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☆ South Carolina man charged after New York reporter receives death threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A South Carolina man accused of making a series of racist death threats online to a New York reporter has been arrested. Austin Suman, 35, of Myrtle Beach, has been charged with willfully making a threat involving explosives and interstate stalking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said. Suman sent death threats Nov. 8 to the reporter via Facebook and email and used a racial slur and derogatory language, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday. Suman's anger stemmed from an article the reporter wrote about him in February 2019 about allegations of him threatening a roommate with a gun. Prosecutors said threats that neutralizing threats against the press are a priority.

Persons: Austin Suman, Suman, “, ”, Prosecutors, Damian Williams Organizations: Attorney’s, Southern, of, Facebook, Attorney Locations: Carolina, New York, Myrtle Beach, U.S, of New York

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: The tax with potential side effects
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Despite its progressive intentions, the tax failed to raise sufficient revenue for the monarch, as people boarded up their windows to lower their tax liability. Window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house. In addition, the minister also lifted capital gains for stock market investors who cash in within a year from 15% to 20%. While the tax raises more than £3 billion ($3.9 billion) annually, it has given birth to far riskier forms of speculation while simultaneously hurting the stock market. However, given the lofty valuations that Indian stock markets currently trade, the tax to skim the excesses might be a positive development over the longer term.

Persons: Nirmala Sitharaman, Ajay Aggarwal, King William III of, Mike Kemp, Upasana Chachra, Morgan Stanley, Siddhartha Khemka, Motilal Oswal, Michael Langham, Abrdn, it's, JPMorgan's Jahangir Aziz, Aziz, Raghuram Rajan, Suman Bery, Bery Organizations: Union Finance, Budget Press Conference, National Media Centre, Hindustan Times, Getty Images, Getty, Budget, Motilal, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Reuters, CNBC, Health, Reserve Bank of India Locations: DELHI, INDIA, New Delhi, India, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom, England, Britain, Kerala, Malaysia, Nipah

☆ Russia pledges to discharge Indians fighting for Moscow in Ukraine, New Delhi says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Russia has promised to discharge Indian nationals who were “misled” into joining its army to fight in Ukraine, India’s foreign secretary said Tuesday. “The Russian side promised the early discharge of all Indian nationals from the service of the Russian army,” he said. “The trafficked Indian Nationals were trained in combat roles and deployed at front bases in Russia-Ukraine War Zone against their wishes,” the CBI statement said. In neighboring Nepal, lawmakers have called on the Russian authorities to provide figures for its nationals fighting in Ukraine. The Russians position themselves a few hundred meters back as support,” said Suman Tamang, after he returned from Russia.

Persons: ”, Narendra Modi “, Vladimir Putin, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Putin, Bimala Rai Paudyal, Kwatra, “, ” Kwatra, Imran Mohammad, Asfan Mohammed, Asfan, ” Imran, Suman Tamang, Ramchandra Khadka, ” Khadka Organizations: CNN, Indian, Indian Ministry, Russian, Kremlin, India’s, Bureau of Investigation, Indian Nationals, CBI Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, New Delhi, South Asia, Nepal, India, Indian, Hyderabad, Bakhmut –

☆ At least 7 stars in our galaxy have the potential to harbor advanced alien technology, researchers find
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIn the search for intelligent alien life, finding a Dyson sphere would be like hitting the jackpot. Dyson spheres are a hypothetical, super-advanced form of alien technology that may surround seven stars in our galaxy. Love Employee/Getty ImagesDespite what the name suggests, a Dyson sphere isn't necessarily one solid sphere that encases a star, although the most advanced ones could be. AdvertisementFor their study, Majumdar and colleagues analyzed more than 5 million stars throughout the Milky Way that exhibit IEEs. Next, the researchers will look closer at these seven strong Dyson sphere candidates using spectroscopic analysis, Majumdar said.

Persons: —, Freeman Dyson, Suman Majumdar, Majumdar, Dyson, Jason Wright, Boyajian, Gaia, Wright Organizations: Service, Business, Royal Astronomical Society, Indian Institute of Technology, Penn State University, Dyson, ESA, Gaia, Space Agency, Louisiana State University

☆ Where Reena Virk's killers are now almost 30 years on from her murder that inspired 'Under the Bridge'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hulu's "Under the Bridge" looks at the 1997 murder of Canadian teen Reena Virk. The show is led by Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone as an unlikely duo investigating Virk's murder. Glowatski was granted parole in 2010Javon Walton as Warren Glowatski in "Under the Bridge." AdvertisementCTV reported in 2006 that Glowatski hugged Virk's parents when he was granted unescorted temporary passes in 2006, aged 25. He was later granted full parole at a hearing in 2010, where he told the parole board how much he regretted his actions.

Persons: Riley Keough, Lily Gladstone, —, Reena Virk, Rebecca Godfrey's, Godfrey, Cam Bentland, Nicole Cook, Virk, Warren Glowatski, Kelly Ellard, Javon Walton, Izzy G, Glowatski, Hulu Glowatski, Virk's, Suman Virk, Hulu Ellard, Ellard, Patrick Storey, Kerry Sim Organizations: Service, CTV, CBC, Victoria

“The Russian government must have the data of how many foreign fighters have joined the Russian army and how many Nepalis are fighting for Russia,” she said. The Russian foreign ministry has not responded to CNN’s questions about the number of Nepalis recruited by the Russian army and how many of them have died so far. She thought her husband, Shukra Tamang – a retired Nepali army soldier fighting for Russia – was the person calling. A photo shows Shukra Tamang, a retired Nepali army soldier, training in Russia. Bonuses paidNepali men who want to join the Russian army first travel to Russia on a tourist visa.

Persons: Nepal CNN — Ramchandra Khadka, Khadka, “, ” Khadka, Ramchandra Khadka, ”, Bimala Rai Paudyal, Nepalis, Kritu Bhandari, Russia haven’t, Bhandari, ‘, Januka Sunar’s, hasn’t, Sunar, …, Januka Sunar, it’ll, Tamang, Shukra Tamang, Shukra, –, Russia –, Shishir Bishwokarma, Avangard, Suman Tamang, ” Tamang, “ It’s, It’s, Binoj Basnyat, Ram Sharma, Sharma, ” Sharma, Saud, Nepalis haven’t, Bhupendra Bahadur Khatri, hadn’t, ” Khatri, Basnyat Organizations: Nepal CNN, Russia, Ukraine, CNN, Russian, Henley & Partners, Bank, Communist Party of Nepal, Maoist, CNN CNN, YouTube, AK, Moscow Oblast, Avangard, United Arab, Agents, Moscow, CNN Kathmandu, World Bank Locations: Kathmandu, Nepal, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Russia, Russian, Moscow, Bakhmut –, Bakhmut, North Korea, Januka, Nepali, Avangard, Indian, United Arab Emirates, India, Dubai, UAE

☆ Humans are depleting groundwater faster than in the past 40 years, but places like Saudi Arabia and Thailand have figured out how to boost their freshwater reserves
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Suman Naishadham | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Humans in many parts of the world are pumping groundwater faster than it can be replenished. Places like Thailand and Saudi Arabia, however, have managed to slow groundwater depletion rates. USGSGroundwater is one of the largest freshwater sources anywhere in the world, making the depletion of aquifers a significant concern. AdvertisementGroundwater depletion is more severe now than a few decades agoFarms are responsible for much of the US's groundwater depletion. The Bangkok basin in Thailand is another example the study highlighted where groundwater levels rose in the early 21st century compared to previous decades.

Persons: Scott Jasechko, Upmanu Lall, Jasechko, Richard Taylor, Taylor, Hydrologists, Felicia Marcus, Marcus, you've Organizations: Service, University of California, Columbia University, Columbia Water Center, University College London hydrogeology, Stanford, Water, West Program Locations: Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Santa Barbara, drylands, Mexico, Iran, California, Bangkok, Thai, Tucson , Arizona, Colorado

☆ India isn't the fastest spender on defense in the region by any means, Indian think tank says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIndia isn't the fastest spender on defense in the region by any means, Indian think tank saysSuman Bery, vice chairperson of Niti Aayog, says "worldwide, people are appreciating that the era of the peace dividend is over."

Persons: spender, Suman Bery, Niti Aayog Organizations: India

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on stable footing for the next few years. The states failed to reach a consensus on cuts, and the federal government did not end up forcing any. The threat of those two options finally forced the three states to reach their own voluntary plan for how to reduce their use of the river's water. Already, the three states have lowered their water use, said Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the state’s representative on Colorado River issues. Now, the states can turn their attention to a new long-term agreement for how to share the river’s water beyond 2026.

Persons: Lake Mead, Tommy Beaudreau, Camille Touton, Biden, JB Hamby, ” Hamby, Hamby, Tom Buschatzke, ”, __, Suman Naishadham, Ken Ritter Organizations: —, U.S . Department of, U.S . Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River Board of California, Imperial Irrigation District, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Associated Press Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, Colorado, California , Arizona, Nevada, Lake Powell, Mexico, Arizona , California, California, Arizona, Santa Ana , California, Washington, Las Vegas

☆ Five Questions Companies Should Ask Themselves About Philanthropic Giving
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Suman Bhattacharyya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ How to Make It Easier for Consumers to Control the Ads They See Online
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Suman Bhattacharyya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Reports: TechnologyYour Online Account May Have Been Breached? Don’t Just Sit There. Do Something. By Rajendran MurthyToo many people respond with a shrug and maybe change their password. That’s asking for trouble.

Persons: Rajendran Murthy

☆ Suman Bhattacharyya — Former Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Suman Bhattacharyya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Suman BhattacharyyaSuman Bhattacharyya covered emerging technology for CIO Journal. He previously covered fintech, retail and customer experience technologies and has written for the Journal, Industry Dive, Digiday and other publications. Prior to working in media, he spent more than a decade working in the Canadian government on foreign affairs, fisheries and resource-management issues.

Persons: Suman Bhattacharyya Suman Bhattacharyya Organizations: Journal

BENGALURU, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will hold its key interest rate at 6.50% through end-March 2024, according to a Reuters poll of economists, who pushed back their expectations for the first rate cut to the second quarter of 2024 from the first quarter in a June survey. Few are forecasting a plunge in coming months, offering little reason for the RBI to change policy now. Indeed, inflation is expected to average above 5% this fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2024, above the RBI's 4% medium-term target. In a June survey, economists predicted the RBI to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points by end-March 2024 and another 25 basis points in the April-June quarter. Among those who offered forecasts until March 2024, a slim majority, 32 of 62, expected rates to hold at 6.50%, while 20 saw a cut to 6.25%, and 10 said 6.00% or lower.

Persons: Suman Chowdhuri, Anant Chandak, Veronica Khongwir, Susobhan Sarkar, Hari Kishan, Ross Finley, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Reserve Bank of India, U.S . Federal Reserve, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU

☆ Timing of Medical-Device Recalls Linked to CEO’s Ownership Stake in the Company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Suman Bhattacharyya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Reports: LeadershipAs Generative AI Reshapes the Workforce, These Companies May Be Most AffectedBy Betsy MorrisAmong the companies that could gain the most, according to a study: IBM, Nvidia, Microsoft, Verizon and Intuit.

Persons: Betsy Morris Organizations: IBM, Nvidia, Microsoft, Verizon, Intuit

☆ India's economy to hold top spot for GDP but not so much for jobs growth: Reuters poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Milounee Purohit | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The world's most populous country aspires to leapfrog to the status of a developed nation, riding on the unprecedented demographic dividend, which demands an annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of around 8% for the next 25 years. It was forecast to grow 6.5% next fiscal year, with expectations of 6.2% growth this quarter, followed by 6.0% and 5.5%. "I think 6.0% to 6.5% is a very achievable and a very conservative forecast for India's growth trajectory," Nim added. The remaining six said the PLI scheme, which allocated billions of rupees as incentives from the Union budget in 2023-24, will have no impact. While India has a lot more ground to cover to replace China as the world's manufacturing hub, some economists acknowledged the PLI scheme was a step in the right direction.

Persons: Dhiraj Nim, Nim, Ajay Banga, Radhika Piplani, PLI, Piplani, Suman Chowdhury, Milounee Purohit, Susobhan Sarkar, Veronica Khongwir, Hari Kishan, David Holmes Organizations: ANZ Research, World, Capital Advisors, Union, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, China, People's Republic, India

☆ Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: India's wrestling chief charged in sexual harassment case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Delhi police on Thursday formally pressed charges against Indian wrestling chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, following weeks of protests by female athletes over claims of sexual harassment. Singh has been accused of assault, stalking, and sexual harassment, senior Delhi police official Suman Nalwa told CNN. Singh, who denies all allegations of sexual harassment, has not been arrested. CNN has reached out to Singh and some wrestlers who have participated in the protests for comment. The allegations against Singh came to light in January, when several leading wrestlers demanded an inquiry into claims of sexual harassment by younger athletes against him.

Persons: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Singh, Suman Nalwa, “, ”, Nalwa, Singh –, Narendra Modi, Brij Bhushan Singh, Arun Thakur, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Malik, Sangeeta Phogat, Vinesh Organizations: CNN, Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Supreme, Getty, Police, Indian Olympic Association, Twitter Locations: Singh, Delhi, New Delhi, AFP, New, Phogat

☆ Adobe pushes Firefly AI into big business, with financial cover
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 8 (Reuters) - Adobe Inc (ADBE.O) said on Thursday it will offer Firefly, its artificial intelligence tool for generating images, to its large business customers, with financial indemnity for copyright challenges involving content made with the tools. Adobe earlier this year released a test version of Firefly, its own service which it says was created with legally safe image data. On Thursday, San Jose, California-based Adobe said it will start offering Firefly to its corporate customers as part of Adobe Express, a tool aimed at helping business users who do not specialize in design to create images and documents. "Rather than someone going over and pulling the data for a time range and generating the report, now you can see it. Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Adobe, Ashley Still, Suman Basetty, Basetty, Stephen Nellis, Sonali Paul Organizations: Adobe Inc, Adobe Express, Firefly, Adobe, Reuters, Thomson Locations: San Jose , California, San Francisco

☆ Women, children trek miles in summer heat to get water near Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Francis Mascarenhas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"All the water is sent to Mumbai, we are left with nothing," said Ashok Shinde, whose village is home to about 700 people rearing poultry and livestock. The Vaitarna dam, which supplies water to Mumbai, is just 50 km (31 miles) from Telamwadi, but is not linked to it. [1/5] Women walk back home balancing pots of water on their head as other women walk towards a well to fill their pots in Telamwadi, near Mumbai, India, May 17, 2023. "Until the permanent solution is in place, we are providing water tankers to ensure residents do not face issues," state water supply officials told Reuters. One of the women usually makes the precarious journey, relying on numerous cracks in the walls to provide support.

Powering AI Dungeon's text-generation software was the GPT language technology offered by the Microsoft -backed AI research lab OpenAI. The high cost of training and "inference" — actually running — large language models is a structural cost that differs from previous computing booms. Many entrepreneurs see risks in relying on potentially subsidized AI models that they don't control and merely pay for on a per-use basis. Companies making the foundation models, semiconductor makers, and startups all see business opportunities in reducing the price of running AI software. "Latitude is going to continue to evaluate all AI models to be sure we have the best game out there."

☆ ChatGPT is being used to automatically write emails: Microsoft, Salesforce, and TikTok creators are hopping on the trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The analysts estimated Microsoft's recently announced generated AI sales features could help it take market share and potentially add over $768 million in annual revenue. Microsoft announced on Monday that it would integrate generative AI based on ChatGPT into a set of tools for business called CoPilot. One of its primary features is using AI to generate emails. Microsoft says that its AI email writer can take important context from the email thread, like the price that was previously discussed, and stick it in the response drafted by AI. Microsoft's feature is currently in beta testing, but will be released to customers of Microsoft's Viva Sales feature on March 15, the company said on Monday.

☆ How Companies Can Minimize the Cybersecurity Risk From Their Tech Vendors
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Suman Bhattacharyya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As reliance on technology vendors increases, so do the cybersecurity risks. For many companies, a looming cybersecurity threat comes from the companies they hire to help with day-to-day operations: their technology vendors. Most companies use technology vendors for a range of critical functions—such as hosting information on the cloud; organizing information and data; conference-room software; and payment software and other tools to interact with customers and employees.

☆ Minimum wages are going up, but typical workers still don't make enough to get by in any U.S. state
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"So the longer the gap between federal minimum wage increases, the more likely some states went ahead and raised their own state-level minimum." CNBC Make It compared state minimum wages with the average living wage for one adult with no dependents according to MIT's Living Wage Calculator, and found that no state offers a minimum wage that is in line with the living wage. Those setting minimum wages are 'probably using house rents from 2012'When it comes to how states calculate their minimum wages, many use a cost of living index. In Georgia, the minimum wage for employers that don't fall under the Fair Labor Standards Act is $5.15. "And that takes the form of not having a minimum wage or just following the federal guidance or having extremely low sub minimum wages."

☆ India cenbank hikes key policy rate by 35 basis points
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

However, the pace of rate hikes is reducing from 50 bps to 35 bps, in line with expected global hikes." The market needs to keep a close watch on global rate hikes and sticky core inflation." "We expect RBI to go for another 25 bps hike in its next policy, with the terminal rate at 6.5%. ANUJ PURI, CHAIRMAN, ANAROCK GROUP, MUMBAI"The 35 bps rate hike by the RBI - the fifth consecutive rate hike this year - comes as no surprise. We see a possibility of another 25 bps rate hike before a prolonged pause."

☆ Wine scammers — Quitting to hike Everest — LA’s most expensive apartment
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-17 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This week, we're taking you to Mount Everest, giving you a tour of Los Angeles' most expensive apartment, and showing you how high-end wineries are fighting back against scammers. As some have dove into their passion projects, other die-hard athletes are quitting their jobs to climb Mount Everest or hike the Appalachian Trail. Peter Dazeley/Getty ImagesExperts estimate that about 20% of wine sold worldwide is fake — so high-end wineries are going to great lengths to fend off new-age scammers. See how high-end wineries are fighting back against scammers. We spoke with O'Neill, who took us through her daily routine during fashion week, working 7 a.m. to midnight leading up to her show.

☆ Bucurie de Crăciun! Peste 100 de copii din familii sărace din raionul Străşeni au primit daruri, pentru ei fiind sacrificaţi şi şapte porci
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Este o sărbătoare foarte fericită", a spus o fetiţă. Facem aceste acte an de an pentru ca mai multă lume din ţară să se inspire de la noi", a declarat Victor Alexeev, donator. "În această ordine de idei am hotărât să finisăm cu o notă pozitivă acest an foarte complicat. "Şi în acest an am reuşit să adunăm lume bună, lume frumoasă care doreşte să se împartă cu puţinul pe care îl au. Şi în acest an suntem trei primării, vorbesc de comunele Rădeni, Codreanca şi Grebleşti", a declarat Petru Răbdău, primarul comunei Rădeni.

Persons: Crăciun, Victor Alexeev, Serghei Suman, Petru Locations: Rădeni

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