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All-New 2026 Honda Passport Revealed, and It Means Business

The Honda Passport was always the most rugged Honda SUV sold in the United States, with more of an off-roading edge than the Pilot and more capability than the CR-V. However, the new 2026 Honda Passport is more capable off the pavement than ever before, making it the most rugged SUV to ever wear…




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Dogecoin surges nearly 20% after Trump announces Elon Musk-led ‘Department of Government Efficiency’

Elon Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency Dogecoin spiked by as much as 20% Wednesday after the Tesla mogul was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead a newly created “Department of Government Efficiency” — or DOGE. The meme coin, which features an image of a Shiba Inu breed dog and was created…




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Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?

The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers communities




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Exclusive-Ben & Jerry's says parent Unilever silenced it over Gaza stance

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that parent company Unilever has silenced its attempts to express support for Palestinian refugees, and threatened to dismantle its board and sue its members over the issue. The lawsuit is the…




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French prosecutors demand Marine Le Pen be barred from office in fake jobs trial

If granted by the court, the ban would exclude the leader of National Rally from running in France's 2027 presidential election.




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VanEck launches exchange-traded Sui offering in Europe




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TSMC confirms 'unexploded ordnance' removed from wafer fab construction site

TSMC confirms 'unexploded ordnance' removed from wafer fab construction site Probably a relic of a Japanese WWII naval site TSMC has confirmed that workers were evacuated from one of its construction sites in Taiwan after discovery of an unexploded bomb. "Regarding the suspected unexploded…




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EUROPE No end in sight for Trump-fuelled trade

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee




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Resolute Shares Suspended After Mali Demands $160 Million




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Kansai Electric Shares Lead Drop in Sector on Planned Stock Sale




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Wounded Russian troops had their medical payouts cut back in one swift move from the Kremlin

Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday limiting a $30,000 payout to injured soldiers based on the severity of their wounds. MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images Russia enacted a new decree on Wednesday that limits payouts for injured soldiers based on their…




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Swedish PM refuses ‘Trump-proofing’ talks with parties ahead of Trump call

“I don't understand what they mean. We have forums for this."




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How This Simple Tool Helped Jensen Huang Build Nvidia Into the King of AI




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Deutsche Telekom Earnings Boosted by Momentum in US and Germany




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Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub for $650m to Marc Lore-backed startup

After four years abroad, Grubhub is coming back home. Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway will sell the food delivery service to billionaire entrepreneur Marc Lore’s restaurant startup Wonder in a deal worth $650 million. Just like the lukewarm food it sometimes delivers, Grubhub’s performance in…




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Asia-Pacific markets mixed after U.S. inflation report reinforces Fed rate cut expectations

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Thursday after the U.S. October consumer price index reading reinforced expectations that the Fed would cuts rates again in December. The CPI came in line with expectations, accelerating slightly to an annual inflation rate of 2.6%. Core CPI, which straps out…




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Nvidia B200 GPU and Google Trillium TPU debut on the MLPerf Training v4.1 benchmark charts; the B200 posted a doubling of performance on some tests vs. the H100

Nvidia, Oracle, Google, Dell and 13 other companies reported how long it takes their computers to train the key neural networks in use today. Among those results were the first glimpse of Nvidia’s next generation GPU, the B200, and Google’s upcoming accelerator, called Trillium. The B200 posted a…




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Nvidia says Jetson Thor, a computer first unveiled in March 2024 and designed for testing humanoid robot software, will be available in the first half of 2025




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Bitcoin Flirts With $100K, Dogecoin Edges Higher, Ethereum Dips As CPI Numbers Fuel Rate Cut Hopes: Analyst Says BTC Could See Over 180% Upside Due To This Bullish Pattern

Bitcoin continued to make records as supportive inflation numbers raised the market's expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. What Happened: The world's largest cryptocurrency sailed above $93,000 during U.S. trading hours Wednesday, before a sharp correction into the…




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Swedish games developer Embracer misses Q2 operating profit forecast

Swedish games developer Embracer on Thursday posted a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter operating profit driven by game release delays in a seasonally softer quarter. The owner of the Tomb Raider franchise said its adjusted operating profit fell 33% to 1.2 billion Swedish crowns ($109.18…




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Russia to Reduce Payments for Soldiers Wounded in War




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S. Korea allegedly to react to North joining Kursk fights

South Korea is planning to make an "effective and phased" response to North Korea supposedly deploying its troops to fight Ukraine alongside Russia in the latter's Kursk region, Yonhap reported on Thu...




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Researchers detail RoboPAIR, an algorithm that is designed to induce robots, relying on LLMs for their inputs, to ignore models' safeguards without exception

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and other applications powered by large language models (LLMs) have exploded in popularity, leading a number of companies to explore LLM-driven robots. However, a new study now reveals an automated way to hack into such machines with 100 percent success. By…




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Mizuho Q2 profit jumps 62%, outlook raised as rate hikes boost margins

In This Article: TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group reported a 62% jump in second-quarter net profit on Thursday on strong lending demand and higher margins helped by a July interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. Japan's third-largest lender by assets reported a group net profit of 277…




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Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government said Thursday. “The Digital Duty of Care will place the onus on digital platforms to…




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A look at Vietnam's expansion in the $95B chip packaging industry; report: the country is expected to have 8%-9% of the global share by 2032, up from 1% in 2022




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How Matt Groening’s Childhood Fear of Robots Led to the Creation of ‘Futurama’

By JM McNab Published: November 13th, 2024




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Was the ‘SNL’ Monkey Sketch With John Mulaney Ripped Off From ‘The Whitest Kids U’ Know’?

By Matt Solomon Published: November 13th, 2024




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21 Movies Whose Original Songs Completely Outshined the Movie

By Amanda Mannen Published: November 13th, 2024




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Melissa McCarthy Says That If the ‘Ghostbusters’ Remake Ruined Your Childhood Then You Must Have Had a ‘Sh*tty Childhood’

By JM McNab Published: November 13th, 2024




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Bill Hader Worried He’d Be Known As ‘SNL’s ‘Anxiety Guy’

By Matt Solomon Published: November 13th, 2024




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New Intel Core Ultra 200S CPU Specs Leaked: Seven SKUs In 35W & 65W Configs

However, leaks have revealed plans for an additional seven SKUs, including non-K, T, and F variants, expanding the offerings for consumers. The new CPUs promise improved performance and efficiency, catering to a wide range of users from gamers to content creators.

The post New Intel Core Ultra 200S CPU Specs Leaked: Seven SKUs In 35W & 65W Configs appeared first on ThinkComputers.org.





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Top Tier Comedy



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Free Decryptor Released for BitLocker-Based ShrinkLocker Ransomware Victims

Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help victims recover data encrypted using the ShrinkLocker ransomware. The decryptor is the result of a comprehensive analysis of ShrinkLocker's inner workings, allowing the researchers to discover a "specific window of opportunity for data recovery immediately after the removal of protectors from BitLocker-encrypted




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Hamas-Affiliated WIRTE Employs SameCoin Wiper in Disruptive Attacks Against Israel

A threat actor affiliated with Hamas has expanded its malicious cyber operations beyond espionage to carry out disruptive attacks that exclusively target Israeli entities. The activity, linked to a group called WIRTE, has also targeted the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, Check Point said in an analysis. "The [Israel-Hamas] conflict has not disrupted the WIRTE's




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Derailed

Sorry this day got away from me.  Life intervenes sometimes.




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Athlete Lineup Announced for 2025 Red Bull Hardline Tasmania



Asa Vermette, Vali Holl, Sam Hill, Erice Van Leuven, and Gee Atherton are all on the list.
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Fed up with high prices? Here's where things stand with inflation

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.




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Some flights resume to Bali after huge volcanic ash cloud caused Australian airlines to cancel

Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have resumed some of the services from Bali to Australia




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Scientists Have Deciphered The World’s Oldest Map, And It Reveals The Location Of Noah’s Ark

A discovery of absolutely epic proportions has just been revealed, but the corporate media in the United States almost entirely ignored it.  A team of scientists led by Dr. Irving Finkel has deciphered the oldest map in the world, and we are being told that it actually reveals the location of Noah’s Ark.  This is …




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The Very Definition of Tyranny: A Dictatorship Disguised as Democracy

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”—James Madison Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unadulterated power in any branch of government is a menace to freedom, but concentrated power across …




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A epidemia de ansiedade com matemática no Brasil e no mundo revelada por estudo da OCDE

O Pisa (Programa para a Avaliação Internacional dos Estudantes, na sigla em inglês) mostra que houve um aumento acentuado no nível de ansiedade em relação à matemática entre os alunos da grande maioria dos 81 países avaliados, especialmente no Brasil.




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Youth club closures increased offending - report

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says 30% of London's youth clubs closed between 2010 and 2019.




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London's latest at risk buildings revealed

A Jacobean mansion is among 26 sites in the city to be added to Historic England's at-risk list.




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'My daughter was branded a terrorist'

Clare Rogers' daughter was arrested after allegedly taking part in direct action at an Israeli defence firm.




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John Thune elected new Republican Senate leader

A public pressure campaign by top Donald Trump allies to elect their preferred candidate, Florida Senator Rick Scott, failed.




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Authorities say US man faked kayaking death and fled to Europe

Authorities discovered Ryan Borgwardt got a new passport and transferred money to a foreign bank before vanishing.




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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in rain-affected first ODI - scorecard

Latest scorecard from the first one-day international between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Dambulla.




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'I was targeted by gangs when I was eight'

There are key warning signs parents should watch out for, police officer say.