****** leaders no longer in Doha but office not closed, Qatar says
****** leaders no longer in Doha but office not closed, Qatar says
The most senior ****** leader outside Gaza and other key figures in its negotiating team are no longer in Doha, Qatar’s government and a senior ************ official have said.
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said ******’s office no longer had a function because Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts on a Gaza ceasefire deal, although he stressed that it was not permanently closed.
The ************ official told the BBC that the ****** negotiators had adjusted their presence in the region and were keeping their locations secret to avoid embarrassment for host countries.
But they said it was likely Hayya was in Turkey as he had travelled there several times over the past two months.
And while the official also denied reports that Qatar had formally asked ****** to leave, they said the Gulf state seemed to be positioning itself carefully to avoid any tensions between the current administration of President Joe Biden and the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Qatar has hosted ******’s political bureau since 2012 and played a key role in facilitating indirect negotiations between the group and *******. But the recent developments suggest a shift in their relationship.
Earlier this month, Qatar announced that it had paused its efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire and said they would only resume “when the parties show willingness and seriousness to end the brutal war”. But it denied reports that ****** leaders had been asked to leave.
On Tuesday, foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari confirmed at a media briefing that “the leaders of ****** that are within the negotiating team are now not in Doha”.
“As you know, they move between different capitals. I don’t want to get into details of what that means,” he added.
“But what I can tell you very clearly is that the office of ****** in Doha was created for the sake of the negotiating process. Obviously, when there is no mediation process, the office itself doesn’t have any function.”
He also stressed that “a decision to close down the office permanently is a decision that you will hear about from us directly and shouldn’t be part of media speculation”.
On Monday, ****** said in a Telegram statement that sources in the group had “denied what some ******** media outlets had circulated about ****** leadership leaving Qatar to Turkey”.
It followed a similar denial from the Turkish foreign ministry, with sources telling the Turkish news channel NTV: “****** political bureau members visit Turkey from time to time. Allegations that the ****** political bureau moved to Turkey do not reflect the truth.”
US state department spokesman Matthew Miller meanwhile told a news conference in Washington that he was “not in a position to dispute the reports” about the whereabouts of ******’s leadership.
“What I would say on behalf of the ******* States is that we don’t believe the leaders of a vicious ********** organisation should be living comfortably anywhere, and that certainly includes in a major city of one of our key allies and partners,” he said.
“A number of these individuals are under US indictment, have been under US indictment for some time, and we believe that they should be turned over to the ******* States,” he added.
He also declined to speculate on whether there would be any consequences for Turkey as a Nato ally if it did take in the ****** leaders.
Turkey does not consider ****** a ********** organisation – unlike *******, the US, the *** and many other Western countries – and members of the group often spend time there.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended ****** as a resistance movement and been fiercely critical of *******’s military campaign in Gaza.
******* launched a campaign to ******** ****** in response to the group’s unprecedented ******* on southern ******* on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were ******* and 251 others were taken ********.
More than 43,970 people have been ******* in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s ******-run health ministry.
During a visit to Gaza on Tuesday, ******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his determination not to let ****** have any role in governing Gaza after the war.
He also once again vowed to ensure that all the hostages would be brought home alive and repeated his offer of $5m (£3.95m) for anyone who turned a ******** over to *******.
******* says 97 hostages are still being held, 34 of whom are presumed *****. There are another four hostages who were kidnapped before 7 October, two of whom are believed to be *****.
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F1 24 devs claim players won’t “wanna go back” after using their new ray-tracing features
F1 24 devs claim players won’t “wanna go back” after using their new ray-tracing features
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A console doesn’t require the CPU overhead a PC does, and show me where you can readily buy new Zen 2 or Intel 10000 series CPUs or older, that also cost less than current Zen 2 / Intel 12000 offerings. The entire point of PC is options, and you’re complaining about CPUs in the same performance tier, but also the option for a step up.
As far as the GPUs, you should know TFLOPs is a horrible way to compare GPUs especially GPUs from different manufactures (NVIDIA vs AMD TFLOPS NEVER align with real world performance), or different generations of GPUs. For example, RX 6000 vs RX 7000 would have you believe all 7000 series GPUs are 2x as fast as their previous 6000 series since they have 2x the TFLOPS. But the RX 6800 is only 16.17TF compared to the RX 7700xt being 35.17 TFLOPS, yet the 6800 performs on par with the 7700XT.
RX 7000 series use dual integer calculations to get its TFLOPS which is why it’s 2x the previous gen, but that has nothing to do with real world performance. At best cutting the TFLOPS in half of RX 7000 gets you closer to an apples to apples comparison, but even then you’d be looking at 17.59 TFLOPS for the 7700xt, which again the 6800 performs on par with even though it’s almost 9% less TFLOPs. Same thing we’ve seen with PS5 vs Series X.
On average, real world comparisons put the PS5 Pro on par with the RX 7800xt in several games, and generally beats it in RT due to the newer RDNA architecture, which is why it soundly outperforms the 6800 (which based on TFLOPS is equal to the PS5 *****).
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Windows 11 multitasking is about to get even better
Windows 11 multitasking is about to get even better
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Windows 11 already has great multitasking thanks to Snap Layouts. So, if you know how to split your screen in Windows 11 Snap Layouts, you’re already aware of how good it is. And things will get even easier since the Windows 11 KB5046716 update is tinkering around with new Snap Layouts and hidden label ideas, as Phantomofearth noticed and confirmed by Windows Latest.
Windows Latest tested the features and can confirm that Microsoft is testing with different text options for the Snap Layouts, such as:
Choose an app layout for your screen
Choose where to move this window
Choose where to snap this window
Choose where to arrange this window
Earlier, Microsoft made the feature easier to use. You can now see which app will go where because the layout displays icons of the open apps and text. The keyboard shortcut is also shown in case you forget. Microsoft makes it easier to open Snap Layouts with the Windows key +z. Currently, there is no text explaining what the layout options are, making it more difficult for those who are new to the feature.
The Windows update also has other updates for the File Explorer with labels for regularly used actions such as paste, copy, delete, etc. Microsoft also made other improvements to the Beta build, such as adding share support to the Start menu. This new addition lets users share files directly from the Taskbar jump lists.
You can right-click on any icon on the Taskbar to see a share icon alongside a file. Additionally, there is a new gamepad layout for the on-screen keyboard, and once selected, you can use your Xbox controller to type and navigate quickly. Not to mention, the new Narrator improvements help you skip past links in a text file and jump straight to any list or table of contents.
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Four UN peacekeepers injured by rocket ***** in Lebanon
Four UN peacekeepers injured by rocket ***** in Lebanon
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The UN peacekeeping agency in southern Lebanon says four of its troops were injured when a rocket hit a base, one of three separate incidents in which its troops and bases came under ***** on Tuesday.
Four Ghanaian peacekeepers were injured, with three requiring hospital treatment, after a rocket struck a base in the east of the village of Ramyah near the border with *******, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said. The severity of their injuries is unknown.
Unifil also said a base in Shama was damaged by rocket ***** with “non-state actors within Lebanon” most likely responsible. There were no injuries.
The ******** Defense Forces (IDF) which is staging a ground invasion of southern Lebanon against Hezbollah, blamed the Lebanese armed group for both incidences of rocket *****. Hezbollah has not commented.
Also on Tuesday, a Unifil patrol was fired at while the group passed through a road northeast of the village of Khirbat Silim, with no injuries reported.
In a statement posted to social media, Unifil condemned the attacks on its people and infrastructure.
“The pattern of regular attacks – direct or indirect – against peacekeepers must end immediately,” the statement said.
“Any ******* against the peacekeepers is a flagrant violation of international laws and resolution 1701, which forms the basis of Unifil’s current mandate.”
Under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between ******* and Hezbollah, the UN was meant to create an area in the south free of armed forces other than those of the Lebanese army.
However ******* accuses Unifil of having turned a ****** eye to the growth of Hezbollah, which now outpowers the official Lebanese army. Hezbollah is proscribed as a ********** organisation by *******, the ***, US and other countries.
Tensions between ******* and the UN over its peacekeeping operations in southern Lebanon have escalated in recent months, with ******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for the forces to pull out of “combat areas”.
A Unifil spokesman in Geneva said UN peacekeepers were seeing increased levels of *********, with “huge, shocking” destruction across the blue line – the UN-recognised boundary that separates ******* and Lebanon.
*******’s stated goal in launching a ground invasion and escalating air strikes on Hezbollah targets is to allow the return of about 60,000 residents who have been displaced from communities in the country’s north because of Hezbollah’s rocket *****.
The Lebanese group launched its campaign the day after the ****** attacks on southern ******* last year, saying it was acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
In the past year, *******’s attacks in Lebanon have ******* more than 3,840 people and wounded nearly 15,000 others, according to the Lebanese health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
On Tuesday the Lebanese army said three of its soldiers had been ******* in an ******** strike on an army centre in the town of Safarand. Seventeen other people including nearby civilians were wounded in the strike, the health ministry said.
******** attacks have displaced more than one million people, putting more pressure on a country that was already struggling to cope after years of a severe economic crisis.
Hezbollah’s own attacks have ******* at least 31 soldiers and 45 civilians inside *******, ******** authorities say. Another 45 ******** soldiers have been ******* fighting in southern Lebanon.
The ******** military has destroyed large parts of Hezbollah’s infrastructure and ******* many of its leaders, but the group continues to carry out daily attacks, although not with the same intensity.
Efforts for a ceasefire between ******* and Hezbollah have intensified, with Lebanon’s government due to respond to a draft deal presented by the US.
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****** Stranding 2: everything we know so far
****** Stranding 2: everything we know so far
There were plenty of hints along the way, and even some leaks by the leading man himself, but it was only made official at the Game Awards in 2022 that ****** Stranding 2: On the Beach is on its way.
Coming from the same influential and creative mind as the original ****** Stranding, as well as the Metal Gear franchise before it, game designer Hideo Kojima introduced the game himself. Of course, nothing about Kojima’s games are ever straightforward, and what was revealed about ****** Stranding 2 probably raised more questions than it answered. We’re strapping on our boots, connecting to our BBs, and are ready to make the trek to find out everything there is about ****** Stranding 2.
****** Stranding 2: On the Beach will surely be one of the most anticipated upcoming video games when more information becomes available.
If you’re on the lookout for new games on your favorite platform, don’t forget to visit our articles on upcoming PS5 games, upcoming Switch games, upcoming Xbox Series X games and upcoming PC games.
Release date speculation
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****** Stranding 2: On the Beach only has the wide release window of 2025.
Platforms
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The only platform ****** Stranding 2 is currently confirmed for is the PS5. This makes sense as the first game was a PlayStation console exclusive at launch, later getting a PC port in 2020 and even coming to PC Game Pass. While it is possible for ****** Stranding 2 to come to PC, and even PC Game Pass, like the first, Sony does own the IP, so don’t expect it to come to any competitor’s consoles.
Trailers
We got our first long look at ****** Stranding 2 with the debut trailer from 2022’s Game Awards.
While the trailer has no gameplay, there are a lot of story and character details shown. We see Fragile and a baby (possibly Lou?) playing in a room with screens projecting the outside world. Fragile looks younger here than in the original, which could imply this is a flashback. Something appears to be going wrong, and she attempts to escape from unseen pursuers in an elevator. After getting shot and crashing, she appears to pass out, leaving the baby’s fate unknown.
We see Sam next, who has visibly aged, approaching Fragile. A massive floating structure with the Drawbridge logo rises from the oil, which she wants him to accompany her on.
The trailer ends with a mysterious masked figure about to reveal their face, but we cut before it is shown.
This newest look that came at Sony’s February 2024 State of Play gave us a lot more context for the game, such as Sam now working for a group called Drawbridge, once again attempting to make connections across the country. We also learn for certain that the masked man is Higgs, who has somehow returned from the Beach for revenge on Sam, and is rocking a guitar ******* that shoots lasers in a very Kojima-style display.
It is almost always impossible to determine a Kojima game’s story prior to playing it (and even afterward it’s still a challenge), but we do know that he rewrote the script entirely after the pandemic. During The Game Awards 2022, Kojima said “I had the story written before the pandemic. But after experiencing the pandemic, I just rewrote the whole story from scratch. I also didn’t want to predict any more futures, so I rewrote it.”
Gameplay
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The gameplay we’ve seen appears to be an evolution of what was established in the first game. There will be lots of walking, climbing, and managing weight once again in a much wider range of environments. We also see a little combat against new robotic enemies, though not a clear look as to how they will ****** back differently than humans in the last game.
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Hackers are hiding password-stealing tricks in snail mail
Hackers are hiding password-stealing tricks in snail mail
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Just when you thought you heard it all about hackers stealing passwords, something like this comes up. Hackers have been observed using snail mail, sent from a seemingly reputable source and then pushing recipients to download an app, to try and steal sensitive information.
As reported by The Register, victims received a letter from the “Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology in Switzerland,” and inside was a physical piece of paper, pressuring them to use the QR code to download an app called “Severe Weather Warning App” for Android. However, once they scan the QR code, it takes them to a third-party site instead of the official Google Play Store. Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has already warned about the almost identical-looking app that contains the malware Coper, also known as Octo2.
The Coper ******* horse is dangerous because it intercepts two-factor authentication texts and push notifications. It also attacks banking apps on your Android device, stealing data such as credentials and other information needed to log into your account. It can also respond to instructions from command-and-control servers and aims to gather lots of permission to get away with its evil deeds.
There are clear, but subtle differences between legitimate and fake apps. For example, the genuine app says “Alertswiss,” while the fake one says “AlertSwiss.” The difference is in the capital S. You might also notice some differences with the app logo, plus think about it: sending physical mail is not free, so this new method only makes you think about hackers’ success.
“It is the first time the NCSC sees malware delivery through this method,” the agency told The Register. “The letters look official with the correct logo of the Federal Office for Meteorology and thus trustworthy. In addition, the fraudsters build up pressure in the letter to tempt people into rash actions.”
QR code scams have been around for a while, but this is the first time we’ve heard about it being sent via physical mail.
While it’s definitely not good news, there’s a small silver lining to the situation since the attacks have only been caught happening in Switzerland so far — and are limited to Android users. Yet, all QR codes are not bad since they have improved and changed how we donate money and view the restaurant menu. But you definitely want to be careful about the source of the code before scanning and following its instructions.
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Prosecutors back delaying Trump sentence until he leaves White House
Prosecutors back delaying Trump sentence until he leaves White House
New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his ********* conviction, but they expressed a willingness to wait to sentence him until he completes his upcoming presidential term.
Prosecutors urged the judge who is overseeing Trump’s sentence after his guilty verdict to consider options other than dismissal, including holding off until the president-elect is scheduled to leave the White House in 2029.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office asked Justice Juan Merchan to set a new deadline of 9 December for both sides to consider the case and file new motions.
Trump’s sentencing is scheduled for 26 November, but it could be delayed further.
In May, Trump was convicted on 34 charges of falsifying business records, stemming from an attempt to cover up a potential **** scandal ahead of his first presidential victory in 2016.
A few weeks later, however, the US Supreme Court held in a separate case that presidents enjoy a degree of immunity from ********* prosecution for “official acts.”
Trump’s lawyers want a judge to overturn his New York conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity, and because of his impending term in the White House.
But prosecutors argued on Tuesday that the issues at the centre of their case did not have to do with official presidential duties.
They stressed that the trial and conviction occurred before the US Supreme Court decided this summer that presidents had broad protection from ********* prosecution.
They did acknowledge Justice Merchan’s “need to balance competition consititutional interests”, however.
They asked the judge to consider “non-dismissal options” that could included “deferral of all remaining ********* proceedings until after the end of Defendant’s upcoming presidential term”.
“The DA is saying that the court should put off sentencing until after Trump leaves the White House,” said New York attorney and former prosecutor Mitchell Epner. “Don’t drop the conviction – but don’t do anything until after Trump leaves office.”
With Trump’s inauguration just weeks away, little time remained on the calendar for a new round of motions and briefs, Mr Epner said. The case would be paused anyway after 20 January, when Trump takes the oath of office, he said.
Of the four ********* prosecutions against Trump, the New York case was the only one to go to trial and reach a guilty verdict.
But the final outcome is now uncertain as Trump prepares to head to the White House next January.
Nevertheless, Trump’s spokesman Steven Cheung – who has been tapped to serve as White House director of communications – declared “total and definitive victory”.
Justice Merchan has yet to rule on the matter, however.
Former Manhattan prosecutor Diana Florence said that this request makes it doubtful that Trump would face sentencing at the scheduled hearing on 26 November, as the judge will probably accept the prosecutors’ proposal.
“I think there’s less than half a percent chance that he’d be sentenced next week,” she said.
The judge has a range of options for Trump’s sentence, from fines and probation all the way up to a four-year prison sentence – though legal experts say the president-elect could avoid any legal punishment.
The Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg first charged Trump with falsifying business records in April 2023, accusing the president-elect of a hush-money scheme in the waning days of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Prosecutors said that Trump tried to disguise reimbursements to his personal attorney, who had paid off an ****** film star with whom Trump allegedly had an affair. Because of the scheme’s proximity to the election, they claimed it amounted to election interference.
Trump maintained his innocence, denied that the affair ever occurred and alleged the case was a form of political persecution.
But in May, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found the president-elect guilty.
Trump’s sentencing hearing was delayed multiple times. The court agreed to hold off any decisions until today while all parties sorted out the historic implications of his re-election.
Madeline Halpert contributed to this report.
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Samsung Frame TVs are 40 percent off for ****** Friday
Samsung Frame TVs are 40 percent off for ****** Friday
****** Friday TV deals have arrived, and there are some steep discounts on Samsung’s Frame smart TV that you can snag right now. Amazon has the 55-inch Frame TV for $898, and Samsung is matching that price as well. Woot has the same size for slightly less, coming in at $878, but note that we typically see Woot deals like this sell out more quickly than those on Amazon or Samsung direct. The 2024 Frame is ideal if you want your TV to fade into the background and look like framed art when you’re not watching anything.
The TV is slim and can be mounted to the wall to make it look like a real piece of framed art. It comes with a Connect Box into which you can plug devices like your cable box and games console so that you only need to ***** up a single cable to the TV itself. The idea is to reduce clutter and make it even easier to disguise The Frame when it’s not in use. You can further personalize the TV with various bezels and such.
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Samsung’s The Frame is a good TV option for people who don’t want a ****** mirror looming over their room when it’s not in use. The 2024 models are 40 percent off for ****** Friday.
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Through the Samsung Art Store, you can choose from more than 2,500 artworks to display on The Frame when you’re not watching it. The selection includes works from renowned museums and artists such as The Met, the Museum of Modern Art, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Salvador Dali. Some are free to use but many are locked behind a subscription. Meanwhile, the TV has a glare-free matte screen to make it appear as though the art is printed.
The latest Frame lineup includes a motion sensor to activate the artwork when you enter a room, as well as a brightness sensor that helps adjust the TV’s brightness automatically. In addition, you’ll get access to many of the same features as other Samsung TVs, such as the free Samsung TV Plus, a streaming service with hundreds of ad-supported channels and many on-demand shows and movies. There’s also the Gaming Hub, which includes access to game streaming services such as Xbox Cloud Gaming and NVIDIA’s GeForce Now.
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Qualcomm says it expects $4 billion in PC chip sales by 2029
Qualcomm says it expects $4 billion in PC chip sales by 2029
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon speaks at the Computex forum in Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2024.
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Qualcomm said on Tuesday that it expects its so-called internet of things business to more than quadruple in sales by 2029 to around $22 billion.
Of that amount, roughly $4 billion will come from PC chips, Qualcomm said at its investor day on Tuesday. The chipmaker just introduced PC processors earlier this year, when it released Snapdragon X for Windows devices.
The latest forecast marks an important milestone for Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, who took over the company in 2021 with a promise to get past a reliance on smartphones. In fiscal 2024, Qualcomm’s handset business reported $24.86 billion in sales, about 75% of its entire chip business.
Qualcomm also said on Tuesday that automotive revenues would rise about 175% by 2029 to $8 billion, of which 80% is tied to contracts that have already been secured.
“We have been on this trajectory realizing that the technologies we have developed over the many years can be very relevant to a number of different industries beyond mobile,” Amon said at the investor event.
Another $4 billion in revenue will come from industrial chips and $2 billion will come from chips for headsets, a category Qualcomm calls XR. About $4 billion of the forecast is a catch-all for other chip sales, like those for wireless headphones and tablets.
Qualcomm shares are up 16% this year, trailing the Nasdaq, which has gained 26%.
Qualcomm grew rapidly over the past decade as its modems and processors became essential parts for high-end smartphones, especially those running Google Android. Qualcomm also sells modems and related parts to Apple for its iPhones.
But the company has warned investors that Apple could choose to stop buying Qualcomm parts as soon as 2027. Qualcomm said on Tuesday that its growing businesses will more than offset any losses from Apple.
A Li Auto L9 electric vehicle (EV) is seen displayed at the Qualcomm booth during the first China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China November 28, 2023.
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Qualcomm’s strategy under Amon has been to use the technology its developed for its handset chips, like modems, processors, and AI accelerators, in new markets, including cars, PCs, and virtual reality. The investor event was the first time in years that the company has given a forecast for those new markets. Qualcomm said its total addressable market is as large as $900 billion.
“We put a strategy in ’21, and we’re not changing our strategy,” Amon said.
Laptop and desktop chips are currently dominated by Intel, which has over 70% percent of the market, according to Mercury Research. Intel reported $29 billion in PC chip sales in its 2023.
“The competitive landscape changed between the Windows and Macs,” Amon said, referring to Apple’s move in 2020 to switch from Intel to its own processors. “We saw that as an opportunity, especially as the ecosystem did not have confidence in the existing players to actually deliver a solution.”
The forecast for XR headsets also hints at the growth potential of the VR market over the next five years. Qualcomm supplies chips to many of the top headset makers, including Meta for its Quest and Ray-Bans products.
When it comes to artificial intelligence, Qualcomm calls itself an “edge AI” company, in contrast to cloud-based AI that’s typically powered by Nvidia processors. Company officials didn’t rule out introducing data center products in an interview with CNBC.
Qualcomm suggested that its mobile chips will be able to run the kind of advanced AI that’s restricted to large server farms today, an indication that that company may benefit from the AI ***** down the road as the technology becomes more efficient.
“What you can run on the cloud last year, you can run on the device this year,” Durga Malladi, Qualcomm’s senior vice president in charge of planning, said at the event.
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Trump taps television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead key Medicare and Medicaid agency
Trump taps television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead key Medicare and Medicaid agency
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Washington — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected Dr. Mehmet Oz — a celebrity heart surgeon who hosted a daytime television show — to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The agency falls under the Department of Health and Human Services and oversees Medicare, the federal portion of the Medicaid program, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the federal health insurance marketplace. Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services. Both positions require Senate confirmation.
“America is facing a health care crisis, and there may be no physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to make America healthy again,” Trump said in a statement. “He is an eminent physician, heart surgeon, inventor, and world-class communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades.”
The president-elect said Oz will work with Kennedy, if he is confirmed, “to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic ********* left in its wake.” He also indicated there may be cuts to CMS, writing that Oz “will also cut waste and ****** within our country’s most expensive government agency, which is a third of our nation’s healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire national budget.”
Oz was defeated by Democratic Sen. John Fetterman in the 2022 Senate race in Pennsylvania after receiving Trump’s endorsement.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Ogawa double moves Japan to cusp of 2026 World Cup
Ogawa double moves Japan to cusp of 2026 World Cup
Japan have moved to the cusp of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as a 3-1 win over hosts China coupled with Australia’s 2-2 draw in Bahrain took Hajime Moriyasu’s side nine points clear in Group C of the third round of Asia’s preliminaries.
Koki Ogawa’s double in Xiamen earned Japan a fifth win in six games and allowed the four-time ****** champions to extend their lead over the chasing pack with four games remaining as Australia and Saudi Arabia both faltered.
Kusini Yengi’s added-time goal salvaged a point for the Socceroos in Riffa while the Saudis fell to a surprise 2-0 loss against Indonesia in Jakarta on a night of unpredictable results across the continent.
Group B leaders South Korea were frustrated in Amman as Hong Myung-bo’s side were held to a 1-1 draw by Palestine while Iran needed a late Sardar Azmoun goal to consolidate their grip on first place in Group A with a 3-2 win over Kyrgyzstan.
Iraq downed Oman 1-0 in Muscat thanks to Youssef Amyn’s 36th-minute goal to move onto 11 points with Jordan in third after their 1-1 draw with hosts Kuwait.
The top two in each of the continent’s three preliminary groups qualify for the World Cup and Japan are now on the verge of confirming their place at their eighth consecutive finals.
Moriyasu’s outfit went ahead in the 39th minute when Ogawa powered his header past Wang Dalei and six minutes into first-half added time Ko Itakura doubled Japan’s lead.
Lin Liangming pulled one back for China three minutes into the second half but a 54th-minute header from Ogawa sealed the win for the visitors.
Australia needed Yengi’s late equaliser to claim a point having seen Mahdi Abduljabbar score in the 75th and 77th minutes – the first from 40 yards – to cancel out Portsmouth striker Yengi’s first-minute opener for Tony Popovic’s side.
The Socceroos remain second in the standings, one point ahead of Indonesia, who pulled themselves into contention in Group C with victory over Saudi Arabia.
Marselino Ferdinan scored twice to give the home side their first win of the campaign, which moves them level on six points with the Saudis, Bahrain and China.
In Group A, Uzbekistan secured a 1-0 win over North Korea in Vientiane.
Iran retained their three-point advantage with Azmoun rescuing his team with a 76th-minute header after a Joel Kojo double had pulled Kyrgyzstan level following first-half goals from Mehdi Taremi and Saleh Hardani.
The ******* ***** Emirates thrashed Qatar 5-0 with Brazil-born striker Fabio Lima scoring four as Paulo Bento’s team took sole possession of third place ahead of the reigning ****** champions.
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Starfield Passes 15 Million Players, As Game Adds New Vehicle And Quest
Starfield Passes 15 Million Players, As Game Adds New Vehicle And Quest
Starfield has crossed a new player milestone, reaching 15 million players, as developer Bethesda Game Studios also released a new update that includes the next land vehicle, a new quest, fixes, and more.
Starfield reached 6 million players on launch day–September 7, 2023–becoming the biggest launch in Bethesda’s history, and a launch no doubt fueled by Game Pass. The game climbed to 13 million players as of December 2023, and has now added at least two million more.
“We’re thrilled that so many of you have embarked on this journey with us, and we appreciate your feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve your experience playing the game,” Bethesda said in a news release.
Starfield’s November update is out now, introducing performance and stability improvements, along with the reintroduction of the uncapped frame rate option on Xbox Series X. Additionally, all Starfield Creations released through Bethesda’s Verified Creators program will now work with achievements. Previously, select Creations blocked achievements, but this has now been fixed. However, achievements will not retroactively unlock.
Additionally, the newest land vehicle, the Deimog, is available now for everyone. “Built for speed and endurance, the Deimog features a fully enclosed cabin to keep you protected as you race through rugged landscapes,” Bethesda said, noting that it has “exceptional handling.”
Then, in the spirit of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the US, Starfield has added what’s called “The Perfect Recipe.” This is a new quest where players meet a person, Harbhajan, who is a gifted mechanic with a passion for cooking. “When you stumble upon a dusty recipe book during your travels, you learn it belongs to Harbhajan–a once-hopeful chef whose ambitions were set aside for a more practical life,” Bethesda said. “Returning the recipes ignites a spark, rekindling old dreams of becoming a galaxy-renowned chef. But could it be too late for a second chance?”
You can see the full patch notes below. Starfield is available now for Xbox and PC.
Starfield November patch notes:
General
General performance and stability improvements.
The uncapped frame rate option is available again for Xbox Series X users.
The Message of the Day now displays more consistently on the Xbox.
Addressed an issue where some console commands did not disable certain achievements.
Shattered Space will now show ownership correctly for Steam users.
Features
Creation Kit: Lipsync animation data generation is now available.
Gameplay
The Annihilator Particle Beam damage-over-time effect no longer triggers companion reactions.
Resolved a Leadership skill issue that could cause companions to not speak up.
Improved function of the stealth bar while around crowd NPCs.
Addressed an issue where destroyed ships could load in without collision.
Addressed an issue where loading a save the relied on missing content could place the player in an undesirable location.
Trackers Alliance – ****** will now accurately track the number of completed bounties.
Trackers Alliance – Bounty targets will now appear in Akila, Gagarin, and Cydonia.
Trackers Alliance – Fixed an issue where the player could receive additional credits by extorting the target and then ******** them.
Trackers Alliance – Bounty targets should now have a larger variety of appearances.
Trackers Alliance – Bounty targets will now be removed after being dealt with and leaving the area.
Trackers Alliance – Extorting or bribing a bounty target is no longer a guaranteed success.
Quests
The Starjacker – The correct quest objective will display when the player boards the Junker Watchdog.
Legacy of the Fang – Addressed an issue that could cause the key to no longer open the door if the player had left the area.
The Duel – If the player attacks Danika and gets arrested, they are now able to speak to her afterwards to complete the quest.
The Scaled Citadel – Anasko’s ID Key is now flagged as a quest item.
What ******** – Addressed an issue where having certain creations installed could make the hatch on The Oracle non-interactable.
What ******** – The Engineering Bay Access Card is now flagged as a quest item.
A House Divided – The doors in the Radiology center will stay unlocked during this quest if the player exits the area and returns.
A House Divided – The player can now obtain the keycard from Madri after the quest is completed.
Zealous Overreach – Fixed an issue that could occur if the Va’ruun Zealots at the exterior of Shadow Station Epsilon were ******* before receiving the quest.
Zealous Overreach – Addressed an issue that could prevent the player from speaking to Razma or Viktor if the quest “Conflict in Conviction” is started at the same time.
Zealous Overreach – Vortex Phantoms will no longer spawn close enough to interrupt the negotiation scene.
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Google’s Gemini wants to get to know the real you
Google’s Gemini wants to get to know the real you
Google has announced that it is rolling out a new feature for Gemini that will enable the chatbot to remember specific details about its users and recall those facts in later conversations.
“This helps Gemini provide even more helpful and relevant responses, tailored precisely to your needs,” the company wrote in the new feature’s release notes Tuesday.
Google wants users to think of the new memory feature as “giving Gemini a user manual, designed by you.” It will, according to the company, provide more consistent and predictable results without repeating details, better integrate the AI into your existing workflows, and provide at least the appearance of control over your personal data. The feature is purportedly only interested in your interests and preferences, “whether it’s about your work, your hobbies, or your general aspirations in life,” the release notes read.
Rolling out starting today, you can ask Gemini Advanced to remember your interests and preferences for more helpful, relevant responses. Easily view, edit, or delete any information you’ve shared, and see when it’s used.
Try it in Gemini Advanced → pic.twitter.com/gR354OZxnV
— Google Gemini App (@GeminiApp) November 19, 2024
You’ll be able to enter your details either through Gemini’s “Saved Info” page or by simply conversing with the chatbot. The latter method is a bit worrisome as you might let slip details over the course of a conversation that you may not want expressly shared. You will be able to manage what information Gemini holds on to through the saved info page as well. “Define how you want Gemini to interact with you, and it will adapt accordingly, giving you full authority over the information it saves and uses,” the company wrote.
The new feature is initially being made available in English to Gemini Advanced users. In order to get access, you’ll need to have a Google One AI Premium Plan, which costs $20 a month.
Gemini’s new recall capacity closely matches the Memories feature that OpenAI previewed in February and released for ChatGPT Plus subscribers in May. Its availability has since been expanded to all subscription tiers, including free. That feature also remembers details like food preferences and **** names across conversations and, as with Gemini, ChatGPT’s saved information can be reviewed, edited, and deleted at the user’s discretion.
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Top executives announce retirements from Rockford area waste water treatment system
Top executives announce retirements from Rockford area waste water treatment system
Telling trustees that he could sense they are moving in a new direction, Tim Hanson, Four Rivers Sanitation Authority executive director, has announced his retirement effective in mid-April.
Two of Hanson’s top lieutenants — Julia Scott-Valdez, director of management services, and Greg Cassaro, director of plant operations — also announced their plans to retire at a board meeting Monday night.
“The last three months, I kind of sensed that the board was looking in a different direction, maybe even being active in looking for another executive director,” Hanson told trustees. “I don’t want to be that person that sticks around that long, that’s just not welcome anymore. So I’m going to announce my retirement.”
Tim Hanson is the executive director of the Four Rivers Sanitation Authority.
Trustees told Hanson there had been no plan to replace him.
Hanson was hired in 2016, leaving a job as director of Public Works for the city of Rockford. Scott-Valdez and Cassaro also worked for the city before leaving for jobs with the regional waste water treatment system.
Among a litany of accomplishments including a shift to monthly billing from quarterly, Hanson is overseeing a $200 million improvement of the 92-year-old system in response to EPA mandates to reduce phosphorous levels in rivers.
Scott-Valdez said she was brought in as a change agent in 2019. She led a rebranding effort from Rock River Water Reclamation District to Four Rivers, which was better meant to symbolize the organization’s commitment to protecting the community and the watershed.
After a 25-year career with the city of Rockford, Cassaro has for four years overseen treatment plant operations, treating 40 million gallons of wastewater per day.
Jeff Kolkey writes about government, economic development and other issues for the Rockford Register Star. He can be reached at (815) 987-1374, via email at *****@*****.tld and on X @jeffkolkey.
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What’s New in the Darktide Grim Protocols Update?
What’s New in the Darktide Grim Protocols Update?
Like many, I gave Warhammer 40,000: Darktide a fair shake. I spent nearly 100 hours leveling multiple classes, completing every mission, and checking out the most recent updates. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game recently, and it appears the experience will improve vastly in December. The launch of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Grim Protols offers a new game mode, missions, weapons, and limited-time events across all systems.
New Features in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide The Grim Protocols
As mentioned, the brand-new update for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide features a new game mode, mission, ******* families, limited-time events, quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and more. There’s even a fantastic narrative trailer to help get you in the mood for its launch!
New Game Mode – Havoc: Think you’ve mastered the threat over Tertium? Think again. Havoc is a new end-game experience that will test the resolve of the most seasoned operative. Be ready to face daunting challenges and earn new cosmetic rewards.
New Mission – Dark Communion: Return to the Carnival and explore its darkest corners. Steel yourself as you face hordes of cultists who will stop at nothing to achieve their dark communion.
Three New ******* Families: tear through waves of enemies by wielding the destructive might of the Two-Handed Force and Power Swords, and the Ogryn Heavy Stubber.
Anniversary Special Event: to celebrate the second anniversary of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the game will host an event that will reward players with a unique ******* trinket.
And more: including the expansion of the Penance progression track with new challenges and rewards, as well as quality of life improvements such as an extension of the Party Finder feature.
Related: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Drops for PS5 This December
When Does the Next Darktide Update Come Out?
Darktide Grim Protocols launches alongside the PlayStation 5 release on December 3. The first-person horde shooter is now available on PC and Xbox Series X|S, and it’s an enjoyable time if you don’t mind paying $40 for admission. It does go on ***** frequently, though, especially with the upcoming holiday sales Steam intends to run for Fall and Winter, so keep an eye out for a deal!
What did you think of Darktide? Let us know in the comments below! If you need a squad to play with, don’t forget to visit our community forum, where you’re sure to find like-minded players!
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Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 review: as small as it is big
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 review: as small as it is big
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360
MSRP $1,700.00
“The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 gets great battery life and sports a nice display, but performance doesn’t live up to the large format.”
*****
Great build quality
Excellent OLED display
Superior battery life
Incredibly thin
Reasonably light
*****
Disappointing keyboard
Performance is only OK
Limited configurations
Sometimes, you want a large display but you don’t want a large laptop. Manufacturers have responded with very good 15- and 16-inch laptops that still possess surprisingly thin and light chassis. The Apple MacBook Air 15 and the Microsoft Surface Laptop are two examples.
Samsung has taken that approach with an even larger 16-inch display with the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360. It’s a convertible 2-in-1 that’s incredibly thin and packs in Intel’s Lunar Lake chipset for more efficiency. It has a few downsides but makes up for it with its great battery life and OLED display.
Specs and configuration
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360
Dimensions
13.99 x 9.93 x 0.50 inches
Weight
3.73 pounds
Display
16.0-inch 16:10 2.8K (2880 x 1800) AMOLED, 120Hz
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
GPU
Intel Arc 140V
Memory
16GB LPDDR5X RAM
Storage
1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Ports
2 x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x 3.5mm headphone jack 1 x microSD card reader
Camera
1080p
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetoth 5.4
Battery
76 watt-hour
Operating system
Windows 11
Price
$1,500
Samsung has a whole line of Galaxy Book laptops, and the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 is the first to be launched in this fifth generation. Samsung will likely flesh out this lineup in the future, including smaller 13-inch models, clamshell-only devices, and more powerful options with discrete GPUs.
There’s also only one configuration of the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 sold by Samsung, which cost $1,700 for a Core Ultra 5 226V chipset, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 16.0-inch 2.8K OLED display. Best Buy, however, is selling a 512GB model, which costs $1,450 and still has the OLED screen.
Either way, that’s quite an expensive laptop. The 512GB model does, however, come in $50 cheaper than the base Apple MacBook Air 15, and Surface Laptop 7th Edition, both of which cost $1,499. Neither of those laptops have an OLED display. Samsung is also currently selling the 1TB model for $200 off, which is a good sign for future price cuts and discounts.
It would be nice to see some additional configurations available, however, especially with different memory and storage options since those are all soldered down and aren’t user-upgradeable.
Design
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The Galaxy Book5 might just be the thinnest 16-inch laptop around at just 0.50 inches. The Apple MacBook Air 15 is thinner at 0.45 inches, but that’s not by much and it has a smaller display. Not only that, but the Galaxy Book5 is a 360-degree convertible 2-in-1, which requires a more complex hinge to support revolving through clamshell, media, tent, and tablet modes and providing a pen-enabled touch display.
The Galaxy Book5 is a relatively large laptop in width and depth, though, and that’s due in part to a large bottom ***** on the display. Samsung also managed to keep the 2-in-1 fairly light at 3.73 pounds — not the lightest 16-inch laptop but close enough. It’s still light enough — and thin enough — to use as a very large tablet for writing and drawing on the display.
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The build quality is also very good. That’s where some extremely thin laptops have issues, but there’s zero bending, flexing, or twisting in the lid, keyboard deck, or chassis. The Surface Laptop 7th Edition is equally well-built, while the MacBook Air 15 has a lid that’s a little bendable. The 2-in-1 hinge feels great and keeps the lid reasonably stable.
Aesthetically, there’s not a lot to say. It’s a dark-gray ****** way with ****** keycaps on the keyboard. There’s really nothing that stands out. The Surface Laptop and MacBook Air are both more attractive machines with a mix of elegance and streamlined designs that just look better. It’s not a strike against the Samsung, really; it’s just not a particular strength.
Keyboard and touchpad
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One of my least favorite keyboards of all time was Apple’s butterfly keyboard that it abandoned several years ago, which had very shallow switches that felt a bit like typing on a block of wood. The Galaxy Book5’s keyboard isn’t quite that bad, but unfortunately, they give the same vibe. It’s the same keyboard Samsung has been using for years, and it’s not my favorite. In addition to the shallow travel, the keycaps are a little small, making it hard to get used to.
There’s plenty of spacing but the numeric keyboard — an anachronism today — pushes the touchpad a little off center. Some people need a numeric keyboard, but most probably don’t. In general, I just didn’t enjoy using this keyboard very much, and I suspect others might not, either.
The touchpad is plenty large, though, and it works well enough. It uses an old-school mechanical switch, though, and I wish Samsung had opted for a haptic feedback unit. Both the Surface Laptop and the MacBook Air 15 have haptic trackpads, and Apple’s Force Touch version is the very best. So unfortunately, again, the Samsung’s touchpad isn’t my favorite.
The display is pen- and touch-enabled, and it all works fine. That’s to be expected with a 2-in-1.
Connectivity and webcam
Connectivity is pretty decent for a thin-and-light laptop. There are a couple of Thunderbolt 4 ports and some legacy ports in USB-A and HDMI. That’s better than both the Surface Laptop and the MacBook Air 15, the latter of which is all-in on Thunderbolt 4. You do have to use one of the Galaxy Book5’s Thunderbolt 4 ports for power, while the MacBook has a MagSafe 3 connection and the Surface Laptop has Microsoft’s proprietary Surface port. But still, the Galaxy Book5 is fine here, even offering a microSD card reader that’s becoming increasingly uncommon. Wireless connectivity is fully up-to-date as well.
The webcam is a 1080p version, in line with many of its competitors. As a Microsoft Copilot+ PC, the Galaxy Book5 supports enhance Studio Effects software and the full complement of AI features as they roll out. Those will run reasonably fast and efficient on-device thanks for a fast neural processing unit (NPU).
Performance
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The Galaxy Book5 is available with the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, a member of the Lunar Lake chipset, otherwise known as Core Ultra Series 2. Like all Lunar Lake versions, it’s an 8-core/8-thread chipsets consuming 17 watts, and it runs at just a slower clock speed than the Core Ultra 7 258V chipsets used in the other Lunar Lake laptops we’ve reviewed. Its primarily focused on efficiency, and its performance falls somewhere between the older 15-watt U-series and 28-watt H-series Meteor Lake chipsets.
As you can see in our benchmarks, there’s not a huge difference in performance in CPU-intensive tasks. It’s considerably slower than the other efficiency option, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X chipsets, which are a lot faster. The Core Ultra 5 226V also uses the slower Intel Arc 130V integrated graphics, and that shows up in the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme benchmark.
The Galaxy Book5 is fast enough for productivity work, but gamers and creators won’t be too excited. You’ll need to opt for the previous-gen Galaxy Book4 Ultra or wait for a next-gen option.
Cinebench R24 (single/multi)
Geekbench 6 (single/multi)
Handbrake (seconds)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (Core Ultra 5 226V / Intel Arc 130V)
114 / 573
2587 / 10260
92
4740
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 (Core Ultra 7 258V / Intel Arc 140V)
116 / 598
2483 / 10725
99
7573
HP Spectre x360 14 (Core Ultra 7 155H / Intel Arc)
102 / 485
2176 / 11980
93
N/A
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (Core Ultra 7 258V / Intel Arc 140V)
109 / 630
2485 / 10569
88
5217
Asus Zenbook S 14 (Core Ultra 7 258V / Intel Arc 140V)
112 / 452
2738 / 10734
113
7514
HP OmniBook X (Snapdragon X Elite / Adreno)
101 / 749
2377 / 13490
N/A
6165
MacBook Air (M3)
141 / 601
3102 / 12078
109
Battery life
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With a large, 16.0-inch OLED display and only a 76 watt-hour battery, I wasn’t expecting great battery life. But the Lunar Lake chipset is meant to help with just that.
As it turned out, the Galaxy Book5 did pretty well in our suite of battery tests. At almost 13 hours of web browsing and 19.5 hours of video looping, you’re bound to get a full day’s work out of the machine. That’s pretty impressive. The MacBook Air 15 still leads, especially in web browsing, but Windows laptops are getting much stronger.
Web browsing
Video
Cinebench R24
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (Core Ultra 5 226V)
12 hours, 50 minutes
19 hours, 30 minutes
2 hours, 18 minutes
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 (Core Ultra 7 258V)
11 hours, 5 minutes
15 hours, 46 minutes
2 hours, 14 minutes
HP Spectre x360 14 (Core Ultra 7 155H)
7 hours, 9 minutes
14 hours, 22 minutes
N/A
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (Core Ultra 7 258V)
14 hours, 16 minutes
17 hours, 31 minutes
2 hours, 15 minutes
Asus Zenbook S 14 (Core Ultra 7 258V)
16 hours, 47 minutes
18 hours, 35 minutes
3 hours, 33 minutes
Microsoft Surface Laptop (Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100)
14 hours, 21 minutes
22 hours, 39 minutes
N/A
HP Omnibook X (Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100)
13 hours, 37 minutes
22 hours, 4 minutes
1 hour, 52 minutes
Apple MacBook Air (Apple M3)
19 hours, 38 minutes
19 hours, 39 minutes
3 hours, 27 minutes
Display and audio
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The Galaxy Book5’s AMOLED display is spectacular, of course. It’s 16.0 inches at 2.8K (2880 x 1800) running at 120Hz. The resolution isn’t the sharpest, but around 212 ppi (pixels per inch), it’s only slightly less dense than the MacBook Air 15-inch. You likely won’t notice the difference. Otherwise, it’s bright, insanely colorful, and it has OLED’s usual inky ******. Reviewing so many OLED laptops has completely spoiled me in this regard.
My colorimeter agrees that this is a very good display. It’s bright at 401 nits, which is well above the 300-nit threshold that we should probably adjust. Almost every display we’ve reviewed in the last couple of years are at least 350 nits and 500-nit displays are becoming more common. Colors are incredibly wide at 100% sRGB, 95% AdobeRGB, and 99% DCI-P3, and they’re very accurate at a Delta-E of 1.08 (just above the 1.0 or less that’s considered excellent). And contrast comes in at 28,020:1 with near-perfect *******.
Audio quality is only OK, with two downward-******* speakers that are good enough for all but gaming and movie watching. Some other 16-inch laptops have much better sound.
There’s so much to like, and only a few things to complain about
I really like the way the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 feels in hand. It’s so thin and reasonably light for a laptop with a spectacular 16-inch OLED display. And it’s also very well-built, and it gets great battery life. There’s a lot to like here.
But when you buy such a large laptop, you tend to want more performance. The Galaxy Book5 is fast enough as long as you’re doing typical productivity tasks. But it’s not the gaming and creator’s laptop that many larger machines represent. And the keyboard is really disappointing.
For those that really like the idea of a large-format laptop that is still easy to pack around, however, the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 delivers just enough value to make it worthy of recommendation.
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Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead massive Medicare, Medicaid agency CMS
Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead massive Medicare, Medicaid agency CMS
Pennsylvania *********** U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz poses for a portrait outside of a poling location during the primary election in Rockledge, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 17, 2022.
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President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV host physician, to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS operates or oversees health-care programs that provide coverage to about 1 out of every 2 Americans, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Obamacare marketplace exchange Healthcare.gov.
Those four programs account for $1.6 trillion in spending, or nearly 25% of the entire federal budget.
CMS is an agency within the Health and Human Services Department.
Trump last week said he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic and *********** theorist, as HHS secretary.
“Our broken Healthcare System harms everyday Americans, and crushes our Country’s budget,” Trump said in a statement announcing his intention to nominate Oz.
“Dr. Oz will be a leader in incentivizing ******** Prevention, so we get the best results in the World for every dollar we spend on Healthcare in our Great Country,” Trump said. “He will also cut waste and ****** within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency, which is a third of our Nation’s Healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire National Budget.”
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is the current CMS administrator.
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Rafael Nadal Davis Cup analysis: Nadal loses to Botic van de Zandschulp of Netherlands
Rafael Nadal Davis Cup analysis: Nadal loses to Botic van de Zandschulp of Netherlands
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MALAGA, Spain — Botic van de Zandschulp beat Rafael Nadal in the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday.
Van de Zandschulp prevailed over Nadal in a match decided by their serves. Nadal’s physical issues hampered his ability to get free points behind his first serve, dragging him into long rallies that his body can no longer sustain. Van de Zandschulp hit double faults and at times, appeared overcome by the occasion, but recovered with calm efficiency. Despite a first break of serve from Nadal in the second set, the Dutchman kept him — and a raucous Spanish crowd — at arm’s length to seal victory.
The result leaves the Netherlands 1-0 up in the tie, with Carlos Alcaraz to face Tallon Griekspoor in the second singles rubber. If Alcaraz wins, it will come down to the doubles between Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers and Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof. Should Spain lose, Nadal’s tennis career will be over.
The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare and Matt Futterman analyze the match…
How did Nadal’s serve hinder him?
Nadal’s serve is driving him away from tennis more than anything else.
It was never the strongest part of his game — when he first burst onto the scene, it was probably the weakest — but he improved it significantly. He revved up his speeds with the help of coach Carlos Moya, and he could hit spots as well as anyone. What he lacked in power, he could make up for in precision.
In 2024, having a big first serve is regulation; it’s on return where the edge of the great players *****. Men’s tennis now involves collecting as many free points on missed returns or aces or easy ****** that float back as possible, but Nadal’s average first serve on Tuesday floated around the 110mph (177km/h) mark.
That’s not going to garner many free or easy points. Against Van de Zandschulp and just about everyone else he faced this year, that limitation sucked him into multi-shot rallies that his body just doesn’t can’t cope with anymore.
Rafael Nadal’s lack of access to easy points behind his serve made every game a grind. (Jorge Guerrero / AFP via Getty Images)
Serves look like they are about arms and shoulders, but really they are about the spine and the abdominal muscles and the hips. They bend and snap and torque and whip the arm through the ball. Spine, abdominal muscles and hips? That could be a rundown of Nadal’s injury problems over the past two years — before considering the inevitable loss of speed that ageing brings.
Through the first set, Nadal landed 61 percent of his first serves and won 70 percent of those points. Despite four double faults in that set, Van de Zandschulp was serving at 76 percent and winning 90 percent of those points. Those numbers are tough to overcome.
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And how did Van de Zandschulp get hold of his serve?
When Van de Zandschulp hit two consecutive double faults at 40-0 up in his first service game, it seemed his nerves at playing his idol could undermine his chance of winning.
When he hit two more at 3-4 in the first set, the first of which was a foot fault, that feeling strengthened. But the Dutchman escaped from the game, broke Nadal straight after and then served the set out comfortably.
The Dutchman escaped from a string of double faults on multiple occasions. (Thomas Coex / AFP via Getty Images)
Van de Zandschulp counterbalanced those four double faults in the first set with five aces and, aside from those extremely shaky moments, he served well as the numbers above indicate. As against Carlos Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, he was mostly unflustered, whether sending serves into the net or manoeuvring a 22-time Grand Slam champion around the court with relative ease.
The start of the second set saw another shaky moment, as he double-faulted for 15-30 when up 1-0. He responded with three unreturned first serves to avert the danger and consolidate the break.
Van de Zandschulp’s next service game followed a similar pattern: he started with two double faults, the second another foot fault, before reeling off the next four points with first serves to hold. He won his first seven service games despite all the doubts and having been broken in the eighth, he recovered from 0-30 down in the ninth.
Then he did the hardest thing of all: serving out against Nadal in front of a crowd that wanted him to play forever.
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How did the home crowd respond to the travails of their hero?
This was what the Malaga crowd had come to see, what some had paid thousands of euros for. Nadal playing singles — and for most of the first set, looking like he could deliver the win that almost everyone in the packed arena was willing into existence.
The home supporters couldn’t have done much more. They went wild after every point Nadal won, and regularly serenaded him with chants of, “Rafa, Rafa, Rafa!” He celebrated a couple of big points with that trademark clenched fist, as he tried to get himself going.
Trailing 4-1 in the second set but up break point, he asked the crowd for more noise. When he clinched his first break of serve, more than 10,000 fans roared as if their man had just won a Grand Slam title. Nadal roared back, with interest.
Rafael Nadal was on home turf, as he was for much of his 2024 comeback. (Jorge Guerrero / AFP via Getty Images)
Credit must go to Van de Zandschulp for staying zen. Based on his body language, it would have been tough to tell whether he was playing in the biggest match of his career or against a friend in his local park.
Credit too for the Dutch fans, who massed together in their distinctive orange and made plenty of noise as they revelled in their nation’s role as the ultimate tennis party *******.
Despite Nadal’s defeat and possible farewell, this felt more like a celebration than a wake.
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Ask any player how they view Nadal and they all say some version of the same thing: the ultimate competitor.
World No. 4 Taylor ******, who Nadal beat in a tiebreak with a torn abdominal muscle at Wimbledon in 2022, thinks that Nadal could be down 6-0, 5-0 40-love and play points like the match was ***** even.
That ***** was still there Tuesday, even as Van de Zandschulp made it increasingly clear that he would be too tough for Nadal. There Nadal was, down a set and 0-2 and desperate not to go down a double break, sprinting to the back of the court to catch up with a lob and ***** back a desperate spinning overhead as his body kept barrelling toward the back fence.
Two games later, he ripped off an ace down break point; needing to shorten points, he kept pushing into the net. When he did go down a double break, he followed it with his best return game of the evening, bull-whipping his forehand to earn one break point, then standing on the baseline in the rallies to earn another.
Nadal’s competitiveness has never faded — but the ability of his body to sustain it has. (Thomas Coex / AFP via Getty Images)
When Van de Zandschulp floated a backhand wide and the break finally came, he pumped one fist and then another and then the first one another time. The crowd roared with the ‘olé’ chant. A game later and back within one, he knew Van de Zandschulp was starting to feel the weight of it all.
Nadal came at him like the ocean. Van de Zandschulp stemmed his tide.
Nadal, ultimately, was here for it as he always has been, healthy or not. It’s what kept him around, kept him trying to come back amid all the injuries.
The big question he will have to answer beginning next week is how he can feed that hunger. Casper Ruud has said he is a ******* on the golf course. He’s **** for the Parchisi board game. Will that be enough?
It’s hard to think so. Maybe competing like life and ****** are on the line will just have to be something he did for a while before he went on to do something else.
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What did Van de Zandschulp say after the match?
Speaking to Tennis Channel post-match, Van de Zandschulp, said: “In the beginning, we were both nervous. The first serves didn’t go smoothly, the crowd was tough, of course. Understandable.
“That’s what it is to play here in Spain against Rafa. It was a really special event.
“It’s tough to close out a match against him, knowing it could be his last (match) or not. I was hoping a bit more than going for it, so I just went for it and that did help in the end.”
Van de Zandschulp added that the Dutch support carried him through.
“It was unbelievable, I needed it. There were too many people here cheering for him!
“I needed them a lot today.”
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One of Them Literally Uses AI for Better Gameplay
One of Them Literally Uses AI for Better Gameplay
After years of delays, STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl is finally hitting the shelves and will allow gamers to return to the iconic Exclusion Zone. While its multitude of delays has got fans sweating, each trailer that’s been revealed has brought more exciting features and additions to the long-awaited sequel.
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One of the biggest talking points about the game is its availability on Xbox Game Pass on day one. With this release, it’s clear that Microsoft is finally getting the edge over Sony’s subscription service model. However, the tech giant has another horde of games soon joining the Game Pass, and one of them uses AI to great lengths to enhance gameplay.
Xbox Game Pass has Added AI-Enhanced Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Microsoft’s latest flight sim game uses tons of AI to enhance gameplay. (Image via Microsoft)
Microsoft has revealed that the next set of games will arrive on Xbox Game Pass in November! Next week, we can expect to see Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Nine Sols, PlateUp!, Little Kitty, Little City, Big City, and Aliens Dark Descent.
The three titles that will join Microsoft’s service on November 20th will be STALKER 2, PlateUp!, and Little Kitty, Big City. As we’ve said before, STALKER 2 is a day-one release for Game Pass Ultimate and PC. Nine Sols is set to debut on November 26th. In the end, we’ll see Aliens: Dark Descent arriving for all Game Pass members on November 27th.
We also have a surprise entry among all these incredible games: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The flight-sim will be available for PC and Ultimate subscribers starting today, November 19th.
The latest entry in the long-running flight sim franchise was originally unveiled back at the June 2023 Xbox Game Showcase. Due to the fact that it’s been developed by Xbox Game Studio’s subsidiary Asobo Studio, it was destined to hit Xbox Game Pass on day one.
What’s really shocking is the extent of AI’s involvement in making this game ten times better. It’s been confirmed that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 uses data from Microsoft’s Azure tools, Blackshark.ai, and Binge Maps to bring enhanced terrain and building details.
This has allowed the game to be incredibly detailed, featuring real-world textures and patterns. It’s truly a technological marvel that the community will absolutely love!
Xbox Game Pass Might Be Getting a New Feature Soon
Microsoft is planning brand-new features alongside Xbox Game Pass additions. (Image via Microsoft)
It isn’t just blockbuster games; Microsoft looks to be planning another Xbox feature that will allow players to stream titles that aren’t currently available on Game Pass.
This might indicate that Microsoft is all set to roll out Project Lapland, the reported codename for the feature to stream all the games you own. Rumors suggest that this feature could be rolled out as soon as November 2024, and things might be coming to fruitarian.
The feature will allegedly begin with a testing ******* for all Xbox insiders before rolling out globally later. Previously, only a game in the Game Pass library could be streamed, but Microsoft plans to expand to more games soon.
Microsoft is planning to bring such features to shape the new vision for Xbox’s future that goes beyond the console.
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AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU for Microsoft Azure with HBM3 memory – CPU with 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3 may be repurposed MI300C, four chips hit 7 TB/s
AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU for Microsoft Azure with HBM3 memory – CPU with 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3 may be repurposed MI300C, four chips hit 7 TB/s
Microsoft announced its latest high performance computing (HPC) Azure virtual machines powered by a custom AMD CPU that may have once been called MI300C.
The HBv series of Azure VMs are focused on delivering high amounts of memory bandwidth, an important specification for HPC; Microsoft calls it the “biggest HPC bottleneck.” Previously, Microsoft had used Milan-X and Genoa-X server CPUs with AMD’s 3D V-Cache to provide this extra bandwidth, but for the latest HBv5 VMs, Microsoft clearly wanted something even more performant.
The custom AMD CPU used for HBv5 VMs leverages HBM3, usually the memory of choice for the latest data center-class GPUs, such as AMD’s MI300X. With a bandwidth of 6.9TB/s from four of the chips in a single VM, the VMs are almost nine times faster than the Genoa-X CPUs that Microsoft offers in HBv4 VMs, and nearly 20 times faster than Milan-X chips in HBv3 VMs.
When paired with a CPU, the HBM3 fulfills a similar role as 3D V-Cache. Still, instead of expanding the pool of L3 cache, it effectively adds a massive L4 cache with even greater bandwidth and presumably much worse latency. However, the latter isn’t as important in certain types of workloads.
Each HBv5 VM gets four of these custom AMD CPUs, and with all the bells and whistles, a single HBv5 VM offers 450GB of HBM3, 352 Zen 4 cores that clock up to 4GHz, and double the normal Infinity Fabric bandwidth that’s available on regular Epyc CPUs. SMT (hyperthreading) has, however, been disabled. The VMs also have 800Gb/s of Nvidia’s Quantum-2 InfiniBand for network switching.
At 352 cores across four CPUs, that’s 88 cores for each, though it’s likely not every core on the processor is exposed to the VM. Each Zen 4 CCD has either eight or 16 cores, depending on whether it’s Zen 4 or Zen 4c; the custom CPU either uses 11 Zen 4 CCDs or six Zen 4c CCDs, with eight cores on one CCD disabled. It’s more probable that the CPU has 96 fully functional cores, with eight of them reserved for operating the VM, perhaps in an orchestration or hypervisor role.
This “custom” AMD CPU might not be so custom either, as it sounds quite a bit like last year’s rumored MI300C chip. This CPU was expected to essentially be an MI300A APU but equipped exclusively with Zen 4 CCDs instead of CDNA 3 graphics, allowing for a 96-core CPU with HBM3. MI300A’s CPU cores clock up to 3.7GHz, not far off from the CPU used for HBv5, indicating that the custom Azure processor and MI300C may be one and the same.
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However, while the HBv5 CPU may not be custom on a technical level, it’s nevertheless Microsoft’s exclusive CPU. “It is only available on Azure,” Microsoft engineer Glenn Lockwood said on Bluesky, responding to a user wondering whether the AMD CPU would ever become available as a regular Epyc CPU.
If the HBv5 processor was formerly MI300C, AMD may have initially wanted to sell it to the general public but had trouble finding a market for it, according to AMD memory engineer Phil Park.
“Why haven’t we seen EPYC+HBM sooner? EPYC has been focused on high volume markets, which is why you don’t see EPYC with more than 2 sockets,” Park posted on Bluesky. “You can’t swap out your DDR5 controllers and add HBM controllers/stacks and call it a day. HBM forces certain design choices (e.g., every HBM3 stack requires sixteen 64-bit channels).
“Flexibility: with HBM, you can’t upgrade capacity or have lower cost versions with fewer channels populated,” he added. “Generally, CPUs don’t require that much bandwidth.”
This explanation lines up with the thus-far short history of HBM-equipped CPUs. Intel has already launched HBM-infused CPUs based on Sapphire Rapids, called Xeon Max, which are used in the Aurora supercomputer and are also generally available.
However, Intel confirmed last year there won’t be a version of Xeon Max based on Emerald Rapids, and it’s unclear if Granite Rapids will get a Xeon Max variant either, which may indicate they’ve not been a huge commercial success. The pragmatic decision for AMD may have been to secure a deal with Microsoft and focus MI300C production towards Azure.
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Trump will nominate transition adviser and billionaire Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary
Trump will nominate transition adviser and billionaire Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll nominate Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be commerce secretary, a position in which he’d have a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs.
Trump announced his pick Tuesday in a social media post.
Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s transition team, along with Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive who was the Small Business Administration administrator in Trump’s first administration. Both are tasked with putting forward candidates for key roles in the next administration.
File: Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Co-Chair of the Trump 2024 Transition Team speaks at a rally for former US President and *********** presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024.
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Lutnick has also donated millions to the effort to re-elect Trump and other Republicans. He hosted a fundraiser for Trump in August that raised $15 million and also gave $5 million to the Make America Great Again PAC, according to Federal Election Commission records.
As commerce secretary, Lutnick, if confirmed, would be in charge of a sprawling Cabinet agency that is involved in funding new computer chip factories, imposing trade restrictions, releasing economic data and monitoring the weather. It is also a position in which connections to CEOs and the wider business community are crucial.
An advocate for imposing wide-ranging tariffs, Lutnick told CNBC in September that “tariffs are an amazing tool for the president to use — we need to protect the ********* worker.” During his campaign, Trump proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China — and a tariff of up to 20% on everything else the U.S. imports.
“I think we’ll make a bunch of money on the tariffs,” Lutnick said, “but mostly, everybody else is going to negotiate with us, and we will be more fair.”
Mainstream economists are generally skeptical of tariffs, considering them a mostly inefficient way for governments to raise money and promote prosperity.
During the campaign, Trump campaign allies, including Lutnick, were asked about Project 2025, the multi-pronged initiative overseen by the ************* Heritage Foundation that includes a detailed blueprint for the next *********** president to usher in a sweeping overhaul of the executive branch.
Trump and his campaign worked to distance themselves from Project 2025 in the months leading up to Election Day, with the former president going so far as to call some of the proposals “abysmal.” Lutnick told CNBC he had read Project 2025 but had not met with any of its authors.
“I won’t touch them. They made themselves nuclear,” Lutnick said in September.
Lutnick, who’s worked on Wall Street for over 30 years, has been with Cantor Fitzgerald since 1983 and became its president and CEO when he was 29 years old, in 1996. On 9/11, Cantor Fitzgerald lost about two-thirds of its New York-based workforce in the ********** attacks, 658 employees in all, including Lutnick’s brother. Lutnick survived the ******* because he was late to work that day, dropping off his young son at his first day of school. In the years since the *******, Lutnick and the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund have donated $180 million to 9/11 families, according to Trump’s social media post on Lutnick’s selection.
Lutnick, who is also a cryptocurrency enthusiast, was also under consideration for treasury secretary, a role that has been at the center of high-profile jockeying within the Trump world. At the same time, the treasury position is closely watched in financial circles, where a disruptive nominee could have immediate negative consequences on the stock market, which Trump watches closely.
Billionaire Elon Musk and others in Trump’s orbit were calling on Trump to dump the previous front-runner for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, in favor of Lutnick. Musk said in his post that “Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @howardlutnick will actually enact change.”
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Super Micro shares soar after company names BDO as new auditor
Super Micro shares soar after company names BDO as new auditor
Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, June 5, 2024.
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Super Micro Computer shares jumped 31% on Tuesday after the embattled server maker said it named BDO as its new auditor and submitted a plan to Nasdaq detailing its efforts to regain compliance with the exchange.
The stock has now climbed more than 50% over the last two trading days on optimism that it will keep its Nasdaq listing. Still, the company has lost about three-quarters of its value since its stock peaked in March, a decline that’s wiped out roughly $54 billion in market cap.
Super Micro is late in filing its 2024 year-end report with the SEC and said earlier this month that it was looking for a new accountant after its previous auditor, Ernst & Young, stepped down in October. Ernst & Young was new to the job, having replaced Deloitte & Touche as Super Micro’s accounting firm in March 2023.
Super Micro said in a statement late Monday that it told Nasdaq that the company believes it will be able to file its annual report for the year ended June 30, and quarterly report for the ******* ended Sept. 30. The company said it will remain listed on the Nasdaq pending the exchange’s “review of the compliance plan.”
Analysts at Mizuho, who previously suspended their rating on the stock, wrote in a note that Nasdaq still has to approve the plan, which could take two to five weeks.
Super Micro CEO Charles Liang said in Monday’s statement that appointing BDO marks “an important next step to bring our financial statements current, an effort we are pursuing with both diligence and urgency.”
Shares of Super Micro soared more than twentyfold over a two-year ******* from early 2022 until their peak in March. But the stock has been hammered on troubling news about its compliance with Nasdaq.
Super Micro has been one of the primary beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence *****, due to its relationship with Nvidia. Sales last fiscal year more than doubled to $15 billion.
On Monday, Super Micro announced it is selling products featuring Nvidia’s next-generation AI chip called Blackwell. The company competes with vendors such as Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in packaging up Nvidia AI chips for other companies to access.
Super Micro was added to the S&P 500 in March, reflecting its rapidly growing business and then-soaring stock price. Less than two weeks after the index changes were announced, Super Micro reached its closing high of $118.81.
The troubles began within months. In August, Super Micro said it wouldn’t file its annual report with the SEC on time. Noted short seller Hindenburg Research then disclosed a short position in the company, and said in a report that it identified “fresh evidence of accounting manipulation.” The Wall Street Journal later reported that the Department of Justice was at the early stages of a probe into the company.
The month after announcing its report delay, Super Micro said it had received a notification from the Nasdaq, indicating that the delay in the filing of its annual report meant the company wasn’t in compliance with the exchange’s listing rules. Super Micro said the Nasdaq’s rules allowed the company 60 days to file its report or submit a plan to regain compliance. Based on that time frame, the deadline was Monday.
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