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☆ Under the radar South Africa looking to surprise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Nick Said | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

South Africa have genuine match-winners in their ranks, players who can light up the big stage, but whether they have a team from one-to-11 that can perform consistently in Indian conditions is the big question. South Africa’s shock exit at last year’s Twenty20 World Cup following a loss to the Netherlands with much the same group of players still weighs heavy on captain Temba Bavuma. "We’ve been challenging each other to make sure that awareness is there and we’re not taking things for granted," he told reporters. On the face of it, South Africa do have a team capable of success, as they showed in a recent 3-2 home series win over Australia in which they rallied from 2-0 down. But if South Africa can get on a run and find collective form they could prove hard to stop.

Persons: Temba Bavuma, we’re, we’ve, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, isn't, Bavuma, Gerald, Coetzee, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nick Said, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Australia, Thomson Locations: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, India, Africa, Netherlands

☆ Markram ton and spin twins see South Africa to ODI win over Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Aiden Markram's century and a successful spin attack saw South Africa beat Australia by 111 runs in the third One Day International at the JB Marks Oval on Tuesday to win their first match of the five-game series. However, South Africa did get lucky when David Warner was run out and Tim David then given out after a review of a catch that looked to have been dropped but was ruled fair by the fourth umpire after a TV review. Markram also had a touch of fortune about reaching his second ODI century, dropped in the deep on 95 which allowed him to reach the three-figure milestone. But it was a vital innings that propelled South Africa to a formidable total after they lost their way mid-innings. Bavuma went quickly thereafter for 57 and the home team’s run rate slowed markedly as Australia pinned them back.

Persons: Aiden Markram's, Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Warner, Tim David, Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, De Kock, Travis Head, Bavuma, David Miler, Warner, Maharaj’s, Marnus Labuschagne, David, Bjorn Fortuin, George Coetzee’s, Seamer Coetzee, Mark Gleeson, Ken Ferris Organizations: South Africa, Australia, JB, Warner, Wanderers, Thomson Locations: POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, South, Australia, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town

“This one hurts and it’s going to hurt for a while,” Virginia coach Tony Elliott said. That left a sizeable James Madison following that assisted on the two 80-yard drives that won it. Colandrea brought them back two plays later with a mid-range pass to Malik Washington, who juked defenders and changed directions on a 63-yard pass play that made it 14-7. THE TAKEAWAYJames Madison: The Dukes may have gotten a bad deal on an apparent fumble by Pace on the Cavaliers' fifth scoring drive. So I anticipate that by the time we get ready to roll out next week, he should be back, ready to go.”UP NEXTThe Dukes play at Troy next Saturday.

Persons: James Madison, Jordan McCloud, Tony Elliott, “ We’ve, ”, Anthony Colandrea, Mike Hollins, Elliott, “, ” Dukes, Curt Cignetti, Pace, Dukes, Ty Son Lawton, JMU, Virginia, Perris Jones, Jalen Green, Daniel Sparks, Aiden Fisher, D'Angelo Ponds, Colandrea, Malik Washington, Hollins, Tony Muskett, Muskett, Tony Organizations: Dukes, Virginia, Cavaliers, Clemson, Kobe Pace, Hollins, Pace, ”, Troy, Maryland, AP Locations: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Virginia, Tennessee, Colandrea

Let's do this," tweeted Yaccarino, who also posted a picture of the logo projected onto the company's offices in San Francisco. loadingloadingBoth Yaccarino's and Musk's Twitter handles feature the X logo, although the Twitter blue bird is still visible across the platform. He also referred to the "interim X logo," and tweeted that "soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds". In response to a tweet asking what will tweets be called under X, Musk replied "x's". loadingThe original Twitter logo was designed in 2012 by a team of three.

Persons: Carlos Barria STOCKHOLM, Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Yaccarino, Musk, adieu, Martin Grasser, Matt Rhodes, Drew Benvie, Battenhall, Supantha Mukherjee, Martin Coulter, Aiden Nulty, Bharat Govind Gautam, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Twitter, PayPal, NBCUniversal, SpaceX, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, San Francisco, Elon Musk's, Stockholm, London, Bengaluru

☆ Investor Charged With Kidnapping ‘Crypto King’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Late one night in early December, Aiden Pleterski, a self-proclaimed “Crypto King,” was kidnapped, then beaten and tortured over three days, according to court records. This week, Akil Heywood, 39, who had invested with Mr. Pleterski, 24, was charged with kidnapping him. The Toronto Police Service said in a statement on Monday that it had arrested and charged four men on counts of kidnapping for ransom and other charges: Mr. Heywood, Tyler Fast, 37, and Deren Akyeam-Pong, 24, all of Toronto, as well as Rakeem Henry, 24, of London. Mr. Heywood was among dozens who invested with Mr. Pleterski, who was supposed to invest their money in cryptocurrency and foreign exchange positions, according to court documents. But after spending money feeding a lavish lifestyle, buying three Lamborghinis and three McLarens, Mr. Pleterski filed for bankruptcy in August, leaving investors wondering what had happened to their money.

Persons: Aiden Pleterski, “ Crypto, ”, —, Akil Heywood, Pleterski, Heywood, Tyler Fast, Deren, Henry Organizations: Mr, Toronto Police Service Locations: Toronto, London, cryptocurrency

☆ In the Age of A.I., Tech’s Little Guys Need Big Friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Cade Metz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

From Hewlett-Packard to Google, the tales of bootstrapped companies that have turned into giants has inspired generations of entrepreneurs. In 2019, Aiden Gomez and Nick Frosst left Google to create an A.I. Several months later, they went back to Google and asked if it would sell them the enormous computing power they would need to build their own A.I. The big companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, he added, are controlling the chips. “They’re controlling the computing power,” he said.

Persons: Google Bard, Aiden Gomez, Nick Frosst, Sundar Pichai, ”, David Katz, Cohere’s, They’re, “ Organizations: Hewlett, Packard, Google, today’s, Radical Ventures, Microsoft Locations: Toronto

[1/2] The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. Robotic undersea search operations were diverted to the area where the sounds seemed to originate, but there was still no tangible sign of the missing vessel, the Coast Guard said on Twitter. ROBOTIC SEARCH REDIRECTEDThe search effort included Lockheed P-3 Orion turboprop airplanes designed with sub-surface surveillance gear to detect submarines, Frederick said. The Coast Guard did not detail the nature or extent of the sounds. Titanic expert Tim Matlin said it would be "almost impossible to effect a sub-to-sub rescue" on the seabed.

Persons: Jamie Frederick, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Frederick said, Canada's, Stone, Alistair Greig, Tim Matlin, Steve Gorman, Joseph Ax, Brendan O'Brien, Natalie Thomas, Aiden Nulty, Kanishka Singh, Ismail Shakil, Steve Scherer, Steve Holland, Daniel Trotta, Brad Brooks, Ariba Shahid, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, U.S . Coast Guard, Canadian, Coast Guard, Twitter, U.S, Expeditions, British, Reuters, U.S . Navy, Atlantic, Stockton Rush, Authorities, Lockheed, Orion, CNN, Stone, University College London, Thomson Locations: Newfoundland, Canada, France, U.S, Connecticut, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, St, John's, French

☆ Factbox: The challenges of recovering the Titanic submersible
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 20 (Reuters) - A submersible vessel taking tourists on a deep ocean journey to view the wreckage of the Titanic has been missing since Sunday. INHOSPITABLE TERRAINIf the craft is on the ocean floor, it would be nearly impossible to rescue, experts say. The Titanic wreck is 2.5 miles below the surface. If the submersible is on the ocean floor, experts say that a sub-to-sub rescue is unlikely. Only a handful of submersible craft exist that could reach the depths of the Titanic wreck.

Persons: Tim Maltin, Jamie Pringle, Aiden Nulty, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Nick Zieminski Organizations: IT, Keele University, Thomson Locations: Connecticut, Belgium, Britain, London, Lubbock , Texas

"(This) creates a very good defending position for Russians who expect Ukrainian offensive activity,” Matysiak said. Russia has denied responsibility and accused Ukraine of sabotaging the dam to deflect from what Moscow said were Ukrainian military failures. "For Russians the reason to do it would have been to stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive, obviously. For Ukraine, the breach might have provided a way of distracting the Russians while Kyiv launches its counteroffensive, she added. Patricia Lewis, Research Director for International Security at the Chatham House think tank, said the situation helps Russia even if the Ukrainian counteroffensive later makes inroads.

Persons: Ruslan Strilets, Ben Barry, Maciej Matysiak, ” Matysiak, Strilets, Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Heidarzadeh, Dmytro Kuleba, Marina Miron, Patricia Lewis, they're, Aiden Nulty, Ben Tavener, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Kyiv, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Stratpoints Foundation, University of Bath, Civil, Engineering, University of Warwick, Reserve, Nova Kakhovka, King's College, International Security, Chatham House, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Dnipro, Kyiv, Nova, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Kherson, Crimea, Britain, London

BALLINA, Ireland, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday was set to wrap up his nostalgic three-day tour to Ireland, the longest ever by an U.S. leader, with a rally in the West of Ireland hometown of his great-great-great-grandfather. Biden started his tour on Wednesday in Belfast on a more serious note by urging political leaders there to restore their powersharing government. Biden will address a crowd in front of St Muredach's Cathedral, whose construction Blewitt was involved with in the 1820s. "It is a homecoming for him," said Joe Blewitt, a distant cousin of Biden's. Ahead of the visit the town was being decorated with U.S. flags, bunting and cardboard cutouts of Biden peering out of windows.

☆ Irish driver Breen dies after testing crash in Croatia
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 13 (Reuters) - Ireland's top rally driver Craig Breen has died after an accident in a pre-event test for the Croatian round of the world championship, his Hyundai team said in a statement on Thursday. The team gave no details of the accident just after midday local time but said co-driver James Fulton was unharmed. He was a world championship regular over the years, although rarely for a full season, and while not a winner he finished second in six rallies. Craig was a world class driver and a world class person," said Motorsport Ireland president Aiden Harper in a statement of condolences. Breen is the first fatality in the world championship since German junior co-driver Joerg Bastuck in the 2006 Rally of Catalunya.

[1/4] Andrea Brown, daughter of Royal Ulster Constabulary officer Eric Brown who was killed in 1983, holds a portrait of her father in Moira, Northern Ireland, March 29, 2023. In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation. The bill is opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Irish government and victims' groups. "It toys with what is a very delicate peace settlement here," said Amnesty International Northern Ireland deputy director Grainne Teggart. In 2019 a Northern Ireland court ordered an independent investigation into alleged collusion between security services and the gang suspected of the killing.

In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation. The bill is opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Irish government and victims' groups. "It toys with what is a very delicate peace settlement here," said Amnesty International Northern Ireland deputy director Grainne Teggart. KEEP GOING[1/4] Andrea Brown, daughter of Royal Ulster Constabulary officer Eric Brown who was killed in 1983, holds a portrait of her father in Moira, Northern Ireland, March 29, 2023. In 2019 a Northern Ireland court ordered an independent investigation into alleged collusion between security services and the gang suspected of the killing.

☆ South Africa move to brink of World Cup qualification
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JOHANNESBURG, April 2 (Reuters) - Aiden Markram scored a superb century and Sisanda Magala claimed five wickets to lead South Africa to a 146-run win over the Netherlands in a one-day international on Sunday and move them to the brink of World Cup qualification. Markram plundered 175 runs off 126 balls as South Africa, put into bat, scored 370-8 off their 50 overs before Magala took his first five-wicket haul to help dismiss the Dutch for 224. The win lifted South Africa into eighth place in the World Cup Super League standings, from where they can now automatically qualify for the World Cup in October. The Netherlands bowling attack started brightly, dismissing South Africa’s openers cheaply but then came in for a peppering, eventually going at a rate of 7.4 per over. Already qualified for the tournament from Oct. 5-Nov. 19 are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and hosts India.

☆ Fact Check-Photos misidentifying the Nashville school shooter circulate on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SAM HYDE HOAX RECIRCULATESA tweet sharing a photo of a person with a gun said: “BREAKING: Nashville Police have positively identified the corpse of the suspected Nashville Covenant School shooter as 31 year old Samantha Hyde. Social media posts indicate Samantha was a trans woman who previously went by the name Samuel” (here). ARTIST MISIDENTIFIED AS SHOOTERSome posts falsely saying the shooter was identified as “Samantha Hyde” shared photos in these posts (here) and (here). “Apparently I am being confused with the Nashville incident that happened today,” he said in a March 27 TikTok video. Photos of individuals who are not linked to the March 27 Nashville school shooting have been miscaptioned and shared online.

☆ South Africa chase down record T20 target to beat Windies
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Opener Quinton de Kock hit a first T20 century as South Africa scored 259-4 after being set an imposing target of 13 runs per over to win the match. Johnson Charles had led the West Indies to 258-5, a new record T20 total at the Pretoria test venue, after they had been put into bat and amassed a formidable total. South Africa began at blistering pace in reply and by scoring 150 without loss off the first 10 overs set another T20 record. I've been looking for a T20 century for a while and to do it at my home ground was something special," said De Kock. South Africa tied the three-match T20 series with the final game at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

☆ Windies skipper smashes his side to T20 win over South Africa
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Cricket - First Twenty20 - South Africa v West Indies - SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, Centurion, South Africa - March 25, 2023 South Africa's Anrich Nortje and Aiden Markram after the match REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoPRETORIA, March 25 (Reuters) - West Indies captain Rovman Powell smashed a quickfire 43 not out to propel his side to a three wicket victory over South Africa in a rain reduced Twenty20 international clash on Saturday. Powell’s knock came off only 18 balls as the West Indies reached their target of 132 with three balls to spare to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. The game was reduced to 11 overs each with South Africa scoring 131-8 and then the tourists replying with 132-7. After a two-hour delay, Powell put South Africa into bat in damp conditions and got immediate returns as key batsmen Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw departed cheaply. West Indies went on the attack from the start of their innings, scoring 17 runs off their opening four balls before South Africa snagged Kyle Mayers with the next delivery.

☆ Authorities identified a Capitol rioter because he wore a bright red backpack with his last name embroidered on it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Accessories helped authorities to identify him, including a pair of Pit Viper sunglasses. Christopher Carnell, who appeared in a Raleigh court on Thursday, was caught on CCTV cameras with a bright, red backpack with his last name stitched on the back. Other fashion statements that helped to identify him and his friend David Worth Bowman included a pair of Pit Viper sunglasses and a blue facemask. After seizing Bilyard's phone, authorities found a group chat with three of Bilyard's friends, including Carnell and Bowman. Two days after the riot, the group also spoke in code about entering certain parts of the US Capitol Building.

The little white kiosk where Juan Carlos Robles-Corona Jr. worked with his mother was barely large enough to fit three or four adults. Juan Carlos, whom relatives and close friends called Junior or J.R., pestered her for months before she gave him a part-time job there. He wanted to be like his mother’s boss: an entrepreneur who owned franchise stores in several cities. Junior with his father, Juan Carlos Robles-Corona, and his siblings Mia, Dylan and Aiden. On April 4, Juan Carlos Robles-Corona Jr. was shot on a street near his public school.

☆ Medieval-inspired communal bakery aims to help with cost-of-living crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Her solution is "The People's Oven", a monthly event where locals can come to the bakery she set up six months ago in a former warehouse near a canal in Hackney. In an area where artist and design studios in old industrial buildings rub shoulders with newly-built apartment blocks, the bakery, "Hearth", has a hipster vibe. "I came here for like the experience, also to make friends and kind of seek out a community in east London," Ren said. "For sure to help people to save some money, but also to create a sort of community in the area." Reporting by Aiden Nulty and Ben Makori; Writing by Sarah Young; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Jewish and anti-hate organizations are urging social media influencers and tech platforms to stop hosting interviews with Ye, the rapper and artist formerly known as Kanye West, as he’s continued to make antisemitic statements and criticize Jewish people in his recent public appearances. Ross, a popular Twitch streamer with 7 million followers, is Jewish and said that he was going to “stand up for the Jews” in the interview. On Dec. 5, political streamer Hasan Piker said in a Twitch stream that he may participate in the interview. Rez said that even if Ross planned to challenge Ye, she would be concerned that the interview would stoke antisemitic violence. Ross has been silent on the topic of the Ye interview since the call with Fuentes was published.

[1/7] Herbs and micro-greens grown at the underground farm in a disused World War Two bunker using hydroponic technology and LED lighting, powered by renewable energy, are pictured in London, Britain November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Maja SmiejkowskaLONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - In an underground World War Two air raid shelter where London tube trains can be heard rattling overhead, aromatic coriander leaves tilt towards the pink glow of LED bulbs - a vision of how farms could look in the future. Zero Carbon Farms grows herbs and salads in Clapham, south London, a densely populated area with no room for conventional agriculture. But 30 metres below ground there is a kilometre of tunnels, and technology has made farming here a reality. "What makes this industry so exciting and challenging is that no one's quite cracked it," said Zero Carbon Farm's business development director Olivia O'Brien.

A source familiar with the situation in Zhengzhou said production at the plant was unaffected by the worker unrest and output remained "normal". It makes most of the phones at the Zhengzhou plant, though it has other smaller production sites in India and southern China. Shares of Foxconn have slipped 2% since the unrest emerged in late October. Before the unrest, the Zhengzhou plant employed some 200,000 people. To retain staff and lure more workers Foxconn has had to offer bonuses and higher salaries.

☆ Goldman Sachs just dropped the names of its biggest partner class since David Solomon took over as CEO. See the full list here.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Dakin Campbell | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

David Solomon had been shrinking the size of Goldman's partner ranks to make it more exclusive. On Wednesday, the firm named 80 new partners, its largest class since Solomon became CEO in 2018. Goldman Sachs promoted 80 people to partner status on Wednesday, marking the largest class since David Solomon took over as CEO in 2018. Goldman's partner class has been steadily shrinking since David Solomon took over as CEO in 2018. Last year, Goldman gave its roughly 400 partners special one-time payments that added millions of dollars to their already generous year-end bonuses.

☆ Ex-Air Force enlistee jailed after pleading guilty to 'outrageous' conduct on Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

"You make your bed, you gotta lie in it," U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said before ordering the man detained. As part of his plea, he admitted that he used chemical spray on officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and helped force them to retreat. / FBI"I plead guilty," Bilyard told the judge. After he attacked officers and smashed the window on Jan. 6, Bilyard reported to Air Force basic training. More than 870 defendants have been arrested in the Jan. 6 attack investigation, and more than 350 have pleaded guilty.

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