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Aghios Lavrentios: A Timeless Retreat in the Heart of Pilio Aghios Lavrentios: A Timeless Retreat in the Heart of Pilio Where to stay There are several great options for accommodation in the village. One standout choice is Iliopetra Suites (Tel.: (+30) 24280.964.06), known for its elegant design and stunning views. Another excellent option is Dryades Wellness Spa (Tel.: (+30) 24280.961.10), housed in a historic mansion and a modern building. It offers comfortable rooms and suites with views of the Pagasetic Gulf, as well as a spa featuring an indoor pool, hammam, and sauna. Lastly, the Palio Elaiotrivio (Old Olive Mill) (Tel.: (+30) 24280.964.81) has been converted into a tasteful guesthouse decorated with wood and stone. The rooms and suites feature fireplaces and open onto a spacious courtyard with a large plane tree. Where to eat Aghios Lavrentios includes five eateries, each with its own distinct character. Start your day at Irthame kai Desame (Tel.: (+30) 24280.963.34) for coffee, delicious desserts, curated snacks, and hearty breakfasts. For traditional Greek dishes, visit Lotos (Tel.: (+30) 695.511.8669), while Vasilikos & Díosmos (Tel.: (+30) 693.705.0473) offers more creative, restaurant-style plates. Platanus Orientalis (Tel.: (+30) 24280.966.92) combines a modern look with the classic experience of a Volos and Pelion-style tsipouradiko (ouzo bar), and Tripórto (Tel.: (+30) 694.769.3030) is best known for its grilled specialties. Source link #Aghios #Lavrentios #Timeless #Retreat #Heart #Pilio Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Father takes responsibility for ****** of 10-year-old daughter Father takes responsibility for ****** of 10-year-old daughter Sara Sharif’s father has accepted “full responsibility” for her ******, a court has heard. Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, had denied ******* after Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking, Surrey, last year. Under cross-examination at the Old Bailey, Mr Sharif said: “She ***** because of me.” The court previously heard that Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of ******. Jurors were previously told Mr Sharif’s case was that Ms Batool was responsible for Sara’s ******, and he made a false confession in a phone call and also in a note to protect his wife. But on Wednesday, as the court day was getting under way, Mr Sharif unexpectedly said: “I admit what I said in my phone call and my written note. Every single word.” In response to questioning from Ms Batool’s barrister Caroline Carberry KC, Mr Sharif suddenly said: “I want to say something”. “It was you who inflected those injuries on her, wasn’t it?”, Carberry KC asked. “Yes”, he said. “On the night of 6 August, you badly beat Sara?”, Carberry KC added. “Yes,” he said. Mr Sharif also told the court that he caused fractures to Sara and used a cricket bat and a metal pole. At this stage, Ms Batool, who had been sobbing loudly, left the court and the hearing was suspended. A post-mortem examination found Sara had suffered dozens of injuries including “probable human ***** marks”, an iron ***** and scalding from hot water before she ***** on 8 August 2023. Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC previously said a bloodstained cricket bat, a rolling pin with Sara’s DNA on it, a metal pole, a belt and rope were found near the family’s outhouse. Mr Sharif, Ms Batool and Urfan’s brother Mr Malik all previously denied charges of ******* and causing or allowing the ****** of a child. Source link #Father #takes #responsibility #****** #10yearold #daughter Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

A Player So Dedicated He Recorded His Playthrough in 600-Page Sketchbook A Player So Dedicated He Recorded His Playthrough in 600-Page Sketchbook Elden Ring is regarded as one of the greatest gaming titles of all time. This action-adventure title from FromSoftware was released in 2022 and since its release, it has sold more than 25 million copies. However, there are certain reasons for this huge success. Elden Ring was released in 2022. | Credit: FromSoftware. One of those major reasons is the godly difficult bosses we have to face in the game. Be it the Tree Spirits or the Tree Sentinels, facing these creatures might feel like a big headache, but it gives an immense sense of satisfaction after beating them. This feeling made a fan so motivated that he went on to cast his whole Elden Ring story through a sketchbook. The Journey of an Artist’s Elden Ring to an Amazing 600-Page Sketchbook You can find every detail of Elden Ring in the 600-page sketchbook. | Credit: Artyz Artifacts. A gifted artist named Artyz Artifacts shared a 600-page sketchbook containing all of their Elden Ring playthrough history. The artist stated in the description that Red ***** Redemption 2‘s Arthur Morgan’s journal served as the inspiration for his work. Thus, the “labor of love” sketchbook was created by Artyz Artifacts in an attempt to capture the momentous occasion. It’s reasonable that Artyz would say that he “wanted to avoid the tedium involved” by citing an artist by the name of IAN OD AKAm as the source of some of the map layouts. His self-deprecation in the comments sections is what I find the most offensive. He claims that he keeps these sketchbooks because he is terrible at art and wants to improve. I think you’re doing great, buddy! The artist painstakingly drew everything they encountered while playing the game in the sketchbook. The pages include a variety of characters and quests that have been finished, including the truncated dialogue and notes about tasks in addition to locations and characters. This incredible sketchbook can serve as a complete game companion and let you enjoy the game independently of the digital version. Red ***** Redemption 2 Fan Recreates Arthur Morgan’s Journal for Seven Months, and It’s Perfect Red ***** Redemption 2 fan shows his dedication towards the game. | Credit: Rockstar Games. An amazing replica of the journal used by Arthur Morgan, the main character in Red ***** Redemption 2, was created by an artist over the course of seven months. One crucial component of Red ***** Redemption 2 is the journal, which, among other things, tracked the plot of the game. Since its late 2018 release, Red ***** Redemption 2 from Rockstar Games has shipped over 65 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video games ever. One feature of the highly praised open-world action game that keeps getting praised is Arthur Morgan, the main character. Because of his compelling narrative and nuanced personality, Arthur Morgan is considered one of the best main protagonists in video games. The outlaw was also a gifted illustrator, and many people, including Instagram user kunstundso_05, have attempted to replicate his sketches in real life from his personal journal. The replica of Arthur Morgan’s journal from Red ***** Redemption 2 took seven months to create, according to a recent post by kunstundso_05. The artist clarified that this replica was a birthday gift for their boyfriend and that it included the same diary entries, notes, and sketches as the original journal. In addition to having a touching narration by Mary Linton, one of the supporting characters Arthur Morgan interacts within Red ***** Redemption 2, kunstundso_05’s video received a lot of praise from Instagram users. Source link #Player #Dedicated #Recorded #Playthrough #600Page #Sketchbook Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Chipset Said to Offer 20 Percent Performance Jump Despite Change in Development Plans Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Chipset Said to Offer 20 Percent Performance Jump Despite Change in Development Plans Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite at its annual Snapdragon Summit event in Hawaii last month, and the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip features multiple upgrades including on-device generative artificial intelligence (AI) and second-generation custom-built Qualcomm Oryon CPU cores. A tipster has now claimed that its successor, the purported Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC, might offer an even ******* jump in single-core and multi-core performance, despite recently reported changes in its development plans. Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Chipset Performance Benchmarks (Expected) In a post on X (formerly Twitter), tipster @Jukanlosreve suggested that the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 will offer a 20 percent jump in single-core and multi-core performance, citing sources in South Korea. This year, Qualcomm already delivered a 30 percent uplift in CPU performance with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, when compared with last year’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. The tipster claims that the single-core score of the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC will be around the 4,000-point mark on Geekbench 6, compared to the reported 3,200 single-core score of Qualcomm’s current flagship mobile chipset. However, the performance improvement isn’t limited to just the purported Snapdragon chipset. The tipster claims that the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 will also offer a similar score on the benchmarking platform. It was also suggested that the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 would utilise Samsung Foundry’s SF2 2nm-class manufacturing in addition to TSMC’s N3P process. However, the tipster, in a subsequent post, claimed that it isn’t likely to be the case anymore and the plans have been cancelled. Thus, Qualcomm’s purported chipset is expected to be produced solely using TSMC’s manufacturing prowess. The recently launched Snapdragon 8 Elite chip is built on 3nm fabrication process and features a second-generation custom-built Qualcomm Oryon CPU with eight cores, having a peak clock speed of 4.32GHz. It features Qualcomm Adreno GPU and enhanced Hexagon NPU as part of the Qualcomm AI Engine, helping it achieve 40 percent better gaming performance and 35 percent enhanced ray-tracing capability over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. Source link #Snapdragon #Elite #Chipset #Offer #Percent #Performance #Jump #Change #Development #Plans Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

House Republicans move ahead with leadership elections as majority yet to be decided House Republicans move ahead with leadership elections as majority yet to be decided Washington — House Republicans are moving forward with their leadership elections Wednesday, though majority control still hangs in the balance as a number of key races have yet to be determined. Still, Republicans are operating as if they’ve secured control of the lower chamber for another two years. CBS News has characterized control of the House as lean ***********. The election for the No. 4 leadership spot, House *********** Conference chair, is the only competitive race, after Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York was offered a role to serve in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet as U.S. ambassador to the ******* Nations. Rep. Kat Cammack of Florida. Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan and Rep. Erin Houchin of Indiana announced Monday they are running for conference chair. House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both from Louisiana, said the day after the election that they would seek to return to their leadership roles in the next Congress, which begins in January. In a pair of letters to their *********** colleagues, both ***** out similar priorities including border security, extending Trump-era tax cuts, reining in government spending and cutting regulations. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota also said in a letter to colleagues last week that he would seek another term in the role and acknowledged the infighting that has been a staple of the GOP majority in the current Congress. “We will always have disagreements over policy and strategy. That’s a good thing,” he said in his pitch. “Governing is messy and imperfect. But I have always believed that there is more that unites us than divides us. I’ve witnessed this as your whip, bringing together members from across our conference to hash out these disagreements and find a path to 218 votes.” Republicans regained control of the House in the 2022 midterm elections after four years of Democratic rule. But infighting has made it difficult for them to govern with a razor-thin majority amid early retirements and the expulsion of GOP Rep. George Santos, whose New York seat was later picked up by a Democrat. If they do hold onto control, House Republicans could again be governing with a slim majority, which would again put Johnson in a difficult position, even with Republicans in power in the Senate and White House. Johnson has had to rely on Democratic votes to pass legislation and was even rescued by Democrats from an ouster attempt. Trump’s personnel selections for his second term could also have an effect on the potential *********** majority. As of Monday evening, the former president had tapped two House Republicans to serve in his administration, which would squeeze the potential GOP majority even further until those seats are filled in a special election. Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Source link #House #Republicans #move #ahead #leadership #elections #majority #decided Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Jackson Barrett: Perth is finally back at the centre of cricket world as Border-Gavaskar trophy heats up Jackson Barrett: Perth is finally back at the centre of cricket world as Border-Gavaskar trophy heats up The WACA Ground is in lockdown, India has its guard up and *********** legends are already throwing barbs out at India’s players and coaches. It means the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series must be here. The cricket rivalry between the two countries is hot on the heels of the Ashes as the most fierce we have got. And India’s ‘secret squirrel’ entry into Perth this week has put the city at the centre of the cricket world. It’s the biggest benefit of the deal to play the first Test of the summer at Optus Stadium for the next three years. It means Perth is home to more than just cricket. Last year, it was the storm around David Warner’s selection — sparked by a bombshell column in The Sunday Times from former fast-bowler Mitchell Johnson — and the controversy around Usman Khawaja being banned from wearing a peace dove on his shoe. This year it has been the selection debate that gripped the nation and now the bizarre siege mentality of our Indian visitors, who have escaped intense scrutiny in their home nation after being wiped off the park in a rare loss to New Zealand. The West Test in Perth from November 22 is going to be the biggest cricket spectacle we have hosted since a 2013 clash with England where Johnson was in his pomp, Ryan Harris bowled that ripping ball to dismiss Alistair Cook and we claimed the Ashes three-nil en route to a clean sweep. We have hosted two World Cups since then, but Australia has played one-sided matches here against Afghanistan in 2015 and Sri Lanka in 2022. We missed out on a match in the most recent Ashes series and the one before that was a rain-ruined drubbing. And if there was any doubt about that, images of feverish fans climbing trees and even bringing their own ladders to catch a glimpse of their heroes should settle them. India’s cricket team is one of the biggest brands in world sport and their fascinating locked-down camp in Perth has made for gripping theatre. Source link #Jackson #Barrett #Perth #finally #centre #cricket #world #BorderGavaskar #trophy #heats Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Visions of Nuclear-Powered Cars Captivated Cold War America, but the Technology Never Really Worked Visions of Nuclear-Powered Cars Captivated Cold War America, but the Technology Never Really Worked Greg Daugherty History Correspondent Car buyers today have their pick of gasoline-powered, electric and hybrid vehicles. But if some 1950s visionaries had their way, another option would be available in dealer showrooms: nuclear. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, at the height of the ******* States’ quest for peaceful uses for atomic energy, several major carmakers rolled out prototypes for nuclear-powered automobiles. Foremost among them were the Ford Nucleon and Seattle-ite XXI and the Studebaker-Packard Astral. In theory, nuclear-powered cars could run for thousands of miles without refueling, and some could even fly. But several problems remained. For one, nobody had developed a nuclear power plant small enough to fit into a car. For another, scientists calculated that an automobile with enough lead and other materials to shield the driver and passengers from radiation would weigh at least 50 tons, making it more than 25 times as heavy as the average vehicle. There was also the question of what to do with the nuclear waste. These issues were never resolved, and the world quickly moved on. Still, the surviving prototypes offer a tantalizing glimpse of what might have been. A woman poses next to a full-size model of the Studebaker-Packard Astral. Studebaker National Museum The rise of the Astral and the Ford Nucleon By the 1950s, the idea of nuclear-powered automobiles would have been familiar to science fiction and comic book fans. “Atomobiles,” as they were sometimes called, had appeared in pulp sci-fi magazines as early as 1928. DC Comics’ Boy Commandos series introduced one in a 1949 issue, calling it “the fastest machine on land, on sea and in the air.” Tom Swift Jr., a fictional teenager who succeeded his father in a popular series of books for young readers, also got a “triphibian atomicar,” though he had to wait until 1962 for it. Meanwhile, real-life carmakers were starting to tease the public with their visions of Atomic Age wonders. Within the first three months of 1958, two were already making headlines. First out of the box was the Astral, which made its local debut at the South Bend Arts Center in Indiana in January 1958. That April, it went on display at the International Automobile Show in New York City. Studebaker Astral The Astral was a full-size mock-up of a car that was designed to balance on a single wheel stabilized by a gyroscope—when, that is, it wasn’t flying through the skies or sailing the seas. Though the prototype lacked a motor, the Astral was reportedly meant to run on atomic energy, either from its own nuclear engine or power beamed to it from another source, says Kyle Sater, the curator at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend. Additionally, the vehicle was supposed to generate a forcefield around itself to prevent collisions, providing some reassurance to anyone worried that a fender bender might end in a mushroom cloud. While it never got off the ground (or onto the road), the Astral made the rounds at car shows and dealerships before eventually winding up at the Studebaker National Museum, where it resides today. As Sater says, visitors often remark on its unmistakable resemblance to the flying car from “The Jetsons.” Probably the most publicized nuclear concept car of its day was the Ford Nucleon, which the Detroit automaker unveiled in February 1958. Newsweek wondered if it could be “The Atomic Car of the Future?” A three-eighths scale model of the Ford Nucleon The Vox Agency Rather than a full-size prototype of the car, Ford produced a three-eighths scale model. While the Nucleon was designed to be 200 inches long, or close to 17 feet, the prototype was just 75 inches long, or a bit over 6 feet. The rear of the car, behind the passenger compartment, would have contained what Ford promotional materials described as a “power capsule” with a radioactive core. After traveling 5,000 miles, the core could be recharged at a special charging station, which its designers envisioned “as largely replacing the present-day service station,” according to a company brochure. Ford acknowledged that a car like the Nucleon wasn’t a realistic prospect in 1958 but said it had been “designed on the assumption that the present bulkiness and weight of nuclear reactors and attendant shielding will someday be reduced.” Held in the collections of the Henry Ford Museum of ********* Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan, the Nucleon prototype is currently on loan to the Atomic Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Las Vegas. The end of the era of nuclear-powered cars The U.S. was not alone in its efforts to race into the age of atomic cars. Also in 1958, a French automaker released a prototype for the Arbel Symétric, a car intended to run on nuclear waste. Russia claimed to have invented a nuclear-powered vehicle as early as 1955, but as the ********* magazine Car and Driver reported, “Coming from a nation that modestly admits to having invented everything … this ******* to create the excitement it might have.” Behold the Ford Seattle-ite XXI, a 3/8 scale concept car designed by Alex Tremulis, displayed at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962. pic.twitter.com/4eaorp661u — Humanoid History (@HumanoidHistory) October 20, 2018 In 1962, Ford announced its second foray into a nuclear future, showing off the Seattle-ite XXI at that year’s Seattle World’s Fair, where it became a star attraction. The streamlined two-seater had six wheels (four in the front and two in the back) and was slated to be powered by either “fuel cells or a compact nuclear device,” a Ford promotional brochure said. Like the Nucleon before it, the Seattle-ite existed only as a three-eighths scale model, making it another concept car that was more concept than actual car. Ford readily admitted as much: “A styling experiment like Seattle-ite XXI, with its many forward-looking features, could lead to exciting new concepts of automobile styling, comfort and safety,” the brochure noted. The Seattle-ite marked the end of the 20th century’s brief flirtation with nuclear-powered cars. The technology to produce a working one simply didn’t exist. At the same time, however, Cold War engineers and designers had been drawing on government funding to experiment with alternative modes of transportation, in some cases more successfully. The first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned in 1954. The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, followed in 1961. A nuclear-powered civilian cargo ship, the Savannah, was launched in 1959 and spent much of the 1960s visiting ports in the U.S. and around the world to promote the government’s Atoms for Peace program. Other experiments that never got far off the drawing board included nuclear-powered airplanes, passenger ships and dirigibles. The rear of the Ford Nucleon would have contained what promotional materials described as a “power capsule” with a radioactive core. The Vox Agency Even the humble elevator might have gotten a nuclear makeover if Frank Lloyd Wright had succeeded in his plans. In 1956, the architect proposed installing 76 of them in a mile-high skyscraper he envisioned for downtown Chicago—one of the many Wright projects that never came to fruition. The future of nuclear cars More than 60 years have passed since the world gave up on cars with a nuclear reactor under the hood. Are we any closer today to seeing one of these futuristic marvels in our neighbors’ driveways? Sadly, or maybe happily, depending on your point of view, most experts think not. While fitting a reactor core into a car or truck might be feasible today, the weight of the surrounding shielding ******** an unsurmountable problem, says Jacopo Buongiorno, director of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. What’s more, the nuclear scientist and engineer adds, a “nuclear-powered car would probably cost 100 times as much” as a conventional one. Nuclear Energy: A New Beginning ? | Jacopo Buongiorno (MIT) Even so, atomic energy could play a role in tomorrow’s automobiles, albeit indirectly. For one thing, nuclear power currently accounts for about 20 percent of the electricity generated in the U.S., meaning it already supplies a sizable share of the power that’s used to recharge electric cars. Nuclear power could also aid in the production of cleaner fuels, for example by generating electricity to split water into oxygen and hydrogen. That hydrogen could power fuel cells, which would, in turn, provide electricity for car engines. Finally, electricity produced through nuclear power could be used to create a synthetic fuel much like gasoline or diesel. By combining hydrogen and carbon dioxide drawn from the earth’s atmosphere or from seawater, this process could be net carbon neutral. In other words, we might all be driving nuclear-powered cars someday—just not the kind our 1950s forebears imagined. Get the latest History stories in your inbox? Filed Under: ********* History, Cars, Cold War, Electricity, Energy, Inventions, Nuclear Power, Pop culture, ******* History, Technology, Transportation Source link #Visions #NuclearPowered #Cars #Captivated #Cold #War #America #Technology #Worked Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Stellar Blade Hype Train Continues With PC Release Aiming For 2025 Stellar Blade Hype Train Continues With PC Release Aiming For 2025 Stellar Blade is one of the latest titles to be scrutinised by Digital Foundry for its ongoing PS5 Pro coverage, with John Linneman confirming Shift Up’s action-adventure game benefits from a huge visual improvements thanks to the use of Sony’s PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). Source link #Stellar #Blade #Hype #Train #Continues #Release #Aiming Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Apple Mac mini M4 gets thumbs-up from iFixit for repairability – but not without downsides around SSD upgrades Apple Mac mini M4 gets thumbs-up from iFixit for repairability – but not without downsides around SSD upgrades Mac mini M4 has been rated for repairability by iFixit The compact computer scored a 7/10 with a laudable modular design There are sticking points with the proprietary SSD, though Apple’s Mac mini M4 has been given the teardown treatment by iFixit, and there are generally positive findings here, albeit with some catches. The website is famous for taking apart hardware and rating it in terms of design and repairability considerations, and iFixit begins its video teardown by underlining just how much smaller the new Mac mini is compared to the computer in the past. Apple achieved this by cramming a lot of components into a small space in an impressive manner, and something to note is that the power supply has been changed from a single module to a board that runs across the top of the chassis. There’s also a large fan inside the Mac mini M4 and an innovative cooling design which is doing a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of keeping the power used in check given the limited space in the more compact chassis. Another interesting move on the cooling front is that the Mac mini with vanilla M4 has an aluminum heatsink, whereas the model with the M4 Pro SoC has a larger copper heatsink to better cool the more powerful processor, which makes sense of course. There’s good news on the storage front: the SSD is removable, as we’ve already heard about, so upgrading to a ******* drive is possible. We say that, but there are caveats here, which we’ll come back to in a moment. The plus point of removable and replaceable ports is also noted, at least on the front of the Mac mini – sadly the rear ports are soldered (as is the system RAM, alongside the M4 chip itself at the heart of the machine). Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable ****** Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content. The controversial position of the power button on the underside of the Mac mini also gets a mention, inevitably, along with an observation that perhaps Apple is overly concerned about aesthetics here. Overall, iFixit praises the thinking about the modular design, with the likes of those ports (on the front), and the storage, pinning a 7/10 (provisional) score for repairability on the Mac mini M4. M4 Mac mini Teardown – UPGRADABLE SSD, Powerful, and TINY – YouTube Watch On Analysis: Storage and Apple’s proprietary choice Coming back to the issue of storage, while the SSD can be upgraded, there are catches as mentioned (which we already touched on in a previous report). The drives are physically different between the Mac mini with M4 and the computer with the M4 Pro, so you can’t swap SSDs between those models. However, iFixit did successfully upgrade a base Mac mini M4 with a 512GB SSD from another model replacing a 256GB drive. The other fly in the ointment here is that the SSD is a proprietary Apple drive, so you can’t just go and buy any old solid-state drive and plug it into your Mac mini. You’ll need an SSD from another Mac mini, or one sold by Apple – if the company starts offering these (which isn’t the case yet). So, that rather limits the storage upgrade options as you can imagine. There is the possibility that third parties will produce compatible SSDs for Mac mini upgrades, and indeed there have already been announcements to that effect. The downside of such a ‘fudged’ (well, unofficial) drive installation could be that Apple closes off this avenue via firmware updates that render the third-party SSD inoperable, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves here. Let’s just hope Apple sells SSDs for Mac mini storage upgrades itself, but skeptics are already doubtful this might happen – and the point of the replaceable drive here is more about facilitating repairs, than upgrades. You might also like Source link #Apple #Mac #mini #thumbsup #iFixit #repairability #downsides #SSD #upgrades Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Senate Republicans to elect new leader as Trump looms over contest Senate Republicans to elect new leader as Trump looms over contest Washington — Senate Republicans are meeting Wednesday to elect a new leader to represent the conference after ********* Leader Mitch McConnell — the longest serving leader in the Senate history — opted to step down from the post. Meeting behind closed doors on Wednesday morning, the *********** senators are casting secret ballots to elect their new leadership, as three candidates vie for Senate *********** leader, with President-elect Donald Trump’s shadow looming over the race. Whip John Thune of South Dakota, former Whip John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida are gunning for the top role, having worked behind the scenes for months to win support from their colleagues. But the leadership race took on new meaning following the 2024 elections, which saw Republicans take control of the Senate for the 119th Congress. With Trump’s return to the White House next year, and the possibility that Republicans retain control of the House, the GOP may have a unified government in Washington, teeing up a long list of legislative priorities for the new Senate leader to work on with Trump. Though Trump hasn’t made an endorsement in the leadership race, he looms large over the contest, weighing in with demands for the new leader to speed the confirmation of his nominees. Even without a Trump endorsement, his MAGA base of supporters have made clear who they favor in the race, launching a vocal social media campaign for Scott as leader in recent days and warning that Cornyn and Thune would threaten Trump’s agenda. Scott has been considered the underdog in the race, facing Thune and Cornyn, who both have years of experience in leadership — but who have also been less reliable supporters of Trump. The Florida *********** challenged McConnell for the role in 2022, when he earned just 10 votes. Whether Scott’s coalition grows in the wake of Trump’s victory ******** to be seen. Vice President-elect and Ohio Sen. JD Vance is also eligible to vote because he will be a member of the 119th Congress, albeit briefly, before Inauguration Day. A candidate needs a majority of the conference, or 27 votes, to become leader. If no candidate secures a majority on the first ballot, the lowest vote-getter will be dropped from the list in the next round. Outside of the top post, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the GOP conference chair who was also initially on the shortlist for leader, announced he would instead seek the whip position. And Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is seeking to chair the GOP campaign arm, the National *********** Senatorial Committee. Kaia Hubbard Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Source link #Senate #Republicans #elect #leader #Trump #looms #contest Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New Wood County Sheriff’s Office and Jail near completion 2 years after breaking ground New Wood County Sheriff’s Office and Jail near completion 2 years after breaking ground WISCONSIN RAPIDS − Just over two years after crews broke ground on the new Wood County Sheriff’s Office and Jail, the locks are on the cell doors, elevators are operational, furniture is being placed and computer wires are being connected as the end of construction nears. The transition team has begun to train in the new building, Wood County Jail Administrator Lt. Ted Ashbeck said. Ashbeck and Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker anticipate starting the move into the new building sometime in February, after the staff is fully trained on the procedures in the new facility. Once the Wood County Sheriff’s Office and Jail are completely moved out of the old building, work on razing the old jail can begin sometime in 2025. Becker said he didn’t know exactly when that would happen. People who would like to get a look inside the new facility firsthand are invited to attend an open house on Dec. 17 immediately following the Wood County Board meeting, which begins at 9:30 a.m., Becker said. Jail construction is under budget and ahead of schedule Laura Valenstein, chairwoman of the Wood County Jail Construction Adhoc Committee, said construction has gone extremely well. The construction is under budget and ahead of schedule, she said. Samuels Group of Wausau, the construction company building the jail, has been easy to work with, Valenstein said. “They’ve done a great job,” she said. “They’ve been extremely receptive to feedback and a few things we wanted to change along the way.” Becker, Ashbeck, Facilities Manager Reuben Van Tassel and sheriff’s office staff have done a good job staying on top of things with the jail project, Valenstein said. It was Valenstein’s first time being the chairwoman of such a large project and they made it easy, she said. “I get to watch from the outside while the team deals with the nitty gritty,” Valenstein said. Becker said he’s enjoyed working with Valenstein and Van Tassel during the project, which broke ground in October 2022. The Samuels Group has been good about making needed changes as they’ve been brought to their attention and keeping the project within its $98 million budget. Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker leads a tour through the new Wood County Jail on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, as it nears completion in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. New facility increases safety and opportunities The new jail will have many new features that improve safety for both inmates and staff as well as increased opportunities for training and inmate programming. The new jail has video conference rooms placed throughout the facility. Currently, corrections officers bring inmates to the one conference room in the jail. The inmates wait outside the room for their turns to make court appearances. It’s a system that doesn’t work well, Becker said. The multiple video conference rooms will limit how far inmates have to be moved for their court appearances. There also is one conference room that will allow a defendant’s attorney to be in the jail with the inmate, instead of in the courtroom. Some of the changes in the new jail Becker likes best are those that will allow for increased programming to help inmates. The current jail’s one small conference room also serves as the library. Having multiple conference rooms in the new jail will also allow for more meetings and training, Becker said. The experience with COVID-19 had the jail’s designers and staff thinking about what elements the new jail needed to protect inmates’ health. There are cells designated for inmates who are *****. The area includes an exam room for nurses to see inmates with medical problems. The staff will be able to segregate ***** inmates from the general jail population, Becker said. The jail also has a padded cell for inmates who are experiencing mental health issues, Becker said. The cell is designed to keep an inmate who is violent from hurting themselves. Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker leads a tour through the new Wood County Jail on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, as it nears completion in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The new jail kitchen also is designed to allow inmates to train on working in professional kitchens, Becker said. He hopes to work with Mid-State Technical College to create a program interested inmates can go through to become trained for restaurant work. “Mid-State has been a very good partner for a lot of our jail programs,” Becker said. The new facilities also give Wood County Sheriff’s Office staff more evidence room, better work spaces to write reports and meet, more locker room space and a new workout room. Contact Karen Madden at 715-345-2245 or *****@*****.tld. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33. This article originally appeared on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: New Wood County Jail will be finished soon Source link #Wood #County #Sheriffs #Office #Jail #completion #years #breaking #ground Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Berserk Boy studio signs up with Among Us publisher Outersloth for its next game, Berserk B.I.T.S Berserk Boy studio signs up with Among Us publisher Outersloth for its next game, Berserk B.I.T.S The studio behind action platformer Berserk Boy has signed up to Outersloth for its next game Berserk B.I.T.S. Outersloth, the indie publishing fund set up by Among Us developer Innersloth, will fund the remining development of the game, which is now set for a 2025 release. BerserkBoy Games now says the game is being supported “as a split between Outersloth, Casey Yano from Mega Crit (Slay the Spire) and a mystery friend”. Released earlier this year, Berserk Boy is a 2D action platformer inspired by the Mega Man games. The game was critically well-received, with a Metacritic score of 83. VGC’s Berserk Boy review called it “a great modern take on Mega Man style gameplay and one of the better recent attempts to bring the 16-bit era into the 2020s”. For Berserk B.I.T.S, however, the studio is going in a completely different direction and offering a “bit-collection, virus-busting idle game”. The game will run on the player’s desktop alongside other applications, and can work in the background as it auto-battles and collects chips. These chips can then be used for various powers, upgrades, weapons, summons and abilities. BerserkBoy Games lead Zu Ehtisham says the addition of new funding from Outersloth will help to expand the game’s scope, and add new features, including an extended campaign, deeper customisation, more helper resources and a wider range of battle chips. “Partnering with Outersloth is a very exciting opportunity,” he said in a statement. “With this added support, we’re amped up at the thought of expanding Berserk B.I.T.S in ways that give players even more collecting and battling. The added time and resources will let us develop even more features and some secrets too.” Source link #Berserk #Boy #studio #signs #Among #publisher #Outersloth #game #Berserk #B.I.T.S Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Billie Jean King Cup 2024: Spain against Poland postponed after severe weather alert in Malaga Billie Jean King Cup 2024: Spain against Poland postponed after severe weather alert in Malaga A severe weather alert in southern Spain has led to the opening tie of the Billie Jean King Cup between Spain and Poland being postponed. The two nations were set to play in Malaga on Wednesday. Two weeks after flash floods caused devastation in eastern Spain, several areas of the nation are on alert again. A new weather front brought heavy rain in Malaga on Wednesday. “This decision has been made based on guidance from the relevant authorities to ensure the health and safety of all participants and attendees,” said the International Tennis Federation, which organises the event. “We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.” Source link #Billie #Jean #King #Cup #Spain #Poland #postponed #severe #weather #alert #Malaga Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New Star Citizen Event Asks Players to Save Stanton From Pirates New Star Citizen Event Asks Players to Save Stanton From Pirates Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released a new dynamic event on the growing game’s online persistent universe. Source link #Star #Citizen #Event #Asks #Players #Save #Stanton #Pirates Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Server manufacturers ramp-up edge AI efforts Server manufacturers ramp-up edge AI efforts Server manufacturers have long recognised the niche in public cloud computing that physical servers neatly fill. This has evolved over time to IT leaders and the industry recognising that some workloads will always be run on-premise; some may run both on the public cloud and on-premise, and some may be wholly cloud-based. Artificial intelligence (AI) inference is the workload that’s now gaining traction among the server providers, as they look to address concerns over data loss, data sovereignty and potential latency issues, when crunching AI data from edge devices and the internet of things (IoT). Dell Technologies has now extended its Dell NativeEdge edge operations software platform to simplify how organisations deploy, scale and use AI at the edge. The Dell platform offers what the company describes as “device onboarding at scale”, remote management and multi-cloud application orchestration. According to Dell, NativeEdge offers high-availability capabilities to maintain critical business processes and edge AI workloads, which are able to continue to run irrespective of network disruptions or device failures. The platform also offers virtual machine (VM) migration and automatic application, compute and storage failover, which, said Dell, provides organisations increased reliability and continuous operations. One of its customers, Nature Fresh Farms, is using the platform to manage over 1,000 IoT-enabled facilities. “Dell NativeEdge helps us monitor real-time infrastructure elements, ensuring optimal conditions for our produce, and receive comprehensive insights into our produce packaging operations,” said Keith Bradley, Nature Fresh Farms’ vice-president of information technology. Coinciding with the KubeCon North America 2024 conference, Nutanix announced its support for hybrid and multi-cloud AI based on the new Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) platform. This can be deployed on any Kubernetes platform, at the edge, in core datacentres and on public cloud services. Nutanix said NAI delivers a consistent hybrid multi-cloud operating model for accelerated AI workloads, helping organisations securely deploy, run and scale inference endpoints for large language models (LLMs) to support the deployment of generative AI (GenAI) applications in minutes, not days or weeks. It’s a similar story at HPE. During the company’s AI day in October, HPE CEO Antony Neri discussed how some of its enterprise customers need to deploy small language AI models. “They typically pick a large language model off the shelf that fits the needs and fine tune these AI models using their unique, very specific data,” he said. “We see most of these were loads on premise and co-locations where customers control their data, given their concerns about data sovereignty and regulation, data leakage and the security of AI public cloud APIs.” In September, HPE unveiled a collaboration with Nvidia resulting in what Neri describes as a “full turnkey private cloud stack that makes it easy for enterprises of all sizes to develop and deploy generative AI applications”. He said that with just three clicks and less than 30 seconds to deploy, a customer can deploy an HPE private cloud AI, which integrates Nvidia accelerated computing network and AI software with HPE’s AI server, storage and cloud services. During its Tech World event in October, Lenovo unveiled Hybrid AI Advantage with Nvidia, which it said combines full-stack AI capabilities optimised for industrialisation and reliability. The AI part of the package includes what Lenovo calls “a library of ready-to-customise AI use-case solutions that help customers break through the barriers to ROI [return on investment] from AI”. The two companies have partnered closely to integrate Nvidia accelerated computing, networking, software and AI models into the modular Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage. Edge AI with the hyperscalers The public cloud platforms all offer feature-rich environments for GenAI, machine learning and running inference workloads. They also have product offerings to cater for AI inference on IoT and edge computing devices. Amazon Web Services offers SageMaker Edge Agent; Azure IoT hub is part of the mix Microsoft offers; and Google has Google Distributed Cloud. Such offerings generally focus on doing the heavy lifting, namely machine learning, using the resources available in their respective public clouds to build data models. These are then deployed to power inference workloads at the edge. What appears to be happening with the traditional server companies is that in response to the cloud AI threat, they see a number of opportunities. IT departments will continue to buy and deploy on-premise workloads, and AI at the edge is one such area of interest. The second factor likely to influence IT buyers is the availability of blueprints and templates to help them achieve their enterprise AI goals. According to analyst Gartner, while the public cloud providers have been very good at showing the art of the possible with AI and GenAI, they have not been particularly good at helping organisations achieve their AI objectives. Speaking at the recent Gartner Symposium, Daryl Plummer, chief research analyst at Gartner, warned that tech providers are too focused on looking at the advancement of AI from their perspective, without taking customers on the journey to achieve the objectives of these advanced AI systems. “Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, Meta and OpenAI have made one major mistake – they’re showing us what we can do, [but] they’re not showing us what we should do,” he said. The missing pieces concern domain expertise and IT products and services that can be tailored to a customer’s unique requirements. This certainly looks like the area of focus the likes of Dell, HPE and Lenovo will look to grow in partnership with IT consulting firms. Source link #Server #manufacturers #rampup #edge #efforts Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

BTIG upgrades this running shoe manufacturer, sees more than 20% upside BTIG upgrades this running shoe manufacturer, sees more than 20% upside On Holding’s momentum shows no signs of slowing, according to investment firm BTIG. Analyst Janine Stichter upgraded the running shoe maker to buy from neutral and set her price target at $64, which implies 21.6% upside from Tuesday’s close. While shares were marginally lower in the premarket Wednesday following the call, the stock has seen huge gains this year, surging more than 95%. ONON YTD mountain ONON, year-to-date On Tuesday, the Swiss athleisure company posted mixed third-quarter results, beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations while missing earnings estimates. Revenue guidance for the full year also came in above expectations. Citing this accelerating momentum into the end of the year, Stichter thinks more gains are still in store for the company in 2025 and beyond, with increasing traction in running specifically. “Q3 results suggest growth becoming increasingly balanced among running, lifestyle, training, and other sports, with many styles now reaching a critical mass and contributing meaningfully,” she wrote. “Wholesale sell-through ******** strong, and our checks at run specialty suggest continued share gains, which we see ultimately flowing back to [direct-to-consumer].” “While the company is moving methodically, plenty of door count expansion also still ********,” the analyst added. Stichter’s call joins 18 other strong buy or buy ratings among analysts on the Street covering the name, while the remaining four have taken a neutral stance, per LSEG. Its average target of $52.93 also reflects marginal upside ahead. Source link #BTIG #upgrades #running #shoe #manufacturer #sees #upside Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

BMG set to drill Abercromby near Wiluna BMG set to drill Abercromby near Wiluna BMG Resources is preparing to probe high-grade gold zones at its Abercromby gold project in a new round of extensional drilling designed to expand the company’s current maiden 518,000 ounce gold resource at Wiluna in WA. The program was flagged two weeks ago following the company’s successful $1.5 million capital raise sources from sophisticated and institutional investors. It is now fully-funded to complete expansion drilling at Abercromby and to progress development studies. Abercromby hosts a maiden mineral resource estimate of 11.12 million tonnes at a grade of 1.45g/t gold for 518,000 ounces of gold, which includes 354,000 inferred and indicated ounces of gold at a grade of 1.17g/t gold extending from the surface. The underground component of the resource currently includes a separate 164,000 ounces of inferred and indicated gold grading 3.09g/t gold between 200m and 500m below surface. With its eye firmly set on a path to the earliest possible production, BMG plans to mine a proportion of the near-surface resource by a small open-pit which would be designed to enable access to the high-grade underground gold resource from a portal in the open-pit floor. The proposed drill program is looking to convert resources from the inferred category to indicated – or potentially better – through comprehensive infill drilling, while extensional drilling will look at expanding high-grade gold zones outside the existing shell of the resource model. The company already has a Program of Work in place and has selected contractors DDH1 Drilling to sink the holes as it looks to crank up the rig with further drilling planned later this month. BMG has already demonstrated it can efficiently plan and ******** a successful and productive drilling program, with only three previous campaigns being required to produce its maiden resource. Following the support shown by investors in the recent capital raising, the team at BMG have moved quickly to finalise arrangements to resume drilling at the Abercromby Gold Project. The drill programme will focus on expanding high-grade gold zones beyond the existing resource shell, as well as increasing resource confidence by upgrading inferred resources to indicated status. The results of the drilling have potential to contribute significantly to resource growth at Abercromby, and to materially boost the potential project economics. That resource is centred on the Capital ******** at the north-east end of the northernmost of BMG’s two mining leases at the project. It forms part of a ******* global resource estimate which contains about 670,000 ounces of gold. Importantly, the Capital ******** ******** open at depth and along strike in both directions, which the imminent diamond drilling will set out to test further. Additionally, more drilling is planned early next year to evaluate regional targets south of the Capital ********, following-up on previous reconnaissance air-core drilling at Capital South, Archer and Barrack Prospects. Those prospects are all spread along a 1km strike of prospective stratigraphy extending south-east along strike from the Capital ********. The scout work previously conducted confirmed the existence of a big high-grade gold system and supports the possibility of repeat mineralisation similar to the Capital ********. The company is confident in its past record and the prospectivity at Abercromby, both of which would seem to promise significant upside with a good chance BMG can materially upgrade and expand its current resource. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #BMG #set #drill #Abercromby #Wiluna Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Destiny 2: Revenant Act II Content Showcased in Developer Livestream Destiny 2: Revenant Act II Content Showcased in Developer Livestream Revenant Act II launches on Tuesday, November 19 for Destiny 2, and brings a new mode, weapons, and more! Source link #Destiny #Revenant #Act #Content #Showcased #Developer #Livestream Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Bitcoin: $90K Double-Top Signals Potential Pullback Before Rally to $100K Resumes Bitcoin: $90K Double-Top Signals Potential Pullback Before Rally to $100K Resumes Bitcoin’s meteoric rise is fueled by market optimism, pushing it closer to $100k. Analysts are predicting Bitcoin could hit $200k by 2025. Technical signals suggest Bitcoin could face a pullback before testing the $100k barrier. Get ready for massive savings on InvestingPro this ****** Friday! Access premium market data and supercharge your research at a discount. Don’t miss out – click here to save 55%! is surging to new heights, driven by a perfect storm of market optimism following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory and the possibility of a *********** sweep in Congress. The result? A meteoric rise in Bitcoin’s price pushed it above historic highs and into uncharted territory. Investors are pinning their hopes on the new administration’s potential to support the cryptocurrency industry, with some even predicting that Bitcoin could become part of the U.S. strategic foreign exchange reserves. With demand now pushing the crypto toward the $90,000 mark, the question arises: are we nearing a local correction, or is the next target $100k? Rising Optimism Fuels Bitcoin’s Surge: $100k in Sight As the dust settles from the U.S. election, analysts are becoming increasingly bullish on Bitcoin’s future. Predictions are now pouring in, with some suggesting a target price of $200,000 by the end of 2025. This optimism is underpinned by solid data: post-election, Bitcoin ETFs saw a record one-day inflow of $1.38 billion, with total inflows now approaching $1.8 billion. With Bitcoin’s market capitalization surpassing $1.7 trillion and daily trading volumes nearly doubling to over $90 billion, the appetite for the cryptocurrency is clearly growing. Yet, while the long-term outlook ******** bullish, some experts are cautioning about a potential short-term correction. CryptoQuant’s CEO, Ki Yoon Joo, highlights that the current market is the most heavily leveraged in history, with $53 billion in leveraged positions. If investors start taking profits, we could see a deeper pullback—but this wouldn’t alter Bitcoin’s long-term trajectory. Technical Indicators: Is a Correction Looming? Bitcoin’s price action has hit a key juncture. The $90,000 region is showing signs of a double-top formation, suggesting that a short-term correction could be in the cards. If Bitcoin drops below $85,000, this could confirm the beginning of a pullback, with significant support levels around $77,000 and $73,000 offering potential entry points for traders looking to buy the dip. However, if Bitcoin climbs past the $90,000 mark, the rally is likely to continue, setting the stage for a test of the psychological $100,000 level. The bullish momentum is still strong, and these short-term corrections could simply offer opportunities for fresh entries. Ethereum Follows Suit: Record Inflows and Strong Support It’s not just Bitcoin that’s catching investors’ attention. is also seeing a surge, with record inflows of $295.48 million on November 11. Ethereum is rebounding after defending the $3,400 support level, and the next key support zone for Ethereum ***** around $2,800. For traders looking to go long, this could be an ideal entry point as Ethereum looks set to continue its upward trajectory alongside Bitcoin. *** Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as a solicitation, offer, advice, or recommendation to purchase any asset. All investments should be evaluated from multiple perspectives, and it is important to remember that any investment decision and the associated risks are the sole responsibility of the investor. Additionally, no investment advisory services are provided. Source link #Bitcoin #90K #DoubleTop #Signals #Potential #Pullback #Rally #100K #Resumes Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Second Trump administration has ‘wholly different feel’ Second Trump administration has ‘wholly different feel’ Democratic strategist David Axelrod argued President-elect Trump’s second administration has a “wholly different feel” from his first team. “Say what you will about the direction he wants to take the country but this is a wholly different feel from 2016. Trump is stocking his admin with seasoned loyalists who will not guide, but rather BE guided, by HIM,” Axelrod posted to the social platform X. “People wanted to shake up Washington. For better or worse, they’re [going] to get what they asked for,” he said. Trump’s former White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, also noted Trump’s transition back to the Oval Office will not look “anything like it did in 2017.” The president-elect has quickly begun to fill out his Cabinet and appoint top advisers for his second term in the days after the election. He must nominate leaders for 15 different government agencies and other top administration jobs that require Senate confirmation, and he must appoint his senior staff. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), seen as a foreign policy hawk, has been chosen as secretary of State. Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), an outspoken defender of Trump during his first impeachment trial, has been tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. House GOP conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a staunch ally of *******, is Trump’s pick for ******* Nations ambassador. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), another loyal Trump ally, was chosen as Homeland Security secretary. For his White House team, Trump chose Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff after she spent two years running his campaign. Stephen Miller, who served as a top adviser during Trump’s first term, will return to serve as deputy chief of staff for policy. Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan has been chosen to serve as “border czar” and push Trump’s immigration agenda. The Hill has reached out to a Trump spokesperson for comment. 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 The Hill. Source link #Trump #administration #wholly #feel Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Can we all stop pretending to be impressed that the iPhone can run AAA games? Can we all stop pretending to be impressed that the iPhone can run AAA games? Playing ****** Stranding on a 6.9-inch screen might be funny but it isnt the future. Source link #stop #pretending #impressed #iPhone #run #AAA #games Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

How to turn off Apple Intelligence – say goodbye to Apple AI How to turn off Apple Intelligence – say goodbye to Apple AI Apple Intelligence is compatible with all the best iPhones, best iPads, and best Macs and brings a suite of AI tools to your Apple devices. While Apple Intelligence has many benefits such as Writing Tools and Notification summaries, you might find that you don’t want to have AI access on your Apple device at all. Apple Intelligence is opt-in on all devices, so you will have had to get Apple Intelligence in the first place. However, if you’ve forgotten how you enabled it or just need a quick reminder, this short how-to guide will show you exactly how to turn off Apple Intelligence. Quick Steps Open Settings Select Apple Intelligence & Siri Turn off Apple Intelligence How to turn off Apple Intelligence 1. Open Settings (Image: © Future / Apple) Apple Intelligence settings can be found in the Settings app. Simply open Settings, then General, and select Apple Intelligence & Siri. 2. Turn off Apple Intelligence (Image: © Future / Apple) Once you’ve opened the Apple Intelligence & Siri settings panel, simply Toggle off Apple Intelligence. You’ll be asked to confirm if you really want to go ahead, tap Turn Off Apple Intelligence. That’s all there is to it, you’ve completely turned off Apple Intelligence. It’s worth noting that you won’t have access to any Apple Intelligence features once you’ve switched off Apple’s AI in settings. This is very much an all-or-nothing situation, where you can either have Apple Intelligence on your compatible device with all its bells and whistles, or none at all. That said, there are ways to turn off some of the more annoying Apple Intelligence features like Notification summaries without completely disabling all of your device’s AI functionality. Check out our how to turn off Notification summaries guide to find out how. On a Mac? (Image: © Future / Apple) If you’re using macOS, the process is almost identical. Open Settings, click Apple Intelligence & Siri, and toggle off Apple Intelligence. Are you sure you don’t want Apple Intelligence? (Image credit: Apple) While you’ve found this guide because you want to turn off Apple Intelligence, it’s maybe worth thinking again before you decide on an AI-less future. Apple Intelligence isn’t perfect, but it’s still in its infancy and getting better with each software update. With Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration in Siri just around the corner it might be worth testing out everything Apple Intelligence has to offer before saying goodbye for good. Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable ****** Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content. Source link #turn #Apple #Intelligence #goodbye #Apple Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Press briefing on this week’s plenary session | News Press briefing on this week’s plenary session | News When: Wednesday 13 November at 14.30 Where: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio Key topics in this plenary include: Debate with Council and Commission on EU-US relations after the election of Donald Trump as President Flood tragedy in Valencia: MEPs discuss prevention and EU aid Address by former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on his report “Strengthening Europe’s civil and military preparedness and readiness”, followed by a debate among MEPs Vote on postponing the application of the deforestation regulation Debate and vote on Parliament’s demands for the COP29 in Baku Debate on the deplorable escalation of ********* around a football match in the Netherlands and the unacceptable attacks against ******** football fans Debate on the outcome of Georgia’s disputed parliamentary elections, including alleged Russian interference Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English and French. Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: You can follow it live from 14.30 on Wednesday in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room room or via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS+. Information for the media – Use Interactio to ask questions Interactio is only supported on iPad (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser). When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields. For better sound quality, use headphones and a microphone. Interpretation is only possible for interventions with video. Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test. IT assistance can be provided if necessary. When connected, open the chat window (upper right corner) to be able to see the service messages. For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers. Source link #Press #briefing #weeks #plenary #session #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Leaders weigh U.S.’ role in climate policy after Trump win Leaders weigh U.S.’ role in climate policy after Trump win Participants walk by the entrance of the U.N. COP29 climate conference at the Baku Olympic Stadium. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BAKU, Azerbaijan — Dubbed the “climate financing COP,” the 29th iteration of the U.N.’s annual climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, has hosted talks focused on unlocking crucial funds to combat environmental change — and on the impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping win last week in the U.S. elections. “I think it’s going to be challenging. The U.S. plays a really critical role as an engine for the global economy, a driver of new technology, a source of finance,” Rich Lesser, global chair of the Boston Consulting Group, told CNBC’s Dan Murphy in Baku. “President Trump has been very clear he doesn’t believe in climate change. I think he’s used the word that it’s a hoax and that he would take a much more aggressive stand to building out fossil fuel infrastructure in the U.S., and a much more restrictive view of how to deploy investment into decarbonization,” Lesser added. The new balance of power in Washington could lead to a rollback of many climate-linked reforms passed by the administration of incumbent Joe Biden. While campaigning, Trump targeted the Inflation Reduction Act — which he calls the “green new scam” — and pledged to rescind any “unspent” funds. U.S. climate envoy John Podesta, who leads America’s delegation at COP29, held firm on Washington’s continued leadership on climate policy, saying during the opening of the annual conference that “efforts to prevent climate change remain a commitment in the U.S. and will confidently continue.” World Bank President Ajay Banga was also upbeat over the incoming administration, telling CNBC that “my experience with President Donald Trump in his first term was that he listens to practical reason, no spin. Give him the facts and let him take his own judgment.” He added, “What I’m going to tell him is what I’m trying to do, which I think transcends any administration — which is, make the place work better, make it work faster, make it more efficient, make it work as a better partner with the other national development banks. Get the private sector in and drive that and make sure you drive jobs.” Trump has also vowed to once more withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a 2015 pact in which nearly 200 governments made non-binding pledges to reduce emissions. Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods warned against the exit, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. “I would encourage them to stay in the Paris Agreement,” Woods told CNBC, adding that Trump can instead bring a “common sense approach,” to reducing emissions — a task the Exxon Mobil head said needs a global framework. ‘Drill, baby, drill’ Trump has made hydrocarbons a key point of his campaigning agenda, previously vowing to “unleash ********* Energy” and promising to end Biden’s “delays in federal drilling permits and leases that are needed to unleash ********* oil and natural gas production.” In his speech at the *********** National Convention in July, Trump claimed that increasing domestic oil and gas production would drive down prices for consumers at the pump. Under the Biden government, U.S. crude production averaged 12.9 million barrels per day in 2023, breaking the previous national and global record of 12.3 million b/d, set in 2019 during Trump’s first presidential term, according to the EIA. “I think the opportunity for the Trump administration is looking a little further into the future,” Exxon Mobil’s Woods told CNBC. “Additional access to acreage is going to be really critical within the U.S. to make sure that as we head down the depletion curve in the unconventional business, that the industry has access to additional resources to develop to offset that depletion that naturally occurs when producing oil.” Source link #Leaders #weigh #U.S #role #climate #policy #Trump #win Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on ********* Lander Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on ********* Lander In a new partnership between India and Japan, an Indian CubeSat is set to accompany a ********* lunar lander to orbit the Moon. HEX20Labs India Private Limited has announced a collaborative mission with the ********* firm ispace, intending to launch a CubeSat aboard one of ispace’s lunar landers in an upcoming mission. The agreement, signed by HEX20Labs’ Co-Founder and CEO Lloyd Jacob Lopez and ispace’s Founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada in Milan, marks a significant step in extending Indian satellite operations beyond Earth’s orbit. As per official report by ispace, the CubeSat will be built by HEX20Labs, aiming to conduct scientific research and technological trials in cislunar space, further integrating India’s technological contributions into international lunar missions. ispace has multiple lunar landing ventures planned, but details on which mission will include HEX20Labs’ CubeSat remain undisclosed. Mission Details The mission, according to ispace, will help accelerate lunar exploration by standardising satellite platforms and interfaces necessary for effective operations in cislunar space. “Standardisation of satellite and its interfaces are essential to accelerate cislunar space activities,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO of ispace. This collaboration with HEX20Labs, he added, aligns with these goals. In addition to HEX20Labs, the partnership also includes Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian aerospace company noted for launching India’s first private rocket in 2022, adding another key player to this international mission. Japan’s Lunar Endeavours and Future Prospects Japan’s recent lunar success, including the precise landing by its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) in January 2024, demonstrates significant advancements in lunar exploration, which are anticipated to benefit the current project. ispace’s upcoming Mission 2, expected to launch in December 2024, involves a 1000 kg lander named Resilience, along with a small rover, Tenacious, aimed at exploring the Mare Frigoris region. Source link #Indian #CubeSat #Travel #Moon #********* #Lander Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]