Ben Newman, better known as Spudman, rose to fame on TikTok by filming videos about all things spuds from his jacket potato van based in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He’s one of many people on the social media platform who claim to have mastered the art of perfectly crispy potatoes cooked in an air fryer. Speaking exclusively to the UK’s leading air fryer brand Ninja Kitchen, Ben explained his foolproof method for perfect spuds every single time. The ‘Spudman’ noted that the first trick to success is choosing the right potatoes. He said: “It’s all about the variety of potato as opposed to…
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An Australian federal court sided with Elon Musk on Monday, rejecting an Australian safety regulator’s request to extend a temporary order blocking a terrorist attack video from spreading on Musk’s platform X (formerly Twitter). The video showed a teen stabbing an Assyrian bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel—whose popular, sometimes controversial TikTok sermons often garner millions of views—during a church livestream that rapidly spread online. Police later determined it was a religiously motivated terrorist act after linking the 16-year-old charged in the stabbing to a group of seven teens “accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney,” AP News…
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Ajax Therapeutics, Inc. have announced the closing of an oversubscribed $95 million Series C financing. Proceeds from the financing will be used to support the clinical development of Ajax’s first-in-class Type II JAK2 inhibitor, AJ1‑11095, for the treatment of myelofibrosis, as well as advancing the company’s pipeline of treatments for MPNs. The financing was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives with participation by Eli Lilly and Company, Vivo Capital, RA Capital Management, Point72 and existing investors EcoR1 Capital, Boxer Capital, Schrödinger, Inc. and Inning One Ventures. Concurrent with the financing, Amit Sinha, Head of Life Sciences Investing and Ming Cheah, PhD, Vice…
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Bangladesh | Pic: ICC After securing a dominating 4-1 home T20i series win against Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Bangladesh Men’s Cricket Team’s 15 – player squad for the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup. Najmul Hossain Shanto, who was appointed as the all format skipper of the Bangla Tigers earlier this year will be handling the leadership duties in the 2024 T20 World Cup and fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has been appointed as the vice captain. The squad also consists of veteran all – rounder Shakib Al Hasan who recently made his return to the shortest format of the game after…
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When Dos Rios Ranch opens to visitors next month in the San Joaquin Valley, California will have 280 state parks — making it one of the nation’s largest systems, as well as one of its most popular, with about 70 million visitors a year. Who knew? The short answer is: hardly anyone. Over the past 20 years I’ve asked several thousand Californians to name five state parks. Fewer than 5% can do so. And most of these baffled respondents are outdoorsy folks — the kind of people I meet on the trail or at my talks about hiking. This lack…
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defects identified and rectified during the electronics assembly Identifying and rectifying defects during the electronics assembly process is crucial to ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of electronic devices. This process involves multiple steps and techniques, ranging from initial visual inspections to advanced automated testing. Each step is designed to detect and address potential issues as early as possible to minimize rework and avoid costly failures later in the production cycle. The first line of defense against defects in electronics assembly is visual inspection. This can be performed manually by trained technicians who examine the printed circuit boards (PCBs) and…
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Image Source : IMDB Jackie Shroff files case in Delhi High Court Veteran actor Jackie Shroff had moved to Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. The suit has been filed against various entities using his name, photographs, voice and word ‘Bhidu’ without his consent. This case has been filed against those organisations who are using Jackie Shroff for commercial gain without his permission. The court is expected to give its verdict in this matter soon so that the publicity rights of the actor can be protected. Other Bollywood actors who approached the court for publicity…
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The Vauxhall Frontera, a chunky electric replacement for the Crossland, will go on sale in the UK imminently with a range of up to 248 miles and the option of seven seats. It will be available with a choice of two batteries, giving either 186 miles as standard or 248 miles in the long-range version, both capable of charging at up to 100kW. There will also be a mild-hybrid petrol option, which uses a 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine available with either 100bhp or 136bhp. Both are combined with a 28bhp 48V motor and drive the front wheels through a six-speed dual-clutch automatic…
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Asian Paints will continue to invest in capacity addition and fortifying its brand, unperturbed by the discounted prices offered by the latest entrant in the market, chief executive Amit Syngle said. “Just because one can put pricing pressure, or one can put muscle in terms of looking at and saying that I want to do a launch all across, I think it doesn’t really impact the market because the market is pretty seasoned and they have seen so many new players in the last two decades, which have kind of come and gone,” Syngle told analysts while discussing the company’s…
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An Emirates Airlines plane Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai-based carrier Emirates airline on Monday reported record annual profit of 17.2 billion dirhams ($4.7 billion) for the 2023-2024 financial year, up 63% from the year prior. The flag carrying airline of the UAE’s glitzy commercial capital has enjoyed a consistently recovering travel sector, expanding its route network to meet booming demand. The latest figures from world’s largest long-haul airline were the best in its history and were “driven by the voracious appetite for travel across customer segments,” the Emirates Group said in a…
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First PCB Board Maker Design The design phase of a PCB is an intricate process. It requires careful planning and consideration of many factors to ensure that the final product is functional, durable, and manufacturable. Incorrect or rushed designs can lead to a myriad of problems that could compromise quality, cost, and functionality. The first step of a good design is determining the project materials and components. This step is crucial because it influences all other phases of the design. Selecting components and materials that are easily available on the market and maintainable can save you a lot of time,…
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PCB board assembly professionals Online communities for PCB board assembly professionals serve as invaluable platforms for networking, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development. These communities bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds and expertise levels, including engineers, designers, technicians, manufacturers, and hobbyists, who share a common interest in PCB assembly. By fostering connections and facilitating communication, online communities play a vital role in advancing the field of electronics manufacturing and supporting the growth and success of professionals within it. One of the most prominent online communities for pcb board assembly professionals is the Electronics Stack Exchange, a popular question-and-answer platform where…
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New Delhi : In a move towards making the tax filing system more transparent, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has introduced a new functionality in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) that will allow taxpayers to share feedback on every transaction displayed therein, confirm any transaction listed and provide response on the feedback on a real-time basis. The move will allow taxpayers to verify and correct data provided in the AIS before filling their income tax returns. AIS provides details of tax deductions, collections or financial transactions reported by entities obligated to provide data. “In AIS, taxpayers have been…
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 13th, 2024. In today’s article, we kick off the week with four reviews for you to enjoy. Our pal Mikhail has his full evaluations of Surmount and Tales of Kenzera: TAU, while I take a look at Endless Ocean Luminous and the EGGCONSOLE release of Wanderers from Ys. After that, we have a few new releases to check out, plus our usual lists of new and expiring sales. Let’s dig in! Reviews & Mini-Views Surmount ($14.99) Surmount is a physics-based platforming and climbing adventure game with a blend of…
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We’ve all been there when you stock up on food, pack it away neatly, and much to your horror find your vegetables have begun to wilt or rot before you’ve had chance to use them. It’s incredibly frustrating and feels like money down the drain, especially when those fruits and veggies can start to spoil just days after purchase. In these tough times of soaring living costs, throwing away food is the last thing anyone wants. However, a small change in how you store your groceries could extend their shelf life by weeks. Parenting influencer and TikTok user Lyssa Louise…
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Getty Images | Joe Raedle AT&T’s application to end its landline phone obligations in California is likely to be rejected by state officials following protest from residents worried about losing access to phone lines. An administrative law judge at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recommended rejection of the application in a proposed decision released Friday. The CPUC is set to vote on finalizing the proposed decision at its June 20 meeting. Administrative Law Judge Thomas Glegola found that AT&T’s application to end its Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligation should be dismissed with prejudice. State rules require a replacement COLR…
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Entia’s new, home-use, full blood count analyser that provides personalised and preventative care for cancer patients outside of hospital has been approved for use in the UK. The unique analyser is at the heart of Entia’s comprehensive remote patient monitoring service, Liberty. About the size of a laptop, it is designed to support cancer care in the home by giving patients a simple way of providing a full blood analysis using only a single drop of blood. The results are securely shared with healthcare professionals through Liberty’s dashboard alongside symptoms and vitals. Combined, they provide a comprehensive picture of a patient’s health without individuals having to…
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On Monday, May 13 the Kolkata Knight Riders secured their position in the top two spots of the 2024 Indian Premier League overall standings after their match against the Gujarat Titans was washed out due to rain. GT and KKR were slated to lock horns against each other at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium tonight but the game was called off without a ball being balled due to constant rainfall. The Home side were supposed to play this match in their Lavender coloured jersey in a bid to keep their playoff hopes alive but the Rain Gods had some other ideas. The match getting…
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What is an Amazon EC2 instance? An Amazon EC2 instance is a virtual server in Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) scalable compute platform for running applications on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Amazon EC2 provides various types of instances of different sizes, with each comprising different configurations of central processing unit (CPU), memory, storage and networking resources to suit user needs and workloads. Amazon EC2 and Amazon EC2 instances AWS is a comprehensive and evolving public cloud computing environment that offers more than 200 services from dozens of data centers around the world. Amazon EC2 is one such service.…
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Immersive entertainment firm Meow Wolf, whose multiple locations of floor-to-ceiling psychedelic-leaning art have attracted about 10 million visitors across its four venues since 2016, has revealed the location of its in-development Los Angeles-based exhibition. Meow Wolf Los Angeles will be located in a portion of what is currently the Cinemark complex at Howard Hughes L.A. The rest of the multiplex is expected to remain open to moviegoers, according to a spokesperson for the Santa Fe, N.M.-based Meow Wolf. The exhibit is expected to open in 2026. “We’re crafting our next surreal dream world in a movie theater in West Los…
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Image Source : IMDB Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever and Bridgerton We all have two more months, before Emily in Paris season 4 first part drops on the OTT platform Netflix. Whether it’s Lily Colin’s fashion, her travel, or her watching her work which she always had dreamt of, all have to wait for now. To satisfy our need to watch similar shows, let’s delve into a few shows which you binge-watch during this time. 1. Never Have I Ever Never Have I Ever is a story of a first-generation Indian-American teenager who wants to improve her status…
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Ferrari has invested heavily in making its V12 compliant with new emissions regulations without the need for turbocharging – and the brand is committed to keeping its largest engine breathing freely well into the future. The Ferrari 12Cilindri has been revealed as the firm’s new GT flagship, using an evolved version of the 6.5-litre V12 that featured in its 812 Superfast predecessor. Bosses say making the engine compliant with incoming Euro6e emissions legislation was a significant – and costly – part of the new car’s development process, and as a result it does not need to force induction to cut…
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New Delhi: Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corp expects car sales in India to grow 2% in the ongoing financial year and its local subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki, to perform better than the market, helping it recover lost market share in the country.India is a bright spot for the Japanese auto giant, accounting for as much as 89% of the incremental volume of 168,000 units sold by Suzuki globally in the last fiscal year. While sales fell in several key markets – by 56.5% in Pakistan, 13.3% in Indonesia, 38.5% in Thailand, 9.8% in Latin America and 14.8% in Africa –…
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund, the brainchild of the company’s founder Masayoshi Son, has faced a number of headwinds including a slump in technology stocks as a result of rising interest rates, a tough China market and geopolitics. Kentaro Takahash | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank posted a 724.3 billion Japanese yen ($4.6 billion) gain on its Vision Fund in the fiscal year ended in March, the first time the flagship tech investment arm has been in the black since 2021. For the full fiscal year, SoftBank’s Vision Fund segment posted a profit of 128.2 billion yen, compared with a 4.3 trillion…
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India’s inflation eased further to an 11-month low of 4.83% in April compared with 4.85% in the previous month, as food inflation inched higher owing to high vegetable and pulses inflation.“Although food inflation is marginally higher at 8.7%, the downward pressure emanates from petroleum-related commodity groups, namely, fuel and light and transport and communication services,” said DK Srivastava, Chief Policy Advisor, EY India. The high inflation has dented the chances of a policy stance change from the Reserve Bank of India in its upcoming meeting next month, according to experts. “With continued uncertainty, especially on the risks to the food…
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During the Bloomberg Technology Summit (via The Verge), Xbox president Sarah Bond spoke about the Xbox mobile gaming store and how the company plans to launch it this July offering an experience that is accessible across all devices and countries independent of any closed ecosystem restrictions. This store will feature first party titles like Minecraft ($6.99) and Candy Crush, but she goes on to say that it will be extended to other parties as well. This will let Microsoft attempt to have an alternative to the App Store on iOS and Google Play on Android. It will start on the…
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Sometimes it seems like salads made in restaurants are just so much better than the ones made at home. But if you have tried your best to recreate your favourite salad order and find that your own is still falling short, it might be because of limp or bruised lettuce. To have deliciously crisp, cold lettuce, you need to store it properly before dressing it. Taking to her TikTok page @emma_mavilla where she regularly posts recipe ideas, Emma shares a nifty hack for storing lettuce. She captioned the video: “Store your lettuce this way and it will last, staying crisp…
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Enlarge / An American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner preparing to take off at Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Spain on May 1, 2024. Getty Images | NurPhoto The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether Boeing failed to complete required inspections on 787 Dreamliner planes and whether Boeing employees falsified aircraft records, the agency said this week. The investigation was launched after an employee reported the problem to Boeing management, and Boeing informed the FAA. “The FAA has opened an investigation into Boeing after the company voluntarily informed us in April that it may not have completed required inspections to confirm adequate…
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ArgusEye have announced the close of its funding, raising €2.8 million EUR (~£2.4 million GBP) bringing the total raised by the Company to €3.45 million EUR (~£3 million GPB). The funding was led by Voima Ventures, a Nordic early-stage investor that specialises in supporting science-based solutions, and co-led by existing investor Eir Ventures, a Scandinavian life science venture capital fund, following its investment into ArgusEye’s seed funding. The investment will support the continued development of the Company’s sensor system platform, Auga, designed to accelerate biotherapeutic development and manufacture. Established in 2017 by Erik Martinsson and Daniel Aili, ArgusEye develops novel sensors…
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PAK vs IRE: Pakistan Dominated Ireland (Getty Images) IRE vs PAK 2nd T20I: An aggressive approach by Pakistan was cool to watch against Ireland in the PAK vs IRE 2nd T20I. Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan came up with the best of their forms and Pakistan defeated Ireland in the second T20I to level the 3-match T20I series. IRE vs Pak 2nd T20I Match Summary The visitors won the toss at first and asked Ireland to bat first. Ireland welcomed the decision and thumped 29 runs in 3 overs but an excellent over by Shaheen Shah took the momentum away…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM VIDEO SNAPSHOTS Kannada actor Chetan Chandra injured in mob attack Kannada actor Chetan Chanddrra took to his Instagram profile on Sunday to share a heart-wrenching incident. The actor has shared a video of himself on social media, in which he is seen soaked in blood. In this video, blood is visible from his face to his clothes. Chetan can be seen speaking in Kannada and revealing the whole accident in the video. Moreover, he has appealed for justice through this video as well. Fatal attack on actor Let us tell you that Kannada actor Chetan Chanddrra…
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Community car sharing clubs that aim to offer a cheaper but equally convenient alternative to car ownership for people living in remote areas are under threat by huge increases in the cost of their insurance. There are around 40 such clubs in the UK, many serving rural villages with fleets of fewer than five cars and staffed by volunteers. Members can book a car for as little as half an hour up to several weeks. Supporters say the clubs provide a much-needed service that is affordable and convenient and which helps decarbonise a community. Some have been operating since the…
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Government hospitals in Maharashtra are gearing up to delegate critical services. District and sub-district hospitals across Maharashtra are preparing to introduce advanced diagnostic and treatment services such as MRI, CT scans, cardiac catheterization labs, and dialysis in the coming months, reported ToI. This initiative aims to enhance healthcare accessibility in remote areas through collaborations with private entities. Recently, the public health department sealed multiple agreements with private firms to establish and manage 22 MRI and 31 CT scan facilities. Krshnaa Diagnostics and Unique Wellness clinched contracts for MRI and CT scan services, while Escag Sanjeevani from Kolkata secured the deal…
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We always say we love companies that are serial repurchasers of their stocks. That’s because as outstanding share counts go down, investors don’t have to do anything to get baked-in returns and own larger and larger pieces of the companies. Apple ‘s latest $110 billion stock buyback authorization is the granddaddy of them all — the biggest in corporate history. Apple has a long history of huge repurchase plans. Assuming an average annual $100 billion buyback by the Club name going forward, we wanted to look at just how much that is worth to shareholders. But first, let’s set the…
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New Delhi: India needs to focus on factor market reforms like land and labour to propel India’s growth to a double-digit trajectory, ADB Chief Economist Albert Park has said. “There are still concerns that the basic factor markets like land and labour in the formal sector of unemployment in India are still small. So, you really want to formalise those,” he told PTI in an interview. The factor market reforms include land, labour, energy, and access to credit, among others, which are critical factors for production. Labour reforms have been approved by Parliament in 2020, but it has not been…
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SEGA is considering bringing Persona 5: The Phantom X to Japan and globally (via Gematsu) according to its latest financial report. Persona 5: The Phantom X is a mobile (and PC) spin-off game that released in April in China, Taiwan, and South Korea. A global launch has not been announced, but given the sheer popularity of the Persona brand, I’ll be surprised if we don’t see it arrive globally as soon as the localization can be done. When Persona 5: The Phantom X was first showcased, I was surprised at how much of the Persona 5 vibe it captured through…
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It may seem like common sense to keep your vegetables in a drawer in your fridge, but this is one of the worst places to store your onions. Onions have a high water content and the humid and cold environment in the fridge will make them much soggier and softer which will cause them to go mouldy. The best place to keep store onions is to store them in a dry with plenty of air circulation as the key to keeping them fresh is to minimise the amount of moisture. Getty Stewart, a cooking expert, explained: “Onions pick up moisture…
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themotioncloud/Getty Images Ethan Zuckerman wants to release a tool that would allow Facebook users to control what appears in their newsfeeds. His privacy-friendly browser extension, Unfollow Everything 2.0, is designed to essentially give users a switch to turn the newsfeed on and off whenever they want, providing a way to eliminate or curate the feed. Ethan Zuckerman, a professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst, is suing Meta to release a tool allowing Facebook users to “unfollow everything.” (Photo by Lorrie LeJeune) The tool is nearly ready to be released, Zuckerman told Ars, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst associate professor…
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Ensuring patient adherence to medication is a crucial factor in delivering better health outcomes for patients – but adherence for chronic disease is just 50 per cent globally, leading to significant human and economic hardship. In a bid to tackle this longstanding challenge, a new programme has been launched, using behavioural science to understand why patients fail to follow their medicine regimes. Once these behavioural barriers are identified, digital interventions will be used to address them to deliver better health outcomes for patients. The initiative, a partnership between Sciensus and Observia, addresses the urgent issue of medicine adherence, which has…
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IPL 2024 Points Table | Pic: ipl20.com IPL Points Table (Updated): Match number 62 of Tata Indian Premier League 2024 took place between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and IPL 2020 runners up Delhi Capitals at the Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bangalore. It was a must win game for both the teams and the Faf Du Plessis led team did not disappoint their home crowd as they defeated the Rishabh Pant less Delhi Capitals by 47 runs and this win meant that the playoff hopes of RCB are still alive while DC have been effectively eliminated from the race of the playoffs after this defeat.…
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Image Source : SCREENGRAB FROM TRAILER Sonakshi Sinha and Vijay Varma in Dahaad Sonakshi Sinha and Vijay Varma-starrer crime thriller Dahaad completed one year. The film is helmed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi. Scroll down to read more. Sonakshi Sinha and Vijay Varma-starrer crime thriller Dahaad completed one year. The film is helmed by Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi. Scroll down to read more. Actors Sonakshi Sinha and Vijay Varma on Sunday marked the first anniversary of their acclaimed web series. Production house Tiger Baby shared a photo montage from the show on its official Instagram page. Along with…
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Alpine has unveiled the Alpenglow Hy4, a hydrogen-combustion supercar that will be used to develop the technology for future road and track cars. An evolution of the Alpenglow concept shown two years ago, it tomorrow makes its dynamic debut at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium as a showcase of the performance potential of the emerging technology. It is powered by a new turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine said to be unrelated to the A110’s. Hydrogen is drawn from three tanks, each carrying 2.1kg of the gas at 700 bar of pressure. This is then injected into the cylinders at 40 bar alongside a spray of…
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Mumbai | Chennai: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran will also assume the role of chairman, Tata Electronics, at a time when the Tata group company has earmarked about $14 billion in investments to spearhead its entry into the semiconductor business. Chandrasekaran will take over from Banmali Agrawala who has held the post for the last few years. Chandrasekaran who is already chairman of many key Tata group companies will take charge after requisite regulatory approvals. Agrawala, a key Tata Sons aide, has taken on an advisory role recently in the group. Chandrasekaran’s role as chairman is seen as significant as…
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The earnings season is wrapping up, but there are still some key names set to report, which could provide insight into the health of the consumer. Just seven S & P 500 names are slated to post their quarterly figures, including Home Depot and Walmart. Overall, 92% of the S & P 500 has already reported, with nearly 80% of those companies beating expectations, per FactSet. Take a look at CNBC Pro’s breakdown of what’s expected from some of this week’s key reports. All times are Eastern. Tuesday Home Depot is set to report earnings before the bell. A call…
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Senior officials of India and the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc of will hold the next round of talks in July to review the existing free trade pact in Indonesia, the government said Sunday. The last round of the three-day negotiations concluded on May 9 in Malaysia. The discussions for review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), to make it more trade-facilitative and beneficial for businesses across the region, started in May 2023. “The upgradation of AITIGA will further boost bilateral trade,” the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement. The Joint Committee undertaking…
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We all know how rich the Switch’s library is across most genres, but a few stand out more than others. Life simulation games, cozy games, farming simulation games, and hybrids of all three seem to do amazing on the system, but that isn’t surprising since the Switch is the “coziest” console of all time right? When I started playing Nintendo’s Endless Ocean Luminous, I realized just how much I enjoyed booting it up for a short session to unwind before moving to some RPG or the other. There are loads of games like that on Switch where I keep them…
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There remains an inherent tension between Democrats and abortion rights ballot measure coalitions.
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There is nothing better than creamy korma chicken curry, and it turns out it is simple to make it at home with the right recipe. Mary Berry’s korma-style chicken curry can be made from scratch in only 30 minutes and everything is made in one pan to make this recipe even easier to make. The secret to making this mouth-watering dish is cardamon pods which can be bought at Tesco for £1 and help make the karma incredibly flavourful Writing in her cookbook ‘Quick Cooking’, Mary said: “This is my version of one of the nation’s favourite curries. It’s a…
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Getty Images | SOPA Images T-Mobile is reportedly close to buying a portion of the regional carrier US Cellular, while Verizon has also held talks about buying some of US Cellular’s assets. “T-Mobile is closing in on a deal to buy a chunk of the regional carrier for more than $2 billion, taking over some operations and wireless spectrum licenses, according to people familiar with the matter,” The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. When contacted by Ars today, T-Mobile said it doesn’t “comment on rumors and speculation.” US Cellular also said it doesn’t “comment on rumors or speculation.” T-Mobile is…
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Frank Jäger has been appointed Commercial Director of the newly created CCL Clinical business unit. “The fact that the world’s largest label manufacturer, CCL Label, is setting up a business unit dedicated to the research-based pharmaceutical industry is a definite token of appreciation,” comments Frank Jäger on his new appointment. All CCL Industries Inc. locations offering products and services for clinical trials worldwide will operate under the CCL Clinical banner. By acquiring the Faubel Group, CCL Industries Inc. set the course for the CCL Clinical business unit. The Faubel Group, which specialises in the labelling of pharmaceutical products, particularly IMPs,…
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Image: IPLT20 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli is on the verge of achieving a historic feat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The batter will become the first player in the history of the league to play 250 games for a single franchise. Virat Kohli will be achieving the feat in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s game against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. The match between the teams will take place on Sunday (12th May) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It will be an extremely crucial game for both teams as qualification for the playoffs…
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Image Source : FILE IMAGE Janhvi Kapoor admits taking fashion inspiration from Zendaya and Urfi Javed Mr and Mrs Mahi actor Janhvi Kapoor is all set for the trailer launch of her second film with Rajkummar Rao. The duo will be exclusively launching the trailer of their film during the RR vs CSK match today. Later on, by 3:40 pm, the trailer will be shared on YouTube. Janhvi Kapoor gave a sneak peek into her getting ready for the trailer launch. A the same time the actor was engaged in an Instagram Q&A. Janhvi answered several questions including the one,…
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Much of Sühlmann’s work since his return has been to develop a new design language, which will be reflected in three external design signatures: two symmetrical elements and a low nose at the front; a long nose, short rear and forward-leaning ‘performance line’ on the side; and an ‘open’ back end with a horizontal element. Those stylistic hooks have been developed based on common features of racing and road-going McLarens – but, Sühlmann insists, that won’t lead to retro designs. “We come from racing, and everything is part of that,” he continues. “We need to look into the whole brand…
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Farm and construction equipment manufacturer Escorts Kubota Ltd plans to invest up to Rs 4,500 crore over the next three to four years to set up a new manufacturing plant, according to its whole-time director and CFO Bharat Madan. The company is currently in talks with the Rajasthan government for a site at Ghiloth, where it intends to set up the greenfield plant to double its domestic tractor production capacity to 3.4 lakh units annually, while also setting up new engine and construction equipment lines in phases. “The greenfield plant will involve doubling tractor production capacity, setting up a new…
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer likes Costco stock despite its high valuation and suggests it has more room to run. “I feel very comfortable” about Costco, Cramer said Thursday on ” Squawk on the Street ,” after the wholesale retailer reported a solid April sales report. “I know the multiple is very high, but they offer such a bargain.” Costco trades at a forward price-to-earnings multiple of 44.8 — above its five-year average of 35.9 times and the industry, according to FactSet. Cramer said the P/E is currently not a concern because he thinks the stock can go higher. He pointed out…
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, one of the main responsibilities of a young Rupinder Sodhi was to keep an eye out for the arrival of a truck that would carry tins of vanaspati to the ration shop at Sector 1, RK Puram in Delhi. “I used to keep watch on the arrival of the truck with supplies of Dalda and Rath vanaspati and would immediately inform the entire neighbourhood to rush to the ration shop before the stocks got exhausted. We had to stand in long queues to get our monthly quota of about 5 kg vanaspati,” recalls…
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Simogo has been one of the best developers on not just mobile, but in general over the years. Every game is a creativity explosion, and the developer’s newest hits Switch and Steam next week in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Read my thoughts on the opening hours here. Ahead of that launch, Simogo has launched a new version of its website to catalog its career across all games. The new site is also a way for the team to preserve its history and depend less on social media. I love how it looks, and I urge you to check it…
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2 large orangesextra virgin olive oilred wine vinegar1 x 250 g packet of cooked mixed grains2 small carrots2 heaped teaspoons harissa Method Start by halving the salmon fillets lengthwise and removing the skin from each piece. Spread sesame seeds on a plate and press one side of the salmon slices into them to coat thoroughly. Transfer any excess sesame seeds to a mortar and pestle, and crush them into a paste along with most of the mint leaves, reserving some for garnish. Combine the crushed seeds and mint with the juice of an orange, a splash each of extra virgin…
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Enlarge / WETA “Gollum” figure at Arclight at the opening of “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” A day after announcing that the tentatively titled Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum was scheduled for a 2026 release, Warner Bros. immediately moved to block a beloved 2009 unauthorized fan film with the exact same name on YouTube. Less than 12 hours later, though, the studio appeared to back down from this copyright fight, reinstating the fan film on YouTube amid fan backlash protesting the copyright strike on Reddit as a “dick move.” In 2009, director…
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Sanofi’s has entered into a co-exclusive licensing agreement with Novavax, a biotechnology company headquartered in Maryland, US. The terms of the agreement include: a co-exclusive license to co-commercialise Novavax’s current stand-alone adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine worldwide (except in countries with existing Advance Purchase Agreements and in India, Japan, and South Korea where Novavax has existing partnership agreements); a sole license to Novavax’s adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine for use in combination with Sanofi’s flu vaccines; and a non-exclusive license to use the Matrix-M adjuvant in vaccine products. In addition, Sanofi will take a minority (<5%) equity investment in Novavax. Jean-Francois Toussaint, Global Head of Vaccines…
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Image: ESPNcricinfo IPL Points Table: KKR have doubled down on Mumbai Indians this season as they registered a fantastic 18-run win at the Eden Gardens in match number 60 of the TATA IPL 2024. KKR successfully defended its fortress against MI and subsequently became the first side to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs. KKR also cemented its position in the IPL Points Table. Following rain interruption, which caused a delayed start to the match, KKR posted 157 runs in the 16-over per side fixture. The team got off to a poor start, thanks to some brilliant bowling by the…
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Since bursting onto the Hollywood scene with memorable performances in shows like “Nurse Jackie” and the critically acclaimed FX drama “Pose,” Michaela Jaé Rodriguez has shown her many dimensions. The Golden Globe winner stars in the Apple TV comedy “Loot,” alongside Maya Rudolph, and “American Horror Story: Delicate,” with Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian; both premiered in April. Her characters, respectively a determined nonprofit director and a single mom who’s likely a part of a satanic cult, couldn’t be more different. In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Ashutosh Rana Bollywood actor Ashutosh Rana is known more for his villainous roles than anything else. The actor has portrayed some very strong roles on screen and audiences have loved to hate his characters. Ashutosh has always refused to be a stereotypical Bollywood star and that is exactly what made him a great actor. Rana, who has received recognition for his work in films like “Dushman”, “Sarfarosh”, “Mulk”, “Sonchiriya”, “Pathaan” and “Fighter”, said he is happy that the lines between mainstream and off-beat cinema have blurred today. According to a report in PTI, the actor said,…
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It’s not an easy balance to strike, but get it right and what the driver receives is a heady blend of restorative comfort and energising involvement. It’s like listening to Dark Side of the Moon on a £20k hi-fi. Not everyone perfects this, or even attempts to. Front-engined Ferraris are too…competizione. Modern Aston Martins get closer to the sweet spot, but their aluminium construction makes them a tad boomy. A Rolls-Royce Wraith is sublime. But like a £280k Faraday cage, it suppresses the sense of travel altogether. All are dream-level continent-crushers, of course, but for the blast down to Cannes, foot…
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Luxury homes in India are selling like hot cakes. Recently, India’s biggest developer, DLF, sold apartments worth Rs 5,590 crore within days of launch. It announced a few days ago the complete sale of its 795 apartments within just three days of launching its latest luxury housing project in Gurugram. The Arbour, which was launched by DLF in March 2023, too had witnessed pre-launch sales worth Rs 8,000 crore in three days. India’s housing market, particularly in the top cities, has shown remarkable resilience post-pandemic, fueled by pent-up demand and growing aspirations for homeownership, but the luxury segment has seen…
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In this photo illustration, the Warner Bros. Discovery logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery reported first-quarter results on Thursday, missing analyst expectations on both the top and bottom lines despite strength in its streaming unit. The company’s stock gained 3% Thursday. Here is how Warner Bros. Discovery performed, compared with estimates from analysts surveyed by LSEG: Loss per share: 40 cents vs. 24 cents loss expected Revenue: $9.96 billion vs. $10.231 billion expected Warner Bros. Discovery — which owns streaming service Max, a portfolio of cable TV networks…
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As parts of India witness heatwaves this summer, chances of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cutting key interest rates have also diminished. Severe heat conditions in the country are likely to have an impact on food prices, according to a report by the Bank of Baroda, and it asserted that monsoon now holds the key. IMD has though predicted above-normal monsoon for this year. Southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1 with a standard deviation of about seven days. These rains are crucial, especially for kharif crops dependent on rains. India has three cropping seasons —…
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Can pcb circuit board be used Printed circuit board (PCB) is an insulating substrate with copper connections that power a variety of electronic devices. It is used in everything from mobile phones to heart rate monitors to rockets. Modern PCBs can contain thousands of components with high pin counts and multiple electrical interfaces. To manage this complexity, copper connections are deposited directly onto insulating substrates using a high-density interconnect (HDI) manufacturing process. The insulating material of a pcb circuit board is important because it defines the conductivity and thermal performance of the device. Several types of pre-pregs are used in…
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 10th, 2024. In today’s article, we’re closing out the week with a look at the remaining releases hitting the eShop today and one news story from Mikhail. No need for an abbreviated take this time; there are only four games total. We summarize most of them, throw one in the bins, and then mosey on over to the sales corner. There we find our lists of new sales and discounts set to expire over the weekend. Let’s finish things up! Sea of Stars Physical Release Out Now Sabotage Studio…
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Health systems are trying to move more of the work they do to your house.
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Now that the weather is heating up many people are looking for some tasty and flavourful Mediterranean cuisine to eat, but you can make it at home with the right recipe. Jamie Oliver’s shawarma chicken traybake has only five ingredients and is incredibly simple to cook as all you need is a baking dish. It takes around five minutes to prepare this dish and then leave it to slowly roast in the oven for 50 minutes. Jamie wrote: “There’s something so satisfying about dishes where the oven does all the work. Inspired by flavours from the Levantine coast, the rice…
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Verizon T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T will pay a combined $10.2 million in a settlement with US states that alleged the carriers falsely advertised wireless plans as “unlimited” and phones as “free.” The deal was announced yesterday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. “A multistate investigation found that the companies made false claims in advertisements in New York and across the nation, including misrepresentations about ‘unlimited’ data plans that were in fact limited and had reduced quality and speed after a certain limit was reached by the user,” the announcement said. T-Mobile and Verizon agreed to pay $4.1 million each…
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Metaphore Biotechnologies have joined Flagship Pioneering in announcing a research collaboration with Novo Nordisk to develop up to two next-generation therapeutics for obesity management. Under the terms of the agreement, Novo Nordisk may pay up to $600 million in upfront, development, and commercial milestone payments, as well as tiered royalties on annual net sales of licensed products, to be shared between Metaphore and Pioneering Medicines. Novo Nordisk will also reimburse R&D costs and participate in a future financing round for Metaphore. The collaboration is signed under the broader strategic partnership between Novo Nordisk and Flagship Pioneering to develop a portfolio of novel…
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The Lost Coast, a Northern California trail on many a hiker’s bucket list, is one of the only coastal backpacking opportunities in the contiguous United States. Starting in November, backpackers camping there will be required to pay $12 per trip. The change is part of an effort to preserve this unique natural resource as tourism in the area has boomed. Money from the fee will go toward hiring more local park rangers, increasing public hours at the area’s visitor center, improving campgrounds and cleaning up trails after storms, officials said. “Public lands are welcoming an increasing number of visitors,” Dereck…
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Image Source : X Srikanth was released in cinemas on May 10, 2024. Rajkummar Rao’s latest offering Srikanth was released in cinemas this Friday. The film is based on the life of industrialist Srikanth Bolla and Rajkummar plays the titular role in Srikanth. Talking about its box office performance, the film opened to just Rs 2.25 crore on Friday. However, trade analysts are predicting good business over the weekend as no other big films are released in cinemas. On occupancy front, the film had an overall 12.14 percent occupancy on May 10, with a major contribution coming from the night shows. Recently, the actor…
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I wonder if the mock diffuser at the back of the new Kia Picanto will make it look so sporty and fast that it’ll stop it being tailgated on motorways, as is the fate of so many small cars. And will its newly beefed-up front end shoo slowcoaches from the outside lane in a way that escapes others of its ilk? Look out mate, one of the Cubes from Terrahawks (ask your dad) is chasing you. I liked the old Picanto very much, and I expect I’ll like the new one, which got its prices last week ahead of deliveries…
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Pune-based electric vehicle manufacturer iVoomi has introduced a new electric scooter, JeetX ZE. Priced at Rs 80,000 (ex-showroom), this electric scooter has a range of up to 170 km and will be available in three different versions. The electric vehicle will come in a choice of eight colors, such as Nardo Gray, Ultra Red, and Urban Green. The JeetX ZE accommodates a 3 kilowatt-hour battery pack connected to a BLDC motor that is rated for 2.1 kilowatts of peak power. This combination can drive this electric vehicle at a maximum speed of 57 kilometers per hour, which is perfect for…
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At American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending firm Upstart, there’s a strong interest in microloans as cash-strapped Americans try to scrape by. That juxtaposition underscores the growing picture of bifurcation among income brackets in America. And adds to an increasingly popular view that the U.S. is experiencing a “K”-shaped recovery since the end of the pandemic, where higher income classes reap the most benefits and lower-income Americans tread water or fall behind. It’s led to a confusing picture of the U.S. economy that can impact everything from…
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A steep drop in saffron supplies from Iran amid increasing geopolitical tensions in West Asia is benefitting Indian producers and traders of the spice, one of the costliest in the world. Prices of Indian saffron, which is cultivated in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, have increased by more than 20% at the wholesale level and about 27% in retail stores in the past month, producers and traders said. The best quality Indian saffron is now selling for Rs 3.5-3.6 lakh a kg in the wholesale market, compared with Rs 2.8-3 lakh before the start of the latest strife in West…
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Steam Deck Weekly. I’m surprised at how many great games have been released lately, with more to come this month that I’m excited to cover. This week already saw four anticipated indies released and most have delivered. I’ll be covering a game I was waiting to see patched and more that I’ve been playing today across reviews and impressions with a bonus from Shaun. In addition to that, there’s been a lot of interesting games news and Steam Deck Playable & Verified titles from Valve in addition to an update for Steam Deck…
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Even though I’ve previously lived just steps away from Dalloway Terrace, this restaurant had been on my bucket list for way too long, so when I was offered to review the new menu, all I could say was a resounding “yes”. Food-wise I wasn’t sure what to expect and, admittedly, my initial focus was on the famous floral decorations and tranquil ambience of this al fresco dining spot. As soon as I stepped through the door of the glamorous Bloomsbury Hotel I was warmly greeted by the concierge, who then led me through the imposing and aptly-named Coral Room to…
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A US district judge William Alsup has dismissed Elon Musk’s X Corp’s lawsuit against Bright Data, a data-scraping company accused of improperly accessing X (formerly Twitter) systems and violating both X terms and state laws when scraping and selling data. X sued Bright Data to stop the company from scraping and selling X data to academic institutes and businesses, including Fortune 500 companies. According to Alsup, X failed to state a claim while arguing that companies like Bright Data should have to pay X to access public data posted by X users. “To the extent the claims are based on…
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Ribobay Pharma, a leading Chinese biopharmaceutical CRDMO and a spin-off company of General Biol (Anhui) Co., Ltd, will provide cGMP-level oligonucleotide (oligo) CRDMO services to the world using Cytiva’s first FlexFactory platform for oligo manufacturing. It is scheduled to commence manufacturing in June and expects to produce several hundred kilograms of pharmaceutical oligo per year, bringing increased reliability, speed, and efficiency to the development of novel therapies. Jingui Yong, General Manager of Ribobay Pharma, says: “With the support of Cytiva, we will rapidly expand our oligo CRDMO business by manufacturing high-quality and diversified innovative drugs, as well as new vaccine adjuvant (CpG-ODNs) for…
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Ireland vs Pakistan 1st T20I | Image Credit: Getty Image Pakistan vs Ireland 1st T20I Highlights: Ireland, under the captaincy of Paul Stirling scripted history as they defeated 2022 T20 World Cup runners up Pakistan by five wickets in the first match of the three match T20i series st Dublin’s Clontarf Cricket Stadium on Friday. This was the very first instance of Ireland defeating Pakistan in T20i Cricket as both sides had locked horns against each other only once in the shortest format of the game during the 2009 T20 World Cup where the Shaheens had ended on the winning…
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Las Vegas — There are multiple dance duets in “Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms,” a mixed-media theatrical production that debuted last month on the Las Vegas Strip. They are highly acrobatic and borderline risqué — this is Vegas, after all — and they are also feats of wonder, for the dance partner is not another human but an animated character. Particle is his name, and he’s a glowing white figure with a circular head and a rectangular body, a mix of simple shapes that can convey an array of human emotions via elastic, exaggerated movements. Animation, rooted in imagination, has…
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Image Source : IMDB Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe Hollywood stars Willem Dafoe and Tom Hiddleston are set to feature together in a biopic on legendary Nepalese-Indian mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. According to a report in PTI, the film, titled “Tenzing”, will feature “Loki” star Hiddleston as Hillary, while “Poor Things” actor Dafoe will play the English expedition leader, Colonel John Hunt. The movie comes from acclaimed filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, who has the exclusive rights to tell Tenzing’s story via his family and has a close relationship with…
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The upcoming Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 will receive a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine developing up to 585bhp, senior officials at the division’s Mercedes-Benz parent company have confirmed. The decision reverses an earlier plan to give the hot new coupé and cabriolet the same 670bhp plug-in hybrid drivetrain as the latest C63 and GLC 63, due to slow sales of the saloon, estate and SUV. Despite its class-leading performance, traditional AMG buyers haven’t taken to the E-Performance PHEV drivetrain, which combines a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and a rear-axle mounted electric motor. Sales of the models are currently well below…
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Air India Express on Friday cancelled five flights on four routes from Kolkata as the airline is making efforts to get back to normalcy following the cabin crew-related crisis, an official said. The airline cancelled two flights between Kolkata and Hyderabad, one each to Chennai, Cochin and Ayodhya, an Air India Express spokesperson told PTI. These were among the total of 120 flights, both domestic and international, that were cancelled across the country on Friday, even after the section of the cabin crew who had been on strike since Tuesday night had called it off on Thursday. According to the…
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People dine outside a Sweetgreen in Manhattan. Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sweetgreen shares surged 35% on Friday after the company topped Wall Street’s revenue expectations for the first quarter. The salad chain reported $158 million in revenue, beating the LSEG consensus estimate of $152 million. It is an increase of 26% from the prior-year period when it reported revenue of $125.1 million. Sweetgreen also raised revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year. Shares of the company are up 189% so far in 2024. Jonathan Neman, Sweetgreen CEO and co-founder, said on an earnings…
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India’s Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate slowed to 4.9 per cent in March as against 5.7 per cent in February, revealed the data provided by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday. The previous high of IIP was recorded at 11.9 per cent in October 2023, which slowed to 2.5 per cent in November, 4.2 per cent in December and 4.1 per cent in January 2024. The cumulative growth rate for the period of April-March 2023-24 over the corresponding period of the previous year stood at 5.8 per cent. The data released by the National Statistical Office…
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It never fails: Shaun drops a new deck building guide for Marvel Snap (Free), and a new balance patch hits the next day. It’s just the rules of the universe, my friends. This is one of the OTA (over-the-air) updates that comes a couple times a month, and as such it really just adjusts some values on a handful of cards. That said, Marvel Snap is a game where value adjustments can result in some big changes to how it plays. Let’s have a look and see what’s in this one, along with a little analysis. I think this time…
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Fennel is in season from late spring to early autumn in the UK, with peak availability in the summer months of June to September. That’s why it’s the perfect summer cooking ingredient to add texture and flavour to savoury dishes. Mary Berry has the ultimate formula for a delicious fennel-based meal, teamed with pink salmon fillets and peas in a creamy, seasoned sauce. Sharing the “one-pot wonder” dish from her cookbook Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts, the chef claimed that this dish is “so easy to make, yet impressive.” She added: “This is a really healthy meal for the family. If you’re…
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Enlarge / Ripton, VT – July 16, 2023: Ethan Poploski stood in front of his family’s home, which had been destroyed by a landslide overnight. Vermont may soon become the first state to force fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share to cover recovery efforts from climate change damages. This week, the state’s potentially groundbreaking law passed a preliminary vote in the Senate, where a final vote is expected soon that would likely send the law to the governor’s desk. And there’s reportedly broad enough support to override any attempt to veto the law. By passing a law that…
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The first drop comprises pure tissue, chanderi chikan kurtis for women and chikankari kurta sets for men | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When actor Richa Chadha got married to Ali Fazal in October 2022, she chose to wear a custom Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla kurti for their ceremony in Lucknow. The off-white chikankari kurti with a heavily embroidered yoke and borders was worn with a net dupatta accented with Swarovski crystals. “It was my hat tip to the city of Lucknow and to the culture of the family in which I am married into,” says the Fukrey actress. Ali Fazal and…
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Santander UK has provided Ennogen Healthcare International, a growing UK based pharmaceuticals manufacturer, with a £30 million loan facility to support its international expansion plans. Established in 2011, Ennogen is a pharmaceutical and healthcare company focused on three key therapeutic areas: dermatology, respiratory and pain relief, predominantly targeting those with chronic conditions. Jason Tate, Chief Financial Officer at Ennogen said: “Santander quickly understood our business and came up with an innovative and flexible approach to meet our acquisition and product development needs. With offices and specialism in key locations around the world, Santander are best placed to support our international…
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Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India Cricket Team might have a new coach after the T20 World Cup 2024 with Rahul Dravid making way for someone else. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to invite applications for the post of head coach after the tournament and they are keen to have a long-term coach for the team. Rahul Dravid’s tenure as a head coach is all set to end after the T20 World Cup 2024. The head coach was appointed for a two-year contract originally, which was set to end after the ICC World Cup 2023.…
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The Welsh government is today opening a national security operations centre (SOC) to offer local authorities and fire and rescue services across Wales access to enterprise-grade security services, including threat monitoring and incident response, backed by threat intel from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Dubbed CymruSOC, the centre – which is located in Merthyr Tydfil and will be run by managed security services provider (MSSP) Socura for an initial three-year contract – is the first national-level SOC to be set up in the UK. It has been designed to ensure key organisations can continue offering critical services without disruption…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM, Yodha also stars DIsha Patani and Raashii Khanna in key roles. Yodha, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani in the lead roles, is finally released digitally. Nearly one-and-a-half months after its theatrical release, the war drama flick premiered on Prime Video. The film arrived on the platform on April 26 but only on a rental basis. It was earlier available for the subscribers for Rs 349, following which they will get a 30-day window to commence watching the film and 48 hours to finish once started. However, it is now available for free for the Prime Video subscribers. But…
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Heavy overnight rain disrupted flight services and caused widespread chaos in Bengaluru, according to officials at the Kempegowda International Airport on Friday. The downpour led to the diversion of several flights, including international passenger flights. “Heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds rendered the airport inaccessible for landing between 9.35 pm and 10.29 pm, leading to diversion of flights,” a Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) official said in a statement. He said 13 domestic flights, three international passenger flights, and one international cargo flight were diverted to Chennai on Thursday. — rushikesh_agre_ (@rushikesh_agre_) The rain also brought down many trees in…
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BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 04: A logo hangs on the building of the Beijing branch of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) on December 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation on Friday warned of intense competition in the chip industry after its first-quarter profit missed expectations. “Competition in the industry has been increasingly fierce and the pricing for commodity products basically follows the market trends,” SMIC said on Friday during the firm’s earnings call. “The company fulfills its [long-term view] through constructing quality technology…
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New Delhi: After record incorporations in 2023-24, company registrations fell 3.7% year-on-year in April, partly due to the high base effect. But incorporation of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) surged 36% year-on-year, according to the latest corporate affairs ministry data. The data showed 15,982 companies were incorporated in the first month of this financial year, against 16,599 a year before. A total of 5,896 LLPs were registered in April, compared with 4,335 a year earlier. In April 2023, about 4% more companies were incorporated than in the year before, while LLP registrations had witnessed a manifold jump. In 2023-24, 16.3% more…
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 9th, 2024. In today’s article, we’ve got a solid grab bag of goodies for you. A couple of news items, which is rare for a Thursday. Then, new releases. We’re doing something a little different from today forward. I will not be writing about every single game that comes out, but rather the ones that really look good. Something had to give for me time-wise, and this is what I chose. After that, we have the usual lists of new and outgoing sales. A big day, so let’s get…
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Who isn’t a fan of Greggs? The bakery chain has announced a shake-up of its menu just in time for the summer. Some of the items include flatbreads, a Bakewell muffin and a vegan bake. Let’s not forget there are some new drinks you can enjoy too with ready-to-drink coffee and iced drinks. The summer menu is available from Thursday 9 May in Greggs stores nationwide. It is also available for delivery via Just Eat and Uber Eats. Let’s take a look at the menu more in detail as well as the prices. READ MORE: McDonald’s launches ‘UK first’ across all…
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Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino A Federal Bureau of Investigation official recently urged employees to “look for ways” to conduct warrantless surveillance on US residents, an internal email obtained by Wired shows. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate’s email was reportedly sent on April 20, the same day President Biden signed a bill that was criticized as a major expansion of warrantless surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Abbate’s email seems to argue that FBI employees should make frequent use of warrantless surveillance on US people in order to justify the continued existence of the program. “To…
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Teva Pharmaceuticals and Medincell have announced results from the efficacy portion of the Phase 3 Subcutaneous OLAnzapine extended-Release Injection Study (SOLARIS) trial evaluating TEV-‘749 in adult patients with schizophrenia compared to placebo. Results demonstrated that TEV-‘749 met its primary endpoint as measured by a change in the PANSS total score from baseline after 8 weeks compared to placebo. TEV-‘749 utilises SteadyTeq, a copolymer technology proprietary to Medincell that provides a controlled steady release of olanzapine, the most prescribed 2nd generation antipsychotic for schizophrenia in the U.S. TEV-‘749 met its primary endpoint across all three dosing groups, with mean difference in change…
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Image: ESPNcricinfo IPL Points Table: A clinical win for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings (PBKS) as they continue their winning run in the ongoing TATA IPL 2024. RCB handed a crushing defeat to PBKS at the Dharmshala Cricket Stadium by 60 runs in match 58 of the tournament. The Faf du Plessis-led side remains alive in the IPL Points Table. PBKS vs RCB Match Summary Virat Kohli scored a brilliant 92 run knock | Image: IPLT20 Punjab required a lion-hearted effort to chase the colossal 241-run target set by the RCB. Though, PBKS got a few good partnerships, but…
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Post Office lawyers misled a barrister acting for them in subpostmaster prosecution cases, the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry has heard. Simon Clarke, previously a barrister at Cartwright King, said he believes he was misled by the Post Office’s lawyers during his work with the organisation. Discussing the case of Seema Misra, who was wrongly prosecuted and convicted of theft in her branch in West Byfleet in Surrey, he said at no stage in his appraisal of the case did he see the Post Office’s relevant prosecution file, which he believes was “deliberately withheld” from him. “I asked for…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Vikrant Massey’s video is garnering attention where he can be seen arguing with cab driver over fare Actor Vikrant Massey is known for his calm and simple nature. But, a video of his has surfaced, in which he is seen in an angry zone. In a video that has surfaced, the cab driver is seen asking for fare after taking actor Vikrant to the location. Vikrant seems angry at the cab driver for the escalation in fare price and even for turning on the camera. Interestingly, after the video went viral on social media, most of…
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Volkswagen will retire its GTX branding for sporting EVs to make way for its first electric GTI and R models. The GTX badge was first used for warmed-up, range-topping versions of the Volkswagen ID 4 and ID 5 SUVs in 2021, and has since been extended across the wider ID family, with more potent GTX versions of the ID 3, ID 7 and ID Buzz revealed in recent weeks. Initially, the GTX badge was set to be reserved exclusively for twin-motor, performance-oriented EVs, but the hot new ID 3 GTX remains powered by only a single motor at the rear.…
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The Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to refrain from renewing the licence of a liquor shop located near a school in Kanpur after a five-year-old student of the school approached the court, seeking directions to relocate the store. In his PIL, Atharva Dixit said as the liquor shop remains open throughout the day and is a meeting point of “anti-social elements”, it is creating disturbance to the students of the school. The petitioner also sought directions to the state authorities to refrain from granting the country-made liquor shop in Azad Nagar in Kanpur a fresh or renewed…
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The logo of semiconductor design firm Arm on a chip. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of British chip designer Arm fell about 3% on Thursday as lackluster revenue guidance clouded a positive sales quarter driven by demand for artificial intelligence applications. Arm reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $928 million Wednesday, marking a 47% year-over-year rise. The performance was driven by Arm’s licensing business, which grew 60% to $414 million in the quarter. The firm cited “multiple high-value license agreements being signed” for AI chips. Arm’s royalty revenue, meanwhile, grew 37% year over year to $514 million, with…
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India’s fiscal deficit for the year ending March 2024 is expected to be slightly better than the government’s projection of 17.35 trillion rupees ($207.81 billion), a government source told Reuters on Thursday. “Extra tax receipts and some non-tax revenues helped in bettering the fiscal deficit target,” the government source, who did not want to be named, told reporters in New Delhi. Indian government will release the 2023/24 fiscal deficit data on May 31. India’s income tax receipts rose 17.7% year-on-year to nearly $235 billion in 2023/24, higher than government’s projection. The government is targeting a fiscal deficit of 5.8% of…
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After the Among Us collaboration DLC, I had no real idea what to expect from Vampire Survivors (Free) for its next potential DLC. I assumed that was a sign that we’d just see popular indies like maybe Risk of Rain, but never in a million years did I think we’d see Vampire Survivors collaborate with Contra. Can you imagine telling someone Vampire Survivors has a collaboration with a Konami IP, but it isn’t Castlevania? I sure wouldn’t have believed you back then. Today, the Vampire Survivors Operation Guns DLC is launching worldwide for iOS, Android, Switch, Xbox, and PC platforms.…
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Mould is a flavoursome addition to some kinds of cheese, particularly the blue variety. But for most, it’s an unsightly consequence of storing it incorrectly. While many people keep this creamy dairy product in the fridge door or the top shelf, it’s not enough to ward off green spores. That’s why Briony May-Williams has shared her top storage solutions with BBC Morning Live viewers. Speaking on the breakfast show, she revealed her top three hacks to keep hard cheeses like Cheddar, and soft, creamy feta fresh. She explained that unlike most storage hacks, which use cling film or sandwich bags,…
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Getty Images | Chesnot TikTok and its owner ByteDance today sued the federal government to block the “Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications” law that would prohibit TikTok in the US if the company isn’t sold to a non-Chinese firm. The complaint in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit alleges that the law is unconstitutional and asks for a court order prohibiting enforcement. TikTok and ByteDance say the law “would allow the government to decide that a company may no longer own and publish the innovative and unique speech platform it created. If Congress can do this,…
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Alia Bhatt, Isha Ambani, Natasha Poonawalla at the Met Gala 2024 A bevy of celebrities descended upon the red carpet of the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Several prominent Indians marked their attendance at the prestigious fashion ball and fund-raiser. Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, making her second appearance at the Met, shone in a stunning mint-green Sabyasachi saree with a 23-foot-long train, in keeping with the gala’s “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” theme. Bhatt made her Met Gala debut in 2023 in a Prabal Gurung ensemble. Isha Ambani, daughter of businessman Mukesh Ambani and…
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have announced that the investigational gene therapy DB-OTO improved hearing to normal levels in one child (dosed at 11 months of age) within 24 weeks, and initial hearing improvements were observed in a second child (dosed at 4 years of age) at a 6-week assessment. Both children were born with profound genetic deafness due to variants of the otoferlin gene, and the child dosed at 11 months of age is one of the youngest in the world to receive a gene therapy for genetic deafness. The results are from the ongoing Phase 1/2 CHORD trial, which is currently enrolling…
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Image: IPLT20 Things are not going well for Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They became the first team to be eliminated from the 17th edition of the and are reeling at the bottom of the points table. With Mumbai Indians set to lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders in their next game, a report in Indian Express has claimed that senior players of the franchise are not happy with the way Hardik Pandya has captained the team. They have conveyed the same to the coaches. Also Read: IPL 2024: SRH slams massive record of CSK…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Vijay Deverakonda After unveiling the first look of his film with director Ravi Kiran Kola, actor Vijay Deverakonda again treated his fans on his 35th birthday with a glimpse of his upcoming film tentatively titled VD14, which is set in the 19th century. Vijay took to X (previously called Twitter) and shared a poster featuring a sculpture of a king. The poster has The Legend of the Cursed Land. 1854-1878 written on it. The actor captioned it, “The Legend of the Cursed Land, Rahul Sankrityan X Vijay Deverakonda @MythriOfficial.” Image Source : INSTAGRAM Vijay Deverakonda’s latest Instagram Stories. The production company,…
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The Seat brand will live on in the future with a lower-cost electric car positioned below the Cupra range. Seat and Cupra boss Wayne Griffiths sought to put an end to speculation on the future of the Seat brand once and for all by confirming the likelihood of such a model in the future, speculation in part fuelled by Seat S.A (the parent company for Seat and Cupra) chairman Thomas Schafer who said last year that “Seat’s future was Cupra”. That future beyond today’s range of Seat models, said Griffitths, will take shape when lower-cost electric cars can be made profitably. …
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UltraTech Cement is confident of surpassing industry growth this fiscal even though there could be some moderation in demand, said Atul Daga, chief financial officer. The country’s largest cement producer saw sales volume grow in double digits for the third year in a row, recording a 13% increase in FY24. “Industry could see a high single-digit growth this year as well. UltraTech should be surely doing better,” Daga said on an analyst call to discuss March quarter earnings. UltraTech’s capacity utilisation was at 98% in the March quarter, but Daga said the company has sufficient capacity to keep growing. Capacity…
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In this photo illustration, the Airbnb logo is displayed on a computer monitor and cell phone on February 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Airbnb reported first-quarter results on Wednesday that beat analysts’ estimates but offered weaker-than-expected guidance. Shares fell more than 6% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with consensus expectations from LSEG: Earnings per share: 41 cents vs. 24 cents expected Revenue: $2.14 billion vs. $2.06 billion expected Revenue increased 18% from $1.82 billion a year earlier. Airbnb reported a net income of $264 million, or 41 cents per share, compared to…
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Gandhinagar | New Delhi: India is in the “final stages” of negotiations with many countries to work out the modalities of settling trade in Indian rupees, Union home minister Amit Shah told ET in an exclusive interview, adding that this will be a major priority of the new government. “Matters have been put on hold due to elections but let me tell you we are in the final stages in our negotiations with many countries. This will be a priority for us in days to come,” he said in a detailed interview on board his flight back to Delhi from…
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Thinking back to when I first got my iPhone, one of the earlier games I bought was a decent little take-off of Nintendo’s 3D Picross called Oh! Cube. It was implemented fairly well, and I had a nice time going through all of its puzzles. I expected more games along those lines, but just as on consoles, they never really came. Well, here’s one: PiKuBo (Free). It’s pretty clear what it’s doing if you’ve played 3D Picross before, but the devil as always is in the details. Is it worth trying out? Investigation time! Let’s talk the money stuff first,…
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Twiglets are an iconic British snack often enjoyed at parties or in front of the television. The wheat-based nibbles are known for their “distinctive knobbly shape” and twig-like appearance, thanks to their mottled brown colour. Their unique flavour comes from yeast extract, also used in Marmite, giving them a strong, tangy taste. It has prompted users to wonder what they are actually made from. The snack even prompted a debate on Reddit last year when fans started to wonder if the recipe had changed in recent years. One user asking: “Have Twiglets changed their formula?” The snack has a rich…
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Getty Images | nadla The Federal Communications Commission clarified its net neutrality rules to prohibit more kinds of fast lanes. While the FCC voted to restore net neutrality rules on April 25, it didn’t release the final text of the order until yesterday. The final text has some changes compared to the draft version released a few weeks before the vote. Both the draft and final rules ban paid prioritization, or fast lanes that application providers have to pay Internet service providers for. But some net neutrality proponents raised concerns about the draft text because it would have let ISPs…
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Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s look from the Met Gala 2024, at the Metropolitan Museum Art in New York | Photo Credit: sabyasachiofficial/Instagram Well-known designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee became the first Indian fashion designer to walk the Met Gala carpet. Sabyasachi shared his look from the coveted event on his Instagram handle. In an elegant appearance, Sabyasachi wore an embroidered duster coat from the Sabyasachi Resort 2024 collection. He styled his look with tourmalines, pearls, emeralds, and diamonds from Sabyasachi High Jewellery. ALSO READ:Met Gala 2024: Alia Bhatt shines in stunning floral Sabyasachi saree The ace designer also wore tinted sunglasses and brown loafers.…
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Lantern Pharma have announced a strategic AI-driven collaboration with French biotechnology company, Oregon Therapeutics to optimise the development of its first-in-class protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) inhibitor drug candidate XCE853 in novel and targeted cancer indications. Lantern will be leveraging its proprietary RADR AI platform to uncover biomarkers and efficacy-associated signatures of XCE853 across solid tumours that can aid in precision development. Collaborative efforts are expected to identify biomarker signatures that can be used to stratify tumours most responsive to XCE853 and guide potential future clinical development and patient selection. Oregon Therapeutics is developing XCE853 in various cancer indications, including drug-resistant ovarian and pancreatic cancer, certain haematological…
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Image: IPL IPL Points Table: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have ripped apart Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and their campaign in the ongoing IPL 2024 following their impeccable batting display at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. A comprehensive 10-wicket win is what SRH have bagged against LSG and they subsequently have moved to the third place in the IPL Points Table. SRH vs LSG Match Highlights Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head chased down 165 runs total in just 9.4 overs against Lucknow Super Giants | Image: IPLT20 Sometimes people fall short of words to describe what they saw, and today…
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Image Source : FILE IMAGE Nakuul Mehta new web series announced Nakuul Mehta is a well-known name on the small screen. He started his acting career with the TV show Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara. This show gave him a different identity and today he has a good fan following. Now the actor can soon be seen in Karan Johar’s web series Daring Partners. According to media reports, Nakuul can be seen in the lead role with Cocktail actor Diana Penty in the web series Daring Partners. The actors will start shooting soon Apart from them, actors Tamannaah…
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Ineos Automotive is pessimistic that synthetic fuels can extend the life of the combustion engine, even after the EU decided to allow limited use of the carbon-neutral petrol alternative for new cars after 2035. “At the moment, there’s just not enough synthetic fuel to go around, and it’s going to be extremely expensive,” CEO Lynn Calder told the Financial Times Future of the Car Summit on Wednesday. The maker of the Ineos Grenadier off-roader has been sharply critical of the EU and UK bans on the sale of new ICE cars from 2035, arguing that it forces car makers towards battery-electric drivetrains without admitting…
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LONDON/BERLIN: Top executives at BMW and Volkswagen on Wednesday warned against imposing EU import duties on electric vehicles from Chinese automakers, saying it could upend the bloc’s Green Deal plan and harm automakers that import cars made in China. The European Commission, which oversees trade policy in the 27-nation European Union, launched an investigation in October into whether fully-electric cars manufactured in China were receiving distortive subsidies and warranted extra tariffs. “You could very quickly shoot yourself in the foot,” BMW CEO Oliver Zipse told reporters after the German premium automaker reported quarterly results. BMW imports Chinese-made Mini EVs and…
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Siemens Energy shares soared as much as 13% on Wednesday after the German renewables firm raised its forecast for the year and announced that the CEO of its troubled wind turbine unit will be replaced amid “comprehensive restructuring measures.” It said in a statement that Jochen Eickholt at Siemens Gamesa informed the board that he will step down from his position as CEO by mutual agreement on July 31, and be succeeded by Vinod Philip. “In a very difficult situation at Siemens Gamesa, Jochen laid the central foundations for the urgently needed reorganization and new start within Siemens Energy. It…
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In the wake of environmental challenges and the pressing need for sustainable agricultural practices, India stands at a pivotal juncture where technological innovation can pave the way for a transformative shift. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven solutions can offer unprecedented opportunities to revolutionize India’s agricultural landscape, ushering in a new era of productivity, sustainability, and resilience. India has a rich history of agricultural prowess, with the Green Revolution of the 1960s drastically boosting food production and alleviating hunger. However, the sustainability of these practices has come under scrutiny due to issues such as soil degradation, water scarcity, and chemical dependency.…
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Following pre-installation going live earlier this week, HoYoverse has released the Honkai Star Rail (Free) version 2.2 update “Then Wake to Weep” on iOS, Android, PS5, and PC platforms worldwide. This update’s download size was 11.7GB approximately on iOS for the pre-installation with under 500MB required now. It includes new and returning characters with it being a culmination for the Penacony adventure. ARobin and Boothill will join as new characters alongside the return of Topaz & Numby who get a rerun. As for the main story content, players will be introduced to new Dreamscapes like the Dreamflux Reef, Moment of…
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Sometimes bulk buying saves you more money in the long run but it can be hard to know if you’re going to use the food before its expiry date. Well, one person has taken to the online forum site Reddit to ask for advice on storing butter and how to preserve it for as long as possible. In a thread titled: ‘How do you store butter?’ The user started the post: “I have bought a butter pack with 4 packs of butter. I just simply put all of them in the fridge. Is it the right thing to do? “Also…
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Microsoft has introduced a GPT-4-based generative AI model designed specifically for US intelligence agencies that operates disconnected from the Internet, according to a Bloomberg report. This reportedly marks the first time Microsoft has deployed a major language model in a secure setting, designed to allow spy agencies to analyze top-secret information without connectivity risks—and to allow secure conversations with a chatbot similar to ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. But it may also mislead officials if not used properly due to inherent design limitations of AI language models. GPT-4 is a large language model (LLM) created by OpenAI that attempts to predict…
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Kylie Jenner attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City | Photo Credit: DIA DIPASUPIL Amidst a constellation of stars and glitterati of the fashion world, the Met Gala 2024 unfolded its grandeur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, casting a spell of glamour and sophistication. The annual event, fondly dubbed as ‘Fashion’s Biggest Night’, embraced the theme ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’, deviating from its customary extravagance to focus on the revival of timeless garments from bygone eras. Stepping onto the iconic Met Gala…
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Pfizer have announced that Andrew Baum, M.D., will join the company as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Executive Vice President. Dr. Baum will be a member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Albert Bourla. He joins Pfizer from Citi, where he served as Head of Global Healthcare, Managing Director Equity Research. Prior to joining Citi in 2011, Dr. Baum covered European Pharmaceuticals at Morgan Stanley for 14 years and earlier in his career was a practicing physician at the Royal National Orthopaedic Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where he completed his residency. At Pfizer,…
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SRH vs LSG | Image: IPLT20 SRH vs LSG Dream11 Prediction: Pat Cummins-spearheaded Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is set to lock horns against KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 08, 2024. The fixture (SRH vs LSG) will be held at Hyderabad’s home venue – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The match begins at 7:30 PM IST. This article will lead you through SRH vs LSG Dream11 Prediction IPL 2024, SRH Playing11, Hyderabad vs Lucknow Match Preview, Head To Head, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Pitch Report. Hyderabad vs Lucknow Match Preview The race for the IPL 2024 playoffs is heating as we…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Deepika Padukone-starrer Piku was released in 2015. As their film Piku marks nine years since its release, actress Deepika Padukone shared a picture featuring herself, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan and late actor Irrfan Khan from its sets in a behind-the-scene picture. Taking to Instagram, Deepika shared the BTS picture wherein the trio are seen having a conversation. The image also has a team member serving them some food on a plate. The actress captioned the image: “He loves telling everyone how much I eat! @amitabhbachchan.” She also shared that she misses Irrfan, who passed away in 2020 due to cancer in…
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The Land Rover Defender line-up has been shuffled, with the addition of a luxurious new seven-seater, a more potent diesel engine – and a plug-in hybrid that uses a (contrary to information initially circulated by JLR) four-cylinder engine. The revamp comes four years after the launch of the L663-generation Defender and, while not as substantial as a full-blown facelift, ushers in a range of important mechanical and cosmetic tweaks, along with a reorganisation of the trim structure. The headline change for the updated Defender comes under the bonnet, where the D300 diesel engine has been swapped for the more potent D350 from the…
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Air India Express, the low-cost carrier owned by Tata Group, today cancelled several flights. The cancellations are reportedly due to a protest by some cabin crew members against alleged ‘mismanagement at the airline’. As per a PTI report, the discontent among the cabin crew has been growing, especially since the beginning of the merger process with AIX Connect, formerly known as AirAsia India. Union Concerns and Passenger Frustration A union representing a section of the Air India Express cabin crew has raised concerns about mismanagement and unequal treatment of staff. The Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU), which claims to…
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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hugs mascot Snoo as Reddit begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 21, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Reddit shares rallied 14% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company released quarterly results for the first time since its IPO in March. Here’s how the company did: Loss per share: $8.19. That may not compare with the $8.71 loss expected by LSEG Revenue: $243 million vs. $212.8 million expected by LSEG Revenue climbed 48% from $163.7 million a year earlier. The company reported $222.7 million…
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New Delhi|Mumbai: The government is evaluating Reserve Bank of India draft rules calling for higher provisioning in infrastructure projects, while lenders are likely to oppose them on multiple forums. Officials cited concerns that they could lead to a rise in interest rates and derail capital expenditure momentum. After the evaluation exercise, the draft rules will be discussed with the banking regulator during consultations, said people with knowledge of the matter. The unveiling of the proposals led to a slide a day earlier, in the stocks of state-owned banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and infrastructure firms, over investor worries that the…
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 7th, 2024. It’s a surprisingly slow day today outside of a bit of news from Nintendo’s president saying that the company will talk about Switch’s successor sometime this fiscal year, but not at the June Nintendo Direct. I do have one review for you to look at, and there are a couple of Bin Bunch new releases as well. Sales? We’ve got a few of them. Lists of new and expiring ones are here as ever. Let’s get to business! Reviews & Mini-Views Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess…
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You should not store apples next to this common kitchen staple, according to experts. Knowing which fresh produce items can be safely stored together-and what fruits and vegetables should never be too close. Experts say that understanding which types of produce can and can’t safely be stored near each other will maximize your foods’ longevity. “In general, don’t store ethylene-sensitive fruits or vegetables with fruits or vegetables that produce a high amount of ethylene gasses,” says John Adler, the vice president of culinary at Blue Apron. “Probably the best example of this is storing onions with apples-you will end up…
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As the US moves toward criminalizing deepfakes—deceptive AI-generated audio, images, and videos that are increasingly hard to discern from authentic content online—tech companies have rushed to roll out tools to help everyone better detect AI content. But efforts so far have been imperfect, and experts fear that social media platforms may not be ready to handle the ensuing AI chaos during major global elections in 2024—despite tech giants committing to making tools specifically to combat AI-fueled election disinformation. The best AI detection remains observant humans, who, by paying close attention to deepfakes, can pick up on flaws like AI-generated people with…
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Shakira attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York | Photo Credit: Evan Agostini Columbian singer Shakira debuted at the Met Gala in a stunning red gown with a dramatic long cape. The ‘Waka Waka’ hitmaker walked the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a Carolina Herrera gown that gave off a flamenco vibe with its dramatic train and cape detailed with voluminous ruffled sleeves resembling an abstract rose. The gown featured a high slit at the…
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Broken String Biosciences have announced it has entered a research collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, a world-leading biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the biology underlying health and disease. In partnership with leading researchers at the Crick, the project aims to develop novel applications for Broken String’s proprietary DNA break-mapping platform, INDUCE-seq, beyond its established capabilities in gene-editing. The research will be focused on leveraging the technology to investigate the impact of genomic instability in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a progressive and debilitating neurodegenerative disease, causing gradual loss of the ability to control voluntary…
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Image: IPLT20 IPL Points Table: What a game it has turned out to be for Delhi Capitals (DC) as they register yet another win in the TATA IPL 2024. Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 20 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The win propels them to the top half of the IPL Points Table with 12 points on the board. More on the IPL Points Table later in the article. DC vs RR Match Highlights Delhi defeated Rajasthan by 20 runs | Image: IPLT20 Rajasthan Royals (RR), thought, they had very good chance to win…
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Paris-based Cloudreso.com has saved 30% on cloud object storage costs by deploying Cubbit’s DS3 distributed object storage. Cloudreso.com is a managed service provider (MSP) that distributes value-added data protection and security solutions. It provides turnkey services across all French-speaking countries, with a big focus on the sovereignty of data. Its customers are often providers themselves, who sell to their customers. It also supplies services directly to customers. Cloudreso.com runs services from three datacentres near Paris, with plans for two more near Lille at the end of May 2024. A core focus is to provide its customers with S3 cloud object…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Salman Khan In the latest development in the Salman Khan house firing case, the fifth accused, Mohammad Chaudhary, from Rajasthan, has been remanded to the custody of the Crime Branch till May 13. The accused Rafiq Chaudhary, arrested from Rajasthan, had done a recce of the actor’s apartment building on April 12 and had also made a video of it and sent it to Anmol Bishnoi, brother of jailed Lawrence Bishnoi. According to the Mumbai Crime Branch, the shooters, who allegedly fired outside Salman Khan’s house, had two guns and they were ordered to fire 10…
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Volkswagen said the Beach Tour represents its “classic camper van”, adding kitchen elements such as a single-ring gas cooker, a cutlery drawer and more storage space. It also gains a 230V power supply. The Coast drops to four seats but gets a larger, well-packaged kitchen, adding a fridge, cabinets, a sink and a second camper battery. The Ocean gets all of that plus fabric seats made from recycled materials (with heating function for the driver and passenger), an auxiliary air heater, climate control and a roof-positioned storage box. Volkswagen hasn’t detailed pricing for the California yet, but it’s likely the new van…
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Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: Private airline Akasa Air has announced plans to launch flight operations linking Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur with Delhi and Bengaluru from May 29. Notably, after receiving approval from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the schedule, online booking for tickets has commenced, an official release said on Tuesday. With Akasa Air’s flights, the distance from Gorakhpur to Delhi will be covered in just 1 hour and 15 minutes, while the distance from Gorakhpur to Bengaluru will be covered in 2 hours and 35 minutes, it added. As per the schedule, starting on May 29, the flight…
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A BP gas station in Madrid, Spain. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BP on Tuesday reported a fall in first-quarter profit, with results coming in below analyst expectations amid a “significantly weaker” margin in fuels and lower gas and oil prices. The British energy giant logged underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit, of $2.7 billion. That was down from $3 billion the previous quarter and compared with an estimate in an LSEG-compiled consensus of $2.9 billion. The results reflect lower oil and gas realizations and a “significantly weaker” fuels margin, the company said in its…
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Gone are the days of waiting for slow and impersonal marketing messages. Twitter offers direct communication between consumers and brands, gathers real-time feedback, addresses customer concerns publicly, and fosters stronger, more trusting relationships. The question is: are you doing it all correctly? If not, stick with us. Whether you’re a small business owner or a social media agency wanting to make the most of Twitter marketing efforts, this blog is for you. This guide will explain how to use Twitter for business and provide tips on improving your brand personality and connecting with your audience on a more personal level.…
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Net household savings declined sharply by Rs 9 lakh crore to Rs 14.16 lakh crore in three years to 2022-23, according to the latest National Account Statistics 2024 of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The net household savings peaked at Rs 23.29 lakh crore in 2020-21. These have been on the decline since then, the data showed. The net household savings declined to Rs 17.12 lakh crore in 2021-22 and dipped further to a five-year low of Rs 14.16 lakh crore in 2022-23. The previous low of net household savings was Rs 13.05 lakh crore in 2017-18 which…
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A few days ago, THQ Nordic announced its next digital showcase in the form of the aptly named THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2024. This event is set for August 2nd at 3 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT with news around the publisher’s titles like Gothic 1 Remake and Titan Quest II which are both planned for PC and consoles. I missed the news that HandyGames would be hosting a pre-show for the showcase. This is great news for mobile players since I imagine we will get some port announcements or updates on existing games revealed during. If you’ve not…
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There is nothing better than a homebaked cake, and it turns out lemon cake is one of the easiest to make as long as you have the right recipe. Mary Berry’s lemon cake is fat-free and only takes 10 minutes to prepare before you place it in the oven to bake for 20 minutes. According to the famous baker what makes this cake “rather special” is its lemony cream filling, which is made with just two ingredients, meaning this cake can be made with a total of six ingredients. While many cakes have a long list of ingredients and instructions,…
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Continuing its crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may potentially sue Robinhood Markets over securities violations alleged in the popular investing app’s crypto unit, Robinhood Crypto said Monday. In a recent SEC filing, Robinhood Markets Chief Financial Officer Jason Warnick confirmed that Robinhood Crypto has received investigative subpoenas from the SEC regarding its “cryptocurrency listings, custody of cryptocurrencies, and platform operations.” Despite Robinhood cooperating with these investigations, the SEC sent a “Wells Notice” on Monday, the filing said. The notice alerted Robinhood that SEC staff had made a “preliminary determination” recommending that the SEC “file an…
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Sauntering through the hallways of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the way to cocktails, James Corden spread his arms out comically, like he owned the place. “Let me know if you want me to talk you through any of this,” he said, pointing to the precious art on the walls, joking around with Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez, who happened to be walking behind him. Gwendoline Christie | Photo Credit: Evan Agostini It was all in fun, but Corden, like many celebrities, is a Met Gal a regular. Then there are the first-timers. These guests, no matter…
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Gossamer Bio, Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of seralutinib for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, and Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A an international, research-focused biopharmaceutical group, have announced that they have entered into a global collaboration and license agreement to develop and commercialise seralutinib. This global collaboration combines the strengths of both Chiesi and Gossamer to support ongoing work in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and to accelerate development in pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), enabling the expansion of the seralutinib franchise to reach more patients with pulmonary hypertension world-wide. Patients will benefit from both Chiesi’s…
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MS DHoni IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has batted majorly in the final two overs for the franchise in the current edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Even on Sunday, when the Yellow Army lost their sixth wicket for 122 runs in the 16th over of their inning against the Punjab Kings, fans expected Dhoni to come out to bat but instead of MS, Shardul Thakur walked to the crease. Dhoni, on the other hand, decided to hold himself back and stayed in the dugout. The decision to let Shardul bat ahead of Dhoni…
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Surrey Police were informed in 2016 that a Post Office lawyer had committed a “potential crime” by failing to disclose relevant evidence to the defence team of a subpostmistress being prosecuted for theft. The lawyer in question was Jarnail Singh, the Post Office’s former head of criminal law, who appeared at the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry last week. During the prosecution of Seema Misra in 2010, after her branch in West Byfleet in Surrey had an unexplained loss of about £70,000, Horizon problems were highlighted by her defence as a possible cause. Singh was the Post Office prosecutor,…
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Image Source : SCREENGRAB FROM ANI VIDEO Actor Shekhar Suman Actor-comedian Shekhar Suman has begun a new innings in his political career. On Tuesday, Shekhar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of leader Vinod Tawde. He was earlier a member of Congress party and had fought the Lok Sabha election in 2009 from Bihar’s Patna Sahib on a Congress ticket and lost to BJP’s Shatrughan Sinha. He ended up with the third spot in the elections. After joining BJP on May 7, he said, ”Till yesterday I did not know that I would be sitting here today because many things in life happen knowingly or unknowingly. I have come here with a very positive…
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Ford will not extend the Focus’s life cycle beyond 2025, despite the widespread drop in electric car demand that has prompted some rival manufacturers to slow the phasing out of their combustion cars. Ford announced in 2022 that it would shut down the Focus production line in Saarlouis, Germany, in mid-2025. It has so far been unsuccessful in finding a buyer for the site, but Europe boss Martin Sander said the firm doesn’t have “any plans to extend Focus production”. That’s despite Ford having adjusting its EV sales forecast in light of “adoption slowing versus our original assumptions”. Recently, the similarly…
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The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has reported a record profit of Rs 1767 crore for 2023-24 but the officials at the bank informed that cost to income ratio including the humongous costs on human resource remains a challenge for the bank, which they promise to address in a few years. The bank has recommended a dividend of Rs 2.15 per share for stakeholders but accepts that retaining its “traditional market” share is a challenge as other private and public sector banks are competing aggressively in the region. The top officials of the bank informed that with the Government of J&K’s…
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UBS logo is seen at the office building in Krakow, Poland on February 22, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images UBS on Tuesday reported a net profit of $1.8 billion for the first quarter of the year, smashing analyst expectations. Lower expenses following the takeover of Credit Suisse in June 2023 helped the bank post a net profit of $1.8 billion in the first quarter, ahead of a consensus forecast in an LSEG poll of $721.4 million. Group revenue totaled $12.74 billion, also higher than expected and up from $10.86 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023. The bank’s CET1…
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India’s Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) continued to drive economic activities as their procurement from MSMEs was 36.34% against the mandated 25% for the Financial Year 2024. In absolute terms the procurement through Government e-marketplace (GeM) by 54 CPSEs and five departmental arms of government including Railways Board and National Highways Authority of India stood at ₹2.62 lakh crore by March 31, 2024, against ₹1.06 lakh crore in the same period last year, which helped them to push their combined capex at all-time high of 108.54% at ₹8.05 lakh crore, ET has learnt. “All the CPSEs have done well so…
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 6th, 2024. In today’s article, we start off our week with a few reviews. I take a look at Class of Heroes 1 & 2: Complete Edition, El Shaddai Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster, and Armed and Gelatinous: Couch Edition, three very different releases that each have their own quirks. After that, we head into the new releases of the day, and as usual for a Monday they’re bin-heavy. We finish things up in the usual fashion with the lists of new and expiring sales, and they’re not…
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Like most fruits, strawberries tend to go bad fast if proper measures are not taken to store the sweet fruits. There are some things you can do to make sure your strawberries are in their prime for as long as possible, per Good Housekeeping. How to store strawberries Contrary to their innocent appearance, the best method for storing strawberries can ignite a fiery debate. Those who are all for storing strawberries with vinegar think that the best way is to submerging strawberries in the acidic solution to combat mold, while people on the other side argue that moisture is the…
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Getty Images | NurPhoto The US government has pressured telcos to rip out network gear made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE but has allocated only about 38 percent of the money needed to replace equipment with non-Chinese hardware, the Federal Communications Commission said. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wrote to Congress Thursday, urging lawmakers to fully fund the program. Congress allocated $1.9 billion for replacements of Chinese gear that must be removed as early as this month, but the needed reimbursements add up to nearly $5 billion, Rosenworcel wrote. “I am writing… to emphasize again the urgent need for full…
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Johnson & Johnson have announced it is updating its brand and uniting both its two business segments under the Johnson & Johnson brand name in the UK. The announcement marks the next era for Johnson & Johnson in the UK, which is leveraging its expertise in innovative medicine and medical technology to prevent and treat complex diseases and introduce solutions that are smarter, less invasive and more personalised. Moving forward, the Company’s two segments will be more connected to the Johnson & Johnson brand. Janssen, the Company’s pharmaceutical segment, will be known as Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, and the…
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May is here and with the anticipation of the warm summer months ahead of us, with sun-drenched hot beaches and cold ice cream, any thought of Christmas seems a million miles away. Yet many people who wish to move would like to be in for Christmas. If that is you, listen up, as you might be surprised by what I tell you. Lancaster home buyers and sellers dreaming of celebrating Christmas 2024 in a new home, the time to act is running out. The average time it currently takes to find a buyer in Lancaster is currently 71 days. The…
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Image: ESPNcricinfo IPL Points Table: Suryakumar Yadav magic at the Wankhede Stadium as Mumbai Indians (MI) successfully avenged its loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2024. MI gave a fitting reply to SRH by defeating them by 7 wickets at their home ground. MI subsequently moves up in the IPL points table, besides damaging SRH’s playoff chances. More on the IPL Points Table later in the article. MI vs SRH Summary Suryakumar Yadav’s 51-ball ton helps Mumbai Indians defeat SRH by 7 wickets | Image: IPLT20 Not often do we see the ball doing a lot in a…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Ranbir Kapoor with fan Ranbir Kapoor who is basking in the success of his film Animal and is also handling other projects as well is in the headlines for all the right reasons. Recently, at an event, a video of him reacting after receiving a gift from a fan is going viral on social media. The fan can be seen handing him a painting of his daughter Raha. Ranbir Kapoor attended an event organised by a jewellery brand where he interacted with a fan. In the video, a fan can be seen handing him a painting…
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The cabriolet has also been given a raft of styling upgrades to match its AMG billing. Its flared front wheel arches accommodate a front track that’s 58mm wider than the standard CLE’s and there is an AMG-specific front grille, deeper front and rear bumpers, enlarged air intakes, quad exhausts and new alloy wheel designs – available in 19in or 20in sizes. Elsewhere, the car gets rear-wheel steering as standard, twin-chamber dampers configured to minimise body roll and larger brakes. An optional AMG performance package adds red brake calipers, a drift mode, a ‘race start’ function that lowers the 0-62mph time…
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Blackstone Group is in advanced talks to buy Adani Realty’s commercial real estate project Inspire BKC, situated on the edge of Mumbai’s bustling business district Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), persons with direct knowledge of the development said. The US-based private equity major is expected to shell out between Rs 1,800 crore to Rs 2,000 crore for the office tower with 800,000 sq ft space, they said. Adani Group’s real estate development arm has been exploring monetisation of this 10-storey office tower for the last few years and held discussions with global and domestic investors including Brookfield India and Shapoorji Pallonji Investment…
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Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. U.S. stocks rose on Monday, adding to the prior session’s gains when the S & P 500 , Dow and Nasdaq popped over 1% each on a softer-than-expected jobs report. Investors celebrated signs that the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening campaign seemed to be working, pushing the U.S. economy in the right direction for interest rate cuts. Monday kicks off a “benign week” for the market, Jim Cramer said, citing the lack of key economic prints…
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Beyond geopolitical situations, the growing global concern surrounding environmental issues and clean energy pose certain threats to Indian companies planning to invest abroad, consultancy major EY said in a report. While deeper insights are needed in areas like Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), transfer pricing regime, permanent establishment rules, it said that higher investment limits for strategic PSUs investing overseas and investment by family offices are expected to spur overseas investments. India’s outward foreign investment increased to $22.88 billion in FY23 from $1 billion in FY02. On CBAM, it said: “Effective October 2023, it will be an additional cost for…
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Ahead of its launch beginning this Wednesday, HoYoverse has begun Honkai Star Rail (Free) version 2.2 update “Then Wake to Weep” pre-installation on iOS, Android, and PC platforms. The full update launches on PS5 as well as announced recently. The Honkai Star Rail 2.2 update download size is 11.7GB approximately on iOS for the pre-installation. This update will include new and returning characters and it will be a culmination for the Penacony adventure. As for new characters, Robin and Boothill will join in alongside the return of Topaz & Numby who get a rerun. Honkai Star Rail 2.2’s main story…
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Bananas often ripen only after a few days of being bought, meaning a whole batch has to be eaten quickly otherwise they turn brown and go mushy. However, it turns out that bananas should be lasting weeks without spoiling and that most people are storing them the wrong way as they should never be stored in a fruit bowl. The stems of bananas produce a plant growth hormone called ethylene gas, which helps the fruit go from hard green bananas to tender and sweet yellow bananas ready to eat, but this gas also causes them to begin ripening quickly. Apples,…
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Razer The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week a proposed settlement [PDF] against Razer that would see the tech company pay $1,171,254.33 for its misleading claims about the Zephyr RGB face mask. Razer marketed the device as offering capabilities similar to those of an N95 respirator. On October 21, 2021, Razer began selling the Zephyr and its replacement filters. Razer continued to sell the mask until January 2022 and kept pushing the filters until July 2022, according to the FTC’s complaint [PDF]. Per the FTC, when Razer.com listed the Zephyr in 2021, it said that the mask offered “replaceable…
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Merck is investing more than €300 million in a new research center at its global headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. In the Advanced Research Center, the Life Science business sector will research solutions for manufacturing antibodies, mRNA applications and additional products required for biotechnological production, among other things. As of the start of 2027, it will provide space for around 550 employees. Merck laid the cornerstone for the building together with German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The new building is part of an investment program in the Darmstadt site: Merck will invest around € 1.5 billion in total by 2025. Federal Chancellor Olaf…
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Image- X.com @ ICC ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: the ICC have announced the schedule for the Women’s T20 main event which is set to be played on October 2024. Sitting in Group A, India will play their first match against New Zealand on 4 October. Bangladesh got an opportunity to host the Women’s T20 World Cup and that is a big moment and achievement for Women’s Cricket in Bangladesh. The Women’s T20 World Cup fixture launch event took place at Dhaka, Bangladesh which was attended by Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina and President of BCB(W) Mr. Nazmul Hassan Geoff…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM After theatrical release, Manjummal Boys rocks OTT Malayalam film Manjummal Boys has now been released on OTT after it’s strong in theatres. The film was able to enter the 200-crore club and ended up earning Rs. 241.56 crores worldwide. Just like the theaters, the film’s magic remained intact on OTT as well. Viewers are enjoying the survival drama film very much. OTT viewers also took to social media to heap praises on the film. They also listed out a few of their favourite scenes. Let’s know about them in this article. The audience is stunned to…
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7. BMW 4 Series/i4 8 It’s the lower, wider, meaner, sleeker twin of the 3 Series, and one that polarises opinion like many of BMW’s designs these days. Like the 3 Series, the 4 Series offers a choice of mild-hybrid engines, including a 2.0-litre petrol (codename B48) in the 420i and 430i, and a 3.0-litre straight six in the M440i, which is good for 369bhp and 0-62mph in 4.1sec. You can also step up to the M4, which is as poised and directionally keen as you can imagine. No diesels are available: they were dropped from the running in March…
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A major reworking of accounts has brought the scam-tainted IL&FS and two of its arms — IL&FS Financial and ITNL — back among big business headlines, ToI reported on May 6. Following the massive restatement of accounts, IL&FS’s loss has now been estimated at Rs 9,600 crore during the five financial years ending 2017-18. Originally, a profit of Rs 1,869 crore had been shown by the company management and board — which were later superseded following revelations of huge irregularities that left India’s financial sector shaken. IL&FS Financial Services (I-FIN) and IL&FS Transportation Network (ITNL), two of the company’s subsidiaries,…
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Lionel Bonaventure | AFP | GettyImages Credit Agricole, France’s second-biggest listed bank, posted a forecast-beating 55% jump in first-quarter net profit on Friday, helped by corporate and investment banking sales that outperformed rivals. Net profit in the January to March period rose to 1.9 billion euros ($2.04 billion), above the 1.48 billion-euro average of 19 analyst estimates compiled by the company. Sales climbed 11% to 6.81 billion euros, topping analyst expectations of 6.47 billion euros. The cost of risk, or money put aside for bad loans, was 400 million euros, 105 million euros less than expected. European banks’ first-quarter earnings…
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Pune: India’s decision to remove the 40% import duty on desi chana has led to a 7-10% jump in the international prices of the commodity within a day of the announcement on Friday. Made at a time when sowing is ongoing in Australia, this decision is expected to encourage farmers there to boost the acreage and production of Bengal gram for shipment to India. “The Australian farmers will sow chana till the end of May. India’s decision of removing import duty will encourage them to sow more chana for the Indian consumers,” said a prominent processor of pulses who requested…
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Over the last few years, there have been many indie games that debuted on PC and consoles that felt like they’d be a perfect fit for mobile. Some of those took years to show up on mobile while others never made it so far. Devolver Digital and Four Quarters’ dark fantasy roguelike RPG Loop Hero (Free) hit mobile this week through Playdigious, and just like Slice&Dice, it feels dangerous to have installed. Don’t even ask me what will happen when Balatro finally arrives on iOS, but I’ll worry about that when it happens. Back to Loop Hero, which has been…
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As the weather starts to get warmer something we can’t wait to do is dine outside. While we see it as a treat for now and then it is something we enjoy doing. And one particular place is great if you’re looking to go somewhere affordable and take in the sights while you eat. The new menu has the best of the local produce with not only the food getting a revamp but also the drinks. Let’s not forget that the restaurant also has an a la carte menu which can be enjoyed from 12pm each day. Some of the dishes include…
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Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Telecom provider CenturyLink left a couple in Oregon without landline phone service for two months, then sent a bill for $239. CenturyLink customer Kirstin Appel and her husband live in Banks, a city with fewer than 2,000 residents in Oregon’s Tualatin Valley. They keep a landline for emergencies because their only Internet service is satellite, and cellular service in the area is poor. Appel said they pay $41 a month for CenturyLink phone service. CenturyLink phone service became spotty and intermittent around January 20 when winter storms hit the area and then went out completely…
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Bio-Rad Laboratories have announced the launch of three new StarBright Red Dyes — StarBright Red 715, 775, and 815 — and an expansion of its StarBright Violet Dye series with 29 additional highly validated antibodies conjugated to StarBright Violet 570, 515, 440, 670, 790, and 475 Dyes. Now totaling 32 dyes spanning multiple lasers, Bio-Rad’s range of StarBright Dyes expands translational and immunological research capabilities by providing greater choice and flexibility in conventional and full-spectrum multicolor flow cytometry panels. Bio-Rad’s range of StarBright Dyes, proprietary fluorescent nanoparticles conjugated to flow-validated antibodies against key immunological targets, offer researchers exceptional brightness with narrow excitation…
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Image: ESPNcricinfo IPL Points Table: What an upset this has been for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL 2024 playoff race. Not only did they lose the two crucial points, but their net run rate has taken a dive to enter the negative territory. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have registered a magnificent win by 98 runs and thus move to the top of the IPL points table. More on the IPL Points Table later in the article. KKR vs LSG Match Highlights After showing an exemplary performance with the bat in hand, which saw them post a massive 235…
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Image Source : INSTAGRAM Jamal Kudu Trend: Bobby Deol and Rekha Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s latest film Animal has created quite a stir amongst netizens and celebrities. Despite reactions, the film garnered good numbers at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing films of 2023. The cast’s brilliant skills became the talk of the town. But Bobby Deol’s Jamal Kudu step went on to become the most viral dance of all time. Recently, a video of Rekha doing a similar step is now going viral on social media. A video was shared on Instagram by a fan named legendarekha,…
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In the late 1980s, the Eastern bloc’s communist governments realised their countries’ potential for car making and owning and strove to supersede their terrible old smokers with modern metal. “We’ve decided to increase our car production from 1.3m in 1987 to 2.5m by 1995,” said Valentin Morozov, the car industry’s first deputy minister in the USSR – the bloc’s domineering power and by far its biggest car maker, ahead of Poland (303k), East Germany (210k), Czechoslovakia (188k), Yugoslavia (171k) and Romania (120k). In 1989, Fiat became the first Western car maker to enter a joint venture with the USSR, planning…
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New Delhi: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Sunday said it will sell 92 non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding of Rs 13,471.68 crore through an e-auction on May 28. The public sector lender invited expressions of interest (EoI) from asset reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and other eligible transferees by May 13 to participate in the auction process. “Indian Overseas Bank has published sale notification pertains to the sale of 92 NPA loans, collectively amounting to an aggregate Book Outstanding of Rs 13,471.68 crores, offered on portfolio basis in 2 lots through e-auction under the open auction method,” IOB said in a…
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A smartphone with displayed Coinbase logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Coinbase reported better-than-expected revenue in its first-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock was trading about 2% lower in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus from LSEG. Earnings: $4.40 per share. That may not be comparable to the $1.09 average analyst estimate. Revenue: $1.64 billion vs. $1.34 billion expected Coinbase, the primary marketplace in the U.S. for buying and selling digital tokens, reported net income of $1.18 billion, or…