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Second man charged over fires at home linked to PM Second man charged over fires at home linked to PM BBC A second man has been charged in relation to fires at two properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer, the Metropolitan Police has said. Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, was charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life following the fires in north London. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday at 10:00 BST. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts. Source link #man #charged #fires #home #linked Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

England restore Test cricket relations with Zimbabwe England restore Test cricket relations with Zimbabwe The restoration of cricketing ties between England and Zimbabwe will be completed on Thursday when Trent Bridge hosts a standalone four-day Test between the nations. For Ben Stokes’s men the unique fixture provides a tune-up before India visit in June for a marquee five-Test series, while for Craig Ervine’s tourists it could be the only chance in their careers to play an international on English soil. The last red-ball encounter between the sides came in 2003, James Anderson’s debut series, and they have not met in any format since 2007. “(England) is the only team I haven’t played against, so (this) would basically be my debut men’s international game against them,” 38-year-old Sean Williams, Zimbabwe’s premier Test batsman with five hundreds and an average of 44, told Reuters after supplanting Anderson as world cricket’s longest-tenured player. “When we talk about a 20-year career, that is an incredible thing to think about.” Both cricket and diplomatic relations soured by the mid-2000s, when Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe embarked on an economy-crippling land redistribution program which displaced thousands of white farmers and left the African country isolated from the West. Number-two ranked England will look to ‘Bazball’ exponents Harry Brook, Joe Root and Stokes to bat their opponents into submission and ease the burden on an inexperienced seam department in the abbreviated fixture. Gus Atkinson, on 11 caps, will lead an injury-hit attack missing veterans Mark Wood and Chris Woakes as Essex mainstay Sam Cook, with 321 first-class wickets at 20 apiece, prepares for a debut. “He’s kept knocking the door down, fair play to him,” said England selector Luke Wright. For the 10th-ranked visitors to defy all odds and catch England off-guard in Nottingham, leadership will be sought from those with local knowledge. Impressive strike bowler Blessing Muzarabani, averaging 22 for 51 Test wickets, spent two seasons with Northamptonshire and offers a point of difference with his two-metre frame, while top-order batsmen Ben Curran and Nick Welch, along with power-hitter Sikandar Raza, also have county experience. Zimbabwe have languished in cricket’s doldrums since the turn of the century, but used to punch above their weight in regular spars with the former colonial power. Their rivalry peaked during a 1996-97 tour when then-England coach David Lloyd infamously declared “we flippin’ murdered ’em” upon drawing a Test series, prematurely claiming moral victory before being clean-swept on the 50-over leg and conceding a hat-trick to chicken-farmer-turned-paceman Eddo Brandes. Source link #England #restore #Test #cricket #relations #Zimbabwe Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘PC gaming is now 30 years old,’ and I’m here to say ‘um, actually’ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘PC gaming is now 30 years old,’ and I’m here to say ‘um, actually’ When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Nvidia No one likes the ‘um, actually’ guy. Whatever momentary high an um-actually-********* gets from jumping on a technicality in an off-the-cuff remark is either completely drowned out, or worse, strengthened by the resulting collective groan. Unfortunately, today, I’m going to be the ‘um, actually’ guy. My target? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—this can only end well for me! During Nvidia’s live keynote at Computex 2025, Huang reflected on the success of GeForce and its position within the business today. On stage, Huang said that though the company owes a lot of its success to GeForce specifically, “our keynote is 90% not GeForce. But it’s not because we don’t love GeForce.” He then added, “GeForce RTX 50-series just had its most successful launch ever, the fastest launch in our history. And PC gaming is now 30 years old—so that tells you something about how incredible GeForce is.” So, what’s wrong with that? Well, setting aside the various issues that left much to be desired about the 50-series launch, it’s the simple fact that PC gaming easily pre-dates Nvidia’s GeForce product line. To begin at the beginning, the GeForce 256 debuted in October 1999 and is largely credited with introducing many PC gamers to the modern concept of a Graphics Processing Unit. Still, it’s not really fair to imply we wouldn’t have PC gaming without Nvidia; it’s understandable why the CEO of Nvidia would conflate the history of GeForce and the company with that of the platform itself during such a high-profile keynote but, simply put, PC gaming existed long before Nvidia was but a glimmer in Jensen Huang’s eye. You’re probably already groaning, but allow me to explain a little more: I’m dating myself here, but you wanna know which massively influential game I share a birth year with? Doom. That’s right, I’m as old as the first-person shooter genre as well as this here fine publication—but PC gaming is even older than that. Credit: Nvidia For a start, my American colleagues could probably wax lyrical about the Commodore 64 (to say nothing about this doughnut shop in Indiana that’s still using one of the 42-year-old machines as part of its register system). However, as a Brit, I’d be much more in my element talking about copying game code out of the back of a magazine for the ZX Spectrum from 1982. Conferring with my colleagues encouraged me to get even more into the weeds (should that be ‘conifer-ring’?); the whole concept of a ‘personal computer’ pre-dates the aforementioned 8-bit systems, with the term originating with the release of the IBM PC in 1981—and you can bet your bottom dollar that people were trying to play games on that too. Basically, the concept of gaming on an upgradeable computer as opposed to a console is definitely older than a mere 30 years. Story Continues There you go, that’s the ‘um, actually’—unless you’d like to hear the one about how PC gaming as we know it was technically born on an oscilloscope in the 50’s. Point is, we have always been asking ‘but can I play games on it?’ To say PC gaming is only three decades old takes an extremely narrow view of the history (to say absolutely nothing about what we lose when we focus on a purely Anglophone perspective). Computex 2025 The Taipei 101 building and Taipei skyline in Taiwan. Catch up with Computex 2025: We’re on the ground at Taiwan’s biggest tech show to see what Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and more have to show. But back to the here and now for Nvidia. The ‘PC gaming is now 30 years old’ comment was preceded by Huang saying, “GeForce brought AI to the world, now AI came back, and revolutionised GeForce.” Besides bold claims earlier this year that the Nvidia RTX 5070 released in February would offer ‘RTX 4090 performance at $549‘ thanks to DLSS 4 with AI-powered Multi Frame Generation, the company isn’t simply content to leverage AI neural rendering to enhance the performance of its graphics cards. To say Nvidia is all in on AI is perhaps akin to beating a dead horse. Recent Nvidia projects like G-Assist AI overlay as well as the actually pretty neat Signs, an AI-led platform designed to teach American Sign Language for free, are small potatoes compared to the $115.2 billion raked in by data centers alone this fiscal year. Nvidia EVP and CFO Colette Kress attributed this to, “Customers […] racing to scale infrastructure to train the next generation of cutting edge models and unlock the next level of AI capabilities.” These data centre earnings easily overshadow what is far from loose change made by Nvidia’s gaming division. Still, though PC gaming doesn’t begin or end with Nvidia, the company obviously still has tremendous influence over the space. A case in point would be the company’s stringent guidelines to the press covering the release of their latest graphics card, which you can read all about in Dave’s live Nvidia RTX 5060 review. Source link #Nvidia #CEO #Jensen #Huang #gaming #years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube – ABC News Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube – ABC News Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube ABC NewsWhat we know about the Palm Springs bomber LAistPalm Springs explosion: Palm Springs deputy fire chief unknowingly saved colleague’s embryos in deadly blast ABC7 Los AngelesFringe theories, a friend’s death and massive explosives: Portrait emerges of Palm Springs bombing suspect Los Angeles TimesFertility Clinic Bombing Suspect’s Father Breaks Down in Tears: ‘He Just Changed’ Yahoo Source link #Palm #Springs #bombing #suspect #appears #posted #bomb #tests #YouTube #ABC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Pilbara’s Wedgetail Brewery turns shed brew beer into Australia’s best with top honour Pilbara’s Wedgetail Brewery turns shed brew beer into Australia’s best with top honour A Pilbara brewery that started as a passion project for a pair of pilots can now lay claim to home of the best beer in Australia, after taking top honours at the world’s biggest annual beer competition. Wedgetail Brewing started as a dream from mates Howie Croft and Pete “Macca” McDonald, who built a brewery in their shed, and came full circle on Thursday when their Dark Lager earnt Champion *********** Beer and Champion *********** Independent Beer at the 2025 *********** International Beer Awards. The brewery name was inspired by the wedge-tailed eagles the duo would cross paths with regularly on their flights. The prestigious win comes as they beat out just under 2300 entries, with past winners including popular names Stone & Wood and 4 Pines Brewing. McDonald, who was in Melbourne to accept the award, said they didn’t give themselves a shot of winning against the industry big dogs. “We came down and were excited to benchmark our beer, and to win is amazing,” he said. Melbourne Royal senior manager Kirrily Waldhorn said the awards highlight the best that the country has to offer from all corners. Camera IconWedgetail co-founder Pete McDonald with the brewery’s prestigious awards. Credit: Melbourne Royal “Winning at this level shows that world-class beer isn’t limited to scale — it’s driven by commitment to craft and consistency,” she said. “To be recognised among the best in the world speaks volumes about the quality and ambition of our brewers.” Source link #Pilbaras #Wedgetail #Brewery #turns #shed #brew #beer #Australias #top #honour Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Indian boycott of Turkish coffee, chocolates and fashion grows Indian boycott of Turkish coffee, chocolates and fashion grows By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) -Small Indian grocery shops and major online fashion retailers are boycotting Turkish products ranging from chocolates, coffee, jams and cosmetics to clothing amid growing anger at Turkey’s support for Pakistan in a confrontation with India. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed public solidarity with Pakistan, another majority-******* country, after India conducted military strikes in response to an attack in Indian Kashmir by Islamist assailants. Cross-border fighting continued for four days before a ceasefire was declared. On Monday, the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), which supplies 13 million mom-and-pop grocery stores, said it was launching an “indefinite and total boycott” of all Turkish-origin goods, which would affect chocolates, wafers, jams, biscuits and skincare products. Indian fashion websites owned by Walmart-backed Flipkart and billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance have removed numerous Turkish apparel brands, according to three sources and a review of their websites. Flipkart’s fashion website Myntra removed listings of Turkish brands including Trendyol, known for women’s clothing, street and casual wear brand LC Waikiki and jeans producer Mavi, said one source with direct knowledge. Myntra removed the brands “in the national interest” without Walmart’s involvement, a second source with direct knowledge said. Reliance’s fashion website AJIO also removed Turkish brands including Trendyol, Koton, LC Waikiki from its app, and many of those listings were shown as out of stock on Monday. A source cited “national sentiments” as a reason. Flipkart, Reliance Retail and the Turkish brands Trendyol, LC Waikiki, Koton and Mavi did not respond to requests for comment. India has not ordered companies to boycott Turkey, and India’s annual $2.7 billion in goods imports from Turkey are dominated by mineral fuels and precious metals. But a consumer boycott could still be significant. AICPDF said its ban would affect around 20 billion rupees ($234 million) of food products. Apparel imports were worth $81 million last year, according to the Trading Economics reference website. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, one of India’s biggest apple-growing states, said on Monday he would ask for a ban on apple imports from Turkey, which were worth around $60 million last year. Moreover, last week Flipkart said it was suspending flight, hotel and holiday package bookings to Turkey “in solidarity with India’s national interest and sovereignty”. Indians have been cancelling holidays to Turkey and New Delhi has cancelled the security clearance of the Turkish-based aviation ground handling firm Celebi. Reuters reported on Friday that Air India was lobbying Indian officials to disallow rival IndiGo’s leasing tie-up with Turkish Airlines, citing business impact as well as security concerns sparked by Ankara’s support for Pakistan. (Reporting by Dhwani Pandya; Additional reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Aditya Kalra and Kevin Liffey) Source link #Indian #boycott #Turkish #coffee #chocolates #fashion #grows Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine – The New York Times Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine – The New York Times Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine The New York TimesPeace in Ukraine looks further away after Trump’s call with Putin CNNTrump says Russia, Ukraine agree to immediate ceasefire talks, Kremlin offers no timeframe ReutersDonald Trump’s strange reluctance to get tough with Putin The EconomistTrump to call Putin in a bid to end Russia’s ‘bloodbath’ war with Ukraine Fox News Source link #Trump #Backs #Demand #Russia #Declare #CeaseFire #Ukraine #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Tackling the ***’s cyber threats Tackling the ***’s cyber threats Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 20 May 2025 Tackling the ***’s cyber threats Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we report from the National Cyber Security Centre’s annual update on the state of *** security and examine the emerging threats. The chief data officer of Standard Chartered bank discusses preparing for artificial intelligence. We also look at the networking implications of GPU-based AI datacentres. Read the issue now. Source link #Tackling #UKs #cyber #threats Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Arsenal’s 2007 European champions – where are they now? Arsenal’s 2007 European champions – where are they now? Goalkeeper Emma Byrne played a key role in Arsenal’s dominance of the 2000s and early 2010s, winning 11 top-flight league titles, nine Women’s FA Cups and three League Cups. Over 16 years she made 459 appearances for Arsenal, the most in the club’s history. The former Republic of Ireland international was capped a record 134 times for her country, and in 2018 became the first female player to be inducted into the Irish Football Association’s Hall of Fame. Byrne left Arsenal in December 2016 at the end of her contract, and after playing for second tier Brighton in the 2017 Spring Series, announced her retirement at the age of 38. In 2019, she came out of retirement to join Terrassa FC in Spain, but an Achilles injury forced her to retire again. Byrne has since coached in Arsenal’s academy, worked as a goalkeeper coach with Ireland and provided punditry and commentary. Source link #Arsenals #European #champions Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Microsoft employee interrupts CEO’s keynote with pro-************ protest | Technology Microsoft employee interrupts CEO’s keynote with pro-************ protest | Technology A Microsoft employee disrupted a keynote speech by the company’s chief executive with a pro-************ protest at the company’s annual developer conference on Monday. Joe Lopez, a Microsoft firmware engineer who worked on parts of the company’s cloud-computing platform, Azure, was escorted out the Build conference by security nearly immediately after he confronted Satya Nadella. “Satya, how about you show how Microsoft is killing Palestinians,” Lopez yelled. “How about you show how Israeli war crimes are powered by Azure?” Pro-************ protester disrupts Microsoft keynote speech – video After the disruption, Lopez sent an all-staff email explaining his decision to stage a protest. “As one of the largest companies in the world, Microsoft has immeasurable power to do the right thing: demand an end to this senseless tragedy, or we will cease our technological support for Israel,” read the email, which has also been published on Medium. “If leadership continues to ignore this demand, I promise that it won’t go unnoticed. The world has already woken up to our complicity and is turning against us. The boycotts will increase and our image will continue to spiral into disrepair.” Organizers with a worker-led group called No Azure for Apartheid (Noaa) also organized a protest to coincide with the developer conference. The group has been protesting against Microsoft’s AI and cloud-computing contracts with the Israeli military for over a year. The company’s Azure cloud software has been found to have enabled Israeli surveillance of Palestinians and been used by the Israeli air force’s Ofek Unit, the unit which manages databases of potential targets for lethal airstrikes. Leaked documents also show that Microsoft has a “footprint in all major military infrastructures” in Israel, according to +972 Magazine. “One year ago, workers launched the No Azure for Apartheid campaign and petition in a state of urgency after 7 months of genocide,” wrote Anna Hattle, a Microsoft worker and organizer with Noaa, in an email to company leadership on 15 May. “We are currently witnessing the same crimes committed 77 years ago with one key difference: now, the Israeli Occupation Forces are carrying out this genocide at a much greater scale thanks to Microsoft cloud and AI technology.” skip past newsletter promotion A weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our lives Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion Lopez’s demonstration is the second of its kind in just the last two months. On 6 April, two Microsoft workers, Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal, disrupted a Microsoft AI event and called the company’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, a war profiteer. Both workers have since been fired. The status of Lopez’s job could not be determined. Google saw similar internal protests and mass firings last year over its contracts with the Israeli military and government. In response to the reporting on Microsoft technology’s use by the Israeli military, Microsoft said that a third-party investigation found “no evidence” that its technology was used to harm or target people. The activist group, Noaa, disputes the company’s conclusion. The company did not immediately comment on Lopez’s demonstration. “Leadership rejects our claims that Azure technology is being used to target or harm civilians in Gaza. Those of us who have been paying attention know that this is a bold-faced lie,” Lopez wrote in his all-staff email. “We don’t need an internal audit to know that a top Azure customer is committing crimes against humanity. We see it live on the internet every day.” Lopez’s protest comes just days after Palestinians marked 77 years since the Nakba, the Arabic word for catastrophe used to describe the when an estimated 750,000 Palestinians were forced to flee or were expelled from their homes in 1948. Source link #Microsoft #employee #interrupts #CEOs #keynote #proPalestinian #protest #Technology Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders launch a class action against Queensland Health over racial discrimination Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders launch a class action against Queensland Health over racial discrimination Queensland Health have been hit with a class action over allegations of racial discrimination that claim Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people received inadequate healthcare spanning three decades. The class action alleges First Nations people were withheld or denied adequate treatment, had their concerns dismissed and received substandard medical care, which was unlawful and breached the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). Litigators JGA Saddler filed the class action on Tuesday on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were subject to discriminatory conduct by the North West and Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Services between 1996 and 2024. Camera IconJGA Saddler director Rebecca Jancauskas said the state of Queensland needed to be held accountable for systematic racism experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the public health system. Photo: Supplied. Credit: Supplied JGA Saddler director Rebecca Jancauskas said the state needed to be held accountable for systematic practices that resulted in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who interacted with certain healthcare providers in Queensland receiving a lower standard of healthcare. “We’ve heard heartbreaking stories of First Nations patients being ignored, misdiagnosed, or dismissed in ways that would simply not happen to other Australians,” she said. “This case is about ensuring those voices are heard, and change is made. “No one should be treated differently in our hospitals because of their race.” Camera IconLitigators JGA Saddler filed the class action on Tuesday on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were subject to discriminatory conduct by the North West and Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Services between 1996 and 2024. Credit: Supplied Ms Jancauskas said the claim alleged the State of Queensland failed to take sufficient action to address concerns about systematic racism in hospitals and health services over 30 years despite investigations and inquiries identifying these issues. She said there were examples of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who had sought medical care from public hospitals and health services in the North West and Cape regions but been repeatedly dismissed, which the case alleges led to children dying. “This has sadly been the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have sought medical care from public hospitals and health services in these regions,” she said. “This case goes beyond individual harm. It challenges a pattern of institutional racism that continues to impact the health and lives of First Nations people across Queensland.” Camera IconThe class action alleges the state withheld or denied First Nations people adequate treatment, dismissed patients’ concerns and delivered substandard medical care to them breaching the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). Credit: Supplied Litigation Lending Services chief executive officer Susan Wynne said they were funding the class action to seek justice on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were failed by Queensland Health. “Every *********** has the right to access healthcare free from discrimination,” she said. “For too long, complaints of racism in the public health system have been minimised or ignored.” Queensland Health declined to comment on the case, as the matter is before the courts. Health Minister Tim Nicholls has been contacted for comment. Source link #Aboriginal #Torres #Strait #Islanders #launch #class #action #Queensland #Health #racial #discrimination Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, *** study finds | Internet Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, *** study finds | Internet Almost half of young people would rather live in a world where the internet does not exist, according to a new survey. The research reveals that nearly 70% of 16- to 21-year-olds feel worse about themselves after spending time on social media. Half (50%) would support a “digital curfew” that would restrict their access to certain apps and sites past 10pm, while 46% said they would rather be young in a world without the internet altogether. A quarter of respondents spent four or more hours a day on social media, while 42% of those surveyed admitted to lying to their parents and guardians about what they do online. While online, 42% said they had lied about their age, 40% admitted to having a decoy or “burner” account, and 27% said they pretended to be a different person completely. The results came after the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, hinted that the government was weighing up the possibility of making cut-off times mandatory for certain apps such as TikTok and Instagram. Rani Govender, the policy manager for child safety online at the NSPCC, said that digital curfews, while helpful, could not stop children being exposed to harmful materials online without other measures being put in place. “We need to make clear that a digital curfew alone is not going to protect children from the risks they face online. They will be able to see all these risks at other points of the day and they will still have the same impact,” she said. Govender added that the primary focus for companies and the government was to ensure kids are using “much safer and less addictive sites”. The study, conducted by the British Standards Institution, surveyed 1,293 young people and found that 27% of respondents have shared their location online with strangers. In the same survey, three-quarters said they had spent more time online as a result of the pandemic, while 68% said they felt the time they spent online was detrimental to their mental health. Andy Burrows, the chief executive of the suicide prevention charity the Molly Rose Foundation, said it was “clear that young people are aware of the risks online and, what’s more, they want action from tech companies to protect them”. He added that algorithms can provide content that “can quickly spiral and take young people down rabbit holes of harmful and distressing material through no fault of their own”. New laws were “urgently required to finally embed a safe by design approach to regulation that puts the needs of children and society ahead of those of big tech”, he said. Source link #young #people #prefer #world #internet #study #finds #Internet Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Physicists Say We Were Completely Wrong About How Gravity Works Physicists Say We Were Completely Wrong About How Gravity Works A theoretical proposal published in the journal Reports on Progress in Physics is making some bold claims about our previous understanding of quantum physics. Mainly, that we were wrong. The proposed theory grapples with the fact that quantum mechanics (basically modern physics) and general relativity (Einstein’s theory of gravity) both describe the universe perfectly, but are mathematically incompatible with each other. To make them work, the proposal suggests scrapping almost everything we think we know about gravity, as Live Science explains. Instead, the authors touch up the theory to match known and observable physics, something they call unified gravity. Although quantum field theory — the framework explaining how subatomic particles behave — is one of the most accurate theoretical concepts of all time according to theoretical physicist David Tong, it still leaves out classical gravity, which we know as the bending of space-time. Instead, unified gravity assumes gravity is managed by four connected components that perfectly interact with one another, a tweak that allows general relativity to respectfully play ball with quantum mechanics without sneaking off into other dimensions. In short, a model that physicists could actually test in real life. “The main advantages or differences in comparison with many other quantum gravity theories are that our theory does not need extra dimensions that do not yet have direct experimental support,” co-author Jukka Tulkki told Live Science. The discrepancy between the theories of physics and gravity has a long history. To get around it, some have proposed that the universe may be made of tiny chunks. Others, like the string theorists of the late 1960s and 70s, argued for a one-dimensional framework of particle physics. String theory ballooned into five separate theories back in the 80s, and has since come under increasing scrutiny as its proponents struggle to make any predictions we can actually prove. “Are you chasing a ghost or is the collection of you just too stupid to figure this out?” as Neil deGrasse Tyson quipped back in 2011. This new model is an attempt to skip all that. Going forward, there’s a lot of work to be done before we know if the budding theory bears fruit. “Given the current pace of theoretical and observational advancements, it could take a few decades to make the first experimental breakthroughs that give us direct evidence of quantum gravity effects,” Mikko Partanen, the study’s other author told Live Science. “Indirect evidence through advanced observations could be obtained earlier.” Still, it offers physicists a bold new trail to blaze in the long-running search to unite quantum physics with the theory of gravity — the possibility of unraveling the tangled secrets of the known universe. More on Physics: Physicist Says He’s Identified a Clue That We’re Living in a Computer Simulation Source link #Physicists #Completely #Wrong #Gravity #Works Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Australia cuts policy rate to 2-year low as inflation concerns continue to recede – CNBC Australia cuts policy rate to 2-year low as inflation concerns continue to recede – CNBC Australia cuts policy rate to 2-year low as inflation concerns continue to recede CNBCReserve Bank of Australia Cuts Rate as Global Risks Rise WSJAustralia dollar slips as RBA cuts rates, warns on global outlook Yahoo FinanceAustralian central bank reduces benchmark interest rate to 3.85% in second cut this year ABC NewsAustralia’s central bank cuts rates to 2-year low of 3.85% Reuters Source link #Australia #cuts #policy #rate #2year #inflation #concerns #continue #recede #CNBC Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

F1 Q&A: Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Newey, safety cars and rebuilds after accidents F1 Q&A: Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Newey, safety cars and rebuilds after accidents Why do people get so excited that Max Verstappen “is winning in an inferior car” when it’s clearly not an inferior car? – Bob Seven races into the season, there is a decent sample from which to draw conclusions about the strengths and weaknesses of the various cars. On pure qualifying pace, McLaren have four pole positions to Red Bull’s three, and the McLaren is quicker on average by 0.138 seconds a lap, or 0.163%. In race results, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has four wins, his team-mate Lando Norris one and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen two. Just distilling it down to those raw statistics, it is clear to see why “people” would say the Red Bull was an “inferior” car, as you put it. Because, on balance, it is true that the McLaren is the better car over a wider range of circumstances. But their relative performance changes depending on track characteristics. In particular, the Red Bull is strong in high-speed corners. That’s why its best tracks of the season have been Suzuka, Jeddah and Imola. This was not as clear at the time of the Japanese Grand Prix as it is now, and that probably explains the reaction at the time to Verstappen’s pole lap and win at Suzuka. That’s not to diminish the quality of his pole there. It was truly outstanding; the McLaren was slightly faster at Suzuka and either Piastri or Norris could have beaten it had they nailed their laps. But it is extra context. By contrast, when rear-tyre degradation is a big issue, and/or or the corners are slower on balance, the McLaren is a stronger relative package, especially in races. That’s how they can go from humiliating Verstappen and Red Bull in Miami to being beaten fair and square in Imola – although had Piastri held on to the lead at the first corner on Sunday, he may well have been able to take a defensive win in a similar fashion to Verstappen’s in Japan. At the same time, the picture is never fixed, because F1 cars are prototypes, and Red Bull have introduced upgrades at the past two races, whereas McLaren have not, really. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella put it like this on Sunday evening in Imola: “Red Bull have improved. They’ve been developing their car over the last couple of races, and I think they have taken a step forward. “And then, if you look at the speed of the corners, and we compare it with the speed in Miami, it’s a completely different regime. The car operates in a completely different part of the aerodynamic maps. “We know that our car is strong in track layouts like Miami, or Bahrain, or China. But when it comes to high-speed corners, like we have here in Imola, I don’t think we enjoy any particular advantage. “So, the track layout, the progress of Red Bull, I think they are the two factors that make that we didn’t have much advantage today.” Source link #Verstappen #Norris #Piastri #Newey #safety #cars #rebuilds #accidents Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Anger and praise for stripped-back state budget Anger and praise for stripped-back state budget Property and business groups have expressed anger over a pared-back Victorian budget but more free public transport was welcomed by others. Source link #Anger #praise #strippedback #state #budget Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Storm chaser watches tractor trailer drive directly into Kansas tornado Storm chaser watches tractor trailer drive directly into Kansas tornado Severe weather blitzed the central United States over the weekend, and AccuWeather Storm Chaser and Meteorologist Tony Laubach witnessed a near-catastrophe in northwestern Kansas on Sunday afternoon as a massive tornado touched down. “As we came up, we didn’t see the tornado right away, and then as we got closer, we could see just this monster tornado on the highway,” Laubach said. Just after stopping a few hundred yards from the towering twister, he watched two tractor trailers pass him, driving directly into the tornado. An arrow pointing at a tractor trailer just seconds before a tornado swept it off the highway in Grinnell, Kansas, on May 19, 2025. (AccuWeather/Tony Laubach) The two trucks were tossed off the highway by the powerful winds, and Laubach was worried the worst had happened. “I’m thinking, oh my God, everybody’s dead,” he recalled. “We checked on the driver of the semi, and he was hurt, but he was responsive and I’m like looking around at the other cars and kind of took a deep breath.” A tractor trailer and several other vehicles that were tossed into a field in Grinnell, Kansas, during a tornado on May 19, 2025. (AccuWeather/Tony Laubach) The field near the highway was littered with destroyed cars, but fortunately, they were all empty as they were being transported on the back of one of the tractor trailers. “A harrowing experience, just absolutely terrifying,” Laubach said. “Thank God they were OK.” This was one of 30 preliminary tornado reports received by the Storm Prediction Center on Sunday, with twisters touching down in five states. Source link #Storm #chaser #watches #tractor #trailer #drive #Kansas #tornado Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

MS Rumored to Be Testing Steam Integration Within MS Store (Potentially for Next-Gen Xbox, Too) MS Rumored to Be Testing Steam Integration Within MS Store (Potentially for Next-Gen Xbox, Too) Microsoft may have begun internally testing Steam integration within the Microsoft Store environment, with the intention of eventually bringing it to the next-generation Xbox console. Source link #Rumored #Testing #Steam #Integration #Store #Potentially #NextGen #Xbox Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Treasury yields flinch on Moody’s downgrade Treasury yields flinch on Moody’s downgrade U.S. dollar bills. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. stocks mostly eked out slim gains overnight, as investors look past Moody’s downgrade of the U.S.’ credit rating last Friday. This extends the markets’ rally from last week on the U.S.-China’s temporary trade truce. But there are dark clouds on the horizon. Moody’s downgrade continues to grip the bond market with the 30-year Treasury yield surging past 5% Monday, hitting levels not seen since November 2023. Bridgewater Associates founder and billionaire Ray Dalio warned that the U.S.’s lower sovereign credit rating understates the threat to U.S. Treasurys, saying the credit agency isn’t taking into account the risk of the federal government simply printing money to pay its debt. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon also cautioned that markets are too complacent on tariffs, and expects S&P 500 earnings growth to collapse as companies pull or lower guidance amid trade policy uncertainty. On the trade negotiations front, China accused the U.S. of undermining the two countries’ preliminary trade agreement, after the U.S. issued an industry warning against using ******** chips that singled out Huawei. Beijing has demanded that the U.S. President Donald Trump administration “correct its mistakes,” a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce told a reporter, calling the U.S. Commerce Department’s guidance “discriminatory” and “market distorting.” What you need to know today United States bond yields spikeU.S. Treasury yields were off their highs Monday afternoon but remained elevated after Moody’s downgraded the U.S.’s credit rating. The 30-year Treasury yield hit a high around 5.03%, reaching levels not seen since November 2023. China cuts key lending rate for the first time in 7 monthsChina trimmed its loan prime rates by 10 basis points Tuesday on a stronger yuan and easing trade tensions in a bid to boost growth. The 1-year LPR influences corporate and most household loans in China, while the 5-year LPR serves as a benchmark for mortgage rates. U.S. markets eke out slim gainsThe S&P 500 rose slightly Monday as investors looked past Moody’s downgrade of the United States’ credit rating. The benchmark added 0.09% to mark its sixth consecutive winning session. The Nasdaq Composite inched up 0.02%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 137.33 points, or 0.32%, due in part to UnitedHealth’s stock rebounding by an 8% jump after a recent bout of hard selling. Asia-Pacific markets rose as China cut its key lending rates to boost growth. Mainland China’s CSI 300 added 0.48% at 1:43 p.m. Singapore time. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index climbed 1.3% and Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.23%. Trump’s tariffs exacerbate customs fraudThe U.S.’s new tariffs have pushed ******** exporters to increasingly commit an existing shipping fraud, which works by significantly understating the value of goods or mislabeling them, often both. Shipments are then routed through shell companies that will fail to pay tariffs, default and cease operation. Experts warn that U.S. businesses are underestimating civil and criminal risks by partnering with such exporters. [PRO] BlackRock’s Rick Rieder says he’s found the ‘sweet spot’ in bonds right now even as the market flinchesRick Rieder, Blackrock’s chief investment officer, said he has found a “sweet spot” to invest in the bond market that comes with high returns and is high in quality. This specific segment trades rich since it gets crossover buyers from investment grade, he explained. Read more about his strategy here. And finally… U.S. joint military exercise with South Korea in Yeoncheon-gun, South Korea. Getty Images Trump wants a ‘one-stop shopping’ deal with South Korea on trade and defense, but there is a cost South Korea is trying to strike a deal to escape the U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the latter is “shopping” for more. He has pitched to share the costs of hosting U.S. troops in the allied country — bundling negotiations on trade, tariffs, and defense cost-sharing into a single comprehensive deal. Seoul has been sharing defense costs since 1991 in three areas, namely logistics, local labor, and military construction. In October 2024, Seoul agreed to raise its contribution for hosting U.S. troops by 8.3% in 2026, to 1.52 trillion won ($1.13 billion). While South Korean officials have reportedly said that defense payments are off the table, the country’s two leading presidential candidates, Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo, have hinted that they are open to discussing a defense cost-sharing agreement. However, such a transactional approach will damage the U.S.’s credibility, Hoshik Nam, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology and Political Science at Jacksonville State University, said. “In the long term, this position could reframe the U.S. as an isolated superpower.” Source link #Treasury #yields #flinch #Moodys #downgrade Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The Smurfs Are Back and Heading to Meta Quest The Smurfs Are Back and Heading to Meta Quest The Smurfs might be 60 years young but their not done yet, coming to Meta Quest for the first time later this summer. Source link #Smurfs #Heading #Meta #Quest Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says – AP News Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says – AP News Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says AP NewsNew Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver charged with assault after clash at detention center The GuardianRep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center The New York TimesDOJ says it has charged N.J. congresswoman with assaulting law enforcement at ICE facility NBC NewsU.S. attorney drops case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, charges Rep. LaMonica McIver for ICE protest CBS News Source link #Democratic #Rep #McIver #charged #assault #skirmish #ICE #center #Jersey #prosecutor #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

CD PROJEKT RED Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Celebrations for The Witcher 3 CD PROJEKT RED Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Celebrations for The Witcher 3 CD PROJEKT RED celebrates The Witcher 3’s 10th anniversary with concerts, comics, REDstreams, and more. Source link #PROJEKT #RED #Kicks #10th #Anniversary #Celebrations #Witcher Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Capcom Hints At Monster Hunter Wilds X Street Fighter 6 Crossover Capcom Hints At Monster Hunter Wilds X Street Fighter 6 Crossover DustMan5d ago I’ve dug into all of their classic fighting collections on day one. Finally getting every streetfighter, Marvel vs series, and now Capcom vs SNK and the best version of Alpha 3. If your a fan of fighting games Capcom has been very good to us lately. Source link #Capcom #Hints #Monster #Hunter #Wilds #Street #Fighter #Crossover Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

*** supermarket distributor suffers ransomware attack *** supermarket distributor suffers ransomware attack A distributor to the ***’s major supermarkets has said it is being held to ransom by cyber hackers. Logistics firm Peter Green Chilled supplies supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Lidl and Aldi, but it is not in the top 30 of *** food distributors. It told BBC’s Wake Up to Money clients were “receiving regular updates” including “workarounds” on how to continue deliveries. One of its customers, ****** Farmer founder Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, said pallets containing thousands of his products could go to waste. It comes after recent major cyber-attacks on Marks & Spencer and Co-op. A ransomware attack is where hackers encrypt a victim’s data and lock them out of computer systems, demanding payment to hand back control. In an email sent on Thursday, seen by the BBC, Peter Green Chilled said it had been the victim of a ransomware attack. It said no orders would be processed on Thursday, although any order prepared on Wednesday would be sent. It confirmed to the BBC the cyber attack happened on Wednesday evening but it was not in a position to discuss further. “The transport activities of the business have continued unaffected throughout this incident,” its managing director Tom Binks said. One of the supermarket suppliers affected is Mr Emmanuel-Jones. He said that he had “something like ten pallets worth of meat products” with Peter Green Chilled. He said if those products don’t get to the retailers in time they will have to be “thrown in the bin”. Ten pallets is “thousands and thousands of packs of products, sitting there, and the clock is ticking,” he said. “There’s no information. Everything along the chain has to be stopped, and then there are thousands of pounds worth of product that are just wasting away.” Co-op narrowly avoided being locked out of its systems during an attack which exposed customer data and caused shortages of stock. A ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack on M&S which saw customer data stolen and empty shelves. The retailer itself said it had suffered a cyber attack. Source link #supermarket #distributor #suffers #ransomware #attack Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

TykeAI for Quest 3 Standalone – A Chatty Virtual Companion who can “read-the-room” literally TykeAI for Quest 3 Standalone – A Chatty Virtual Companion who can “read-the-room” literally bunt-custardly|19m ago|Video|0| ▼ Info Add Alt Source CG says: In this video, we explore TykeAI, a standalone experience for Quest 3. Available via Patreon, this remarkable mixed reality AI experience utilizes pass-through technology, blending AR and VR in innovative ways. PC TykeAI cramgaming.com Read Full Story >> [Hidden Content] cramgaming.com Source link #TykeAI #Quest #Standalone #Chatty #Virtual #Companion #readtheroom #literally Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]