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☆ Bulletproofing America’s Classrooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Emily Baumgaertner | Alex Kalman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Ballistic armor companies are marketing protective products designed for the military to parents and schools. A snippet from a series of demonstration video on First Line Furniture's website. Bulletproof Collapsible Safe RoomsA snippet from a demonstration video on the KT Security Solutions website. Still, with another back-to-school season in full force, some educational leaders are deeply troubled by the proliferation of armored products. “Arm us with books, counselors and resources, not bulletproof vests,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

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☆ How 5G connectivity has evolved at the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's the culmination of years of fine-tuning over successive Olympic Games — as this timeline shows. The Olympic Games are perhaps the world's best-known sporting competition, broadcast to billions worldwide. Here's how 5G capabilities have progressed at the Olympic Games since 2018, starting with a small trial at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and expanding to today's Games-wide connectivity experience. The companies jointly developed the 5G network at what organizers called "the most innovative Olympic Games ever." Beijing Winter Olympics 2022China has long been an innovator of mobile technology, and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing proved no exception.

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☆ The Olympics will challenge mobile-network providers to satiate 15 million attendees' hunger for internet connectivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Olympics will challenge wireless providers as 15 million people seek internet access at once. To meet that expectation, telecommunications companies must bolster Paris' 5G network, the technology system that powers users' mobile-internet access. Harnessing private 5G infrastructureOrange is installing cellphone antennas on boats and extension units in sporting venues to bolster its 5G network. It uses 5G's network-splicing capabilities to reserve a part of the public 5G network for private use. To support the 2024 Olympics' connectivity needs, network providers must prepare to rely on 5G's strength.

Persons: —, they'll, Bertrand Rojat, Rojat, wouldn't, Stephen Giles, Giles, Katherine Ainley, Leila Jordan Organizations: Service, Olympic Games, KT Corp, Olympic, Broadcasters, Prix, UEFA European Football, Stade de France, Rugby, Cisco, NTT Data, International Olympic Committee, Ericsson Locations: Paris, South Korea, Tokyo, France, Orange, French, Ireland

☆ Looking for dividend stocks? Here are Morgan Stanley's top Asia picks for the quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The uncertainty has led Morgan Stanley to reiterate its recommendation to buy dividend stocks. The investment bank noted that the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan High Dividend Index has slightly underperformed the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan index in the second quarter of the year, albeit by only 0.34 percentage points. "We still prefer Dividend stocks given cautious risk sentiment in Asia/EM and see support in valuations for quality dividend stocks due to their defensiveness. Investor appetite on corporate reform and shareholder return theme in Asia/EM also remain high, which are likely to benefit dividend stocks." The company provides distillery services and Morgan Stanley sees it benefitting from "improving demand for high-end products and mid-market brands."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Wuliangye, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Asia, UST, U.S . Treasury, Wuliangye Yibin Company, China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange, FTSE, G, Won, Korea Exchange, American Locations: Japan, Asia, Pacific, China, FTSE China, Korean, U.S

☆ Paul McCartney roasts Bruce Springsteen at London awards ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Bruce Springsteen became the first international songwriter to be awarded a fellowship of the Ivors Academy in its 80-year history – but he had to put up with some ribbing from one of his most famous peers first. At the Ivor Novello Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House in London Thursday night, Springsteen was inducted into the fellowship by Paul McCartney, who was the academy’s first-ever fellow. “He’s known as the American working man, you know?” a clip of the ceremony posted to social media showed McCartney saying. “There is no one more fitting than Bruce Springsteen to be the first international songwriter inducted into our Fellowship,” Tom Gray, chair of the academy, said in a press release. “I’m gonna sound really weird up here because I sang in the rain, all night last night,” he said in a speech.

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☆ Buy these gold and copper stocks to ride AI, China demand and more, say fund managers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Gold and copper have been on fire, as geopolitical tensions mount, central banks buy up gold, and AI demand for copper grows. Copper, too, has done well, with copper futures hitting their highest level since 2022 last weekend. Stock picks He named Australian gold miner Northern Star and copper miner Southern Copper as stocks he's bullish on right now. He said against that backdrop, he's getting back into some gold mining stocks such as Gold Fields and K92 Mining. It said that copper demand will already "significantly exceed" supply starting this year — and that's not even accounting for demand growth from data centers.

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☆ Wall Street is bullish on copper, thanks to AI. Analysts love these stocks, giving one 234% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Copper is used in data centers for power cables, electrical connectors, power strips and more, Jefferies noted in an April 10 note. It estimates that global copper demand by data centers will increase from 239 kt (thousand tons) in 2023 to at least 450 kt per annum in 2030. "Hopes for GenAI / data centre copper demand growth are adding to investor bullishness on copper, against a backdrop of constrained supply," it wrote. For those looking to buy into the sector, CNBC Pro screened for stocks in the Global X Copper Miners ETF. In addition to the Global X Copper Miners ETF, those who want to invest in this sector via exchange-traded funds can consider the Sprott Copper Miners ETF and the iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF.

Persons: Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, It's Organizations: CNBC Pro, Copper Miners, Solaris Resources, Filo Mining, Miners, Metals Mining

☆ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he's committed to cost cutting while investing in AI in shareholder letter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +41 min

This work diminished short-term revenue, but was best for customers, much appreciated, and should bode well for customers and AWS longer-term. We're also making progress on many of our newer business investments that have the potential to be important to customers and Amazon long-term. Being intentional about building primitives requires patience. Customers building their own FM must tackle several challenges in getting a model into production. Customers' AI models contain some of their most sensitive data.

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☆ A rusted Cold War missile built to carry a nuclear bomb discovered in a Washington garage, says report
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An inert Cold War-era nuclear rocket was found in a Washington garage. The rusted Douglas AIR-2 Genie was designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead. AdvertisementA rusted Cold War missile was discovered in a deceased man's garage in Washington state, The Seattle Times reported. It was used by the US and Canada during the Cold War and was the US Air Force's most powerful interceptor missile ever used. The Cold War era lasted between 1947 and 1991.

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BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — An inert rocket of the type used to carry a nuclear warhead has been found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state, police said. Bellevue police responded Thursday to a report of a military-grade rocket in the garage of a home in the city across Lake Washington from Seattle. Bomb squad members inspected the rusting object and found it was a Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1), an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead. According to the Air Force Armament Museum Foundation, the unguided air-to-air rocket was used by the U.S. and Canada during a period of the Cold War when interception of Soviet strategic bombers was a major military concern. In July 1957, a Genie was launched at 18,000 feet (about 5,500 meters) from an F89J interceptor and detonated over Yucca Flats, Nevada, the first and only test detonation of a U.S. nuclear-tipped air-to-air rocket.

Persons: Douglas Organizations: Seattle . Police, Air Force, Douglas AIR, Air Force Armament Museum Foundation, U.S, Soviet, Twitter Locations: BELLEVUE, Wash, Washington, Bellevue, Lake Washington, Seattle, Dayton , Ohio, Canada, Flats , Nevada, U.S

☆ Beijing is unlikely to rescue Evergrande's offshore creditors because it could make things worse at home
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOn Monday, Chinese real-estate giant Evergrande was ordered by a Hong Kong court to liquidate after two years in a debt crisis. The court has appointed Alvarez and Marsal as liquidator to manage the company, Evergrande said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. So, protecting Evergrande's offshore investors probably isn't in Beijing's favor, because it could spur further speculation in the market, Møller added. Offshore creditors are owed $25 billion, the Hong Kong court document showed, per CNN. This is because liquidators appointed by Hong Kong's courts are unlikely to have much power over Evergrande's mainland assets, Hong added.

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☆ Huge rogue waves smash into remote US military base in Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

US military buildings damaged by the rogue waves on Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein AtollPhotos released by the US military showed damage to Roi-Namur infrastructure in Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. Photos released by the US military showed damage to Roi-Namur infrastructure in Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024. U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll“The impacts of these waves are also more strongly felt across low-lying islands, which includes the Marshall Islands,” he said. Photos released by the US military showed personnel being moved from Roi-Namur island on Kwajalein Atoll, January 21, 2024.

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☆ A man buried under an avalanche said it felt like being trapped in a 'tub of concrete'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A California ski resort was struck by an avalanche on Wednesday, killing a man. Jason Parker, 52, managed to survive despite being "entombed" in snow, he told NBC News. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA man who survived a deadly avalanche in Tahoe, California, has described his ordeal, saying it was like being "entombed" in snow.

Persons: Jason Parker, —, Parker Organizations: NBC News, Service, KT, Business Locations: California, Tahoe , California, Reno

☆ Tougher EU methane rules mean US gas sector must clean up act -Maguire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Gavin Maguire | Thomson Reuters | Gavin Maguire Is The Global Energy Transition Columnist. He Was Previously Asia Commodities | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Snow covered transfer lines are seen at the Dominion Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Lusby, Maryland March 18, 2014. Methane is the primary component of natural gas, and is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide in terms of climate-warming potential over the near term, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, a U.S.-based nonprofit. However, in terms of methane intensity, or a measure of how much methane is emitted in the production of oil and gas, the United States ranks 10th, emitting 8.18 tonnes of methane per kiloton of oil energy equivalent (ktoe). That U.S. intensity rating compares favourably to Venezuela's 53.35 tonnes of methane per ktoe, and is 42% less than Russia's 14 tonnes of methane per ktoe. What's more, it is unclear where EU lawmakers will draw the line in terms of what methane intensity levels are acceptable, and if they plan to adjust thresholds over time.

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☆ How hydrogen bombs compare to atomic bombs, and how scientists created the most destructive weapon ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Adam Barnes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Hydrogen bombs and atomic bombs are both nuclear weapons that can cause mass destruction. But just seven years later an even more destructive nuclear bomb was built — the hydrogen bomb. Whereas hydrogen bombs get their power from a combination of fission and its opposite — nuclear fusion — the binding of atoms. Hydrogen vs. atomic bombs: damage and destructionWhile atomic bomb blasts are measured in kilotons — 1 kt is equivalent to the explosive force of 1,000 tons of TNT — hydrogen bombs are often measured in megatons. AdvertisementAdvertisementBoth atomic and hydrogen bombs are nuclear weapons and therefore create long-lasting, dangerous nuclear fallout.

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☆ KT's AI model will focus on providing services that customers 'feel good about', says CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKT's AI model will focus on providing services that customers 'feel good about', says CEOKim Young Shub, CEO of the South Korean telecommunications company KT Corp, discusses the company's business plan ahead of the release of its own AI model.

Persons: Kim Young Shub Organizations: South, KT Corp Locations: South Korean

☆ Study finds direct link between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear survival
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Polar bears live in 19 populations across the Arctic and are found in Canada, the United States, Russia, Greenland and Norway, according to conservation organization Polar Bears International. They found that the number of days polar bears were forced to go without food increased as greenhouse gas emissions accumulated. That allowed them to calculate the impact of cumulative emissions on the rate of polar bear survival. This would be about 60-plus gigatons over the 30-plus year life span of a polar bear in the southern Beaufort Sea. “They found that when we emit more carbon dioxide, it directly affects how many polar bear cubs can survive.

Persons: Steven Amstrup, Kt, Katharina M Miller, Amstrup, ”, Cecilia Bitz, Kirsten Zickfeld, Zickfeld, ” Amstrup Organizations: CNN —, Polar Bears, Kt Miller, Polar, University of Washington, University of Wyoming, ESA, US Department of Interior, Bears, CNN, Department, US Department of, Simon Fraser University Locations: Canada, United States, Russia, Greenland, Norway, Chukchi, Hudson Bay, Beaufort

☆ South Korean tech bosses fret about a flood of cheap Chinese robot waiters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

South Korean restaurants are using AI robots to cope with labor shortages. Data from the Korean Association of Robot Industry shared with the Financial Times showed there were 5,000 server robots in Korean restaurants. AdvertisementAdvertisementDuring the pandemic, Reuters reported that South Korean tech company KT Corp started selling "Aglio Kim" – a trolley-like AI robot to restaurants. However, tech executives in South Korea told the FT they're now concerned the market is being flooded by cheap Chinese robots, stymying the country's own robotics makers. Aju Korea Daily reported in May that South Korean startups were offering restaurants robots to rent for 300,000 won a month.

Persons: Kim, Lee Young, KT Organizations: Service, Korean Association of Robot Industry, Financial, Korea Times, Reuters, Korean, KT Corp Locations: China, South Korea, Wall, Silicon, Korea

☆ U.S. NHC sees 90% chance of cyclone for system over eastern Caribbean Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Aug 20 (Reuters) - An area of low pressure over the eastern Caribbean Sea has a 90% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next two days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. "A tropical depression or storm could form as soonas later this afternoon," the Miami-based forecaster said. The system is forecast to move westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 miles per hour over the eastern and central Caribbean, before turning northward and potentially affecting the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Tuesday or Wednesday, the NHC said. The NHC defines a tropical cyclone as having a maximum sustained surface wind speed (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 33 kt (38 mph or 62 kilometers per hour) or less. Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam and Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle and Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bharat Govind Gautam, Kanjyik Ghosh, Elaine Hardcastle, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Thomson Locations: Miami, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bengaluru

☆ South32 takes $1.3 billion hit against Hermosa; Q4 output steady
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Navya Mittal | Rishav Chatterjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) -Australian diversified miner South32 on Monday said it will take an about $1.3 billion one-off charge in fiscal 2023 against its Hermosa project in Arizona, even as the company restored output at most of its operations in the fourth quarter. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australian miner South32 can be seen at the venue of a media conference in Perth, Western Australia, November 18, 2015. Shares fell as much as 2.6% to A$3.72 as of 0344 GMT to hit their lowest in about two weeks. For the full year, manganese ore output jumped 4% to 5,653 kwmt. Output of metallurgical coal, the miner’s biggest revenue-generating commodity, jumped 9% to 1,504 thousand tonnes (kt) for the June quarter, while annual output slipped 4% to 5,497 kt.

Persons: South32, David Gray, Taylor, ”, Graham Kerr, ” Kerr, Josh Gilbert, Josh Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, BHP Group, eToro AUS, “ Locations: Australian, Hermosa, Arizona, Perth, Western Australia

☆ The Coronation of King Charles: Order of Service
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +46 min

The Archbishop saysI here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same? Christopher Finney GC saysI here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same? We praise thee, we bless thee,we worship thee, we glorify thee,we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O clap your hands together, all ye people;O sing unto God with the voice of melody. The King touches the Ring and the Archbishop saysReceive this Ring, symbol of kingly dignity and a sign of the covenant sworn this day, between God and King, King and people.

☆ Taco Bell's chief of equity, inclusion, and belonging opens up about using her voice and her seat at the table
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

KT Thornton, Taco Bell's chief of equity, inclusion, and belonging, said she felt "fully embraced." Equity, inclusion, and belonging is a term we use across our entire Yum system. And I'm going to push and I'm going to challenge. What are you most worried about in terms of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in corporate America? One of the things I've seen in just the space of equity, inclusion, and belonging is it's often posed as this journey.

Under the plan, South Korea would compensate former forced labourers through an existing public foundation funded by private-sector companies, South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin told a briefing. SOUTH KOREAN FUNDSRelations plunged to their lowest point in decades after South Korea's Supreme Court in 2018 ordered Japanese firms to pay reparations to former forced labourers. Overall there are fewer than 1,300 living victims of forced labour in South Korea, according to media estimates. The South Korean companies include KT&G (033780.KS), Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) (015760.KS) and other companies that benefited from a 1965 treaty between South Korea and Japan. Asked whether Japanese companies would pitch in to compensate, Park said both Japanese and South Korean businesses were considering a plan to contribute.

☆ Sheltering miles from a nuclear blast may not be enough to survive unless you know where to hide, new calculations show
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Rupendra Brahambhatt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion about 37 times more powerful than Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is the first study that shows the impact that nuclear shockwaves could have on humans indoors. Nuclear war is a terrifying thought, but for a team of researchers at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, it's top of mind. An illustration of the shockwave of a 750-kt nuclear bomb 10 seconds after detonation. The team simulated a nuclear explosion from a 750-kiloton atomic bomb.

[1/2] AI chip startup Rebellions co-founder and chief executive Park Sunghyun works at the company headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea February 2023. SEOUL Feb 13 (Reuters) - South Korean startup Rebellions Inc launches an artificial intelligence (AI) chip on Monday, racing to win government contracts as Seoul seeks a place for local companies in the exploding AI industry. "But it's not set in stone because AI chips can carry out different functions and there aren't set boundaries or metrics." A100 is the most popular chip for AI workloads, powerful enough to create - in industry lingo, "train" - the AI models. Rebellions declined to give a forecast for its AI chip venture.

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