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Nvidia, the king of chips that power artificial intelligence, on Wednesday posted quarterly financial results that reinforced how the company has become one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence boom and said demand for its products will fuel continued sales growth.The Silicon Valley chipmaker has seen a phenomenal rise over the past 18 months, driven by demand for its specialized and expensive semiconductors, which are used to train popular artificial intelligence services such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. Nvidia has become known as one of the “Magnificent Seven” technology stocks, which, along with the likes of Amazon, Apple and…
An escalation of the war in Gaza could lead to 85,000 Palestinian deaths from injury and disease in the next six months, the worst of three scenarios that prominent epidemiologists have formulated in an attempt to understand the conflict’s likely future death toll.These deaths will add to the more than 29,000 deaths in Gaza that local authorities have attributed to the conflict since it began in October. The estimate represents “excess deaths,” above what would be expected in the absence of war.In a second scenario, assuming no change in the current level of fighting or humanitarian access, there could be…
Memphis. Atlanta. Birmingham. There are certain American cities that are known for their Black history. But the history and culture of African American history can, of course, be found all over the United States, in seemingly unlikely cities like Portland, Maine, say, or Providence, RIMany of these places are included in the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom Program, which was created by the National Underground Railroad to Freedom Act of 1998 and whose mission is to preserve and promote sites with a verifiable connection to the Underground Railroad, a network of abolitionists who helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom.…
A day after vetoing calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the United States defended Israel’s decades-long occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, arguing at the United Nations’ top court that Israel faced “very real needs security. “The latest US defense of Israel on the world stage came at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, where Richard C. Visek, acting legal adviser to the US State Department, urged a panel of 15 judges not to call for Israel’s immediate withdrawal. from the occupied Palestinian territories.He said only the establishment of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel…
President Biden announced the cancellation of an additional $1.2 billion in student loan debt for about 153,000 borrowers on Wednesday, his latest attempt at student debt relief after the Supreme Court blocked a more expansive plan last year.Mr. Biden has now canceled $138 billion in student debt for nearly 3.9 million borrowers through about a dozen executive actions, according to the White House. Wednesday’s action comes as some Democrats have urged Mr. Biden to highlight his success in debt relief to galvanize critical constituencies, including young voters and black borrowers who disproportionately shoulder student loan debt.Since the Supreme Court blocked…
St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London and the London Eye are all major landmarks in Britain’s capital. However, you cannot spend the night in any of them.But after another staple of the city’s skyline, the BT Tower, was sold to a US group on Wednesday, there are plans to turn it into a hotel: one that rises 581ft (177m) above the ground.”We will take our time to carefully develop proposals that respect the rich history of the London landmark and open up the building for all to enjoy,” said Tyler Morse, chief executive of MCR Hotels, which bought the…
Why it matters: A factory that has divided a town.Tesla’s decision to locate in Grünheide, which is in the state of Brandenburg, and the speed with which the factory was built — 861 days — was a point of pride for local politicians in a country known for onerous permitting processes.The plant, which opened two years ago, has also become a major driver of growth in the state, long one of Germany’s most economically troubled. Brandenburg recorded economic growth of 6% in the first half of 2023, mainly due to the 11,000 jobs at the factory and dozens of suppliers…
“Throw the keys through the open booth window. We’ll pick up the car when we open later”: These slightly unorthodox delivery instructions I once received from a Hertz manager in Croatia illustrate some of the differences US travelers may encounter when renting a car abroad.It’s worth familiarizing yourself with local policies and protocols in advance. Here’s what you need to know before you accept the keys.You may need an international driver’s licenseIf you have a US driver’s license, an international driver’s license (along with your state license) is officially required in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Japan, Poland,…
People have told stories of strange underwater sounds for thousands of years, but it took until the mid-20th century for scientists to pinpoint one of the causes: whales, singing and whistling and screeching in the blue.The means by which some whales make these sounds has remained a mystery. A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature offers a new explanation, discovered thanks to a machine that forced air through the voice boxes of three dead whales.The voice box, or larynx, is an ancient instrument. “It evolved when fish were dragged out of the sea and the animals needed a way…
The South Pacific island of Niue is one of the most remote places in the world. Its nearest neighbors, Tonga and American Samoa, are hundreds of miles away. The advent of the Internet promised, in a small way, to make Niue and its roughly 2,000 residents more connected to the rest of the world.In the late 1990s, an American businessman offered to connect the island to the internet. All he wanted in return was the right to control the .nu suffix assigned to Niue for web addresses. The domain didn’t look as profitable as .tv — which was given to…