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Adyen (ADYEN:AMS) announced that Tom Adams will join the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Adams succeeds Alexander Massey, who will complete his role in the role later this year after a decade building Adyen. “As we look to the opportunities ahead, we see that we are well positioned to solve the ongoing complexities we see in the payments industry,” said Pieter van der Does, co-founder and co-CEO of Adyen. “Tom has experience building and leading global engineering organizations and driving product innovation at scale, and we look forward to his contributions in advancing the benefits of our single platform.”…
The clock is ticking to get into 2025 in the best shape of your life, and with just four months left, now is the time to make some simple diet and exercise tweaks to improve your health before the deadline expires. According to fitness expert Raj Ganpath, adopting a few daily habits that focus on hydration, exercise, nutrition and rest can help you finish 2024 with more energy and a stronger, leaner physique. First and foremost, increase your daily water intake. Staying well hydrated improves your metabolism and flexibility. Gampas recommends drinking at least half your body weight in ounces…
Chachamaru Asia-Pacific stock markets were mixed on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq losing ground overnight as investors assessed China's industrial profits data. At the same time, rising tensions in the Middle East weighed on global market sentiment. Japan (NKY:IND), +0.72% The Nikkei stock average rose on Tuesday, erasing losses earlier in the session, with all sectors joining the gains. The Japanese yen retreated from a three-week high and eased toward 145 yen to the dollar as the U.S. dollar edged higher. China (SHCOMP), -0.24% : The Shanghai Composite Index fell on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak despite…
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — First heavy rain and then an earthquake greeted Pacific leaders as they attended their annual meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Monday. While the 6.9-magnitude earthquake was deep enough to cause no damage, the lingering tremors and ankle-deep flooding were a reminder of nature's fragility for many Pacific Islands Forum member states locked in a battle for economic and environmental survival.It also highlighted tensions at the heart of an event that once drew little global attention but now brings together delegates from dozens of countries around the world, just as a bitter squabble between far-flung powers for…
By Tim HefferPARIS (Reuters) – British Paralympian John McFaul will stand up for sport and space this week after becoming the first physically disabled person approved by the European Space Agency to take part in future missions.The 43-year-old surgeon, who won 100m bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, is in France to support Team GB at the Paris Games and show how elite athletes can overcome even the most difficult obstacles.”I think sport has always been a very powerful tool for making people aware of what anyone can do, but now that Paralympic sports is getting so much more…
ROME – Just over a month ago, 81-year-old President Joe Biden made the apparently unwilling choice to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, under a widely shared perception, even among Americans who respected him and supported him in 2020, that he no longer had the physical or even mental capacity to lead. In other words, Biden's main political problem heading into 2024 was not what he had accomplished so far, but rather the fear that he would no longer be able to do anything. In a very roundabout and indirect way, Biden's example may also help answer a glaring question…
Smart scheduling and calendar tool Clockwise is transforming its interface with Prism, an AI-powered assistant that can manage schedule conflicts, create or clear events in bulk, and turn to-do lists into calendar blocks with text prompts. Like rival YC-backed startups Vimcal and Reclaim, which was acquired by Dropbox this month, Clockwise is aimed at businesses and focuses on streamlining team schedules, but can also be used by individuals. The new AI assistant can convert typed instructions into calendar events. For example, when you type a query like “Create a link to schedule a meeting with Severian next week,” it will…
Dear Abby: I am dating a man named “Barry” who used to work with my brother. They got into an argument at work and Barry was fired for misconduct. My brother “Rob” is upset that I am still seeing him. Barry has contacted Rob to apologize and ask if they can move on. My brother has forgiven Barry but chooses not to be in contact with him and wants to control the narrative. Is it wrong to continue a relationship against my brother? I was previously in an abusive relationship where Rob didn't care, but when it comes to him…
According to conventional wisdom, the most important geopolitical battle of the 21st century will be between the United States and China. In this context, the mainstream Western view portrays the United States as committed to defending and enforcing the so-called rules-based world order that Washington has created and led since its victory in World War II. This rules-based order should be consistent with international law, which has been established in many treaties since the United Nations was founded some 80 years ago, but it is not. At best, this rules-based order reflects a US/Western interpretation of certain aspects of international…
While Nvidia GPUs remain unchallenged in AI training, there are early signs that competitors are catching up to the tech giant when it comes to AI inference, especially in terms of power efficiency — though none may be able to match the raw performance of Nvidia's new Blackwell chips. This morning, ML Commons announced the results of its latest AI inference competition, ML Perf Inference v4.1. This round included first-time submissions from teams using chips from the AMD Instinct accelerator, the latest Google Trillium accelerator, Toronto-based startup UntetherAI, and the first trials of Nvidia's new Blackwell chips. Two other companies,…