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☆ Silicon Valley chip startup Cerebras unveils AI supercomputer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Jane Lanhee Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Startup Cerebras System's new AI supercomputer Andromeda is seen at a data center in Santa Clara, California, U.S. October 2022. Rebecca Lewington/Cerebras Systems/Handout via REUTERSOAKLAND, Calif. Nov 14(Reuters) - Silicon Valley startup Cerebras Systems, known in the industry for its dinner plate-sized chip made for artificial intelligence work, on Monday unveiled its AI supercomputer called Andromeda, which is now available for commercial and academic research. Andromeda is built by linking up 16 Cerebras CS-2 systems, the company's latest AI computer built around the over-sized chip called the Wafer-Scale Engine 2. This is less than $35 million,” said Andrew Feldman, founder and CEO of Cerebras when asked about the Frontier supercomputer. Feldman said Andromeda is owned by Cerebras and built at a high performance data center in Santa Clara, California called Colovore.

☆ Dave Chappelle’s ‘SNL’ monologue sparks backlash as being antisemitic
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dave Chappelle’s comments about the Jewish community during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue are being slammed as antisemitic. Anti-Defamation League chief executive officer Jonathan Greenblatt took to Twitter on Sunday to criticize the comedian and the NBC late night show. “We shouldn’t expect @DaveChappelle to serve as society’s moral compass, but disturbing to see @nbcsnl not just normalize but popularize #antisemitism,” Greenblatt tweeted. “But if they’re Jewish, it’s a coincidence and you should never speak about it.”Chappelle went on to talk about the abundance of Jewish people in Hollywood. “But it’s a crazy thing to say out loud.”Writer Adam Feldman tweeted “That Dave Chappelle SNL monologue probably did more to normalize anti-Semitism than anything Kanye said.”“Everyone knows Kanye is nuts,” Feldman wrote.

☆ A 25-Foot-Wide Townhouse Asking $14.975 Million Becomes One of Brooklyn’s Priciest Listings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. A Brooklyn Heights townhouse is listing for $14.975 million, making it one of the priciest homes on the market in Brooklyn, said listing agent David Feldman of Brown Harris Stevens.

☆ Inflation in the U.S. could drop to about 3.7% next year, says analyst
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | 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 EmailInflation in the U.S. could drop to about 3.7% next year, says analystCody Feldman of the Economist Intelligence Unit says external factors that have been driving inflation in the U.S. are starting to subside.

☆ Wall Street cuts Disney targets on earnings miss but sees the company as a long-term winner
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While a slew of analysts lowered their price targets and future expectations for Disney earnings, many remained bullish on the company, insisting that it's poised to be a winner in the future of streaming. " The firm kept its buy rating on shares but lowered its price target to $122 from $135. Shares of Disney have shed about 35% year to date. Until the division reaches profitability, there could be more pain for investors up to the turning point for the company. Barclays, which has a neutral rating on shares of Disney, sees shares falling further.

☆ Christina Applegate discusses her resolve to finish the final season of ‘Dead To Me’ amid her multiple sclerosis diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Christina Applegate is opening up about living with multiple sclerosis, and how finishing her acclaimed show “Dead to Me” was important to her. Applegate reflected on what it was like to receive her MS diagnosis over the summer of 2021 during filming. “There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better,’” Applegate said. “Jen and Judy [their characters in “Dead to Me”] support each other, love each other, help each other through things. “I’m sure that people are going to be, like, ‘I can’t get past it.’”“Fine, don’t get past it, then,” she added.

☆ Holiday bargains will dent retail profits. How investors can avoid taking a beating
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Stifel's research found that consumers plan to spend 9% more this holiday season over 2021. Roughly three-quarters of respondents to a PwC holiday poll indicated they plan to spend the same or more this holiday season. Rather than marking down inventory, companies should hold on to it for the next year if their balance sheets can withstand it, said Siegel. Across the board, many flagship retail stores heavily focused on apparel and footwear like Kohl's and Macy's may struggle to lure customers intent on saving money on discretionary purchases. He points to names heavily focused on electronics and home goods purchased by consumers during the pandemic as one of the weaker areas this holiday season.

The two-day "Prime Early Access Sale" shopping event for Amazon members, which starts Tuesday, is much like the Prime Day summer marketing blitz and will compete with early discounts from rival retailers. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWalmart Inc (WMT.N) is holding a "Rollbacks and More" sale event from Oct. 10-13 to counter Amazon's discount days, with deals on everything from Hot Wheels toys to luggage. U.S. online holiday sales are expected to rise this year at their slowest pace since at least 2015 and grow only 2.5% to $209.7 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. read moreThe early start to the holiday shopping season, however, does not come as a surprise. read more"This holiday season, retailers are resorting to blunt force promotions to coax shoppers," Spieckerman said.

The Supreme Court in June announced it would hear the case in its new term, which begins on Monday. This showed the increasing willingness of its 6-3 conservative majority take on divisive issues as it steers the court on a rightward path. According to Irv Gornstein, executive director of Georgetown University Law Center's Supreme Court Institute, Kavanaugh now wields outsized influence over the speed and limits of the court's rightward shift. In its most recent term, there were 14 rulings decided on a 6-3 tally with the conservative justices on one side and the liberals on the other. The court appears likely to continue to take up cases particularly important to conservatives, Feldman said.

Officials escort Adnan Syed from the courthouse following the completion of the first day of hearings for a retrial in Baltimore on Feb. 3, 2016. “It was a strategy to inflame racial and religious prejudice against a brown Muslim man,” Raju said. “This is something that has been used to justify colonialism going way back … This notion that men of color, men coming from Asian, South Asian cultures, are inherently misogynistic towards their women, which justifies the intervention that needs to occur,” Selod said. California passed the Racial Justice Act in 2020, empowering defenders to challenge racial disparities in arrests, charging and sentences. If mirrored around the country, this law has the potential to protect other young people of color who might have been in the same position as Syed, Raju said.

☆ Costco tops quarterly results on robust consumables demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Ananya Mariam Rajesh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Costco truck makes a delivery to a Costco store in Carlsbad, California, U.S., May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 22 (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.O) topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly results on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its fresh food, candies and fuel offerings despite rising inflation. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe membership-only retail chain's strong quarterly results comes at a time when Target Corp reported a fall in quarterly profit as consumers squeezed by higher prices curtailed spending on non-essential items. "That bodes well, since they sell a lot of food and consumables and they help people save money." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Evidence that freed Adnan Syed was long available, 'Serial' host says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In a new episode of “Serial” released Tuesday, host Sarah Koenig noted that most or all of the evidence cited in prosecutors’ motion to overturn the conviction was available since 1999. Adnan Syed, center, leaves the courthouse after being released from prison in Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 19, 2022. In the “Serial” episode posted Tuesday, Koenig broke down prosecutors’ motion and described how some evidence they cited was featured in the podcast, while other evidence — including the evidence of other possible suspects — became public more recently. Other supporting evidence on the unreliability of a key witness and questions about cellphone data was previously featured on “Serial,” Koenig said. In the years since “Serial” chronicled Syed’s case and transformed the true-crime genre, a number of breakthroughs have come in other cases examined by like-minded podcasters.

☆ Printing the future: New factory tech reshapes the U.S. industrial economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Timothy Aeppel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

DEVENS, Mass., Sept 21 (Reuters) - The giant machines churning out metal parts on this factory floor do not bang or clang - or make any other noise usually associated with heavy-duty manufacturing. VulcanForms builds metal parts by layering on and fusing together materials bit by bit — rather than cutting them out of blocks of metal or stamping them out in metal foundries. The factory has made everything from medical implants and gun suppressors to tire molds and computer cooling devices. VulcanForms is unique among 3D printing companies in that it builds its own proprietary machines - which it will not sell to other producers - and uses them to make parts for its customers. The company is growing quickly, with plans to double the number of 3D printing machines at the Devens factory by the end of this year.

☆ The Inflation Reduction Act aims to lower drug costs — but here’s how Big Pharma could get around it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Berkeley-Lovelace-Jr.Jpg | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The Inflation Reduction Act is set to lower drug prices for millions of people in the United States — but experts fear pharmaceutical companies could exploit loopholes in the bill, ultimately keeping prescription costs high for many. The tactics may ultimately threaten the law’s ability to lower drug costs for consumers. Higher prices for new drugsOther experts are concerned about how companies might abuse the inflation rebate rule in the health law. The provision, which takes effect next year, imposes a rebate on drug manufacturers that raise the prices of their medications faster than inflation. By releasing new drugs at higher prices, drug companies will be able to make up for any lost revenue that they would normally receive from steadily raising prices each year, she said.

Syed was convicted of killing 18-year-old ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, whose body was found buried in Baltimore’s Leakin Park in 1999. Family attorney Steve Kelly said Lee's survivors do not believe Baltimore prosecutors will opt for another trial. “The family has very little hope at this point, they are not hopeful that anybody will ever face justice for Hae’s murder,” Kelly said Tuesday. Mosby's hedged comments belie court action moments earlier when her own prosecutor eviscerated the state's successful murder case against Syed. In her arguments in court Monday, prosecutor Becky Feldman attacked virtually every crucial point of the state's case against Syed.

☆ ‘Serial’ streams new episode after Adnan Syed released
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The podcast that shined light on Adnan Syed’s case was there Monday when he was released to home detention. “Serial” explored Syed’s conviction for the murder of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. In 2014, “Serial,” which is hosted by journalist Sarah Koenig, helped propel interest in podcasts and Syed’s particular case. “Serial” explored Syed’s conviction for the murder of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. https://t.co/0O60tPrtxS — Serial (@serial) September 20, 2022“According to the prosecutor’s office, they didn’t set out to pick apart Adnan’s case – their own case mind you,” Koenig says in the new episode.

BALTIMORE — A judge on Monday vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, years after the hit podcast “Serial” chronicled his case and cast doubt on his role in the slaying of former girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Trial prosecutors did not properly turn over evidence to defense lawyers that could have helped them show someone else killed Lee, Phinn said. Judge Phinn gave the state 30 days to decide whether to seek a new trial or potentially stop the case. "I was kind of blindsided," Lee told the court. After Syed, now 42, was sentenced to life behind bars in 2000, his case gained national notoriety from the 2014 podcast "Serial."

☆ 'Revealing' teen costumes, on-set massages, and a gender-discrimination complaint: Inside Dan Schneider's 'disgusting' Nickelodeon empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

For many Nickelodeon actors, life at the network was surreal, the "Amanda Show" actor Raquel Lee told Insider. Schneider set up a meeting to discuss the situation. On the one hand, the success of Schneider's shows provided rare stability in a chaotic industry. None of Schneider's shows credited more than two female writers in the entirety of their runs; "Zoey 101" and "Drake & Josh" had zero. The writer wrote that Schneider once pressured her into simulating "being sodomized" while she was telling a story about high school, to her embarrassment.

☆ Why major analysts say Disney's subscriber guidance needs to come down
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-10 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As Disney prepares to report earnings Wednesday, major analysts fear further disappointment is in store for investors as streaming subscriber estimates remain too high and need to come down. The entertainment giant has said it plans for its Disney+ streaming service to have between 230 million and 260 million subscribers by the end of 2024. Wells Fargo's Steven Cahall agrees that Disney needs to trim back its streaming goals. Although the bank remains bullish on the company and the continued progression of its Disney+ business, it cut 2024 streaming estimates to 213 million from 240 million. To be sure, there are some potential bright spots that could keep Disney on track to reach its target.

☆ Podcast Sic!: Pandemia și drepturile omului
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-03 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +4 min

: Pandemia și drepturile omuluiÎn pandemie, guvernele au trebuit să limiteze o seamă de drepturi ale cetățenilor – libertatea circulației și întrunirilor, de exemplu – pentru a asigura alte drepturi importante – la viață și la sănătate. În episodul 10 al podcastului, invitatul special e Ian Feldman, președintele Consiliului Nedescriminare. În cazul pandemiei, practic, sunt limitate drepturile a mii și milioane de oameni la libertatea circulației pentru a proteja dreptul zecilor de mii la viață. Totuși, cât de mult au ținut cont de drepturile omului în pandemie autoritățile moldovene? Sănătatea publică trebuie să fie publică”, a conchis Ian Feldman.

Persons: Victoria, Andrei Lutenco, Ian Feldman, Pandemia Organizations: Consiliului, Fundația Soros Moldova Locations: Moldova, Italia, New York, Republicii Moldova

☆ Intensitatea discursului de ură crește în campaniile electorale, masă rotundă
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +6 min

Intensitatea discursului de ură crește în campaniile electorale, masă rotundăIntensitatea discursului de ură și discriminare crește în campaniile electorale, când este folosit ca metodă de luptă între concurenții electorali. Combaterea discursului de ură, instigării la ură trebuie să fie o condiție pentru toți actorii electorali, organele electorale, pentru CEC, Consiliul Audiovizualului, Consiliul pentru prevenirea discriminării, Avocatul Poporului. Discursul e ură este legat, de asemenea, de anumite influențe geopolitice, cum sunt percepute anumite instituții, țările vecine etc. Consiliul crede că ar trebui să fie responsabil, ca instituție de profil, pentru examinare, avizarea, constatarea discursului de ură. Alt fapt ține de colectarea datelor pe crimele motivate de ură și aici trebuie să se acționeze împreună cu MAIE.

Persons: Vladimir, Poporului, El, Ala Ursu, Michael Farrell, Mara Georgescu, Ian Feldman Organizations: Europei, CEC, Consiliul Audiovizualului, Consiliului Audiovizualului, Audiovizualului, Europeană Locations: Republica Moldova, Chișinău, Republicii Moldova, transnistreană, Antoci, MAIE

„Componența Comisiei pentru selectarea candidaților la postul de judecător la CEDO rămâne intactă”, a scris aseară ministrul interimar al Justiției, Fadei Nagacevschi, într-o postare pe facebook. Președinta țării, Maia Sandu, l-a retras pe Abraham Pavel din comisia de concurs. Peste o zi, ministrul interimar al Justiției, Fadei Nagacevschi, a anunțat că cererea emisă de președintă „contravine regulamentului” și urmează să fie examinată posibilitatea de a mai include un membru în Comisie. Concursul pentru lupta fotoliului de judecător CtEDO a fost anunțat la 30 noiembrie. Din componența nominală fac parte ministrul Justiției, Fadei Nagacevschi, președinte al Consiliului pentru prevenirea nediscriminării și asigurării egalității, Feldman Ian, dar și ex-judecătorul la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului, Stanislav Pavlovschi.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Abraham Pavel, Olesea Stamate, CtEDO, Feldman Ian, Stanislav Pavlovschi Organizations: facebook, Curtea Europeană, Drepturilor Locations: CEDO, Justiției

☆ VIDEO/ Comisia pentru selectarea candidaților la postul de judecător la CtEDO, în ședință pentru a examinarea dosarelor
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Ministerul Justiției s-a întrunit astăzi, 22 ianuarie, în prima ședință a comisiei în cadrul căreia va fi examinată eligibilitatea dosarelor depuse de către candidații care aspiră la postul de judecător la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului și admiterea acestora pentru următoarea etapă – interviu. La concursul național pentru postul de judecător al CEDO s-au înscris 13 candidați:Vitalie GamurariAlexandru PrisacRoman ZadoinovIon CojocariMarin GurinLilian MoraruLilian ApostolVladislav GribinceaVladimir GrosuVictor BuracGheorghe MițuNicolae EșanuDiana ScobioalaTotodată, din lista nominală a Comisiei pentru selectarea candidaților la postul de judecător la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului fac parte:Fadei Nagacevschi;Pavel Abraham;Vasile Bolea;Dinu Plîngău;Ian Feldman;Oleg Rotari;Serghei Țurcan;Mircea Roșioru;Tamara Chișcă-Doneva;Luiza Gafton;Mariana Timotin;Angela Motuzoc;Gheorghe Leucă;Emanoil Ploșnița;Violeta Cojocaru;Stanislav Pavlovschi;Iulian Groza;Nicolai Cheleș. La 14 ianuarie, președinta Maia Sandu a retras din componența Comisiei pentru selectarea candidaților la funcția de judecător la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului din partea R. Moldova membrul desemnat de fostul șef de stat Igor Dodon, Pavel Abraham. Potrivit consilierei prezidențiale în domeniul justiției, Olesea Stamate, Abraham a fost retras din cauza unor dubii rezonabile cu privire la integritatea acestuia. Ministrul în exercițiu al Justiției, Fadei Nagacevschi, susține însă că președinta Maia Sandu nu are dreptul să retragă membrul desemnat de fostul șef de stat, Igor Dodon, din componența Comisiei pentru selectarea candidaților la funcția de judecător la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului din partea R. Moldova.

Persons: Vitalie, Gurin Lilian Moraru Lilian Apostol Vladislav, Grosu Victor, Diana Scobioala, Pavel Abraham, Vasile, Dinu, Ian Feldman, Oleg, Serghei Țurcan, Mircea Roșioru, Tamara, Luiza Gafton, Mariana Timotin, Angela Motuzoc, Emanoil Ploșnița, Violeta Cojocaru, Stanislav Pavlovschi, Iulian Groza, Nicolai Cheleș, Maia Sandu, Igor Dodon, Olesea Stamate, Abraham Organizations: Justiției, Curtea Europeană, Drepturilor Locations: CEDO, Moldova, Justiției

☆ Ministerul Justiției a făcut publică lista nominală a Comisiei pentru selectarea candidaților la postul de judecător la CtEDO
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Ministerul Justiției a publicat lista nominală a Comisiei pentru selectarea candidaților la postul de judecător la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului. Astfel, din lista nominală a Comisiei fac parte:– Fadei Nagacevschi;– Pavel Abraham;– Vasile Bolea;– Dinu Plîngău;– Ian Feldman;– Oleg Rotari;– Serghei Țurcan;– Mircea Roșioru;– Tamara Chișcă-Doneva;– Luiza Gafton;– Mariana Timotin;– Angela Motuzoc;– Gheorghe Leucă;– Emanoil Ploșnița;– Violeta Cojocaru;– Stanislav Pavlovschi;– Iulian Groza;– Nicolai Cheleș. Ieri, 14 ianuarie, președinta Maia Sandu a retras din componența Comisiei pentru selectarea candidaților la funcția de judecător la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului din partea R. Moldova membrul desemnat de fostul șef de stat Igor Dodon, Pavel Abraham. Potrivit consilierei prezidențiale în domeniul justiției, Olesea Stamate, Abraham a fost retras din cauza unor dubii rezonabile cu privire la integritatea acestuia. Făcând trimitere la regulament, Nagacevschi spune că doar membrul poate decide să se retragă din cadrul Comisiei și că retragerea lui Pavel Abraham va fi discutată în cadrul ședinței Comisiei din 22 ianuarie.

Persons: Pavel Abraham, Vasile, Dinu, Ian Feldman, Oleg, Serghei Țurcan, Mircea Roșioru, Tamara, Luiza, Mariana Timotin, Angela Motuzoc, Gheorghe, Emanoil Ploșnița, Violeta Cojocaru, Pavlovschi, Iulian Groza, Nicolai Cheleș, Ieri, Maia Sandu, Igor Dodon, Olesea Stamate, Abraham Organizations: Justiției, Curtea Europeană, Drepturilor, Ministerul Justiției Locations: CEDO, Moldova, Justiției, 30.11.2020

Astfel, potrivit ministrului prevederile Regulamentului spun că autoritățile și organizațiile responsabile desemnează membrii în Comisia pentru selectarea candidaților la postul de judecător la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului până la 10 decembrie 2020, iar Regulamentul nu prevede posibilitatea retragerii unui membru de către autoritățile și organizațiile responsabile. La fel, a anunțat că va publica și lista nominală a Comisiei, dar și CV-ul domnului Pavel Abraham, retras ieri din Comisie. Președinta țării, Maia Sandu, l-a retras pe Abraham Pavel din comisia de concurs. Anunțul a fost făcut ieri de către consiliera președintei pe domeniul justiției, Olesea Stamate, care a invocat că în spatele deciziei Maiei Sandu stau dubii rezonabile cu privire la integritatea acestuia. Din componența nominală fac parte ministrul Justiției, Fadei Nagacevschi, președinte al Consiliului pentru prevenirea nediscriminării și asigurării egalității, Feldman Ian, dar și ex-judecătorul la Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului, Stanislav Pavlovschi.

Persons: Sandu, Viorica, Pavel Abraham, Maia Sandu, Abraham Pavel, Olesea Stamate, CtEDO, Feldman Ian, Stanislav Pavlovschi Organizations: Curtea Europeană, Drepturilor Locations: RM, Republicii Moldova, Justiției

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