his hotel on suspicion of using his fingernail to etch five letters representing family names into the wooden pillar, Jiji said.
U.S. Embassy staff visited the ********* and are providing consular assistance, a spokesperson said, declining to give further details due to privacy concerns.
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5 Mid-Cap Movers Set to Benefit Greatly From Trump 2.0
5 Mid-Cap Movers Set to Benefit Greatly From Trump 2.0
As Donald Trump’s return to the White House edges closer, there are several mid-cap stocks with significant fair value upside potential.
Using the Investing.com stock screener, I identified five stocks poised to thrive in a Trump 2.0 era.
Together, these five companies offer a unique opportunity to benefit from expected pro-growth policies, regulatory rollbacks, and strong fair value upside potential under Trump’s influence.
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As Donald Trump’s anticipated return to the White House approaches, several mid-cap stocks with notable fair value upside, according to InvestingPro’s AI-backed quantitative models, appear poised for gains.
These companies are uniquely positioned to thrive under the anticipated pro-growth, deregulation-focused policies of a Trump administration, providing investors with growth potential and robust fair value upside.
Here’s a look at five stocks positioned to thrive under a Trump 2.0 era, along with the factors expected to drive each.
1. Ovintiv – Energy
Current Price: $44.72
Fair Value Estimate: $50.54 (+13% Upside)
Market Cap: $11.6 Billion
Why It’s Set to Benefit: Trump’s “drill, drill, drill” approach would ease regulations on fossil fuels, creating an ideal environment for U.S.-based oil and gas producers like Ovintiv (NYSE:) to capitalize on expanded drilling opportunities.
With a major focus on shale production and a robust asset base, Ovintiv could boost output in a supportive policy climate, likely resulting in a significant revenue surge.
OVV stock is currently trading at a bargain valuation, according to the AI-backed models in InvestingPro. Shares could see an increase of 13% from Thursday’s closing price, bringing it closer to their ‘Fair Value’ of $50.54 per share.
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Wall Street analysts surveyed by Investing.com are even more optimistic and see the stock at $55.13 per share, implying upside potential of 23.3%.
2. Columbia Banking System – Financial Services
Current Price: $31.12
Fair Value Estimate: $36.48 (+17.2% Upside)
Market Cap: $6.5 Billion
Why It’s Set to Benefit: Expectations of deregulation are already giving banking shares a lift. Columbia Bank, a regional banking leader, stands to benefit from lessened regulatory pressures, enabling greater lending and higher margins.
With a strong customer base in lending, Columbia’s earnings and investment banking revenues may climb if restrictions are relaxed, creating a favorable landscape for growth.
According to the InvestingPro model, Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:) stock is presently priced well below its ‘Fair Value’ estimate. Anticipated growth of roughly 17% from its current price could bridge the gap to $36.48 per share.
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Furthermore, all 12 of the analysts surveyed by Investing.com rate Columbia Bank’s stock either as ‘buy’ or ‘hold’, reflecting a bullish recommendation.
3. Peabody Energy – Coal
Current Price: $27.05
Fair Value Estimate: $36.15 (+33.7% Upside)
Market Cap: $3.3 Billion
Why It’s Set to Benefit: Trump’s win could translate to relaxed environmental policies, enabling extended lifespans for coal-fired plants and boosting Peabody’s production and exports.
As one of the world’s largest coal producers, Peabody (NYSE:) is positioned to capitalize on new demand, especially if U.S. coal sees renewed market support. This favorable backdrop suggests substantial earnings upside if regulations remain relaxed.
The present valuation of BTU stock suggests it is a bargain, according to the InvestingPro model. There’s potential for a gain of almost 34% from its current price, aligning it with its ‘Fair Value’ target estimated at $36.15 per share.
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Additionally, Wall Street has a long-term bullish view on Peabody Energy, with all five analysts surveyed by Investing.com rating the stock as either a ‘buy’ or a ‘hold’.
4. Atkore – Industrial Products
Current Price: $91.23
Fair Value Estimate: $135.21 (+48.2% Upside)
Market Cap: $3.2 Billion
Why It’s Set to Benefit: With a focus on electrical conduits and industrial materials, Atkore (NYSE:) would benefit from Trump’s expected infrastructure spending and supportive tariffs on domestic manufacturing.
Tariffs could bolster domestic sales as Atkore’s products support major U.S. infrastructure and development projects.
ATKR stock currently trades at a bargain valuation, as indicated by the InvestingPro model, reflecting strong investor expectations that construction demand may strengthen its core business. There’s a possibility of a 48.2% increase from its current value, moving it closer to its ‘Fair Value’ set at $135.21 per share.
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In addition, Wall Street ******** optimistic on Atkore, as per an Investing.com survey, which revealed that analysts have a stock price target of $122.50, implying potential upside of roughly 35%.
5. Tutor Perini – Construction
Current Price: $27.56
Fair Value Estimate: $32.73 (+18.8% Upside)
Market Cap: $1.5 Billion
Why It’s Set to Benefit: Tutor Perini (NYSE:), a prominent infrastructure builder, could see gains from Trump’s pro-construction policies, including tax incentives and loosened restrictions on building.
The administration’s focus on easing supply shortages in housing and infrastructure could stimulate demand, driving significant revenue growth as Tutor Perini’s large-scale project pipeline meets expanding market needs.
The InvestingPro model indicates TPC stock is currently extremely undervalued. There’s a possibility of an 18.8% increase from the current price, bringing it closer to its ‘Fair Value’ estimation of $32.73 per share.
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Furthermore, the sentiment among analysts polled by Investing.com is overwhelmingly positive, forecasting Tutor Perini’s stock to climb to $33.50 per share, projecting a significant upside of 21.6%.
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Anthony Albanese calls for calm on Donald Trump climate fears as he backs in ‘rules-based trade’
Anthony Albanese calls for calm on Donald Trump climate fears as he backs in ‘rules-based trade’
Anthony Albanese has talked up the potential benefit to Australia should Donald Trump make good on his pledge to walk the ******* States back on clean energy investment.
He made the comments as he prepares to stress to regional leaders the world cannot renege on “rules-based trade” and ruled out a stop to visit Mr Trump to make the case face-to-face after back-to-back summits in South America.
The Prime Minister will address regional leaders at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru on Friday (local time), where Mr Trump’s election win and subsequent trade and climate policy shake up will become the “backdrop” to high level talks.
The PM was on Thursday confident Australia’s relationship with the US would remain strong during Trump’s presidency, and he backed in ambassador Kevin Rudd amid calls for him to be sacked from the post.
Mr Albanese also revealed he had discussed an in-person meeting with Mr Trump during their phone call last week, but ruled out doing so on his way home from South America.
The PM said the pair had begun a “constructive relationship”, but on Thursday did not want to pre-empt how Mr Trump would change US policies — including what the impact of his proposed climate backpedaling and broad-based tariffs would be, including if it pushed more countries towards China.
But, he ultimately said change would likely be felt globally.
“I don’t want to pre-empt action for a government that isn’t in place yet. But obviously there’ll be some consideration. Because the ******* States represents a quarter of the global economy, the impact that they have is disproportionate accordingly,” Mr Albanese said.
Camera IconMr Albanese also revealed he had discussed an in-person meeting with Mr Trump during their phone call last week. Credit: for the Washington Post
Aside from trade, the unknown trajectory of Mr Trump’s climate and energy policies will have leaders at both APEC and next week’s G20 meeting on edge, given the president-elect’s intention to pull out of the Paris Agreement has raised questions about the future of net-zero and clean energy.
But on Thursday, Mr Albanese talked up the opportunity Australia had to potentially “benefit” from the Trump Administration’s change to climate change policy.
“The Inflation Reduction Act has seen considerable capital flows in the US, and if those investments aren’t there that would have some implications for the nature of the global economy,” he said.
“But we don’t pre-empt that government… certainly we see that Australia has great opportunity through climate action.
“We see that it’s important for our environment, but I also see this about economic opportunity. We have all the resources under the ground that will drive the global economy in the 21st century… We have a great opportunity to produce green hydrogen, we have the best solar resources in the world, and this represents an opportunity for Australia to participate in those measures.”
As for putting the case directly to Mr Trump, Mr Albanese has ruled out a stop in the US on his way home to join the chorus of world leaders trying to meet with the president-elect.
“I’ll have a meeting with President Trump when it is organised. We spoke about gathering, and I’m sure that will occur,” he said on Thursday.
“We’ve had a very constructive beginning to our relationship with a very constructive phone call, and it was very positive.”
The PM wants to instead focus on cementing free and fair trade in the region and shore up investment opportunities
In his intervention at the APEC leaders dialogue on Friday (local time), Mr Albanese will tout the positive global impact of decades of trade progress, and call for economies to hold the line and cooperate in the face of “confronting” challenges like global inflation, the energy crisis, and the Middle East and Ukraine conflicts.
He will also call for the region’s economies to re-commit themselves to “robust, rules based trade”.
“We must all work together… to prove that just as the past thirty years of breaking down tariff walls and building trade bridges has lifted millions of people out of ********, doubled real GDP and quadrupled per capita income, open, inclusive, rules-based trade ******** the best course and surest way to grow our economies and lift the living standards of our citizens,” he will say.
“None of us have to choose between deepening our engagement in the region or strengthening our supply chain resilience. Robust, rules-based trade enables and encourages us to do both.”
He will say “none of us have to choose between deepening our engagement in the region or strengthening our supply chain resilience”, and stress that cooperation is “fundamental” to meeting existing challenges and “seizing the opportunities ahead of us”.
Mr Albanese met with Indonesian President Prabowa Subianto on Thursday, where the pair discussed the close security relationship between the two countries, what impact Mr Trump’s presidency could have on the region; and the need to “de-escalate” tensions in the region.
Mr Prabowa said he was focusing on trying to improve Indonesia’s relationship with all its neighbours, and was looking to work with China to “lower the temperature”.
Speaking later, Mr Albanese said Mr Prabowo was looking to ensure there was “peace, stability and security” in the South China Sea.
“And that there is engagement and dialogue to make sure that there aren’t any incidents that can escalate quickly… It is important that there be engagement and communication so there isn’t any misunderstanding,” he said.
Mr Albanese is seeking to meet with ******** president Xi Jingping either on the APEC or G20 sidelines.
Before he left China, Beijing – through state media China Daily – nominated Mr Albanese as the leader other ********* allies should aspire to be like, praising him for his “strategic autonomy” amid “unprecedented geopolitical complexity and uncertainty” after Mr Trump’s election.
Mr Albanese also met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, where he praised Peru’s successful leadership of APEC this year and pledged to work closely with her on trade, climate and mining.
Mr Albanese also backed in Australia’s ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd on Thursday, after Mr Trump reappointed deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino. Earlier this week, Mr Scavino took to social media to suggest Mr Rudd’s time in Washington could soon be up because of previous disparaging comments about the president-elect.
“Ambassador Rudd’s doing a good job and that’s been recognised across the political spectrum in Australia, from Tony Abbott to Malcolm Turnbull to Peter Dutton and obviously to the *********** government,” Mr Albanese said on Thursday.
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Avowed System Requirements Revealed – What Do You Need To Run The Game on PC?
Avowed System Requirements Revealed – What Do You Need To Run The Game on PC?
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November 15, 2024
Obsidian has revealed the minimum and recommended system requirements for running Avowed on a PC.
Avowed is an upcoming fantasy RPG with a vibrant open world that you can experience from first-person and third-person perspectives. Many players have wondered what specifications they might need to experience the game as the developers intended. Fortunately, Avowed’s minimum and recommended PC requirements are out now; check them out below.
Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 75 GB available space
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel i7-10700K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics: AMD RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 75 GB available space
The requirements aren’t too demanding, with players only needing an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400 and AMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580 to run the game. At the same time, 75 GB of storage space, 16GB of RAM, and DirectX Version 12 are essential for both Avowed’s minimum and recommended PC system requirements.
In other news, Avowed’s pre-order details have also been revealed. Phil Spencer has stated that the game wasn’t delayed due to quality concerns. What are your thoughts on Avowed’s system requirements, and will you play the game on your PC? Let us know in the comments or our new community forum!
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