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Nvidia is expected to see further profit growth this week thanks to the continued adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). This is according to a report by the Press Association on Sunday (Aug. 25) outlining the chipmaker's second-quarter earnings, due to be released on Wednesday (Aug. 28). Nvidia became one of the world's largest publicly traded companies this year as investors gained confidence in the company's growth, driven by a boom in generative AI and data centers. The company's most recent earnings, reported in May, showed quarterly growth of 18% and annual revenue growth of 262%. According to a Press Association…

OpenAI has reportedly appointed former Meta executive Irina Kofman to oversee the company's strategic efforts. Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a company spokesperson, that Coffman will report to OpenAI's technical chief Mira Murati and will initially focus on preparedness and safety measures. Coffman worked at Meta for five years, most recently as senior director of product management for generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to her LinkedIn profile. AI startups like OpenAI are increasingly hiring executives from big tech companies, especially social media platforms, as they aim to compete with companies like Meta and Google, Bloomberg reported. For example, OpenAI…

1 SACRAMENTO – Authorities at California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) are investigating as a homicide the Aug. 23, 2024 death of Darryl W. Hudson, who was injured during a physical altercation the day before. On August 22, at approximately 2:55 p.m., Hudson and five other inmates, Darin W. Mayberry, Robert M. Keller, Trey Watson, Marcel L. Battiest, and Otis Wyatt, allegedly started a fight in the break room, leading to Mayberry striking Hudson several times, knocking him unconscious. Staff immediately stopped the incident with verbal commands and immediately called emergency services. Hudson was transported by ambulance to an outside medical…

Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has more than 30,000 students enrolled and a total of 9,000 faculty and staff. In February 2022, the university found itself at a critical crossroads. Its on-premise IT infrastructure relied on multiple pieces of hardware that were nearing the end of their useful life, posing operational risk but also a great opportunity. “Migrating to the cloud became a top priority to achieve the cybersecurity maturity we wanted,” says Phil Law, Swinburne's chief information officer. “There were other key drivers, including quality of service, reliability and the ability to optimize costs and resources.” As a…

NHANES (1999–2018) data from 5163 individuals were enrolled in the final analysis (Additional file 1: Fig. S1). A total of 101,316 persons ≥ 1 year of age who participated in the in-person or in-home interview and 96,153 were excluded, as follows: (1) 46 235 participants < 20 years of age; (2) 49,915 whom were not diagnosed with cancer, and (3) 3 individuals who did not have unique identifiers to allow linkage to the National Death Index. Of the 5163 cancer survivors (weighted population, 32,623 176; 57.7% female) in this study cohort, 3580 (69.3%) were NHW, 631 (12.2%) were Hispanic, 718 (13.9%) were NHB, and 234 (4.5%)…

Google's Pixel 9 series weakened its position on the trending charts but remained the most popular series in week 34. The Pixel 9 Pro maintained its top spot and the Samsung Galaxy A55 returned to second place, but the 9 Pro XL took two of the three spots on the podium. Google Pixel 9 Pro These are the best offers from our affiliate partners. We may earn commission from qualifying sales. 128GB 16GB RAM$ 999.00£ 999.00256GB 16GB RAM$ 1,489.25£ 999.00See all prices Next in fourth place is the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and in fifth place is the…

On Sunday, Lake Mary clinched first place in the Little League World Series finals. Lake Mary faced off against Chinese Taipei in a crucial final game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Lake Mary beat Chinese Taipei, 2-1, to clinch the championship. In the consolation game on Sunday morning, Texas faced off against Venezuela for the third place in the Little League World Series. However, Texas lost to Latin America, 4-3, on Sunday morning. Lake Mary performed exceptionally throughout the tournament, winning and winning. 2024 Little League World Series Standings 1st: Lake Mary 2nd: Chinese Taipei 3rd: Venezuela 4th: Texas Lake Mary's Little…

Shangri-La Asia (HKG:69) H1 2024 resultsKey Financial Results Revenue: US$1.05 billion (up 4.3% from 1H2023). Net profit: US$94.5 million (down 28% from 1H2023). Margin: 9.0% (down from 13% in 1H2023). The decline in margin is due to higher expenses. EPS: US$0.027 (down from US$0.037 in 1H2023). SEHK:69 Revenue and Revenue Growth 26 Aug 2024 All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing twelve month (TTM) period. Shangri-La Asia's revenue and profits fall short of expectations Revenues came in 12% below analyst expectations. Earnings per share (EPS) also came in 12% below analyst expectations. Looking ahead, revenues are…

Game AIIn the summer of 2024, I decided to keep things light and fun and dove into a Game AI course. After reading countless reviews and reviewing the coursework, I thought “let's give it a go”. This course became a career milestone for me. Every computer engineer has wondered at least once how those cool games are made.Speaking of cool games, remember *Among Us* (2018), the social guessing game that took the internet by storm, or *Pokémon Go* (2016), the AR game that had everyone chasing Pikachu in the park? Yes, they were built with Unity.Now, game development is where…

NEW DELHI: While an India vs Pakistan World Test Championship (WTC) final is theoretically possible, recent results have made it an almost impossible scenario. Pakistan's historic defeat against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi has made their already slim chances of reaching the WTC final even slimmer. India are once again one of the favourites to reach the final and a clash between the two rivals would have been a blockbuster. However, Pakistan's road to the final looks tougher than ever.Pakistan currently sits eighth in the WTC points table with just two wins from six matches and a win percentage of 30.56. This…