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Captain Tom’s family benefitted from charity Captain Tom’s family benefitted from charity Getty Images Captain Sir Tom Moore said at the time that writing his memoir was an opportunity to raise more money for charity in his name The family of renowned pandemic fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore damaged public trust in charities by refusing to donate any of the £1.4m received from his book deal, a long-awaited report has found. The Charity Commission said his daughter and son-in-law displayed a “pattern of behaviour” in which they benefitted personally from the Captain Tom Foundation and people “would understandably feel misled”. The World War Two veteran became a household name during the first Covid-19 lockdown, by walking up and down his driveway in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. The £38.9m raised by Capt Sir Tom for NHS Charities Together, as a result of his efforts, did not form part of the commission’s inquiry, and all of that sum went to NHS charities. Capt Sir Tom’s family said they had been treated “unfairly and unjustly”. ‘Misconduct and mismanagement’ “The charity set up in his name has not lived up to that legacy of others before self,” said Charity Commission chief executive David Holdsworth. “The public – and the law – rightly expect those involved in charities to make an unambiguous distinction between their personal interests, and those of the charity and the beneficiaries they are there to serve.” Mr Holdsworth said there were repeated instances of a “blurring of boundaries between private and charitable interests” and that Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore benefitted significantly. “Together the failings amount to misconduct and-or mismanagement,” he said. He added its report had found “repeated failures of governance and integrity”, and that its inquiry had been fair, balanced and independent. In July 2023, the Captain Tom Foundation announced it was not actively seeking donations or making payments, but the foundation has not been closed down. Instagram Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore ***** a wreath earlier this month at the Burma Star Memorial in Staffordshire The Captain Tom Foundation was registered as a grant-making charity two months after the veteran’s walk began, and celebrities including Sir David Beckham and Dame Judy Dench later helped to promote its various fundraisers. The father-of-two ***** aged 100 in February 2021, with coronavirus. His son-in-law Mr Ingram-Moore became a trustee of the foundation that same month, and Sir Capt Tom’s daughter – Mrs Ingram-Moore – became interim chief executive later that year. The couple’s roles came into question in June 2022, when the commission launched a statutory inquiry to determine if they had benefitted privately at the charity’s expense. The booksAndy Meeson/BBC The family’s private company was paid an advance of £1.47m for Capt Sir Tom’s three books The regulator’s findings showed that Club *****, a private firm set up by the Ingram-Moores in April 2020, was paid an advance of £1.47m for Sir Capt Tom’s three books, including his best-selling autobiography, Tomorrow Will be a Good Day. The publisher Penguin, and promoter Carver PR, said the family gave repeated assurances that part of the advance would be used to set up and fund the foundation. In addition, a press release, various marketing materials and the prologue of Sir Capt Sir Tom’s memoir, all stated that the books would be used to support or raise money for the foundation. However, to date the charity has not received any money from the publishing agreement. In 2022, the commission said the inquiry twice asked Mr and Mrs Ingram-Moore to “rectify matters by making a donation to charity” but “on both occasions they declined”. The publications were “a purely commercial endeavour” and “had damaged public trust” in charities, the report concluded. ******* Media O2 awardsGetty Images Mrs Ingram-Moore was on a salary of £85,000 as interim chief executive when she acted as a judge at an awards ceremony bearing the charity’s branding Between 2020 and 2021, Capt Sir Tom acted as a judge for the ******* Media Local Legends Awards and was personally paid £10,000. The following year, his daughter was approached to be a judge and signed an ambassador agreement with ******* Media O2 while chief executive of the Captain Tom Foundation, for which she was paid £18,000. The subsequent ******* Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards included the charity’s logo on its awards plaque. She had already been made interim chief executive at the charity, on an annual salary of £85,000. However, the report said there was no record that she informed the charity trustees when she entered into the financial arrangement with ******* Media. The commission said it did not agree with Mrs Ingram-Moore’s assertion the work was undertaken in a personal capacity. It found this created a conflict of interest, and her ******** to avoid or manage this situation “amounted to misconduct and-or mismanagement”, adding this also meant the payment she received was an “unauthorised benefit” to her husband, who was a trustee at the time. The spa complexGetty Images Bedford Borough Council forced the Ingram-Moores to tear the spa building down in February In 2021, the Ingram-Moores received approval from the council to build a Captain Tom Foundation building beside their home, after referencing the charity’s name and number “numerous times” in the planning application. However, the resulting building, which contained a spa pool and home cinema, was described by council enforcement officer Richard Proctor as “wholly unauthorised” and the family was forced to demolish it in February. The Charity Commission found the couple ******* to consult the trustees about the spa complex, which suggested “they were using the charity and its name inappropriately for their private benefit”. The Ingram-Moores told the inquiry the inclusion of the charity’s name in the initial planning application was an error, claiming they were busy with “global media work” at the time, but they did intend to use the building for charitable purposes. Six-figure salary Other findings contained in the report showed: Mrs Ingram-Moore was “very much involved in discussions around setting her salary” and said to trustee Stephen Jones that “her expectations were in the region of £150,000 per annum”. Her claim that she was not offered a six-figure salary was described as “disingenuous” by the inquiryShe “purposely” removed the conflicts of interest clause from her employment contract with the charity, telling Mr Jones: “This is not a legal requirement… I will not be doing anything to conflict with all my roles but I cannot be in a position to request authority at every turn, my life would grind to a halt.”Since the Ingram-Moores’ company, Club *****, owned the Sir Capt Tom trademarks, trustees had to consult with them when it wanted to use his name for charity purposes, including by asking for permission to sell printed mugs In July, Mr and Mrs Ingram-Moore were disqualified from being a trustee or holding a senior management position in charities for a ******* of eight and 10 years respectively. A month earlier, they had described the inquiry as a “harrowing ordeal” and a “relentless pursuit”. Mr Holdsworth urged the Ingram-Moores to “follow through on the commitment that was made and donate a substantial amount to the charity”. He said it was up to the remaining trustee whether to take legal action and the Commission “stood ready to provide advice as they considered that”. In a statement, the Ingram-Moores said they were treated “unfairly and unjustly” in the report. They said the two-year inquiry has taken a “serious toll” on the family’s health, “unfairly tarnishing” their name. They described the process as “unjust and excessive” and that the charities watchdog had a “predetermined agenda”. “True accountability demands transparency, not selective storytelling,” the statement said, adding that they “never took a penny” from public donations. Source link #Captain #Toms #family #benefitted #charity Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Save Up to 125 on the Telltale Collection for Your Steam Deck via Humble Bundle Save Up to 125 on the Telltale Collection for Your Steam Deck via Humble Bundle You can now get a Telltale Collection for your Steam Deck on an amazing discount. Are you a fan of these games? Source link #Save #Telltale #Collection #Steam #Deck #Humble #Bundle Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Stalker 2 is an understandable mess on PC Stalker 2 is an understandable mess on PC Stalker 2 is one of those games I never thought would actually release. Originally announced 14 years ago, the project was shelved after developer GSC Game World closed its doors, only to be reignited in 2018. Then, as the originally announced 2022 release of the game approached, Ukraine, where the developer was based, was invaded by Russia. There are plenty of games that suffer in development *****, but they pale in comparison to the struggles Stalker 2 has gone through. The fact that the game is even here is nothing short of a miracle. Like other titles stuck in development *****, though, Stalker 2 is far from perfect, particularly when it comes to PC performance. Between the use of Unreal Engine 5, an AI system we rarely see in modern games, and plenty of release-day bugs, Stalker 2 is far from a smooth experience on PC. It’s playable — and enjoyable for this fan of old-school PC survival shooters — but you should expect some bumps in the road if you plan on playing at release. Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming Stalker 2 system requirements GSC Game World You can miss some important details in Stalker 2′s system requirements if you don’t pay close attention. That mainly comes down to the CPU choice. In general, developers target 1080p at 60 frames per second for the recommend specifications, and after that point, the recommend CPU doesn’t climb higher — at least for a game without ray tracing. Here, the CPU recommend jumps considerably between the High and Epic graphics presets. As I’ll dig into more in the next section, Stalker 2 is very sensitive to older CPU architectures. It only needs eight cores, but older CPU generations — and older DDR4 platforms as a result — will struggle to run the game cleanly above 1080p. There’s no doubt that Stalker 2 is a demanding game, but unlike a title like ****** Myth: Wukong, that demand isn’t solely on your graphics card. Make no mistake, you’ll still need a beefy graphics card. In that regard, the system requirements aren’t great, particularly at the Low and Medium presets. An RTX 4060 is significantly faster than an RX 5700 XT, for instance, and the Intel Arc A750 shouldn’t even be compared to the RX 580 and GTX 1060. I would err on the side of the Nvidia recommendation across the board, substituting alternatives from AMD or Intel as needed. One important note that isn’t covered in the system requirements is upscaling and frame generation. From my testing, it looks like the recommendations are based around having upscaling turned on, at least, with frame generation being optional. Even with an RTX 4090 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D, I wasn’t able to get a consistent 60 fps at native 4K, with occasional dips into the high 40s. The CPU problem GSC Game World Stalker 2 is really demanding on your processor, and I suspect a lot of players stepping into the game today will run into performance issues due to their processor. For context, even with a new Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores and some of the highest performance money can buy, the game peaked at 88% utilization and averaged 59% utilization over a 15-minute performance test. That’s high for a gaming running at 4K with maxed-out graphics. With how graphically demanding Stalker 2 is, you’d expect CPU utilization to be somewhere closer to 20% to 30% when running at 4K, especially on a 16-core, 32-thread chip like the Ryzen 9 9950X. If you ignore your CPU when playing Stalker 2, you can run into some serious issues. For instance, in my 15-minute run of gameplay, I clocked an average frame rate of 86 fps with the Epic preset. I used an RTX 3080, 32GB of memory, and the Ryzen 9 9950X, and I had DLSS set to Balanced mode. During that run, I saw stuttering, but that only accounted for 1% of the total time I played. Meanwhile, our Stalker 2 reviewer sometimes saw dips into the 20s, stutters, and very inconsistent performance. They were running at 4K with the Medium preset and DLSS set to Performance mode, and also with an RTX 3080 and 32GB of memory. The difference? Our reviewer was using a Core i9-10900K. Digital Trends The solution here isn’t to just go out a buy a new processor — though that would likely help your Stalker 2 performance. It’s simply to understand how important your CPU is in the game, and how settings can impact your overall performance. If you need a primer on why this is important in the first place, make sure to read our guide on CPU bottlenecks. In short, pushing your graphics settings down in Stalker 2 with a weaker processor can make a bad situation worse. Particularly when running at higher resolution withs a powerful graphics card, you’ll need to play a delicate balancing act between graphics settings and upscaling. Push things down too low if you have a weaker CPU, and you can start to run into CPU bottlenecks quickly. Stuttering and UE5 woes You can see from the frame time here the inconsistent performance in the open world, as well as routine stutters. Jacob ****** / Digital Trends Although I didn’t encounter terrible stuttering issues in Stalker 2 like we saw in Silent Hill 2 earlier this year, there are still stutters — and they’re extremely aggressive at times. This game uses Unreal Engine 5, which is carrying forward the infamous mantle of stuttering issues that Unreal Engine 4 brought into the limelight. There isn’t shader compilation stutter — more on that soon — but you will encounter traversal stutter, and not at all in a consistent way. Sometimes I’d flick the camera around and sprint in a different direction with a big stutter in the middle of the movement; other times the game was smooth. Sometimes I’d engage a conversation with an NPC only to see the game slow to a crawl. Other times, it stayed consistent. I suspect some mixture of the large open world — the map is 60 square kilometers large — and the A-Life system that simulates interactions outside of the player’s view play a big role in these routine stutters. Apparently, similar to older Stalker games, A-Life is running at all times across the whole map, which explains the high CPU requirements. GSC Game World Like nearly all UE5 games, Stalker 2 has a shader compilation step when you first load the game. Just to be sure, it actually has this step every time you load the game, regardless of if anything has changed. Worse, it takes a long time. When you first compile shaders, or the first time you launch the game after an update, it can take upward of 15 minutes for this process to complete, even on a 16-core CPU. It’s not the fact that you have to go through this process once that’s frustrating. It’s that you have to every single time you open the game. Even relaunching the game immediately after closing it, you’ll have to wait a solid five minutes at the shader compilation screen before you can jump into the game. Frame generation to the rescue The Stalker series has always been known for being heavy on your CPU, and Stalker 2 certainly carries that tradition forward. We have new tech to combat that issue today in the form of frame generation, though, which the game takes full advantage of. You get both DLSS Frame Generation and FSR 3.1 Frame Generation, both of which work fantastically in the game. You get a treasure trove of upscaling options, too — DLSS, FSR, XeSS, TSR, and even a resolution slider for regular TAA. However, frame generation is going to do a lot more for your performance in Stalker 2 than upscaling alone. Upscaling is still welcome, but try not to push it too far, especially if you’re running a monitor below 4K. Understandable struggle GSC Game World I’ve focused mainly on the performance of Stalker 2 here, but the pre-release build I tested had some bugs, as well. There were some minor issues I encountered, such as sound effects missing for various different items, but some were more severe. Strange object pop-in and UI elements either getting stuck or completely lost on screen were things I saw in just the first few hours of the game. Since I first got access, I’ve seen two new builds of the game. These seem to address some of the low-hanging fruit of bugs, but in the few days I had to test the game, I wasn’t able to do a full playthrough multiple times. I haven’t run into any game-breaking issues regardless. You should expect some bugs, though that’s a fair assumption for just about any open-world game. It’s important to take the issues with Stalker 2 into account with the wider context surrounding the game. Developer GSC Game World was based in Ukraine when Russia invaded the country, and although the studio relocated to Prague shortly after the invasion, those wounds don’t heal quickly. One former developer was even ******* fighting the invasion. It’s fantastic that the developers are safe and that they’re finally able to release a game that’s been in development for the better part of a decade. But there’s a reality that the development of this game was far from normal, and the fact that it has performance issues on PC is completely understandable given the circumstances. Even properly-funded AAA studios not in a war zone struggle to do that sometimes. If you plan on picking up Stalker 2 right away, I’d encourage you to exercise some grace with the development team when it comes to performance issues and bugs. Hopefully over time, the game will continue to see patches that improve performance. Source link #Stalker #understandable #mess Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘Diddy’ Combs hit by fresh accusation from unnamed man ‘Diddy’ Combs hit by fresh accusation from unnamed man Sean “Diddy'” Combs has been hit by a fresh ******* ******** accusation from an unnamed man. The shamed rapper, 54, who is languishing in a New York jail awaiting trial on **** trafficking and racketeering charges, is alleged to have drugged and attacked a male who was 39 at the time of the reported ******. According to a complaint filed in a New York federal court and obtained by People, the unidentified plaintiff claims he was drugged by Combs during a party at a home in New York City in 2022. The plaintiff alleges he attended the gathering with friends and was given a drink that made him lose control of his body before he allegedly blacked out. After regaining consciousness, the man says he found himself in a “dark bedroom” with “****** walls” and on a bed with ****** sheets. He added he realised Combs was “on top of him” performing a **** act. The man says he fought off the rapper and fled to a bathroom before leaving the party. The latest complaint was one of five filed on Tuesday which have just come to light. They are all from clients represented by attorney Tony Buzbee, who has announced that he was representing more than 100 clients who say they were the victims of misconduct by Combs. The other new filings include one from another man who says Combs ****** him in Miami in 2022. Another is from an 18-year-old woman who alleges she was drugged and made to perform a **** act on Combs and other unnamed men in 2001 while the musician sprayed her with champagne. A hand-written complaint also filed on Tuesday was mailed by an inmate currently serving a prison sentence for manslaughter who claims he was a minor in 2018 when he was allegedly drugged by his mother and ****** by Combs. Combs has denied committing any ******* ****** and his attorneys said after the first flood of complaints filed by Mr Buzbee’s clients Combs cannot “address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus”. They stressed he “emphatically” denies ********* abusing anyone. Combs has been behind bars after facing a September indictment on charges of **** trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, with his ********* trial set for May 2025. Source link #Diddy #Combs #hit #fresh #accusation #unnamed #man Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

League of Masters: Auto Chess releases worldwide on Android and PC League of Masters: Auto Chess releases worldwide on Android and PC Combination of strategic battles and RPG elements Take part in either PvP or PvE modes Full cross-platform support ActionPay has just announced that League of Masters: Auto Chess has officially launched globally, bringing its blend of strategic battles, RPG progression, and not so much chess to Android and Steam. After over a year of soft launch and feedback from the community, the battle is out now with refined gameplay and new mechanics to explore. League of Masters takes auto chess strategy elements and imbibes it with the depth of RPGs as you face off against seven other commanders in intense PvP battles. Your tactical skills will be put to the test as you try to outsmart your opponent before they do. There’s no shortage of variety either, as you have 12 commanders, 52 units, and 135 arenas to choose from. If you’re someone who prefers the solo, then the rich PvE campaign has got you covered. As you progress, you’ll uncover the lore through a comic-style narrative. Progression also means more commanders, better gear, stats, powerful new abilities, and of course, a stronger roster that will make winning easier. Beyond PvE and PvP, there’s castle looting and defence, letting you raid for resources while protecting your own stronghold. And with the open economy system, you can trade rare items earned in PvP leagues or official Discord giveaways. These items can be exchanged or sold for gift cards, which unlock further opportunities in the Bank. Check out this list of the best strategy games to play on iOS! Social features in League of Masters aim to make your experience more exciting. Multi-language chats and the Tree of Friendship allow you to connect with others. You can also grant blessings to your fellow wonders to give you an edge in battle by letting you start with extra units. Whether you’re playing on Android or Steam, your progress syncs seamlessly, allowing you to pick up right where you left off. An iOS version for League of Masters: Auto Chess is also planned for the future. Visit the official X page for more information. Source link #League #Masters #Auto #Chess #releases #worldwide #Android Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Nvidia may keep producing one RTX 40 GPU Nvidia may keep producing one RTX 40 GPU The last few weeks brought us a slew of rumors about Nvidia potentially sunsetting most of the RTX 40-series graphics cards. However, a new update reveals that one GPU might remain in production long after other GPUs are no longer being produced. Unfortunately, it’s a GPU that would struggle to rank among Nvidia’s best graphics cards. I’m talking about the RTX 4050 — a card that only appears in laptops. The scoop comes from a leaker on Weibo and was first spotted by Wccftech. The leaker states that the RTX 4050 is “the only 40-series laptop GPU that Nvidia will continue to supply” after the highly anticipated launch of the RTX 50-series. Unsurprisingly, the tipster also reveals that the fact that both the RTX 4050 and the RTX 5050 will be readily available at the same time will also impact the pricing of the next-gen card. Although the RTX 3050 existed in both desktop and laptop versions, the RTX 4050 has only made an appearance in laptops. It’s a budget-friendly option for those who want access to Nvidia’s DLSS 3, but it’s not an outstanding GPU in terms of performance. The cheapest laptops with an RTX 4050 can be bought for around $680. Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming If Nvidia keeps the last-gen RTX 4050 going, then it wouldn’t be a surprise to find that laptops with an RTX 5050 will see a price increase. Some leakers predict that the RTX 5050 may rival the RTX 4060 in performance, so it’s a tight line to walk if Nvidia also keeps making the RTX 4060. Weibo The RTX 4050 would be a strange choice to keep in production. With GPUs like the RTX 4090 (which is only going up in price as we speak) and the RTX 4070 reportedly no longer being made, Nvidia is now said to be making only low-end RTX 40-series graphics cards. The RTX 4060 is also said to live on, which is not a surprise given its popularity, but still, that could leave the GPU market looking pretty bare over time. On the other hand, just because the RTX 4050 is reportedly still being produced doesn’t have to mean that it’ll stay that way for a long time. If Nvidia’s RTX 50-series will begin with the high-end RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, laptops with an RTX 5050 might be a good few months down the line. It makes sense to keep a steady supply of lower-end cards until there’s a new GPU to fill the gap. Nvidia is likely to announce the next-gen RTX 50-series during CES 2025 in January. Until then, all we can do is speculate, so take all of the above with some skepticism. Source link #Nvidia #producing #RTX #GPU Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Kyiv on edge amid fears over possible Russian strike Kyiv on edge amid fears over possible Russian strike Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Wednesday as Ukraine’s capital prepared for a possible Russian airstrike that did not come. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv had already announced it was closing temporarily Wednesday because of a “potential significant air *******,” and a Ukrainian military official told CBS News it had information that Russia could try to strike the center of Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Holly Williams reports from Kyiv. Source link #Kyiv #edge #fears #Russian #strike Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

How to upgrade and repair weapons and gear in Stalker 2 How to upgrade and repair weapons and gear in Stalker 2 It won’t be long into Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl that you encounter your first ******* jam. Whether you’re fighting mutant dogs or ****** bandits, the last thing you want to hear when lining up a shot is the clicking of your ******* despite still having plenty of ammo. The more you use your weapons, the lower their durability becomes and the more likely you are to experience a jam. You don’t have the skills to repair or upgrade your weapons yourself, and Stalker 2 is more than willing to let you miss out on finding the places to do it. Never get caught with a broken or weak ******* again by learning how to repair and upgrade your weapons in Stalker 2. How to upgrade and repair weapons GSC Game World You can see how beaten down your ******* is in the inventory by highlighting it or based on the ****** of the broken shield icon. If that icon appears at all, you can expect jams to start popping up. The only way to repair or purchase any upgrades on your weapons is to go to specific vendors in the various camps. Not every “town” has someone who can do it, but the major ones like Garbage all do. Sadly, all merchants in Stalker 2 share the same icon on your map, so you need to highlight or remember which one to go to for *******-related needs. Once you find one, speak to them and enter the upgrade screen. Here, you can repair any highlighted ******* for some coupons depending on how broken down it is, or highlight its different components to buy and install an upgrade. Both of these are very expensive, so pick which ******* you want to trust your life with carefully. Source link #upgrade #repair #weapons #gear #Stalker Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Valve adds DLSS 3 to SteamOS backend, but don’t expect an Nvidia Steam Deck Valve adds DLSS 3 to SteamOS backend, but don’t expect an Nvidia Steam Deck Valve has made a significant update to its Proton compatibility layer, which is the basis of the Linux-based SteamOS operating system on the Steam Deck. The update brings several improvements and bug fixes, but it also adds support for Nvidia’s coveted DLSS 3 Frame Generation. The update for Proton Experimental rolled out on November 12, and it was spotted by Wccftech. Proton is the bedrock for gaming on Linux, and up to this point, Nvidia users haven’t had access to some of the best features of Team Green’s latest graphics cards on Linux. The latest update not only supports DLSS 3 Frame Generation, but also Nvidia’s Optical Flow API. Optical Flow is critical for DLSS 3 Frame Generation, though the dedicated hardware for the feature has been around since Nvidia’s Turing GPUs. In addition to DLSS 3, the update fixes issues with games like Skull and Bones, Final Fantasy XVI, and ***** Eternal, among dozens of other fixes. It also adds support for games like Total War: Shogun 2, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, and ******* Elite: ***** Zombie Army 2. Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming Proton may be a vital component of the Steam Deck, but it extends far beyond just Valve’s handheld. That is to say, this update doesn’t say much about the future of the Steam Deck. There’s some interesting context surrounding this update, however. Nvidia is reportedly working on an Arm-based PC platform that combines a GPU and CPU into a single chip, and it will apparently be ready to launch next year. Up to this point, AMD hardware has dominated handhelds like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally X, and Intel has dipped its toes in with the MSI Claw. But we haven’t seen an Nvidia-based handheld yet. If we see an Nvidia system-on-a-chip (SoC) capable of features like DLSS 3 Frame Generation, that would make for a compelling handheld gaming PC. If nothing else, adding support for DLSS 3 in Proton gives Linux gamers more options to play, and it also lays the groundwork if we ever see an Nvidia-based handheld in the future that leverages Proton. Before rushing to conclusions, we’re reading several layers into a relatively simple update here. Valve has said it’s waiting for a signficant hardware improvement before releasing the Steam Deck 2, and although it’s possible that design could use an Nvidia chip, there’s no reason to believe Valve will break from AMD at this point. Source link #Valve #adds #DLSS #SteamOS #backend #dont #expect #Nvidia #Steam #Deck Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Is Nvidia its own worst ******? Is Nvidia its own worst ******? Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., holds up the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers as he speaks during the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | 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 Nvidia beats expectations, but shares slipNvidia third-quarter earnings beat expectations, but shares dropped 2.5% in extended trading. The company’s revenue surged 94% year on year to $35.08 billion in the quarter ended Oct. 27. Net income rocketed 109% from a year ago to $19.3 billion. Demand for Nvidia’s next-generation chip Blackwell “is expected to exceed supply for several quarters in fiscal 2026,” said Nvidia CFO Colette. Adani charged in New York with fraudIndian billionaire Gautam Adani, chair of India’s Adani Group, was indicted with others in New York federal court on charges related to a bribery and ****** scheme, authorities said Wednesday. Adani and other defendants are accused in the indictment of having paid Indian government officials more than $250 million in bribes to obtain solar energy supply contracts worth more than $2 billion in profits. The Dow breaks losing streakU.S. markets traded mixed on Wednesday ahead of Nvidia’s earnings after the bell. The S&P 500 was flat, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.32% to break its four-day losing streak and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.11%. Europe’s Stoxx 600 was little changed, with the ********* Central Bank warning the biggest economic threat to the euro zone was no longer high inflation, but weak growth. *** inflation in October sharply higherFor the U.K. inflation still ******** a tough nut to ******. On an annual basis, prices increased 2.3% in October, according to data from the British Office for National Statistics, sharply higher than September’s 1.7% rise. Economists polled by Reuters were expecting October’s figure to be 2.2%. The reading reduces the probability that the Bank of England will lower interest rates in December. [PRO] 10-year Treasury yield might hinder stocksThe yield on the 10-year Treasury Note was at 4.402%, sharply higher than the 3.6% it hovered around in September. If the yield breaks the psychological level of 4.5%, strategists say it would weigh on the stock market. The bottom line There’s a concept in psychology called the “hedonic treadmill.” It theorizes that as people achieve success, their expectations rise alongside. As a result, people need an ever-increasing magnitude of improvement to feel the same degree of happiness they felt initially. Nvidia seems a victim of this concept. The chipmaker didn’t disappoint in terms of third-quarter revenue and net income, compared with what analysts polled by LSEG had expected. For the current quarter, analysts forecast $37.08 billion in current quarter sales. The chipmaker predicts it will beat that by around $400 million. Despite that, Nvidia shares dropped around 2.5% in extended trading. Investors are likely zooming in on the rate at which Nvidia is growing its numbers, compared with its past performance, not just whether it’s surpassing expectations. Even though Nvidia’s third-quarter revenue soared 94% on an annual basis, it’s a slower pace than Nvidia’s growth in the previous three quarters, when sales rose 122%, 262%, and 265%, respectively, as CNBC’s Kif Leswing notes. The same goes for Nvidia’s forward guidance: A growth of around 70% for current-quarter sales, compared with a year earlier. Take out the champagne? No. Investors think that warrants only some lukewarm *****, because it’s lower than third-quarter growth of 94%, and dramatically falls short of Nvidia’s 265% annual growth in the same ******* a year prior. The fact that Nvidia’s shares slipped in extended trading after such a sterling report “tells you how much the expectations game on Nvidia has been ramped up,” Aswath Damodaran, finance professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, told CNBC. “They don’t just have to beat analyst estimates; they got to beat them by 10%.” It appears that investors have enjoyed Nvidia’s astounding performance for so long they’ve become desensitized to it. Maybe it’s time to get off the treadmill? — CNBC’s Kif Leswing, Samantha Subin and Brian Evans contributed to this report. Source link #Nvidia #worst #****** Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Audible, Kindle Unlimited, MasterClass, ProtonVPN and more Audible, Kindle Unlimited, MasterClass, ProtonVPN and more While the ****** Friday and Cyber Monday ***** events are arguably the best times of the year to pick up most gadgets, they’re also a great time to save on subscriptions and services you may already have or that you’ve been wanting to try. Whether it’s an audiobook service like Audible, a VPN service like ExpressVPN or an online learning subscription like Masterclass, you can typically find good subscription deals during this time of the year. Many of them also make it pretty easy to give a subscription, too, if you’re considering it as a gift for a loved one this year. To make it easier to find the services you want and need this year, Engadget has curated the best subscription deals you can get for ****** Friday this year. Best ****** Friday subscription deals Audible Premium Plus for $0.99 for three months ($44 off): This deal gives you one title for each of the three months you’re subscribed, plus unlimited access to the Premium Plus library of books, podcasts and other. Anyone who’s not already subscribed to Audible can get this deal. 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. Calm annual plan for $35 ($35 off): Another one of our top pocks for the best meditation apps is a great option for anyone new to meditation thanks in part to the many short and focused sessions it includes. There’s also a dedicated kids section and subscribers get access to a soothing music library. MasterClass Premium for $10/month ($10 off): Premium subscriptions, which include access for up to six devices and offline mode, are half off for the holidays. MasterClass’ other subscription tiers are also discounted. Those who love learning and want to pick up a new hobby (or refine an existing one) can take courses with some of the best in their respective fields. Rosetta Stone lifetime access for $149 ($250 off): Those eager to learn a new language (or two) can get full lifetime access to Rosetta Stone for less for ****** Friday. The one-time payment gives you access to the company’s Dynamic Immersion courses, TruAccent speech recognition technology to help improve your pronunciation and the ability to learn on mobile and desktop. Adobe Creative Cloud for $30/month ($30 off): First-time subscribers can get half off Creative Cloud for their first year of membership, bringing the cost down to just $30 per month. This gives you access to Photoshop, Illustrator and the rest of Adobe’s suite of apps. 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. NordVPN Plus two-year plan plus three extra months for $121 (70 percent off): In addition to VPN access, NordVPN’s Plus plan gives you a password manager, ad blocker, anti-malware protection and more. Check out all of the latest ****** Friday and Cyber Monday deals here. Source link #Audible #Kindle #Unlimited #MasterClass #ProtonVPN Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

This $3,390 Lenovo ThinkPad laptop is only $1,690 today This $3,390 Lenovo ThinkPad laptop is only $1,690 today Lenovo The Lenovo ThinkPad is one of the best workplace laptops money can buy, and has been for many years. From one generation to the next, Lenovo continues to bring improvements and new features to its longstanding ThinkPad lineup. When new ThinkPad models are released, older units tend to go on *****, and every once in a while, you’ll catch an exciting doorbuster discount on some premium hardware. That leads us to this offer: Right now, when you purchase the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s through the manufacturer, you’ll pay $1,690. Usually, this model retails for as much as $3,390. Why you should buy the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s This configuration of the ThinkPad P14s comes with an Intel Core Ultra 7 (with max clock speeds of 4.80GHz), an NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation GPU, 32GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of storage. On paper, these are class-leading specs, and in reality, you’ll be treated to some of the best Windows performance you’ve ever experienced. Whether you’re running several small to medium-sized programs or one or two big desktop apps, the ThinkPad 14s has got you covered. The 14.5-inch 3072 x 1920 screen delivers up to 430 nits at peak brightness and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. With that kind of resolution and frame-by-frame performance, the ThinkPad 14s is a pretty decent option for watching HD videos and playing HD games. You’ll also be treated to a 5MP RGB+IR webcam with a privacy shutter, along with a built-in fingerprint scanner, numerous ports, and great battery life. It’s hard to say how long this doorbuster ***** is going to stick around, so if you’ve been in the market for a new workplace PC, now might be the best time to buy. Take 50% off the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s when you purchase through the manufacturer. You may also want to check out our lists of the best Lenovo ThinkPad deals and best Lenovo laptop deals. We have a more general list of laptop deals, too, which regularly includes at least one or two Lenovo offers. Source link #Lenovo #ThinkPad #laptop #today Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 9 three-row SUV revealed Hyundai all-electric Ioniq 9 three-row SUV revealed 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV. Hyundaio Hyundai Motor’s newest all-electric vehicle is the 2026 Ioniq 9 SUV — a three-row, up to seven-passenger SUV for the U.S. market. The new vehicle is Hyundai’s largest EV entry to date, joining the smaller Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 all-electric vehicles in the carmaker’s growing fleet. The Ioniq 9 is expected to arrive in U.S. dealerships in the spring. Hyundai said the vehicle will be capable of fast charging from 10% to 80% in 24 minutes, will have an estimated range of 335 miles on a single charge and will be able to achieve 0 to 60 miles per hour in as fast as 4.9 seconds. Hyundai declined to disclose pricing for the new SUV until closer to its arrival in showrooms. The Kia EV9, from Hyundai’s sister brand and which is based on the same vehicle platform, currently starts at around $55,000. 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV. Hyundai The Ioniq 9 features a notably different exterior design compared to the Kia EV9 and to its smaller Hyundai EV siblings. Despite slower-than-expected adoption of EVs, Hyundai has stuck to its previously announced plans to offer a full range of EVs for the U.S., including a portfolio of 23 EV models by 2030. Hyundai, including Kia, sold the second-highest volume of EVs in the U.S. through the third quarter of this year, trailing only domestic EV leader Tesla. Kia and Hyundai are owned by the same parent company but largely operate separately in the U.S. The Ioniq 9 is expected to go on ***** in Korea and the U.S. in the first half of 2025, with a rollout in Europe and other markets planned later. The vehicle will be produced at a new multibillion-dollar plant in Georgia. 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV. Hyundai Don’t miss these insights from CNBC PRO Source link #Hyundai #allelectric #Ioniq #threerow #SUV #revealed Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New Magic: The Gathering And Dungeons & Dragons Video Games Are On The Way New Magic: The Gathering And Dungeons & Dragons Video Games Are On The Way Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is ready to get work and play. A Microsoft veteran who joined Hasbro in 2016 as president of its Wizards of the Coast division–which includes Magic: The Gathering and all things Dungeons and Dragons–and wants to double down on bringing those worlds to the hands of video game players with new Magic and D&D games in the works. Cocks took the reins of the company in 2022 and saw an initial ***** under his leadership during the pandemic, but as kids went back to school, sales slumped, and the company issued over 1,000 layoffs since. Hasbro had previously dedicated $1 billion to video game development. Speaking to Bloomberg about this focus, Cocks indicated that $100-$150 million a year would be spent on games like Exodus, which will be developed by Archetype. “We want to reach fans where they want to play, and increasingly that is through digital expressions of their favorite brands,” Cocks explained. The CEO also confirmed that Hasbro was developing its own D&D video game as well as the Wizards branch working on a video game focused on the Commander format for Magic: The Gathering. That’s on top of a GI Joe action-adventure game that’s already in pre-production. D&D games are nothing new with TSR working with ****** Isle Studios and BioWare more than 25 years ago on the first Baldur’s Gate game, which was set in the Forgotten Realms campaign and used the 2.5 Edition rules. There was even a video game for the Intellivision by Mattel. However, with the white-hot popularity of last year’s Baldur’s Gate 3, taking another stab at the franchise seems like a logical solution. “What makes Magic so successful is what will drive Hasbro’s future success,” Cocks added. “It’s grounded in play.” Cocks oversaw the sales growth of Magic leap to $1.4 billion between 2019 and 2023. That number has been attributed to Cocks’ love for the game as he introduced new card packs for Magic and an online video game version called Magic: The Gathering Arena. He wants Hasbro to find a way to add more digital collectability to Magic, similar to Marvel Snap or, the recent Game Award nominee for Best Mobile Game, Pokemon TCG Pocket. No information about either game was revealed, and with Larian Studios winding down its Baldur’s Gate 3 work, and the decision to not continue with Baldur’s Gate 4, the possibilities feel limitless as to what these new games could look and play like. Source link #Magic #Gathering #Dungeons #Dragons #Video #Games Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Yes, Reddit is down. Here’s everything you need to know Yes, Reddit is down. Here’s everything you need to know Bad news, fellow Redditors. If you’re trying to browse your favorite subreddit right now, you’re probably unable to. Why? Because Reddit appears to be down due to technical difficulties. What’s going on with the outage? Do we know when it’ll be back up? Here’s a recap of everything we know. Why is Reddit down? On the Reddit status website, the company indicates an “unresolved incident” taking place on November 20. The company confirms “degraded performance for reddit.com,” which appears to be accurate. Attempting to visit the Reddit desktop site returns the following error: “upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection ********.” The mobile app isn’t working either; opening it shows the following message: “Sorry about that. There was an error loading content.” The reason for the outage is unclear, but what is certain is that things aren’t working. When did Reddit go down? Digital Trends Looking at Down Detector, reports of Reddit being down spiked a little after 3 p.m. ET on November 20. Looking at X, user reports on the social media site started coming in around that time, too. The outage also appears to be fairly widespread. Reports on Down Detector are coming in from Detroit, New York, Tampa (Florida), San Francisco, Seattle, and other cities across the U.S. When will Reddit be back up? Investigating: We are currently investigating this issue. — Reddit Status (@redditstatus) November 20, 2024 At this point, we don’t know. Reddit is aware of the issue and is investigating a fix, but it’s unclear how long it will take to resolve everything. We’ll keep an eye out and report back when that changes. Source link #Reddit #Heres Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Are celebrities workers? South Korea says no Are celebrities workers? South Korea says no Getty Images NewJeans is one of the biggest K-pop acts currently They’ve sold more albums than any other K-pop girl band last year, have tens of millions of fans worldwide and are arguably one of South Korea’s hottest acts. What the members of NewJeans aren’t however, are workers, according to the government. The country’s Ministry of Employment and Labor on Wednesday dismissed claims of workplace harrassment against a member of the group, saying celebrities were not seen as workers under the country’s labour law – and were therefore not entitled to the same rights. The decision has drawn its fair share of scorn – and unsurprise – with some saying it is just the latest to come from an industry known for its punishing schedules and intense competition. This is the latest scandal to hit NewJeans, which has for months been embroiled in a public feud with its record label, Ador. With slick pop songs like Super Shy, **** and Supernatural, NewJeans were the eighth biggest-selling act in the world last year, and were nominated for best group at this year’s MTV Awards. Formed by label Ador in 2022, the group has five members – Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein – whose ages range from 16 to 20. The incident started after 20-year-old Hanni and the other four members of the band raised concerns about their treatment by Ador during an impromptu YouTube livestream on 11 September. In the band’s YouTube video, which has since been deleted, they made claims of workplace harassment, among others, which culminated in Hanni saying she would testify in a hearing about bullying in the music industry. The Vietnamese-*********** singer, whose real name is Pham Ngoc Han, told lawmakers that she felt “the company hated us”. She described how senior members of Hybe ignored her and her bandmates, and gave them cold shoulder. She also alleged that employees of the agency bad-mouthed NewJeans on internal communication app and asked a journalist to downplay the group’s record sales in one article. Hybe had previously denied the accusations. The CEO of Ador, which is a subsidiary of Hybe, said at the hearing that she would “listen more closely” to her artists. Her allegations prompted fans to file a petition about workplace bullying to the government. Getty Images Hanni of NewJeans testified before the South Korean lawmakers in October But on Wednesday, South Korea’s labour ministry rejected these claims, saying given the content and nature of the management contract signed by Hanni, she is not regarded as a worker under the country’s Labour Standards Act. “Individuals must meet the criteria under the Labour Standards Act… to be considered workers. This includes having fixed working hours and providing labour under the employer’s direct supervision and control. Celebrities, including singers, are typically classified as independent contractors,” Chunghwan Choi, senior partner of Yulchon law firm in Seoul explained. The government also cites the nature of Hanni’s income, which is deemed to be “profit sharing, rather than wages”, according to local reports, adding that she pays business income tax rather than employment income tax. One expert has called the response “utterly unfair and yet unsurprising”. The work for K-pop idols is “emotionally and physically exhausting”, according to her, as they work “incredibly long hours, often seven days a week for months in a row…[with] no clearly defined periods of rest”, says CedarBough Saeji, Assistant Professor of Korean and East ****** Studies at Pusan National University in South Korea. “Exploitation of the workers is accepted because they are not regular employees and there is no labour union, or clearly we can now see, no governmental agency to advocate for humane working conditions for them,” she argues. There are currently no specific laws in South Korea that provide protections for the working rights of celebrities or artists, says Mr Choi, saying that this “underscores the urgent need for reforms to address longstanding issues in the entertainment industry”. One measure that could be put into place to safeguard the working rights of artists is something similar to the Talent Agency Act in Hollywood, which requires talent agencies to obtain licenses and prohibits unfair or exploitative contracts, adds Mr Choi. However, he adds that “while there have been discussions about implementing laws similar to the Talent Agency Act, no such legislation has been enacted yet”. ‘Idols are Workers’ On Wednesday, New Jeans fans rallied under the hashtag “IdolsAreWorkers” in support of the band. Others pointed out that the decision had a legal basis, as celebrities were not technically seen as workers under the law, but called for greater reforms in the industry. “I get what they’re saying about the role not qualifying for the legal defintion of workplace harrassment, but this just shows the need for reform in the K-pop industry”, said one user on X. Hanni has yet to comment on the government’s decision. Hybe, which represents massive K-pop groups such as BTS and Seventeen, is South Korea’s largest music firm. South Korea’s entertainment industry is known for its high-pressure environment, where celebrities are held to strict standards over their appearances and behaviour. Source link #celebrities #workers #South #Korea Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Remedy Connected Universe With Control and Alan Wake 2 Opens Doors for Hidetaka Miyazaki to Connect Elden Ring to a Prized Soulsborne The Remedy Connected Universe With Control and Alan Wake 2 Opens Doors for Hidetaka Miyazaki to Connect Elden Ring to a Prized Soulsborne There’s really no experience in gaming at the moment that is more unique than the Remedy Connected Universe (RCU), weaving psychological horror with the studio’s love for the zany into a shared narrative web. Agent Estevez in Alan Wake 2’s The Lake House DLC – Image Credit: Remedy Entertainment. But while this connected universe continues to grow with multiple games, movies, and TV shows on the way, another such universe may be forming very subtly under our noses. With Sam Lake showcasing how such narrative projects can work in gaming, it’s time for Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware to fully embrace their own shared universe as well. What’s the current state of Sam Lake’s Remedy Connected Universe? The First Responders in FBC: Firebreak – Image Credit: Remedy Entertainment. Okay, we know what got you from that intro, but before we get into the FromSoftware stuff, let’s address where Remedy’s currently at with its super ambitious project. So, what probably started as a small trend-chase attempt in the wake of the MCU and with Control’s AWE expansion, the project has now fully grown into something much more significant than Remedy’s individual games, all thanks to Alan Wake 2’s The Lake House DLC. Initially, most of us expected a few simple nods at the studio’s older games with each new title. At this point, though, it should be clear to any of us now that these fellas were laying the groundwork for a meticulously planned shared universe that’s becoming increasingly tangible all along. More importantly, and as mentioned in the intro too, Remedy isn’t stopping at games either. Partnering up with Annapurna, we’ll also be getting adaptations of Control and Alan Wake in the realm of prestige media, though it ******** to be seen how that plays out within the larger universe. The studio’s current projects include Control 2, which is nearing the end of production, and FBC: Firebreak, which is expected to arrive sometime soon. Both these titles are expected to further expand the studio’s ecosystem, bringing and showcasing different sides of a narrative whole. All in all, it’s a very deliberate approach to the whole thing, and honestly, it most certainly feels like a breath of fresh air when most other games’ “shared universes” end up being nothing more than glorified Easter egg hunts and small wink-nods. FromSoftware should make its quietly growing universe official now The Ancient Ruins of Rauh in Shadow of the Erdtree – Image Credit: FromSoftware. Time to address the elephant in the room. So, whether intentionally or not, we think that all this time, FromSoftware, too, has been building a connected universe of its own in a way. Now, that shouldn’t come as news to anyone. Most reading this might’ve already tried to form a similar theory: ******’s Souls‘ bad ending leads directly into Dark Souls. Then, that world slowly messes up, but people begin to discover the power of blood in Dark Souls 2. Finally, Dark Souls III’s “Blood of the Dark Soul” painting potentially connects that world to Bloodborne. Thematically, all these games connect the shared theme of people just ruining their own worlds in favor of maintaining a status quo or prolonging the existing powers’ rule for a little longer, too, so all those old theories do make some sense. But where things get really wild is when you can see a clear link forming between Bloodborne and Elden Ring. As many fans continue to theorize with their tin-foil hats on, both games feature surreal, dreamlike worlds, otherworldly entities, and beings from higher planes of existence. Could The Lands Between actually be some supermassive dream or a nightmare from Bloodborne, as some speculate? Could the Outer Gods of Elden Ring be the Great Ones of Bloodborne in another guise? For our money, there’s definitely weight to this theory. Now, we get it—many don’t quite like the idea of all these games being forced into a knot like this—the ambiguity and isolated bits of each game are part of the charm, after all. But let’s be real—wouldn’t it be cool if Bloodborne and Elden Ring served as the beginning of a larger Soulsborne saga? Plus, we’re not really asking FromSoftware to just jump on some hype train. When you think about it structurally, narratively, and thematically, the pieces are already there, too, so it’s up to Miyazaki to just make the call and get started. Plus, if anyone could actually build a connected universe that rivals—or even surpasses—all others in any form of media, it’s Hidetaka Miyazaki. It’s a bit of a stretch, at the end of the day, but it would, in our opinion, be the greatest gift FromSoftware can give to us all. But with all that said, what are your thoughts on this? Would you want to see a Soulsborne universe like this, or do you think FromSoftware should keep its worlds separate? Let us know in the comments below. Source link #Remedy #Connected #Universe #Control #Alan #Wake #Opens #Doors #Hidetaka #Miyazaki #Connect #Elden #Ring #Prized #Soulsborne Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The next Snapdragon X chip will be even more powerful than we thought The next Snapdragon X chip will be even more powerful than we thought As part of Qualcomm’s latest Investor Day, the company confirmed that its next PC chip, the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2, will use the Oryon v3 CPU. This comes as a surprise to many, as the Oryon v2 was just announced last month alongside plans to use it with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset for smartphones. Since the current Snapdragon X Elite chip uses an Oryon v1 CPU, many assumed that the 2nd-gen chip would use the 2nd-gen CPU — but it seems the PC chips will be skipping over this generation entirely. Qualcomm So far, we know that the Oryon v2 is 30% faster and 57% more power efficient than the first generation and that the v3 will outdo the v2. Since the third generation is still in development and won’t get a proper release announcement until the next Snapdragon Summit almost a year from now, the details are pretty much nonexistent. For now, Qualcomm is just promising improvements to get audiences and investors hyped. To truly impress people, however, Qualcomm will have to deliver results that match current-gen Apple silicon — and we have no idea yet as to whether that will happen. Power efficiency is one of the major strengths of the Apple silicon chips, and the main reason battery life is so good on Macs. The latest M4 chips feature “efficiency cores” that can complete the same task as a “performance core” while using 93% less energy. If that number seems impressive, it’s because it is — so it will be no easy task for Qualcomm to match it. Competition is what keeps an industry healthy and exciting, however, so even the Apple fans out there should be rooting for Qualcomm is this case. Source link #Snapdragon #chip #powerful #thought Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Texas offers Trump land for migrant ‘deportation facilities’ Texas offers Trump land for migrant ‘deportation facilities’ Getty Images The land is in Texas’ Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley, on the border with the ******** state of Tamaulipas Texas authorities say they are prepared to offer President-elect Donald Trump 1,400-acres (567 hectares) of land along the US-Mexico border to build detention facilities for undocumented migrants. In a letter, the Texas General Land Office said the plot could be used to build facilities for “processing, detention, and co-ordination of the largest deportation of violent ********** in the nation’s history”. Trump has repeatedly pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants and mobilise the National Guard to help carry this out. His plan, however, is likely to face enormous financial and logistics hurdles, as well as immediate legal challenges from rights groups. The letter, published online and sent to Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, notes that the owner of the recently purchased land had refused to allow a border wall to be built there and “actively blocked law enforcement” from accessing it. “Now it’s essentially farmland, so it’s flat, it’s easy to build on. We can very easily put a detention centre on there,” Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said in an interview with Fox News, which first reported the offer. The state government in Texas, which launched its own unilateral border security operation after Trump left office, has been broadly supportive of Trump’s promises to strengthen the US-Mexico border. Buckingham said she was “100% on board with the Trump administration’s pledge to get these ********** out of our country”. But the Democratic governors of three other southern border states – California, Arizona, and New Mexico – have said they will not aid mass deportations. “Local and state officials on the frontlines of the Harris-Biden border invasion have been suffering for four years and are eager for President Trump to return to the Oval Office,” Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “President Trump will marshal every lever of power to secure the border, protect their communities, and launch the largest mass deportation operation of ******** immigrant ********** in history.” What any new detention facilities would look like is unclear, although the incoming “border czar” Tom Homan has suggested they could be “soft-sided”. Facilities currently in use range from soft-sided, camp-like facilities used by Customs and Border Patrol to house undocumented migrants for short periods of time, as well as brick-and-mortar buildings used by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. County and state jails are also used, for which local jurisdictions receive compensation from immigration authorities. Stephen Miller, the top Trump adviser on immigration who has been picked as deputy chief of staff for policy, has previously said the Trump administration would build vast holding facilities to serve as staging centres for mass deportations. Getty Images Migrant detention facilities range from brick-and-mortar facilities to tent facilities, such as this one in Florida In a late 2023 interview with the New York Times, Miller said that the facilities would likely be built on open land near Texas’ border with Mexico. A 2024 spending bill signed by President Joe Biden allocated $3.4m (£2.69m) for ICE to house as many as 41,500 on any given day. “If Trump conducts mass deportations, ICE would ***** past that number very quickly,” Adam Isacson, a migration and border expert from the Washington Office on ****** America told the BBC. ICE data compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University found that there were 38,863 immigrant detainees being held as of 2 November. The largest number – just over 12,000 – are held at facilities located in Texas. News of Texas’ offer to the president-elect comes as Democratic-run cities and states have vowed to not co-operate with Trump’s promises of mass deportations. On Tuesday, for example, Los Angeles’ city council passed a “sanctuary city” ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal immigration authorities. Kathleen Bush-Joseph, a policy analyst at the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute, said that the fact that ***********-led states are more likely to co-operate with the Trump administration’s immigration goals could create a “patchwork of protections” that differ widely across the country. “We might see the divide between red and blue states widen,” she said. Ms Bush-Joseph added that additional facilities in Texas could also mean that undocumented migrants detained in the US interior could ultimately be moved and processed there. “If you’re picking up people in blue states, and they don’t have detention facilities available, then do you try to move them to red states?” she asked. “That’s the question.”” Source link #Texas #offers #Trump #land #migrant #deportation #facilities Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Chaosdivers Are Less Than Thrilled by the Possibility of Becoming Official in Helldivers 2 Chaosdivers Are Less Than Thrilled by the Possibility of Becoming Official in Helldivers 2 Christopher|18h ago|Interview|0| ▼ Info Add Alt Source On November 14, 2024, at the G-STAR Conference (G-****) held at BEXCO in Busan, the two heads of Arrowhead Studio, the developer of Helldivers 2, Johan Pilestedt and Shams Jorjani, gave lectures. Developer Helldivers 2 Johan Pilestedt PC PS5 Shams Jorjani www-inven-co-kr.translate.goog Read Full Story >> www-inven-co-kr.translate.goog Source link #Chaosdivers #Thrilled #Possibility #Official #Helldivers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) review Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) review Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) MSRP $4,560.00 “If you’re on a quest for power, the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) ***** at the end of the journey.” ***** Excellent overall and graphics performance Bright, vivid display Eye-catching design Comfortable, customizable keyboard Great webcam Healthy offering of ports ***** Prohibitively expensive Weak speakers I love an obnoxious laptop, and the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 16-inch laptop is most certainly obnoxious and proud of it. From its dappled forged carbon fiber lid, to its overclockable Intel Core i9 HX processor and Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU, this is a laptop that isn’t afraid to throw its weight around. And why should it be? With specs that powerful, you can game, create content, and plow through any work that might fall into your lap. *****, you might find Jimmy Hoffa with this thing (OK, I’m being facetious with that last one, but the Legion 9i is a serious powerhouse). However, a pair of subpar speakers mar an otherwise great laptop. And we can’t forget the price, which will prevent all but the most deep-pocketed gamers from partaking in the awesomeness. But if you want an absolute force of one of the best gaming laptops available, the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) is a must-see. Specs and configurations Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 Dimensions 14.1 x 10.93 x 0.75 ~.89 inches Weight 5.51 pounds Processor Intel Core i9-14900HX Graphics Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090/Intel UHD Graphics RAM Up to 64GB LPDDR5 5600MHz Display 16-inch 3,200 x 2000 mini-LED Storage Up to 2TB (RAID 0 1TB+1TB) PCIe SSD (Gen 4) Touch No Ports 2x Thunderbolt 4 ports, 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A, 1x, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C, 1x HDMI 2.1 Wireless ******* WiFi 6E* 802.11AX (2 x 2) and Bluetooth 5.1 Webcam 1080p + IR camera Operating system Windows 11 Pro Battery 99 watt-hour Price $3,840 Lenovo only offers one pre-built configuration of the Legion 9i Gen 9 on the company site, and the $4,560 price will definitely make more than a few wallets wince. The configuration I reviewed has a 2.2-GHz Intel Core i9-14900HX Meteor Lake Refresh processor with 32GB of 5600Mhz DDR5 RAM, two 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSDs in RAID 0 configuration, integrated Intel UHD Graphics, a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU with 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM, a 16-inch, 3200 x 2000 mini-LED, 16:10 aspect ratio display with a 165Hz refresh rate and 3-millisecond response time and Windows 11 Home. However, you can save yourself almost $1,000 if you purchase the system from B&H which currently has the laptop on ***** for $3,399. The base model of the Gen 9 can be found in the configure menu on Lenovo’s website. It costs $3,840 and halves the storage and drops the GPU to a 4080 GPU with 12GB of video memory. If you want to max out the specs, prepare to fork out $4,665, which will add Windows 11 Pro and 64GB of RAM to the mix. A unique, elegant design Sherri L. Smith / Digital Trends The Legion 9i doesn’t look like any other gaming laptop on the market. It doesn’t even look like any laptop in its line. That’s because Lenovo used forged carbon fiber for its lid that with the company’s eight-layer stamping method, the lid is 10% lighter and stronger than regular aluminum. In terms of looks, the lid falls somewhere in between one of those old-school composition notebooks and some elegant camouflage. And while that process makes for a lighter, tougher lid, the slightly textured panel is a one-of-one with each notebook sporting a different pattern. As nice as the lid looks, you’ll want to have a microfiber cloth handy as the lid is highly susceptible to fingerprints and smudges. There’s a small silver metal Lenovo plate embedded into the lower-left corner of the lid with a large RGB-backlit Legion emblem running vertically down the right. The camera and mic housing sits top center with its glossy metal covering protruding ever so slightly, The hinge connecting the lid and bottom of the laptop is large and extends into a rather large vent that has several ports. A thin RGB light strip creates a line of delineation between the hinge and vent. The notebook’s interior and undercarriage are made primarily of recycled magnesium ******** carbon ******. Compared to other gaming laptops, the palm rest is rather small, but there’s still enough room to accommodate most wrists and a small metal Lenovo tag in the lower-right corner. The trackpad is long instead of tall and sits below the island-style keyboard as it glows seductively. Above that is a large air vent with the power button sitting front and center. The 16-inch display is ensconced in matte ****** bezels with a small lip at the top making the lid easier to open. The Legion 9i’s undercarriage is almost all vent with two raised rubber feet to assist with airflow. The back foot has a middle divot stamped with Legion, which is a nice touch. You have a pair of bottom-******* speakers toward the front and two large vents along the sides. The bottom panel is held in place with six screws in case you want to access the laptop’s interior. The notebook has a solid array of ports and slots befitting a laptop of this size. You have a USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port and a USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 port on the right with a physical camera disable switch. On the left sits an SD card reader and a headset jack. You’ll find the rest of the ports in the rear with another USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a HMDI 2.1 port, Ethernet port, and a proprietary DC-in jack. Compared to its competitors, the 5.51-pound, 0.75 ~0.89 inch x 14.1 x 10.93-inch Legion 9i is almost a lightweight. The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (0.91 x 11.57 x 15.71 inches) is the big man on campus here at 6.83 pounds, but keep in mind that this is an 18-inch laptop. Next up, is the Alienware m16 R2 (0.93 x 14.33 x 9.81 inches), which weighs 5.75 pounds. And finally, we have the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (13.94 x 9.69 x 0.64 inches) that tips the scales at 4.1 pounds, which is the lightest of the bunch. Display and audio Sherri L. Smith / Digital Trends In the battle between matte and glossy displays, Lenovo has chosen matte for the Legion 9i. And while matte panels effectively cut down on glare and reflections, they’ve been known to deliver muted ******. I found the 16-inch, 3200 x 2000 mini-LED panel delivered great ****** and detail, which took some of the hurt from the many deaths I suffered while playing ****** Myth: Wukong. Speaking of which, thanks to the inclusion of Nvidia’s G-Sync software and the panel’s 165Hz refresh rate and 3ms response rate, my attacks, dodges, and parries were as smooth as butter, as were my myriad of deaths. The display achieved 100% of the sRGB ****** gamut. However, on the Adobe sRGB and DCI-P3 gamuts, the screen reached 88 and 99%, respectively. Both results are short of the 100% Lenovo claims. But in case the panel isn’t as vivid as you’d like, the laptop has Dolby Vision software to adjust the ****** temperature. My light meter clocked the display’s brightness at 692 nits, which is impressive for a matte panel. I knew when I took my initial tour around the laptop, I identified one of its few flaws: the bottom-mounted speaker. And sure enough, once I started streaming tracks on Spotify, the pair of 2W Harmon speakers produced mediocre audio. The volume couldn’t fill my medium-sized living room. Even worse, the low end is hollow more often than not with weak bass and percussion no matter the genre. And this is despite having Nahmic’s audio software preinstalled, which is one of the better apps out there. But the audio quality deteriorates when using the laptop on your lap. My thighs swallowed up the tiny speaker grilles, which in turn, muffled the audio. You’re definitely going to need a pair of headphones or a gaming headset if you have any expectation of good audio. Keyboard and touchpad Sherri L. Smith / Digital Trends Lenovo’s smile-shaped keys bring a smile to my face. While they’re not as good as what you’d find on the company’s ThinkPad line of laptops, the Legion 9i’s keyboard with its Chiclet-style keys with their 1.5mm key travel are super comfy to type on with firm feedback and no bottoming out. The keycaps are large with generous spacing. And while I rarely use the NumPad, I’m always glad to see it included. I surpassed my usual 70-words-per-minute average on the MonkeyType typing test, hitting 85 wpm. The keyboard features per-key backlighting, which allows you to create a custom light show with every key glowing in a different shade via the Lenovo Vantage app. This is also where you can set macros, monitor system health, adjust camera and display settings, and much more. The Legion 9i’s touchpad is smaller than what I’m used to nowadays, but it got the job done. Multitouch gestures such as pinch-zoom, two-finger scroll and three-finger tap performed seamlessly. The trackpad offers good palm rejection with strong feedback on the bottom corners. Webcam and connectivity Sherri L. Smith / Digital Trends The Legion 9i has one of the best integrated webcams I’ve seen this year on a gaming laptop. The ****** on the 1080p shooter is great, capturing the exact shade of bubblegum pink of my wrapped locs. Details were so sharp, you can see almost every wrinkle in my sunflower yellow shirt. It’ll definitely hold up in a video call or a live stream. And in some other webcam fun, the laptop has Tobii’s eye-tracking software preinstalled in the form of Tobii Aware and Horizon. The former dims the screen when you’re not looking at it while the latter lets you control a game using head-tracking. As for connectivity, the Legion 9i has a ******* WiFi 6E* 802.11AX (2 x 2) network card with Bluetooth 5.1. CPU performance Sherri L. Smith / Digital Trends Who ordered a ridiculous amount of power, because the Legion 9i has a double serving. The notebook sports a 24-core Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, one of the most powerful mobile processors on the market. The juggernaut came out swinging on the Cinebench R24 multi-core test, beating all competitors. However, it should be noted that Lenovo only edged out its predecessor by a few points. And as usual, the MacBook Pro 16 with its M3 Max chipset beat out all challengers. The M4 Max would surely push this comparison even further, though we’ve only tested the M4 Pro model so far. The single-core portion of the Cinebench R24 had a similar outcome with the Legion 9i leading the gaming laptops, and the MacBook being the overall winner. The Legion 9i managed to score a definitive victory over everyone during the GPU portion of Cinebench R24, including the MacBook. We got similar results on both the multi- and single-thread runs of Geekbench 6 test, with the Legion surpassing its gaming laptop rivals. It’s interesting to see how close last year’s Legion 9i is to its descendent. But as powerful as the new **** on the block is, it couldn’t overtake the MacBook 16 with its highly optimized chipset and operating system. Although the Legion is primarily a gaming laptop, it is more than capable of handling any video, photo, or audio editing project you have up your sleeve. Running the PugetBench tests for both Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro, the Lenovo maintained a slight lead over everything but the MacBook Pro. Gaming While it’s nice that the Legion can handle all your productivity and content creation tasks, you’re here to game. And with its Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, the Legion 9i is more than ready for those marathon gaming sessions. That’s not to say there wasn’t some competition. While the Legion 9i achieved high marks on the 3DMark Time Spy test, it wasn’t enough to topple the ROG Strix Scar 18. The Legion however, is only a few points shy from matching the Scar. The Legion 9i got the upper hand on the 3D FireStrike test. 1600p resolution has become the sweet spot for many gamers, but at its 2000p native resolution, the Legion 9i frame rate never dropped below 90 frames per second, even on titles like Cyberpunk 2077, ****** Myth: Wukong, and Forza Horizon 5, which are some of the most graphically taxing games on the market. Thanks to the GPU and its 16GB of video memory, you can crank up all the settings to the max and that includes ray tracing. And if you want to squeeze every frame out of the system, feel free to enable Nvidia’s DLSS technology. My only other gripe with the Legion 9i is the fans. The laptop’s trio of fans are seriously loud with Performance mode enabled. It’s to be expected with a laptop of this caliber as is the heat exhaust blowing from the top of the keyboard deck. Battery life Gaming laptops this stacked are a series of checks and balances. Sure, you’ll get ridiculous power, but man, is that battery life going to *****. However, the Legion 9i lasted longer than expected with a time of four hours, nine minutes on the video playback test with the power setting on Best Performance at 100 nits of brightness. That’s a little longer than the Scar 18, but it falls short of the Alienware m16 R2 and the ROG Zephyrus G16. Still, that time is respectable for a gaming laptop, especially one with these heavy duty specs. Thanks to Nvidia’s Advanced Optimus software, which is essentially a MUX switch, the laptop can switch over to its integrated Intel UHD Graphics chip, when handling less graphically taxing tasks. That way, the laptop can last longer on a charge. Is it worth it? Sherri L. Smith / Digital Trends If you’re on a quest for power, the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch) ***** at the end of the journey. The desktop replacement is a certified ******, sporting a one-two punch of an Intel Core i9 processor and an Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU. Whether it’s gaming, creating content, or productivity, the Lenovo Legion 9i can handle it all with unflappable aplomb. On top of that, it’s got a lovely display, comfortable, customizable keyboard, a crispy webcam, and it’s got an interesting design. The only real flaw the notebook has is its weak speakers and of course, the exorbitant price, which is a shame as the Legion 9i is just a stone’s throw from perfect. Offering some more customization in terms of configurations may have allowed a more affordable entry point too. Sure the fans can get loud, but that’s to be expected in a gaming laptop. If you want something with longer battery life, consider the Alienware m16 R2 or the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16. But for people that want power, plain and simple. It’s a bit of a niche laptop at this price, but you’d be hard pressed to find something better than the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (16-inch). Source link #Lenovo #Legion #Gen #16inch #review Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

***** cyclone downs trees, crushing vehicles ***** cyclone downs trees, crushing vehicles Video shows damage from fallen trees in the aftermath of the “***** cyclone” that hit the US north-west and western Canada overnight. The weather event was caused by air pressure quickly dropping off the coast, rapidly intensifying the weather system. The strong winds, heavy rain and snow caused widespread damage to roads, cars and buildings, with power outages affecting at least 500,000 homes. Two people have ***** as a result of the weather system. Source link #***** #cyclone #downs #trees #crushing #vehicles Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Icarus M: Guild War is hosting a humungous airdrop event for ****** Friday 2024 Icarus M: Guild War is hosting a humungous airdrop event for ****** Friday 2024 Largest airdrop ever with 500,000 Vel on offer Event runs until December 1st Divided into two phases to maximise earnings Valofe has just announced a massive airdrop event for Icarus M: Guild War, which will bring a whopping 500,000 Vel Tokens to the MMORPG. This event is part of the ****** Friday celebration and it is already live, offering you a shot at improving your in-game experience, unlocking exclusive upgrades, and progressing faster than ever. The airdrop event in Icarus M: Guild War runs until December 1st, giving you two weeks to participate and maximise your chances of earning VEL Tokens. You’ll have access to two event phases, each offering significant rewards for completing specific tasks. Two phases are great as they significantly boost your chances of winning the giveaway. In the first phase, spending a minimum of 1,500 VEL Tokens during the event qualifies you for a giveaway where 200 participants will each receive 1,500 VEL. Even if you don’t win, there’s a consolation prize of 100 DS Roulette Tickets for everyone who takes part. The second phase shifts the focus to DS Roulette Tickets. By using at least 2,000 tickets during the event, you’ll enter another giveaway, where 200 winners will each earn 1,000 VEL Tokens. As with the first phase, participants who don’t win will still receive 100 DS Roulette Tickets as a consolation prize. To participate, make sure you meet the requirements, which include having a registered Play Wallet and an account at Level One Awakening or above. Only one Play Wallet can participate in the event, and you’re allowed to join both simultaneously in order to increase your chances of walking away with valuable rewards. Winners will be randomly selected, with rewards distributed between December 2nd and 22nd. The more tickets you use, the greater will be your chance of winning, so get ready to spend those tickets. While you’re at it, you can also check out this list of the best MMOs to play on Android right now! Download Icarus M: Guild War now by clicking on your preferred link below. Visit the official website for more information. Source link #Icarus #Guild #War #hosting #humungous #airdrop #event #****** #Friday Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Windows 11 24H2 update is causing even more problems The Windows 11 24H2 update is causing even more problems The Windows 11 24H2 update had already been giving users a real headache with problems such as bugs for visual layouts and flaws for certain wallpaper apps. And now, as Microsoft confirms in a support document, some people without administrative privileges can’t change the time zone in the Date & Time view, among myriad other issues related to the important Windows 11 update. A Feedback Hub post also reports a time issue after exiting Sleep Mode, specifically after about one out of every five overnight sleep cycles. There is also a report that the time is not syncing correctly following daylight saving time. Put differently, the update doesn’t break the time zone, but only affects the toggle or makes it very difficult to modify it. Switching gears a bit, the issues don’t end there since the Windows 11 24H2 update also brings audio bugs, such as USB audio issues that affect games. Windows Latest also spotted a bug that causes problems with sound, which rises to 100% when you use a USB digital audio converter (DAC) system. Microsoft says this is not the result of any modifications to user policies, permissions, or Windows 11 settings. If you have admin privileges, you won’t experience the issue, but Microsoft provides a workaround if you don’t. The software giant says you can change the time zone through the Date and Time section of the Windows Control Panel: “This can be accomplished by opening the start menu and typing ‘control panel,’ then selecting the top result. Once the Control Panel appears, you can use the search bar in the upper right of the window to enter ‘change the time zone.’ Select the top result. Or, the corresponding window can also be opened directly from the Run dialog (press the Windows key and R on your keyboard) using the command ‘timedate.cpl.’” Microsoft confirms it is actively investigating the problems and will provide users with a resolution in the following Windows update. Source link #Windows #24H2 #update #causing #problems Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘****** mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report imbroglio ‘****** mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report imbroglio Matt Gaetz is plunging the House into chaos, again. Members of the House Ethics Committee deadlocked over whether to release the findings of an investigation into the former Florida lawmaker, who is Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. The inaction is triggering outrage among Democrats, who argue the committee is dragging out the process, while Republicans remain furious that Gaetz put them in this position. In a bid to force the release of the Ethics report, which is expected to cover several allegations, including that Gaetz had **** with a minor, Democratic Reps. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) are offering motions that would open up the decision to the full House. ************* allies of Trump and Gaetz are threatening retribution over such a move, but several Republicans are still insisting they want the report to come out. In a manifestation of the tumult, expelled Rep. George Santos, the recent subject of another Ethics Committee report, stopped by the Capitol to get in on the action. “This is awful,” said Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.). “It’s a ****** mark on the House of Representatives.” The havoc is the latest illustration of how Trump’s looming return to Washington is shaking the foundations of Capitol Hill and forcing *********** lawmakers to make a series of immediate, high-stakes calls about the integrity of the legislative branch. Several House and Senate Republicans want to see the report, a demand some of them reiterated after a Wednesday Ethics Committee meeting on the subject resulted in no clear action. Another panel meeting on the matter is scheduled for Dec. 5. Asked if he would still want the report to be given to the Senate, even if Ethics Committee Republicans didn’t support releasing it, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said: “The Senate deserves to have it, so they can make a good decision.” Meanwhile, Democrats do not plan to let the GOP bury the findings of the Gaetz investigation, and that strain could pose a serious threat to the Ethics Committee itself. Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, the panel’s top Democrat, accused Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) of having “betrayed the process” by suggesting to reporters that the panel’s decision not to release the report was final. Guest countered: “That’s her choice, if that’s what she feels.” Internally, the panel doesn’t even seem to agree whether the Gaetz report is complete or still in draft form. Republicans publicly insisted the report wasn’t finished yet, though two people familiar with the process granted anonymity to speak about private deliberations countered that it was final. Gaetz has repeatedly denied the allegations against him. Even before Guest announced to a swarm of reporters that the committee hadn’t reached an agreement on releasing the report, Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) vowed to leapfrog House leadership and force a vote on the floor. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) then called Casten, according to a person familiar with the matter granted anonymity, and said he wanted to work together. Casten rejected the offer, so Cohen introduced his own motion to force a vote, leading to a floor pileup. If Cohen’s and Casten’s efforts to force a vote are allowed to move forward — which is still unclear, since they might not meet the rules of a so-called privileged motion — they would either need support, or absences, from a handful of Republicans. While GOP members may want the report out, it’s unclear if they would back those efforts if they thought the Ethics panel was still working it out. “I would hope that if you are at home and you are a ***********, a Democrat, an independent, that you would want to see the information on the nominee to become your attorney general or any other member of the Cabinet,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said, adding that it was “not a good sign” that there is information the committee apparently doesn’t want released. And California Rep. Pete Aguilar, the No. 3 House Democrat, said Wednesday he would “support ranking member Wild” and her calls in recent days for the report to be public. Though at least one Democrat was hesitant to support a bid to force the committee’s hand. “This committee will become partisan if we vote to release a report on any member. And so that’s my concern,” said Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), who is friendly with Gaetz. The hours-long Ethics Committee meeting and subsequent fury happened a week after Gaetz was tapped to be attorney general and abruptly resigned from the House. Gaetz told leadership that his decision to step down was tied to wanting to be able to fill his seat quickly, but dozens of his colleagues speculated that it was actually to avoid the release of the Ethics Committee’s report. Even as some Republicans have clamored for the report to be made public, Gaetz allies argue many are seeking retribution against a former lawmaker — one who made a lot of enemies in the chamber, most notably when he orchestrated the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and left the House without a speaker for three tumultuous weeks. “The Ethics Committee is not a fair investigation,” said Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), who attended a Freedom Caucus meeting this week where Gaetz made an appearance to thank his allies. “I don’t think anybody believes what happens in the Ethics Committee is actually unbiased.” And conservatives are threatening retribution of their own if Democrats successfully force a vote on the House floor to release the report, warning that it could pave the way for them to try to get Ethics reports involving current or former Democratic members. Those threats are unlikely to deter Democrats, who have been largely unified in wanting the Gaetz report to be released. “If you release this report, then you know, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Let’s start talking about releasing other reports,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said, adding that he would defer to the Ethics Committee. “I think that would be a valid move,” echoed Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.), when asked about the potential GOP countermove. “I mean, if they’re gonna try to dig up that sort of stuff, why not?” Mia McCarthy contributed to this report. Source link #****** #mark #Lawmakers #seethe #Ethics #Gaetz #report #imbroglio Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]