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Diabetes: Global treatment gap is widening, study finds

More than 800 million adults around the world now have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, a global analysis has estimated—more than four times the number in 1990.Almost six in 10 adults aged over 30 with diabetes, equal to around 445 million people, did not receive treatment in 2022, three and a half times as many as in 1990, research in the Lancet found.1 The study found that while treatment rates had improved in many high income and industrialised nations and some emerging economies, treatment had stagnated at low levels in many low income countries where diabetes has drastically increased.Majid Ezzati, senior author and a professor of global environmental health at Imperial College London, said that the results highlighted “widening global inequalities” in diabetes treatment. “This is especially concerning as people with diabetes tend to be younger in low income countries and, in the absence of effective treatment, are at...




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U.S. confirms North Korean soldiers have begun combat operations against Ukraine

North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian troops, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday.




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Russia launches massive missile, drone attack on Kyiv as it ramps up airborne offensive

Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, the third in three days, but Ukrainian air defenses shot most of the airborne ordnance out of the sky with only one person reported hurt.




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FBI arrests CIA official in document leak of Israeli military plans against Iran

CIA official Asif W. Rahman was arrested by the FBI Tuesday in Cambodia on two counts of violating the Espionage Act in classified documents leaks about Israeli military plans. He will appear Thursday in a Guam court.




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Emu spotted three months after two giant birds escaped in S.C.

South Carolina residents reported sightings of an emu in Horry County, prompting the owner of the bird to share a pair of shocking revelations: there are actually two emus, and they've been on the loose since June.




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Watch: Koala found relaxing in South Australia couple's bedroom

A couple arrived at their home in Australia after midnight and found their bedroom occupied by an unexpected intruder -- a koala.




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College Football Playoff: Texas, Penn State join Top 4; Georgia, Miami plummet in rankings

Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State are the Top 4 teams in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, the selection committee announced. Week 11 losers Georgia and Miami plummeted in the rankings.




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Pickens, Sutton among 4 must-start Week 11 fantasy football wide receivers

George Pickens and Courtland Sutton are among my four must-start wide receivers for Week 11 of the fantasy football campaign.




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WNBA's Atlanta Dream hires Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko as head coach

The Atlanta Dream hired Florida Gulf Coast University women's basketball coach Karl Smesko as its next head coach, the WNBA franchise announced Wednesday.




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Pliops to Highlight Efficient LLM Inference with XDP LightningAI at SC24

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2024 — Addressing the critical issue of constrained power budgets, Pliops is enabling AI-powered businesses and hyperscalers to achieve impressive performance by optimizing power usage, reducing […]

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Lead High Performance Computing Architect

Roles & Responsibilities: The Scientific Computing and Data group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai partners with scientists to accelerate scientific discovery. To achieve these aims, we support a cutting-edge high-performance computing and data ecosystem along with MD/PhD-level support for researchers. The group is composed of a high-performance computing team, the research clinical data warehouse team and a research data services team. The Lead HPC Architect, High Performance Computational and Data Ecosystem, is responsible for architecting, designing, and leading the technical operations for Scientific Computing’s computational and data science ecosystem. This ecosystem includes high-performance computing (HPC) systems, clinical research databases, and a software development infrastructure for local and national projects. To meet Sinai’s scientific and clinical goals, the Lead brings a strategic, tactical and customer-focused vision to evolve Sinai’s computational and data-rich environment to be continually more resilient, scalable and productive for basic and translational biomedical research. The development and execution of the vision includes a deep technical understanding of the best practices for computational, data and software development systems along with a strong focus on customer service for researchers. The Lead is an expert troubleshooter and productive team member. The incumbent is a productive partner for researchers and technologists throughout the organization and beyond. This position reports to the Director for Computational & Data Ecosystem in Scientific Computing. Responsibilities 1.Lead the technical operations including the architect, design, expansion, monitoring, support, and maintenance for Scientific Computing’s computational and data science ecosystem consistent with best practices. Key components include a 50,000+ core and 30+ petabyte usable high-performance computing cluster, clinical data warehouse and software development environment. 2.Lead the troubleshooting, isolation and resolution of all technical issues 3.Lead the design, development, implementation and management of all system administration tasks, including hardware and software configuration, configuration management, system monitoring (including the development and maintenance of regression tests), usage reporting, system performance (file systems, scheduler, interconnect, high availability, etc.), security, networking and metrics, etc. 4.Ensures that the design and operation of the HPC ecosystem is productive for research. 5.Collaborates effectively with research and hospital system IT, compliance, HIPAA, security and other departments to ensure compliance with all regulations and Sinai policies. 6.Partners with other peers regionally, nationally and internationally to discover, propose and deploy a world-class research infrastructure for Mount Sinai. 7.Prepares and manages budgets for hardware, software and maintenance. Participates in chargeback/fee recovery analysis and provides suggestions to make operations sustainable. 8.Lead the integration of HPC resources with laboratory equipment such as genomic sequencers, etc. 9.Researches, deploys and optimizes resource management and scheduling software and policies and actively monitoring. 10.Designs, tunes, manages and upgrades parallel file systems, storage and data-oriented resources. Researches, deploys and manages security infrastructure, including development of policies and procedures. 11.Lead and assist the team to resolve user support requests from researchers. 12.Assists in developing and writing system design for research proposals. 13.Lead the development of a framework for effective system documentation. 14.Works effectively and productively with other team members within the group and across Mount Sinai. 15.Provide after-hours support in case of a critical system issue.




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Liquor, wine, beer: Preferred alcohol may reflect your lifestyle

Beer drinkers are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle than folks who prefer wine or liquor, scientists report.




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News story spares $1M Powerball ticket from the trash can

A news story about an unclaimed lottery prize in Missouri rescued a $1 million Powerball ticket from ending up in the winner's trash can.




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Online sales of morning-after pills surge post-election

In the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, retailers report that online sales of emergency contraceptives have soared.




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Florida museum attempting paper rocket world record

A Florida museum is seeking to gather science enthusiasts of all ages to set the Guinness World Record for the most people flying paper rockets simultaneously.




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K.C. Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes 'frustrated' after home burglars target him, Travis Kelce

Police are investigating burglaries that occurred at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.




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After latest hit to helmet, Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa says it's 'too hard' to protect himself

Tua Tagovailoa often gives fans pause by putting his head in harm's way, but the Miami Dolphins' quarterback, with a history of high-profile concussions, says it's "too hard" to protect himself in High-speed action.




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ThinkParQ Unveils BeeGFS 8 at SC24, Bringing Advanced Data Management Tools to HPC and AI

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, Nov. 13, 2024 — ThinkParQ, the company behind the leading parallel file system BeeGFS, is thrilled to unveil BeeGFS 8, offering advanced capabilities aimed at enhancing performance, flexibility, and […]

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Penguin Solutions End-to-End AI Infrastructure Solutions on Display at SC24

FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 13, 2024 — Penguin Solutions, Inc. today announced its participation at Supercomputing 24 (SC24), which will include product demonstrations, speaking engagements, and presence on the show floor. […]

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Multiverse Computing Launches Singularity ML Classification Function in IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog

DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain, Nov. 13, 2024 — Multiverse Computing, a leading quantum AI software company, today announced the launch of Singularity Machine Learning – Classification within IBM’s recently launched Qiskit […]

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NEC Secures Order for Advanced Supercomputer to Drive Fusion Science Research at Japan’s National Institutes

TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2024 — NEC Corporation has received an order for a next-generation supercomputer system from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), under the National Research […]

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NVIDIA: Blackwell Delivers Next-Level MLPerf Training Performance

Nov. 13, 2024 — Generative AI applications that use text, computer code, protein chains, summaries, video and even 3D graphics require data-center-scale accelerated computing to efficiently train the large language models […]

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ZutaCore to Highlight Water-Free Cooling Innovations for AI and HPC at SC24

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2024 — ZutaCore, a leading provider of direct-to-chip, waterless liquid cooling solutions, today announced its participation at the Supercomputing Conference (SC24) where it will be […]

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HPE Expands Direct Liquid-Cooled Solutions and Unveils Full HPC Portfolio for Scientific and AI Model Training

HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2024 — Today, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced its new high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure portfolio that includes leadership-class HPE Cray Supercomputing EX […]

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Ayar Labs to Showcase the Future of AI Infrastructure with Fujitsu, Intel, Corning, and Altera at SC24

SAN JOSE, Calif.,  Nov. 13, 2024 — Ayar Labs, a leader in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, will demonstrate a broad range of optical I/O implementations for AI scale-up […]

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NVIDIA Supports SoftBank in Building AI Supercomputer, Unveils AI-Driven Telecom Network

TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2024 — NVIDIA has announced a series of collaborations with SoftBank Corp. designed to accelerate Japan’s sovereign AI initiatives and further its global technology leadership while also unlocking […]

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SEMIFIVE and Synopsys Collaborate on HPC Chiplet Platform for Advanced Multi-Die Designs

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 13, 2024 — SEMIFIVE, a leading design solution provider and pioneer of platform-based custom silicon solutions, has announced its collaboration with Synopsys to develop a cutting-edge […]

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IQM Quantum Computers Unveils Development Roadmap Focused on Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing by 2030

ESPOO, Finland, Nov. 13, 2024 — IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in superconducting quantum computing, today announced its development roadmap with technical milestones targeting fault tolerant quantum computing by […]

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Wonder buys Grubhub in $650 million food delivery app deal

The food delivery app Wonder Wednesday announced it has bought Grubhub in a $650 million dollar combination debt and cash deal.




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Competition heats up for potential sale of 7-Eleven chain

Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard isn't the only retail giant proposing to buy the 7-Eleven stores from its Japanese owner.




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Advanced Micro Devices to lay off roughly 1,000 workers, 4% of global workforce

Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday roughly 4% of approximately 26,000 employees worldwide will be laid off. About 1,000 AMD workers will lose their jobs.




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Spirit Airlines stock plunges 59% amid report of bankruptcy deal

Spirit Airlines' stock plunged 59% on Wednesday as the budget airline worked with creditors to restructure debt amid reports the company could file for bankruptcy protection within the next few weeks.




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Boeing delivers layoff notices to 17,000 workers amid financial struggles

Boeing started issuing layoff notices Wednesday to 17,000 employees to cut 10% of its workforce in an effort to shore up the aerospace giant's shaky finances.




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IBM Kicks off Quantum Dev Conference with Flurry of News

IBM’s first Quantum Developer Conference kicks off today, a repositioning of the IBM Quantum Summit of past years, and IBM released a flurry of news mostly around advancing Qiskit (SDK) […]

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NREL Partnership Demonstrates Computationally Efficient Analysis of Hybrid Plants

Nov. 13, 2024 — When researchers use high-performance computing (HPC)—to model electric vehicle infrastructure or to test the performance of sustainable technologies, for example—they can see how advanced computing impacts their […]

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Docuseries follows the making of Israel-Palestinian pop group as1one

Paramount+ is teasing a new docuseries about an Israeli-Palestinian pop group.




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Watch: Jeremiah Brent joins Fab Five in Las Vegas in 'Queer Eye' Season 9

"Queer Eye" will return for a ninth season on Netflix in December, its first season since the departure of Bobby Berk.




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Reports: Lady Gaga joins Season 2 of 'Wednesday'

Pop star and actress Lady Gaga reportedly has joined the Season 2 cast of "Wednesday," multiple media reports said.




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Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows' bid to move election subversion case to federal court

The Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff during the first Trump administration, to move his 2020 election subversion case to federal court.




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Special counsel Jack Smith to wrap up Trump criminal cases, resign before Inauguration Day

Special Counsel Jack Smith will wrap up the two criminal cases against Donald Trump and will resign with his team before Trump's Inauguration Day in January.




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October CPI inflation up 0.2% to a 2.6% annual rate, meeting expectations

Consumer Price Index inflation increased 0.2% in October for an un-adjusted annual rate of 2.6%, meeting expectations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.




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Wonder buys Grubhub in $650 million food delivery app deal

The food delivery app Wonder Wednesday announced it has bought Grubhub in a $650 million dollar combination debt and cash deal.




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Eczema risk seems to increase from polluted air, study finds

Living in places with more air pollution raises the risk of eczema, a chronic condition that causes dry, itchy and inflamed skin, a new study suggests.




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Two Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist

Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity for nearly 1,000 days, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.




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Florida schools pull more than 700 books from libraries for 2023-24 academic year

More than 700 books were removed from Florida school library shelves for the 2023-24 school year, according to the state Department of Education. But the department claims no books are banned.




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Competition heats up for potential sale of 7-Eleven chain

Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard isn't the only retail giant proposing to buy the 7-Eleven stores from its Japanese owner.




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Advanced Micro Devices to lay off roughly 1,000 workers, 4% of global workforce

Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday roughly 4% of approximately 26,000 employees worldwide will be laid off. About 1,000 AMD workers will lose their jobs.




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Egypt's foreign minister says Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire “a priority,” warns of full-scale war

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said that an unconditional cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel is "the first priority," calling for intensifying international and Arab efforts to prevent a large-scale war.




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GOP maintains control of U.S. House, gives Trump supermajority

The Republican Party will remain in control of the U.S. House, securing a supermajority for the next two years.