Author: KnowledgeHippo

A British couple found on a motorcycle tour around the world was held in Iran, the British Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.The couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, were last heard in social media in early January. But this week, Iranian state media reported that two British nationals had been suspected of “security crimes”.The British Foreign Ministry confirmed their detention after the Iranian reports and issued a statement on behalf of the couple’s family.”This unexpected series of events has raised significant concern for our whole family and we focus deeply on ensuring their security and prosperity during this trial period,” the…

For decades in Japan, it has been accepted as a Gospel: a weak currency makes companies more competitive and boost the economy.Part of this promise came true last year: as the yen collapsed at a low 37 -year -old against the dollar, big brands such as Toyota Motor reported the highest profits in Japanese history. Stocks increased to record high.However, for the majority of Japanese households, the weakened YEN did nothing more than to increase the cost of basic living expenses, such as food and electricity. The figures released on Monday showed that while the Japan’s economy was pace in…

When Elon Musk bought the X for $ 44 billion in 2022, more than a quarter of it was funded by banks, such as Morgan Stanley. Banks usually sell such loans quickly, but in this case they kept much of this debt because investors were reluctant to bet on the social media business.Mr Musk’s new power in President Trump’s administration has helped to change the minds of investors.On Thursday, banks sold about $ 4.7 billion from X’s debt, according to two people familiar with the transaction, more than the $ 3 billion they initially intended to sell. Mr Musk, who…

President Vladimir V. Russia’s Putin shocked the public at the Annual Security Conference in Munich in 2007 demanding the restoration of authoritarian American influence and the new balance of power in Europe more suitable for Moscow.He didn’t get what he wanted – then.Nearly two decades later, during the same conference, top officials from President Trump’s cabinet made one thing clear: Mr Putin found an American administration that could help him realize his dream.Comments by Defense Minister Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance have put fears between the participants under the new United States administration. It can be aligned with…

At the height of the superhero explosion a few years ago, Disney pushed the Marvel assembly lines to run faster and faster. After a while, the quality suffered and ticket sales declined.So Disney slowed the rhythm. Last year, Marvel released a movie (the Megasuccessful “Deadpool & Wolverine”) and two series of Disney+. To compare, in 2021 the Marvel departed four films (with mixed results) and five series of Disney+.Factory problem fixed?Perhaps: Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” was a No. 1 escape at the world box office during the weekend. The film, which costs at least $ 300 million to…

The words “best” and “optimization” come from the Latin “Optimus” or “Best” as in “Make the Best of Things”. Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at ETH Zurich University, is studying the best transfer: the most effective distribution of start points in the end points. The field of research is wide, including clouds, crystals, bubbles and chatbots.Dr. Figalli, who was awarded the Fields Medal in 2018, likes mathematics motivated by specific problems found in nature. He also likes the “sense of eternity” of discipline, he said in a recent interview. “It’s something that will be here forever.” (Nothing is forever, he admitted,…

Eleanor Maguire, a cognitive neuroscientist whose research on human hippocampus – especially those belonging to London taxi drivers – transformed understanding of memory, revealing that a basic structure in the brain can be strengthened as a muscle on January 4th in London . He was 54 years old.Her death, in a hospital unit, was confirmed by Cathy Price, her colleague at the UCL Neurology Institute of Neurology. Dr. Maguire was diagnosed with spine cancer in 2022 and recently developed pneumonia.Workers for 30 years in a small, tight laboratory, Dr. Maguire obsessed on the hippocampus-an engine in the shape of a…

Fifteen people died at a stampede on Saturday at the New Delhi Central Railway Station, as a pilgrims were trying to make their way at a huge Hindu festival in northern India, an official said.Delhi’s lead minister, Atishi, who is using a name, told reporters outside a hospital in the capital that 15 people were injured in Stampede, except for the 15 killed, according to Indian media reports.Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to the dead in a social media statement, adding that the authorities “helped all those who were influenced by this stampede”. Ashwini Vaishnaw, the country’s railway minister,…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by Trump’s administration to give up half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for US support, according to five people informed about the proposal or with direct knowledge of conversations.The unusual agreement would have granted the United States to a 50 % interest in all Ukraine minerals, including graphite, lithium and uranium, as compensation for previous and future support for KIEB’s war effort against Russian invaders, according to Two European officials. A Ukrainian official and an energy expert who informed the proposal said Trump’s…

Openai’s Board of Directors on Friday rejected a $ 97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and a consortium Altman.In a statement, Bret Taylor, chairman of the Openai Council, said: “Openai is not for sale and the Board of Directors unanimously rejected Mr Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition.” Mr Taylor referred to AI by Mr Musk, Xai.Openai sent a letter to Marc Toberoff on Friday, the lawyer representing Mr Musk and the investors who made the offer, saying that the offer was not “in the interest of Oai’s mission”, which is to build artificial intelligence that benefits “All humanity.”Mr…