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Broncos pack must 'pull fingers out' like 1990s: Renouf Broncos pack must 'pull fingers out' like 1990s: Renouf Payne Haas agrees Brisbane’s forwards can learn a key lesson from the 1992-93 premiership winners but insists the pack is more than a two-man band.. Source link #Broncos #pack #039pull #fingers #out039 #1990s #Renouf Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

This is the ‘number one place to play offense,’ strategist says This is the ‘number one place to play offense,’ strategist says 00:00 Speaker A So when it comes to positioning, as we talked about, we’re seeing a little bit of a defensive lead, at least in today’s session. Is that how your positioning as well, or do you think are you sort of striking a different balance? 00:17 Zach Hill Yeah, I mean, today’s a defensive day in the markets for sure, you know, utilities and staples are doing really, really well, but actually yesterday was the polar opposite of that. And so we think that, you know, the difficulty for market leadership is going to persist. I mean, at a high level though, um with the amount of uncertainty that we still have and the how quickly things can change from an outlook perspective. Um, you know, we think it makes sense to lower your overall, um, you know, size of the exposures in the portfolio and look for some places that are a little bit lower risk than the market to hang out. Um, and so for, you know, on the global equity side of things, we like international stocks more than we have, um, since the AI craze took off in early 2023. You got the dollar, um, you know, tailwinds there finally starting to weaken after being, you know, really persistently strong for the last few years. And just generally speaking, those stocks tend to trade with a little bit lower risk profile, so we do think that’s an attractive place to be. But, you know, at the same time, like we we don’t think we’re going into a recession based on the policy mix we have at the moment on offer. We’re just seeing a growth slowdown. So, you know, we’re not fully embracing that defensive trade that you’re seeing today in the market, but rather be kind of in the middle places like quality dividends and those types of exposures that can kind of weather through this noise and volatility that we expect. 02:21 Speaker A Let’s say, Zach, I do want to play offense though in the equity market. What would you suggest? 02:34 Zach Hill Yeah, I mean, our number one place to play offense, and we do think it has a lot of deregulatory tailwinds, is in banks in the US, so domestic banks, whether that’s the large cap banks or a little further down the, you know, the cap spectrum can be a little riskier in the regional bank space. We think that’s the number one place that has really nice tailwinds and they’ve traded really, really well. Actually kind of matched the, you know, the rebound that we saw in the mag 7 over this last, you know, from the market bottom to here. And so that’s an area that we like to play offense in. You can also start to dip your toe a little bit into some of the into the tech names, maybe not to go overweight the top of the market because we think that’s there’s a lot of risk in that part of the market. But, you know, some of the software and cloud services providers, you know, that’s that’s an area that you can also take a little bit of risk if you want to be offensive at the moment. Source link #number #place #play #offense #strategist Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Dark Horse’s Stunning Lovecraft Manga Adaptations Are Steeply Discounted Dark Horse’s Stunning Lovecraft Manga Adaptations Are Steeply Discounted Dark Horse’s lineup of H.P. Lovecraft manga adaptations are on ***** for cheap at Amazon. The stunning At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition is available for only $25, saving you 50% on the premium 600-plus page hardcover. You can also get the 450-page adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth for only $16.19 for a limited time. With Dark Horse set to release the manga of The Colour Out of Space on July 1, now’s a good time to dive into these discounted books, each of which includes memorable (and haunting) illustrations. All of the Lovecraft manga adaptations were written and illustrated by Gou Tanabe and translated to English by Zack Davisson. At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition was one of two translations Dark Horse published in 2024. Last October, Dark Horse released a paperback edition of Lovecraft’s best-known work, The Call of Cthulhu, and you can grab that one for only $15. Quick look: H.P. Lovecraft Manga Adaptations Take a closer look at all five Lovecraft manga adaptations–and their incredible covers–below. $25.21 (was $50) Of the five English releases of Lovecraft manga adaptations, At the Mountains of Madness is the only one that Dark Horse has given the Deluxe Edition hardcover treatment. At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition features wrap-around cover art with soft-touch lamination and spot gloss, 100gsm wood-free paper, several pages in full color, a title page in silver ink, foil gilding on the edges of the book block, and a satin ribbon bookmark. The cover art above doesn’t really do this 626-page hardcover justice. If you check out the customer reviews on the listing, you’ll see a user-uploaded image of the mammoth deluxe edition, and it looks absolutely stunning. This classic sci-fi story was originally published as a serialized novella in 1936 and centers on an Antarctic expedition. Like most Lovecraft tales, the story has unexpected and weird turns. At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition was published in English by Dark Horse in July 2024. The paperback editions released back in 2019, but the hardcover is cheaper than buying both volumes at the moment. $15.29 (was $20) The Call of Cthulhu is often regarded as Lovecraft’s best work of horror fiction. Cthulhu has inspired countless games, movies, TV shows, songs, novels, etc. The story is centered around a cult and the ancient, terrifying creature known as Cthulhu. Lovecraft’s original story, first published in Weird Tales magazine in 1928, is only around 40 pages, but Tanabe’s adaptation is 288 pages due to its dedication to rendering scenes from the story in exhaustive detail. Though most of the book is colored in ******, white, and gray, there are eight full-color pages. It also has silver ink on the title page, and the cover art follows the chaotic, haunting style of previous Lovecraft manga adaptations. The Call of Cthulhu manga was originally published in Japanese in 2019 before being translated to English in October 2024. $15 | Releases July 1 The Colour Out of Space is a 194-page adaptation of Lovecraft’s 1927 short story featuring a blend of sci-fi and horror. Set in a fictional Massachusetts town named Arkham, the story follows an unnamed narrator who discovers that the all lifeforms in the area became infected by a mysterious poison following a meteorite strike. Like many Lovecraft stories, The Colour Out of Space includes monstrous creatures and deals with the loss of sanity. The Colour Out of Space releases in paperback on July 1 and is available to preorder for $15. $16.19 (was $30) with extra coupon Part of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, The Shadow Over Innsmouth was originally released as a novella in 1931. Given the length of the source material, it’s no surprise that this is one of the longest manga adaptations in the series at 450 pages. It’s on ***** for only $16.19–nearly 50% off–in paperback format thanks to a bonus 10% discount offered by Amazon. Narrated by an unnamed student, the story is set in a seaport town in Massachusetts inhabited by some exceedingly peculiar folks. Once again, the narrator’s surreal interactions and the events he witnesses cause him to question himself and reality in general. It’s another one of Lovecraft’s signature character studies that is both thought-provoking and unsettling. The Shadow Over Innsmouth’s manga adaptation was published in English in December 2023. $12.60 (was $15) The Hound and Other Stories is a collection of three Lovecraft stories within the Cthulhu mythos. The 184-page paperback was the first manga adaptation by Tanabe. It released in Japanese in 2014 and became the first English adaptation in 2017. At $12.60, The Hound and Other Stories is a good, cheap place to start if you’re interested in giving the Lovecraft manga adaptations a try. The Mountains of Madness as illustrated by Gou Tanabe For more Deluxe Edition manga, check out our roundup highlighting a wide variety of premium hardcover editions of all-time manga classics. Source link #Dark #Horses #Stunning #Lovecraft #Manga #Adaptations #Steeply #Discounted Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Trump Not Happy With Apple Moving iPhone Production To India – Investor's Business Daily Trump Not Happy With Apple Moving iPhone Production To India – Investor's Business Daily Trump Not Happy With Apple Moving iPhone Production To India Investor’s Business DailyTrump says he doesn’t want Apple building products in India: ‘I had a little problem with Tim Cook’ CNBCTrump Presses Apple to Bring iPhone Manufacturing to America. Wall Street Shrugs. WSJTrump Asks Apple to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India Bloomberg’Apple Will Realise…: Sources On Trump’s ‘Not In India’ Call To Tim Cook NDTV Source link #Trump #Happy #Apple #Moving #iPhone #Production #India #Investor039s #Business #Daily Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Prosecutors charge crypto theft ring in D.C. Prosecutors charge crypto theft ring in D.C. Malone Lam, a defendant in a $230 million bitcoin heist, in a booking photo from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Broward County Sheriff’s Office Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have charged 13 young men in what court records describe as a wide-ranging conspiracy to identify victims with substantial holdings of cryptocurrency, steal those assets, and then launder the proceeds. More than $265 million in crypto was stolen from the victims, according to a superseding indictment obtained Thursday by CNBC. One of the defendants, Malone Lam, was previously charged in connection with the largest of those thefts, which netted about $245 million in crypto from a man in D.C. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Source link #Prosecutors #charge #crypto #theft #ring #D.C Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

CBI calls for stronger ties with EU CBI calls for stronger ties with EU A leading *** business lobbying group is calling for a major reset of relations with the European Union, urging both sides to “build bridges” and move beyond Brexit divisions. In a report published ahead of a EU-*** summit due to take place on 19 May in London, it calls for “practical steps” to ease travel, cut red tape and take joint action on energy, climate and defence. The CBI says the current setup is “no longer fit for purpose” in a world of rising geopolitical threats and economic uncertainty. The EU is the ***’s largest trading partner and the government has expressed it’s desire to reset relations with the bloc in the form of new post-Brexit deal. The government said it would “act in the national interest to secure the best outcomes for the ***” in discussions with the EU, but added that “no final agreement has been made”, and that it wouldn’t give “a running commentary”. The CBI is asking both sides to make it easier for staff to work across borders, restore recognition of professional qualifications, and reintroduce youth mobility schemes so young people can live and work in both regions. The government’s aims include a defence deal and a wider negotiation of the trading relationship between the *** and the bloc. A security pact could pave the way for greater *** involvement in EU-wide defence procurement projects, as well as access to a loans scheme for British defence firms. One of the EU’s key demands is for youth mobility scheme, which would make it easier for young people to study and work in the *** and vice versa, for a time-limited *******. The *** previously said it has “no plans” for such a scheme, but its opposition to the idea has softened in recent weeks. Earlier this month, European relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told the Financial Times the *** would consider “sensible EU proposals in this space”. The CBI says youth mobility schemes will open up a larger talent pool to businesses in the ***, as well as providing the *** citizens the opportunity of a wider market of employers. The proposals reflect the views of more than 400 *** companies and are aligned with priorities from BusinessEurope, the EU’s business lobby. Airbus, which employs thousands in the ***, backed the call. “We rely on a smooth flow of people, parts and ideas across borders,” the company said. “A stronger EU-*** partnership is good for business and good for Europe.” Industry group Energy *** said that “more cooperation on climate and energy is the low-hanging fruit of our relationship with the EU”. The report also highlighted concerns in Northern Ireland, where new trade rules and looming carbon taxes, it said, could cost businesses up to £200m a year. Rain Newton-Smith, CBI director-general, said: “The world has moved on – and so must the ***-EU relationship. This is about growth, resilience and global competitiveness. Business is ready to play its part.” Source link #CBI #calls #stronger #ties Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Sinner’s back in groove to destroy Ruud in Italian Open Sinner’s back in groove to destroy Ruud in Italian Open Jannik Sinner looked as if he had never been away as he dropped just one game to book his place in the semi-finals of the Italian Open with a merciless thrashing of Casper Ruud. Sinner, back in action this week for the first time since January’s *********** Open win following a three-month doping ban, saw off Ruud 6-0 6-1 on Thursday. The 23-year-old Italian produced a remarkable display against the world No.7 and Madrid Open champion, who had been on a nine-match win streak, to blast to the win in just 63 minutes. Asked how close his victory was to perfection, Sinner said: “It is tough to say, but I was feeling great on court and we all saw that. “My goal this week is to understand where my level is, and it has raised day by day. “Everything can change in one day, and one performance doesn’t tell you everything about my shape at the moment but I am very happy. I moved great on the court. Now let’s see what is coming in the semi-finals.” Sinner will now face Tommy Paul after the American 11th seed made it to the last four in Rome for the second year in a row, beating Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. But Paul’s mind has not entirely been on tennis, with the 27-year-old telling reporters about his distress at having his precious truck repossessed. “On court everything has been going pretty well. Off court, a little bit of a stressful week,” he explained. “I got my truck repossessed. I missed a couple of payments and they took my truck from my house this week. I’ve been grinding to get my truck back. If you know me, that’s my baby. “I’m excited to get it back. I had to win a couple of matches so I could pay that off.” Paul, who lives in Florida, revealed he had paid 1000 US dollars to secure the vehicle’s return, sending his trainer to pick it up while he battled on the European clay. But Sinner will be the overwhelming favourite to emerge victorious from the semi-final clash with the man who knocked out *********** Alex de Minaur in the last-16. Source link #Sinners #groove #destroy #Ruud #Italian #Open Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Scientists want to power future electronics with edible mushrooms and fungal paper batteries that dissolve after use Scientists want to power future electronics with edible mushrooms and fungal paper batteries that dissolve after use Mycelium might power electronics someday, if it stops biodegrading before the job is done The split-gill mushroom’s extracellular matrix may be the key to future green batteries Scientists dream of compostable batteries, but controlling fungal behavior remains a major challenge Researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, are exploring the potential of fungal mycelium to create a compact, biodegradable battery. Their goal is to use mycelium to produce “fungal paper” for battery electrodes – a concept that, according to researcher Ashutosh Sinha, remains in the experimental phase. “We want to produce a compact, biodegradable battery whose electrodes consist of a living ‘fungal paper,’” Sinha states, emphasizing that this vision is still a dream for now. You may like The dream of biodegradable batteries The idea of a biodegradable battery made from living materials is ambitious. The team is working with the mycelium of the split-gill mushroom, a ******* known for its unique mechanical and biological properties. This ******* is naturally biodegradable and, when combined with its extracellular matrix, produces a material with promising potential for sustainable applications in technology. The aim is to develop a system that decomposes without releasing harmful waste – unlike conventional electronic devices – by using the natural properties of the material. Empa researchers are now examining how the tensile strength of mycelium and its sensitivity to moisture can be applied in components like biodegradable sensors and batteries. Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Working with living materials brings notable challenges. Mycelium’s biodegradable nature is both an advantage and a limitation. On one hand, it could significantly reduce the environmental impact of batteries. On the other, its tendency to degrade raises concerns about its longevity and reliability in electronic devices. Living materials also respond to their environments, making it difficult to predict or control their behavior consistently. “Biodegradable materials always react to their environment. We want to find applications where this interaction is not a hindrance but maybe even an advantage,” said Empa’s Gustav Nyström. The idea of a compact, biodegradable battery with fungal paper electrodes remains conceptual, and one of the biggest challenges will be refining the material to meet performance standards required in modern electronics. Nevertheless, it represents a promising step toward more sustainable and environmentally conscious electronics. You might also like Source link #Scientists #power #future #electronics #edible #mushrooms #fungal #paper #batteries #dissolve Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Here are ‘Big Short’ Michael Burry’s latest moves in his portfolio Here are ‘Big Short’ Michael Burry’s latest moves in his portfolio Michael Burry, who shot to fame by calling the subprime mortgage crisis, loaded up on bearish bets against Nvidia and ******** internet stocks in the first quarter. Burry’s hedge fund, Scion Asset Management, owned millions of dollars worth of put contracts against Nvidia , Alibaba , PDD Holdings , JD.com and Baidu , with unknown value, strike price or expiration, according to a new regulatory filing. Investors profit from puts when the underlying securities fall in prices. Without knowing the specifics of these put contracts, it’s hard to tell if the positions were profitable even though the stocks suffered a big sell-off in early April when President Donald Trump rolled out enormous increases in U.S. tariffs. Burry became well-known on Wall Street by betting against mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 global financial crisis , and was depicted in Michael Lewis’ book ” The Big Short ” and the subsequent Oscar-winning movie of the same name. Also in the first quarter, Burry doubled his stake in beauty retailer Estee Lauder to a bet worth $13.2 million. The cosmetics company is especially sensitive to U.S. trade with the world’s second-largest economy because more of its revenue (26.0%) comes from China than the U.S. (24.9%). Estee has also faced management succession issues , and the stock has tumbled to a recent $63.67 from more than $370 at the end of 2021. Source link #Big #Short #Michael #Burrys #latest #moves #portfolio Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Florida becomes second state to ban adding fluoride to drinking water Florida becomes second state to ban adding fluoride to drinking water Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, on Thursday signed a bill making it the second state after Utah to ban adding fluoride, or any other additives, to drinking water. Legislators approved the bill last month that goes against the concerns of public health experts and medical professionals, who say the measure will increase tooth decay and cavities, especially in children. The law, however, aligns with the positions of two controversial senior figures, Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, and Florida’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, that adding fluoride, a natural mineral, to drinking water affects children’s intellectual abilities. “As dentists, we see the direct consequences fluoride removal has on our patients and it’s a real tragedy when policymakers’ decisions hurt vulnerable kids and adults in the long term,” Brett Kessler, president of the American Dental Association, said in a statement last month. The website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), meanwhile, still reflects that fluoride repairs and prevents damage to teeth and their protective enamel coating, as long as it is administered in consistent, low levels. In Israel, studies have shown that removing fluoride from drinking water supplies caused “a significant increase in restorative dental treatments”. The bill signed by DeSantis on Thursday takes effect statewide on 1 July, and was touted by the governor as “legislation to protect against forced medication”. It does not specifically mention fluoride, but “the use of certain additives in a water system” is outlawed. “Some of these people think they know better for you than you do for yourself. They think because they have medical training they should just be able to decree how we live our lives,” DeSantis said at an afternoon press conference in Dade City. He said fluoride was present in many toothpastes and mouthwashes: “Yes, use fluoride for your teeth, that’s fine. But forcing it in the water supply is basically forced medication on people. They don’t have a choice.” According to the Florida department of health, about 100 public water systems across the state actively fluoridate their supplies of drinking water. Source link #Florida #state #ban #adding #fluoride #drinking #water Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

She let ChatGPT read her coffee grounds – then filed for divorce She let ChatGPT read her coffee grounds – then filed for divorce A Greek couple thought it would be fun to use ChatGPT as a fortune-teller and have it “read” coffee grounds in their cups ChatGPT claimed the husband was cheating with someone whose name starts with E The wife is now filing for divorce over the AI tasseography response A woman in Greece is divorcing her husband after ChatGPT played fortune teller and claimed her husband was cheating on her. According to a Greek City Times report, the couple asked the AI chatbot to look at a photo of the grounds left behind in her husband’s cup of Greek coffee and practice tasseography, the ancient art of divining present secrets or future fates based on patterns left behind in tea leaves or coffee. After looking at the residue at the bottom of their cups, ChatGPT had some shockingly specific things to say. According to the report, the AI claimed to see that the husband was secretly fantasizing about a woman whose name started with an “E” and was fated to begin an affair with her. In case that wasn’t enough, ChatGPT’s response to the woman’s own cup was to claim that the affair had already started. Some people take fortune-telling seriously, but usually only from humans practicing divination. But what the husband saw as a quirky, funny moment, his wife saw as a serious and accurate description of reality. She told her husband to leave, announced to her children that she was ending her marriage, and served him with legal papers three days later. You may like Oracular AI As a legal matter, it’s hard to say how a judge will view this. There’s no real precedent for citing a “robot oracle” as evidence of infidelity in a court of law anywhere (though there is one about declaring a house is haunted before you sell it in New York State). But what’s fascinating isn’t the legalities so much as what it says about culture. Tasseography isn’t some novelty party trick; it’s thousands of years old and practiced across coffee and tea-drinking cultures from Turkey to China and beyond. The idea that symbols and swirls in a cup could reveal your fate is a perfect example of how people see stories in randomness, whether a constellation or coffee residue. That some people want to outsource mystic rituals to AI feels almost predetermined. This reported Greek marital strife is arguably a good reason not to do so, or at least not to call it wisdom. And it’s not like ChatGPT actually knows how to read coffee grounds. It wasn’t trained on tasseography. What it can do is make educated guesses based on the patterns it sees in an image and what people have said about similar shapes or symbols on the internet. In other words, making stuff up in a convincing tone, just like a human would. It turns out that a convincing tone is all it takes for some people. And it’s not like this is the first instance. Tarot card reading with ChatGPT was an early demonstration of how flexible the AI could be in its activities. The same goes for making astrology charts and palm reading. But if you stop treating it like entertainment and like a real psychic answer, it can cause real emotional damage. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Then again, if your spouse is willing to believe an AI chatbot claiming psychic powers over your own contradictions, the issue might not be about the technology. So go ahead and ask ChatGPT to read your coffee grounds if you want a laugh. But maybe don’t act like you’re in a mashup of ****** Mirror meets My Big **** Greek Wedding and run out the door. Sometimes, your coffee is just coffee. And the swirl at the bottom of the cup is not the ghost of a digital Cassandra. You might also like Source link #ChatGPT #read #coffee #grounds #filed #divorce Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

CNN to Livestream George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ CNN to Livestream George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ George Clooney’s Broadway debut, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” has been one of the sensations of the 2024-25 theater season, breaking box office records and drawing packed houses of audiences eager to see the popular movie star in a timely drama about the importance of an independent press. Now the play will become much more widely available: CNN is planning to broadcast the penultimate performance, on June 7 at 7 p.m. Eastern. The performance will be preceded and followed by coverage of, and discussion about, the show and the state of journalism. “We were looking at taking the play on the road, and taking it to London, and taking it to Paris,” Clooney said in an interview on Thursday, adding, “but we also thought it never is going to be exactly what it is right now, with the same cast, and we thought it would be nice to have a record of it. “And then we thought, because the newscasts are all done live, it is the perfect thing to try to create on live television, which is always exciting — there no safety net, and it’s a fun thing to do.” Clooney said that he expects the play will be available to stream after the live broadcast, but that he does not yet know where. “That’s what we’re still working on right now,” he said. “The question is where does it go from here, and we’ve had three different offers and we’re negotiating to find out what the best position is.” The Broadway production of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which began performances in March, is adapted from the 2005 film about a confrontation between the television journalist Edward R. Murrow and Joseph R. McCarthy, the crusading anti-********** senator from Wisconsin. “Unfortunately, this play always is timely,” Clooney said. “What journalists do for a living is always going to be challenged by people in power — they don’t like it unless they can control it. And there are some things about this that are more timely right now, of course.” Clooney said that “Good Night, and Good Luck” had initially been conceived as a live production for CBS, before it became a movie. He also noted that years ago he had starred in a live televised version of “Fail Safe,” and said that he had once wanted to do “ER” as a live show. “There’s another part of this that means something to me: I’ve had this really wonderful experience being on Broadway, and I think it’s important for a lot of people to be able to see what it’s like to come to Broadway, see a Broadway play, in cities all across the country and all across the world, because it’s pretty exciting.” Clooney has been nominated for a Tony Award for portraying Murrow in the play; he also wrote it, in collaboration with Grant Heslov, and the two of them are among the lead producers. (Clooney played a different role, of a CBS news executive, in the film, which he also directed and co-wrote.) Source link #CNN #Livestream #George #Clooneys #Good #Night #Good #Luck Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok live stream in Mexico – NBC News Beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok live stream in Mexico – NBC News Beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok live stream in Mexico NBC NewsTikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico CNNInfluencer Valeria Marquez’s Killer Asked for Her Name Before Shooting Her E! OnlineMexican influencer Valeria Marquez killed on TikTok livestream BBCTop security team investigating ******* of beauty influencer, Mexico’s President says Yahoo Source link #Beauty #influencer #Valeria #Marquez #shot #dead #TikTok #live #stream #Mexico #NBC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Orbitalworks Pathfinder Review: Make your own mouse Orbitalworks Pathfinder Review: Make your own mouse Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Finding the perfect mouse is hard — even we can’t pick one perfect mouse, which is why we have an entire list of the best gaming mice. But Orbitalworks hopes it can make things a little easier for people who are highly picky about mouse shape by offering a bunch of different shapes right out of the box. Orbitalworks’ Pathfinder mouse is a lightweight, wireless gaming mouse with a modular setup — the hump, sides, and buttons are all interchangeable and the mouse comes with a selection of humps, sides, and buttons to get you started. It also comes with spacers, so you can add extra width and length to the mouse, and in the future the company plans to offer additional pieces as well as 3D print files so you can create your own pieces. Naturally, this much modularity doesn’t come cheap — the Pathfinder costs a steep $189, and comes in both ****** and white. Design and Comfort of the Pathfinder The Pathfinder is a modular, lightweight five-button wireless mouse that comes with several options for changing its size and shape. The mouse comes in its own box with a handful of accessories: an 8K polling rate 2.4GHz wireless receiver, a 5-foot (1.5m) paracord-covered USB-C to USB-A cable. It also comes with extra mouse skates from X-Raypad — it has four dots pre-installed, and it comes with a set of X-Raypad’s Obsidian PRO Air dots, as well as a set of X-Raypad’s Obsidian mouse feet. You may like Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The mouse also comes with a separate box of parts that you’ll need to create the customized final product. These include four mouse humps, four left-side pieces, seven right-side pieces, three sets of side buttons, and spacers for adding more width/length to the mouse. The parts are all packaged very nicely in foam, and there’s a guide printed on the inside of the lid. The parts hook into the mouse with notched “teeth” and are fairly secure when installed but can be removed with a little pressure. I didn’t have any issues removing the pieces with my nails, but it would be nice if Orbitalworks had included some sort of tool for removal (even just a thin, flat spatula-type thing seems like it would help). (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Let’s start with the humps, as they’re the most straightforward pieces: low, medium, high, and right-handed. The low, medium, and high humps are all bilaterally symmetrical, while the right-hand hump shifts the hump to the left. The hump size corresponds to the amount of palm contact your hand will have with the mouse — the low hump features an immediate, gradual downward slope so the highest part of the mouse is at the center, while the high hump extends the center height and features a steep downward slope near the back (the medium hump is in between these two, and is close to what you’ll see in a lot of symmetrical lightweight mice, such as the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2). There are also two hump spacers — 4mm and 8mm, which you slide onto the mouse before you attach the hump to add extra length. You can also use both spacers together, for an extra 12mm total. I will say that this is the one area that I didn’t feel was very sturdy — even adding just the smaller spacer made the back feel a little detached from the mouse. This wasn’t too much of an issue while using the mouse, but it bothered me regardless. Adding both spacers made the back look like it was about to fall off, and created a noticeable gap between the hump and the body of the mouse. The mouse felt sturdiest without any hump spacers — if you’re looking for a longer mouse, this may not be the mouse for you. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The four left-side pieces are labeled (sort of) by grip type: latch, claw, pinch, and average. (Okay, only two of those are grip types, but close enough.) “Latch” is the curviest piece, with a generous dip for your thumb and flare toward the back. “Claw” is for claw grips and is designed for those who use a claw grip and have their thumb at more of an angle. “Pinch” features a thumb indent that’s placed slightly forward, and “average” is a flatter piece with a thumb indent set slightly to the back. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) There are seven right-side pieces: Average, pinch, claw, right-hand, xtra, slash, and wave. The first three — average, pinch, and claw, are the right-side counterparts to their left-side pieces; “average” is somewhat flat and asymmetrical to its left-side counterpart, “pinch” is designed for a grip that’s shifted forward, and “claw” is for an angled grip. “Right-hand” is designed for palm grips and gives you more of a sloped finger rest. The last three — xtra, slash, and wave — are designed from handscans of gamers, and feature finger channels based on your grip style to give you more control. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) “Xtra” is for claw grippers, and has channels that are vertical and angled slightly backward — for people who have an aggressive claw grip near the front of the mouse. “Slash” is for people with a less aggressive claw grip that’s closer to the middle of the mouse, and has channels that are vertical and angled slightly forward. “Wave” is more of a full finger rest, with front-angled channels for resting your pinky and ring finger. Wave took me a little while to get used to, as I usually have my pinky and ring finger resting closer to the center of most mice, but once I got used to it I loved it — having my fingers so close to the front of the mouse gave me more control, which I’m not used to when I use a palm grip. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) There are two spacers — about 1.5mm and 2.5mm — for both the right and left side of the mouse, and they can be used together, adding an extra 4mm to each side. Unlike the spacer issue with the hump, the side pieces fit very securely to the mouse with one or both spacers installed (though you’ll still see a lot of space if you have both installed), and I had no issues with creaking, flexing, or movement from the side pieces while I was using the mouse. The mouse also comes with three side button sizes, which seem to be mainly designed to accommodate use of the side spacers, as they’re longer but are otherwise identical in shape. 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 mouse itself is well-made, with a sturdy but lightweight plastic shell and a shiny, ridged notched scroll wheel. It comes in both ****** and white — our review unit was ******, and the smooth, matte finish did show fingerprints somewhat quickly, though they were easy to wipe off. That said, the shell does appear to be ABS, so it seems like you may have to contend with shininess as the ABS wears down. The mouse is on the slippery side — especially if you sweat while gaming, and it doesn’t come with grip tape. I suppose this makes sense, as there are multiple sides and the company probably didn’t want to have to account for the different shapes and possible switching (I’m sure some people would need/want grip tape for every single piece), it does seem like they could have included something, especially since the modular sides are a little smaller than most mouse sides and so generic grip tape seems like it would be difficult to fit. Perhaps Orbitalworks will sell grip tape as a separate accessory. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The mouse is on the smaller side in general — the base mouse measures 4.6 inches (117mm) long by 2 inches (50.5mm) wide, and is 1.46 inches (37mm) high at its highest point. Using spacers, the mouse’s maximum length is 5.11 inches (130mm), while the maximum width is around 2.74 inches (69.7mm). Orbitalworks says the mouse’s configured weight will range between 51 and 55g. Based on my measurements, the base mouse (unconfigured) weighs 1.56 ounces (44.5g), while the lightest configuration was 1.87 ounces (53g). The heaviest configuration I could make weighed 2.01 ounces (57g), which is still a very lightweight mouse overall. The Pathfinder is a fairly standard five-button mouse, with left/right primary buttons, two thumb buttons, and a scroll wheel click, all of which are programmable (the scroll wheel is also programmable). It also has a DPS switch button on the bottom, which is not programmable. The scroll wheel is tactile and notched, with fairly stiff notches — a little stiffer than I prefer, and (surprisingly) slightly louder than the primary switches. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) On the bottom of the mouse, you’ll find a power switch, a DPS switch button, and a small indicator light to indicate DPS steps and battery life. There are also four dots installed as mice feet, and you can add additional dots from the included X-Rayband dots for more glide. There’s also what appears to be a receiver for a wireless charging dock, but the mouse doesn’t come with a wireless charging dock so perhaps that will be a separate purchaseable option in the future. Specs Swipe to scroll horizontally Sensor Model PixArt PAW-3950 Max Sensitivity 30,000 DPI Max Speed (IPS) 750 IPS Max Acceleration 70G Polling Rates 8,000 / 4,000 / 2,000 / 1,000 / 500 / 250 / 125 Hz Programmable Buttons 5 LED Zones 0 Cable 5ft. / 1.5m USB-C to USB-A, paracord Connectivity 2.4GHz wireless, wired (USB-C) Measurements (L x W x H) 4.6 x 2 x 1.46 inches / 117 x 50.5 x 37 mm Weight (excluding cable) 1.8 – 1.94oz / 51 – 55g MSRP $189 Release Date May 15, 2025 Performance of the Pathfinder At its core, the Pathfinder sports a PixArt PAW-3950 sensor, which has a maximum resolution of 30,000 DPI, a maximum speed of 750 IPS, and can handle up to 70 G’s of acceleration. This is an excellent sensor that’s on par with the sensors in other flagship gaming mice, and it performed very well — as expected. The mouse was able to track flawlessly on a variety of surfaces, including laminate, wood, glass, and, of course, all types of mouse pads, and movements were smooth, accurate, and precise. (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Pathfinder features Omron’s subminiature optical switches, which have a lightweight and relatively quiet click compared to the other flagship mice I currently have on my desk — the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 Dex, the Asus ROG Harpe Ace Extreme, and the Razer Naga V2 Pro. The side buttons are also lightweight and quiet, with a slightly less tactile feel. The scroll wheel is tactile and notched, with stiff notches and a somewhat firm center click — it’s not the worst scroll wheel I used, but I didn’t love it (and I would have preferred something with a rubbery finish rather than shiny plastic). I suppose a dual-mode or adjustable scroll wheel might be a little too much to ask, but considering this mouse is all about customizability, it does seem like an oversight. Scroll wheel aside, the Pathfinder is an excellent mouse if you’re looking for a five-button gaming mouse that’s (practically) designed just for you. The smaller size, relatively light weight, and highly customizable shape made it feel like an almost-perfect mouse for the ultra-lightweight mouse crowd, though I still like the comforting large-ness of the hump in the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro. Features and Software of the Pathfinder The Pathfinder comes with its own custom software from Orbitalworks, which hasn’t given me any issues so far (knock on wood). The software features sections for remapping buttons, recording and saving macros, adjusting the DPI steps and report rate, and changing a handful of settings and checking firmware. 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 Pathfinder has several gaming-oriented settings that you can change, including lift off distance, debounce time, and “Esports mode,” which gives you a “faster response time” at the expense of battery life — this appears to mainly change the polling rate, however, as it’s not available if you have the mouse’s polling rate set to 8,000 Hz. It also has a “Game Enhancement” setting in the button function menu, which lets you set up each button to perform X autokeystrokes per second when you hold that button down — perfect for spamming actions (but potentially something that could get you banned in some games). Wireless Experience and Battery Life of the Pathfinder The Pathfinder has two forms of connectivity: 2.4GHz wireless with up to an 8,000 Hz polling rate, and wired (USB-C). The company hasn’t given official details on the rated battery life, but the mouse features a 300 mAh battery, and I managed to get about a weeks’ worth of use from it on a 1,000 Hz polling rate (obviously, this time decreases significantly as you increase the polling rate). You can check the battery level (by percentage) in Orbitalworks’ software and by looking at the indicator light on the wireless receiver, which will be green (high), blue (medium), or off (low). Bottom Line Orbitalworks’ Pathfinder is an ambitious gaming mouse, but it does a pretty impressive job of stepping up. The customization part works extremely well — the mouse feels sturdy and solid in just about every configuration, and even my issue with the hump spacers isn’t really that much of a problem when it comes to actual usage. My only real complaint with this mouse was that the customization worked so well that I expected more customization — different side button shapes, pre-cut grip tape, and a dual-mode scroll wheel are all things I think could have been included, but this mouse is already doing a lot for customizability. That said, $189 is a lot for a mouse — and if you can find a mouse that’s the perfect shape for you right out of the box, you probably don’t want to pay that much. But what’s perfect for you will depend on you, so it’s hard to recommend just one. I still love the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro, but the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 Dex also has a nice ergonomic shape. And this might be the only modular mouse on the market at the moment, but HyperX also has something modular in the works. Source link #Orbitalworks #Pathfinder #Review #mouse Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Milwaukee police officers rush into Zeidler Municipal Building Milwaukee police officers rush into Zeidler Municipal Building A large police presence has gathered at Zeidler Municipal Building, a downtown city office building next to City Hall. Officers were seen running into the building at 841 North Broadway about 3:15 p.m., one holding a shield, others with guns drawn. More than half a dozen squad cards descended on the building within minutes. Two people who said they work in the building said they returned from a break to find the police cars clustered around the Broadway entrance. They were unable to enter. Check back for updates to this developing story. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A large police presence has assembled at Milwaukee’s Zeidler building Source link #Milwaukee #police #officers #rush #Zeidler #Municipal #Building Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Hideo Kojima Reveals He Has A ‘USB Stick Of Game Ideas’ For His Studio To Use After He Dies Hideo Kojima Reveals He Has A ‘USB Stick Of Game Ideas’ For His Studio To Use After He Dies Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is well-known for crafting games that speculate on what our collective future might entail. However, recent events have left the game director taking a deeper look at his own future, and what might become of Kojima Productions when dies. In an interview with Edge Magazine (later reported on by VGC), Kojima said that falling “seriously ill” during the pandemic inspired him to re-evaluate his career ambitions and how much time he has left as a creator. After recovering, the Death Stranding 2 director made the decision to give a “USB stick with all my ideas on it” to his personal assistant as a way to ensure the studio has new ideas to toy around with after he is gone. Kojima likened the storage device to a “will” of sorts. “Perhaps they could continue to make things after I’m gone at Kojima Productions… This is a fear for me: what happens to Kojima Productions after I’m gone? I don’t want them to just manage our existing IP,” Kojima said. The game director–who turns 62 this August–said that the pandemic was ultimately more of a turning point for him than entering his 60s. After falling ill and undergoing an eye operation, he was left unable to “create anything.” At the same time, he witnessed “lost of people around me passing away.” “Until then, I didn’t think I was old, you know? I just didn’t feel my age, and I assumed I would be able to create for as long as I live,” Kojima said. “But then I became sick, and I couldn’t create anything. And I saw lots of people around me passing away at that time. I was confronted with death. Of course, I recovered, but now I was thinking, ‘Wait, how many years do I have left to make game or a film?’ Perhaps I have 10 years?” Kojima added, however, that he has since put his ambitions to direct a film aside. He credits directors Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn–both of whom appear in the Death Stranding series–for this decision, as both encouraged him to stick to video games. Kojima Productions’ next game, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, is now only a month away. The second-ever “Strand game” is scheduled to release exclusively for PlayStation 5 on June 26, though players who order the Collector’s and Digital Deluxe Editions of the games will gain access starting on June 24. In GameSpot’s preview of the game, Dan Ryckert wrote that he can “confidentially say it’s excellent.” “Like the first game, it can be meditative in the quiet moments as you traverse the environment. But when the game wants to get loud, it does not hold back. One chapter–titled ‘Conflagration’–is one of the most visually stunning sequences I’ve ever seen in a game,” Ryckert wrote. “Even running on a base PS5, it’s a spectacle that culminates in a boss encounter that rivals the best of Metal Gear Solid. Mechanically, it’s essentially a shootout with a boss and multiple soldiers, but tonally and visually, it’s Kojima firing on all cylinders and it’s truly jaw-dropping.” Source link #Hideo #Kojima #Reveals #USB #Stick #Game #Ideas #Studio #Dies Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok live stream in Mexico – NBC News Beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok live stream in Mexico – NBC News Beauty influencer Valeria Marquez shot dead during TikTok live stream in Mexico NBC NewsTikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico CNNInfluencer Valeria Marquez’s Killer Asked for Her Name Before Shooting Her E! OnlineMexican influencer Valeria Marquez killed on TikTok livestream BBCTop security team investigating ******* of beauty influencer, Mexico’s President says Yahoo Source link #Beauty #influencer #Valeria #Marquez #shot #dead #TikTok #live #stream #Mexico #NBC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Erin Patterson trial: Victoria’s chief toxicologist tells jury death cap mushroom toxins found Erin Patterson trial: Victoria’s chief toxicologist tells jury death cap mushroom toxins found Samples taken from a dehydrator were found to contain toxins “exclusively” linked to death cap mushrooms, jurors in Erin Patterson’s trial have been told. Victoria’s chief toxicologist Dimitri Gerostamoulos was called to give evidence on Thursday about a series of tests conducted at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. He told the court the Institute was provided with a series of items for testing by police on August 29, 2023 – a month after Ms Patterson hosted a fatal lunch at her Leongatha home. Camera IconDimitri Gerostamoulos said toxins from death cap mushrooms were detected. NewsWire / Nadir Kinani Credit: News Corp Australia The items were leftovers from the lunch, a fruit platter, a white jug containing a brown liquid, and vegetable matter or debris located in a dehydrator. Prosecutor Sarah Lenthall told Dr Gerostamoulos the jury a day earlier had heard from mycologist Camille Truong, who examined the leftovers under a microscope and found no traces of death cap mushrooms. Asked to explain how the Institute’s testing differed, he said “we don’t rely on visual detection of compounds”. “We rely on sensitive instruments to be able to detect very low quantities that are not visible,” he said. Camera IconMs Patterson is accused of poisoning her relatives. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia Dr Gerostamoulos said no testing was conducted on the fruit platter, and no amanitins – toxins found in death cap mushrooms – were detected in the brown liquid. But he said samples of meat, pastry and mushroom paste from the lunch were tested. In three of four mushroom paste samples no alpha-amanitin or beta-amanitin toxins were found, but in one sample they detected beta-amanitin. Beta-amanitin toxins were also detected in one meat sample, he said. In samples supplied of “vegetable matter” located in a dehydrator, Dr Gerostamoulos said both alpha-amanitin and beta-amanitin toxins were detected. Questioned by Justice Christopher Beale if those toxins were “exclusively” found in death cap mushrooms, Dr Gerostamoulos responded: “Yes”. Dr Gerostamoulos is expected to return to the witness box when the trial resumes on Friday morning. Camera IconThree of her estranged husband Simon Patterson’s family died. Picture. NewsWire/Nadir Kinani Credit: News Corp Australia Ms Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty to the ******* of three of her husband’s relatives and the attempted ******* of one more. Simon Patterson’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson died from death cap mushroom poisoning in the week after eating a beef wellington at Ms Patterson’s home on July 29, 2023. Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, recovered after spending a month and a half in hospital. Prosecutors allege Ms Patterson deliberately spiked the lunch with “murderous intent”, while her defence argues the case is a “tragic accident”. The trial continues. Source link #Erin #Patterson #trial #Victorias #chief #toxicologist #tells #jury #death #cap #mushroom #toxins Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

SWGOH Scorch Kit Reveal Abilities, Strategy, Mods & Dark Side Synergies Explained SWGOH Scorch Kit Reveal Abilities, Strategy, Mods & Dark Side Synergies Explained Discover SWGOH’s Scorch kit revealabilities, strategy tips, best mods, and how to maximize his power with Dark Side Clone Troopers and Empire allies. Source link #SWGOH #Scorch #Kit #Reveal #Abilities #Strategy #Mods #amp #Dark #Side #Synergies #Explained Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Do I have to give border control my phone’s password? What travelers should know. Do I have to give border control my phone’s password? What travelers should know. Rising reports of U.S. Customs and Border Protection searches and detainments have raised concerns among travelers about what could happen if they’re stopped when trying to enter the country. CBP has long had the authority to search the contents of electronic devices to verify someone’s identity or assess if they’re a risk to national security. However, some immigration attorneys say such searches are becoming more frequent under the Trump Administration, and now social media profiles or being outspoken on a political issue are also under higher scrutiny. Travelers’ rights against warrantless searches are weakened within 100 miles of any port of entry, so any person is subject to being questioned and their electronic devices – including phones, tablets and laptops – searched by border agents regardless of immigration status. However, travelers can still take steps to better protect their digital privacy at borders, including turning off biometrics to unlock their phones. Here’s what to know. Some warrantless searches are legal: What to do if you’re stopped by border control A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer checking someone’s passport in Miami. Do I have to give my password to border agents? Technically, no, but what happens next depends on your immigration status. U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents cannot be denied entry into the country if they refuse to hand over or unlock their devices with their passwords, according to the American Civil Liberties Union’s Know Your Rights: U.S. Airports and Ports of Entry. However, CBP might seize your phone and even keep it for weeks or months. (In this case, make sure you write down the name and badge number of the officer and ask for a receipt.) However, non-citizen visa holders and tourists might be denied entry if they don’t give their passwords. If you decide to unlock your phone with your password, enter it yourself instead of giving it to the agent. “They still might demand that you share it, but it’s a precaution worth trying to take,” according to the ACLU website. Can CBP use biometrics to unlock my phone? It can happen because biometrics are less secure, but it’s legally murky. While the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) believes Face ID or fingerprints to lock devices should be protected under the Fifth Amendment, which protects against self-incrimination, some courts have ruled otherwise. There have also been instances when law enforcement has forced people’s fingers onto their phones to unlock them, so it may also happen at borders, the EFF states on its website. An agent could simply hold your phone up and easily unlock it. The main takeaway is that biometrics are not as protected as a long password or encryption, so they’re not the best idea if you’re border-crossing. How to turn biometrics off on your phone On an Android: Navigate to the Security or Privacy sections, depending on the manufacturer Look for the biometric authentication and toggle off On an iPhone: Search for Face ID & Passcode or Touch ID & Passcode Toggle off the iPhone Unlock to disable the function. This will set your phone to needing the passcode to unlock. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Can border control use Face ID to unlock my phone? What to know Source link #give #border #control #phones #password #travelers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Cozy Builder Islands & Trains Release Date On Track Cozy Builder Islands & Trains Release Date On Track There will be over 400 different tiles to create your own vista in this relaxing game, Islands & Trains. Source link #Cozy #Builder #Islands #amp #Trains #Release #Date #Track Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump’s Middle East Trip: Here Are All The Major Deals Signed – Forbes Trump’s Middle East Trip: Here Are All The Major Deals Signed – Forbes Trump’s Middle East Trip: Here Are All The Major Deals Signed ForbesTrump’s Middle East trip: President visits UAE after stops in Qatar and Saudi Arabia CNNIn Abu Dhabi, Trump makes first visit to a mosque as president NPRTrump administration live updates: President visits UAE after rally with U.S. military personnel in Qatar NBC NewsLive updates: Trump attends state dinner at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi AP News Source link #Trumps #Middle #East #Trip #Major #Deals #Signed #Forbes Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Real Reason Valve Won’t Release Counter-Strike 2 on Mac Real Reason Valve Won’t Release Counter-Strike 2 on Mac Mac gaming has come a long way since the initial days of the PowerPC architecture. Modern Macs run on ARM-based custom chips and can leverage the power of translation (and emulation) to play Windows-based titles with varying levels of success. While Counter-Strike 2 does run on modern Macs, it requires a fair bit of tinkering and is not an official port by any means. Valve’s refusal to release a native port of CS2 for Macs is quite strange, especially when Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) had a port before being discontinued in favor of CS2. Counter-Strike 2 is not macOS compatible Unfortunately, Counter-Strike 2 simply does not run on modern Macs. This is because Apple Silicon Macs are based on the ARM architecture and cannot run x86-based code natively. CS2 cannot run on ARM-based machines, natively | Image Credits: Valve Almost all games are developed for x86-based systems first, and Counter-Strike 2 is no exception. Valve’s drop-in replacement for the ageing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) runs best on Windows and Linux machines, which are predominantly x86-based. However, this does not mean that CS2 cannot run on ARM architectures; it’s just that it is not natively supported. To run CS2 on ARM-based systems, you will have to use a translation layer (box64 for Linux and Rosetta for macOS). Translation layers come with their own quirks, and are not exactly perfect solutions. The biggest issue is compatibility, as most games just refuse to run. The performance degradation encountered while translating x86 code to ARM is also at times quite noticeable. This can result in frame rate drops and strange behavior, such as graphical artifacts. In short, running games on these types of systems is like playing whack-a-mole, and issues are going to crop up sooner or later. CS2 anti-cheat might cause issues on macOS | Image Credits: Valve This also does not consider that most anti-cheat solutions are incompatible with translation layers, making them effectively unplayable. Valve does use a rather basic anti-cheat with CS2, and has every right to terminate user accounts in the case of suspected tampering and cheating. Playing the game on macOS could result in a false flagging of accounts, which could potentially lead to Valve taking action on these users. Considering all of the above, it’s apparent that Valve officially does not support macOS. However, there are ways to play the game on Macs. There exist ways to get the game up and running on Apple Silicon To make things clear, this is an unofficial method of playing the game and is not supported or endorsed by Valve in any way. Keeping that in mind, there is a way to play CS2 on Macs. To do this, you will require a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) and 16 GB of system RAM. 8 GB could technically work, but expect dips and performance issues as the system draws memory from swap. To begin, download and install Crossover, then: Fire up Crossover. Search for Steam. Create and install the Steam bottle. Launch Steam from the bottle, and log in to it using your credentials. Head on over to your Library. Start downloading CS2. Once the download finishes, hit Play. The game should now boot up and begin running. Try experimenting with the options available to customize your FPS and put on an optional stats overlay (Metal HUD). Crossover is paid software but comes with a two-week trial. You can also choose to use Whisky instead. Source link #Real #Reason #Valve #Wont #Release #CounterStrike #Mac Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Qlik evolves to keep up with latest AI, analytics trends Qlik evolves to keep up with latest AI, analytics trends With AI becoming more prevalent over the past few years, Qlik continues to evolve. During the self-service analytics era, Qlik was viewed as an innovator, providing one of the more powerful *** platforms along with Tableau and Microsoft Power ***. Now, years removed from a time when data visualizations were the vanguard, Qlik has remained relevant by keeping up with trends as they emerge. Qlik’s initial expansion beyond *** was to develop a data integration platform, beginning in 2018 with the acquisition of Podium Data and followed by the 2019 purchase of Attunity. Then, like many data management and analytics vendors, Qlik responded to surging interest in generative AI development — following OpenAI’s late 2022 launch of ChatGPT — by providing customers with a GenAI assistant and an environment to develop their own GenAI applications. Now, with the latest trend being AI agents capable of acting autonomously to analyze data and automate processes, Qlik is adding agentic AI capabilities. Also, with AI tools requiring large amounts of high-quality data to deliver accurate responses, Qlik is — for the first time — enabling customers to access unstructured data in addition to the structured data the vendor has long supported. In addition, it has launched a lakehouse built on Apache Iceberg to provide users with an end-to-end data platform. Qlik wasn’t the first to launch GenAI and agentic AI capabilities, nor has it been the most aggressive creator of an environment for customers to develop AI tools. With agentic AI in its infancy, other vendors such as Boomi have developed far more agents than the Discovery Agent that Qlik has so far introduced. But with an emphasis on making sure customers have trusted data on which to develop analytics and AI tools, Qlik is pragmatically evolving as analytics and AI evolve to provide users with capabilities in line with current trends. Should customers want something more, the vendor’s interoperability with other platforms enables users to augment Qlik’s capabilities through integrations with other vendors. Mike Capone In a recent interview, Qlik CEO Mike Capone discussed the vendor’s expansion beyond its *** roots, including the drivers behind adding data integration and AI capabilities, and Qlik’s emphasis on interoperability with other vendors. In addition, he spoke about future AI development, Qlik’s balance sheet and whether an initial public stock offering is still a possibility after such plans were put on hold in 2022. Editor’s note: This Q&A has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Qlik now has its longstanding analytics platform, a full data integration platform, an AI development environment and a lakehouse. If analytics vendors such as Tableau and MicroStrategy used to be among your top competitors, who do you see as your competitors now? Mike Capone: We don’t look at the world that way. Instead, everything is coopetition. We’re partners with Databricks; we sponsor each other’s conferences. Same with Microsoft and Snowflake. We aggregate tons of data into Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS and others. Now, there are some overlaps. They do some stuff that we do, and we do some stuff that they do, and that’s OK. If I really look at our competition, I would say it’s IT organizations that really enjoy painful integration projects, not understanding that there is a better way of building [data ecosystems]. What drove the decisions to expand beyond analytics to add capabilities that weren’t Qlik’s historical focus? Capone: Every decision we made to expand resulted from listening to customers and trying to drive an outcome. We heard, ‘You guys have great analytics, but getting the data is really hard,’ so we bought Attunity. Then, we heard about data governance and data quality, so that led to the acquisition of Talend. Now, we’re hearing that costs are getting out of control, so we acquired capabilities to do a cloud data lakehouse. Plenty of our customers have hybrid environments — large enterprise customers are always going to have heterogenous environments — and we just want to meet them where they are. If they want to use Snowflake, awesome, or if they want to use Databricks, great. What if someone wanted to move data into Databricks, Snowflake and Iceberg tables, and wanted one codebase to do that? Here we are, that’s Qlik. The integration platform was the focus of expansion for a handful of years, dating back to 2018. When did Qlik decide to venture into AI development — and now full-fledged data management with a lakehouse — and what drove those decisions? Capone: When I joined Qlik back in 2018, we did interviews with about 50 CIOs and asked, ‘What’s the future?’ The immediate future was data integration, the need to harness all the data they had at their disposal. Even back then, we knew the long-term future was AI, but nobody knew how to scale it. We’ve had AI for a while with features like Insight Advisor that looked at applications and gave insights into data. But when GenAI hit and went mainstream, that’s when we really put our foot down, and then we started making some of the new investments, with the latest being the data lakehouse. As far as Staige, Qlik’s environment for customers to develop AI and machine learning tools, where are you in your vision for what that will be — is it done, or are you still building it up? We’ll continue to add. We’ve got our generic tool set around Qlik Answers and GenAI, but AI can get very vertical. … There are also opportunities out there to do more around master data management. Mike CaponeCEO, Qlik Capone: We’ll continue to add. We’ve got our generic tool set around Qlik Answers and GenAI, but AI can get very vertical. Over time, you can expect us to build out or acquire capabilities that may be more interesting for manufacturing or life sciences, for sure. There are also opportunities out there to do more around master data management. Even though we’ve made a lot of acquisitions, we’re in the process of recapitalizing the company right now, so we have plenty of capacity. There’s nothing holding us back from making more acquisitions or investing more in research and development. Regarding providing customers with agentic AI capabilities, is Qlik just at the start with Discovery Agent? Capone: Yes. We always try to live within our means and not overhype our technology. We started from the other end, with [automation capabilities] that could take action [prompted by users]. Qlik Sense, for a number of years, has enabled users to automatically change something in an external application. Now, we’re coming at it from the other side with Discovery Agent and the mining capabilities of agentic AI. Beyond Discovery Agent, what are some potential agents Qlik might develop? Capone: We think inventory supply chain, the ability to adjust on the fly in real time based on what’s going on in the world such as tariffs, is going to be huge. There are a lot of quality-of-life issues such as IT issues or customer service issues that can be addressed by agents that notice patterns — real day-to-day issues that solve real problems. Looking beyond Qlik, if assistants and copilots were the first wave of enterprise AI applications and agents are the current wave, what might be next? Capone: First, I think we have to be better [with the current AI tools]. We’re early days. We’re in what we call the AI activation gap. Everyone is talking about AI and doing AI because their board of directors told them to, but no one is realizing the value yet. The concentration should be on getting value out of the work that’s already been done and the money that’s already been spent, and get some real-world wins. But eventually, I think there’s going to be a pivot toward more purpose-built AI applications. I’m bucking the trend by saying that we won’t need all the data center capacity everyone thinks we’re going to need, because small language models are going to be much more in fashion. What we’re seeing is departmental preference to do their thing and build their own data pipeline. With Qlik expanding beyond the traditional *** base, are you seeing the investment translate into growth? Capone: We are seeing growth, which is double-digit and not single-digit, while running a balanced, profitable company. One of the things we measure most is customer spend, and what we’re seeing is that our existing customers are expanding dramatically with us. The number of customers spending six and seven figures continues to increase as we add these capabilities and customers buy more and more of these capabilities. And then there’s our [$1 billion] recapitalization deal with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority — they’re not dumb. They’ve invested in OpenAI, and they saw something they liked with Qlik, which is how our investments are translating into real-world success. There aren’t a lot of deals getting done right now, so we feel proud that we were able to attract a high-quality investor like that. Three years ago, Qlik began the process of an IPO, but then market conditions put a stop to that. Is that something that’s still a possibility, or has it been shelved at this point? Capone: It’s still a possibility. What we’re doing with new investments is a stop along the way, and if we decide at some point that being in the public markets is in the best interests of our investors, then we would do that. But the markets seem to be a long way off from that right now in terms of being friendly. I would need to see a lot of other companies test the waters before I jump in there. It is one possible outcome for Qlik, but right now, we’re playing the hand we’ve been dealt, and there are plenty of benefits being outside the public markets. What would be the benefit of going public? Capone: It would be to create liquidity for our investors and add capacity to do more things, like more acquisitions. But we’ve been blessed with good investors. [Qlik parent company] Thoma Bravo really understands tech, they’re really supportive of what we’re trying to do, so the setup is pretty good. That’s why I’m not pounding on the table going, ‘Darn, I really wish we could go public.’ There may be a time when that’s the right thing for Qlik, but right now, we’re doing fine. We’ll never force anything to happen. We could have forced an IPO when we filed, but we’re glad we didn’t because it obviously wouldn’t have been the right thing. If agentic AI and the new lakehouse were the headline additions at this year’s Qlik Connect user conference, what do you think might be the key additions a year from now? Capone: You can bet that we’ll do more M&A. It could be vertical AI; it could be master data management. Our user conference is a great forcing function for us, but what I really hope to be talking about is that people are getting more value out of their investments in AI. Eric Avidon is a senior news writer for Informa TechTarget and a journalist with more than 25 years of experience. He covers analytics and data management. 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