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Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah after being attacked by a bus marshal during his 'padyatra'. Kejriwal accused Shah of failing to address crime in Delhi , instead allegedly targeting him. In a post on X, Kejriwal wrote, "Amit Shah Ji, what will happen by stopping me? Stop crime in Delhi. Will crime in Delhi decrease by stopping me? Will open shootouts in Delhi stop? Will the women of Delhi become safe? Will the traders of Delhi be secure?" According to police, the AAP Chief was shaking hands with the public when a bus marshal, identified as Ashok Jha, attempted to throw "water" at him. The police immediately apprehended the individual at the scene. The Delhi Police have detained the accused and are questioning him to determine the motive behind the act. AAP leader Satyendra Jain alleged that the incident was orchestrated by the BJP . 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Whenever the BJP faces defeat, it resorts to such tactics... They are going to lose for the fourth time. Everyone knows the attacker is a BJP worker. He has already appeared in photographs. If they want to contest elections, they should do so fairly," he stated. AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar accused the BJP of stooping to unprecedented lows in politics. "Arvind Kejriwal was consistently questioning the law and order situation in Delhi. Union HM Amit Shah could not address these issues but attacked Kejriwal for raising them. Would a normal person throw a substance at a former Chief Minister during a padyatra? This individual is clearly receiving support and protection from the BJP," Kakkar claimed. AAP Punjab Chief Aman Arora condemned the incident, calling it a cowardly act. You Might Also Like: Arvind Kejriwal allegedly attacked during padyatra in Delhi; man detained "This cowardly attack on Arvind Kejriwal ji is yet another attempt by the BJP to silence his voice, which has always stood for the people. Highly condemnable. Such dirty acts will only strengthen the resolve of Delhi's people to support the Aam Aadmi Party," he said. AAP Punjab spokesperson Neel Garg described the incident as "shocking" and "shameful". "Another attack on Arvind Kejriwal Ji in Greater Kailash today underscores the complete failure of Home Minister Amit Shah. If a former Chief Minister is not safe in Delhi, how can the BJP guarantee the safety of ordinary citizens? It's time for real leadership that prioritises public safety over politics!" Garg posted on X. Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the attack was an attempt to burn Kejriwal alive. He stated, "During Arvind Kejriwal's padyatra in Savitri Nagar, Greater Kailash, a man threw spirit at him. I was standing next to him, and my jacket still bears the moisture. Another individual was holding a matchstick. Spirit splashed on Arvind and me, but workers' swift action averted a disaster. This was an attempt to burn him alive." He further alleged, "The first suspicion falls on the BJP. The accused is Ashok Jha. We have reviewed his Facebook profile." Delhi Chief Minister Atishi claimed the attacker was a BJP worker. "In broad daylight, a BJP worker attacked Arvind Kejriwal ji. The BJP is nervous about losing the Delhi elections for the third consecutive time. Delhi's people will not tolerate such tactics. Last time, the BJP won eight seats; this time, they'll get none," Atishi declared. In contrast, Congress leader Mumtaz Patel suggested that the incident might have been orchestrated by AAP themselves to stay in the spotlight. "This incident is being presented as a significant attack involving spirit being thrown. It's possible that this was a staged act by the Aam Aadmi Party to stay in the news. With elections approaching, staying in the public eye is crucial, and we have seen such strategies before," Mumtaz speculated. (ANI) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Julián Álvarez picking up the scoring pace with Atletico MadridWoodward Earnings Review: Q4 Summary“B rain rot” has been named Oxford’s word of the year , meaning “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging”. But no matter how “trivial” or “unchallenging” the content may be, there’s still a lot to be learned about our culture through the trends, memes and storylines that dominated our social media feeds this year. So let’s embrace the brain rot and take a journey back through the 10 best and funniest viral trends that the internet had to offer in 2024. Holding space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity In the midst of an extremely emotional, tear-filled Wicked press tour, Tracy E Gilchrist, a journalist with Out magazine, tells the film’s stars, Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo, that “this week people have been taking the lyrics of Defying Gravity and holding space with that and really feeling power in that”. Despite the stars later admitting that they didn’t fully understand what this meant, Erivo immediately wells up, quietly and sincerely stating, “I didn’t know that was happening ... that’s really powerful.” A somewhat confused Grande gently grasps Ervio’s index finger in support. KFKFFKSKXJ 😭 pic.twitter.com/3YLEe6NMzS The clip set the stage for a wave of collective catharsis, giving people the opportunity to gently mock both the borderline meaninglessness of certain online turns of phrase and the Wicked stars’ relentlessly earnest interview responses. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . TikTok and Instagram were flooded with videos of people collectively “holding space” for the lyrics of Dying Gravity before meals, during work meetings and at movie theatres – a form of brain rot prayer. Even Gilchrist got in on the joke. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . Plus, gripping someone’s finger to provide comfort is objectively hilarious. Nara Smith’s cooking videos This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . Few people have managed to capture the internet’s attention like the 23-year-old Nara Smith. The former model has repeatedly gone viral for her short cooking videos where she crafts common, yet ridiculously labor-intensive foods such as cornflakes, chewing gum and Coca-Cola from scratch – all while immaculately done up, donning increasingly extravagant outfits and narrating in a gentle whisper. She’s now amassed 11.3 million followers on TikTok. But it’s not just the ridiculous nature of the videos that have people so enthralled – it’s the internet’s inability to tell if she is serious or not. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . Smith’s idealised depiction of the perfect homemaker taps into the growing “trad wife” trend, where (usually rightwing) Christian female influencers make content romanticising traditional gender roles and encouraging other women to stay home. But is Nara Smith – who is herself Mormon – promoting this ideology or mocking it? Perhaps both? We may never know, and thus we can’t look away. Plus, the idea of a toddler patiently waiting three hours for breakfast while their mum whips up cinnamon toast crunch from scratch is just objectively hilarious. Brat Summer and Kamala’s coconut tree This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . When the Democrats controversially dropped the incumbent president, Joe Biden, from the 2024 ticket and replaced him with the vice-president, Kamala Harris, people were nervous that all leftwing momentum would be lost. But then the biggest name in the music industry that month, Charlie XCX, tweeted a simple sentence. “Kamala is brat” the British pop star said, referencing the title of her newly released album. It might seem odd to suggest a 60-year-old former attorney general embodied the energy of a hyperpop, party music manifesto (which includes plenty of references to “bumping” lines of an unnamed substance) but given who she was replacing, Harris’s comparatively youthful and fresh-faced energy made this the perfect (slightly tongue-in-cheek) internet duo. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . A viral clip of Harris talking about coconuts was quickly remixed into Charlie XCX’s song 365, and social media – particularly TikTok – went wild. This internet trend sparked genuine excitement among young US voters, ushering in a wave of political optimism that hadn’t been seen for decades. It was a uniquely 2024 moment – well, early 2024, anyway. The Olympic meme factory The Paris Olympics wasn’t just a brilliant display of the world’s most talented athletes; it was also an absolute goldmine for some of the funniest meme content of the year. Let’s have a look at the standouts. There was the French pole vaulter who was tragically knocked out of the competition after he knocked the bar down in a particularly memorable way. Anthony Ammirati failed the bar and the commentators are clearly having a hard time acknowledging what happened 😂 HELP I'M DYING pic.twitter.com/5hOHttVA5g The Turkish shooter who rocked up with none of the special gear and an immense amount of charisma. I know everyone is loving the South Korean pistol shooter in the Olympics with robocop vibes. I present you the Turkish pistol shooter. 51 years old. Flip flops, hands in pocket. He would’ve lit a cigarette if he could. My vibe. (He got🥈btw) #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/MrnO8Q5oiy The men’s gymnastics team final, where the US team brought a man solely to sit around for two hours before casually performing the best pommel horse routine the world had ever seen. This is Pommel Horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik. He didn’t move from his spot for two hours while he simply waited for his one special moment. He mentioned that he is cross-eyed and that he can inexplicably switch his dominant eye. Before his routine, Nedoroscik removed his... pic.twitter.com/AP9pnStCHa And of course, Australia’s homegrown (anti?)hero, the breakdancer RayGun. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . Baby animal royalty As the cost-of-living crisis dragged on and anxieties over the US election grew, there were two brilliant rays of light that brought us joy in these troubling times: a tiny baby hippo and a giant baby penguin. Queen Moo Deng ! And the true king of Australia, Pesto the Penguin . Need we say more? Hamilton x Hamilton The Lewis Hamilton x Hamilton edits are an epidemic. I am obsessed, my emotions are all over the place. So here is a thread of my favorite Hamilton x Hamilton edits 🧵 starting out strong with maybe the first one I saw in 2022 to wait for it pic.twitter.com/bkQny8IY0u In February, one of the biggest sports stories of the year broke: seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton would be leaving the Mercedes garage in 2025 and donning the fabled red jumpsuit of Ferrari. But F1’s newfound young, female fanbase quickly began to find parallels between Hamilton’s announcement and the famous rap songs from the musical of the same name. ok guns and ships... do your thing pic.twitter.com/v47HU1p9o1 Hundreds of videos set to the soundtrack of Hamilton the musical were posted, using clips from F1 broadcasts to make it appear as if the lyrics were directly narrating the career of Hamilton (the driver). They even cast Carlos Sainz, the driver who was sacked to make way for Hamilton, as the musical’s antagonist Arron Burr. listen the editors were QUICK after the Lewis to Ferrari news dropped. pic.twitter.com/iE0tGixKe7 Essentially, the traditional masculine and staid world of motor sport was briefly overrun by theatre kids and it was glorious to watch. ‘Fully conscious’ Four Seasons Orlando baby This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . In June, a simple clip of a baby demonstrating a shocking amount of cognitive consciousness and fine motor skills won over the hearts of millions after she eloquently expressed her desire to visit the Four Seasons resort in Orlando, Florida. People were entranced by baby Kate’s inexplicably hilarious little finger movement and the family appears to have got some sweet free accommodation after it went viral. A pleasant time all round. Barron Trump likes his suitcase Okay it has come to my attention people don’t know the “I like my suitcase” meme This is the original, a young Barron Trump with his mommas accent🥹 sootcase pic.twitter.com/L8qkYC9Lgt In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US federal election, an old CNN clip resurfaced of his youngest child, Barron. The then elementary school-aged boy joyously expresses his delight in his school suitcase (it’s actually a briefcase), his voice laced with a surprisingly strong Slovenian accent for someone born and raised in New York. While this of course makes perfect sense (given that his mother, Melania, is Slovenian-American), people were still absolutely taken with the way young Barron said “sootcase” and it soon became an ear worm that played on repeat in many people’s minds for weeks. The rise of ‘hawk tuah’ girl There’s no way around it: this list simply wouldn’t be complete without “Hawk Tuah”. Hayley Welch’s rise to fame came in the form of a 20-second clip taken from an otherwise unremarkable “man on the street” interview video posted by YouTubers Tim & Dee TV in June. The hosts approach late-night revellers in Nashville, Tennessee, asking them: “What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?” Welch was one of the interviewees, and replied in a thick southern drawl: “Aw, you gotta give him that hawk tuah and spit on that thang – you get me?” The delightful vulgarity of this newly coined onomatopoeia rocketed the clip into ultra-virality but most assumed Welch, a worker at a mattress spring company in Alabama, would quickly fade back into anonymity. Instead, she expertly leveraged her 15 seconds of fame, securing a lucrative merchandising deal, moving to LA and launching the “Talk Tuah” podcast. The sheer absurdity and gall of it all has been enough to keep people watching, if only out morbid curiosity. I mean, just how long can someone ride the wave of a single viral sentence? To cap off this extreme “internet with a capital I” fable, Welch recently launched her own crypto currency, the “hawk coin”, which promptly lost 95% of its value within hours of release. Cat brain rot This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . As this wrapup comes to a close, it’s important to recognise that it’s not only humans that are victim to viral internet trends nowadays. And nothing demonstrates this better than “cat brain rot”. It’s just a low-resolution image of a cat spinning on a green screen, set to a catchy gibberish jingle, but something about it is absolutely entrancing to our feline friends. This also applies to humans ⚠️ #OIIAOIIA Do not watch brain rot if there's nothing left to rot 💚 pic.twitter.com/yJ5SLDNFmN Hundreds of videos have been posted showing cats either staring at the clip with wide-eyed fascination or watching with arched backs and bushy tails before attempting to attack the TV. Either way, they can’t look away. Perhaps there’s some confirmation bias at play here – videos of the cats that don’t react never get posted – but even so, something in this video is captivating kitties around the world and thus well and truly earns it a spot on this brain rot list.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Monday, with those benefiting the most from lower interest rates and a stronger economy leading the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% to pull closer to its all-time high set two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 440 points, or 1%, to its own record set on Friday, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. Get the latest need-to-know information delivered to your inbox as it happens. Our flagship newsletter. Get our front page stories each morning as well as the latest updates each afternoon during the week + more in-depth weekend editions on Saturdays & Sundays.To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Buying Opportunity Ahead Please click here for an enlarged chart of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF EWW . Note the following: President-elect Trump is threatening to impose steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada using an executive order on his first day in office. Mexico's president is responding by claiming that migrant caravans are no longer arriving at the U.S. border. She is also offering cooperation to stem the flow of drugs to the U.S. If negotiations with Mexico do not go well, stocks in Mexico will be decimated. That will likely be an opportunity for long-term investors to back up the truck and buy stocks in Mexico. The reason is that there are simply not enough people in the U.S. to support economic growth and on-shoring of all of the manufacturing from China. The chart shows Mexico ETF EWW is oversold. However, EWW can become more oversold. Mexico ETF EWW can easily fall to the top support zone shown on the chart. In The Arora Report analysis, the back up the truck buying opportunity will tentatively occur if Mexico ETF EWW falls to the lower support zone shown on the chart. However, this is all data dependent. Investors should carefully follow the data points. Investors need to look ahead and be prepared if the opportunity in Mexico arises. Mexico has been continuously covered in The Arora Report’s ZYX Emerging for 17 years. As full disclosure, if there is a back up the truck buying opportunity, a signal will be made in The Arora Report’s Real Time Feed of ZYX Emerging. In a buy signal, the support zone is only one of many factors. The algorithms used by The Arora Report are highly complex and combine the best elements of macro analysis, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and quantitative analysis with an overlay of change. Identifying change early and being prepared to capture opportunity leads to big gains. Trump is also threatening Canada with steep tariffs. If Canadian stocks are decimated, there will be an opportunity to buy Canada ETF iShares MSCI Canada ETF EWC . Again, investors need to be prepared ahead of time to capture the opportunity if it arises. As full disclosure, a signal to buy Canadian stocks will be in The Arora Report’s ZYX Allocation. Yesterday evening, when the news broke of Trump's tariff plan, stock futures were first quickly sold. Then, the momo crowd stepped in and has been aggressively buying the dip. There are important developments in bitcoin. Please scroll down to the bitcoin section below. Magnificent Seven Money Flows In the early trade, money flows are positive in Apple Inc AAPL , Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN , Meta Platforms Inc META , NVIDIA Corp NVDA , and Tesla Inc TSLA . In the early trade, money flows are neutral in Alphabet Inc Class C GOOG and Microsoft Corp MSFT . In the early trade, money flows are positive in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 QQQ . Momo Crowd And Smart Money In Stocks Investors can gain an edge by knowing money flows in SPY and QQQ. Investors can get a bigger edge by knowing when smart money is buying stocks, gold, and oil. The most popular ETF for gold is SPDR Gold Trust GLD . The most popular ETF for silver is iShares Silver Trust SLV . The most popular ETF for oil is United States Oil ETF USO . Bitcoin At a time when almost everyone is bullish on Bitcoin BTC/USD and cryptos, money flows are at a record to short bitcoin. As an example, money flows in ProShares UltraShort Bitcoin ETF (ARCA : SBIT) were at a record $18.8M yesterday. Of course, money flows in short bets on bitcoin pale in comparison to money flows in long bets. Bitcoin whales took profits in the zone of $93,000 – $98,000, taking advantage of super excited retail investors. At a time when retail investors were converting their dollars into bitcoins, bitcoin whales were converting their bitcoins into dollars. Protection Band And What To Do Now It is important for investors to look ahead and not in the rearview mirror. The proprietary protection band from The Arora Report is very popular. The protection band puts all of the data, all of the indicators, all of the news, all of the crosscurrents, all of the models, and all of the analysis in an analytical framework that is easily actionable by investors. Consider continuing to hold good, very long term, existing positions. Based on individual risk preference, consider a protection band consisting of cash or Treasury bills or short-term tactical trades as well as short to medium term hedges and short term hedges. This is a good way to protect yourself and participate in the upside at the same time. You can determine your protection bands by adding cash to hedges. The high band of the protection is appropriate for those who are older or conservative. The low band of the protection is appropriate for those who are younger or aggressive. If you do not hedge, the total cash level should be more than stated above but significantly less than cash plus hedges. A protection band of 0% would be very bullish and would indicate full investment with 0% in cash. A protection band of 100% would be very bearish and would indicate a need for aggressive protection with cash and hedges or aggressive short selling. It is worth reminding that you cannot take advantage of new upcoming opportunities if you are not holding enough cash. When adjusting hedge levels, consider adjusting partial stop quantities for stock positions (non ETF); consider using wider stops on remaining quantities and also allowing more room for high beta stocks. High beta stocks are the ones that move more than the market. Traditional 60/40 Portfolio Probability based risk reward adjusted for inflation does not favor long duration strategic bond allocation at this time. 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All rights reserved.MONTRÉAL , Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Workleap , a leading Canadian software company behind products that empower 20,000 companies in more than 100 countries to build better employee experiences, announces its fall platform release introducing new solutions and integrated features into an all-in-one simple-to-use platform. This release marks a new milestone in Workleap's ongoing commitment to transform the employee experience by empowering HR leaders to drive organizational performance and achieve business goals. Workleap's comprehensive platform helps HR lead organizations to thrive in the modern setting of hybrid, remote, and distributed work environments. The consolidated solution for understanding employee engagement, driving performance, and developing employees is the best add-on to your existing HRIS and HR technology, allowing companies to add simple experiences across the employee lifecycle. Bringing these functions together in one platform, Workleap enables HR professionals to create a more responsive, agile and employee-centric work environment. What's New Why It Matters " Hybrid work has completely reshaped the role of HR. It's no longer just about managing employees—it's about building the right frameworks, fostering authentic connections, and leveraging tools that drive meaningful outcomes," said Simon De Baene , Co-founder and CEO of Workleap. "At Workleap, our mission is clear: make work simpler. The Workleap platform brings together the tools HR teams and leaders need to focus on what matters most—creating workplaces where people feel supported, connected, and empowered to grow. By continuing to invest in our platform, we're accelerating innovation with solutions like Workleap Performance—designed to be simple, effective, and built to keep HR and leaders ahead as the future of work evolves." To learn more about Workleap's employee experience platform, visit workleap.com . About Workleap Workleap is the best add-on to your HRIS to build better employee experiences. The all-in-one Workleap platform empowers organizations to make work simpler by unifying onboarding, engagement, performance, and development —in one platform. Workleap is a Montréal, Canada-based company building the operating system for hybrid work—unifying the experience to streamline talent management and scale productivity tools across 20,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Media Contact Jaclyn Pullen PANBlast for Workleap workleap@panblastpr.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/workleap-fall-launch-empowering-hr-leaders-with-new-features-for-employee-growth-and-engagement-302315807.html SOURCE Workleap
Sampath Bank has been honoured as the Second Runner-Up in the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award 2024, hosted by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Widely regarded as Sri Lanka’s pinnacle of recognition for corporate sustainability, the awards ceremony took place recently at Cinnamon Grand, Colombo. This accolade emphasises Sampath Bank’s unwavering commitment to sustainability, a philosophy deeply rooted in its purpose to “Empower Dreams and Enrich Life.” Over the years, the Bank has championed impactful initiatives that safeguard the environment, strengthen employee and customer relations, uplift communities, and uphold robust governance practices. The Bank also received several key accolades during the ceremony, including the Category Award Winner for Environment Beyond the Business, the Sector Award Winner – Finance Sector, and recognition as one of the Top Ten Corporate Citizens. ESG Chairman, Ajantha De Vas Gunasekara of Sampath Bank, remarked, “This recognition stands as a testament to our unwavering commitment to driving positive change across all facets of our operations. Sustainability is not merely a part of what we do; it is the essence of who we are as an organisation.” “At the heart of our journey lies a steadfast dedication to the pillars of ESG – Economic, Environmental, Social, and Governance ensuring that every initiative we undertake creates enduring value for our stakeholders.” Sampath Bank’s award-winning efforts stem from a series of impactful sustainability initiatives. The flagship ‘Wewata Jeewayak’ programme, launched over two decades ago, focuses on restoring Sri Lanka’s traditional irrigation network, enabling dry zone farmers to cultivate paddy across the Yala and Maha seasons. By 2023-24, 21 tanks have been restored under this initiative, with investments increasing to strengthen agricultural resilience amid economic challenges. Complementing this, the ‘Gasai Mamai Pubudu Pothai’ tree-planting and vegetable gardening programmes were launched to foster environmental awareness and sustainability among students in these regions. In addition, the ‘A Breath to the Ocean’ marine protection programme addresses coral replanting and mangrove restoration, including a long-term project at the Anavilundawa Wetland Sanctuary in collaboration with Biodiversity Sri Lanka and the Department of Wildlife. Furthering its commitment to conservation, the Bank is also working to protect endangered turtles by establishing hatcheries in Rakawa village, a critical breeding zone for five globally endangered turtle species.Editor’s note: “Quantum Computing Revolution: The Gargantuan Opportunity Investors Shouldn’t Ignore” was previously published in November 2024 with the title, “Quantum Computing: the Key to Unlocking AI’s Full Potential?” It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available. For the past two years, AI stocks have been all the rage on Wall Street, regularly outperforming the broader market. Exchange-traded funds – such as the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF ( AIQ ) and the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF ( ARKQ ) – represent strong proxies for the industry as a whole. And as you can see in the graph below, those AI plays have been killing it . But recently, a new evolution of AI stocks has emerged as, potentially, this whole AI Revolution’s biggest winners. They’re called “ QAI ,” or Quantum Artificial Intelligence , stocks. These are trades at the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence. And they have absolutely soared over recent months. One is up more than 400% since early September 2024, while another has popped more than 500%. And those are the “small” winners... Three other QAI stocks have rocketed 1,000% in that same time – with one up more than 3,500%! These companies are creating the next-gen quantum computers that could entirely revolutionize AI software development and create a new class of super-powered AI applications. And some may just end up being the biggest market winners of this decade. To understand why, we’ll need to take a deep look into this groundbreaking technology. What Is Quantum Computing? Let me start by saying that the underlying physics of this technological breakthrough – quantum mechanics – is a highly complex topic. It would likely require over 500 pages to fully understand. But, alas, here’s my best job at making a Cliff’s Notes version in 500 words instead. For centuries, scientists have developed, tested, and validated the laws of the physical world, known as classical mechanics. These scientifically explain how and why things work, where they come from, so on and so forth. But in 1897, J.J. Thomson discovered the electron. And he unveiled a new, subatomic world of super-small things that didn’t obey the laws of classical mechanics... at all. Instead, they obeyed their own set of rules, which have since become known as quantum mechanics. The rules of quantum mechanics differ from that of classical mechanics in two very weird, almost-magical ways. First , in classical mechanics, objects are in one place at one time. You are either at the store or at home, not both. But in quantum mechanics, subatomic particles can theoretically exist in multiple places at once before they’re observed. A single subatomic particle can exist in point A and point B at the same time until we observe it. And at that point, it only exists at either point A or point B. So, the true “location” of a subatomic particle is some combination of all its possible positions. This is called quantum superposition . Entanglement Second , in classical mechanics, objects can only “work” with things that are also “real.” Of course, you can’t use an imaginary friend to help move the couch. You need a real friend instead. But remember how the true location of a subatomic particle is the combination of all of its probabilistic states? Well, all those states are not independent; they’re entangled. So, if we know something about the probabilistic positioning of one subatomic particle, then we know something about the probabilistic positioning of another. It’s all connected. And that means that theoretically, all of these probabilistic states can work together, all at once, to create a super-complex ecosystem. This is called quantum entanglement. Between entanglement and superpositioning, subatomic particles can theoretically have multiple probabilistic states at once. And all those states can work together – again, all at once – to accomplish some task. Pretty wild, right? It goes against everything classical mechanics taught us about the world. It goes against common sense. But it’s true. It’s real. And now, for the first time ever, we are learning how to harness this unique phenomenon to change everything about everything ... That is why some folks think quantum computing could be more revolutionary for humankind than the discovery of fire or the invention of the wheel. And I agree. Mark my words. Quantum mechanics could very well reshape our world over the next few years. And some investors may end up making a lot of money because of it. Quantum Computing Will Change the World You see; the study of quantum theory has made huge advancements over the past century, especially so over the past decade. Scientists at leading laboratories and tech companies have started figuring out how to harness the almost-magical powers of quantum mechanics to make a new generation of super quantum computers . These devices are infinitely faster and more powerful than even today’s fastest supercomputers. In the words of Haim Israel, Bank of America’s head of Thematic Research: Again, the physics behind quantum computers is highly complex. But here’s my shortened version... Today’s computers are built on top of the laws of classical mechanics. That is, they store information on what are called bits , which can store data binarily as either “1” or “0.” But what if you could turn those classical bits into quantum bits – qubits – to leverage superpositioning to be both “1” and “0” stores at once? Further, what if you could leverage entanglement and have all multi-state qubits work together to solve computationally taxing problems? Theoretically, you’d create a machine with so much computational power that it would make today’s most advanced supercomputers seem ancient. That’s exactly what’s happening today. The Possibilities Behind Quantum Computing Earlier this month, Google unveiled its latest quantum processor, Willow. At that reveal, Google announced that Willow had solved a complex calculation – one that takes its fastest classical supercomputer around 10 septillion years to complete – in just five minutes . Ten septillion years (which, written out, is 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) cut down to five minutes... That is the very real power of quantum computers. Just imagine the possibilities if we could shorten and simplify all the world’s problems in a similar manner. We may finally have the level of AI that you see in movies. Arguably the biggest limitation to today’s AI is the robustness of machine learning algorithms, which are constrained by supercomputing capacity. Expand that capacity, and you’d get infinitely improved machine learning algos – and infinitely smarter AI. We may be able to eradicate disease . Of course, we already have tools like gene editing. But, as with AI, gene editing tech’s effectiveness relies on the robustness of the underlying computing capacity to identify, target, insert, cut, or repair genes. With quantum computing capacity, all that could happen without error in seconds. What about a million-mile EV? We can only improve batteries if we can test them. And we can only test in the real world so much. Therefore, one way to unlock a million-mile battery is through simulation. And the higher the underlying computing capacity, the faster and more effective the simulations. There’s seemingly no limit to what such powerful computing capacity could lead us to... Which means the economic opportunities here are truly enormous. The Final Word That is why I state with such confidence that quantum computing is the most underrated and most transformational technological breakthrough since the internet. In fact, it may be bigger than the internet. And Wall Street is starting to take notice. Per my research, there are five noteworthy pure QAI stocks. All five are up more than 5X since early September. Three have surged more than 10X: Quantum Computing ( QUBT ), Rigetti ( RGTI ), and D-Wave Quantum ( QBTS ). And one – QUBT – has rocketed an astounding 35X. These stocks are on fire. Though, to be sure, not all of them will succeed in the long run. Some of these QAI stocks will be flashes in the pan, like how Pets.com or Webvan were back in the 1990s. But some could easily become the next Nvidia ( NVDA ) or Microsoft ( MSFT ). And that’s why, at the very least, you should pay close attention to developments in the quantum computing industry. We’re definitely watching this industry like hawks, following every technical development and the stocks that seem to hold the most promise. If you want to stick with – and profit from – these game-changing QAI stocks, I think we’re the best suited to help you do just that. Check out our research services today to learn more. On the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. P.S. You can stay up to speed with Luke’s latest market analysis by reading our Daily Notes! Check out the latest issue on your Innovation Investor or Early Stage Investor subscriber site.
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