Say Hello to the Secure Cloud Storage Alternative Entrepreneurs NeedFinal regular-season games loom large in determining conference championship matchupsThe New York Rangers are still desperately seeking answers following their blockbuster trade of captain Jacob Trouba earlier this month. They'll try to regain some stability when they visit the Florida Panthers on Monday evening in Sunrise, Fla. New York is 3-8-0 since trading Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 6 in a roster shakeup that hasn't ignited anybody. They've dropped three in a row and six of seven, most recently losing at the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Saturday. "Right now, it's just frustrating," New York coach Peter Laviolette said. "We're in the business of winning hockey games and we're not getting it done right now, so it's tough to sit here and tell you good things. We're losing hockey games. We need to win hockey games and we're not getting that done." New York had high expectations after reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in three years last season. Hopes of getting past that hurdle and reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2014 were heightened after the Rangers improved to 12-4-1 with a 4-3 win at the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 19. They haven't won two games in a row since. "Result-wise, this is not what we wanted," Rangers center Mika Zibanejad said. "We can talk about a reset, we can talk about whatever, but if the result is not there, it's not going to matter." In the loss to the Lightning, special teams once again played a big role. The Rangers went 0-for-4 on the power play while Tampa Bay went 2-for-5. "We don't score on our power play, we let in two goals, we put ourselves in a bad spot," Zibanejad said. "I don't think that's the effort. I don't think that's the team itself or how we came out, how we started. I don't think that's why we lose a game. We had (44) shots, we've got to get in front of a few more and get some quality chances, but I thought we did. It's frustrating." The Rangers will face a hungry Florida team that has been shut out the past two games, the second time that's happened this month. "Yeah, there is something to that. We are playing the perimeter game for the most part," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. "That has a lot to do with it." The Panthers most recently fell to the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Saturday afternoon, failing to get one past a goalie making his NHL debut in Jakub Dobes. "I don't think we are going to dwell on this one, just kind of move on," Florida forward Sam Bennett said. "Mistakes are going to be made. It's about how you help each other and fix them. We are just going to move on from this game." Sergei Bobrovsky will start in goal for the Panthers. He's 5-2 in seven starts this month with a 2.24 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. He made 24 saves in a 3-1 win against the Rangers on Oct. 24. Overall, the two-time Vezina Trophy winner is 15-12-3 in 31 career starts against New York with a 2.83 GAA, a .908 save percentage and one of his 45 career shutouts. Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin was pulled after giving up five goals on 13 shots in 28:08 against the Lightning. He took the loss against Florida in October while making 26 saves and is 4-3-0 with a 2.87 GAA and a .915 save percentage against the Panthers all-time. This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.Lakhs of people travel by train every day in India. It is also possible to travel comfortably at a low cost. Therefore, all sections of people use train travel. In this situation, Indian Railways releases new announcements from time to time regarding train travel. In that way, the action taken by IRCTC has created a stir among train passengers. While Indian Railways is continuously introducing new trains and increasing passenger facilities, before the start of the new year, IRCTC has taken a major decision and put an end to a facility. This decision of the Railways has caused dissatisfaction among many passengers. Also read: Income Tax Return filing deadline 2024: Everything you need to know The railway has withdrawn the rule of refunding ticket money if trains are delayed. IRCTC has discontinued this facility. Earlier, if the train was delayed beyond a certain time, the ticket money was refunded to the passengers. But now this facility has been removed. According to this change, no fare will be refunded to passengers if trains are delayed. The fact that there is no relief for passengers if the train is late has made many people dissatisfied. For the past few years, refunding money for delayed trains has cost the railways a lot of money. In 2022-23, the railway refunded around Rs 7.74 lakh. This year it has increased to Rs 15 lakh. This refund method was used to provide some relief to passengers in case of inconvenience. But now this facility is completely gone. Also read: Stocks to track: Major UPDATES on Ola Electric, Hero MotoCorp, JSW Energy, Reliance Power After this action taken by IRCTC, railway passengers, especially those traveling on private trains, will not get any such financial relief. This change will be challenging for train passengers. Especially if the train is delayed for a long time, there is no compensation for the inconvenience caused to the passengers. This new rule is only for private trains. The facility of refunding money if government trains are delayed continues.
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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game with 21 seconds left after Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin connected on an 86-yard touchdown, Dallas’ Juanyeh Thomas returned the ensuing onside kick attempt for a touchdown, and the Cowboys pulled out a 34-26 victory Sunday that extended the Commanders’ skid to three games. Seibert, who missed the previous two games with a right hip injury, was wide left on the point-after attempt following a low snap. Thomas then took the kick back 43 yards as the Cowboys (4-7) ended their losing streak at five in improbable fashion. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a weekAP Business SummaryBrief at 9:33 a.m. EST
Cowboys win wild one vs. Commanders to halt five-game slideSnap-on's SNA short percent of float has risen 10.3% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.99 million shares sold short , which is 6.64% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 5.41 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short Interest Matters Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises. Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish. See Also: List of the most shorted stocks Snap-on Short Interest Graph (3 Months) As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Snap-on has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted. Comparing Snap-on's Short Interest Against Its Peers Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis. According to Benzinga Pro , Snap-on's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.00%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers. Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it. This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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Revolutionary Robots on the Move! Figure AI Sends First Humanoid Helpers.CLEVELAND, Ohio – As construction on two Intel microchip plants continues east of Columbus, questions swirl around the storied company’s faltering business plan and whether its Ohio project is at risk. The most recent eyebrow-raising development was the Dec. 1 retirement of Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger, who had been the driving force behind the strategy to grow the company’s manufacturing capacity by adding fabrication lines in the United States and Europe. As part of Gelsinger’s strategy, Intel announced in early 2022 that it would invest at least $20 billion in the Ohio plants, which have already been delayed and are not expected to be operational until at least 2027. The company also is building plants in Arizona and expanding operations in New Mexico and Oregon, although it said earlier this year that it was pausing a related project in Germany. But if fabrication expansion is still the plan, one must wonder why the company got rid of Gelsinger, who was “effectively fired,” said Stacy Rasgon, a senior stock analyst with Bernstein Research who tracks the semiconductor industry. Rasgon elaborated on that uncertainty in a report to clients shortly after Gelsinger’s departure was announced. “The choice for any new CEO would seem to center on what to do with the fabs,” Rasgon wrote. “But while keeping them feels like deadweight (and a continuation of the strategy that got Pat out), scrapping them would also be fraught with difficulties around the product roadmap, outsourcing strategy, CHIPS act and political navigation etc. There don’t seem to be any easy answers here, so whoever winds up filling the slot looks in for a tough ride.” As for the Ohio plants, “I think their future is in limbo,” Rasgon said. Other Intel watchers also aren’t sure what to think about the company’s future plans. Asked if it makes business sense for Intel to be in the foundry business – making chips for others – Ross Seymore, a semiconductor analyst with Deutsche Bank, said, “That’s a great question. That’s the $64,000 question.” As of today, Intel’s commitment to Ohio remains unchanged, he said, but whether that holds true will be up to the new CEO. The semiconductor industry would like to have more competition at the leading edge of manufacturing, Seymore said. At the same time, the federal government would like that increased capacity to be constructed in the United States for security reasons. Intel is one of the few companies, along with Taiwan-based TSMC and South Korea-based Samsung, that can satisfy both of those desires, he said. Like Intel, TSMC and Samsung are also in line for CHIPS Act money to expand in the United States. In recent years, Intel has been losing ground to its competitors, as evidenced by a 60% drop in its stock price during Gelsinger’s tenure, which began in early 2021. The company has suffered through a series of poor leaders, Rasgon said, as well as missing crucial market shifts over the years, including the move to mobile devices and more recently to AI. As for the latest iteration of Intel’s processing technology, which would be counted on to drive business to its fabs, it has yet to generate much demand. Earlier this year, the company talked about expecting $40 billion in foundry revenues by 2030 of which $15 billion would be from fabricating other companies’ chips, Rasgon said, adding sarcastically, “Good luck with that.” Federal support Intel does have federal support for its expansion plans, although it’s not that much money relative to the massive costs associated with building new chip plants, Rasgon said. Just before Thanksgiving, the Biden administration finalized its CHIPS Act grant of $7.8 billion to Intel, including $1.5 billion f or the Ohio project. The federal government also has awarded Intel a $3 billion contract to make chips for defense purposes. The grant money does not seem to be in doubt, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s stated displeasure with the CHIPS Act, as it would be hard to claw back the money, said Ned Hill, professor emeritus of economic development at Ohio State and Cleveland State universities. Congress has already appropriated the money and the contracts have been signed and the money committed, he said. But there are numerous conditions Intel must meet along the way to continue receiving the funds from the government. The release of the CHIPS Act money is one reason that the administration of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is optimistic the plants will move along as planned. “Billions of dollars have been invested at the Ohio One site in Licking County, including multiple loads of equipment coming north from the Ohio River to the site,” read a joint statement from DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted after Gelsinger departed. “Now that the CHIPS Act funding has been announced, we anticipate the project will continue to move ahead quickly.” Progress so far bodes well for their future, said Dan Tierney, spokesman DeWine, whose administration has pledged $2 billion in various incentives to assist Intel. “In discussion with Intel, they continue to talk about moving forward with the project,” Tierney said. A call to an Intel spokesman was not returned. A lot of speculation Hill, the OSU professor, is not sure anybody beyond the company really knows how Intel’s planned expansion in Licking County will play out. “The honest answer is that anything you hear is going to have a high degree of speculation because it’s pretty clear that the board doesn’t know what it wants to do,” he said. He said it’s uncertain whether Intel wants to both design and produce its own chips, and operate a foundry business to make chips for others. “And it seems to be one of the reasons (Gelsinger) was let go,” he said, “because it ate so much cash.”. Hill does expect, in one form or another, that the two plants under construction in Ohio will be built. He said one of the attractions of the Ohio site is its proximity to customers such as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, where a lot of defense related work goes on, and the U.S. auto industry’s research and development facilities in southeastern Michigan and Marysville, Ohio. But the strongest argument in favor of the plants, he said, is that they are partially completed and most of the equipment has been ordered “and they’re on the hook for it.” If Intel wanted out, a competitor could buy what’s already there at a discount and give it a cheap entre into the market. Plus, if Intel stays in the business, odds are the Ohio plants will be among those to survive because they would be more modern, he said. Adding to the speculation is the possibility that Intel could spin off its foundry business into a wholly owned subsidiary or a closely related, but separate company, which would have its own board of directors. “At the highest of levels, that is the largest decision,” Seymore said.
NEW YORK, Dec 15: An OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower has been found dead in his San Francisco apartment, authorities confirmed. The body of 26-year-old Suchir Balaji was discovered on November 26, after police received a call requesting a welfare check on him. The San Francisco medical examiner's office ruled his death a suicide, and there was no evidence of foul play. In the months leading up to his death, Balaji had publicly criticized OpenAI's practices. The company has been facing multiple lawsuits over its data-gathering methods. In October, the New York Times published an interview with Balaji, where he accused OpenAI of violating US copyright law while developing its popular ChatGPT chatbot. According to the article, after working at OpenAI for four years as a researcher, Balaji concluded that the company’s use of copyrighted data to train ChatGPT was illegal and that technologies like ChatGPT were harming the internet. OpenAI, however, maintains that its models are "trained on publicly available data." Balaji left OpenAI in August and told the New York Times that he had been focusing on personal projects since then. He was originally from Cupertino, California, and went on to study computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. In response to the news, an OpenAI spokesperson expressed deep sorrow, stating, "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today, and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time," as reported by CNBC News. OpenAI is currently facing lawsuits from U.S. and Canadian news publishers, including the New York Times, and a group of prominent authors, including John Grisham. The lawsuits allege that OpenAI illegally used news articles to train its software. In November, OpenAI told the BBC that its software is "grounded in fair use and related international copyright principles that are fair for creators and support innovation."Gwandu Festival: CSO Commends Idris For Fostering National Unity Through Culture
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