WASHINGTON , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) CEO David Goeckeler has been elected Chair of the SIA Board of Directors . SIA represents 99% of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms. " We are thrilled to welcome our new chair for 2025, David Goeckeler of Western Digital," said SIA President and CEO John Neuffer . "David possesses years of experience in the technology and semiconductor industries, and is an outstanding advocate for our work. He will be a fantastic leader of the SIA Board of Directors in 2025." Over more than four decades, Goeckeler has focused on innovating and growing industries ranging from semiconductors to global networking to enterprise software. As CEO of Western Digital, Goeckeler has led the company's transformation as a leading data storage producer in the industry. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Networking and Security Business, after starting his career at Bell Laboratories. Goeckeler was recently appointed Chairman of the U.S. Chamber's U.S.-Japan Business Council (USJBC). "Semiconductor innovation is the transformative backbone of everything from the smartphone in your pocket to hyperscale cloud infrastructure to artificial intelligence that uplift society and improve our quality of life," said Goeckeler . "As we grow our industry, the role of effective government policies is more crucial now than ever to accelerate innovation and expansion in this sector. Through partnership with my colleagues on the SIA Board, I look forward to strengthening our shared industry priorities in Washington and around the world." Media Contact Dan Rosso Semiconductor Industry Association 240-305-4738 drosso@semiconductors.org About SIA The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is the voice of the semiconductor industry, one of America's top export industries and a key driver of America's economic strength, national security, and global competitiveness. SIA represents 99% of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms. Through this coalition, SIA seeks to strengthen leadership of semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research by working with Congress, the Administration, and key industry stakeholders around the world to encourage policies that fuel innovation, propel business, and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/western-digital-ceo-david-goeckeler-elected-chair-of-semiconductor-industry-association-302313650.html SOURCE Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)The Chicago Blackhawks blew a two-goal lead in the third period and lost to the host Philadelphia Flyers 2-0 in overtime Saturday. The loss wasted standout performances by goalie Petr Mrázek as well as fourth-liners Lukas Reichel, Pat Maroon and Craig Smith, who produced two goals and essentially dominated Flyers top threat Travis Konecny and his line. The Hawks’ penchant for throttling down in the third period did them in and cost them a chance to win in regulation. The Flyers seized the momentum in the third, knotting it 2-2 on goals by Sean Couturier and Noah Cates. Alex Vlasic committed a holding penalty in overtime, and rookie Matvei Michkov scored the winner at 1:06. The Flyers became one of just 11 teams to win after staging a third-period, multigoal comeback. The Hawks, who beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday, lost for the fourth time in five games. “We got the lead and just costly turnovers,” Maroon said. “They played a good game, they stuck with their structure. ... “We’ve got to be better. (It’s) a 60-minute game, and unfortunately, we maybe played 20 of it.” Entering the game, the Reichel line had a 52% shots-for advantage in five-on-five and outscored opponents 3-1, according to naturalstattrick.com. On Saturday, they outshot opponents 8-5. On the opening goal, Maroon made a pass to Reichel, who flushed it with a sharp-angle shot for his first goal in 10 games at 11:29 of the first. In the second period, Maroon took a low-to-high feed from Smith and backhanded it past Aleksei Kolosov for his first goal as a Hawk. Reichel also assisted. But for the Hawks to even be in it, it took some stunning saves from Mrázek, who finished with 34 saves, particularly in the first period. Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek, left, blocks a shot by the Flyers’ Sean Couturier during the second period on Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. Mrazek made 34 saves in the 3-2 overtime loss. (Matt Slocum/AP) His 10 stops in the opening frame include his calm against a short-handed two-on-none rush between Konecny and Scott Laughton. Konecny tried to set up Laughton for a close-range tip-in, but Mrázek stretched to knock it away with his pad. In the third, Konecny back-passed to Morgan Frost for a Grade A point-blank chance, but Mrázek swallowed it up. During a frenetic Flyers attack, Mrázek preserved the tie with a diving stop on a wraparound by Rasmus Ristolainen. To put the Hawks goalie’s game in perspective, the Flyers held a 17-7 advantage in high-danger chances.False Posts Claim 40 of 44 Former Trump Cabinet Members Refused To Endorse Him in 2024
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Armed Forces personnel refute alleged non-payment of allowancesNo. 8 Maryland women’s basketball beats No. 19 Michigan State, 72-66Christmas is brighter for 100 needy families in the Western and Northern divisions, thanks to the Sugar Cane Growers Fund Staff Social Club and Shop N Save Supermarket. The two organisations partnered and donated $30 food vouchers to each family. Club president Nilesh Karan said the donations were intended to help the families meet their basic needs. He said while many families have the means to enjoy a decent meal during the festive season, some continue to face significant challenges and the club hopes the timely donation will help them during this time. Karan thanked Shop N Save for their generosity and discounts, and for partnering to bring some Christmas cheer to families in need. Karan also said the team was donating adult diapers, provided through the generosity of the FANCA Federation, to those in need.
Rumors about the future of Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde are taking on a Chicken Little feel to them. This guy is falling! This guy is falling! In this instance, it was TSN floating the Lalonde ouster speculation. The NHL insiders on the 24/7 Canadian all-sports network were suggesting that if this weekend’s three-game homestand didn’t go well for the Red Wings, then Lalonde could be shown the door. Yeah, we’ve heard that one before. We even previously were making a similar suggestion here at DHN when Detroit was on the verge of completing a winless California swing earlier in November. The Red Wings went 0-2-1, but the bottom line is that Lalonde didn’t go anywhere. Derek Lalonde should have to pay Red Wings fans reparations for every time he makes us watch Petry and Chiarot lose us the game. #LGRW — Mr Ronok (@Rockin_Ronok) November 29, 2024 Should we give the latest talk about Lalonde’s future any greater credence? Well, the bottom line is there’s two things we know for sure about the situation. Firstly, Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman isn’t one for sharing his thoughts on any subject regarding his team and the inner workings of his decision-making process. If Yzerman is contemplating a coaching change, the only one who knows about is him. Secondly, firing a coach in the midst of a season isn’t traditionally his style, or that of the Ilitch family for that matter. Yzerman did it once. Interestingly, Guy Boucher, the guy that he fired in Tampa Bay, was just accepting a coaching position in the KHL. As for the Ilitches, they’ve been owners of the Red Wings since 1982. During that time frame, they’ve intiated one in-season coaching switch, going from Harry Neale to Brad Park in 1985-86. Red Wings fans of a certain generation can tell you that decision worked out about as well for the team as the switch to new Coke was working out for Coca-Cola. Lalonde Blunder Cost Red Wings Game What has to have Yzerman and the rest of the Red Wings brass more than a little concerned is Lalonde’s decision to make a coach’s challenge on New Jersey’s first goal during the Devils’ 5-4 victory over Detroit on Friday. Certainly, it was clear there was contact between Detroit goalie Cam Talbot and Devils forward Stefan Noesen at the net front. What was appearing to be almost as clear to the naked eye was that it was Talbot moving out of the blue paint into white ice who was initiating contact with Noesen. At the best of times, which way a goalie interference call is going to go is a toss up. In this instance, there didn’t look to be much hope of the goal being overturned. I am a fan of the Devils and we profited BUT there is nothing more I hate then idiotic coaching decisions. Derek LaLonde challenging the Devils first goals was one of the dumbest challenges ive ever seen. – DET is cruising vs NJ, they had complete control of the game. -... — Top Cheddar (@TopCheddarPicks) November 29, 2024 “I think our group would challenge that 100 out of 100 times,” Lalonde insisted. Detroit was leading 2-0 at the time of the first Devils goal. The Wings were playing a strong period up until that point. Making a decision that was putting the NHL’s worst penalty-killing unit back on the ice was a risk not worth taking. And it backfired spectacularly whrn the New Jersey power play scored again to make it 2-2. “Unfortunately, it was a pretty big turning point,” Lalonde was admitting . . . “it was a huge momentum.” Could it prove to be a turning point in Lalonde’s future as coach of the team? Only Yzerman knows that answer for sure. This article first appeared on Detroit Hockey Now and was syndicated with permission.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Trading Down 1.6% – Here’s What HappenedThere are aspects of American life that nearly everyone knows are absurd but is too afraid to speak out against and feels powerless to reverse. It used to be said that if someone looked over his shoulder, he was about to tell an insensitive joke. Now people are worried about being overheard making what should be commonsensical observations. Below are the kinds of conversations that are happening all the time. The maternity-ward nurse in a low voice: "Where the form says 'birthing parent,' that means mother. They just changed it. It's crazy." The group of moms together at the local coffee shop, making sure that no one else can hear from a nearby table: "Did you see what happened in the high-school track competition? Why are guys competing against girls?" The staffer at a bank to a friend he can completely trust near the water cooler when he is absolutely certain no one else is around, "That training was ridiculous and a waste of time." It's a little like what it must have been like in, say, East Germany when no one believed in the system, but no one dared let on what they were really thinking. This phenomenon surely had an influence on the outcome of the recent presidential election. As the Financial Times has documented, progressive elites "hold views often well to the left of the average voter — and even the average Democratic voter — on cultural issues." "America's decades-long progress towards racial and sexual tolerance and equality," the paper notes, "has been a gradual shift, led by progressives with the center and right quickly following." The new cultural shifts are different. Largely driven by "the activists and nonprofit staffers that surround the Democratic Party," they "have been abrupt and are leaving the majority behind." For the longest time — national elections from 1948 to 2012 — the Democrats were considered the party of the working class and the poor, but now they are "seen primarily as the party of minority advocacy." Importantly, as the Democrats have traveled left, effectively making the center of American politics also further to the left, people who were in the middle might find themselves right-of-center without really moving. Properly understood, Donald Trump's opposition to trans surgeries for inmates and illegal immigrants, and to boys playing in female sports, aren't right-wing positions. They've only become perceived as such because progressives have embraced ideas that would — from the perspective of a decade ago or so — been considered unthinkable and been a matter of universal assent. When Republicans have raised objections to these ideas, they have been portrayed by the Democrats and many in the media as the "culture warriors" and extremists. Most people don't buy this construct, though. They know how wokeness has been pushed into their lives as a deliberate choice by authorities who don't care what they think or, worse, will punish them for thinking the wrong thing. Surveys show that many Americans are now afraid of speaking their minds, and for good reason. Livelihoods and reputations can be destroyed by an ill-considered comment or social media post, so the vast majority of people keep their heads down, even if they are mystified or appalled by what they are witnessing. Hence, the whispered conversations. But the voting booth is private. No one can overhear you voting, or punish you for how you vote. And this surely is one of the reasons Trump won. His candidacy was a rare opportunity to register an audible dissent from woke impositions that, otherwise, have had to be suffered in silence. Rich Lowry is editor-in-chief of National Review.The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter is Dead at age 100
Canadians face a fresh wave of scams as fraudsters seize on the Canada Post strike to try to trick victims out of their cash. The last few weeks have seen an “exponential” rise in attempted fraud, ranging from phishing emails to deepfake phone calls, says Octavia Howell, chief information security officer at Equifax Canada. “Any time there is a major political event, a major strike or anything like that, we’ll see an uptick,” she said in a phone interview. “Not only is there a Canada post strike ... it’s the holidays.” Scams related to parcels and deliveries typically tick up in step with online shopping orders this time of year, but the work stoppage at Canada Post has led to even more fraud attempts amid the confusion around shipments, Howell said. Comprehensive figures on the latest batch of scams are not yet available from Equifax Canada, but the credit bureau’s daily updates have marked the rise nonetheless. Rather than the roughly half-dozen daily consumer fraud reports of previous increases, Equifax Canada’s investigations team is filing up to “87 in one report in one day coming from the same IP addresses,” said Howell. She called the trend “insidious.” “We’re seeing exponential growth in the amount of scams that are actually happening ... because, one, holidays, and then two, people aren’t able to get their shipments out.” Mail carriers walked off the job on Nov. 15, halting deliveries of letters and packages at the start of the holiday shipping season. Canada Post cautions users that it never reaches out about a delivery via text or email unless it has been requested to. The Crown corporation has asked Canadians to be on guard for telltale signs of a phishing scam or fraud attempt, including poor grammar, imagery inconsistent with Canada Post logos and a tracking number at odds with its standard format. The Better Business Bureau similarly cautioned users when the strike kicked off. “Watch out for fake package delivery offers during Canada’s postal strike,” the non-profit said in a release last month. It advised potential victims to verify delivery services, avoid unsolicited shipment offers from little-known companies and check for accreditation by the bureau before selecting a service. It also noted that scammers may send false messages claiming to be from Canada Post or another carrier asking for payment for undelivered items or offering “priority service.” “Do not click on links in unsolicited emails or texts. Instead, visit the official website of the courier service for updates,” the bureau said. Canada Post recommends customers contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre if they receive a suspicious email, text or call related to the postal service.The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter is Dead at age 100