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‘This is a crisis’: New Apple report claims we’ll get no Siri upgrades at WWDC 2025 due to AI turmoil ‘This is a crisis’: New Apple report claims we’ll get no Siri upgrades at WWDC 2025 due to AI turmoil A new report claims we won’t see any AI Siri improvements at WWDC 2025 One source claims Apple’s AI strategy “is a crisis” while Bloomberg has seen internal data that shows Apple “remains years behind its competition” Apple is working internally on LLM Siri, which could bring the voice assistant up to speed with competitors If you were excited about seeing Apple’s AI-powered Siri at WWDC in June, think again. A new report claims we won’t get a glimpse of any Apple Intelligence voice assistant improvements next month. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple’s new Siri, which was previously expected to launch at the beginning of 2025, and instead was indefinitely delayed, will not be part of next month’s WWDC keynote. Instead, Apple is expected to focus on new Apple Intelligence features, such as a rumored Battery Intelligence, which will help extend your device’s battery life through the power of AI. You may like It’s claimed one senior member of Apple’s AI team told Bloomberg, “This is a crisis,” while another said Apple’s AI strategy has been “sinking for a long time.” Bloomberg says it has seen internal data which shows Apple “remains years behind its competition,” despite an internal shakeup and a new approach to its Siri strategy. While we’re unlikely to see anything related to Siri, it could be the case of “good things come to those who wait,” as this in-depth report from Gurman gives a deeper insight into Apple’s new AI strategy and the powerful tool the company is working on. A new AI model incoming? According to Bloomberg, “Employees say Apple now has its AI offices in Zurich creating a new software architecture to replace the problematic Siri hybrid—a so-called monolithic model, entirely built on an LLM-based engine, that would eventually make Siri more believably conversational and better at synthesizing information.” That project is codenamed LLM Siri, and would be a major upgrade to the voice assistant compared to not only what we currently have on the best iPhones, but even in comparison to the initial promise Apple showcased at WWDC 2024. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. It’s claimed Apple is training this LLM with synthetic data that allows the company to train the AI “without feeding actual user information into the models.” At WWDC 2025, we can expect Apple to show improvements to Apple Intelligence, while “sources say the company, despite its hopes for LLM Siri, is also preparing to separate the Apple Intelligence brand from Siri in its marketing.” Personally, I’m still optimistic Apple will turn its recent AI shortcomings around. If that means waiting longer for LLM Siri and functionality that allows me to truly harness the power of AI on my iPhone, then I’m willing to wait. Apple, don’t let me down. You may also like Source link #crisis #Apple #report #claims #Siri #upgrades #WWDC #due #turmoil Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

*** and EU Strike Brexit Reset Deal – The New York Times *** and EU Strike Brexit Reset Deal – The New York Times *** and EU Strike Brexit Reset Deal The New York TimesUK and EU announce deals on food, fishing, defence and *** access to passport eGates BBCEU-U.K. Deal Opens Door to British Arms Makers Accessing the Bloc’s Procurement Programs WSJ5 years since Brexit, are Britain and the EU getting back together? NPRBritain agrees trade and defence reset with EU Reuters Source link #Strike #Brexit #Reset #Deal #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Cat caught smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison Cat caught smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison Officers at Pococi Penitentiary in Costa Rica have caught a cat carrying two packages of drugs attached to its body. According to a statement on Facebook from the country’s Ministry of Justice, guards spotted the animal in a green area of the prison on 6 May, before capturing it. The cat was carrying packages containing 235.65g of ********** and 67.76g of heroin, authorities said, adding that the drugs have been confiscated and the animal handed over to the National Animal Health Service for health evaluation. Source link #Cat #caught #smuggling #drugs #Costa #Rica #prison Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered romance continues to blossom The Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered romance continues to blossom “Seeing the excitement from the Bethesda team” was “absolutely unreal”, according to Skyblivion project lead. Source link #Skyblivion #Oblivion #Remastered #romance #continues #blossom Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trade tensions spur consumers to spend less on discretionary purchases Trade tensions spur consumers to spend less on discretionary purchases A customer shops in an American Eagle store on April 4, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images After a bout of panic buying, more consumers are prepared to rein in their spending and live with less, recent studies show. Even President Donald Trump suggested that Americans should be comfortable with fewer things. “[Americans] don’t need to have 250 pencils,” Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “They can have five.” According to a study by Intuit Credit Karma, 83% of consumers said that if their financial situation worsens in the coming months, they will strongly consider cutting back on their non-essential purchases. Over half of adults, or 54%, said they’ll spend less on travel, dining or live entertainment this year, compared to last year, a new report by Bankrate also found. The site polled nearly 2,500 people in April. “Moving forward, people may not be able to absorb these higher prices,” said Ted Rossman, Bankrate’s senior industry analyst. “It sort of feels like something has to give.” More from Personal Finance: How to save on your grocery bill After ***, China trade deals, tariff rate still highest since 1934 Stagflation is a looming economic risk Economy is ‘at a pivot point’ While many Americans are concerned about the effect of on-again, off-again tariff policies, few have changed their spending habits yet. Up until now, that is what has helped the U.S. avoid a recession. Because it represents a significant portion of Gross Domestic Product and fuels economic growth, consumer spending is considered the backbone of the economy. “Consumers are still spending despite widespread pessimism fueled by rising tariffs,” said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist of the National Retail Federation. “While tariffs may have weighed on spending decisions, growth is coming at a moderate pace and consumer spending remains steady, reflecting a resilient economy.” However, now the economy is “at a pivot point,” according to Kleinhenz. “Hiring, unemployment, spending and inflation data continue in the right direction, but at a slower pace,” Kleinhenz said in a recent statement. “Everyone is worried, and a lot of people have recession on their minds.” Trump’s tariffs jump started a wave of declining sentiment, which plays a big part in determining how much consumers are willing to spend. “Any time there is this much uncertainty, people tend to get a little more cautious,” said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree. The Conference Boards’ expectations index, which measures consumers’ short-term outlook, plunged to its lowest level since 2011. The University of Michigan’s consumer survey also showed sentiment sank to the lowest reading since June 2022 and the second lowest in the survey’s history going back to 1952. “The cumulative effects of inflation and high interest rates have been straining households, contributing to record levels of credit card debt and causing consumer sentiment to plummet,” Rossman said. Tack on the Trump administration’s resumption of collection efforts on defaulted federal student loans and many Americans, who are already under pressure, will suddenly have less money in their pockets. As it stands, roughly half — 47% — of U.S. adults would not consider themselves financially prepared for a sudden job loss or lack of income, according to recent data from TD Bank’s financial preparedness report, which polled more than 5,000 people earlier this year. Another 44% of Americans said they think about their financial preparedness every single day. Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube. Source link #Trade #tensions #spur #consumers #spend #discretionary #purchases Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) coach Andrew McQualter’s concerning update for defender Jeremy McGovern Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) coach Andrew McQualter’s concerning update for defender Jeremy McGovern Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) coach Andrew McQualter has given a concerning update on veteran key defender Jeremy McGovern ahead of a trip to Adelaide. It comes as the first-year head coach revealed Adam Selwood had been working with the club’s WAFL side in the weeks before his sudden death. The Eagles saluted for their first victory of the season on Sunday, taking down Euro-Yroke (St Kilda) at Optus Stadium by 28 points. The win even came without their defensive general in McGovern, and they may need to battle without him again on Saturday against Kuwarna (Adelaide) with the 33-year-old still in concussion protocols more than two weeks after taking a blow to the head against Narrm (Melbourne). “Gov’s still in concussion protocols at the moment, and we will just see how this week progresses,” McQualter revealed on 7NEWS. “The medical team will have full authority over that, and they’re experienced in that space. “We’ll work with them and Gov through the week.” It would be a third week on the side lines for the five-time All-***********. McQualter also said small forward Matt Owies was likely to miss multiple weeks after being subbed out in the first half against the Saints with ice on his calf, but that he expected ruckman Matt Flynn to pull up well from a shoulder complaint. The Eagles’ emotional victory came in the wake of the tragic death of Selwood only a day before, and McQualter said the club would be supporting players and staff as an ongoing process across the coming months. “This is going to be ongoing for a little while for a lot of people,” he said. “There were a lot of deep connections with Adam for people throughout our organisation, and he had such a big impact on a lot of people. “Even as recently as a couple of weeks ago, (he was) helping out with our WAFL program, and he’ll be sorely missed.” Sunday’s victory was also a first since moving west for McQualter, the club producing their worst-ever start to a season with nine straight defeats. And McQualter said he was proud his players could rise to the occasion on an emotional afternoon in front of the home fans and earn their reward for hard work across the past fortnight. “It was a really difficult day for everyone involved and the football club,” he said. If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your Cookie Settings. To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. “We just spoke to our players about playing the game in the right spirit, being great teammates, and that’s what our guys were able to do yesterday, and that produced a win for us. “It was terrific reward for our guys. They’ve been toiling hard over the last four or five weeks. “We’ve put a lot of work into our game, and we’ve been starting to build a bit of belief without getting a win. “But to be able to put a fair bit of it together for four quarters and get that result, I’m really proud of the players.” Source link #Waalitj #Marawar #West #Coast #coach #Andrew #McQualters #update #defender #Jeremy #McGovern Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Macron thwarts *** over fish – and this is only the beginning Macron thwarts *** over fish – and this is only the beginning Brussels has landed a whopper of a “Brexit reset deal” on fish, securing 12 years access to British waters. It’s a significant victory for the European Union, a humiliating surrender from Sir Keir Starmer, and yet another example of Brexit-voting British fishermen being thrown under the bus. Britain originally pushed for a one-year deal, setting up annual negotiations on fishing rights to replace the five-year pact struck in the Brexit trade negotiations, which expires next year. That was the plan when the *** conceded to EU pressure in the final hours of those painful, high stakes talks that brought a deal signed on Dec 30 2020. But once Brussels has a concession, it never willingly surrenders it. Instead it uses it as a foothold to push for more. It demanded five years, which, after some haggling, brought Britain to make a compromise offer of three years. By Sunday, 24 hours before Monday’s ***-EU summit, Britain had moved to four years. European Commission negotiators, under pressure from EU capitals, especially Paris, were turning the screws. If Britain wanted to limit fish to four years, then the Swiss-style veterinary deal to boost trade would be limited to four years as well. Tying the two deals together would make it much harder to claw back more fish for British boats in the future. It’s an established Commission tactic; the first Brexit fishing deal expires at the same time as an agreement on continued *** access to the EU electricity market. The British wanted the veterinary deal to be kept permanent. Otherwise its decision to sacrifice Brexit freedoms and align with EU plant and animal health rules would look very weak. It would undermine the Government’s claims it will bring economic growth and lower grocery prices if the deal was temporary. Experts believe that the deal will bring a 0.1 per cent boost to GDP, which seems a moderate return for such a concession. But the deal will make it easier to export British fish to the EU, which is the major market for the ***, which exports most of what it catches. With the summit hours away, and Sir Keir hoping for a third deal with a major partner in recent weeks, the *** was in a weak negotiating position. This was the moment the EU was waiting for as the talks entered the endgame. The clock was ticking, as Michel Barnier used to say. The EU could easily walk away with no deal, but that was not an option for a Prime Minister bleeding support to Reform ***. If Britain wanted no deadline on the veterinary deal, it would have to pay big for it in fish, three times as much as it had offered. In the wee small hours of the morning, Britain surrendered and agreed it would last 12 years. Britain originally pushed for a one-year deal setting up annual negotiations to replace the five-year pact struck in Brexit trade negotiations – Nathan Laine/Bloomberg At this stage it is unclear whether this will mean fish catches on the same terms as the expiring deal, which would be an EU victory, or potentially allow even more. What is clear is that Sir Keir has surrendered one of the few points of leverage the *** had in its dealings with the EU, where fish is politically very important, until 2038. Experts believe that the veterinary deal will bring a 0.1 per cent boost to GDP, which seems a moderate return for such a major concession. The reset has also secured a defence pact with the EU and paved the way for *** involvement in EU rearmament programmes after Emmanuel Macron’s France insisted it was conditional on a deal on fish. The EU’s last minute ambush in the dying hours of the reset negotiations has paid off in spades. Brussels was always confident it would. There is precedent. The same thing happened during the last hours of the Brexit trade negotiations. Britain under Boris Johnson also caved on fish to get a trade deal, that prevented an economically devastating no deal and a return to World Trade Organisation terms. Mr Johnson at least had the excuse that he got a trade deal in return, rather than a reset agreement that merely tinkers around the edge of one already weighted in the EU’s favour. The negotiations with the EU were always going to be an uphill battle. Brussels knows that Britain needs the deal more than it does and that size matters. Its tough negotiation stance, which has secured a promise for more talks on youth mobility, is based on the belief that the heft of its Single Market with 460 million consumers will always tell in the end. That conviction was strengthened in these new talks because the *** does not have the shelter of a trading bloc at a time when Donald Trump is threatening to trigger a global trade war. The threat of Russia has also weakened Britain’s hand, although it made the defence pact easier to do and accelerated the reset. Britain has given away an awful lot for some modest gains. Brussels is ruthless about negotiating in the EU’s own interest, and its own interest alone. Sir Keir, a Remainer who once pushed for a second referendum, might have hoped he’d be given an easier ride by the European Commission than the Tories. In the end it was a case of plus ça change – the more things change, the more things stay the same. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more. Source link #Macron #thwarts #fish #beginning Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

MSI’s new 500 Hz QD-OLED monitor leverages AI tech to save it from burn-in MSI’s new 500 Hz QD-OLED monitor leverages AI tech to save it from burn-in MSI has shown off its new MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 gaming monitor at Computex 2025. This display is particularly notable for packing in an AI Care Sensor, which detects human presence and modifies what’s on-screen to prevent the chance of image burn-in. Additionally, the X50 boasts great performance specs. Read on for more details of the X50 and several other new gaming monitors we saw at the MSI exhibition space. MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 At the heart of this 27-inch 1440p monitor is what MSI calls a 3rd-gen QD-OLED panel. This helps deliver a heady mix of great color and contrast, plus high performance. In terms of color quality, the X50 delivers the striking contrast OLED panels are known for, with 99% DCI-P3 color coverage, and backed by certifications such as VESA ClearMR 21000 and DisplayHDR True ****** 500. You may like Performance is also top-notch, with the QD-OLED panel capable of running up to 500 Hz, and with the characteristic speedy response of an OLED, said to be 0.03ms GTG in this model. (Image credit: Future) As mentioned, MSI has some special AI sauce to elevate the appeal of the X50. Probably the most practical and welcome new AI feature is dubbed the AI Care Sensor. This enables “real-time human detection, dynamically adjusting settings to protect the monitor and boost efficiency,” says MSI. It will also power down the screen when it detects no one is there to view it. This AI relies on the combination of an NPU-based IC with an always-on CMOS sensor, built into the X50. The AI Care Sensor works in concert with MSI’s established OLED Care 2.0 system, which employs tricks like pixel shift, taskbar detection, multi-logo detection, and others to reduce the chance of burn-in. Last but not least, with respect to this feature, buyers are covered by a 3-year (OLED) burn-in warranty. MSI’s AI Navigator puts all the new AI features in one place. Here you will find the AI Menu zone, to “effortlessly adjust and optimize MSI’s AI settings in one place,” plus the AI Care Sensor settings. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. MSI MPG 242R X60N with ‘Rapid TN’ panel MSI also showcased the MPG 242R X60N in Taipei. You can probably decode MSI’s naming scheme yourself to conclude that this is a 24-inch monitor. However, it is aimed at a different gaming scene – those that demand the fastest 1080p performance possible. The X60N eschews OLED and packs a ‘Rapid TN’ panel, which is capable of up to 600 Hz refresh, paired with a 0.1ms GTG response time. These panels are usually weaker in terms of color quality, so MSI’s specs card sidelined such things, and all we know is that the X60N has VESA DisplayHDR400 certification. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) Other MSI monitors at Computex 2025 MSI has a new 27-inch dual-mode gaming monitor called the MPG 27RURDFW E16M. We are changing screen technology again, as this one packs a QD-enhanced Mini LED display with 1,152 zones. As a dual mode, this monitor facilitates one-click switching between 4K / 160 Hz and FHD / 120 Hz modes. Whichever you choose, the response time is 0.5ms GTG. MSI has a bit more to crow about with the color quality specs here. This model supports VESA DisplayHDR 1000, and has a quoted 98% DCI-P3 gamut, and Delta-E of less than 2. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) We also saw the MSI MPG 272URX QD-OLED. This is a 27-inch 240 Hz 4K monitor that uses a 5-layer tandem OLED display. Color quality stats shared by MSI include the VESA ClearMR 13000 and DisplayHDR True ****** 400 certifications. Again, there’s a 3-year OLED burn-in warranty, but we aren’t sure if this one is powered by the AI Care Sensor, even though it has AI Navigator on board. 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 #MSIs #QDOLED #monitor #leverages #tech #save #burnin Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., stops outside the House chamber to speak to reporters about the ongoining reconciliation budget negotiations in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy package Sunday night, two days after a group of conservatives voted to reject it. The vote was 17-16 along party lines, with the four Republicans who opposed the bill in committee Friday voting “present.” The outcome is a positive sign for the massive party-line bill after a significant setback Friday, but it will still need changes before it secures the votes to pass the full House. And if it does, it will face plenty of challenges in the Senate, where Republicans have made it clear it won’t pass without major changes. The package includes a major spending increase for immigration enforcement and the military, and it would extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which are scheduled to expire at the end of this year. It includes a series of cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and clean energy funding to pay for the trillions of dollars in tax cuts and new red ink. The successful vote was a product of Republican leaders’ making inroads over the weekend with conservative hard-liners who said the bill failed to achieve meaningful spending cuts and would increase the U.S. deficit. Those conservatives have insisted that Medicaid work requirements take effect immediately and that the clean energy tax credits be eliminated sooner. “I’m excited about the changes we made, and I will vote present,” one of the conservative hard-liners, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said before the vote. He ignored questions from committee members about what changes he was referring to. Norman, along with Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, all voted “present.” They voted against the bill Friday, preventing it from advancing. The committee’s top Democrat, Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, began by asking Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, to be transparent with the committee about what “side deals” were struck to flip votes. “Deliberations continue at this very moment. They will continue on into the week and I suspect right up until we put this big, beautiful bill on the floor of the House,” Arrington said. “We’re not going to disclose the deliberations. I’m not sure I could disclose all the deliberations.” “I don’t know anything about the side deals or any deal,” he said, adding that there is no score on deficits and impact from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Arrington added in response to inquiries about what changed in the bill, “There are no formal or final changes.” Roy said on X that the changes included making the Medicaid work requirements — currently scheduled to take effect in 2029 — kick in sooner and reducing “the availability of future subsidies” for clean energy. “But the bill does not yet meet the moment,” Roy said, adding, “We can and must do better before we pass the final product.” House GOP leaders struck an optimistic note earlier in the day. “We’re on track, working around the clock to deliver this nation-shaping legislation for the American people as soon as possible. … This really is once-in-a-generation opportunity that we have here,” Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on “Fox News Sunday.” Johnson said he expects the package will move to the Rules Committee by the middle of the week and to the House floor by the end of the week, so House Republicans can meet their self-imposed Memorial Day deadline for final passage. Source link #Key #House #committee #advances #Trump #agenda #bill #appeasing #conservatives Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Qualcomm to make data center processors that connect to Nvidia chips – Reuters Qualcomm to make data center processors that connect to Nvidia chips – Reuters Qualcomm to make data center processors that connect to Nvidia chips ReutersQualcomm to launch data center processors that link to Nvidia chips CNBCQualcomm’s Return to the Data Centre Market: Explained Data Centre MagazineNvidia unlocks NVLink for third-party CPUs from Qualcomm, Fujitsu Capacity MediaQualcomm signs AI pact with Saudi Arabia’s Humain, eyes return to data center CPU race digitimes Source link #Qualcomm #data #center #processors #connect #Nvidia #chips #Reuters Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

France to open new high security prison in French Guiana France to open new high security prison in French Guiana France will build a new high-security prison in its overseas department of French Guiana to house drug traffickers and radical Islamists, the country’s justice minister announced during a visit to the territory. Gérald Darmanin told Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) newspaper that the prison would target organised crime “at all levels” of the drug supply chain. The €400m (£337m) facility, which could open as early as 2028, will be built in an isolated location deep in the Amazon jungle in the northwestern region of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The plan was announced after a series of violent incidents linked to criminal gangs which saw prisons and staff targeted across France in recent months. The prison will hold up to 500 people, with a separate wing designed to house the most dangerous criminals. In an interview with JDD, the minister said the new prison would be governed by an “extremely strict carceral regime” designed to “incapacitate the most dangerous drug traffickers”. Darmanin said the facility would be used to detain people “at the beginning of the drug trail”, as well as serving as a “lasting means of removing the heads of the drug trafficking networks” in mainland France. French Guiana is a region of France on the north-east coast of South America. Its residents are eligible to vote in French elections and have access to the French social security system, as well as other subsidies. Its distance from the French mainland means drug lords “will no longer be able to have any contact with their criminal networks”, Darmanin told JDD. French authorities have long struggled to control the infiltration of mobile phones into the prison network. Tens of thousands are known to circulate through French jails. Earlier this year, the French government announced new legislation designed to crack down on the activity of criminal gangs. The measures will create a dedicated branch of the prosecutors’ office to deal with organised crime. It will also introduce extra powers for investigators, and a special protected status for informers. It will also see the creation of new high-security prisons – including the facility in French Guiana – to hold the most powerful drugs barons, with stricter rules governing visits and communication with the outside world. France has seen a series of attacks on prisons in recent months, which Darmanin has described as “terrorist” incidents that come in response to the government’s new legislation. The perpetrators of these attacks have set vehicles outside prisons alight, while Toulon’s La Farlede prison was hit by gunfire. In some incidents the perpetrators of these attacks have styled themselves as defenders of prisoners’ rights. The proposed new facility in French Guiana is to be built at a “strategic crossroads” for drugs mules, particularly from Brazil and Suriname, according to AFP news agency. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is the former port of entry to the infamous ******’s Island penal colony, where 70,000 convicts from mainland France were sent between 1852 and 1954. The penal colony was the setting of French writer Henri Charrière’s book Papillon, which was later made into a Hollywood film starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The BBC has contacted the French justice ministry for comment. Source link #France #open #high #security #prison #French #Guiana Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

These two U.S. airline stocks are buys and can surge around 30% each, UBS says These two U.S. airline stocks are buys and can surge around 30% each, UBS says UBS is growing more bullish on airline giants Delta and United . The firm upgraded both airline stocks to buy from neutral. Analyst Thomas Wadewitz’s $66 per share price target on Delta, up from $46, implies roughly 30% upside from Friday’s close. On United, his $105 per share price target — up from $67 — points to for 35% upside. “Recent tariff relief due to the 90 day agreement with China and framework with the *** support a shift in our base case from a downturn in the economy to stability / slow growth,” Wadewitz said. “A more stable economic backdrop and the recent rebound in the US equity market give us increased confidence in the resilience of international and premium revenue which had been our primary cyclical concern for both DAL and UAL.” DAL UAL YTD mountain Delta and United Airlines stock in 2025. The analyst expects greater stability in terms of demand ahead, given recent positive comments from Delta executives, which could be a tailwind for the broader segment. The analyst also upped his earnings outlook for both firms. “A more positive outlook for demand translates to stronger TRASM [total revenue per available seat mile] which is the key driver of the increase in our EPS estimates,” he said. We assume ~1 pp better TRASM in 2025 vs our prior models and 0.5 pp stronger growth in 2026E (off the higher 2025E base) for both DAL and UAL.” Delta stock has slipped 16% in 2025, while United has pulled back about 20%. Most analysts are bullish on Delta and United. LSEG data shows that 18 of 23 who cover the former rate it a buy or strong buy. On the latter stock, 20 of 23 analysts have a buy or strong buy rating. Source link #U.S #airline #stocks #buys #surge #UBS Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Emily Lopes: Perth mum suffers rare pregnancy condition placenta accreta Emily Lopes: Perth mum suffers rare pregnancy condition placenta accreta A rare and potentially-deadly pregnancy complication is on the rise across the country. For one Perth family, it almost cost a mother and baby their lives. Source link #Emily #Lopes #Perth #mum #suffers #rare #pregnancy #condition #placenta #accreta Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

India threatens two offshore funds holding Adani shares with penalties, document shows India threatens two offshore funds holding Adani shares with penalties, document shows By Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s markets regulator has threatened two Mauritus-based funds with investments in the Adani Group that they could face penalties and cancellation of licences for not sharing shareholding details despite repeated requests over two years, according to a document reviewed by Reuters. The Adani Group and its 13 offshore investors have been facing an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) since Hindenburg Research in 2023 alleged improper use of tax havens by the group, triggering a stock sell-off. The group has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, and its shares have since recovered. Indian regulations require that at least 25% of the shares of listed companies be held by public shareholders, but Hindenburg alleged the Adani Group breached those rules since some offshore funds with Adani company holdings were related to the conglomerate. The two Mauritius-based Elara funds – Elara India Opportunities Fund and Vespera Fund – had been asked since 2023 to provide “granular disclosures” of all their shareholders since they had “concentrated positions” in the Adani Group, according to a SEBI document dated March 28, which was reviewed by Reuters. “To date, this has not been provided by these FPIs (foreign portfolio investors) to SEBI … They have also not provided any reasons,” the document said, adding that such delays had “impeded the investigation into the Adani Group’s compliance with minimum public shareholding norms.” India’s Elara Capital and SEBI did not respond to Reuters queries. The Adani Group also did not respond. The SEBI document noted that Elara funds did not make disclosures about their acquisitions of certain Adani stocks exceeding 5% – as was required by Indian regulations. It did not specify the exact shareholding in question. Even though the funds are Mauritius based, they are registered with SEBI as FPIs, bringing them under compliance norms and scrutiny of the Indian regulator. The two funds have applied to SEBI to settle the matter without admitting guilt and by paying a monetary fine, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, who declined to be named as the investigation is confidential. It was not clear what penalties could they face eventually. In November, U.S. authorities indicted group chairman Gautam Adani and some other executives, alleging they paid bribes to secure Indian power supply contracts and misled U.S. investors during fund raising. Adani denies wrongdoing, and says the allegations are baseless. Story Continues At least two other offshore investors in Adani stocks – Mauritius-based Lotus Investment and LTS Investment – also did not supply information on Adani holdings when asked by SEBI, the two sources added. P.R. Ramesh, a lawyer who represent Lotus and LTS in India, did not respond to repeated requests for comment. (Reporting by Jayshree P Upadhyay; Editing by Aditya Kalra and Raju Gopalakrishnan) Source link #India #threatens #offshore #funds #holding #Adani #shares #penalties #document #shows Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘Pro-mortalist’ Guy Bartkus named as bomber in Palm Springs fertility clinic attack – The Independent ‘Pro-mortalist’ Guy Bartkus named as bomber in Palm Springs fertility clinic attack – The Independent ‘Pro-mortalist’ Guy Bartkus named as bomber in Palm Springs fertility clinic attack The IndependentFBI identifies suspect in fatal Palm Springs fertility clinic blast BBCWho was Guy Edward Bartkus? What we know about the Palm Springs bombing suspect Fox NewsTwentynine Palms neighborhood evacuated due to FBI explosives investigation; unclear if it’s connected to Palm Springs explosion ABC7 Los AngelesSuspect in Palm Springs Explosion at Fertility Clinic Is Said to Have Died in Blast The New York Times Source link #Promortalist #Guy #Bartkus #named #bomber #Palm #Springs #fertility #clinic #attack #Independent Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

RBA interest rates: Borrowers tipped to win interest rate relief despite trade tensions easing and strong jobs RBA interest rates: Borrowers tipped to win interest rate relief despite trade tensions easing and strong jobs The Reserve Bank is widely tipped to cut interest rates on Tuesday despite an easing of trade war tensions and strong jobs growth. Source link #RBA #interest #rates #Borrowers #tipped #win #interest #rate #relief #trade #tensions #easing #strong #jobs Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Keepit to expand SaaS backup footprint and intelligent automation Keepit to expand SaaS backup footprint and intelligent automation Denmark-based SaaS backup provider Keepit is adding to functionality in June and July that includes support for Atlassian dev workflow tools Jira and Confluence, as well as Okta’s access management tool that’s used in Google Workspace. These come quickly on the heels of anomaly detection capability in backups added in April and sit alongside longer term roadmap items that include development of a threat library that can be scanned alongside backup jobs and automated intelligent restores built around customer RPOs and RTOs. Keepit is working on expanding its footprint among SaaS applications with the addition of backup support for Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence products. These are, respectively, enterprise development workflow and tracking and corporate wiki software. Anomaly detection functionality added last month uses insight it can gain from holding large amounts of data from a customer and comparing it over time for anomalies, said Michael Amsinck, chief product officer with Keepit. “We can look at the data in a very unique way, to say, ‘Can we see any trends happening with your data?’. One of the biggest things is, of course, if snapshot one compared to snapshot two has decreased by X amount of gigabytes, that could be a first red flag that something is going on in your organisation,” said Amsinck. “In the very infancy of anomaly detection, it’s actually all about data size. It could be how many objects are there or types of objects that we know are harmful that we can flag early on.” Key challenges for Keepit when developing new functionality include determining the criticality of workloads. “When you ask 10 different companies, they will give you most likely nine different answers,” said Amsinck. “But there are some common points among the customer base. They’ll be on Microsoft or Google, Entra ID or Okta access management. Then maybe they’re using Teams or Slack.” Keepit already has Entra ID integration. Okta will come in July. Longer term, Amsinck talked about development of a threat library, in partnership with a third party. So, for example, as backups are run, the threat library is scanned for potential multiple external factors that could result in disruption. “I wouldn’t call it a roadmap item yet. It’s sort of like a discovery point,” said Amsinck, who expanded on the potential complexity of SaaS deployments as a vulnerability to organisations. “It’s very easy to acquire a SaaS tool. You just go in, swipe your credit card and now you have a SaaS tool. “And, it’s equally easy to connect that SaaS tool with some other SaaS tool that is within your stack. So, all of a sudden you could intentionally and unintentionally have a very big cobweb of SaaS applications that are tied together, which means that a potential bad actor now has different attack vectors. So, there are different threats that could occur other than the classic ransomware that you would have to be aware of.” Here, said Amsinck, Keepit would look to partner with someone with threat expertise to develop a threat library that runs whenever a backup runs. Another big item on the horizon for Keepit is to add more intelligent automation to restores. That’s likely to appear “probably within this year”, but with no firm timeline yet, said Amsinck. Here the aim is to allow a company to restore data in a way that best suits their recovery point objectives (RPOs) and recovery time objectives (RTOs). “If the expectation is, ‘I’m just going to restore everything at once’, that’s not going to be very useful because a customer could have one drive that’s many, many terabytes,” said Amsinck. “Instead, it could say, who are the most important people in the company and what amount of data do we need? So rather than saying, I want all five years-worth of data, I need the last month’s-worth of data to get us back on track.” Setting that up would start when a customer begins their backup journey with Keepit. So, when they design and orchestrate their backup they also reverse engineer that for restores, said Amsinck: “So, we would go in and ask a few questions such as, ‘Select the top 10 people, what’s the retention rate you want?’. It’s in the early stages of sort of design flows and doing these things currently.” Keepit is one of a number of SaaS cloud-to-cloud backup products and services that have arisen to fill the gap left by cloud providers not offering real backup natively for SaaS apps. A key feature of Keepit is that it runs its own datacentre capacity, so all backups are independently held away from where source SaaS applications reside. Keepit has regions based around datacentre capacity in Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Zurich, Sydney, Toronto and Washington DC. Each region is treated as a sovereign availability zone with no data moved between them unless approved by the customer. Each region has two active-active datacentres with full-site failover between them. Keepit does not charge for ingress, egress or capacity, but charges by the seat. Keepit backup is designed to run one or two times a day on an incremental forever schema. 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The day Chicago got a dusty taste of ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ The day Chicago got a dusty taste of ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ “A gentle wind followed the rain clouds, driving them on northward, a wind that softly clashed the drying corn,” wrote John Steinbeck in Chapter 1 of “The Grapes of Wrath,” his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel charting the stormy upheaval faced by those who toiled on the American prairie in the 1930s. “Little by little,” he wrote, “the sky was darkened by the mixing dust, and the wind felt over the earth, loosened the dust, and carried it away. The wind grew stronger. The rain crust broke and the dust lifted up out of the fields and drove gray plumes into the air like sluggish smoke.” We associate such images with the Oklahoma of Woody Guthrie (“I am made out of this dust and out of this fast wind”), but on Friday, Chicagoland had its own encounter with a dust storm. Clouds of the stuff — what stuff? — darkened our sky, obscured our view as walked our dogs, blew through our high school graduation ceremonies, halted plane departures at Midway Airport and made freeway travel even more difficult than usual thanks to the sensation of driving into a great wall of dust. Fans of Beyoncé, slated to play Saturday night at Solider Field, fretted that their visibility would be limited by more than the cowboy hats on their heads. Chicagoans headed out from their homes to find a Friday dust cloud coming at them with the intensity of the raging infected souls in the dystopian TV show “The Last of Us.” Chicago, we should note, did not experience the Friday tornadoes that ravaged cities like St. Louis, where loss of life occurred. At least 14 people died in Kentucky and seven in Missouri. But Friday still was an extraordinary day, so much so that those of us who have been around these parts a while racked our brains as to when we previously had seen the like. Weather forecasters were doing the same. The National Weather Service said that this was first time it ever had issued a dust storm warning that included the city of Chicago. What happened? “Thunderstorms in central Illinois produced a big push of wind (60 to 70 mph) that surged northward into our area,” the National Weather Service said. “As the winds moved over dry farmlands, it collected and suspended dust into the air. The trajectory of the push of wind was oriented into the Chicago area. Hence, we got a dust storm.” But that didn’t answer the question of why this hadn’t happened since the notorious Dust Bowl of Steinbeck’s writing. Some pointed to the exceptionally dry conditions in central Illinois this spring even as the fields had been recently tilled. Some noted the exceptional speed of the winds around Bloomington and Normal that pushed the dust to the north. Some fretted over agricultural practices that made such events more likely, issuing timely reminders that the problem of soil erosion in the Land of Lincoln did not disappear in Steinbeck’s era. So noted. As in all such events, there were winners as well as losers. With Chicago vehicles coated in a thin film of earthy particles, Chicago’s car washes had a banner Saturday. Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email *****@*****.tld. Source link #day #Chicago #dusty #taste #Grapes #Wrath Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

How President Trump is sparking a crypto revolution in America – NPR How President Trump is sparking a crypto revolution in America – NPR How President Trump is sparking a crypto revolution in America NPRBreaking Down Trump’s Entanglements With Crypto WSJPresident Trump Urges U.S. to Engage with Bitcoin as Wall Street and Trillion-Dollar Firms Show Interest The DefiantHow US Crypto Firms Navigate Trump’s New Playbook ForbesCrypto industry praises Trump, calls for market clarity France 24 Source link #President #Trump #sparking #crypto #revolution #America #NPR Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Intel launches $299 Arc Pro B50 with 16GB of memory, ‘Project Battlematrix’ workstations with 24GB Arc Pro B60 GPUs Intel launches $299 Arc Pro B50 with 16GB of memory, ‘Project Battlematrix’ workstations with 24GB Arc Pro B60 GPUs Intel has announced its Arc Pro B-series of graphics cards at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan, with a heavy focus on AI workstation inference performance boosted by segment-leading amounts of VRAM. The Intel Arc Pro B50, a compact card that’s designed for graphics workstations, has 16GB of VRAM and will retail for $299, while the larger Intel Arc Pro B60 for AI inference workstations slots in with a copious 24GB of VRAM. While the B60 is designed for powerful ‘Project Battlematrix’ AI workstations sold as full systems ranging from $5,000 to $10,000, it will carry a roughly $500 per-unit price tag. 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) Intel has focused on leveraging the third-party GPU ecosystem to develop its Arc Pro cards, in contrast to its competitors, who tend to release their own-branded cards for the professional segment. That includes partners like Maxsun, which has developed a dual-GPU card based on the B60 GPU. Other partners include ASRock, Sparkle, GUNNR, Senao, Lanner, and Onix. Both the B50 and B60 GPUs are now being sampled to Intel partners, as evidenced by a robust display of partner cards and full systems on display, and will arrive on the market in the third quarter of 2025. Intel will initially launch the cards with a reduced software featureset, but will add support for features like SRIOV, VDI, and manageability software in the fourth quarter of the year. You may like Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Intel Arc Pro B50 has a compact dual-slot design for slim and small-form-factor graphics workstations. It has a 70W total board power (TBP) rating and does not have external power connectors. The GPU wields 16 Xe cores and 128 XMX engines that deliver up to 170 peak TOPS, all fed by 16GB of VRAM that delivers 224 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The card also sports a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, which Intel credits with speeding transfers from system memory, ultimately delivering 10 to 20% more performance in some scenarios. The B50’s 16GB of memory outweighs its primary competitors in this segment, which typically come armed with 6 or 8GB of memory. The card also has certified drivers that Intel claims deliver up to 2.6X more performance than the baseline gaming drivers. Intel shared a slew of benchmarks against the competing Nvidia RTX A1000 8GB and the previous-gen A50 6GB, but as with all vendor-provided benchmarks, take them with a grain of salt (we included the test notes at the end of the article). In graphics workloads, Intel claims up to a 3.4X advantage over its previous-gen A50, and solid gains across the board against the RTX A1000. It sports similar advantages in a spate of AI inference benchmarks. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Intel Arc Pro B60 has 20 Xe cores and 160 XMX engines fed by 24GB of memory that delivers 456 GB/s of bandwidth. The card delivers 197 peak TOPS and fits into a 120 to 200W TBP envelope. This card also comes with a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Intel supports multiple B60 GPUs on a single board, as evidenced by Maxsun’s GPU, with software support in Linux for splitting workloads across both GPUs (each GPU interfaces with the host on its own bifurcated PCIe 5.0 x8 connection). Intel’s benchmarks again highlighted the advantages of the B60’s 24GB of memory vs the competing RTX 200 Ada 16GB and RTX 5060Ti 16GB GPUs, claiming this can impart gains of up to 2.7X over the competition in various AI models. Intel also highlighted the advantages of higher memory capacity in model size, context, and concurrency scaling. Image 1 of 6 (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) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Intel Arc Pro B60 will primarily come in pre-built inference workstations ranging from $5,000 to $10,000, dubbed Project Battlematrix. The goal is to combine hardware and software to create one cohesive workstation solution. However, the per-unit cost will be in the range of $500 per GPU, depending on the specific model. Project Battlematrix workstations, powered by Xeon processors, will come with up to eight GPUs, 192GB of total VRAM, and support up to 70B+ parameter models. Intel is working to deliver a validated full-stack containerized Linux solution that includes everything needed to deploy a system, including drivers, libraries, tools, and frameworks, that’s all performance optimized, allowing customers to hit the ground running with a simple install process. Intel will roll out the new containers in phases as its initiative matures. Intel also shared a roadmap of the coming major milestones. The company is currently in the enablement phase, with ISV certification and the first container deployments coming in Q3, eventually progressing to SRIOV, VDI, and manageability software deployment in Q4. Image 1 of 12 (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) (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) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Intel’s partners had multiple Project Battlematrix systems up and running live workloads in the showroom, highlighting that development is already well underway. One demo included a system running the full 675B parameter Deepseek model entirely on a single eight-GPU system, with 256 experts running on the CPU and the most frequently used experts running on the GPU. Other demos included running and finding bugs in code, an open enterprise platform for building RAGs quickly, and a RAG orchestration demo, among others. As noted above, the Intel Arc Pro B50 and Intel Arc Pro B60 will arrive on the market in the third quarter of 2025. Image 1 of 16 (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) (Image credit: Tom’s Harware) Source link #Intel #launches #Arc #Pro #B50 #16GB #memory #Project #Battlematrix #workstations #24GB #Arc #Pro #B60 #GPUs Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Premiership Rugby talking points: Danny Care, Freddie Steward, Adam Radwan and more Premiership Rugby talking points: Danny Care, Freddie Steward, Adam Radwan and more England will announce a training squad for their tour of Argentina and the United States later this week. With those picked for the British and Irish Lions and players from Bath and Northampton, who are preparing for European finals, to be left out, there are some intriguing options pushing hard. Uncapped full-back Joe Carpenter put in another classy display at the back in the win over Bristol and has been integral to *****’s late-season form. Team-mate Raffi Quirke came off the bench to score a sharp try, after Harry Randall had done similar for Bristol in the first half. Fellow nine Jack van Poortvliet impressed again for Leicester, delivering zippy service and setting up Joe Woodward’s try with a well-weighted cross-field bomb. Winger Adam Radwan now has nine tries in nine games since joining Tigers mid-season from Newcastle and will be difficult to ignore. Seb Atkinson purred in Gloucester’s midfield, deftly setting up Chris Harris and teenage wing Jack Cotgreave for tries and racing away for one of his own, as they beat Newcastle. Saracens number eight Tom Willis took out some of his frustration at being overlooked for the Lions with a big hit on Henry Pollock in Saracens’ loss to Northampton. Exeter back row Ethan Roots, whose last appearance for England was back in March 2024, also put in a timely performance, menacing the breakdown and rattling ribs in the loose against Harlequins. Will Evans, who leads the league’s turnover charts with team-mate Jack Kenningham, was also in typically light-fingered form, pilfering ball on the floor. The last time England toured Argentina in a Lions year, a teenage Tom Curry made his debut. Only injury has shifted him from England’s back row ever since. Opportunity knocks. Source link #Premiership #Rugby #talking #points #Danny #Care #Freddie #Steward #Adam #Radwan Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Google I/O 2025: What to Expect From Google’s Annual Developer Conference on May 20 Google I/O 2025: What to Expect From Google’s Annual Developer Conference on May 20 Google I/O 2025 is set to kick off on Tuesday, and the company is expected to announce several new features at its annual developer conference. Technology enthusiasts and developers can look forward to learning about new features coming with the Android 16 update later this year, as well as new features powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Google and Samsung could also give us another look at the latter’s extended reality (XR) headset, which is expected to debut later this year. Google I/O 2025: What to Expect From Google’s Upcoming Event Last week, we got a good look at several new features and updates to the Android 16 user interface (UI) via “The Android Show” livestream. These new features are expected to roll out to users later this year with Android 16. With that out of the way, the company is now expected to focus its attention on unveiling upcoming updates to its AI, cloud and XR services at the upcoming event. Google could announce new features coming to its Gemini AI chatbot on Tuesday. The company has recently added support for new features, including the ability to point a smartphone’s camera at various objects, or share their screen with the chatbot to receive responses. The company could also take the wraps off more powerful or efficient AI models at Google I/O. Last year, Google showed off an advanced AI assistant that it referred to as Project Astra. While some of these features, such as the ability to “see” objects using a smartphone’s camera have made their way to Gemini AI, the company could unveil more advanced Project Astra features at its upcoming developer conference. We might also see a tighter AI integration with the company’s products, including Google Search. AI Overviews and the recently introduced AI Mode are already accessible to users, so it will be interesting to see how the company plans to upgrade its search experience for web search and mobile app users. A recent report from The Information indicates that an image search focused app is also in development at Google, and that the company could unveil it at the upcoming Google I/O event. This app is said to be similar to Pinterest, allowing users to save and curate images and pages they see online for easy access. Samsung’s next-gen XR headset (dubbed Project Moohan) was previously unveiled by the company along with some details of how it functions, and we can expect to see more about the device and Google’s new operating system that it runs on — Android XR. Google recently showed off a new pair of smart glasses that resemble a pair of spectacles, and we could also learn more about these wearables on Tuesday. It’s worth noting that Google could also reveal additional features and functionality coming to Android 16, Wear OS 6, and Android TV 16 at the event — especially if they work with unannounced AI features. Similarly, we can expect to learn more about Google’s apps such as Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, and other apps that could gain additional functionality with the integration of new AI features. Source link #Google #Expect #Googles #Annual #Developer #Conference Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Singer returns to stand in Diddy sex trafficking trial Singer returns to stand in Diddy sex trafficking trial Pop singer Dawn Richard is set to return to the witness stand in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial, after telling a jury last week that she saw the hip-hop mogul physically and emotionally abuse his then-girlfriend for years. Richard, a former member of the pop group Danity Kane, described an incident at Combs’ Los Angeles home in 2009 when she said Combs beat his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura and dragged her upstairs by the hair. Richard then said she heard breaking glass and screaming. Richard testified Combs called her and others who witnessed the alleged assault into the studio the next day, gave them flowers and said their careers would be harmed if they reported the incident. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs has been held since September in a Brooklyn jail when not in court. If convicted on all counts, he could face 15 years to life in prison. The 38-year-old Ventura, a rhythm and blues singer known as Cassie, said over four days of testimony last week that Combs coerced and blackmailed her into taking part in days of drug-fuelled sex parties he called “Freak Offs”, which are at the heart of the prosecution’s case. Ventura, the prosecution’s star witness, said she suffered years of physical and emotional abuse during their tumultuous relationship. Ventura, who is in a late stage of pregnancy with her third child and completed her testimony last week, told jurors Combs ****** her in August 2018 at her home after they broke up. “I just remember crying and saying no but it was very fast,” she said last week, as her voice trailed off. A lawyer representing Combs on Friday sought to undercut Ventura’s ***** claim, showing jurors text messages indicating Ventura had consensual sex with Combs a month after the alleged *****. The trial in Manhattan federal court, which has drawn intense media coverage because of Combs’ wealth and towering influence in the music industry, could last up to two months. Combs, previously known as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, founded Bad Boy Records, and is credited with helping turn artists like Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Notorious B.I.G. and Usher into stars in the 1990s and 2000s. Part of the criminal case stems from Ventura’s November 2023 civil lawsuit against Combs. She testified that he agreed after 24 hours to settle for $US20 million ($A31 million). Richard has filed a civil lawsuit against Combs alleging he subjected her to inhumane working conditions, including groping and assaulting her. The lawsuit says Richard saw Combs brutally beat Ventura on many occasions. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Lifeline 13 11 14 Men’s Referral Service 1300 766 491 Source link #Singer #returns #stand #Diddy #sex #trafficking #trial Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Doctor reveals what you should always do two hours before flying to avoid getting sick Doctor reveals what you should always do two hours before flying to avoid getting sick Travelers should pop zinc and vitamin C two hours before arriving at crowded transit hubs like airports and bus terminals, according to Wyoming-based hospital physician Dr. Steve Burgess. Airplanes, trains, and buses pack numerous people into enclosed spaces with recirculated air, and adding the stress of travel, interrupted sleep and exposure to new environments creates the “perfect storm” of conditions to weaken the immune system. Taking the germ-blasting supplements within the crucial window is a critical component that often goes ignored and gives your immune system a targeted boost to battle a bug when it needs it most, explained Burgess, who often sees physicians fall ill at the medical conferences he leads for CME Vacations. Airplanes packed with people add to the “perfect storm” of conditions that weaken the immune system during travel. stnazkul – stock.adobe.com “Think of it like putting up your umbrella right before walking into the rain, rather than waiting until you’re already soaked,” he said. “These supplements temporarily enhance certain immune functions, but that enhancement only lasts for a few hours.” For long journeys with connections, consider taking another dose before each new flight or train ride, the doc added, but within reason. “I’ve seen many common misconceptions among travelers — from mega-dosing vitamins throughout entire trips to exclusively blaming airplane air quality while ignoring surface contact,” said Burgess. Zinc helps prevent viruses from multiplying and infecting the respiratory tract, and even has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that can protect against autoimmune diseases and allergies. Taking zinc within 24 hours of onset can help reduce the duration and severity of colds, studies show. Another tip is to take zinc lozenges rather than tablets. The lozenges give the mighty mineral direct contact with the throat and respiratory tract, where many infections begin. Burgess recommends taking 15 to 25 milligrams of zinc and 500 to 1000 milligrams of vitamin C. sonyachny – stock.adobe.com Vitamin C boosts various cellular functions of the immune system that help prevent infections. “It doesn’t require expensive supplements or complicated regimens,” Burgess noted. “Just common, affordable supplements taken at precisely the right time.” He recommends taking 15 to 25 milligrams of zinc and 500 to 1000 milligrams of vitamin C. Dr. Steve Burgess started CME Vacations to offer medical professionals opportunities for continued learning. CME Vacations/ Facebook Constant high doses can cause digestive issues, he added, and hand washing remains necessary. Also, keeping hydrated will help the supplements work more effectively and counters the dehydrating effects of flying. His tips come as a record-breaking 45 million-plus people will travel at least 50 miles from home over Memorial Day Weekend, many by plane, train, bus and on cruises, AAA announced this week. Source link #Doctor #reveals #hours #flying #avoid #sick Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Trump set to implore Putin to end the 'bloodbath' in Ukraine in high-stakes phone call – NBC News Trump set to implore Putin to end the 'bloodbath' in Ukraine in high-stakes phone call – NBC News Trump set to implore Putin to end the ‘bloodbath’ in Ukraine in high-stakes phone call NBC NewsHaving Trump’s ear is the new frontline in the Russia-Ukraine war CNNWhat to expect from the Putin-Trump phone call to end the Ukraine war ‘bloodbath’ The IndependentTrump and Putin Set to Discuss Ukraine War in High-Stakes Call The New York TimesRussia-Ukraine war live: Trump to hold calls with Putin, Zelenskyy Al Jazeera Source link #Trump #set #implore #Putin #039bloodbath039 #Ukraine #highstakes #phone #call #NBC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]