PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby will take the help. Make that the helper . But it was a victory, not staking claim to another of Mario Lemieux’s franchise records, that mattered most to Crosby on Sunday night. Thanks in no small part to his historic assist early in the second period, Crosby’s Penguins downed the New York Islanders 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena. This victory doesn’t undo a loss to the Islanders in New York on Saturday night, but it does allow the Penguins to finish the calendar year with momentum. Advertisement The Penguins are 10-4-1 dating to Thanksgiving Eve when they sat at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Their winning ways have reinserted the Penguins into the Stanley Cup playoffs picture, and they’ll wrap up 2024 against the Red Wings , tied for last in the Eastern Conference, in Detroit on Tuesday night. Crosby’s top priority is returning his Penguins to the postseason after a two-year absence. He’s driven to win more than collect individual accolades. Still, it’s momentous when a Penguin does one better than Lemieux at anything. Crosby has made a career of doing exactly that. “Honestly, I don’t think about it a whole lot,” Crosby said on Sunday night. “I appreciate those moments probably more and more. But so far as looking at the lists and all that, it’s not something I think about. “I have a lot of appreciation for what the guys have done — especially Mario, what he means to the city, the organization. But all the guys who have played prior to me, it’s really nice to be part of that company.” SIDNEY STANDS ALONE! Congratulations on becoming the Penguins' all-time assist leader, Captain 👏 pic.twitter.com/TLRYFq70hH — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 29, 2024 Crosby joked on Sunday night that he needed “what, like, 500 more games” than Lemieux to establish a Penguins record for assists. Not quite that many, but point taken. Lemieux’s talent is perhaps unmatched. The same may be true of Crosby’s doggedness. The Penguins have retired only three numbers. Lemieux’s 66 is one. There is only one statue of a hockey player in Pittsburgh. It’s of Lemieux. Crosby’s No. 87 will one day hang from the rafters wherever the Penguins play their home games. At the outdoor plaza where Lemieux’s statue stands, a spot is reserved for one to honor Crosby. They are forever linked, with Crosby having succeeded Lemieux as Penguins captain a couple of seasons after playing alongside him. Yet they are not equals, even if Crosby has inched closer to Lemieux in terms of adoration in Pittsburgh than any reasonable person would have thought possible. Advertisement Unless he leads a group to buy the Penguins out of a third bankruptcy and becomes a player-owner after retiring for three-plus seasons, Crosby will never fully skate out of Lemieux’s Paul Bunyan-like shadow. However, Crosby is casting a wide shadow of his own for the Penguins — so large that supplanting Lemieux as the Penguins’ assists leader long ago seemed a foregone conclusion. Lemieux predicted Crosby would break each of his franchise records a few days after Crosby’s first assist — a primary helper on a Mark Recchi power-play goal against the Devils in New Jersey on Oct. 5, 2005. As if deemed serendipitous by the hockey gods, Crosby’s first and record assists for the Penguins were both the primary on a goal scored by a player wearing the No. 8. All these years later — seasons that delivered three Cup wins and an NHL Awards haul, but also a larger chunk of his prime wiped out because of injuries — Crosby’s 1,034th assist also came on a power play. On this one, he won a puck battle behind the net and quickly backhanded a pass to Michael Bunting , whose sure shot was never in danger of being denied by the Islanders’ Marcus Hogberg . Assist 1,034... a work of art. pic.twitter.com/on0qQTWiFp — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 30, 2024 Coach Mike Sullivan deadpanned “I think so” when pressed about whether he had seen similar setups by Crosby. “He’s one of the best players ever to play on his backhand,” Sullivan said. “He makes so many plays on his backhand. He’s just so creative.” It looked as though many among a holiday crowd began to stand in anticipation as the puck went from Crosby to Bunting. Few fans are more adept at celebrating individual greatness as those of the Penguins, one of only three non-Original Six franchises with four 1,000-point scorers — not to mention 15 individual scoring champions. In Pittsburgh, they know when something special is about to happen. They know because they’ve witnessed Lemieux and Crosby regularly make the extraordinary look ordinary. The two greatest players in franchise history have captivated generations in succession while rewriting the record books in Pittsburgh. Advertisement So when Bunting’s shot ended up behind Hogberg at 1:36 of the second period on Sunday night, fans recognized the significance of the moment. The same was true of those on the ice with Crosby, including Evgeni Malkin , who appeared to enjoy the milestone more than his close friend. Crosby often comes off as nonplussed after moving up the NHL scoring charts. The times when he’s topped something Lemieux accomplished for the Penguins have garnered less muted reactions, but Crosby has typically resisted getting caught up in a moment of his own. There are exceptions. He teared up during the pandemic during a pregame ceremony honoring his 1,000th game. There were no waterworks Sunday night, though a loud ovation that followed public address announcer Ryan Mill noting the achievement did not go unnoticed by Crosby. “Definitely appreciate it,” Crosby said. “I’ve had some special moments here at home over the years. To get that kind of reception ... it means a lot.” Sid gets a standing ovation from the Penguins faithful as they announce his record-breaking assist 🍎👏 pic.twitter.com/dD1cwf7AbA — Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) December 29, 2024 The moment merited a statement from Lemieux, who chimes in on matters about as often as it snows in South Florida. “I want to congratulate Sid on setting the team’s assist record,” Lemieux said in a post on the Penguins’ social media accounts. “He’s an amazing player and we’re so fortunate to have him in Pittsburgh. I look forward to even more great things from him.” Crosby signed a two-year extension with the Penguins in September, only a few days before training camp opened. He has vowed to play only for the Penguins, and his contract should allow him to pass Lemieux’s marks for goals (690) and points (1,723). After Sunday night, Crosby needs 89 goals and 88 points to become the Penguins’ all-time leader in each category. Advertisement Despite a slow start to this season, Crosby has been no stranger to milestone moments. He recorded his 1,600th point and 600th goal in home games. Crosby’s pursuit of those marks has resulted in his parents, Troy and Trina, again becoming regulars at Penguins games. They were here for the assist record, and Crosby said he would give the puck to his father, who was a mainstay in Pittsburgh in his son’s early seasons. Crosby, of course, spent those seasons living in Lemieux’s guest house. The Kid who became The Man for a generation of hockey fans in and outside of Pittsburgh, Crosby’s intensity contrasts with Lemieux’s laissez-faire personality. Eddie Johnston, who drafted and coached Lemieux (and played with Bobby Orr), said Crosby “of course is right there with those guys.” “Mario, Orr, (Wayne) Gretzky, (Jean) Béliveau, and Sid,” Johnston said. “I don’t care what order if you’re talking about the greatest players, boy, it’s those five guys. “What’s special here in Pittsburgh is Mario and Sid are Penguins. They’re ours.” (Photo: Charles LeClaire / Imagn Images)President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to help make crucial decisions in tracking, detaining and ultimately deporting immigrants lacking permanent legal status. While immigration officials have used the tech for years, an October letter from the Department of Homeland Security obtained exclusively by The Associated Press details how those tools — some of them powered by AI — help make life-altering decisions for immigrants, including whether they should be detained or surveilled. One algorithm, for example, ranks immigrants with a “Hurricane Score,” ranging from 1-5, to assess whether someone will “abscond” from the agency’s supervision. The letter, sent by DHS Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Eric Hysen to the immigrant rights group Just Futures Law, revealed that the score calculates the potential risk that an immigrant — with a pending case — will fail to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The algorithm relies on several factors, he said, including an immigrant’s number of violations and length of time in the program, and whether the person has a travel document. Hysen wrote that ICE officers consider the score, among other information, when making decisions about an immigrant’s case. “The Hurricane Score does not make decisions on detention, deportation, or surveillance; instead, it is used to inform human decision-making,” Hysen wrote. Also included in the government’s tool kit is a mobile app called SmartLINK that uses facial matching and can track an immigrant’s specific location. Nearly 200,000 people without legal status who are in removal proceedings are enrolled in the Alternatives to Detention program, under which certain immigrants can live in the U.S. while their immigration cases are pending. In exchange, SmartLINK and GPS trackers used by ICE rigorously surveil them and their movements. The phone application draws on facial matching technology and geolocation data, which has been used before to find and arrest those using the app. Just Futures Law wrote to Hysen earlier this year, questioning the fairness of using an algorithm to assess whether someone is a flight risk and raising concerns over how much data SmartLINK collects. Such AI systems, which score or screen people, are used widely but remain largely unregulated even though some have been found to discriminate on race, gender or other protected traits. DHS said in an email that it is committed to ensuring that its use of AI is transparent and safeguards privacy and civil rights while avoiding biases. The agency said it is working to implement the Biden administration’s requirements on using AI, but Hysen said in his letter that security officials may waive those requirements for certain uses. Trump has publicly vowed to repeal Biden’s AI policy when he returns to the White House in January. “DHS uses AI to assist our personnel in their work, but DHS does not use the outputs of AI systems as the sole basis for any law enforcement action or denial of benefits,” a spokesperson for DHS told the AP. Trump has not revealed how he plans to carry out his promised deportation of an estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally. Although he has proposed invoking wartime powers, as well as military involvement, the plan would face major logistical challenges — such as where to keep those who have been detained and how to find people spread across the country — that AI-powered surveillance tools could potentially address. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump, did not answer questions about how they plan to use DHS’ tech, but said in a statement that “President Trump will marshal every federal and state power necessary to institute the largest deportation operation” in American history. Over 100 civil society groups sent a letter on Friday urging the Office of Management and Budget to require DHS to comply with the Biden administration’s guidelines. OMB did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Just Futures Law’s executive director, Paromita Shah, said if immigrants are scored as flight risks, they are more likely to remain in detention, “limiting their ability to prepare a defense in their case in immigration court, which is already difficult enough as it is.” SmartLINK, part of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, is run by BI Inc., a subsidiary of the private prison company The GEO Group. The GEO Group also contracts with ICE to run detention centers. ICE is tight-lipped about how it uses SmartLINK’s location feature to find and arrest immigrants. Still, public records show that during Trump’s first term in 2018, Manassas, Virginia-based employees of BI Inc. relayed immigrants’ GPS locations to federal authorities, who then arrested over 40 people. In a report last year to address privacy issues and concerns, DHS said that the mobile app includes security features that “prohibit access to information on the participant’s mobile device, with the exception of location data points when the app is open.” But the report notes that there remains a risk that data collected from people “may be misused for unauthorized persistent monitoring.” Such information could also be stored in other ICE and DHS databases and used for other DHS mission purposes, the report said. On investor calls earlier this month, private prison companies were clear-eyed about the opportunities ahead. The GEO Group’s executive chairman George Christopher Zoley said that he expects the incoming Trump administration to “take a much more aggressive approach regarding border security as well as interior enforcement and to request additional funding from Congress to achieve these goals.” “In GEO’s ISAP program, we can scale up from the present 182,500 participants to several hundreds of thousands, or even millions of participants,” Zoley said. That same day, the head of another private prison company told investors he would be watching closely to see how the new administration may change immigrant monitoring programs. “It’s an opportunity for multiple vendors to engage ICE about the program going forward and think about creative and innovative solutions to not only get better outcomes, but also scale up the program as necessary,” Damon Hininger, CEO of the private prison company CoreCivic Inc. said on an earnings call. GEO did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement, CoreCivic said that it has played “a valued but limited role in America’s immigration system” for both Democrats and Republicans for over 40 years.
Mike Brown had the Sacramento Kings in his corner for a brief but memorable moment. After guiding the team to its first playoff appearance in 17 years and winning NBA Coach of the Year honors, he appeared set to lead them into a bright future. That’s why the Kings’ sudden decision to part ways with Brown just 31 games into his contract extension shocked many. The Kings, under ownership led by Vivek Ranadive, have had a turbulent history with head coaches, cycling through four in the first four years of his tenure. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line , despite Brown’s success last season, internal rumblings about his future had been brewing for months. Fischer suggests that ownership had started to lose confidence in Brown even after giving him an extension with a significant pay raise. Brown’s firing comes after a disappointing start to this season, with the Kings sitting at 13-18 (before a loss to the Lakers on Sunday). A major factor in the decision appears to be the team’s struggles to find consistency despite the strong performances from De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis . Fischer also notes that internal disagreements regarding player roles — particularly the addition of DeMar DeRozan and how he fit alongside the rest of the roster — could have contributed to the decision. With Doug Christie now stepping in as interim coach, Sacramento’s future remains uncertain. Fischer believes the Kings aren’t done making moves, with the team still actively looking to make trades ahead of the deadline. But one thing is clear: the Kings’ coaching carousel continues, with no end in sight. More NBA | Kings vow to turn around season after Brown dismissal This article first appeared on Hoops Wire and was syndicated with permission.
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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AmpliTech Group, Inc. AMPG AMPGW)) (the "Company"), a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art signal processing components for satellite, Public and Private 5G, and other communications networks, including the design of complete 5G/6G systems and a global distributor of packages and lids for integrated circuits assembly, today announced it has closed on its previously announced registered direct offering for the sale of 1,603,259 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) ("the Securities") at an offering price of $0.92 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company from the registered direct offering were approximately $1,475,000 before deducting the placement agent's fees and other offering expenses. Maxim Group LLC acted as the sole placement agent in connection with the offering. The Securities were offered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278657), which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 24, 2024. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus supplement that forms a part of such registration statement. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of these Securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. A prospectus supplement relating to the Securities offered in the registered direct offering was filed by the Company with the SEC. Copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the registered direct offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department, or via email at syndicate@maximgrp.com or telephone at (212) 895-3500. About AmpliTech Group AmpliTech Group, Inc., comprising five divisions—AmpliTech Inc., Specialty Microwave, Spectrum Semiconductors Materials, AmpliTech Group Microwave Design Center, and AmpliTech Group True G Speed Services is a leading designer, developer, manufacturer, and distributor of cutting-edge radio frequency (RF) microwave components and 5G network solutions. Serving global markets, including satellite communications, telecommunications (5G & IoT), space exploration, defense, and quantum computing, AmpliTech Group is committed to advancing technology and innovation. Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information in this announcement may contain forward-looking statements and information related to, among other things, statements regarding the Company, its business plan and strategy, and its industry. Such forward statements include, but are not limited to, that the booking of orders and anticipation of booking of orders, including LNB and 5G products and Fujitsu Spain, will lead to sales of products, These statements reflect management's current views with respect to future events based on information currently available and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including risks related to market conditions, and other risks described in the Company's filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. 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The list of granted wishes range from taking veterans back to the beaches of Normandy to helping late-in-life authors publish a book. He's staged concerts for musicians, assisted some in daredevil feats such as jumping out of an airplane and even lined up a meeting between an Olympic medalist and former President Barack Obama. For Rhoades, his wish was simply to return to Folsom Field again, the place where he used to have season tickets but hasn't attended a game since 2004. "Everybody has somebody in their life —a grandparent, friend, neighbor — at that age where you wish you had more resources to help," said Bloom, whose college career was cut short two decades ago when the NCAA denied his reinstatement to play football and still ski professionally after receiving endorsement money to fuel his Olympic dreams. "Nothing can compare to seeing someone else's eyes light up because you helped make their dream come true." Granting wishes The foundation is a tribute to his grandparents. But the concept began to take root when he was a teenager. He was in Japan for a World Cup freestyle skiing competition when a woman tried to hop on a crowded bus. There was no room, but everyone in front rose from their seats to make space. That stuck with him, along with seeing these acts of kindness for older adults all over Europe and Asia as he traveled. An idea formed — bring that same level of appreciation to the United States, with a wish-granting element. Bloom's organization has been a charitable affiliate of AARP since 2020. Special moment It was the yearning of Rhoades that brought the two of them to Folsom Field last weekend. Rhoades, who had season tickets at Colorado for 27 years, wanted to see the Buffaloes in person after watching the team's resurgence on television. A few years ago, Rhoades, who was born with spina bifida, was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. Being among the 54,646 fans Saturday stirred up plenty of emotions for Rhoades, as he watched the 16th-ranked Buffaloes (8-2, 6-1 Big 12, No. 16 CFP) beat Utah. Colorado remains in the race for not only a conference title but a spot in the College Football Playoff. "It's just great to be back here again," Rhoades said as he pointed out the section where he used to watch games. "It's just ... so cool." For Bloom, the success that coach Deion Sanders has brought to the program means more reunions with teammates as they pass through town. "I've been through many years where nobody comes to visit," Bloom said. "It's fun that Boulder has become the epicenter of college football." Paying athletes Leading the way for Colorado this season have been quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Hunter, who's the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. But what particularly pleases Bloom is that Sanders, Hunter and the rest of college football players are able to finally profit through name, image and likeness. In his day, Bloom got caught in the NCAA crosshairs for wanting to play both sports and to have sponsors in one (skiing) so he could fund his Olympic aspirations. How time have changed. "I'm just really grateful that this generation of athletes gets to monetize their skills and ability," said Bloom, who finished sixth in moguls at the 2006 Winter Games in Italy. "It's the right thing." He's thrown his passion into fulfilling wishes such as learning ballet, riding in a Formula 1 pace car or taking a flight in a fighter jet. He's also helped reconnect families and friends, including a reunion for a trio of centenarian sisters who hadn't seen each other in more than a decade. This granted wish has stuck with Bloom: A person in Alabama wasn't able to travel after being diagnosed with end-of-life emphysema. So he asked for postcards to be sent, just to learn what made someone's town so special. He received 2,000 postcards from 26 different countries. "There's no end to the things that they've done for us in the world," Bloom said of older adults. "We're one of the organizations that reminds them that their dreams still do matter and that we still appreciate them and we cherish them."
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Where did Wordle come from? Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble , music identification game Heardle , and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once . Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times , and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing . What's the best Wordle starting word? The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N. What happened to the Wordle archive? The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down , with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times . However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive , available only to NYT Games subscribers. Is Wordle getting harder? It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began . You can turn on Wordle 's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though. Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer: Look vacantly at someone. Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter? There are no reoccurring letters. Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with... Today's Wordle starts with the letter S. The Wordle answer today is... Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution. Drumroll please! The solution to today's Wordle is... STARE. Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints . Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands . Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article. If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.TORONTO — CBC is restoring its live New Year's Eve celebration. A year after the national broadcaster cancelled the 2024 countdown due to "financial pressures," it says the special event is back on the TV schedule to mark the dawn of 2025. Festivities begin Dec. 31 with the one-hour "22 Minutes New Year's Eve Pregame Special," a satirical reflection on the events of 2024 with the cast of the political comedy series "This Hour Has 22 Minutes." It will be followed by "Canada Live! Countdown 2025," a special hosted by news anchor Adrienne Arsenault and singer Jann Arden broadcasting live from Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, and anchor Ian Hanomansing and comedian Ali Hassan at Vancouver's VanDusen Botanical Garden. A representative for the CBC says the coast-to-coast show will feature reporters at more than a dozen community events across the country while a countdown to the new year will take place in each of the six time zones. Throughout the seven-and-a-half-hour program, "many Canadian celebrity guests" will appear in live and pre-taped messages. "Canada Live! Countdown 2025" begins at 8 p.m. ET on CBC News Network and CBC Gem with CBC-TV and CBC Radio picking up the feed at 9 p.m. in local markets. Last year, the CBC replaced its live New Year's Eve programming with a taped Just For Laughs special hosted by comedian Mae Martin. That left Canadians without a homegrown countdown on any of the major networks, which sparked blowback on social media from some viewers. The CBC began its annual specials in 2017 to mark Canada’s sesquicentennial year. Some of the more recent broadcasts were hosted by comedian Rick Mercer and featured fireworks and musical performances in key cities. But when CBC paused those plans last year, it said the show had become "increasingly expensive to produce." The decision to sideline the program was made shortly after members of Parliament summoned outgoing CBC president Catherine Tait to testify about job cuts and her refusal to rule out bonuses for CBC executives. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2024. David Friend, The Canadian PressAdewale 0-2 0-0 0, Klaczek 0-5 4-4 4, Briggs 4-9 6-6 17, Marshall 3-7 9-10 17, Strand 1-4 2-2 5, Neely 6-14 0-0 12, Matulu 1-1 0-0 2, Lindsey 4-5 0-0 8, Taylor 1-4 0-0 3, Adnan 0-2 0-0 0, Reddish 0-1 0-0 0, Topuz 0-2 0-0 0, Giralt 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 20-56 21-24 68. Fielder 3-6 3-3 10, Sorber 6-9 1-1 14, Epps 4-7 0-0 8, Mack 6-8 1-1 16, Peavy 9-14 3-3 24, Burks 5-6 0-0 11, Mulready 1-3 0-0 2, Ca.Williams 4-6 1-1 9, Cu.Williams 2-3 0-0 4, McKenna 1-1 0-0 2, Montgomery 0-1 0-0 0, Asadallah 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-65 9-9 100. Halftime_Georgetown 49-35. 3-Point Goals_Albany (NY) 7-22 (Briggs 3-5, Marshall 2-3, Strand 1-3, Taylor 1-3, Adnan 0-1, Reddish 0-1, Topuz 0-1, Klaczek 0-2, Neely 0-3), Georgetown 9-22 (Mack 3-4, Peavy 3-6, Burks 1-2, Fielder 1-2, Sorber 1-2, Montgomery 0-1, Cu.Williams 0-1, Epps 0-2, Mulready 0-2). Rebounds_Albany (NY) 21 (Neely 5), Georgetown 33 (Sorber 13). Assists_Albany (NY) 6 (Marshall, Neely 2), Georgetown 26 (Peavy 8). Total Fouls_Albany (NY) 14, Georgetown 17.
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The past few months have seen AI used to create everything from new trailers for to a for Coca-Cola as well as realistic-sounding . With each new instance of the technology turning basic prompts into complex realism, it underscores the leaps and bounds that AI continues to make — and points to even greater progress that’s sure to come in the near future. Meanwhile, a new AI-generated video making the rounds online is going viral in a way that almost none of that content has before. That’s because the video, in which a cute kitty grows up to be a super-jacked firefighter as a result of his former owner dying in a blaze, is one of the weirdest things the internet has produced in quite some time. It first caught my eye when an Andreessen Horowitz partner shared it on X, but the video is also all over Facebook and , attracting thousands of likes and views on both. This is the cinematic event of the year on Facebook, people are going crazy The virality is because the AI made some interesting as well as utterly baffling choices story-wise, like making the little furball in the video grow up to be a buff firefighter in order to avenge his elderly owner who died in a fire. And then the last we see of him is the muscly cat striding through the pearly gates — for a job well done or something. The video above almost made me do a spit-take when the AI gets things right but ultimately stumbles, such as with the old lady apparently lying in a hospital bed where she’s died. Instead of putting a white sheet over her, though, the AI decides at around the 24-second mark that all she needs is a Kleenex over her face. That’ll do! Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the And there’s still so much more here that needs to be unpacked. Like the Swiss flag as the Red Cross logo. The cat becoming a firefighter after starting the blaze when he was a kitty and then turning into a hulk of a muscle cat. It’s all pretty hilarious, until you stop and remind yourself of the insane amounts of energy and computation power that AI requires in order to spit out dreck like this. Referring to the video above, : “This is the crap we are going to use up all our clean water and burn down the rest of the planet for.” Good times.All polling stations managed to open despite fierce weather in the sub-Arctic nation that left roads in many areas blocked by snow. Ballot counting began after polls closed at 10pm local time, with results expected early Sunday. This is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the nation and ushered in a new era of political instability. Opinion polls suggested the country could be in for another upheaval, with support for the three governing parties plunging. Mr Benediktsson, who was named prime minister in April following the resignation of his predecessor, struggled to hold together the unlikely coalition of his conservative Independence Party with the centrist Progressive Party and the Left-Green Movement. “My expectation is like, something new (is) going to happen, hopefully,” said Horour Guojonsson, voting in the capital, Reykjavik. “We always have had these old parties taking care of things. I hope we see the light now to come in with a younger people, new ideas.” Iceland, a nation of about 400,000 people, is proud of its democratic traditions, describing itself as arguably the world’s oldest parliamentary democracy. The island’s parliament, the Althingi, was founded in 930 by the Norsemen who settled the country.