No. 10 Marquette remains undefeated with convincing win over Western CarolinaCroatia’s incumbent president wins most votes at polls but still faces runoffFederal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has fired back at the former Governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, saying that “an elder statesman should not be a trader and a sycophant all the time.” Wike, who was speaking at the Special Thanksgiving Service organised by Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, at the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Oro-Igwe/Eliogbolo Archdeaconry Church of the Holy Spirit, Eliozu Parish, Port Harcourt on Sunday, said it was unfortunate that somebody who is supposed to be seen as an elder statesman and called a father can reduce himself to a sycophant and a trader. He asked; “Must you be a trader all the time? As governor for eight years, what else are you looking for?” The Minister said; “You know, I didn’t want to say anything. But somebody called me last night and told me what someone said on social media. I said until I read it myself. This morning, I read in the newspapers, what our former Governor, Sir Dr Peter Odili said. “What did he say? He said that the present governor has been able to stop one man who wanted to convert Rivers State to his estate. “Between him and myself, who has turned Rivers State into his personal estate? His wife is a Chairman of Governing Council, his daughter is a commissioner, his other daughter is a judge and he is the general overseer. Who has now turned Rivers State to his private estate? I am sure if care is not taken if there is a chance, he can even arrange a marriage for the governor. “It was his nephew, his late senior brother’s son that was recommended for commissioner. He took the slot and gave it to his own daughter. Someone who didn’t remember to stand for the son of his late elder brother, is that an elder statesman?” Speaking further, the FCT Minister said it was painful that Dr Odili, out of political sycophancy, has forgotten all that he said in the past, adding; “All of you here remember when I was governor, this same Odili praised me to high heaven. In fact, he said then that all past governors in Rivers State combined did not do better than me. “In 2007 after he left office, he couldn’t come near power in the State because Amaechi was the governor then. He was gone! “Like somebody said that God will use someone to lift someone. When I came in as governor in 2015, I won’t use the word resurrected, but I brought him back to life. “All of us know about PAMO University. But for us, there wouldn’t have been anything called PAMO University. Rivers State was sponsoring 100 students per session and for every semester, each of the students was paying nothing less than N5m. Then, Rivers people were attacking me up and down. “I called Julius Berger to build a mansion for him to live. He was calling everyone to the house then, telling them, come and see what Wike has done for me. Wike has shown me love. He was taking them round the house. “Now, because you have organized a Christmas Carol for the governor, I didn’t say you should not do your Christmas Carol. But why reduce yourself to such a laughing stock? People will still see it on television how he was telling the whole world then how God used me to bring him back to life politically. “Why not do your Christmas Carol, collect what you can collect, and leave me alone? “The governor that all of us made has not spent one year in office and the same Odili was already saying that the governor has beaten the records of all the past governors of Rivers State. “When I was there, he said I had surpassed the records of all the past governors, including himself. What can he even show that he did in his eight years as governor? But a governor has not spent one year, you are saying he has done more than all the past governors. “You spent eight years as governor and someone who hasn’t spent one year has surpassed your records, what manner of elder talk like that? Is that what an elder statesman should be known for? “When I was governor, my pictures were everywhere in his house. Sitting room, bedroom, kitchen, even in the toilet, my picture was everywhere. But today, all the pictures have been removed.” Asking what can be learned from such an elder statesman, Wike said; “What can I learn from this kind of elder? What kind of advice can one get from him? This moment you are saying something, the next moment you are saying something else. “You see, if your children begin to ask you, is this not the same man you were praising before? What would you tell them?” On the State governorship issue, the Minister asked; “When I was plotting who will be governor after me, was he (Odili) there? Then, he was complaining about this governor, saying that he couldn’t stand before the public to talk. But today, he is organizing Christmas Carol for the same governor he was against then. “He has forgotten all that he said in the past. I named this after you, I named that after your wife. What have I not done? “You said we should not be part of the government, we have left. We are managing, you have taken assembly money, they are not dying of hunger and they will not die of hunger. We are okay. I’m focusing on my job in Abuja and all these sycophancy won’t take him to the level I have attained. “This is a man who wanted to run for president then, he didn’t have the balls, he chickened out. Simply because Obasanjo said no, he will not contest, he ran away. Because of him, I never invited Obasanjo to Rivers State to commission projects. I felt it will humiliate him.” READ MORE FROM: NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was allegedly attacked after a man threw liquid on him during his padyatra in the national capital’s Malviya Nagar on Saturday, November 30. The man was immediately overpowered and handed over to the police. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. It shows a beaming Kejriwal shaking hands with his supporters when suddenly the accused throws a liquid at him. Kejriwal’s security immediately shields the him from further attacks. VIDEO | Security personnel overpowered a man who apparently tried to attack AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal during padyatra in Delhi's Greater Kailash area. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/aYydNCXYHM AAP has responded strongly to the attack claiming that the attacker is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). AAP also made a reference of the growing law and order decline in the Union Territory and threw light on the Delhi Police inability to curb it. It should be noted that being a Union Territory, the Delhi Police is governed by the Union Home Ministry and not the Delhi government. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena took to X stating that BJP was ‘nervous’ for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election in 2025. “Today in broad daylight, a BJP worker attacked Kejriwal-ji. The BJP is feeling very nervous about losing the Delhi elections for the third time. Delhi people will take revenge for such cheap acts. Last time they got eight seats, this time Delhi people will give zero seats to BJP,” her X post read. आज दिन दहाड़े भाजपा के कार्यकर्ता ने @ArvindKejriwal जी पर हमला किया। दिल्ली का चुनाव तीसरी बार हारने की बौखलाहट भाजपा में दिख रही है। भाजपा वालों: दिल्ली के लोग ऐसी घटिया हरकतों का बदला लेंगे। पिछली बार 8 सीटें आयीं थी, इस बार दिल्ली वाले भाजपा को ज़ीरो सीट देंगे pic.twitter.com/LgJGN1aQ0T Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged the attacker wanted to set Kejriwal afire after throwing spirit on him. In a post on X, Bharadwaj also alleged that the attacker was connected with the BJP. “एक हाथ में स्पीरिट और दूसरे हाथ में माचिस... आज अरविंद केजरीवाल को ज़िंदा जलाने की कोशिश की गई... वे जब से पदयात्रा कर रहे हैं, भाजपा को नींद नहीं आ रही है... आरोपी, नरेंद्र मोदी, योगी, संगीत सोम आदि को फॉलो करता है. इसके fb पर BJP का id card भी है” – PC में मंत्री @Saurabh_MLAgk pic.twitter.com/5AVjqzqe2d On Saturday evening, Kejriwal was greeting people standing behind a cordon when the man approached him and splashed some liquid on him, following which the security personnel swiftly overpowered him. Kejriwal and the security personnel accompanying him were later seen wiping their faces. “A man threw spirit on him (Kejriwal). We could smell it. And there was an attempt to burn him (Kejriwal) alive. “The man was carrying spirit in one hand and a matchbox in the other hand. He threw spirit that fell on Kejriwal and me... but he could not start the fire. Our alert volunteers and the public caught him,” Bharadwaj claimed in a press conference.Broncos, left tackle Garett Bolles agree on 4-year extension to protect rookie quarterback Bo Nix
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Australia’s nightmare continues with Mitch Marsh under injury cloud ahead of second TestGUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highest Performances Holdings Inc. HPH ("HPH" or the "Company"), today announced that Mr. Youjie Kong has decided to resign from the Board as director due to personal reasons, effective from November 25, 2024. The resignation of Mr. Kong did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. The Company takes this opportunity to express its appreciation to Mr. Kong for his dedicated service to the Company. About HPH Founded in 2010 and formerly known as Puyi Inc., we have evolved with a vision to become a leading provider of intelligent technology-driven family and enterprise services. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for families worldwide by leveraging two primary driving forces: technological intelligence and capital investments. We are dedicated to investing in high-quality enterprises with global potential, focusing on areas such as asset allocation, education and study tours, healthcare and elderly care, and family governance. We currently hold controlling interests in two leading financial service providers in China. The first is AIX Inc., a technology-driven independent financial service platform traded on the Nasdaq. The second is Puyi Fund Distribution Co., Ltd., an independent wealth management service provider. Highest Performances Holdings Inc., formerly known as Puyi Inc., was renamed on March 13, 2024 to reflect its strategic transformation. Forward-looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When HPH uses words such as "may", "will", "intend", "should", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "project", "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from HPH's expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: HPH's ability to obtain proceeds from the Agreement; HPH's goals and strategies; HPH's future business development; product and service demand and acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; the growth of the third-party wealth management industry in China; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and the international markets HPH serves and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by HPH with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in HPH's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov . HPH undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. Highest Performances Holdings Inc. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2024-- Ambient.ai, the AI-powered computer vision intelligence (CVI) company transforming the physical security industry, has introduced a major evolution in its platform: Ambient Intelligence. By integrating cutting-edge natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision models, Ambient.ai delivers human-level understanding, capable of comprehending scenes captured by security cameras even better than humans at scale. The platform’s powerful contextual understanding enables security teams to minimize nuisance alerts and focus on the critical threats that matter. This breakthrough marks a pivotal step toward autonomous security operations, pushing the boundaries of threat detection and response. With Ambient.ai, incidents are not only detected but prevented. Contextual intelligence for incident prevention “From the beginning, our vision at Ambient.ai has been to create a contextually intelligent system, capable of preventing incidents from happening,” said Shikhar Shrestha, CEO and co-founder of Ambient.ai. “With Ambient Intelligence, we’re now realizing that vision — empowering security teams to instantly pinpoint the two or three incidents that truly matter across hundreds of cameras.” Ambient Intelligence enables security teams to shift from reactive monitoring to proactive threat assessment. By understanding the context of each event, the system categorizes incidents by severity — from low-risk activities like writing on a whiteboard to high-severity threats like break-ins or vandalism. “With recent advancements in our vision models, the signal-to-noise ratio has dramatically shifted in favor of the signal,” said Vikesh Khanna, CTO and co-founder of Ambient.ai. “This is not an incremental improvement — it’s a transformative change in our ability to use context and detect highly specific behaviors. Security teams have long sought a proactive solution to ensure the safety of their people, places, and assets — and I believe we have just taken a giant leap in that direction with Ambient Intelligence.” Pioneering autonomous physical security operations Ambient.ai’s latest innovations signal a new era for the physical security industry. The company's advanced NLP and computer vision models now automate security operations with a level of contextual understanding that was previously unattainable. By enabling AI to take on a more proactive role, security teams can focus on tasks requiring human intuition while relying on Ambient Intelligence to identify and assess the most significant security events. This evolution offers unmatched precision in detecting and responding to threats, creating a future where autonomous security operations become the standard. Learn more about the impact Ambient.ai can have on your physical security operations. About Ambient.ai Founded in 2017 by CEO Shikhar Shrestha and CTO Vikesh Khanna, Ambient.ai is a unified, AI-powered physical security platform that helps enterprise organizations reduce risk, improve security operational efficiency, and gain critical insights. Trailblazing enterprises and multiple Fortune 500 organizations across a variety of industries leverage Ambient.ai to unify their security infrastructure and significantly enhance their security posture. For more information, please visit ambient.ai. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212444624/en/ CONTACT: Name: Atul Ashok Email:atul.ashok@ambient.ai KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SECURITY IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) TECHNOLOGY AUDIO/VIDEO SOFTWARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HARDWARE SOURCE: Ambient.ai Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/12/2024 05:36 PM/DISC: 12/12/2024 05:35 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212444624/en
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By Marshall Cohen , CNN Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing Fox News over its promotion of 2020 election lies, is trying to obtain evidence from the secret court battle between Rupert Murdoch and his children over the future of his right-wing media empire. For the first time, Smartmatic has gone directly to the probate court in Nevada and asked a commissioner to turn over some of the secret documents in that case, a source told CNN. The voting technology company wants to examine sealed documents from the family fight that it thinks will bolster its defamation lawsuit against Fox, according to a source familiar with recent filings in the Murdoch trust case. The source said these documents could include transcripts of depositions or trial testimony from media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his and family members, who control Fox's parent company After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, many of Fox News' on-air hosts and guests falsely accused Smartmatic of rigging the results to help elect Joe Biden. Those lies are at the heart of Smartmatic's massive defamation suit against Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corporation. The Fox entities vehemently deny that they defamed anyone. The Murdoch family has battled over succession in compete secrecy in a Reno court. Earlier this month, a probate commissioner rejected an attempt by Murdoch, 93, to retool the irrevocable family trust so his most conservative son, Lachlan, could singularly lead Fox Corporation after his death, instead of sharing power with his three siblings as planned. The source said Smartmatic's filings say testimony from the Nevada case might contradict past assertions in the 2020 election litigation, where Fox claimed control of the parent company doesn't impact the editorial direction of Fox News. In the Nevada case, Rupert has argued that Lachlan must succeed him in order to maintain his outlet's right-wing political bent. On the public docket in Nevada, there are indications that an outside party filed a motion last week. The records are sealed and CNN has not obtained Smartmatic's filing. A Fox spokesperson and attorneys for the Murdochs did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lawyers for Fox previously said in Smartmatic's election defamation case that they oppose disseminating the records from the family trust fight. "That litigation is entirely irrelevant to this case," Fox lawyer Winn Allen told a judge during a hearing last month. "That is litigation pending in a Nevada probate court, and concerns changes that Mr. Murdoch made to the family trust in 2023, years after the alleged conduct in this case... It has nothing at all to do with the issues in this case." CNN previously reported that the Nevada probate commissioner eviscerated Rupert and Lachlan for acting in "bad faith" to manipulate the family trust, rejecting their bid to amend the family trust. They can appeal the decision. That ruling was sealed. The New York Times, which obtained the full 96-page ruling, reported that the commissioner further concluded Rupert's proposal was a "carefully crafted charade" and that his representatives "demonstrated a dishonesty of purpose and motive." Smartmatic's defamation case against Fox is slated for trial next year in New York, unless there is an out-of-court settlement, which is common in these cases. Smartmatic is also trying to obtain the Nevada records through the discovery phase of the New York litigation. The lawsuit is just one of many 2020-related cases that are still pending in the courts. Smartmatic is suing Trump allies Mike Lindell and Sidney Powell. The company has settled similar litigation against conservative network Newsmax and the far-right channel One America News. A separate but similarly aggrieved voting technology company, Dominion Voting Systems, famously settled with Fox for more than US$787 million after jury selection began in that defamation trial last year. Dominion is still suing Newsmax, OAN and other Trump allies. All of the media outlets and Trump allies facing lawsuits deny wrongdoing. - CNNWARMINGTON: 'We are already the 51st state,' says Trudeau's half-brother
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Pisces – (19th February to 20th March) Daily Horoscope Prediction says, Never give up Do not let relationship issues impact the day. Overcome the professional challenges to stay happy at the office today. Minor health issues also will be there. Enjoy a productive day in terms of both love and job. You may have prosperity but it is crucial to plan the day in terms of money. Minor health issues will be there. Pisces Love Horoscope Today There will be happiness in the relationship and you will also share emotions with the partner. Express the emotions freely and your lover prefers you to stay together. Today is not good to resolve the issues of the past and avoid digging into the past. You should also be careful to not impose your concepts on the partner. Some new love affairs will commence and you may also expect the support of parents and relatives in taking a call on marriage. Pisces Career Horoscope Today Be professional in attitude. You may have interviews scheduled for today and can attend them with confidence as the results will be positive. New responsibilities will keep you busy at the workplace. You may expect a change in role today. Do not get into office gossip or politics. Stay away from office dramas, and also possess strong communication with your seniors. Entrepreneurs will see success in signing new deals with partners which will bring in better financial security. Pisces Money Horoscope Today You may financially help a needy friend or sibling but ensure you will get the amount back whenever needed. Avoid monetary disputes within the family. Some females will also inherit property. A few students will need to pay the tuition fees while businessmen will see trouble in raising funds in the second half of the day. Pisces Health Horoscope Today Minor medical issues may have a serious impact on your routine life. Some females may develop gynecological issues while children will complain about skin-related allergies. You may develop minor breath-related issues today. Avoid dusty areas and also stay away from heavy exercises. Diabetic males should avoid aerated drinks and alcohol today. You should also follow all traffic rules while driving. You should be careful to not let office stress come inside the home. Pisces Sign Attributes Strength: Conscious, Aesthetic, Kind-hearted Weakness: Sentimental, Indecisive, Unrealistic Symbol: Fish Element: Water Body Part: Blood Circulation Sign Ruler: Neptune Lucky Day: Thursday Lucky Color: Purple Lucky Number: 11 Lucky Stone: Yellow Sapphire Pisces Sign Compatibility Chart Natural affinity: Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn Good compatibility: Virgo, Pisces Fair compatibility: Aries, Leo, Libra, Aquarius Less compatibility: Gemini, Sagittarius By: Dr. J. N. Pandey Vedic Astrology & Vastu Expert Website: www.astrologerjnpandey.com E-mail: djnpandey@gmail.com Phone: 91-9811107060 (WhatsApp Only)