Professor Yoshua Bengio, at the One Young World Summit in Montreal, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Famed computer scientist Yoshua Bengio — an artificial intelligence pioneer — has warned of the nascent technology’s potential negative effects on society and called for more research to mitigate its risks. Bengio, a professor at the University of … Read more
Halma press release (OTCPK:HLMAF): 1H Non-GAAP EPS of 36.90p. Revenue of £950.5M (+8.6% Y/Y). Strong cash performance; continued balance sheet strength: cash conversion9 of 96% (2022/23: 63%), above 90% target; net debt/EBITDA 1.4 times, within operating range of up to 2 times.
If vacuuming is your least favorite chore, employing a robot vacuum can save you time and stress while also making sure your home stays clean. While once most robo-vacs landed on the higher end of the price spectrum, that’s not the case anymore. Sure, you could pick up a $1,000 cleaning behemoth with mopping features, … Read more
The Buffalo Bills will be without tight end Dalton Kincaid, who has emerged as one of Josh Allen’s favorite targets this season, when they face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Before being ruled out on Friday, Kincaid did not participate in any of the team’s practices because of a left knee injury he picked … Read more
Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Putin has gifted North Korea with over 70 zoo animals Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea’s main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow and Pyongyang. Putin’s environment minister, Alexander Kozlov, brought … Read more
Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney discusses whether the Justice Department lawsuit against Google will affect its stock price on ‘Varney & Co.’ The Department of Justice argued on Wednesday that Google must sell its Chrome internet browser after a federal court ruled earlier this year that the company maintained an illegal monopoly over … Read more
Between sightings of the aurora borealis, the solar eclipse, supermoons and plenty of other cool phenomena, there’s been something in the sky to look at throughout 2024. It seems 2025 will have a strong start, too, with a planet parade just a few weeks into the new year. A planet parade is when several of our solar … Read more
Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood. Theo Wargo/Getty Images Carrie Underwood made a surprising return to the 2024 Country Music Association Awards. The moment came when Cody Johnson, who was up for five awards at this year’s ceremony, took the stage to perform at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 20. While Johnson, 37, was … Read more
Lando Norris has revealed the week after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix was “pretty demoralising” as he suffered a huge blow to his championship hopes. Norris is set to lose out to Verstappen in this year’s title race as he sits 62 points behind the Dutchman with three events remaining, starting with this weekend’s Las … Read more
The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu in the West African country of Mali.