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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump's movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump's Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies. The debate touched off this week when Laura Loomer , a right-wing provocateur with a history of racist and conspiratorial comments, criticized Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan as an adviser on artificial intelligence policy in his coming administration. Krishnan favors the ability to bring more skilled immigrants into the U.S. Loomer declared the stance to be “not America First policy” and said the tech executives who have aligned themselves with Trump were doing so to enrich themselves. Much of the debate played out on the social media network X, which Musk owns. Loomer's comments sparked a back-and-forth with venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks , whom Trump has tapped to be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar." Musk and Ramaswamy, whom Trump has tasked with finding ways to cut the federal government , weighed in, defending the tech industry's need to bring in foreign workers. It bloomed into a larger debate with more figures from the hard-right weighing in about the need to hire U.S. workers, whether values in American culture can produce the best engineers, free speech on the internet, the newfound influence tech figures have in Trump's world and what his political movement stands for. Trump has not yet weighed in on the rift, and his presidential transition team did not respond to a message seeking comment. Musk, the world's richest man who has grown remarkably close to the president-elect , was a central figure in the debate, not only for his stature in Trump's movement but his stance on the tech industry's hiring of foreign workers. Technology companies say H-1B visas for skilled workers, used by software engineers and others in the tech industry, are critical for hard-to-fill positions. But critics have said they undercut U.S. citizens who could take those jobs. Some on the right have called for the program to be eliminated, not expanded. Born in South Africa, Musk was once on an a H-1B visa himself and defended the industry's need to bring in foreign workers. “There is a permanent shortage of excellent engineering talent," he said in a post. “It is the fundamental limiting factor in Silicon Valley.” Trump's own positions over the years have reflected the divide in his movement. His tough immigration policies, including his pledge for a mass deportation, were central to his winning presidential campaign. He has focused on immigrants who come into the U.S. illegally but he has also sought curbs on legal immigration , including family-based visas. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump called the H-1B visa program “very bad” and “unfair” for U.S. workers. After he became president, Trump in 2017 issued a “Buy American and Hire American” executive order , which directed Cabinet members to suggest changes to ensure H-1B visas were awarded to the highest-paid or most-skilled applicants to protect American workers. Trump's businesses, however, have hired foreign workers, including waiters and cooks at his Mar-a-Lago club , and his social media company behind his Truth Social app has used the the H-1B program for highly skilled workers. During his 2024 campaign for president, as he made immigration his signature issue, Trump said immigrants in the country illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country" and promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. But in a sharp departure from his usual alarmist message around immigration generally, Trump told a podcast this year that he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges. “I think you should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country," he told the “All-In" podcast with people from the venture capital and technology world. Those comments came on the cusp of Trump's budding alliance with tech industry figures, but he did not make the idea a regular part of his campaign message or detail any plans to pursue such changes.Takeovers, a title push and Lions: Why rugby fans have a reason to dream
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CHICAGO (AP) — When the Chicago Bears threatened to score in the closing minutes of a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, fans expressed their feelings loud and clear. They weren't cheering for a touchdown or field goal. They had something else in mind. “Sell the team!” they chanted. With their skid at 10 games, a season that started with playoff hopes can't end soon enough for the Bears (4-12). They will wrap it up when they visit the rival Green Bay Packers on Jan. 5. “My job is to go out there and win games,” quarterback Caleb Williams said. “And we don’t focus on the outside noise. The fans are going to cheer and maybe boo sometimes. And you can’t react to that. It’s not something that we react to.” Chicago is 14-36 in three seasons under general manager Ryan Poles and has two double-digit losing streaks. The Bears dropped their final 10 in 2022 when they were tanking as part of a franchise-record 14-game skid that stretched into last year. They've never lost more than 10 in a row in a single season. The slide was at six games when they fired former coach Matt Eberflus the day after a loss at Detroit on Thanksgiving, following a series of poor late-game decisions. They're 0-4 under interim coach Thomas Brown, and they've been dominated by Green Bay in recent decades. What’s working The defense. A defense that has gone from ranking seventh in yards per game through the first six weeks to 25th did its part against Seattle. The six points allowed were a season-low and the 265 yards the Bears gave up were their second-lowest. “As we know, our defense has a certain standard and we’ve showed it,” cornerback Kyler Gordon said. “So, obviously syncing a little bit. Just getting back on the guys to get back right. It’s just important to know what we can do and just go in there and execute.” What needs help Pass protection. Williams was sacked seven times, bringing his NFL-leading total and individual franchise record to 67. The Bears broke their previous mark of 66 sacks allowed in 2004, when they used four quarterbacks. Their issues on the offensive line are well-documented. And so is Williams' tendency to hold onto the ball too long, resulting in unnecessary sacks. “There were miscues,” Williams said. “There were stupid sacks that I was taking, losing 10, 14 yards, which is frustrating. But I will say that I will definitely take the heat for this one just because (of) some of the situations that I put us in.” Stock up DE Montez Sweat. The Bears gave up 53 yards rushing on Seattle's game-opening field-goal drive. But the line performed better after that. Sweat picked up his first sack since Week 12 against Minnesota on the first play of Seattle's second possession, when he took down Geno Smith for an 8-yard loss. Though he's only missed one game, Sweat has been slowed by ankle and shin injuries. His 5 1/2 sacks are a big drop from last season, when he had a combined 12 1/2 for Washington and Chicago while becoming the first NFL player to lead two teams in the same season. Stock down Williams. Coming off a promising outing against NFC leader Detroit that followed some shaky outings, Williams had a rough night. The No. 1 overall draft pick completed 16 of 28 passes for 122 yards — not much more than his low of 93 in a Week 1 win over Tennessee — after throwing for 334 yards and two touchdowns against the Lions. The seven sacks for 46 yards both matched his second-highest totals. Injuries The Bears reported no injuries during the game. Key number 5 — The Bears once again had trouble sustaining drives, converting just 5 of 15 third downs and punting on seven of their 10 possessions. They tied a season low with 11 first downs and managed 179 yards. Chicago owns the NFL's second-worst third-down conversion rate at 31.8% and is averaging a league-worst 287.3 yards per game. Next steps The Bears have lost 11 straight against the Packers — the longest streak by either team in the storied rivalry — and 26 of 29 counting the playoffs. They've dropped eight in a row at Lambeau Field since a win in 2015. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Cuts Stake in Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHO)Gus Malzahn shocked the world on November 30 by resigning as UCF’s head football coach to take the offensive coordinator job at FSU under Mike Norvell. “Sources: UCF head coach Gus Malzahn is resigning to become the new offensive coordinator at Florida State, sources told ESPN. His UCF tenure will end after four years at 28-24. Malzahn will be FSU’s primary play caller, a role held by Mike Norvell. So this marks a distinct shift for Norvell, who has shaken up his staff in the wake of a 2-9 season that concludes tonight against Florida. The move comes in the wake of two uneven seasons for Malzahn at UCF, as they went 6-7 last year and struggled this season in going 4-8,” ESPN’s Pete Thamel tweeted in a genuine shocker a day after the Knights lost 28-14 to Utah as a multi-score favorite. Social media responded to the news by pitching a return to the Knights for national championship-winning coach Scott Frost. “Hey I know it’s a long shot but let’s bring in frosty baby,” said former Frost recruit and current Birmingham Stallions receiver Marlon Williams . “Does history repeat itself at UCF?” asked Rivals’ National Recruiting Director Adam Gorney with a GIF of Frost on UCF’s sidelines. “Gus Malzahn resigns at UCF. Knights should make this easy and call Scott Frost,” said 247 Sports’ Brad Crawford . “Names that immediately come to mind for the UCF head coaching gig: Scott Frost , Jon Sumrall, Jamey Chadwell, Dan Mullen,” said WESH 2 News’s Daren Stoltzfus . “Want a real wild card? Jon Gruden.” Frost is currently an analyst with the Los Angeles Rams after five disastrous years at Nebraska. He’s taken a path that one usually does on his way back to a more significant job. Stay tuned. A reunion is very possible here.The Patriots are bolstering their roster ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Dolphins, elevating linebacker Keshawn Banks and tight end Jack Westover from the practice squad. Banks, who made his Patriots debut last week against the Rams on special teams, could see increased defensive snaps this time around. The promotion comes as New England faces potential depth issues in their front seven, with linebackers Anfernee Jennings and Sione Takitaki both questionable with knee injuries. Defensive ends Deatrich Wise Jr. and Keion White are also listed as questionable. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.
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The building of more powerful data centers for artificial intelligence, stuffed with more and more GPU chips, is driving data centers to enormous size, according to the chief executive of Ciena, which makes fiber-optic networking equipment purchased by cloud computing vendors to connect their data centers together. "Some of these large data centers are just mind-blowingly large, they are enormous," says Gary Smith, CEO of Hannover, Maryland-based Ciena. Also: OpenAI's o3 isn't AGI yet but it just did something no other AI has done "You have data centers that are over two kilometers," says Smith, more than 1.24 miles. Some of the newer data centers are multi-story he notes, creating a second dimension of distance on top of horizontal sprawl. Smith made the remarks as part of an interview with the financial newsletter The Technology Letter last week . Even as cloud data centers grow, corporate campuses are straining to support clusters of GPUs as their size increases, Smith said. "These campuses are getting bigger and longer," he says. The campus, which comprises many buildings, is "blurring the line between what used to be a wide-area network and what's inside the data center." Also: AWS says its AI data centers just got even more efficient - here's how "You're beginning to see these campuses get to quite decent distances, and that is putting massive strain on the direct-connect technology." Smith expects to start selling fiber-optic equipment in coming years that is similar to what is in long-haul telecom networks but tweaked to connect GPUs inside the data center. A direct-connect device is a networking device that is purpose-built to let GPUs talk to one other, such as Nvidia's "NVLink" networking products. Smith's remarks echo comments by others serving the AI industry, such as Thomas Graham, co-founder of chip startup Lightmatter, who last month said at a Bloomberg Intelligence conference that there are at least a dozen new AI data centers planned or in construction now that require a gigawatt of power to run. "Just for context, New York City pulls five gigawatts of power on an average day, so, multiple NYCs." By 2026, Graham said, it's expected the world's AI processing will require 40 gigawatts of power "specifically for AI data centers, so eight NYCs." Also: Global AI computing will use 'multiple NYCs' worth of power by 2026, says founder Smith said that the strain placed on Nvidia's direct-connect technology means that traditional fiber-optic links, heretofore reserved for long-distance telecom networks, will start to be deployed inside cloud data centers in coming years. "Given the speed of the GPUs, and the distances that are now going on in these data centers, we think there's an intersect point for that [fiber optics] technology, and that's what we're focused on," Smith told the newsletter. ZDNET's product of the year: Why Oura Ring 4 bested Samsung, Apple, and others in 2024 15 surprising ways I used AI to save me weeks of work in 2024 If your Windows 10 PC can't be upgraded, you have 5 options before time runs out I test wearable tech for a living. These are my favorite products of 2024None
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