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☆ Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí win men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —It was a successful night for Spanish soccer at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony – the annual soccer awards celebrating the best players in the men’s and women’s game. Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri won his first Ballon d’Or, while Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmatí won her second consecutive Ballon d’Or Féminin during Monday’s presentation. Rodri credited his improvement in the final third in helping him win the award. Franck Fife/AFP/Getty ImagesBonmatí was once again crucial to Barcelona Femení’s success this year and won her second consecutive Ballon d’Or award. Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy – the award given to the best under 21 player in men’s football.

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☆ British content creator dies trying to climb Spain’s highest bridge
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge during an attempt to climb one of its pylons. Local councillor Macarena Muñoz said he was accompanied by another British man, aged 24. “According to what we have been able to find out they had come to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social media,” Muñoz said in the statement. The British man is far from the first person to die in the pursuit of social media content in recent years. And in November 2019 a French tourist died after falling from a waterfall in Thailand while attempting to take a selfie.

Persons: Macarena Muñoz, ” Muñoz, Koh Samui Organizations: CNN, Talavera de la Reina, Nine, AFP Locations: Castilla, Mancha, Talavera de, Spain, Talavera, Australia, Victoria, Thailand, Thai, Koh

☆ Track and field at the 2024 Olympics: World-record watch, schedule and how to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementThat makes track and field by far the most contested sport at the Olympics. Men’s shot put: Behind Duplantis, American Ryan Crouser has a case for the world’s most dominant athlete in track and field. She broke her own record for the fourth time with a time of 50.65 seconds in June at the U.S. Olympic trials. Hocker’s winning time of 3:30.59 broke the trials record by 3.5 seconds and showed he has the world-class fitness to mix it up at Paris. She withdrew from the Jamaican Olympic Trials and later revealed she was dealing with an Achilles injury.

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☆ Citi names one 'compelling emerging' theme to play real estate — and stocks and REITs to buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Real estate companies around the world are eyeing one area right now: data centers, according to Citi. Citi noted the push toward data centers is being driven by major themes such as artificial intelligence and nearshoring. More industrial companies are looking to convert warehouses into data centers, Citi noted. Stocks to benefit The bank named three "direct beneficiaries" of rising data center demand: U.S.- listed real estate investment trust Digital Realty Trust , data center firm Equinix and Australia-listed NextDC . Paul Hanna | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesReal estate companies around the world are eyeing one area right now: data centers, according to Citi.

Persons: Stocks, There's, Keppel DC REIT, Paul Hanna Organizations: Citi, Digital Realty Trust, Digital Realty, Equinix, Nvidia, Keppel DC, Industrial Trust, Inc, Talavera de la Reina, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: datacenters, Equinix, Australia, Singapore, India, Talavera de, Spain

☆ A ‘thirsty’ generative AI boom poses a growing problem for Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Shaolei Ren, a researcher at the University of California, Riverside, published a study in April investigating the resources needed to run buzzy generative AI models, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. Hundreds of millions of monthly users all submitting questions on the popular chatbot quickly illustrates just how "thirsty" AI models can be. The study's authors warned that if the growing water footprint of AI models is not sufficiently addressed, the issue could become a major roadblock to the socially responsible and sustainable use of AI in the future. For Google, meanwhile, total water consumption at its data centers and offices came in at 5.6 billion gallons in 2022, a 21% increase on the year before. watch nowIt's notable, however, that their latest water consumption figures were disclosed before the launch of their own respective ChatGPT competitors.

Persons: Shaolei Ren, Ren, Eitan Abramovich, OpenAI, Somya Joshi, Microsoft's Bing, Bard, Joshi, Paul Hanna Organizations: UNITED, EMIRATES, Tech, Microsoft, Google, University of California, Uruguay's Central Union, CNT, Afp, Getty, CNBC, Big Tech, Meta, SEI, U.S ., Stockholm Environment Institute, United, Inc, Talavera de la Reina, Bloomberg Locations: Dubai, Riverside, Montevideo, U.S, Stockholm, United Arab Emirates, Talavera de, Spain

☆ El Salvador's president asks for leave of absence to seek reelection
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during the inauguration of the 3 de Febrero hydroelectric power plant in San Luis de La Reina, El Salvador October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAN SALVADOR, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced on Tuesday he will formally ask Congress to approve a leave of absence over the next few days to allow him to run for reelection as president of the Central American nation next year. In a televised speech, Bukele said he is formally requesting the leave of absence "to dedicate myself to the campaign," but he did not name his temporary replacement in his brief remarks. While critics question Bukele's ability to seek a second consecutive term, citing a constitutional prohibition, the country's top court ruled he could run in 2021. The judges on that court were appointed by Congress, which is dominated by Bukele's New Ideas party.

Persons: Nayib Bukele, San Luis de La, Jose Cabezas, Bukele, Nelson Renteria, David Alire Garcia Organizations: El, San Luis de La Reina, REUTERS, SALVADOR, Central American, Congress, Bukele's, Thomson Locations: San Luis, El Salvador

☆ Bonmati, Carmona and Kerr to vie for UEFA Player of the Year award
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Bonmati and Carmona were part of the Spain team which beat England 1-0 to win the Women's World Cup on Sunday. Bonmati had a stellar domestic campaign with Barcelona, helping the club seal a fourth consecutive Spanish League title as well as winning the Women's Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup. Forward Kerr scored 29 goals in all competitions last season as Chelsea won their fourth consecutive FA Women's Super League title as well as the Women's FA Cup. She also reached the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup with Australia. UEFA also announced the candidates for Women's Coach of the Year, with Barcelona's Jonatan Giraldez, Spain's Jorge Vilda and England's Sarina Wiegman the three final nominees.

Persons: Hannah Mckay, Sam Kerr of, Aitana Bonmati, Olga Carmona, Bonmati, Carmona, Forward Kerr, Barcelona's Jonatan, Spain's Jorge Vilda, Sarina, Aadi Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, England, Chelsea, Spain, Spanish League, Women's Champions League, Spanish, Madrid, Barcelona, Copa, la Reina, Women's FA, Australia, UEFA, Women's, League, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Sydney, Sam Kerr of Australia, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Monaco, Bengaluru

☆ Key US inflation gauge cooled last month to the lowest level in nearly three years
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The PPI index, a key inflation gauge that tracks the average change in prices that businesses pay to suppliers, has cooled significantly since peaking at 11.2% in June 2022 and has now declined for 12 consecutive months. Annual producer price inflation is at its lowest level since August 2020, BLS data shows. “It’s definitely a good month for inflation,” Pelle told CNN. Starting in March 2022, the central bank rolled out 10 consecutive interest rate hikes to tame inflation, finally hitting pause last month. Doves tend to favor looser monetary policy and issues like low unemployment over low inflation, while hawks favor robust rate hikes and keeping inflation low above all else.

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☆ Will Netflix price cuts, ad-supported plan help add more users?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Yuvraj Malik | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Smartphone with Netflix logo is seen in front of a descending stock graph in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. Netflix is expected to add 3.43 million subscribers in the April-June period, according to 16 analysts polled by Refinitiv, compared with 970,000 subscriber losses in the year-ago quarter. Amazon knocked Netflix off the top spot in the United States last year, according to consulting firm Parks Associate. Netflix in November introduced a streaming plan with advertising for $6.99 per month in 12 countries, after resisting commercials for years. "In 2020, only one in five new sign-ups were to ad-supported plans; last year, it was nearly one in three."

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