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Korean stock is a ‘unique’ beneficiary of Nvidia’s AI chips: Citi Korean stock is a ‘unique’ beneficiary of Nvidia’s AI chips: Citi Citi has identified South Korean firm Doosan Corporation as a significant beneficiary of Nvidia ‘s next generation of AI chips and expects its stock to rise by more than 40% in the next 12 months. The Wall Street bank initiated coverage of Doosan with a “Buy/High Risk” rating, setting a target price of 330,000 Korean won ($234) on the stock. The investment bank’s analyst highlighted Doosan’s unique position as the exclusive supplier of “copper clad laminate” (CCL) to Nvidia — an essential component in the chip giant’s upcoming Blackwell graphics processing units, or GPUs . Nvidia’s next-generation artificial intelligence chip Blackwell is in hot demand from companies like OpenAI, Microsoft , Meta and other firms building AI data centers to power products like ChatGPT and Copilot. “As the sole CCL supplier of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, we expect Doosan to directly and materially benefit from Blackwell production throughout [2025 estimate *******],” Citi’s analysts led by Josh Yang said in a note to clients on Nov. 13 titled ‘Unique Direct Nvidia Blackwell Beneficiary in Korea’. CCLs are materials used to produce printed circuit boards used in electronics including servers and smartphones. Doosan’s CCLs are manufactured by Doosan Electronics, a subsidiary that accounts for over 70% of the corporation’s revenue. The electronics division is expected to see substantial growth as Nvidia ramps up production of its new AI chips, according to Citi. Citi forecasted that Doosan’s AI-related revenue could reach 363 billion Korean won ($258 million) in 2025, driving a 90% increase in operating profit for that year. The bank’s analysts believe this estimate could be *************, noting the increased CCL content per Blackwell chip, which could translate into a much higher total addressable market than previously estimated. Doosan’s stock has already shown strong performance, rising nearly 150% this year and almost tripling in value over the past year. The company is currently valued at about $2.5 billion on the Korean stock exchange. U.S. investors can access the stock through ETFs such as Schwab Fundamental International Small Co. Index ETF and Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-US Small-Mid ETF . Doosan is one of South Korea’s oldest business conglomerates and runs subsidiaries across energy, robotics, construction and real estate. — CNBC’s Michael Bloom and CJ Haddad contributed reporting. Source link #Korean #stock #unique #beneficiary #Nvidias #chips #Citi Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Snag Hundreds Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Comics With This $30 Humble Bundle Deal Snag Hundreds Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Comics With This $30 Humble Bundle Deal If you’re a fan of the half-shell heroes, you can lose yourself in dozens of digital comic books starring the iconic brothers with Humble’s new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Collection Comics Bundle deal. As with other Humble bundles, this collection features several payment tiers, starting at $1 for three graphic novels and going up to $30 for 27 ebooks. Even better, proceeds from this bundle will go toward the Make-a-Wish foundation, so you’ll be getting some great entertainment while performing a good deed. For a single buck, you’re getting the first three volumes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn. This series introduced a brave new status quo for the ninja gang following the cataclysmic events of City at War. Each volume collects five issues of the ongoing IDW series–in other words, you’re getting 15 issues for just $1. The second tier gets you 11 items in total for $10, including the director’s cut of The Last Ronin graphic novel, two more volumes of TMNT: Reborn, and three trade paperbacks inspired by the ’80s animated series. You’re also getting The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, so if you’re a fan of that movie, this is a fantastic companion book that shows off just how that film was designed. Humble’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Collection Comic Bundle The third tier has 26 items for $18, including seven volumes of the TMNT Ultimate Collection, which collects some of the earliest issues of the TMNT comics along with bonus material, like old sketches, concept art, and behind-the-scenes insight from TMNT creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. If you pay $30, you get all the previous books plus the massive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Featuring The Last Ronin Collection, which includes 124 issues of IDW’s TMNT series and The Last Ronin spinoff series, all in a single volume. You can check out the full lineup of everything included in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection Bundle listed below or at the Humble store. All books purchased in the bundle are delivered as digital comics and accessed via the Koba ebook service, which requires a free account to login. Like other Humble bundle deals, a portion of all sales is donated to charity. For this bundle, Humble is teaming up with the Make-A-Wish foundation, which helps children with critical illnesses fulfill dreams like meeting their favorite superheroes, attending events, and more. If you’re on the hunt for a physical TMNT book, we’d also recommend the new and updated version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate Visual History, as it just got a big discount. Released in July, this new edition expands on the original TMNT encyclopedia with a ton of extra content, including new chapters on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Last Ronin, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Normally $75, it’s on ***** for $40 right now at Amazon. Humble Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection Bundle Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 1 – From The Ashes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 2 – Life After ****** Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 3 – Time After Time Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 4 – Sow Wind, Reap Storm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 5 – Mystic Sister The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures, Vol. 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures, Vol. 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures, Vol. 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin-The Covers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin Director’s Cut Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game-Opening Moves Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game-The Alliance Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 6 – Game Changers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 7 – Isolation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 8 – Damage Done Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Reborn, Vol. 9 – First, Last, Always Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin-Lost Years Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Feat. The Last Ronin (Includes TMNT: The IDW Collection volumes 1-15 and The Last Ronin) Source link #Snag #Hundreds #Teenage #Mutant #Ninja #Turtle #Comics #Humble #Bundle #Deal Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Presenter to finish BBC Children in Need endurance cycle challenge Presenter to finish BBC Children in Need endurance cycle challenge BBC BBC presenter Paddy McGuinness is taking part in an ultra-endurance challenge for Children in Need BBC Radio 2 presenter Paddy McGuinness is due to complete his epic Children In Need cycling challenge on Friday, after riding 300 miles on a Chopper bike. The former Top Gear and Question of Sport host, 51, has raised nearly £5.9m during his five-day journey from Wrexham to Glasgow. Speaking on Thursday, he said he was “in bits physically and emotionally”, but thanked the public for the “wave of support”. McGuinness will find out the total raised by his ultra-endurance challenge during this year’s televised Children in Need appeal, which starts at 19:00 GMT on Friday on BBC One. McGuinness is due to arrive at the finish line in Glasgow earlier in the day. He was joined by Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy on Thursday, and has received messages of support from astronaut Tim Peake and his Phoenix Nights co-star Peter Kay, as well as hundreds of listeners. In his message, Kay told him: “Get across that finishing line and get yourself a nice garlic bread. This is the way to Glasgowrilla!” McGuinness’s fundraising total will rise significantly after Scottish businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter said he would double any donations made from Wednesday onwards, up to a £3m limit. Paddy McGuinness is cycling from Wrexham to Glasgow on a modified Raleigh Chopper bike The Bolton-born star has said he was motivated to take on the challenge by the people he had met who benefitted from projects funded by BBC Children in Need. “When you meet these people… that’s what spurs you on, and when you see the work that’s being done in and around it, and again, when you’re out and about, just people stopping me,” he said. Last year, another Radio 2 presenter, Vernon Kay, raised more than £5m for Children in Need after completing his ultra-marathon. The DJ ran from Leicester to Bolton – a distance of 116 miles – over four days. Children in Need is the BBC’s charity for disadvantaged children and young people across the ***. It has raised more than £1bn for charities and projects since its first major appeal in 1980. Friday’s live entertainment extravaganza on BBC One will involve three hours of comedy, music and surprise guests. Ade Adepitan, Chris Ramsey and Rochelle Humes will host the show, alongside Kay, Mel Giedroyc and Lenny Rush. Yui Mok/PA Wire Sarah Harding, who ***** in 2021, is being celebrated in a new single One of the most anticipated elements of this year’s appeal is a new version of ****** Aloud single I’ll Stand By You, with the lead vocal sung entirely by their late bandmate Sarah Harding. The ballad was originally released as a Children In Need song in 2004 and topped the *** chart for two weeks. The 20th anniversary re-release will again raise money for the charity. A new version of the music video, featuring unseen archive footage, will be screened during Friday’s appeal show. Other highlights on the night will include Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa introducing a preview from the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special. Doctor Who fans will have the chance to own pieces of memorabilia from the show when two items go up for auction. There will also be a performance by singer Ella Henderson, while fellow pop star Kylie Minogue has recorded a special message which will be played on the night. Viewers can also expect a visit from the stars of Gladiators, as well as a special performance from Strictly Come Dancing as the professionals are joined by TV character Bluey. And actor Gary Oldman will read a CBeebies bedtime story, which will be aired as part of the show. BBC Children in Need will air at 19:00 on Friday 15 November on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Source link #Presenter #finish #BBC #Children #endurance #cycle #challenge Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Batman Arkham Shadow lead says fan reaction proves the fanbase is alive and worth investing in Batman Arkham Shadow lead says fan reaction proves the fanbase is alive and worth investing in Batman Arkham Shadows director Ryan Payton reveals that the team expected a negative reaction to the VR game’s reveal. Source link #Batman #Arkham #Shadow #lead #fan #reaction #proves #fanbase #alive #worth #investing Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

JAC T9: *********** aftersales program locked in for new ******** ute JAC T9: *********** aftersales program locked in for new ******** ute JAC’s local distributor has now announced service pricing and roadside assistance coverage for the new T9 ute. Source link #JAC #*********** #aftersales #program #locked #******** #ute Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The best Lego games for Nintendo Switch The best Lego games for Nintendo Switch You can’t talk about the best Switch games without at least one Lego game coming up. These games have adapted all of the major franchises, from superheroes to fantasy characters, into some of the most enjoyable games for kids and adults. Or, better yet, play them together since nearly all of them are best played in local multiplayer. At this point in the Switch’s lifecycle, there are over a dozen Lego games out there to pick from. While you could always go with whichever one is based on your favorite franchise, there are a few others not based on a license that are just as good. These are our picks for the best Lego games on the Switch that mix in both license properties and original IPs. If you do plan on playing these with a friend or family member, make sure you have a spare controller ready. Source link #Lego #games #Nintendo #Switch Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Video shows early king tide action on the Oregon Coast Video shows early king tide action on the Oregon Coast PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Video from Otter Rock shows surging tides slamming the Oregon Coast on Thursday, as the first of several seasonal king tides are set to hit the Pacific Northwest this weekend. Although the upcoming king tides technically start Friday, KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart reminds beachgoers that the abnormally high tides slowly build as the alignment of the sun and moon create extra gravitational pull on the Earth. “They slowly work their way up to King Tide status,” Cozart said. Oswego Lake restrictions lifted after judge determined public access ban was unlawful Oregon man Mike Peeples recorded the powerful ocean waves shortly before 11 a.m. from the Inn at Otter Crest. The video shows the rising tide tossing logs like toothpicks as powerful waves ****** against the coastal bluffs. Cozart warns that the possibility of sneaker waves makes king tide season especially dangerous. The National Weather Service urges people to stay off and well clear of large logs and debris fields that are anywhere near the surf line or below the high-water marks. “In the remote and rugged coastline of the Northwest, where sneaker waves, beach debris, extreme tides and freezing water temperature combine, even walking along the beach can be dangerous if you aren’t alert,” the NWS warns. “In areas like this, it is important to understand the dangers that might unexpectedly put you in the water. Cold water temperatures in the Northwest can make any immersion in the water deadly.” La Niña winter predicted: Oregon could see more snow this year Oregon’s 2024-25 King Tides Forecast: Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KOIN.com. Source link #Video #shows #early #king #tide #action #Oregon #Coast Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Sales from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Anker and others Sales from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Anker and others November is in full swing, which means ****** Friday is right around the corner. But the days in which you had to wait for ****** Friday proper to get good deals have long been behind us. The holiday shopping season is effectively the entire month of November now, with early ****** Friday deals already popping up across the web (and in some stores). We’re starting to see deep discounts on a bunch of your favorite tech we’ve tested this year, which means you can start crossing things off your to-buy list right now. If you’re holding out for the best of the best deals, we recommend holding tight until the week before Thanksgiving to see the offerings then, but make no mistake, the sales already available are some of the best of the year. These are the best early ****** Friday deals we could find; we’ll be updating this post regularly throughout November, so check back for the latest discounts. Engadget’s top picks The best early ****** Friday tech deals Apple ****** Friday deals Nathan Ingraham / Engadget Apple AirTags (four-pack) for $70 ($30 off): These are the Bluetooth trackers to get if you have an iPhone, and they allow you to keep track of your keys, wallet and other belongings from within the Find My app. Just make sure to pick up an AirTag holder or case if you plan on using them with your keys. Apple MagSafe charger pad for $25 ($14 off): Apple’s newest MagSafe charger provides up to 25W of fast-charging power to iPhone 16 handsets when paired with a 30W or 35W adapter. It works with older iPhones too, of course, and will provide that satisfying magnetic snap with the latest Apple smartphones (and AirPods, too). Apple Watch Series 10 for $349 ($50 off): The latest Apple Watch is our top pick for the best smartwatch you can get thanks to its slightly thinner and lighter design, wide-angle OLED panel for better viewing angles, watchOS 11 features and slightly improved battery life. Apple iPad (9th gen) for $200 ($129 off): Apple discontinued this model with the release of the new iPad Pro and Air models earlier this year. In what’s likely an effort to get rid of current stock, the price is down to a new record low of $200. The 9th generation iPad is the former budget pick in our guide to the best Apple tablets and will serve well as a casual browsing, streaming and game playing machine. Apple MacBook Air (M3, 13-inch) ***** $899 ($200 off): The latest MacBook Air is our top pick for the best laptop for most people, and this model has 16GB of RAM built in — double the previous base amount. If you’re ok with getting an M2 processor, that 13-inch MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM is also on ***** for $749. Apple 2024 M4 iMac desktop computer for $1,150 ($148 off with coupon): Apple just released the refreshed iMac last month, and now the silver model is already on *****. It has the latest Apple silicon, the M4 system on a chip that gives it a speed boost and enables the new Apple Intelligence features in macOS Sequoia. Anker ****** Friday deals Anker MagGo 3-in-1 foldable charging station for $82.50 (25 percent off with coupon): This Qi2 charging station supports up to 15W of power output and can charge an iPhone, Apple Watch and a pair of AirPods all at once. It also comes with a 40W USB-C charger and connecting cable, so you get everything you need to use it in the box. Anker 10K MagGo power bank for $70 ($20 off, Prime exclusive): This is one of our top picks for the best power banks you can buy today thanks to its versatile capacity, speedy Qi2 charging capabilities, clear screen that shows remaining battery power and its built-in kickstand. Anker 3-in-1 10K portable charger for $36 ($9 off, Prime exclusive): A top pick in our best power banks guide, this 10K brick has a built-in USB-C cable so you don’t need to remember to bring one with you, plus it has an extra USB-C port for charging other devices. Anker Prime Power Bank 200W with charging base for $110 ($75 off): This high-capacity power bank is one of our favorites thanks to its speedy charging performance, onboard display which shows how much juice is flowing to each connected device and the included charging station that provides a neat space for the brick to live when you’re not using it. Anker Soundcore Space A40 for $44.25 ($35.75 off): The Space A40 is the longtime top pick in our guide to the best budget earbuds, as it delivers the kind of robust feature set we expect from pairs that cost three times as much. Call quality isn’t the best, and it won’t auto-pause when you take out an earbud, but its warm sound, powerful ANC, eight-ish hours of battery life and comfy design all impress for the money. This deal ties the lowest price we’ve seen — it’s only available to Prime subscribers at Amazon, but you can also grab it at Anker’s online store with an on-page coupon. Google ****** Friday deals Cherlynn Low for Engadget ****** Friday subscription deals Audible Premium Plus (3-month) for $1 ($29 off): Those who don’t currently subscribe to Audible can get three months of the audiobook service’s Premium Plus plan for $1. Normally, the service costs $15 per month after a 30-day free trial. As a refresher, Premium Plus is Audible’s upper tier: In addition to giving access the full Audible Plus library, it lets you keep one title from a curated selection of audiobooks each month. We wouldn’t call it essential, but if you’ve been on the fence, this is a good way to see if it’d work for you. Just note that the plan will auto-renew until you cancel. Amazon Kindle Unlimited for $0 for one month ($12 off): Amazon’s ebook subscription service gives you access to a catalog of thousands titles for unlimited reading, select Audible audiobooks to listen to and included magazines to read. Prime members can get a different deal: two months for only $5. Headspace annual plan for $35 ($35 off): Our top pick for the best meditation app has tons of courses that address specific anxieties and worries, a good in-app search engine that makes it easy to find the right meditation you need and additional yoga routines, podcasts and music sessions to try out. ProtonVPN Plus two-year plan for $72 ($168 off): Our top pick for the best VPN is based on open-source framework and has a no-logs policy. Its easy-to-use apps are available on most platforms including iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and more, and some of them even include a *****-switch feature. ExpressVPN two-year plan plus six extra months for $150 (82 percent off): Our top pick for best VPN for travelers provides access to tons of servers and had some of the fastest connections of any VPN service we tested. In addition to a VPN, this subscription tier gives you access to an ad blocker and password manager. ****** Friday Amazon device deals Photo by Jeff Dunn / Engadget Amazon ***** TV Stick 4K Max for $33 ($27 off): Amazon’s most powerful dongle supports 4K streaming with Dolby Vision, Wi-Fi 6E and live picture-in-picture mode so you can see security camera feeds directly on your TV as you’re watching a show or movie. Amazon ***** HD 10 for $75 ($65 off): No ***** HD tablet comes close to matching the performance, build quality and app support of an iPad, but they’re significantly more affordable, and they still work well enough if all you need is something for casual streaming, e-reading and web browsing. At this price, the 10.1-inch ***** HD 10 is likely a better value than the smaller ***** HD 8, as it has a sharper display, it’s a tick faster and it can last slightly longer on a charge. Just be ready to deal with a bunch of ads for Amazon’s own apps and services. This discount ties an all-time low, and it’s also available at Best Buy and Target. Blink Outdoor 4 (6-pack) for $180 ($300 off): The Outdoor 4 is a wireless, IP65-rated outdoor security camera we highlight in our guide to the best smart home gadgets. It captures decent (if not class-leading) 1080p video, it’s relatively painless to install and it supports features like night vision, motion alerts, local storage and two-way talking. The catch is that it locks things like person detection and cloud storage behind a subscription plan. Still, it’s a solid value on balance, and this deal furthers that. We’ve seen this price on a six-camera bundle for a few weeks, but it’s still an all-time low. An eight-camera pack is also on ***** for $250, another low. ****** Friday tech deals LG 65-inch B3 OLED smart TV for $998 ($301 off): This OLED TV has a 120Hz refresh rate, LG’s a7 AI processor Gen 6, and support for NVIDIA G-Sync, AMD FreeSync Premium and VRR for an even better gaming experience. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (three months) for $30 ($15 off with code TWENTY): This deal brings the price of three months of access down to $36 and change, but using the code TWENTY at checkout will bring the price down even further to around $30. Xbox Series X (1TB) with extra controller for $490 ($110 off): This bundle includes a total of two Xbox wireless controllers with the Series X console, and the built-in 1TB SSD is a good starting point for most gamers. Samsung Music Frame for $248 ($150 off): This unique smart speaker can show art or your own photos while it plays music, and it can sync with your Samsung TV speakers. Also available at Samsung. Hisense U8N 4K TV (55-inch) for $728 ($371 off): The U8N is the next step up from the U7N in Hisense’s TV lineup, so it should provide better colors, contrast and brightness across the board. If you don’t mind buying a smaller panel for around the same price, this is another new low. Also at Best Buy. Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ for $170 ($50 off): Our top pick for the best budget Android tablet sports an 11-inch 90Hz display, a microSD card slot for extra storage and a hefty battery. Samsung T9 portable SSD (4TB) for $293 ($257 off): The latest model in the T-series of Samsung’s portable drives supports read and write speeds of up to 2,000MB/s, and it has dynamic thermal guard to keep it cool even when you’re pushing it to its limits. Also available at Samsung. Seagate Storage Expansion Card 2TB for $200 ($160 off): Seagate’s expansion card is one of the best options for expanding your Xbox Series X/S storage. A 2TB version has dropped to $200, its lowest price to date. It’s one of our picks for the best Xbox Series X/S accessories. Also available at Seagate. Dyson V11 cordless vacuum cleaner for $400 ($170 off): Dyson machines are some of the best cordless vacuums you can buy, and this model has three power modes, a motorbar cleaner head that works well on all types of flooring and up to 60 minutes of runtime. Also available at Dyson. iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max for $974 ($425 off): You can get a sizable discount on one of the newest (and more expensive) robovacs at Wellbots with the code ENGBF425. This one mops, vacuums, empties itself and cleans its own mop pad with little involvement from you. Levoit Core 400S air purifier for $178 ($42 off): The top pick in our best air purifiers guide reliably improved air quality in our testing, plus it has easy to use onboard controls and takes inexpensive replacement filters. Segway Ninebot Max G2 electric scooter for $775 ($225 off with coupon): The latest electric scooter from Segway can reach a maximum speed of up to 25mph, and it can run for up to 43 miles in Eco mode. ****** Friday FAQs When is ****** Friday 2024? ****** Friday 2024 lands on November 29 this year. When do ****** Friday deals start? We expect some ****** Friday tech deals to start as early as November 1. Over the past few years, retailers have been kicking off the holiday shopping season earlier and earlier. This trend will continue in 2024, and you’ll likely find early ****** Friday deals available online and in stores in the weeks before the actual shopping event. When do ****** Friday deals end? Some ****** Friday tech deals will end immediately on Saturday, November 30. But those will likely be few and far between. Along with starting deals earlier and earlier, retailers have also extended ****** Friday deals past the day for a while now, too. In the tech space, we’ve seen many ****** Friday deals in the past run through Cyber Monday. Where are the best ****** Friday deals? There is no one place to buy all of the best ****** Friday deals, but you can expect the big retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target to have many of the same ****** Friday deals available — both in the lead up and on the day itself. We also recommend checking direct-to-consumer sites like Apple, Samsung, Sonos and others to make sure you’re getting the best deal before you cross things off your list. Does Apple have ****** Friday deals? You typically will not find cash discounts on Apple’s website for ****** Friday, though it has offered various gift card bundles during ****** Friday in recent years. You may be able to find local Apple store discounts on accessories, but Apple isn’t a retailer known for slashing prices on its products. However, you can find more traditional Apple ****** Friday tech deals at other retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy. Check out all of the latest ****** Friday and Cyber Monday deals here. Source link #Sales #Amazon #Buy #Apple #Anker Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Here’s my no. 1 piece of career advice for young people Here’s my no. 1 piece of career advice for young people Dr. Geetha Murali, CEO of Room to Read. Courtesy of Dr. Geetha Murali. For Dr. Geetha Murali, the topic of education is a deeply personal one. As the CEO of Room to Read, a leading non-profit organization with the mission to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, she is acutely aware that the power of education could break cycles of ******** and inequality around the world. “We’ve done a lot of reflection on [the] skill sets that children need, which are sort of those gatekeeper, foundational skills that allow [them] to overcome other limitations in their lives, and when you look at young children… the fundamental skill set you need is being able to read,” Murali told CNBC’s “Make It.” “Once you’re able to read, all of a sudden, the world opens up to you, and you can develop the learning pathways that can help you make good, informed choices,” she said. Globally, about 754 million adults cannot read and write, two thirds of whom are women, according to a 2024 publication by UNESCO. And in 2023, UNESCO reported that 250 million children were not in school. Since it was founded in 2000, Room to Read has benefitted over 45 million children across 24 countries and deployed about $850 million into improving foundational learning for children around the world. Murali joined the organization in 2009 as a manager, and has since risen to become the company’s top leader. Murali was also selected to be part of “CNBC Changemakers: Women Transforming Business,” an annual list spotlighting women whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark on the business world. Like mother, like daughter Murali was born in New York and spent some of her early years on the East Coast. Like many children of immigrants, she was given a different fate than her parents had. She spent her childhood in a developed country where she had access to decent education, unlike her mother, who grew up in India. Dr. Geetha Murali with her mom. Courtesy of Dr. Geetha Murali. “We came from a family where child marriage was quite the norm,” she said. “My grandmothers were married at the ages of two and 14.” Murali said her mother — the eldest of seven — was brilliant and had completed high school at the age of 12, but nevertheless was expected to pursue marriage over her education. She had aspirations to continue her studies, but her father only wanted to pay for their eldest son — the fourth child — to go to university. “There were three ****** before him, and so with that, my mom kind of had this real sense of injustice,” said Murali. “She wanted to go to school, and they wanted her to get married, and so she did something that was pretty revolutionary at the time.” Murali’s mother rebelled against her family’s wishes and began taking classes by herself in their community. Later, she joined the Indian Army as a nurse, which became her ticket to go to the U.S. on a nursing visa. “So, she comes to the U.S., puts herself through university, and ultimately becomes a biostatistician with a pretty illustrious career,” so much so that she is able to send money back to her siblings in India so that they could also continue their studies, said Murali. “I say this pretty often when I’m talking about her, and the parallel to what we do at Room to Read with ****** education — one decision that she made to not get married really created that ripple effect for an entire generation,” she said. Today, Murali’s aunts, uncles and cousins ​​have been able to continue their education and pave their own path to success, and it was all because of that “shift in the importance of education in the household, especially for ******,” said Murali. Hearing these stories growing up shaped Murali in a profound way. Naturally, she took after her mother and was a star student. By 22, she had already earned two bachelor’s degrees in biostatistics, one master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and was working full-time in big pharma. Realizing a personal mission Growing up in this environment, Murali was highly achievement oriented. “I think a lot of what defined the early part of my life was just… I kind of kept my head down and studied all the way through,” she said. “You know, collecting degrees, demonstrating competencies, and realizing that I have the privilege of choosing how I apply those skills in a very different way than [my mom] had.” Murali was working in a large pharmaceutical company, doing clinical trial support and data analysis when she realized that she wasn’t fulfilled. “I was, like, early 20s, with a great job, kind of looking around for the first time, going: ‘Is this really what I’m going to do for the next 45 years of my life?'” During this time, she was also working towards getting a PhD in South ****** Studies at UC Berkeley. Over the course of many conversations and exploration, Murali decided to pivot her research into the social sector. Dr. Geetha Murali with Michelle Obama. Courtesy of Dr. Geetha Murali. As part of her research, she began taking trips to India where she spoke directly with locals to learn more about voting patterns. And while she was on the ground, she gained much more insight than anticipated. “I think some of the most meaningful [experiences] were really when we were doing surveys with parents… and when we were talking about expectations from government — it turned into expectations for me,” she said. The parents would ask her for basic needs like having a light set up on their street so it would be safer for their kids to walk around at night, or for a school to be built closer to their community so they don’t have to travel so far. “In the end, all the conversation we could have about… the various concepts that we were applying through my PhD process was not as important as the fact that I couldn’t get a light on the street, like I would have given everything up to get a light on that street,” said Murali. What I try to share with others is that we’re not limited by what came before us. Dr. Geetha Murali CEO, Room to Read Biggest lessons as a CEO From that point on, Murali decided that she wanted to do work that was directly tied to social impact and community development, and to this day, that is exactly what she’s done. Under her leadership, Room to Read has also stayed true to being an organization that implements and makes direct measurable change. Murali reflected on some of the biggest lessons she’s learned in her career: “What I try to share with others is that we’re not limited by what came before us.” “The human being, if given the basics… you are capable of so much more than you really think you are. So, I always tell people, when you think you’re at your limit, just push yourself a little bit further.” Since 2000, Room to REad has benefitted over 45 million children. Courtesy of Dr. Geetha Murali. Upon reflection, Murali thinks what propelled her to become a leader was simply hard work coupled with a tendency toward being bold. “I wasn’t afraid of hard work. I was willing to put the hours in, and I was very achievement oriented,” she said. “I no longer have the ***** of: ‘Let’s just do incremental change and not take risks.'” “I’m sort of at the point where I believe that these basic rights should be a given, and the moves we have to make must be bold [in order] to make them happen,” Murali continued. “So I think there’s a level of boldness that has come in this part of my career that probably allows me to push Room to Read a lot faster than it has been in the past.” To young people, Murali offers one key piece of advice: “I think a plan is good, but not over planning. Like a GPS can be helpful, but don’t be afraid to do some off roading.” “In the end, having really strong, functional skill sets that you can apply is really the way that I would start my career, because you can’t quite predict, especially in this day and age, all the different job opportunities and career paths that are going to be available in next five to 10 years.” Building these skill sets early on and learning how to be adaptable to also leverage them for different functions is highly valuable, she added. Dr. Geetha Murali in Vietnam. Courtesy of Dr. Geetha Murali. Additionally, when choosing a career path, learning how to “drive your passion” and not letting your passion drive you is important. Developing a level of pragmatism by getting good at functional skills can help you find financial security while still doing something you love. It doesn’t have to be one or the other, she said. To date, Room to Read has distributed over 42 million books around the world. In October, the organization released “She Creates Change,” the first nonprofit-led animation and live action film project to promote gender equality. Along with its foundational learning initiatives for young children, Room to Read also focuses on helping adolescents, particularly female, develop the life skills necessary to break cycles in their own families and to be the changemaker in their own communities. The organization is working to teach the “skill sets [adolescents] need to navigate the day to day challenges that they face, be it something like early marriage… or many others — ********* against women, trafficking, child labor, food scarcity or water scarcity,” Murali told CNBC “Make It.” “They have to figure out how to navigate in very practical terms and be able to negotiate with their families, negotiate with their communities to keep in school.” Want to earn more money at work? Take CNBC’s new online course How to Negotiate a Higher Salary . Expert instructors will teach you the skills you need to get a ******* paycheck, including how to prepare and build your confidence, what to do and say, and how to craft a counteroffer. Sign up today and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 50% off through Nov. 26, 2024. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It’s newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life. Source link #Heres #piece #career #advice #young #people Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Thrustmaster’s Upcoming T-Flight Hotas One Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition Is Available For Preorder Thrustmaster’s Upcoming T-Flight Hotas One Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition Is Available For Preorder Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is right around the corner with a release date of November 19. And if you’re looking to take to the skies like a true pilot, consider adding the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas One Microsoft Flight Simulator Collectors Edition to your setup. Its name is a mouthful, but it’s a premium flight stick that makes a great companion for the upcoming game. Preorders are now available at Amazon and Best Buy ahead of its November 19 release. $100 This flight stick is officially licensed by Microsoft, making it the ideal fit for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It features 14 buttons, a rapid trigger, a multidirectional hat switch, and a detachable throttle that lets you find the most comfortable position for your setup. The entire controller looks cool too, with a white and ****** design along with some Flight Simulator logos and blue accents scattered across its frame. It’s compatible with both PC and Xbox Series X. Thrustmaster is calling this a “Collectors Edition,” so it’s unclear if inventory will be limited. At any rate, it’s bound to be popular, so reserve one while you can. If you miss out on preorders, you can pick up the standard Thrustmaster T-Hotas One for $100. It gets you most of the same features but comes in ****** instead of white. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Deals Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will be available on launch on Xbox Game Pass–and ahead of ****** Friday, Woot is offering a huge discount on a 3-Month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, letting you join for just $29.19. Along with Flight Simulator 2024, Game Pass includes hits like Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6, Starfield, and Halo Infinite. Pick up a membership today, and you can play into the new year for cheap. If you prefer purchasing physical games, then read through our Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 preorder guide for a full rundown of all available versions. The Premium Deluxe Edition is the most enticing at $130, however, as it gets you not just the game and a steelbook, but also tons of additional in-game content. If you’re interested in the Premium Deluxe Edition, preorders are still available at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. Source link #Thrustmasters #Upcoming #TFlight #Hotas #Microsoft #Flight #Simulator #Edition #Preorder Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Bitcoin hacker sentenced to five years in prison Bitcoin hacker sentenced to five years in prison A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year to hacking into the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in 2016 and stealing almost 120,000 bitcoin. He laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with the help of his wife Heather Morgan, who used the alias Razzlekhan to promote her hip hop music. At the time of the theft, the bitcoin was worth around $70m (£55.3m), but had risen in value to more than $4.5bn by the time of they were arrested. The $3.6bn worth of assets recovered in the case was the biggest financial seizure in the DOJ’s history, deputy attorney General Lisa Monaco said at the time. “It’s important to send a message that you can’t commit these ******* with impunity, that there are consequences to them,” district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said. Lichtenstein, who has been in prison since his arrest in February 2022, expressed remorse for his actions. He also said that he hopes to apply his skills to ****** cybercrime after serving his sentence. Morgan also pleaded guilty last year to one count of *********** to commit money laundering. She is due to be sentenced on 18 November. According court documents, Lichtenstein used advanced hacking tools and techniques to hack into Bitfinex. Following the hack, he enlisted Morgan’s help to launder the stolen funds. They “employed numerous sophisticated laundering techniques”, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement. The methods included using fictitious identities, switching the funds into different cryptocurrencies and buying gold coins. Lichtenstein, who was born in Russia but grew up in the US, would then meet couriers while on family trips and move the laundered money back home, prosecutors said. Morgan’s Razzlekhan persona went viral on social media when the case emerged. Even as the couple attempted to cover up the hack, she published dozens of expletive-filled music videos and rap songs filmed in locations around New York. In her lyrics she called herself a “bad-**** money maker” and “the crocodile of Wall Street”. In articles published in Forbes magazine, Morgan also claimed to be a successful technology businesswoman, calling herself an “economist, serial entrepreneur, software investor and rapper”. Source link #Bitcoin #hacker #sentenced #years #prison Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Silent Hill meets Killer7 in this must-try new horror game Silent Hill meets Killer7 in this must-try new horror game This year has been a bit of a renaissance for retro horror games. Not only have we gotten a ******* blast from the past thanks to Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake but the indie scene has returned to the era of lo-fi horror in a big way. Games like Crow Country and ***** the Spotlight have brought us back to the days of fixed cameras and blocky heroes. Now you can add another great throwback to the list of 2024 alt-horror greats: Sorry We’re Closed. A debut title from à la Mode Games, Sorry We’re Closed is both familiar and unlike anything I’ve really played. On its surface, it’s another ode to Silent Hill with some light puzzling and tight resource management. Below those clear inspirations, though, is one of the year’s most stylish and inventive games, one that’s not easily classifiable by genre. If you think that there’s no uncharted territory left for retro horror to explore, think again. Neon-soaked horror If you were jumping into Sorry We’re Closed ******, you might not realize that it’s a horror game at all in its opening moment. The most immediate red herring is its striking, neon-soaked art style that looks like a cross between Killer7 and Neon White. Even beyond that, the story opens up with a bickering couple and our hero, Michelle, working a shift as a despondent convenience store cashier. It all looks like a mundane slice-of-life story … until Michelle goes to sleep and meets a paralysis ****** that places a curse on her. That kicks off a twisted — and at times convoluted — tale as Michelle works with angels and demons to both break free from her curse and fix her struggling relationship. It’s a creative setup that fuses modern indie sensibilities with classic horror, and that extends to Sorry We’re Closed’s inventive gameplay. I figure I’m not in for many surprises when I start exploring a dreary underground train station. I’m walking around in search of puzzle items and avoiding creepy rat-like creatures all through the watchful eye of fixed camera angles that obscure my vision. It’s a pitch-perfect throwback that’s not too far off from Crow Country, right down to some water pipe puzzling. Sorry We’re Closed | Launch Date Announcement Trailer That familiar structure gets a few major shakeups. When I press down the left trigger, I’m suddenly viewing what’s directly in front of me in first person. It’s a neat magic trick that has a big impact on exploration. Sometimes I need to jump into first person to find something that a fixed camera angle is hiding from me. I can’t figure out how to progress in one room until I hold the trigger down and realize that what I think is a flat floor is actually the top of a staircase I can descend. It makes for some clever problem-solving that’s new for a game cut from this cloth. That’s only the tip of the innovation iceberg. Early in the story, Michelle’s third eye is opened as she explores the dream world she’s trapped in. That’s not just a turn of phrase; it’s a superpower. By pressing a button, a circle spreads out around me and reveals what the space I’m in looks like in the real world. For instance, impassable vines may block my path in the dream world, but they vanish while my third eye is open. It’s another spatial puzzling layer that goes beyond the genre’s classic lock-and-key item-hunting *****. The third eye bleeds into combat too, creating Sorry We’re Closed‘s most striking feature. When I aim my ******* at an ****** in first person, I can open my third eye to reveal a weak point in them, represented by a crystal heart. When I ****** at it, sometimes another appears. My goal in battle is to hit those weak points with a sort of rhythmic accuracy to maximize damage (thus saving my precious ammo). Doing so also charges up a “heartbreaker” shot, which allows me to deliver a *****-shot to any ******. In boss fights, I need to nail that pattern to charge up my shot and take them out. One battle against a squid monster has me dodging its gnashing beak, quickly switching to first person to hit its weak points, and then ******* off my heartbreaker. All of that looks incredibly stylish too, peppering bright neon colors and UI flourishes on top of the lo-fi aesthetic. Akupara Games As a creative swing, this may sound like a lot of ideas to throw out at once — and it is. As sharp as all the individual parts are, the adventure can be a little messy at times. The perspective switching is a great idea, but I’m often left fumbling with controls as I try to get enough distance between me and approaching creepers to switch to first person, get the right ******* equipped, and open my third eye quickly. It doesn’t help that it’s a little hard to judge what distance an ****** can actually strike me at (and vice versa), which led to a few surprise deaths during my playthrough. Combine that with a story that gets a little too wrapped up in its demonic lore, and you’ve got an eclectic horror game that doesn’t fully snap all its ideas together by its ending. I’m always willing to forgive a lack of polish when in a game that’s this loaded with creative energy, though. It may be indebted to PlayStation horror classics, but it brings me back to the first time I played Killer7 more than anything. I was a teenager at the time and I’d quite literally never played anything like it at that point in my life. I still haven’t, honestly. The strange on-rails ********* setup made for an otherworldly experience, like I was playing a shooter from another planet. Sorry We’re Closed has that same feeling, which makes it easier to get lost in its strange world. You can play plenty of more polished horror games this year, but none of them will open your third eye quite like this. Sorry We’re Closed is available now on PC. Source link #Silent #Hill #meets #Killer7 #musttry #horror #game Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

AI will start remixing your music on YouTube AI will start remixing your music on YouTube Like a song you put on a YouTube video but want to give it a new spin? The video platform is testing a new AI tool to do just that, at least for when you post a Shorts video. YouTube is letting a limited number of creators use the AI tool as a kind of co-producer. They can submit their music and a prompt about genre, mood, or other elements, and the AI will spin a new 30-second soundtrack that attempts to meet the request. The remix feature employs YouTube’s Dream Track, an AI toolkit released a year ago to some U.S.-based artists. The AI works with the creators to compose songs based on prompts and pre-recorded vocals. Artists like Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Sia, T-Pain, and Charlie Puth all gave permission to YouTube for Dream Track to use their singing. The new tool carries Dream Track into the popular track remix facet of the music industry by restyling it to a new mood and type of sound. They might turn a pop song into a jazz ballad or an R&B song into a formal, baroque-style sound. All of the Dream Track features use the Lyria music generation AI model developed by Google’s DeepMind team. Lyria interprets words and audio and recombines the ideas behind both into unique music. Despite being new tracks, YouTube made a point of saying that the AI origin and the human artist behind the new track will be obvious. “If you’re a creator in the experiment group, you can select an eligible song > describe how you want to restyle it > then generate a unique 30-second soundtrack to use in your Short,” YouTube’s description explained. “These restyled soundtracks will have clear attribution to the original song through the Short itself and the Shorts audio pivot page, and will also clearly indicate that the track was restyled with AI.” Music dreams The ability to quickly customize music to fit any specific genre, mood, or theme has obvious appeal for creators. And the industry probably won’t be too upset thanks to YouTube’s proactive measures to avoid copyright issues. YouTube and Google have made ostentatious efforts to compensate creators and rights holders when it comes to AI assistance. YouTube and Universal Music Group (UMG) signed a deal last year to work out a compensation scheme for AI to defuse that question before YouTube releases an AI music generator. Compare that to the annoyance of creators who have seen their videos scraped to train AI models without their permission. Still, YouTube wants AI to fill its platform in as many ways as possible. The platform has already tested all kinds of AI tools for the public. AI can help inspire new video ideas with YouTube’s Brainstorm with Gemini tool and jump ahead of the kind of rights issues raised by artists thanks to an AI tool for removing copyrighted music from your video without taking it down completely. You might also like Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable ****** Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content. Source link #start #remixing #music #YouTube Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

University cash crisis will get worse despite tuition fee rise, BBC told University cash crisis will get worse despite tuition fee rise, BBC told BRANWEN JEFFREYS/BBC Tuition fees for undergraduate degrees in England will rise in autumn 2025 Almost three quarters of universities in England will face financial problems next year – despite tuition fees increasing, the BBC has been told. A report published on Friday reveals how financial issues faced by most universities are even worse than previously thought. The Office for Students (OfS) predicts more than a third are likely to have serious cash flow problems. Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Sir David Behan, the regulator’s chairman, called for ******** change, saying course closures and university mergers might be needed for financial stability. The government is considering the long-term funding and reform of universities. Tuition fees in England will rise for current and existing students by £285 to £9,535 a year for those on full-time degrees, in autumn 2025. Even so, new analysis by the OfS, the independent regulator of higher education in England, shows a worsening position for universities. The regulator had said it expected 40% of universities to be in financial deficit in 2023-24. Now the OfS says by 2025-26, 72% could be spending more money than they have coming in and may have to use an overdraft or financial reserves, with a total £1.6bn deficit forecast across the sector. In 40% of institutions, cash flow may become so tight there will only be enough money in the bank to cover one month at a time of bills including salaries. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the OfS findings show “why universities must do more to make their finances work”. Radically reimaginedBRANWEN JEFFREYS/BBC OfS chairman Sir David Behan says universities need to cut costs to reduce the risk of institutions closing Sir David Behan, the OfS chairman, says a university going bust “isn’t imminent now”, but to reduce the risk higher education needs to be “radically reimagined”. He suggests universities should think about “a transformation of their offer”, looking closely at the length and range of courses, and how to increase degree apprenticeships where tuition fees are covered mainly through the levy on larger employers. Apprentices are paid to work while they study, so students end up with less debt. Sir David says universities also need to collaborate more, and should consider mergers or whether courses at nearby institutions are too similar – saying it “doesn’t make sense” for those universities to compete with one another. But, he says, as some universities reduce the number of courses on offer he doesn’t want to see “cold spots” where students in more rural locations don’t have a choice of courses at their nearest university. The outlook has worsened for universities because they have recruited fewer *** and international students than predicted. For home students, the OfS says, Ucas figures suggest numbers have increased by around 1.3% this year, compared with the optimistic 5.8% universities had predicted. Universities that traditionally required higher entry grades have fared better, because they have simply taken a ******* share by accepting some students with lower results. This has led to lower recruitment and increased pressure in universities that accept middling grades, and some smaller institutions. International recruitment has also fallen, with overall visa applications down by about 16% this year, and 20% fewer applications from India alone. Since January, most international students have been banned from bringing family members to live with them in the ***. The rule was introduced last year by Rishi Sunak’s government, which committed to bringing immigration numbers down. Difficult decisions All of this comes as the government considers what to do about university funding in England from 2026, in a review likely to conclude next year. The OfS report acknowledges that the scale of change needed will not be easy. Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities ***, which represents 140 institutions, says universities are already “making tough choices to control costs”, adding that the sector “needs to continue evolving”. She says the size of the challenge “is a source of serious concern”. The University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich has cut £30m in the last 18 months – almost 10% of its annual spending. Prof David Maguire, the vice chancellor, says “difficult decisions” have led to a 20% reduction in the number of courses, increased lecture group sizes, less one-to-one contact between academics and students, and fewer staff in student support including in mental health and counselling. Unlike big city universities, there are no nearby institutions to collaborate with, so remaining financially sustainable is crucial, especially for the many local students who live at home. Prof Maguire says universities need to know what tuition fees or direct funding they will get through to the next election. “We don’t want ***** and bust, where one year we’re up, the next year we’re down,” he says. “That doesn’t help anybody.” The increase in National Insurance contributions the university has to pay as an employer will more than wipe out the increase in tuition fees next year, he adds. As universities cut back there is a risk to the student experience – this year the largest annual study of undergraduates found only 36% in England thought their course was good or very good value for money. Sir David says he expects “absolute transparency” about what students are getting in return for fees, whether on contact hours or important services such as mental health support. He suggests business degrees are one area that might need more scrutiny to demonstrate which offer the best outcomes for students. BRANWEN JEFFREYS/BBC Teddy says he can see where his tuition fee goes on his healthcare course Teddy Darvill-Cutts is a UEA occupational therapy student who says he can see where his tuition fee goes. “I’m surrounded by all this up-to-date technology, everything’s working well,” he says. But another UEA student, Amber Bramham, says not “all students see the benefits equally”. The financial pressures on universities could lead to very visible changes such as institutions focusing on a smaller number of courses to which they can recruit well. The forecasts published on Friday will also form part of the public debate, and private negotiations between universities and ministers considering whether tuition fees should rise further in the future. The heat is now on universities to bring down costs, with renewed scrutiny from ministers and the regulator over how they spend money. This could renew pressure around vice chancellors pay, even though it is a tiny fraction of the spending of universities with a turnover of £500m or more. Source link #University #cash #crisis #worse #tuition #fee #rise #BBC #told Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

This Apple ****** Friday deal drops the Apple Watch Series 10 to a new low price on Amazon This Apple ****** Friday deal drops the Apple Watch Series 10 to a new low price on Amazon You don’t have to look too hard to find early ****** Friday deals on Apple devices. For one thing, the has dropped to a new all-time-low price on Amazon. The wearable can be yours for $350. That’s $50 off, or a discount of 13 percent. That price is for the smaller 42mm model without LTE functionality. However, the 46mm variant is also . Apple The Apple Watch Series 10 has dropped to its lowest price to date. Both sizes are $50 off ahead of ****** Friday. $349 at Amazon The Apple Watch Series 10 is our pick for the overall, but it’s probably best to look at other options if you’re an Android user. After all, you’ll need a compatible iPhone to set up the wearable and get the most out of it. We gave the Apple Watch Series 10 a . Apple redesigned the smartwatch to offer a larger screen and thinner frame, both of which were plus points in our book. The wide-angle OLED panel offers better viewing angles. The wearable has in-depth fitness and health tracking too, with new functions including sleep apnea detection. We found that there was a slight increase in battery life thanks to efficiency improvements, but some alternative smartwatches run for much longer on a single charge. Overall, this is a somewhat iterative update compared with the Series 9 and 8, but if you’re upgrading from an older Apple Watch (or buying one for the first time), you may find the features, performance and charging speed to be impressive. Meanwhile, a four-pack of Apple AirTags has also . Apple will soon enable a that allows you to more easily share the location of the tracker with airlines and other people. Check out all of the latest ****** Friday and Cyber Monday deals here. Source link #Apple #****** #Friday #deal #drops #Apple #Watch #Series #price #Amazon Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Sri Lanka leader’s coalition set for election victory Sri Lanka leader’s coalition set for election victory Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition, the National People’s Power, is set for victory in a snap general election, results from the Indian Ocean island’s poll body show. Dissanayake, who won the presidential election in September, is seeking a mandate for his policies aimed at alleviating distress among the poor in a country struggling to emerge from a severe financial crisis. Marxist-leaning Dissanayake’s coalition had just three of parliament’s 225 seats before Thursday’s election, prompting him to dissolve it and seek a fresh mandate. NPP won 44 seats, receiving almost 62 per cent or more than five million votes in Thursday’s election, putting them on course for victory, latest results on the Election Commission of Sri Lanka’s website showed. “We see this as a critical turning point for Sri Lanka. We expect a mandate to form a strong parliament, and we are confident the people will give us this mandate,” Dissanayake said after casting his vote on Thursday. “There is a change in Sri Lanka’s political culture that started in September, which must continue.” Samagi Jana Balawegaya party of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, the main challenger to Dissanayake’s coalition, won 11 seats and about 19 per cent of the votes polled. Just over 17 million Sri Lankans were eligible to elect lawmakers for a five-year term. A record 690 political parties and independent groups were contesting across 22 electoral districts. Source link #Sri #Lanka #leaders #coalition #set #election #victory Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Rogue Prince Of Persia’s Second Act Brings Big Changes To The Game The Rogue Prince Of Persia’s Second Act Brings Big Changes To The Game When The Rogue Prince of Persia launched in May, Ubisoft and developer Evil Empire were very clear that the game was still in early development and subject to change. But a new update is adding more than just some minor adjustments. Evil Empire has dropped a teaser trailer for The Rogue Prince of Persia – The Second Act, which gives the game some massive upgrades. As ***** out on the game’s Steam notes, the most obvious change is the revamped art direction on the prince himself, and there is also greater detail in the backgrounds. The colors are richer and more vibrant, and purple has been eliminated from the prince’s character model. The original release covered the first act of the game, which has now been polished and revamped alongside the game’s second act. Evil Empire is also teasing additional biomes, new enemies, more bosses, the option for multiple save slots, and more changes that will be detailed upon the update’s release. Additionally, localization for *******, *********, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish will be available. As ***** out in the game’s first act, The Rogue Prince of Persia takes place in the city of Ctesiphon, and it casts the player as a new prince who foolishly provoked the Hun army. In response, the Hun chief, Nogai, has sent his possessed soldiers into Ctesiphon to ******** it. Now, the prince has to defend his city and use a mystical artifact to time travel and prevent himself from being permanently ******* by his enemies. The Rogue Prince of Persia – The Second Act will hit Steam on November 21. Development of the final version of the game will continue into 2025. However, the team behind the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, was disbanded by Ubisoft and shifted to “other projects” within the company. Source link #Rogue #Prince #Persias #Act #Brings #Big #Game Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

System from Alaska to bring San Diego County scattered rain, potential for snow System from Alaska to bring San Diego County scattered rain, potential for snow SAN DIEGO (FOX 5) — A low pressure system is moving through California and will bring much cooler temperatures, breezy westerly winds, some light rain and possible snowfall to San Diego for the next two days. Winds will be the first noticeable change Thursday evening as southwest to westerly winds pick up in the mountains and deserts, carrying gusts of 35 to 45 mph. Winds will pick up again across the region for much of Friday afternoon. On and off showers are expected starting as early as late Thursday evening with less coverage by Saturday early afternoon. This will be a bit of a splash-and-dash system with periods of light rainfall. Saturday late afternoon and evening look mainly dry. Most areas expected to see the scattered showers are looking a tenth inch of rain to locally a quarter inch. King tides return to San Diego’s coastline, thanks to the ******* Moon This is a cold storm system originating from the Gulf of Alaska, so stretches across California are expected to get a round of snow. Locally, snow levels will drop to about 5,000 feet in elevation by Saturday morning, so any lingering precipitation could change over to a light dusting of snow in higher-elevation mountain areas. As far as temperatures go, our afternoon highs for Friday could be 15 to 20 degrees colder than Thursday’s, particularly in mountain areas. Friday daytime highs for coastal and inland areas will top out in the low 60s, mid to upper 40s in the mountains and mid-60s for the deserts. Overnight conditions will be chilly and somewhat cloudy with low temperatures bottoming in out in the low 40s for inland valleys and low 30s for the mountains. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News. Source link #System #Alaska #bring #San #Diego #County #scattered #rain #potential #snow Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Powell’s comments drag investors down to earth Powell’s comments drag investors down to earth Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a conversation on the economic outlook at Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, US, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Shelby Tauber | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today Postelection rally fades U.S. markets fell on Thursday and are poised to end the week lower. The so-called “Trump trades,” in particular, are fizzling out. Europe’s regional Stoxx 600 climbed 1.08%, ending a two-day losing streak. Shares of Burberry popped 18.7% after the British luxury company announced a plan to overhaul the brand. Not in a hurry to cut The U.S. Federal Reserve doesn’t need to be “in a hurry to lower rates,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday. The economy is still strong, Powell noted, and October’s disappointing jobs report was mostly because of hurricanes and labor strikes. Powell’s slightly hawkish tone dampened market enthusiasm and lowered traders’ expectations for a December rate cut. Wholesale prices edged up slightly The U.S. producer price index rose 0.2% in October, reported the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Though that’s higher than the 0.1% increase in September, the figure was in line with the Dow Jones consensus forecast. Wholesale inflation was at 2.4% for the year. Core PPI, which excludes food and energy prices, came in at 0.3%, matching expectations. Disney pluses subscribers Disney shares surged 6.2% after reporting fiscal fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations. The media giant’s net income jumped 74.2% year on year. That’s partly thanks to Disney+, its streaming business, which finally turned profitable and added subscribers during the recently concluded quarter. [PRO] ******** and hedging big on China Michael Burry, the investor who called the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis, is ******** on China. Scion Asset Management – a hedge fund that Burry manages – massively increased its stake in three ******** internet companies. At the same time, Burry seems to be hedging against those bets. The bottom line After enjoying the postelection rally, investors are turning their attention to issues like inflation and interest rates again. Consumer and wholesale price increases in October, while coming in as expected, ticked up from the previous month, indicating that there are still pockets of heat in the economy. Still, the process of disinflation – in which the rate of price increases slows down – is not a linear one. One month of accelerating prices doesn’t necessarily mean inflation’s back. As Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted, the job of getting inflation to the central bank’s “two percent longer-run goal” could be “on a sometimes-bumpy path.” And just as disinflation doesn’t travel in a straight line, neither does the trajectory of interest rates. Powell added that the Fed doesn’t need to be “in a hurry to lower rates” because the of “the strength we are currently seeing in the economy.” The hawkish ****** of Powell’s comments dramatically lowered traders’ bets of a December rate cut. The chance that the Fed will cut rates by 25 basis points at its December meeting is now 58.6%, compared with 82.5% earlier in the day, according to the CME FedWatch tool. BlackRock’s Rick Rieder thinks the Fed will still reduce rates by 25 basis points in December. As for cuts next year, however, “the pace at which that happens and whether they actually need it gets really called into question,” Rieder told CNBC. Those concerns overshadowed the postelection euphoria, causing stocks to fall. The S&P 500 slipped 0.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.47% and the Nasdaq Composite retreated 0.64%. All indexes are on track to end the week lower. The U.S. economy is widely expected to achieve a soft landing. For investors who were riding high on the postelection rally and are now descending to earth, their landing sure feels like a bumpy one. — CNBC’s Jeff Cox, Brian Evans and Sarah Min contributed to this report. Source link #Powells #comments #drag #investors #earth Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Apple ****** Friday deals discount the M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM to $899 Apple ****** Friday deals discount the M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM to $899 If you’re looking to treat yourself or a loved one to a new laptop without breaking the bank, there are plenty of early ****** Friday deals worth considering. Even better, there’s a discount on what we reckon is the best laptop for most people and the best laptop for college students. Apple’s M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM has dropped to its lowest price to date. The laptop is available for $899, which is $200 off the list price. This is a 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage. Other configurations with more storage space are on ***** too. One with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD is available for $989, though we’d recommend having at least 16GB of memory. It’s not possible to upgrade the RAM in an Apple Silicon MacBook, but you can always add external storage if need be. Apple Our pick for the best laptop for most people is on *****. A 13-inch MacBook Air with an M3 chip, 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is $200 off at $899. $899 at Amazon To that end, you can snag a 13-inch M3 MBA with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of built-in storage for $1,088. If a model with 24GB and the same SSD is what you’re looking for, you can snap one up for $1,299, which is a $200 discount. Apple just released its first M4-powered Macs, but it has yet to slot the latest chip into the MacBook Air. The 13-inch MBA’s blend of power and portability makes it a potent choice and we gave it a score of 90 in our review. It delivers fast performance and has a ******* display. The design is sleek and sturdy and it sounds great thanks to a quad-speaker array. We like the trackpad and keyboard as well, while the upgrade to Wi-Fi 6E connectivity is a definite plus. Our main quibble is that the USB-C ports are on the same side of the unit as the one for the charger — having even one USB-C on the right side would be handy. But that’s a minor complaint about an otherwise terrific laptop. Check out all of the latest ****** Friday and Cyber Monday deals here. Source link #Apple #****** #Friday #deals #discount #MacBook #Air #16GB #RAM Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump might cede climate leadership to China Trump might cede climate leadership to China President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters After a campaign featuring promises to slash landmark climate legislation, and a first term record that included pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, President-elect Donald Trump’s win casts a shadow of doubt over the world of global climate policy. The Paris Agreement, which Trump vowed to withdraw from once again in his second term as president, is a landmark pledge by 195 countries and the ********* Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now that Republicans have secured full control of Congress, the incoming Trump administration could announce U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in early 2025 and complete the process by the beginning of 2026. Trump might even pull out of the entire ******* Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process which the Paris Agreement is a part of, BMO Capital Markets analysts wrote in a note last week. As an isolationist, Trump-led ********* foreign policy cedes global leadership on the issue, an increasingly willing China can assume the spot instead. Ceding global climate leadership to China “would be a mistake” China is looking to “play a more proactive role internationally on climate change,” said Joanna Lewis, an associate professor at Georgetown University and expert in international climate policy. But “it would be a mistake for the ******* States to completely cede not just [its] leadership role on climate change. But the development of low carbon technologies, that’s really the area that has been particularly competitive between China and the ******* States,” said Lewis. “The rest of the world needs these technologies, and so is going to be increasingly reliant on China, unless you see other players like the ******* States building up their own involvement in these industries.” President Joe Biden aimed to address the ******** competition with his landmark climate and jobs act the Inflation Reduction Act, which Trump has also vowed to axe. The aim of the IRA is to “directly compete with China” in key clean energy industries, “not just for use in the ******* States, but potentially for export to the rest of the world,” Lewis said. The law also aims to help “build clean energy supply chains around the world so that China is not responsible for the vast majority of clean energy manufacturing in key sectors,” she added. “So if the ******* States sort of cedes the leadership role in clean energy technology manufacturing to China, then that gives China even more ability to dominate the markets in the rest of the emerging and developing world as well.” US President Donald Trump (C) looks on with Governor of California Jerry Brown (R) and Lieutenant Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, as they view damage from wildfires in Paradise, California on November 17, 2018. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images But it’s not all ***** and gloom, Lewis says, as “there are ways the U.S. can continue to be involved, even in the absence of Trump leadership on this issue.” When Trump first pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement in 2017, there was an increase in subnational engagement at international climate negotiations, Lewis said. This included governors and senators taking action to demonstrate ********* initiative in climate policy and engage in diplomacy. “If Trump cedes leadership in the international realm, the states and other subnational actors will happily fill that void,” Lewis said. Former California Gov. Brown was particularly active in climate diplomacy during the first Trump administration. He helmed the California-China Climate Institute which organized high-level climate diplomacy meetings between U.S. and China, including for his successor, current California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Inflation Reduction Act has “staying power” Trump has had nothing but negative things to say about Biden’s IRA. Solar stocks tanked the day after the Nov. 5 election, on fears that Trump would repeal the massive climate bill, which includes tax credits to expand solar energy. But the IRA might prove tough to dismantle for the incoming Trump administration. “Support for clean energy has become bipartisan in the ******* States,” U.S. special envoy for climate John Podesta said this week at the ******* Nations sponsored COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. “Fifty-seven percent of the new clean energy jobs created since the Inflation Reduction Act passed are located in Congressional districts represented by Republicans.” Eighteen House Republicans, many of whom faced difficult re-election bids in the November election, wrote to *********** House Speaker Mike Johnson, urging him to keep some of the tax credits and deductions in the IRA, writing that, “a full repeal would create a worst-case scenario where we would have spent billions of taxpayer dollars and received next to nothing in return.” In Baku, Podesta said, “it’s precisely because the IRA has staying power that I am confident that the ******* States will continue to reduce emissions – benefitting our own country and benefitting the world.” Source link #Trump #cede #climate #leadership #China Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Alan Wake And Control Film And TV Adaptations Are Still “Very Early” Alan Wake And Control Film And TV Adaptations Are Still “Very Early” Remedy is working with Annapurna Pictures on movie and TV show versions of Alan Wake and Control, but how are those projects progressing? According to Remedy boss Sam Lake, it’s still very early days for both. Speaking to IGN, Lake said the team is “very excited,” but noted that it’s “very, very early days.” In Hollywood, adaptations of popular brands get announced frequently but not every project makes it to market. Time will tell how the Alan Wake and Control adaptations fare, but Lake said bringing Remedy’s games to film and TV has been something the team has been looking into “for a long time.” “Now, with Annapurna, we have a perfect partner and it feels like a genuine collaboration. Obviously, they bring in their prestige expertise and we bring in our universe and our games, and together we are exploring ideas. But yes, early days, but I am very excited,” he said. Alan Wake II was inspired in part by David ****** and the Twin Peaks series, and this prompted a question about whether or not Remedy would try to work with ****** on its game adaptations for TV and film. “Wouldn’t that be cool?” Lake said. “Yeah, no. I mean, as I said, early, early days, and where we are with everything is that we are just exploring the potential in our universe for different projects and ideas. We’ll see where it goes.” Lake also confirmed that he’s never met ******, but is hopeful he can one day sit down with him over a cup of coffee and discuss art. Remedy also has a deal with Annapurna Pictures for Control 2, and that is unaffected by the mass resignations at Annapurna Interactive. Source link #Alan #Wake #Control #Film #Adaptations #Early Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

City to get ‘bonuses early’ and PM ‘backs thought police’ City to get ‘bonuses early’ and PM ‘backs thought police’ A number of the papers cover Rachel Reeves’s first Mansion House speech, an annual address to the City of London by the sitting chancellor, which she delivered on Thursday evening. The Financial Times says Reeves urged City regulators to allow financial service providers to take greater risks, saying that rules introduced after the 2008 ****** had “gone too far” and were harming growth. The paper says the comments were part of an attempt by Reeves to “reassure City grandees that she had a growth strategy”. The i says Reeves also backed a proposal that would allow bankers to receive their bonuses after a five-year deferral *******, instead of the current eight years some have to wait. The paper adds that Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, who also gave a speech, made a “political intervention” on the ***’s relationship with Europe, saying the “consequences of Brexit” were damaging the economy. More than 250 unpaid carers risk ********* prosecution after unwittingly building up debts because of overpayment of their benefits, according to the Guardian. The paper says as many as one in five claimants of the carer’s allowance have been punished for breaching earnings caps, where going just £1 over the weekly limit means having to pay back the whole benefit. It says 15,000 carers have been affected overall, with 50 being asked to repay at least £10,000. ******** Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, himself a carer for his teenage son, is quoted calling for a halt to repayment demands until a review is carried out. The Metro reports that a lawsuit has been launched against Apple by consumer group Which? alleging that the tech giant is “ripping off” customers of its iCloud storage service. The paper says the group accuses Apple of forcing the service on customers and making it difficult for them to use alternatives. Apple said in a statement its customers are not required to use iCloud and said it will “rigorously defend” any legal claim against it. Children are among thousands of people being investigated by police for non-****** hate incidents (NCHI), according to the Times. An NCHI is an incident which is “perceived… to be motivated – wholly or partly – by hostility or prejudice towards persons with a particular characteristic”. The paper says forces recorded one incident involving two secondary school ****** who said another pupil smelt “like fish”. It adds that non-********* classroom incidents are not supposed to be recorded, and quotes Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesperson saying the guidance on the issue is being reviewed. The Daily Telegraph leads for a third consecutive day on a visit to the home of columnist Allison Pearson over a now-deleted social media post. Pearson said she was told by police she was being visited over a “non-****** hate incident”. But Essex Police said officers spoke to Pearson earlier this month in an investigation under the Public Order Act, which is understood to relate to alleged incitement to ******* hatred. Writing for the paper, human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson says the state should not “suppress” free speech “unless it is intended to incite ********* or is so inflammatory that it is likely to do so”. Critics have said the growing number of NCHIs being recorded are a “waste of police time” and called on the government to “police the streets, not tweets”, according to the Daily Mail. The paper quotes Downing Street saying it’s “important that police can capture data” relating to such incidents where it is “proportionate and necessary to do so to help prevent serious ******* which may later occur”. And the Daily Mirror’s headline calls for new laws to “stop the cosmetic cowboys”. The paper says it was moved to launch a campaign after one mum ***** and hundreds of other patients were injured after cosmetic surgeries carried out by unlicensed practitioners. Source link #City #bonuses #early #backs #thought #police Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New Naughty Dog Project Has Been in the Works Since 2020, Neil Druckmann Given Full Creative Control New Naughty Dog Project Has Been in the Works Since 2020, Neil Druckmann Given Full Creative Control Explore the fascinating journey of Brian Fargo, a visionary figure in the gaming industry who founded Interplay Entertainment and has left an indelible mark on RPGs. From his early inspirations rooted in science fiction and fantasy to pioneering iconic games like Fallout, Fargo’s career spans decades of innovation and adaptation in the ever-evolving landscape of video games. Discover his insights into game development challenges, his pioneering use of crowdfunding for Wasteland 2, and his upcoming project, Clockwork Revolution. Source link #Naughty #Dog #Project #Works #Neil #Druckmann #Full #Creative #Control Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Anti-*********** boss stays put after robodebt ‘mistake’ Anti-*********** boss stays put after robodebt ‘mistake’ An anti-*********** watchdog boss has apologised but refuses to resign after being found to have engaged in misconduct over the robodebt scandal. A report in October found National Anti-*********** Commissioner Paul Brereton hadn’t adequately excused himself from a decision not to investigate six referrals from the robodebt royal commission over the ******** scheme. “I’ve accepted that viewed through the lens of the legal notion of apprehended bias I’ve been found to have made a mistake for which I’ve taken sole responsibility,” the commissioner told a National Public Sector Governance Forum in Adelaide on Friday. “Given the need to ensure that there’s public confidence in the process, we decided that the original decision should be reconsidered by an eminent, independent person, and in this way, the mistake will be rectified. “If we recognise that mistakes will happen, accept responsibility for them and put things right, rather than just seeking a scapegoat, we will do a lot to improve culture in the public service. And ironically, a year later, I find myself in that very situation.” The annual report for the Inspector of the National Anti-*********** Commission, which provides oversight of the federal body, revealed almost 90 per cent of all complaints received were about the decision not to investigate the robodebt referrals. The commission received more than 1300 complaints in its first year of operation. In October, NACC inspector Gail Furness announced Mr Brereton had engaged in misconduct after failing to recuse himself from the investigation after a conflict of interest. Mr Brereton said the “stinging finding” of misconduct followed as any mistake of fact or law fell within the definition and hit out at vitriolic criticism of his performance “Some have suggested that I should resign. Others have gone further,” he said. “One commentator even posted that it was revolver in the library time for me, which was liked by another 1700, and I’m afraid I didn’t find it particularly funny.” Integrity advocates at the time said Mr Brereton must reconsider his position. The annual report found many of the complaints received about the robodebt decision said the commission’s decision “disregarded, disrespected or misunderstood the royal commissioner’s referral”. Between 2016 and 2019, the former coalition government’s robodebt scheme recovered more than $750 million from almost 400,000 people. Many ******** recipients were falsely accused of owing the government money and robodebt was linked to several suicides. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Source link #Anticorruption #boss #stays #put #robodebt #mistake Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]