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Odell Beckham Jr. dunks on everyone who laughed at him for taking Rams salary in Bitcoin




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Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 forms, likely to become Tropical Storm Sara and may impact Florida




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U.S. confirms North Korean soldiers have begun combat operations against Ukraine

North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian troops, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday.




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Russia launches massive missile, drone attack on Kyiv as it ramps up airborne offensive

Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, the third in three days, but Ukrainian air defenses shot most of the airborne ordnance out of the sky with only one person reported hurt.




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FBI arrests CIA official in document leak of Israeli military plans against Iran

CIA official Asif W. Rahman was arrested by the FBI Tuesday in Cambodia on two counts of violating the Espionage Act in classified documents leaks about Israeli military plans. He will appear Thursday in a Guam court.




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Watch: Koala found relaxing in South Australia couple's bedroom

A couple arrived at their home in Australia after midnight and found their bedroom occupied by an unexpected intruder -- a koala.




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College Football Playoff: Texas, Penn State join Top 4; Georgia, Miami plummet in rankings

Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State are the Top 4 teams in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, the selection committee announced. Week 11 losers Georgia and Miami plummeted in the rankings.




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Erik Spoelstra: 'Horrendous' timeout, mental error costly in Heat loss to Pistons

Erik Spoelstra, who is widely known as one of the NBA's top coaches, shouldered blame for a brutal timeout infraction, calling it a "serious mental error" in the final seconds of a Miami Heat loss to the Detroit Pistons.




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Pickens, Sutton among 4 must-start Week 11 fantasy football wide receivers

George Pickens and Courtland Sutton are among my four must-start wide receivers for Week 11 of the fantasy football campaign.




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Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence ruled out vs. Detroit Lions

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will not play against the Detroit Lions on Sunday because of a lingering left shoulder injury, coach Doug Pederson announced Wednesday.




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WNBA's Atlanta Dream hires Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko as head coach

The Atlanta Dream hired Florida Gulf Coast University women's basketball coach Karl Smesko as its next head coach, the WNBA franchise announced Wednesday.




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News story spares $1M Powerball ticket from the trash can

A news story about an unclaimed lottery prize in Missouri rescued a $1 million Powerball ticket from ending up in the winner's trash can.




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Ontario man bench presses his own weight to break world record

A Canadian man bench-pressed his body weight and unofficially broke a Guinness World Record with 38 repetitions in 30 seconds.




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Florida museum attempting paper rocket world record

A Florida museum is seeking to gather science enthusiasts of all ages to set the Guinness World Record for the most people flying paper rockets simultaneously.




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K.C. Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes 'frustrated' after home burglars target him, Travis Kelce

Police are investigating burglaries that occurred at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.




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ThinkParQ Unveils BeeGFS 8 at SC24, Bringing Advanced Data Management Tools to HPC and AI

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, Nov. 13, 2024 — ThinkParQ, the company behind the leading parallel file system BeeGFS, is thrilled to unveil BeeGFS 8, offering advanced capabilities aimed at enhancing performance, flexibility, and […]

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Multiverse Computing Launches Singularity ML Classification Function in IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog

DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain, Nov. 13, 2024 — Multiverse Computing, a leading quantum AI software company, today announced the launch of Singularity Machine Learning – Classification within IBM’s recently launched Qiskit […]

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Argonne Researchers to Highlight Breakthroughs in Supercomputing and AI at SC24

Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will highlight their work in using powerful supercomputers to tackle challenges in science and technology at SC24, […]

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NVIDIA: Blackwell Delivers Next-Level MLPerf Training Performance

Nov. 13, 2024 — Generative AI applications that use text, computer code, protein chains, summaries, video and even 3D graphics require data-center-scale accelerated computing to efficiently train the large language models […]

The post NVIDIA: Blackwell Delivers Next-Level MLPerf Training Performance appeared first on HPCwire.




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GIGABYTE’s R183-Z93 Achieves Leading Scores in Latest SPEC CPU Benchmarks

Nov. 13, 2024 — Giga Computing, a subsidiary of GIGABYTE and a leader in generative AI servers and advanced cooling technologies, today announced that the innovative GIGABYTE R183-Z93 server has […]

The post GIGABYTE’s R183-Z93 Achieves Leading Scores in Latest SPEC CPU Benchmarks appeared first on HPCwire.




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NVIDIA Supports SoftBank in Building AI Supercomputer, Unveils AI-Driven Telecom Network

TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2024 — NVIDIA has announced a series of collaborations with SoftBank Corp. designed to accelerate Japan’s sovereign AI initiatives and further its global technology leadership while also unlocking […]

The post NVIDIA Supports SoftBank in Building AI Supercomputer, Unveils AI-Driven Telecom Network appeared first on HPCwire.




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Advanced Micro Devices to lay off roughly 1,000 workers, 4% of global workforce

Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday roughly 4% of approximately 26,000 employees worldwide will be laid off. About 1,000 AMD workers will lose their jobs.




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Spirit Airlines stock plunges 59% amid report of bankruptcy deal

Spirit Airlines' stock plunged 59% on Wednesday as the budget airline worked with creditors to restructure debt amid reports the company could file for bankruptcy protection within the next few weeks.




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Boeing delivers layoff notices to 17,000 workers amid financial struggles

Boeing started issuing layoff notices Wednesday to 17,000 employees to cut 10% of its workforce in an effort to shore up the aerospace giant's shaky finances.




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IBM Kicks off Quantum Dev Conference with Flurry of News

IBM’s first Quantum Developer Conference kicks off today, a repositioning of the IBM Quantum Summit of past years, and IBM released a flurry of news mostly around advancing Qiskit (SDK) […]

The post IBM Kicks off Quantum Dev Conference with Flurry of News appeared first on HPCwire.




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Docuseries follows the making of Israel-Palestinian pop group as1one

Paramount+ is teasing a new docuseries about an Israeli-Palestinian pop group.




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John Krasinski is People's Sexiest Man Alive

John Krasinski is officially the sexiest man alive. The star, well known for his roles in "The Office" and "A Quiet Place," won People's coveted 2024 honor, which Stephen Colbert announced on his "Late Show."




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Dave Coulier reveals Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis

Comedian and actor Dave Coulier announced he has been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer that begins in the lymphatic system.




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Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows' bid to move election subversion case to federal court

The Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff during the first Trump administration, to move his 2020 election subversion case to federal court.




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Trump names Rep. Mike Waltz his national security advisor

President-elect Donald Trump has named Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida as his national security advisor.




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Special counsel Jack Smith to wrap up Trump criminal cases, resign before Inauguration Day

Special Counsel Jack Smith will wrap up the two criminal cases against Donald Trump and will resign with his team before Trump's Inauguration Day in January.




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Eczema risk seems to increase from polluted air, study finds

Living in places with more air pollution raises the risk of eczema, a chronic condition that causes dry, itchy and inflamed skin, a new study suggests.




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Two Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist

Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity for nearly 1,000 days, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.




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Florida schools pull more than 700 books from libraries for 2023-24 academic year

More than 700 books were removed from Florida school library shelves for the 2023-24 school year, according to the state Department of Education. But the department claims no books are banned.




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Advanced Micro Devices to lay off roughly 1,000 workers, 4% of global workforce

Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday roughly 4% of approximately 26,000 employees worldwide will be laid off. About 1,000 AMD workers will lose their jobs.




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California teen ‘serial swatter’ pleads guilty to making interstate threats

A California teenager accused of being a "serial swatter" faces up to 20 years in prison for making interstate threats after pleading guilty in federal court on Wednesday.




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Son of ex-Ecuador financial official, former Florida banker guilty in $16M bribery scheme

The son of a high-ranking ex-financial official in Ecuador who was a Florida banker says he's guilty for his part in a international multi-million dollar bribery and money laundering scheme which involved his father.




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U.S., Finland and Canada agree to icebreaker collaboration pact

Political leaders in the United States, Finland and Canada announced Wednesday that the three nations will build world-class icebreakers for the Arctic and polar waters.




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Trump taps Rubio, Gaetz, Gabbard for key Cabinet positions

President-elect Donald Trump chose Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to serve as secretary of state; Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as U.S. attorney general and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence.




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Spirit Airlines stock plunges 59% amid report of bankruptcy deal

Spirit Airlines' stock plunged 59% on Wednesday as the budget airline worked with creditors to restructure debt amid reports the company could file for bankruptcy protection within the next few weeks.




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Up to 20 human skulls found on N.M. property tied to missing mother

Up to 20 human skulls have been found at a New Mexico home, according to authorities, who said the case is "closely tied" to the 2019 disappearance of a mother.




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Pritzker, Polis launch coalition to safeguard democratic institutions

Democratic Govs. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado on Wednesday announced the launch of a non-partisan coalition of governors aimed at protecting state-level democratic institutions.




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Boeing delivers layoff notices to 17,000 workers amid financial struggles

Boeing started issuing layoff notices Wednesday to 17,000 employees to cut 10% of its workforce in an effort to shore up the aerospace giant's shaky finances.




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Oakland airport ordered to stop using 'San Francisco' in its name

A judge has temporarily ordered Oakland International Airport in California to stop using the name "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport" as the cities' legal battle plays out.




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Reports: FBI raids home, seizes phone of Polymarket's CEO

The FBI has raided the New York City home of betting website Polymarket's founder and chief executive, according to reports.




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Denmark becomes 48th nation to sign Artemis Accords for space exploration

Denmark is a founding member of the European Space Agency and on Wednesday formally committed to safe and responsible space exploration that benefits humanity by signing the Artemis Accords.




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Is AI progress stuck? | Jennifer Golbeck

Will progress in artificial intelligence continue to accelerate, or have we already hit a plateau? Computer scientist Jennifer Golbeck interrogates some of the most high-profile claims about the promises and pitfalls of AI, cutting through the hype to clarify what's worth getting excited about — and what isn't.




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Chicago Blackhawks' Andreas Athanasiou Clears Waivers, Sent To Rockford

Athanasiou has one year remaining on his contract with the Blackhawks




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Red Wings Desperately Need Penalty Kill Improvement

14 games into the season, Detroit's PK is a disaster. Here's more on the problem and potential solutions




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Sabres Looking To Make Big Trade

The Sabres are ready to make a significant move.