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Clockenflap is back: Japanese band Hitsuji Bunka will play the Park Stage at the 2023 sold-out Clockenflap Festival in Hong Kong for three nights from March 3 to 5. Hong Kong's biggest outdoor event will return from November 29 to December 2, organisers have announced. (Photo by Ben Marans/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Japan Typhoon Ampil threatens Summer SonicTyphoon Hagibis threatened the Tokyo version of Summer Sonic, Japan's largest urban pop festival, which was held on the weekend of August 17-18 in Chiba city, located due east of Tokyo.The festival is held simultaneously in Osaka, which was not in Arashi's…
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – Aug. 21 – The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) hosted its highly anticipated 2024 Cybersecurity Outreach Forum at Thunder Mountain Activity Center, Fort Huachuca, Ariz. The event brought together cybersecurity experts and stakeholders from across the Department of Defense and around the world.The forum served as a key platform for participants to engage in lively discussions and knowledge sharing on current and highly important topics in cybersecurity. Highlights included in-depth sessions on Zero Trust Architecture, Army Endpoint Security Solutions (AESS), Army Unified Directory Service (AUDS), and DoDIN-Army Incident Response Plans. Participants had the opportunity…
Jeremy Poland Paul Wightman At a glance Starting in June, US-produced WTI Midland will be one of the deliverable crudes used as one of the streams in the Dated Brent Price Mechanism.Russian crude oil exports to the EU fell to 1.4 million b/d in November 2022, while US crude oil exports to the region rose to 1.5 million b/d. The United States has been an exporter to the global oil market since 2016, but in 2023, U.S. crude oil, known as WTI Midland, was incorporated into the Dated Brent pricing mechanism, officially entering the global oil pricing arena. This has…
Like many people, Ellen Roe Hoffman was shocked and heartbroken by the shooting death of a black teenager, Michael Brown, at the hands of a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer 10 years ago this month.A month later, Ms. Hoffman, who is a regional associate director for the national campus ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, hosted a meeting at her home near Seattle for a discussion with all of her employees of color. The defining moment for the Chinese American progressive came when a black staff member asked, “Are Asian Americans on our side?””At that moment, I felt like I was caught. I…
OULU, Finland (AP) — They're the most passionate musicians you've never heard of.Competitors at this year's Air Guitar World Championships in Finland got in shape Friday for the 27th edition of the competition, which will be the Olympics of air guitar and feature such dedicated competitors as “Shred Lasso” and “Guitarrantula.”This year's competition began Wednesday with aerial competition in the city of Oulu, about 540 kilometers (335 miles) north of Helsinki, featuring classes open to veterans and beginners alike. Dark horse qualifiers will continue on Thursday, with the winner to be decided on Friday in the world championship final.Japan's Nanami…
Apple shares rose to a record high during Monday's trading session, making it the fastest-growing stock in premarket trading, after Morgan Stanley named the stock a “top pick” as the company is using its artificial intelligence (AI) push to boost device sales.The iPhone maker unveiled Apple Intelligence last month to encourage customers to upgrade their devices to take advantage of new technologies, a move that came after Apple was seen to be lagging behind Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOG) Google and Microsoft Corp.-backed OpenAI in the AI race.”Apple Intelligence is a clear catalyst for boosting iPhone and iPad shipments,” Morgan Stanley analysts…
Tall BitThe 28-year-old founders of TollBit, a New York-based startup that's just six months old, believe we're living through an AI “Napster era,” with companies pirating vast swaths of the internet without paying the rights holders, in the same way that a generation of people downloaded digital music. They want TollBit to be the iTunes of the AI world.”Right now it's kind of a lawless zone,” Olivia Joslin, co-founder and COO, told Engadget in an interview. “We want to make it easier for AI companies to pay for the data they need.” Their idea is simple: create a marketplace that…
The luxury brand warned that full-year profits would fall short of expectations, then announced it would replace its CEO and suspend its dividend, sending its shares tumbling 11 percent.The company, best known for its trench coats, announced that Joshua Shulman, former president of US brand Michael Kors, will take over as CEO.Shulman succeeds Jonathan Akeroyd, who will leave Burberry “with immediate effect following agreement with the board,” the company said in a statement.The announcement came as Burberry released its results for the three months to the end of June, warning that markets were “more challenging than expected”.The fashion brand said…
Lancaster County entertainment venue Rock Lititz began a new chapter Friday with the launch of a program that gives students hands-on experience while also earning their degrees.Rock Lititz's Live Technology Academy has opened its newly constructed education facility to welcome students from the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's Bachelor of Fine Arts in Live Experience Design and Production program.Rock Lititz has partnered with Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster and UK-based production park Academy of Live Technology (formerly Backstage Academy) to create the Academy of Live Technology at Rock Lititz.Students majoring in Live Experience Design and Production…
Vanguard said investors are too optimistic about AI's near-term prospects. It said the company needs to grow earnings 40% annually over the next three years to justify its valuation. “That's double the annual growth rate in the 1920s, when electricity lit up the nation,” Vanguard wrote. Thank you for subscribing! Access your favorite topics on the go with your personalized feed. Download the App By clicking “Sign Up”, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at any time by visiting your settings page or clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of our emails. Market excitement…