Stocks slip as focus turns back to Fed and inflation
SINGAPORE, April 19 — Stocks sagged in cautious trade today, while the dollar paused its recent decline as expectations…Continue Reading
Journalists Unpack Facility School Closures and Federal Investment in Crisis Hotlines
KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
US island territory of Guam braces for incoming typhoon
Shelters in the US territory are beginning to fill in anticipation of a powerful storm named Typhoon Mawar., Shelters in the US territory are beginning to fill in anticipation of a powerful storm named Typhoon Mawar.Authorities on the island of Guam have warned residents to take precautions as the remoteContinue Reading
Fighter jets and artillery fire mark first day of Sudan ceasefire
A weeklong ceasefire designed to allow the delivery of aid is at stake as residents report ongoing fighting., A weeklong truce brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia and designed to allow the delivery of aid is at stake as residents report ongoing fighting.Residents in Khartoum have reported artillery fireContinue Reading
The Color Purple’s first trailer is finally here, and queer fans are all saying the same thing
The first trailer for Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg’s latest musical adaptation of The Color Purple has landed. Since it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1983, Alice Walker’s seminal Black lesbian novel has blazed a trail in pop culture. Spielberg’s 1985 film, which starring Oprah and Whoopi Goldberg, was nominatedContinue Reading
More than 6 in 10 say Biden’s mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds
President Joe Biden listens as he meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Joe Biden listens as he meets with HouseContinue Reading
Microsoft is building an ‘open store that is ready for the new AI era’
Today, at its Build developer conference, Microsoft surprised no one with the news that it is betting big on the power of artificial intelligence. The most exciting news was undoubtedly the announcement of Windows Copilot for Windows 11, but the company is also bringing AI to the Microsoft Store. AnnouncingContinue Reading
Firefox’s Black Screen Bug in Ubuntu 23.04 Gets Squashed
Familiar? Do you see a pitch black window when you open Firefox on Ubuntu 23.04? If so, you’re not alone. Thing is, until today, I thought I was alone. I thought this issue, which I’ve only experienced when using Ubuntu’s default Wayland session and the preinstalled Mozilla Firefox snap appContinue Reading
Streamlined 48-core AMD EPYC 9474F outscores 64-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX in PassMark’s CPU Mark test suite
AMD launched the Genoa series of Zen 4 EPYC server chips in November 2022 but a couple of samples of one particular SKU have just recently appeared on the PassMark database. The 48-core, 96-thread EPYC 9474F has soared to near the top of the website’s CPU Mark chart , producing a result of 99,068. WhileContinue Reading
Companies Object to Proposed SEC Rule Requiring Them to Track Emissions Up and Down Their Supply Chains
Industry and lawmakers argue that the “Scope 3” requirement would consume immense amounts of time and money and result in wildly inaccurate estimates. Backers say the disclosures would be invaluable to investors and to speeding action on climate change. By Emma Ricketts As accusations of “green hypocrisy” are flung backContinue Reading
Lenovo Thinkpad Z13 just has this certain Macbook Air about it…
World’s largest laptop vendor releases whizzy x86 – but we could do with a better Windows rescue party The Thinkpad Z13 is quite different from any other Lenovo machine that we have seen recently. It’s a similar thin, ultra-light design to the Arm-based X13S, but this is not an unusualContinue Reading
This old Catholic ritual is giving Brazil’s economy a small boost, one Virgin Mary statuette at a time
For a century, Brazil’s Catholic Church has sent holy statues out to parishioners’ homes. A new study finds that these visits create a local subeconomy, benefitting families and the church…Continue Reading
G7 calls on all countries to reach net zero by 2050
The call sparked accusations of “climate apartheid” as it does not differentiate between rich and poor nations The post G7 calls on all countries to reach net zero by 2src5src appeared first on Climate Home News…Continue Reading