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Drakes Supermarket boss John-Paul Drake’s explosive tirade against racial abuse directed at junior employee Drakes Supermarket boss John-Paul Drake’s explosive tirade against racial abuse directed at junior employee A supermarket boss has called out trolls who directed racially abusive comments at a junior employee featured in a social media post for the store. Drakes Supermarket created a post on its Facebook page to promote a competition, but it was filled with offensive comments and memes from people attacking the young staff member. Drakes Supermarket director John-Paul Drake fired back at the trolls in an open message to the people who hid behind a keyboard to hurt his team with hateful, rude and racist comments. In a statement posted to his Instagram page on Monday, Mr Drake did not hold back when he told the people responsible for the disgusting comments to “f**k off”. “This is completely unacceptable,” he said in the statement. “Drakes is about people. “Drakes is here to serve everyone in our community … if you treat others with respect, you’re welcome in our stores. “If that makes you uncomfortable, you’re free to shop somewhere else. That’s your choice. “But don’t come into our stores or onto our pages and attack my team, who turn up everyday to serve their communities with pride. “Racism has no place in our society. And you have no place in our stores.” Mr Drake told The Advertiser that he could not believe in a country that was built on multiculturalism, he had to call out this extremely shameful behaviour. He said there was absolutely no excuse or place for racism in any form and even less so when it was directed at his team. “Everyone should feel comfortable in calling out this kind of behaviour,” he said. “No one should feel comfortable when they see or read it. “The customer might always come first, but you lose the right to be a customer when you abuse my team. “My people are my biggest asset, and I have no qualms standing up for them and for what is right.” Many people have supported the supermarket boss for standing up for his employee. “Well done JP for standing up to faceless gutless trolls. Hold your head high young fella,” one person commented. “Amazing young lad, amazing supermarket, awesome boss,” a customer said. Source link #Drakes #Supermarket #boss #JohnPaul #Drakes #explosive #tirade #racial #abuse #directed #junior #employee Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The ‘plastic spoon’ of microplastics in your brain could stem from these foods that are wrecking your health, researchers say The ‘plastic spoon’ of microplastics in your brain could stem from these foods that are wrecking your health, researchers say Earlier this year, scientists discovered that there is about as much microplastics in the brain as a whole plastic spoon. The paper, published in Nature Medicine in February, revealed that the amount of microplastics—tiny plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters—in the human brain appears to be increasing: Concentrations rose by about 50% between 2016 and 2024. Not only were there more microplastics in the brain than in liver or kidney tissue, but microplastic concentrations were higher in the brains of dementia patients than in those without it. Now, scientists are examining the effect on brain health of microplastics and one of the largest sources of microplastics: ultra-processed foods (UPFs). In a series of four papers published in the journal Brain Medicine, researchers synthesize mounting evidence that microplastics accumulating in the brain—especially those from UPFs—could be contributing to rising global rates of dementia, depression, and other mental health disorders. “We’re seeing converging evidence that should concern us all,” said co-author of one of the papers, Dr. Nicholas Fabiano from the University of Ottawa, in the press release. “Ultra-processed foods now comprise more than 50% of energy intake in countries like the United States, and these foods contain significantly higher concentrations of microplastics than whole foods,” Fabiano said. “Recent findings show these particles can cross the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in alarming quantities.” The combined impact of microplastics and ultra-processed foods The researchers consolidate the science linking UPF consumption with adverse mental health, and how that overlaps with microplastic accumulation in the brain. For instance, they cite a 2024 umbrella review published in the British Medical Journal which found that people who consumed ultra-processed foods had a 22% higher risk of depression, 48% higher risk of anxiety, and 41% higher risk of poor sleep. In the papers, the researchers hypothesize that microplastics could be the missing link in UPFs’ impact on brain health, by connecting it to data such as UPFs like chicken nuggets contain 30 times more microplastics per gram than chicken breasts—highlighting how processing could increase microplastic content. “Ultra-processed foods have been linked to adverse mental health through inflammation, oxidative stress, epigenetics, mitochondrial dysfunction, and disruptions to neurotransmitter systems. Microplastics appear to operate through remarkably similar pathways,” said Wolfgang Marx from Deakin University’s Food & Mood Center in Australia. Microplastics can increase inflammation in the brain as they cross the blood-brain barrier, as a 2023 study on mice found, which can put people at risk of neurological disease and degeneration, including Alzheimer’s. “What emerges from this work is not a warning. It is a reckoning,” wrote Dr. Ma-Li Wong, professor of neuroscience at Upstate Medical University in New York. “The boundary between internal and external has failed. If microplastics cross the blood-brain barrier, what else do we think remains sacred?” Researchers are now looking to understand to what extent ultra-processed foods are responsible for adverse brain health outcomes, and what to do about it. The authors propose the development of a Dietary Microplastic Index, which would quantify people’s exposure through food consumption. “While we need to reduce our exposure to microplastics through better food choices and packaging alternatives, we also need research into how to remove these particles from the human body,” noted Dr. Stefan Bornstein in his paper. One of those potential methods, Bornstein proposes, is apheresis, a process of removing blood from the body and filtering out the microplastics—but he points out that more research is still needed. “As the levels of ultra-processed foods, microplastics, and adverse mental health outcomes simultaneously rise, it is imperative that we further investigate this potential association,” said Fabiano. “After all, you are what you eat.” For more on microplastics: This story was originally featured on Fortune.com Source link #plastic #spoon #microplastics #brain #stem #foods #wrecking #health #researchers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Judge questions government lawyers over alleged deportations to South Sudan – NPR Judge questions government lawyers over alleged deportations to South Sudan – NPR Judge questions government lawyers over alleged deportations to South Sudan NPRUS must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful, judge rules AP NewsTrump officials ‘illegally deported’ Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan The GuardianU.S. put Asian migrants on deportation flight to South Sudan, lawyers allege CBS NewsLawyers accuse Trump administration of deporting Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan in violation of court order CNN Source link #Judge #questions #government #lawyers #alleged #deportations #South #Sudan #NPR Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Anthony Albanese attends ALP national secretary Paul Erickson address at the National Press Club Anthony Albanese attends ALP national secretary Paul Erickson address at the National Press Club Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is sitting in the front row of the National Press Club as his campaign guru Paul Erickson delivers a behind-the-scenes look at how Labor secured its stomping victory in the 2025 election. The campaign architect and ALP national secretary spoke for the first time on Wednesday about why he thinks the campaign ended with Mr Albanese in a position of historic power and left the conservative side of *********** politics in what has been dubbed a “smoking ruin”. Mr Erickson credited the Prime Minister’s “exemplary” campaigning and leadership at three crucial moments for his massive win over rival Peter Dutton. “From the first Monday of January through to election day, the Prime Minister was in the form of a lifetime,” Mr Erickson said on Wednesday to a packed room of reporters and political leaders, including Mr Albanese. “And while the Prime Minister was telling a positive story about who we are and where we’re going, Peter Dutton was gloomy about the country, downcast about the future, and most animated when magnifying the problems facing Australia … The prime minister and the opposition leader were confronted by some critical leadership tests … Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Liberation Day. The disruption of Anzac Day commemorations by a neo-Nazi. Camera IconPrime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday. NewsWire / Martin Ollman Credit: News Corp Australia “The contrast was as clear as night and day. The Prime Minister offered authentic, measured and firm leadership and Peter Dutton never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Labor now holds 93 seats in parliament, while the Liberal Party has dropped from 57 seats to just 28 and the Nationals hold 15. Tuesday’s shock Coalition blow-up means the two conservative parties are now splintered and will not form a combined opposition to Labor’s wall of red seats. Mr Erickson then cited the government’s cost-of-living policies, its strategy to reduce inflation without triggering a recession or sharp jump in unemployment, Labor’s embrace of renewable energy over nuclear power and reform in healthcare and housing for the triumphant election win. Camera IconPaul Erickson (centre) helped orchestrate Labor’s May victory. Jason Edwards / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia “Labor has one energy policy and we’re delivering it – driving private sector investment in renewables, backed by gas, hydro and batteries,” Mr Erickson said. “This policy is working. Australia is producing record renewable energy, our emissions are lower than when Labor was elected, and we’re on track to achieve our emissions reduction goals. “After a chaotic decade pushing 23 different energy policies without landing one, Peter Dutton, David Littleproud and Ted O’Brien spent the last three years plugging nuclear energy and then running away from any detail, as exemplified by Mr Dutton’s failure to visit any of his proposed sites during the campaign.” More to come. Source link #Anthony #Albanese #attends #ALP #national #secretary #Paul #Erickson #address #National #Press #Club Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Tornado touchdown confirmed in north Jackson, Tennessee National Weather Service says Tornado touchdown confirmed in north Jackson, Tennessee National Weather Service says The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in north Jackson near I-40 at about 3:29 p.m. on May 20. The strength and the damage of the tornado were not immediately known, the service said, noting that a survey team would be deployed in the coming days to assess the damage before additional details can be released. An emergency alert was issued for the storm just after 3 p.m. The tornado warning was in effect through 4 p.m. West Tennessee and the midsouth region remain under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m., with much of West Tennessee under a Level 3 Enhanced Risk advisory with a 90% chance of rain. Along with Madison County, the National Weather Service’s tornado advisory is in effect for Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley Counties. This is a developing story. Sarah Best is a reporter for The Jackson Sun. To support local journalism, subscribe to the Daily Briefing here. This article originally appeared on Jackson Sun: NWS: Confirmed tornado touchdown north of I-40 in Jackson, Tennessee Source link #Tornado #touchdown #confirmed #north #Jackson #Tennessee #National #Weather #Service Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Winner of ‘The Voice’ 2025 Revealed: Live Finale Results – EntertainmentNow Winner of ‘The Voice’ 2025 Revealed: Live Finale Results – EntertainmentNow Winner of ‘The Voice’ 2025 Revealed: Live Finale Results EntertainmentNow’The Voice’ Crowns Season 27 Winner: Find Out Who It Is People.comThe Voice’s Season 27 Winner Is… TVLine’The Voice’ Season 27 finale: Start time, finalists, where to watch USA Today‘The Voice’ Season 27 Winner Revealed: Who Won the $100,000 Prize and Record Deal? Yahoo Source link #Winner #Voice #Revealed #Live #Finale #Results #EntertainmentNow Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

New Zealand's 'growth budget' set to cut, cut, cut New Zealand's 'growth budget' set to cut, cut, cut New Zealand’s finance minister says her budget will be a “no BS budget” which funds the things Kiwis can afford, and no more. Source link #Zealand039s #039growth #budget039 #set #cut #cut #cut Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Google rolls out major AI update with Gemini assistant Google rolls out major AI update with Gemini assistant Google is rolling out ambitious updates to its artificial intelligence, including using the Gemini model as a universal assistant. NBC News’ Brian Cheung examines how Google plans to use AI to turn its search engine into a chatbot, including the ability to help users try on and buy clothes. Source link #Google #rolls #major #update #Gemini #assistant Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Who Won ‘The Voice’ Season 27? – EntertainmentNow Who Won ‘The Voice’ Season 27? – EntertainmentNow Who Won ‘The Voice’ Season 27? EntertainmentNowThe Voice Finale Night 1 Recap & Official Spoilers (LIVE UPDATES) NBC‘The Voice’ Season 27 Winner Revealed: Who Won the $100,000 Prize and Record Deal? Yahoo’The Voice’ Season 27 finale: Start time, finalists, where to watch USA TodayMeet ‘The Voice’s’ Top 5 — and See Who Got Eliminated This Week People.com Source link #Won #Voice #Season #EntertainmentNow Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Ponga can own No.1 for Maroons again with Slater’s help Ponga can own No.1 for Maroons again with Slater’s help Kalyn Ponga is determined to fire and hang on to the No.1 jersey for Queensland, and tutorials with Billy Slater are his secret weapon. The 27-year-old will start at fullback for the first time since the State of Origin decider in 2022 when he was man of the match. An injury to incumbent Maroons custodian Reece Walsh opened the door for the Newcastle skipper to return to the position he has made his own in club football. Slater was fullback when Ponga made his Maroons debut off the bench in 2018. The Maroons coach always finds a way to get the best out of Ponga. “It’s his attention to detail on both sides of the footy, but also the confidence he instils in his players,” Ponga said. “He has given me some things when I first came into camp that I didn’t think about from a technical point of view, but then also the confidence he instils in you as a player, and that’s what you want from a coach. “Every time I come into this camp and come out of it, I come out of these camps a better player, not only through Bill and his coaching but the environment in general. “For that reason, I’m excited to come in here and try and take some pieces of gold back with me and learn as much as I can in this camp.” Ponga does not want his appearance at Suncorp Stadium on May 28 in the series opener to be a one-off in the No.1. “I’m definitely keen to keep it. I want to do my job and put together some performances I’m proud of, for sure,” he said. “You have to earn this jersey, and that’s what I’ll be doing for sure.” Ponga has not been entirely happy with his club form for the struggling Knights this year and wasn’t convinced he would be selected. Dolphins fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, who will play centre for the Maroons, was an option for Slater. “I was a bit nervous to be honest,” Ponga said. “I didn’t assume I would be in there. You never really know. You have to earn the jersey, and I was definitely happy with the call I got and happy to be in camp.” Ponga would have been the Maroons fullback in 2023, but was rocked by serious concussion. Once recovered he focused on getting back to his best with club side Newcastle and sat out the series. “Footy was pretty far away at one point. During that *******, I was pretty grateful just to be playing footy and be back,” Ponga said. “Queensland won that series, Reece played well and I was just happy. I was sitting there as a fan, so that was awesome, but at the same time I was envious and wanted to be out there. “But we all support each other in this team. I am definitely happy to be back. Hopefully those worries are behind me in terms of the concussion stuff.” Source link #Ponga #No.1 #Maroons #Slaters Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Remains found in Santa Fe National Forest identified as 1950s wrestler, actor Remains found in Santa Fe National Forest identified as 1950s wrestler, actor Remains found in Santa Fe National Forest identified as 1950s wrestler, actor SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A set of human remains that were found 24 years ago in the Santa Fe National Forest have been identified and linked to a man who was a wrestler and actor in the 1950s. Teen ********* faces victim’s mother in Albuquerque courtroom The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department and the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator submitted forensic evidence to Othram, a DNA Lab in Texas, in hopes that advanced DNA testing could assist in the identification of John Doe. Keeble Wofford, Sr., also known as Kimo Mahi. (Credit: Othram) The remains were identified as those of Keeble Wofford, Sr, also known as Kimo Mahi. Investigators believe he traveled from Pueblo, Colorado, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in September 1992 for a business meeting and was never heard from again. Wofford’s remains were discovered in a clandestine grave by hikers in the forest. The hikers contacted law enforcement, and the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office responded. The bones were excavated with an anthropologist who determined the skeletal remains had been buried in a shallow grave. More than two decades later, scientists at Othram’s laboratory were able to extract DNA from the remains and build a DNA profile. The profile was then delivered to investigators with the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI’s forensic genetic genealogy team. Investigators built a family tree that led to likely relatives of the man, including a possible daughter. The daughter submitted a reference DNA sample to Othram, which was compared to the unidentified man’s DNA profile and led to the positive identification of the man. “People should know that it doesn’t matter how old a case is, or whether it was hopeless in the past, there is technology here today that is able to bring answers to families like in this case,” Kristen Mittelman, chief development officer for Othram, said. “This was a well-known man who just disappeared more than 20 years ago and now he has his name again.” A death certificate was issued by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, and Wofford’s daughter will be receiving his cremated remains. Investigators continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Wofford’s death. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRQE NEWS 13 – Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. Source link #Remains #Santa #National #Forest #identified #1950s #wrestler #actor Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Nationals 5-3 Braves (May 20, 2025) Game Recap – ESPN Nationals 5-3 Braves (May 20, 2025) Game Recap – ESPN Nationals 5-3 Braves (May 20, 2025) Game Recap ESPNCrews goes deep, leaves with injury in Nats’ win ESPNCrews’ injury intensifies questions over center-field job in Nats’ win MLB.comDylan Crews goes deep, then goes down in Nationals’ win over Braves The Washington PostNationals rookie outfielder Dylan Crews to have an MRI on sore left side and back Yahoo Sports Source link #Nationals #Braves #Game #Recap #ESPN Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

AFL mid-season draft: Peel Thunder defender Michael Sellwood undergoes medical for Western Bulldogs AFL mid-season draft: Peel Thunder defender Michael Sellwood undergoes medical for Western Bulldogs Peel Thunder premiership defender Michael Sellwood is closing on an AFL opportunity with a premiership contender. Get the latest mid-season draft news here! Source link #AFL #midseason #draft #Peel #Thunder #defender #Michael #Sellwood #undergoes #medical #Western #Bulldogs Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

AMD Announces Threadripper HEDT and Pro 9000-Series CPUs: 96 cores and 192 threads for Desktops and Workstations AMD Announces Threadripper HEDT and Pro 9000-Series CPUs: 96 cores and 192 threads for Desktops and Workstations AMD announced its new Zen 5-powered Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series and non-Pro processors here at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, touting up to 96 cores and 192 threads in the flagship 9995WX. AMD’s newest ‘Shamida Peak’ Threadrippers bring the benefits of the Zen 5 architecture to AMD’s premier WX-Series workstation and non-Pro processors, saying they deliver up to 2.2X the performance in rendering than Intel’s fastest competing Xeon-W chips. AMD also revamped its non-Pro Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series chips, with the flagship 9980X HEDT chip wielding 64 cores and 128 threads. AMD’s full Threadripper 9000 series will be available in July. Image 1 of 5 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Threadripper 9000 chips have much in common with their predecessors, the Threadripper 7000 series, with AMD continuing to split the chips into the Pro and HEDT swimlanes. The chips also have the same core counts, base clocks, and cache capacities (up to 384MB) as the prior-gen models across the range of the product stack, but the peak boost clocks have been bumped up to 5.4 GHz for all models, an increase ranging from 100 to 300 MHz. The TDP ratings also remain the same 350W for all models. You may like The processors provide up to 22% more performance than the prior-gen in threaded workloads, and the lion’s share of their increased performance from the jump from the Zen 4 architecture to Zen 5, which imparts a 16% IPC gain, and the move from 5nm to 4nm for the compute dies. AVX-512 support is also fully baked into the design, dramamatically improving performance in applications that utilize the dense instruction set. The chip also come with all of the same I/O connectivity as before, including up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes, but memory support has been bumped up from DDR5-5200 to DDR5-6400. ECC is fully supported and AMD’s Pro chips feature the AMD Pro Technolgies suite of RAS features. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) As with all of AMD’s Threadripper chips, these models have the same design as AMD’s data center chips, in this case, the EPYC ‘Turin’ 9005 series, but come with special firmware and power tuning to optimize them for workstation platforms. As you can see above, the chips have a large central 6nm I/O die flanked by rows of 4nm compute dies. With this generation, AMD has rotated the eight-core compute dies 90 degrees and arranged them into four vertical rows of three chips apiece, for a total of 12 compute dies with 96 cores for the flagship 9995WX. AMD removes four of those chips to create the 64-core 9980X, with further adjustments to the number of compute dies for the different models. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Both families of Threadripper 9000 chips will drop into the same sTR5 socket as the prior-gen chips. The WR90 platform with support for eight channels of memory will house the Pro chips, while value-optmized TRX50 boards with support for four channels of memory house the HEDT processors. After a BIOS update, the new chips are compatible with existing motherboards. AMD expects a few new refreshed motherboard models from vendors, but it says the chips will largely leverage the existing ecosystem of sTR5 motherboards. As such, all of the existing sTR5 coolers on the market are fully compatible with the new processors. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) AMD shared a few benchmarks to underline its performance superiority over Intel’s Xeon-W lineup, but as with all vendor-provided benchmarks, take them with a grain of salt. We’ve included the full test notes below. AMD claims the 96-core Threadripper 9995WX is 2.2X faster than Intel’s 60-core flagship W9-3595X in the Cinebench multi-core rendering benchmark, an incredible lead. It’s also 22% faster than the previous-gen 96-core Threadripper 7995WX. AMD also shared a broader spate of benchmarks, with impressive gains ranging from 140% to 245% faster than the W9-3595X in a diverse set of real-world applications like media and entertainment, design and manufacturing, and LLM inference verticals, among others. Overall AMD’s Threadripper 9000 series appears poised to continue its utter dominance over Intel’s competing workstation processors. AMD hasn’t shared pricing yet, but given that its most affordable previous-gen HEDT model weighed in at $1,400 while the flagship retailed for $4,999, these chips will undoubtedly be pricey. As you’d expect, we’ll have our own benchmarks coming around the time of launch in July. (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Source link #AMD #Announces #Threadripper #HEDT #Pro #9000Series #CPUs #cores #threads #Desktops #Workstations Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Hikers find mysterious stash of gold hidden on a mountain trail Hikers find mysterious stash of gold hidden on a mountain trail Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. (CNN) — Ten gold bracelets, 17 cigar cases, a powder compact, a comb, and a whopping 598 gold coins: The items are all part of a valuable and somewhat mysterious stash, found by chance by two hikers in the northeastern Czech Republic. The hikers, who wish to remain anonymous, were taking a shortcut through the forest in the Krkonoše Mountains — a popular hiking spot — when they saw an aluminum box sticking out of a stony wall. After they opened it and discovered the loot, they immediately took it to the Museum of Eastern Bohemia, in the nearby town of Hradec Králové, according to Miroslav Novak, the head of the archaeological department at the museum. “The finders came to our museum’s numismatist (coin expert) without a prior appointment. Only after that did archaeologists begin to deal with the find and set out to explore the site,” Novak told CNN in an email. Who may have hidden the treasure and why is still up for debate, but one thing is certain: The stash can’t be more than about a century old, because one of the coins is dated 1921. As for the rest, there are only hypotheses, for now. “It is most likely related to the turbulent ******* before the start of World War II, when the Czech and Jewish population was leaving the border area, or to 1945, when the Germans were leaving,” Novak said. A complete historical appraisal of the stash is still ongoing, and two of the cigar cases are tightly shut and remain unopened, but the metal value of the gold coins alone — which weigh 3.7 kilograms, or 8.16 pounds — is 8 million Czech koruna, or about $360,000, according to the museum’s coin expert, Vojtěch Brádle. Local rumors The finding has sparked interest in the surrounding community, and Novak says the museum is getting calls with “various local rumors,” which he hopes could help solve the riddle of the gold’s origin. Speculation is fueled by the fact that, oddly, there are no local coins in the mix. “Half are of Balkan origin and the other half of French origin,” Novak said. “Central European coins, such as ******* ones, are completely missing. But the find is located on the former ethnic border between the Czech and ******* populations.” Among the theories submitted by the public, Novak said, is one that traces the ownership of the coins back to wealthy families from the surrounding area, such as the the Swéerts-Špork family, the owners of the Kuks estate, a large baroque complex overlooking the Elbe River that includes a summer residence, a spa and a monastery. Another suggests the cache could be war spoils of Czechoslovak legionnaires. Some of the cigar boxes are still shut, and the exact composition of the metal is yet to be determined. – Museum of Eastern Bohemia Findings like this are not especially common for the area, Novak noted. “About nine kilometers southeast, a hoard of 2,700 silver denarii (a type of European trade coin) from the 12th century was found ten years ago,” he said by email. “Many residents left this area during the 20th century, which is why there are many abandoned farms here.” Vojtěch Brádle agreed that the makeup of the stash is unusual. “Usually, Czech finds from the 20th century mainly contain ******* and Czechoslovak coins. There is not a single one here,” he said. “Most of the pieces from this treasure did not travel directly to Bohemia. They must have been somewhere in the Balkan Peninsula after the First World War. Some of the coins have countermarks from the former Yugoslavia. These were only minted on coins sometime in the 1920s or 1930s. At the moment, I do not know of any other Czech find that would contain coins with these countermarks.” More research is required, he added, to understand the metal composition of the remaining items, and obtain a more accurate overall value. World War I relic None of the coins are from the local area, which has puzzled the museum curators. – Museum of Eastern Bohemia It’s significant that the most recent coin in the stash is from 1921, according to Mary Heimann, a professor of modern history and an expert of Czechoslovak history at the University of Cardiff in the United Kingdom. That was the year the Soviet-Polish War ended when the Treaty of Riga was signed, she said, but it was also a year of financial crisis in Czechoslovakia, the former state that separated peacefully into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. “It was an unstable *******, there was a downturn in the economy and widespread unemployment. For that reason, it’s not that surprising somebody would think of burying a stash of gold at that time,” she added. Despite Novak’s suggestions the stash was likely left around 1945, Heimann thinks that if that were the case, more recent coins would probably be in the mix. The absence of local currency, however, makes things murkier. “(The person who hid the coins) could have been a collector, or someone who worked in museums. Or someone who stole a collection from somewhere. This is borderland territory, it separates what’s today the Czech Republic — what was in the past Czechoslovakia — from Poland,” Heimann said. “The first World War didn’t end overnight, the ramifications were still being felt everywhere. There was still instability of borders, there was still economic crisis, there was quite a lot of crime. I suppose you might expect that in those border regions and in places of mixed ethnicity, there would be particularly high tension. So it might be that someone could be more frightened of the future if they lived in those areas than someone who lived elsewhere.” Once the items have undergone further material analysis, they will be preserved and stored in the museum’s coin collection. A short exhibition is planned for the fall. And then, who will get to keep the loot? According to Czech law, Novak said, archaeological finds are the property of the local regional administration from the moment of discovery. “In this case, the treasure was correctly handed over to the museum,” he said. “The finder is entitled to a financial reward, which depends on the value of the metal or historical appraisal.” For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com Source link #Hikers #find #mysterious #stash #gold #hidden #mountain #trail Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT launches on June 5, starting at $299 AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT launches on June 5, starting at $299 AMD has seized the opportunity presented by Computex 2025 to announce the chipmaker’s third addition to the Radeon RX 9000 series. The newly unveiled Radeon RX 9060 XT complements the previously released Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT, strengthening AMD’s RDNA 4 gaming portfolio to compete with the best graphics cards. The Radeon RX 9060 XT serves as the successor to the Radeon RX 7600 XT, which was introduced in January 2024. Although it has only been a little less than a year and a half since the previous RDNA 3 graphics card has been out, the release of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, coupled with the recent coming of the GeForce RTX 5060, means AMD needs a contender to compete within that market segment. Thus, the Radeon RX 9060 XT couldn’t have arrived at a better time. AMD provided renders of the Radeon RX 9060 XT solely for artistic and illustration purposes. Similar to the Radeon RX 9700 series situation, AMD isn’t releasing any reference or MBA (Made by AMD) Radeon RX 9060 XT cards. However, the chipmaker’s partners will offer reference-clocked models that should stick to or close to the MSRP. You may like Up until this point, AMD has been using the Navi 48 silicon for its Radeon RX 9070-series graphics cards; however, given the Navi 48’s size and the Radeon RX 9060 XT’s lower specifications, it wouldn’t be a wise business decision to use the aforementioned silicon. Instead, AMD has introduced a smaller piece of RDNA 4 silicon shaped like Navi 44. As a result, the Radeon RX 9060 XT is the first SKU to leverage this silicon, and it probably won’t be the last. The Radeon RX 9060 XT transitions to a complete PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, opposite the Radeon RX 7600 XT, which was restricted to a PCIe 4.0 x8. For the past couple of generations, AMD has used the x8 interface for its Radeon RX x600-series graphics cards, such as the Radeon RX 7600 XT or Radeon RX 6600 XT. These SKUs typically use smaller silicon, and sometimes even silicon for mobile graphics cards, so a x16 interface usually doesn’t offer substantial benefits. However, the latest GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB debacle has shown up to a 10% performance hit when used on a PCIe 4.0 interface. Sticking with an x16 interface for the Radeon RX 9060 XT is a sound move. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) Navi 44 shares characteristics similar to Navi 48 in design and manufacturing processes. AMD’s new silicon continues to sport a monolithic design and is manufactured using the same TSMC’s N4P (4nm) FinFET process node. The Navi 44 silicon has a die size of 199 mm² with up to 29.7 billion transistors. In contrast, Navi 33, which is used in the current Radeon RX 7600 XT, is built on TSMC’s N6 (6nm) FinFET process. The silicon for Navi 33 is 204 mm² and contains up to 13.3 billion transistors, resulting in a density of 65.2 million transistors per mm². AMD decreased the die size of Navi 44 by approximately 2% relative to Navi 33, which is not a major reduction. However, Navi 44’s transistor count has substantially improved, housing up to 2.2X more transistors than Navi 33. It works out to an impressive density of 149.2 million transistors per mm². Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. In addition to enhancing performance and transistor count, TSMC’s N4P FinFET manufacturing process also boasts improvements in power efficiency. However, we’ll have to wait for a full review of the Radeon RX 9060 XT to measure how efficient the graphics card is compared to the Radeon RX 7600 XT. AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Specifications Swipe to scroll horizontally Graphics Card Radeon RX 9060 XT Radeon RX 7600 XT Architecture Navi 44 Navi 33 Process Technology TSMC N4P TSMC N6 Transistors (Billion) 29.7 13.3 Die size (mm²) 199 204 SMs / CUs 32 32 GPU Shaders (ALUs) 2,048 2,048 Tensor / AI Cores 64 64 Ray Tracing Cores 32 32 Boost Clock (MHz) 3,130 2,755 VRAM Speed (Gbps) ? 18 VRAM (GB) 8 / 16 16 VRAM Bus Width ? 128-bit L2 / Infinity Cache (MB) ? 32 Render Output Units 64 64 Texture Mapping Units 128 128 TFLOPS FP32 (Boost) 25.6 22.6 TFLOPS FP16 (INT4/FP4 TOPS) 51.3 45.2 Bandwidth (GB/s) ? 288 TBP (watts) 150 – 182 190 Launch Date June 2025 January 2024 Launch Price $299 (8GB) / $349 (16GB) $329 The Radeon RX 9060 XT utilizes the full Navi 44 silicon, thus having access to all 32 Compute Units (CUs) equivalent to 2,048 Stream Processors (SPs). That’s the exact core specifications as the Radeon RX 7600 XT. Therefore, the Radeon RX 9060 XT’s performance uplift comes from the prowess of the new RDNA 4 CUs. The graphics card also has 32 third-generation Ray Tracing cores, which can double the throughput compared to the second-generation counterparts inside the Radeon RX 7600 XT. Meanwhile, the 64 onboard second-generation AI accelerators can deliver up to 821 TOPS. The Radeon RX 9060 XT boasts a 3,130 MHz boost clock, even higher than the Radeon RX 9070 series. Compared to its predecessor, the Radeon RX 9060 XT has a 14% higher boost clock speed, translating to around 13% higher FP32 performance on paper. According to AMD’s provided gaming benchmarks, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is up to 6% faster than the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB across 40 tested titles at 1440p (2560×1440) resolution with Ultra settings. AMD’s selection does raise some eyebrows. It would have been a fairer comparison if the chipmaker had used the 16GB variant of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti instead of the 8GB variant. Image 1 of 5 (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) In contrast to the Radeon RX 7600 XT, which was only available with 16GB of GDDR6 memory, AMD offers the Radeon RX 9060 XT in 8GB and 16GB flavors. Other than the capacity, AMD didn’t reveal other information about the graphics card’s memory subsystem. The Radeon RX 9060 XT has a TBP (Total Board Power) between 150W and 182W, compared to the Radeon RX 7600 XT’s 190W TBP. Gamers can rest easy as the Radeon RX 9060 XT only employs a single 8-pin PCIe power connector. RDNA 4 has permitted the Radeon RX 9060 XT to feature upgraded display outputs. It offers DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b support, contrary to the Radeon RX 7600 XT’s DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1a. The Radeon RX 9060 XT only provides two DisplayPort 2.1a outputs and a single HDMI 2.1 port, one DisplayPort 2.1a output less than the Radeon RX 9070 series. FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) launched alongside the Radeon RX 9000 series with initial support for 30 games. AMD expects the list to extend beyond 60 by the Radeon RX 9060 XT’s launch date. The chipmaker is also preparing FSR Redstone, powered by machine learning, for a 2H launch. FSR Redstone will bring some cool features, such as neural radiance caching, machine learning ray regeneration, and machine learning frame generation. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) The Radeon RX 9060 XT is available in 8GB and 16GB versions, priced at $299 and $349, respectively. The 8GB model is 9% less expensive than the Radeon RX 7600 XT, whereas the 16GB model costs just 6% more. AMD is positioning the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, priced at $349, against the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, which is priced at $379. Consequently, the former features a price that is 8% lower. By AMD’s estimate, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, on average, seemingly offers gamers 15% better gaming performance per dollar compared to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB. The Radeon RX 9060 XT will be available on June 5. You can expect a diverse offering of custom models from vendors such as Acer, ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire, Yeston, and XFX. Follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button. Source link #AMD #Radeon #launches #June #starting Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

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AMD launches Radeon AI Pro R9700 to challenge Nvidia’s AI market dominance AMD launches Radeon AI Pro R9700 to challenge Nvidia’s AI market dominance AMD has been busy at Computex 2025, where the chipmaker unveiled the exciting Radeon RX 9060 XT and the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series. To cap off its series of announcements, AMD is thrilled to introduce the Radeon AI Pro R9700, a PCIe 5.0 graphics card designed specifically for professional and workstation users. RDNA 4 is an architecture geared towards gaming, but that doesn’t mean AMD can’t apply it to professional-grade graphics cards. For instance, RDNA 3 saw the mainstream Radeon RX 7000 series successfully coexisting with the Radeon Pro W7000 series. The same situation will occur with RDNA 4. AMD has already unveiled four RDNA 4-powered gaming graphics cards, yet the Radeon AI Pro R9700 is the first RDNA 4 professional graphics card to enter the market. The new workstation graphics card aims to replace the RDNA 3-powered Radeon Pro W7800, which has been faithfully catering to consumers since 2023. The Radeon AI Pro R9700 utilizes the Navi 48 silicon. It’s currently the largest RDNA 4 silicon to date, with a die size of 357 mm² and home to 53.9 billion transistors. Navi 48 is also found in the Radeon RX 9070 series. It’s a substantially smaller silicon than the last-generation Navi 31 silicon, which is 529 mm² with 57.7 billion transistors. It’s nothing short of impressive that Navi 48 is roughly 33% smaller but still has 93% of the transistors of Navi 31. You may like Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) Navi 48, a product of TSMC’s N4P (4nm) FinFET process node, adheres to a monolithic design. On the contrary, Navi 31 features an MCM (Multi-Chip Module) design, consisting of chiplets interconnected to a monolithic die. That’s the reason why Navi 31 is so enormous. The GCD (Graphics Complex Die) alone measures 304.35 mm², whereas each of the six MCDs (Memory Cache Die) is 37.52 mm². With Navi 48, AMD returned to a monolithic die and, with N4P’s help, reduced the die size by 33%. Nonetheless, Navi 48 is up to 38% denser than Navi 31. The former has a density of 151 million transistors per mm², whereas the latter comes in at 109.1 million transistors per mm². In terms of composition, the Navi 48 features 64 RDNA 4 Compute Units (CUs), which enable a maximum of 4,096 Streaming Processors (SPs). In contrast, the Navi 31 is equipped with 96 RDNA 3 CUs, for a total of 6,144 SPs. More CUs don’t necessarily mean more performance since RDNA 4 delivers considerable generation-over-generation performance uplift over RDNA 3. AMD Radeon AI Pro R9700 Specifications Swipe to scroll horizontally Graphics Card Radeon AI Pro R9700 Radeon Pro W7800 Architecture Navi 48 Navi 31 Process Technology TSMC N4P TSMC N5 / N6 Transistors (Billion) 53.9 57.7 Die size (mm²) 357 529 SMs / CUs 64 70 GPU Shaders (ALUs) 4,096 4,480 Tensor / AI Cores 128 140 Ray Tracing Cores 64 70 Boost Clock (MHz) ? 2,525 VRAM Speed (Gbps) ? 18 VRAM (GB) 32 32 / 48 VRAM Bus Width ? 256-bit / 384-bit L2 / Infinity Cache (MB) ? 64 ⁄ 96 Render Output Units 128 128 Texture Mapping Units 256 280 TFLOPS FP32 (Boost) 48 45.3 TFLOPS FP16 (INT4/FP4 TOPS) 96 90.5 Bandwidth (GB/s) ? 576 / 864 TBP (watts) 300 260 / 281 Launch Date July 2025 April 2023 Launch Price ? $2,499 / ? AMD, being AMD as usual, didn’t reveal the Radeon AI Pro R9700’s entire specifications. However, the chipmaker did boast about the graphics card’s 128 AI accelerators, meaning it’s leveraging the full Navi 48 silicon. That means the Radeon AI Pro R9700 is rocking 4,096 SPs, 9% fewer than the Radeon Pro W7800. It also correlates to the former having 9% less AI accelerators. In the Radeon AI Pro R9700 ‘s defense, the CUs are RDNA 4, and the AI accelerators are second generation. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Regarding FP16 performance, the Radeon AI Pro R9700 peaks at 96 TFLOPS, 6% faster than the Radeon Pro W7800. AMD rates the graphics card with a 1,531 TOPS of AI performance. AMD claims the Radeon AI Pro R9700 offers 2X improved performance over the Radeon Pro W7800 in DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B. For some strange reason, AMD compared the Radeon AI Pro R9700 to the GeForce RTX 5080. Tested in a few large AI models, the Radeon AI Pro R9700 delivered up to 5X higher performance than the RTX 5080. Image 1 of 9 (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) The Radeon AI Pro R9700 is equipped with 32GB of GDDR6 memory. AMD has not disclosed the specifications regarding the speed of the memory chips or the width of the memory interface. Given that the Radeon Pro W7800 features 18 Gbps GDDR6, it is reasonable to conclude that the Radeon AI Pro R9700 should utilize memory chips with superior speed. With 32GB of onboard memory, the Radeon AI Pro R9700 can tackle most AI models. It has the capacity of the Radeon Pro W7800, but not as much as the 48GB variant. The Radeon AI Pro R9700’s typical blower-type design will enable users to rock up to four of them inside a single system, such as AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper platform, which has good multi-GPU support. With four of them, users will have access to 128GB, more than enough for heavy models that exceed 100GB of VRAM usage. Image 1 of 6 (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) (Image credit: AMD) The Radeon AI Pro R9700 has a 300W TBP (Total Board Power). It’s 15% greater than the Radeon Pro W7800 32GB and 7% higher than the Radeon Pro W7800 48GB. Similar to most workstation-grade graphics cards, the Radeon AI Pro R9700 has the power connector at the rear. However, AMD has not indicated the type of power connector it employs, and it’s not visible in the provided renders. Considering the 300W rating, we would anticipate it to require two 8-pin PCIe power connectors. The Radeon AI Pro R9700 renders illustrate the graphics card featuring four DisplayPort outputs. Since it utilizes the RDNA 4 architecture, these outputs should conform to the 2.1a standard. AMD has announced that the Radeon AI Pro R9700 will launch in July, but it has not revealed pricing details. In contrast, the Radeon Pro W7800 debuted at $2,499 two years ago and has maintained most of its value, currently priced at $2,399. We will soon learn the price of the Radeon AI Pro R9700 as its launch approaches in just a couple of months. AMD anticipates a healthy supply of the Radeon AI Pro R9700 from its partners, including ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire, XFX, and Yeston. Follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button. Source link #AMD #launches #Radeon #Pro #R9700 #challenge #Nvidias #market #dominance Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

KNA 2025: Competition heats up with dual round week, with Kojonup 1 and Allstars 1 notching double wins KNA 2025: Competition heats up with dual round week, with Kojonup 1 and Allstars 1 notching double wins Katanning Netball Association had a busy week with round three held midweek and round four on Saturday at the Katanning Leisure Centre. Source link #KNA #Competition #heats #dual #week #Kojonup #Allstars #notching #double #wins Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Will Be Worth $5 Trillion in 3 Years This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Will Be Worth $5 Trillion in 3 Years Nvidia is the second-largest company in the world, and the massive growth opportunity in graphics cards could help the stock head higher over the next three years. Nvidia’s solid share of the graphics processing unit market could help it corner a significant chunk of the incremental revenue opportunity in this market and give its top line a substantial boost. Nvidia’s projected growth suggests that it could become a $5 trillion company in the next three years. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the second-largest company in the world with a market cap of $3.3 trillion as of this writing, and the chip designer has reached this position thanks to its ability to remain ahead of disruptive tech trends over the years. From making graphics cards for personal computers (PCs) to manufacturing powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chips for the training and deployment of powerful large language models (LLMs) to creating digital twins of real-world objects, Nvidia has come a long way since it was founded in 1993. The good part is that this tech giant still has room for more upside and it could even attain a $5 trillion valuation in the next three years. Let’s take a closer look at the catalysts that could propel Nvidia toward that valuation. Image source: Getty Images. The terrific demand for Nvidia’s AI graphics cards has played a central role in bringing the company’s market cap to where it is now. Specifically, Nvidia stock has shot up nearly eightfold since OpenAI’s popular chatbot ChatGPT was released in November 2022. Nvidia provided the graphics processing units (GPUs) needed to train ChatGPT, and it has remained the dominant force in the AI chip market since then. The company reportedly commanded a whopping 92% of the data center GPU market last year. What’s worth noting is that Nvidia is still the go-to supplier of AI GPUs for the top cloud computing companies and governments. The company’s revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (which ended on April 27) is projected to jump by 65% from the year-ago ******* to $43 billion. Its nearest competitor in the AI GPU market, Advanced Micro Devices, witnessed year-over-year revenue growth of 36% in Q1 this year to $7.4 billion. Nvidia, therefore, is still maintaining stronger growth levels despite having a much larger revenue base, driven by its terrific market share in AI GPUs. The data center segment accounted for 88% of the company’s top line last year, and it is going to play a central role in helping Nvidia reach a $5 trillion valuation. That’s because the size of the global GPU market is expected to grow by a whopping $388 billion between 2024 and 2028, according to market research and advisory company TechNavio. TechNavio points out that this massive incremental revenue opportunity in GPUs will be driven by the growing demand for these chips in both computer gaming and high-performance computing. What’s worth noting here is that Nvidia is the dominant player in the PC GPU market as well with a market share of over 80%. So, Nvidia is in a very solid position to capture a massive share of this lucrative opportunity. In fact, it could witness remarkable revenue growth over the next three years even if it loses ground in the GPU market. If we assume that Nvidia’s share of AI and PC GPUs falls to even 70% over the next three years, it could pull in around $270 billion in additional revenue based on TechNavio’s projection. The company generated $130.5 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025 (which ended on Jan. 26), which means that it could end up generating $400 billion in annual revenue in fiscal 2028, significantly higher than consensus estimates. NVDA Revenue Estimates for Current Fiscal Year data by YCharts Nvidia is currently trading at nearly 26 times sales. Assuming it trades at even half of that multiple after three years and hits the projected $400 billion revenue, it could indeed become a $5 trillion company. But can the company indeed clock such outstanding revenue growth? Nvidia’s ability to triple its revenue in the next three years depends on two factors. First, the GPU market will have to keep growing at a healthy pace. A big reason why the demand for GPUs deployed in data centers could keep rising is because of the shift toward accelerated computing. Data centers are expected to make a major transition from central processing unit (CPU)-based computing to GPU-based computing because of key advantages such as faster computing and less power consumption. A big reason why the shift toward GPU-powered computing could gain momentum is because of the huge energy savings that could be achieved. Data center electricity consumption is expected to double by 2030, and GPU-accelerated computing is expected to help keep a handle on that because of its ability to complete tasks more quickly. Nvidia sees a $1 trillion revenue opportunity in data centers thanks to the move toward accelerated computing. Given that it generated $115 billion in revenue from the data center segment last fiscal year, it still has massive room for growth in this space. The second factor that will decide Nvidia’s revenue growth over the next three years is its ability to sustain its market share in GPUs. A big reason why it is likely to remain the dominant player in this space is because of its deep relationship with foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, popularly known as TSMC. Nvidia relies on TSMC’s technology and fabrication plants for manufacturing its chips. It is worth noting that TSMC is the world’s leading foundry and enjoys a substantial lead over rivals thanks to its superior technology. Nvidia is now expected to become the biggest consumer of TSMC’s AI-focused silicon wafers, capturing a massive 77% of the latter’s production capacity this year as compared to 51% last year. This solid control over the supply chain is likely to help Nvidia maintain its AI chip dominance. As such, it won’t be surprising to see Nvidia actually tripling its revenue in the next three years, especially considering that it has additional catalysts coming into play as well beyond AI. That’s why investors should consider buying this AI stock — it seems built for more upside following the tremendous gains that it has clocked in recent years. Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks? Then you’ll want to hear this. On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a “Double Down” stock recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop. If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $351,127!* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $40,106!* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $642,582!* Right now, we’re issuing “Double Down” alerts for three incredible companies, available when you join Stock Advisor, and there may not be another chance like this anytime soon. See the 3 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 Harsh Chauhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Will Be Worth $5 Trillion in 3 Years was originally published by The Motley Fool Source link #Artificial #Intelligence #Stock #Worth #Trillion #Years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

AMD Computex 2025 Keynote Live Blog AMD Computex 2025 Keynote Live Blog Jack Huynh, the Senior Vice President and GM of AMD’s Computing and Graphics Group, will take the stage today in Taipei, Taiwan, for the company’s Computex 2025 keynote. The event begins today at 11 p.m. ET, and we’ll be covering it live here with all the latest updates. While we aren’t yet sure what the company will reveal, rumors have been circulating for months about AMD’s coming Radeon 9070 GPUs and next-gen Threadripper CPUs, so it’s possible those will make an appearance. We also expect to hear plenty about AI, AI, and more AI, spanning from desktop PCs and laptops to the edge and data center applications. Pull up a seat, the event begins shortly. Source link #AMD #Computex #Keynote #Live #Blog Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Canada says G7 finance ministers to focus on restoring stability, growth Canada says G7 finance ministers to focus on restoring stability, growth ********* Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks at a press conference during the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada on May 20, 2025. Cole Burston/ | Afp | Getty Images Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial democracies will try to agree on policies to restore global growth and stability, ********* Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday, acknowledging that tensions over new U.S. tariffs would continue. The meetings over the next two days in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alberta, will be about “back to basics” and will include discussions about excess manufacturing capacity, non-market practices and financial crimes, Champagne told a news conference. “I think to deliver for the citizens that we represent, our mission is really about restoring stability and growth,” Champagne said He said discussions would take place within the G7 and bilaterally with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the impact of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on trading partners, and that there would always be tension around such issues. “But at the same time, there’s a lot we can achieve together,” Champagne said. “There’s a lot that we are looking to coordinate, our actions, and really tackle some of the big issues around over-capacity, non-market practices and financial crimes.” Bessent has sought to push G7 allies to more effectively confront China’s state-led, export-driven economic policies, arguing that this has led to excess manufacturing capacity that is flooding the world with cheap goods and threatening G7 and other market economies. But G7 members Japan, Germany, France and Italy all face a potential doubling of reciprocal U.S. duties to 20% or more in early July. Britain negotiated a limited trade deal that leaves it saddled with 10% U.S. tariffs on most goods, and host Canada is still struggling with Trump’s separate 25% duty on many exports. Champagne also said that the G7 group would discuss ways to better police low-value package shipments from China to combat smuggling. The Trump administration has ended a duty-free exemption for ******** shipments valued under $800, which it has blamed for the trafficking of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals. Reducing fentanyl trafficking is critical to lifting Trump’s 25% duties on some ********* and ******** goods, as well as a 20% duty on ******** goods. Champagne appeared with Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and pledged to continue Canada’s support for Ukraine in its struggle against Russia’s invasion. He also said Canada is considering helping Ukraine build a *********-style pension system. Marchenko told reporters that he would seek to reiterate Ukraine’s arguments for strengthening sanctions against Russia, including through lowering the level of the G7-led $60-per-barrel price cap imposed on Russian crude oil exports. Source link #Canada #finance #ministers #focus #restoring #stability #growth Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Supergiant crustaceans may cover more than half of the deep-sea floor Supergiant crustaceans may cover more than half of the deep-sea floor Alicella gigantea, the world’s largest amphipod, may be more common than we had thought Maroni et al./Royal Society Open Science A giant crustacean that resembles a large white shrimp may be far more common across the deep sea than thought, with potential habitat extending over much of the ocean floor. “We have called this species rare for so long. We call everything in the deep sea rare,” says Paige Maroni at the University of Western Australia. “But in actual fact these species are probably more connected than we would have ever expected.” The crustacean, known as Alicella gigantea, has the distinction of being the world’s largest amphipod, growing up to 34 centimetres in length. But this “supergiant”, living on the floor of the deep ocean, hasn’t been easy to find. “Because [the deep sea] is so hard to get to, it’s been undersampled for so long, and we’re finally playing catch up,” says Maroni. She and her colleagues collected 75 records of A. gigantea, stretching back to the first collection of a specimen in 1899. These included finds in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. They also used DNA sequences from specimens across all three oceans to reconstruct genetic relationships among different populations. They found the specimens had been collected from depths ranging from 3890 to 8931 metres. They estimate that about 59 per cent of the sea floor falls within this range. The genetic data also suggested the specimens, although distributed across this vast area, all represented one genetically similar species. Maroni says this implies the crustaceans could live across far more of the ocean floor than sparse collections would suggest. The 59 per cent figure based only on depth is a maximum habitat extent, but is the best available based on the little we know about these creatures. Topics: Source link #Supergiant #crustaceans #cover #deepsea #floor Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Darwin dominance done, Suns clock on for next shift Darwin dominance done, Suns clock on for next shift Bailey Humphrey is chuffed to have earned the trust of his star midfield partners as Gold Coast clock on for their next AFL shift. The Suns have returned from a two-game stint at their second home – Darwin’s TIO Stadium – after tight defeats of the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn improved them to 8-0 at the venue. Sitting third with a 7-2 record, the club is well positioned for a maiden, overdue finals campaign but aware of their traditional struggles after rounding the turn in previous seasons. But Humphrey, 20, says they have adopted a mentality to ensure their minds aren’t still stuck in the Northern Territory. “We’ve got this thing called, ‘It’s your shift’,” he said. “We’ve banked those wins, celebrated them and now we have to refocus and head to Melbourne for our next shift.” Humphrey will notch 50 games against St Kilda on Sunday at Marvel Stadium, where his career began in 2023. “Hopefully I get chaired off and everything, that’d be nice,” he grinned. Source link #Darwin #dominance #Suns #clock #shift Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Nvidia says US export controls on AI chips to China were ‘a failure’ Nvidia says US export controls on AI chips to China were ‘a failure’ By Max A. Cherney and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -U.S. export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China were “a failure”, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Wednesday. “All in all, the export control was a failure,” Huang said adding, “The fundamental assumptions that led to the AI diffusion rule in the beginning, in the first place, has been proven to be fundamentally flawed.” The U.S. block on sales of advanced AI chips to China has forced companies there to buy semiconductors from ******** designers such as Huawei, while also spurring China to invest aggressively to develop a supply chain that doesn’t rely on manufacturers outside the country. Huang’s comments came after China on Monday urged the United States to “immediately correct its wrongdoings” and stop “discriminatory” measures following the U.S. guidance warning companies not to use advanced computer chips from China, including Huawei’s Ascend AI chips. The U.S. action seriously undermined consensus reached at the high-level bilateral trade talks in Geneva, a statement from China’s commerce ministry said, vowing resolute measures if the U.S. continues to “substantially” harm China’s interests. Huang, speaking at the annual Computex event in Taipei, said Nvidia’s market share in China dropped to 50% from 95% at the start of former U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration. (Reporting By Max Cherney and Wen-Yee Lee in Taipei; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree, Tom Hogue and Sonali Paul) Source link #Nvidia #export #controls #chips #China #failure Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]