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☆ The Philippines' first male athlete to win Olympic gold prompts outpouring of #PinoyPride
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

With every tumble, handspring and stuck landing at the Paris Olympics, trailblazing two-time gold medal gymnast Carlos Yulo of Team Philippines ignited a wave of Filipino pride. The 24-year-old cemented his legendary status after he took the top spot in the men’s floor and vault events, making him the first male athlete in the Philippines history to win a gold medal. The wins made Yulo the second person ever to take home gold for the Philippines after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the women’s 55-kilogram event in 2021 at the Tokyo Games. He also accounts for the totality of the Philippines’ medal count this year. “It’s also not seen as much of a priority … For a lot of people in countries like the Philippines, it’s about survival.

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☆ 'I love my black job': Simone Biles takes apparent swipe at Trump after winning Olympics gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Biles' post on the social media platform X seemed to reference Trump's recent controversial comments that immigrants are "taking Black jobs." The Republican presidential nominee had said, "They're taking Black jobs now and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people," during his June 27 debate against President Joe Biden. "They're taking Black jobs, and they're taking Hispanic jobs, and you haven't seen it yet, but you're going to see something that's going to be the worst in our history," Trump said. Data does not support Trump's claim that immigrants are "taking" jobs from American workers. With nine Olympic medals, six of them gold, Biles is the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history.

Persons: Simone Biles, Jamie Squire, Donald Trump, Biles, Joe Biden, Trump, Kamil Krzaczynski, Kamala Harris, Black, Lionel Bonaventure, Harris Organizations: Team USA, Bercy Arena, Getty, Paris, Republican, CNBC, U.S, National Association of Black Journalists, Afp, Democratic, Bercy, Howard University, Washington , D.C, nonconsecutive Games, Olympic Locations: Paris, Chicago, Jamaica, India, Washington ,, U.S, American, Tokyo

☆ Putin and Kim Jong Un are getting alarmingly close, and it's put US ally South Korea in a predicament
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewRussia and North Korea's newfound friendship has left key US ally South Korea in a predicament with few good options. Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Pyongyang, where he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un further strengthened their partnership. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: A TV at Yongsan Railway Station shows North Korea's fired Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un drive a Russian Aurus limousine during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. With Putin supporting North Korea, tensions are higher between Pyongyang and Seoul, and the two could find themselves on the brink.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Korea's, KIM Jae, Sue Mi Terry, Putin, he's, Victor Cha, they've, Cha, Terry, what's, Caesar, LIONEL BONAVENTURE, Kim Organizations: Service, North, Business, SOUTH, Getty, Council, Foreign Relations, South Korean, Ukraine, KCNA, Reuters, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Putin Locations: Russia, North, South Korea, Seoul, Ukraine, North Korea, Russian, Pyongyang, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Yongsan, Korea, North Korean, Moscow, Asia, Poland, Ukrainian, Tarbes, France, Kyiv, China, United States

☆ Weapons from longtime foes North and South Korea have been fueling opposite sides of the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewNorth Korea and South Korea have been fueling opposite sides of the war in Ukraine, positioning themselves as players in this conflict. Coming out of pandemic lockdowns, North Korea is navigating international relations to find the situations that are most advantageous for it. The agreement details are not clear, but it appears that South Korea sent ammo to replenish US stockpiles, which was then sent to Ukraine. STR via Getty ImagesBoth North Korea and South Korea also have ideological reasons to be involved in the war in Ukraine. South Korea has long had close trade relationships with China in particular and remains concerned about how Russia could influence or empower North Korea, risking war on the peninsula.

Persons: —, aren't, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Yoon, Chris Park, Burke, it's, Caesar, LIONEL BONAVENTURE, Getty Images Kim, Putin's, Kim, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Putin, Wolfgang Schwan, Mark Cancian, Cancian, Kim Il, Park Organizations: Service, Business, North, Arleigh, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CSIS, South, Getty Images, Russia, Getty, Marine, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea — Locations: Korea, South Korea, Ukraine, Russia, Pyongyang, Russian, United States, North Korea, Europe, Ukrainian, Tarbes, France, North, Hanoi, China, Taiwan, Moscow, Korean, Donetsk Oblast, Anadolu, Park, Iran

☆ Microsoft is outsourcing its best AI, tech CEO says — and that's good news for Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Lionel Bonaventure | Afp | Getty ImagesLONDON — Microsoft is handing over the development of all of its best artificial intelligence tools and software to OpenAI, according to one tech CEO — which could be a boon for arch-rival Google. He noted that the so-called transformers that power today's generative AI technologies "all came from Google." Microsoft as an AI 'consultancy'McKinnon added that there's a risk Microsoft's position in AI becomes reduced to that of a "consultancy." Still, Google has a mountain to climb if it's going to achieve commercial success with its own AI investments. Microsoft has effectively become the leader in the push toward foundation AI models given its investment in and partnership with OpenAI.

Persons: Lionel Bonaventure, Todd McKinnon, McKinnon, OpenAI, Bard Organizations: Bard, Google, Getty, Microsoft, CNBC, OpenAI

☆ Diamond industry 'in trouble' as lab-grown gemstones tank prices further
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Diamond prices have fallen 5.7% so far this year, according to Zimnisky's rough diamond index, declining more than 30% from their all-time high in 2022. Lab-grown diamonds, which can be up to 85% cheaper than natural diamonds, are made in a controlled environment using extreme pressure and heat. Lab-grown diamond sales have surged from just 2% of the global diamond jewelry market in 2017 to 18.4% in 2023, according to data provided by Zimnisky. An industry 'in trouble'"The diamond industry is in trouble," Daga told CNBC, adding that he believes natural diamond prices could fall another 15%-20% over the next 12 months. Similar to a natural diamond, a lab-grown diamond is graded based on the 4Cs — clarity, color, cut and carat weight.

Persons: Leon Neal, Duncan Wanblad, De, Paul Zimnisky, De Beers, Marcelo Esquivel, Ankur Daga, Daga, Anish Aggarwal, Lionel Bonaventure Organizations: Afp, Getty, De, BHP, Financial Times, De Beers, CNBC, Daxue Consulting, Bloomberg, Zimnisky Locations: Harrods, London, De Beers, American, China, U.S

☆ Apple is reportedly in talks to license Google's Gemini for generative AI on iPhones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

(Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)Apple is reportedly in talks with Google to let the iPhone maker license and build its Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone, according to a Bloomberg report. Gemini is Google's suite of generative AI tools, which ranges from chatbots to coding assistants. Apple could launch the iOS 18 — its latest operating system for the iPhone — at its Worldwide Developer's Conference in June. Apple also recently held discussions with OpenAI and has considered using its model, according to the people cited by Bloomberg. However, the report said "the two parties haven't decided the terms or branding of an AI agreement or finalized how it would be implemented."

Persons: Lionel BONAVENTURE, LIONEL BONAVENTURE, OpenAI, haven't Organizations: Google, Facebook, Apple, Getty, Bloomberg, Worldwide Developer's Conference Locations: Paris, AFP

☆ How 2023 became the year of the lab-grown diamond
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Diana Pearl | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The company isn’t the only one seeing big sales from this category: Lab-grown diamond brand Brilliant Earth saw a 15.7 percent net sales increase in 2022, to $440 million. Dorsey, another exclusively lab-grown jewelry brand, sold over a million stones last year. Broadening the marketMany consumers plough the savings from buying a lab-grown diamond into more jewelry — a bigger engagement ring, for instance. Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File“The lab-grown diamond is not in competition with mined diamonds, it’s a complement to mined diamonds,” said Sayed Haider, COO, merchandising and operations at Diamond Nexus, which added a line of lab-grown diamonds to its offering earlier this year. Lab-grown diamond brand Dorsey sold over a million stones last year.

Persons: CNN CNN —, Pandora, ”, Pamela Anderson, Dorsey, Tiffany, Lionel Bonaventure, haven’t, Paul Zimnisky, Golan, De, Mary Carmen Gasco, Megan Strachan, Valeria Mongelli, Sayed Haider, “, Strachan, Grace Coddington, Pandora Dorsey, influencers, Bella Hadid, Justin, Hailey Bieber, that’s, Zuo Dongchen, Anderson, Precious Lee, De Beers, Bruce Cleaver, Fred, Ashley Barrett It’s, Shah Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN CNN, Diamond District, New, Brands, Cartier, Getty, De Beers, Pandora, Business, Bloomberg, Diamond Nexus, ”, Vogue, Marketing, Publishing, British Fashion Council, Business of Fashion, CNN Locations: New York, Astor, Paris, AFP, Zhengzhou, China

☆ Calls for AI regulations to protect jobs rise in Europe after ChatGPT's arrival
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Privately held companies have been left to develop AI technology at breakneck speed, giving rise to systems like Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard. Last year, 58% of people responded to IE University's study saying they think that AI should be regulated. Standing out from the rest of Europe, Estonia is the only country where this view decreased — by 23% — from last year. Generally, though, the majority of people in Europe are favorable of governments regulating AI to stem the risk of job losses. It comes as governments around the world are working on regulation for AI algorithms.

Persons: Google's Bard, Lionel Bonaventure, Ikhlaq Sidhu, Sidhu Organizations: Microsoft, Getty, IE University, IE, SciTech, IE University's, European Union Locations: Europe, Estonia

☆ Simone Biles wins fourth gold of world championships as she completes first international competition since two-year break
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Simone Biles won her fourth gold medal of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday, finishing first in the floor exercise, as she completes her first international competition since her two-year break from gymnastics. The gold in floor is Biles’ 23rd world championship gold medal and was her second of the day, having won the beam competition in Antwerp, Belgium. Simone Biles competes in the women's beam final at the world championships. Biles in action during the floor final at the 2023 world championships. Biles has now earned 30 career medals – 23 gold, four silver, three bronze – at the world championships, as well as a record 37 total medals across both the Olympics and the world championships.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, China’s Zhou Yaqin, Biles, Simone Biles, Lionel Bonaventure, It’s, Zhou, Yves Herman, Reuters Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade Organizations: CNN, Getty, Olympic, Reuters, Olympics Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, China’s, Europe, AFP

☆ Simone Biles going for team gold at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images Biles poses after winning a gold medal at the 2013 World Championships. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Biles dodges a bee flying near her during the medal ceremony at the 2014 World Championships. Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Biles competes on the uneven bars during the 2018 World Championships. And by competing in Antwerp, Biles became the first woman to represent the US at six artistic world championships.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, –, Simone Biles, Laurence Griffiths, Ron, Biles, Smiley, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Lintao Zhang, Nellie, Adria, Leslye Davis, Gabby Douglas, Douglas, Donald Miralle, Ezra Shaw, Damir Sagolj, Reuters Biles, Kai Pfaffenbach, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman, David Ramos, Emmanuel Dunand, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Glover, Andrew Lipovsky, Michael Phelps, Raisman, Olivia Munn, Trae Patton, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Alex Wong, Bob Levey, Sasha Farber, Eric McCandless, Daniel Dunn, Ulrik Pedersen, NurPhoto, Lionel Bonaventure, Emilee Chinn, Natacha, Cecile Canqueteau, Landi, Shannon Miller, Robert Gauthier, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, Larry Nassar, Saul Loeb, Joe Biden, Biden, James Corden, Pete Buttigieg, Terence Patrick, Stacy Revere, Skye Blakey, Shilese Jones, Joscelyn Roberson, Leanne Wong, Matthias Hangst Organizations: CNN, Biles, Houston Chronicle, The New York Times, US, Getty, Reuters, NBC, White House, Disney, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television, Houston Texans, GK, Tokyo, Los Angeles Times, USA Gymnastics, CBS, BBC Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Houston, Spring , Texas, Rio de Janeiro, AFP, Tokyo, American, Biles

☆ 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Simone Biles goes for more medals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The 26-year-old has another opportunity to add to her medal collection over the next week at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Biles dodges a bee flying near her during the medal ceremony at the 2014 World Championships. I’m just going to come back another day, another day.’”In qualifying for the world championships, she became the only US woman to qualify for six world championships, her first being in 2013 – an event that was also held in Antwerp. Biles is already the most decorated gymnast in US history, winning 32 medals across the Olympics and the world championships.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles, Laurence Griffiths, Ron, Smiley, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Lintao Zhang, Nellie, Adria, Leslye Davis, Gabby Douglas, Douglas, Donald Miralle, Ezra Shaw, Damir Sagolj, Reuters Biles, Kai Pfaffenbach, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman, David Ramos, Emmanuel Dunand, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Glover, Andrew Lipovsky, Michael Phelps, Raisman, Olivia Munn, Trae Patton, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Alex Wong, Bob Levey, Sasha Farber, Eric McCandless, Daniel Dunn, Ulrik Pedersen, NurPhoto, Lionel Bonaventure, Emilee Chinn, Natacha, Cecile Canqueteau, Landi, Shannon Miller, Robert Gauthier, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, Larry Nassar, Saul Loeb, Joe Biden, Biden, James Corden, Pete Buttigieg, Terence Patrick, Stacy Revere, I’m, ” Biles, Olympics.com, “, ’, Yves Logghe Organizations: CNN, Tokyo, NBC, BBC, Houston Chronicle, The New York Times, US, Getty, Reuters, White House, Disney, Entertainment, Walt Disney Television, Houston Texans, GK, Los Angeles Times, USA Gymnastics, CBS, Tokyo Olympics, AP, Games, Olympic Committees Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Paris, Houston, Spring , Texas, Rio de Janeiro, AFP, Tokyo, American, Biles, San Jose , California, China, Japan, Great Britain, Canada

☆ Simone Biles: How to watch gymnast go for more history at US Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Coverage of the US Gymnastics Championships will be domestically broadcast on NBC and Peacock while international viewers can watch the event on the USA Gymnastics YouTube channel. Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the World Championships in 2019. Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. The world gymnastics championships are then scheduled to take place between September 30 and October 8 in Antwerp, Belgium. Biles is the most decorated gymnast in US history, winning 32 medals across the Olympics and the world championships.

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Here's a breakdown of two analyst calls targeting Microsoft and Palo Alto, along with our take, too. "In this 'Game of Thrones' battle for AI market share we view the enterprise as the golden-goose opportunity, as we estimate the AI market opportunity is an $800 billion market over the next decade," the analysts argued. Palo Alto Networks The news: RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday bumped Palo Alto Networks' price target to $277 a share, from $232. Morgan Stanley said last week that Palo Alto was on its way to becoming the first cybersecurity company to notch a $100 billion market valuation. Privately held companies have been left to develop AI technology at breakneck speed, giving rise to systems like Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard.

Persons: Palo, Nikesh Arora, WedBush, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, PANW, Jim Cramer, Jim, Google's Bard, Lionel Bonaventure Organizations: Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Alto, CNBC, Palo, RBC, Markets, Privately, Getty Locations: Palo Alto, OpenAI

☆ Donald Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

How Instagram’s Algorithm Connects and Promotes Pedophile NetworkInstagram, through its system of fostering communities with sets of narrow interests, has helped guide users to illegal child sex content. Instagram's parent company Meta has acknowledged the problem and vows to improve internal controls. WSJ social-media reporter Jeff Horwitz joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what makes Instagram different from other platforms when it comes to promoting this material. Illustration: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

Persons: Meta, Jeff Horwitz, Zoe Thomas, Lionel Bonaventure Organizations: Getty Locations: AFP

☆ Ukraine Dam Burst: Zelensky Visits Kherson and Calls for Aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Meta, Jeff Horwitz, Zoe Thomas, Lionel Bonaventure Organizations: Getty Locations: AFP

☆ Europe takes aim at ChatGPT with what might soon be the West’s first A.I. law. Here's what it means
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The law, known as the European AI Act, is the first law for AI systems in the West. The AI Act categorizes applications of AI into four levels of risk: unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk and minimal or no risk. But AI technology has been around for years and is integrated into more applications and systems than you might think. "The European Commission's original proposal for the AI Act takes a risk-based approach, regulating specific AI systems that pose a clear risk," de Champris added. "MEPs have now introduced all kinds of amendments that change the very nature of the AI Act, which now assumes that very broad categories of AI are inherently dangerous."

☆ ChatGPT and A.I. might have a future as your portfolio manager, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

From a portfolio management perspective" — found that ChatGPT's ability to choose from a set of assets outperformed random selection on measures of risk-adjusted return and diversification. "Additionally, professional portfolio managers can improve their productivity by focusing on more important tasks while being assisted by ChatGPT in the selection of diverse assets for a given portfolio." Then, the researchers ran 10,000 simulations asking ChatGPT to select a various number of the available assets to create a portfolio. A backtest of the data showed that ChatGPT's selections created a more diversified portfolio with less correlated assets than random selection. And then, over the period of Jan. 1, 2022 to Jan. 31, 2023, the ChatGPT portfolios also outperformed the random selection portfolios on a risk-adjusted basis.

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