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It’s time for some of my reflections on a week in San Francisco talking to dozens of executives and workers in tech. It was a grueling trip, but a necessary one, because we are at a pivotal time when it comes to the revolution of artificial intelligence and accelerated computing. AI gets talked about a lot as it’s considered something that all companies have to be thinking about. Accelerated computing makes generative AI possible — and yet, it gets very little attention. There is no debate about AI. It must be implemented, in some form, by every company. But there…

Israeli forces have raided the offices of news broadcaster Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and ordered it to close for an initial period of 45 days.Viewers watched as the troops handed the closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari who read it out live on air.Relations between the Qatari-owned broadcaster and the Israeli government have long been tense but have worsened dramatically following the outbreak of war in Gaza.Read more: Israel orders 45-day closure of Al-Jazeera West Bank office Source link

Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season is here, and fans have already seen their fair share of surprises and shakeups. The drama continues today, Sunday, September 22, when the Denver Broncos head to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The Buccaneers are up 2-0 so far, while the Broncos lost their first two games of the 2024 NFL season. But that doesn’t mean the Bucs have this in the bag already. While the Broncos offense has struggled to get into the end zone, the team’s defense is a force to be reckoned with. Meanwhile, the Bucs boast a…

It’s not the figurehead you’d expect for the universal basic income movement, which is mostly driven by tech CEOs in Silicon Valley, but it’s the one with by far the most followers: Pope Francis.Pope Francis has advocated for a universal basic income, or UBI, for several years. He first announced his support in 2020 when he wrote in a letter to leaders of prominent social movements that it “may be the time to consider a universal basic wage which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out.””It would ensure and concretely achieve the ideal, at once so…

Almost a year into its war on Gaza, Israel is fighting on multiple fronts in the region.Israel targets Al Jazeera Media Network yet again, this time in the occupied West Bank. During a predawn raid on Sunday, the military issued an order to close the channel’s bureau in Ramallah for 45 days. The Israeli government has already banned Al Jazeera from reporting within Israel. And with no let-up in its bombardment of Gaza, the military is also expanding operations in the occupied West Bank and across the border into Lebanon. There are also reports Israel is planning to issue mass…

Christine Brown is taking her ex-husband to court. According to legal documents obtained by In Touch Weekly, the 52-year old has filed a lawsuit against the Sister Wives patriarch in which she asks a court to establish paternity of 14-year old daughter Truly. Apparently Kody is NOT listed on her birth certificate for some reason. Christine and Kody Brown are no longer married. That’s probably a good thing. (TLC) Moreover, Christine has requested a domestic relations injunction that stops both parties from harassment, domestic violence, canceling or modifying services, taking the kids for non-routine travel without court orders or permission…

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 2024. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty ImagesMore than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an open letter published Sunday by National Security Leaders for America.”This election is a choice between serious leadership and vengeful impulsiveness,” said the group, which is made up of bipartisan senior leaders who served in the military and other offices and agencies.”We are trained to make sober, rational…

EPABjörn Ulvaeus has married his partner Christina Sas in a ceremony in CopenhagenAbba’s Björn Ulvaeus has married his partner Christina Sas in a ceremony hosted by the comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.The 79-year-old Swedish singer, who has been married twice before, met Sas in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2021 in connection with the release of Abba’s last album Voyage.A post to his Instagram page said: “Today on the 21st of September 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark.They met in Nurnberg in 2021 in connection with the release of Abba’s last album Voyage and started dating in the spring…

Emily Blunt Phillip Faraone/WireImage Emily Blunt‘s career went stratospheric after she starred as Miranda Priestly’s snarky assistant Emily in The Devil Wears Prada, but the actress’ two young daughters had some interesting thoughts about the character. “They thought I was the meanest person they’ve ever met,” the Fall Guy actress told Page Six. Blunt has two children with her actor husband John Krasinski — Hazel, 10, and Violet, 7. Despite the negative review her character received from her children, Blunt remains proud of The Devil Wears Prada, as well as endlessly surprised by its influence on pop culture. “It’s incredible…

Gabriel achieves his professional dreams, but his personal life is in tatters. Lucas Bravo as Gabriel in “Emily in Paris” season four. Netflix Gabriel turns his attention to his restaurant, L’Espirit de Gigi, this season, but this proves tricky amid the drama in his personal life.While he admits to Alfie that he cares for Emily, it’s not until after he discovers that Camille is in love with another woman that he makes a move, knowing that Camille won’t be hurt by him moving on.However because he believes that Camille is carrying his child, he isn’t able to be fully there…