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panalo999 net Power outage closes One Montgomery PlazaOscar-winning director Christopher Nolan will be taking audiences to mythical Greece with his latest project. Universal Pictures announced this week that Nolan will be directing a cinematic adaptation of " The Odyssey ," an ancient poem believed to be written by Homer between 750 and 650 BCE centering on the character Odysseus' 10-year trek home after the Trojan War. Nolan's forthcoming adaptation is described as "a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology," according to the studio's announcement posted to their X page Monday. Zendaya, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson along with Oscar-winners Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway and Charlize Theron are reportedly set to star in the film. Holland recently spoke about signing onto the project, saying on "The Dish" podcast last week that the film hasn't started shooting yet. He added that Nolan only "loosely pitched" it to him when they met to discuss the project, but that he still didn't know all the details. The "Spider-Man" actor also touched on working with his girlfriend Zendaya, joking that "studios love it" when they're on the same project because they only have to pay for "one hotel room." Pattinson, Damon and Hathaway have all previously appeared in Nolan's films, including "Tenet," "Interstellar" and "Oppenheimer." Nolan is also behind epic films including "Inception," "The Dark Knight," "Dunkirk" and his most recent film "Oppenheimer," which scored big at last year's Oscars when it took home the trophy for Best Picture. Nolan won that award as a producer and also took home the Academy Award for Best Director. According to Universal's social media announcement this week, "The Odyssey" will bring Homer's "foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time" and will open in theaters on July 17, 2026.Notre Dame rose five spots to No. 3 as UCLA remained the top-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday. The Fighting Irish notched a 79-68 home win Thursday over previous No. 2 UConn, which dropped two spots to No. 4. Notre Dame (9-2) has victories over top-five teams this season in Southern California, Texas and UConn, and a loss to then-No. 17 TCU. The No. 1 Bruins (10-0) received 30 of 32 first-place votes, followed by South Carolina (10-1) and Notre Dame, which each got one first-place vote. UConn (9-1) and LSU (12-0) round out the top five, with the Tigers sliding down one spot. Texas (10-1) remained at No. 6, with Southern California (10-1), Maryland (10-0), Duke (9-2) and Oklahoma (9-1) comprising the rest of the top 10. Georgia Tech, off to a program-best 11-0 start, jumped eight spots -- the largest gain of the week -- from No. 25 to No. 17 following an 82-76 victory over North Carolina. The Tar Heels fell five places to No. 19. Cal (12-1), which snapped a 12-game losing streak in the series against Stanford with an 83-63 win on Friday, entered the Top 25 at No. 24 for the Golden Bears' first spot in the rankings since 2019. Iowa State, which was No. 18, fell out of the rankings after losing to Iowa (9-2), which is now No. 22. The rest of the Top 25: 11. Ohio State (10-0) 12. TCU (10-1) 13. Kansas State (11-1) 14. West Virginia (10-1) 15. Michigan State (10-0) 16. Kentucky (9-1) 17. Georgia Tech (11-0) 18. Tennessee (8-0) 19. North Carolina (10-2) 20. Michigan (9-1) 21. N.C. State (8-3) 22. Iowa (9-2) 23. Nebraska (10-1) 24. Cal (11-1) 25. Ole Miss (7-3) --Field Level Media

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Fast longer than Hazare’s in 2011, Dallewal has lost 11kg in 15 daysWhen Shell slashed their petrol prices on New Year's Eve, 2000, motorists queued around the block to fill their tanks. PHOTO: ODT FILES With the new century entering its 25th year, Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we’ve fared since. John Lewis talks the price of petrol. "When's it going to end," was a common complaint heard around Dunedin petrol stations in the first week of March 2000. On March 7 that year, the cost of 91-octane petrol passed the $1 mark for the first time and reached $1.03 per litre. There was so much concern about the skyrocketing price, it made front-page headlines in the Otago Daily Times . Just over six months earlier, it had only been 80c per litre, and consumers and businesses were concerned about the major impacts that the 30% price hike would have on the economy. These rising fuel costs increased transportation expenses, which got passed on to consumers and elevated the prices of essential goods and services. At the time, BP managing director Greg Larsen said the price increases were due to "the continuing increase in the cost of crude oil on the global market, with Dubai crude now trading at about $US27 a barrel". It was also suspected that petrol prices would remain high "for a while" because of the low stock of oil in the United States and the reluctance of people to buy oil when prices were so high. A solution floated at the time, was for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to release some more oil stock, which would eventually bring prices back down. But instead of getting better, the situation grew worse. By August 2000, it had gone up to $1.21 per litre. Eventually, the highest price in New Zealand history was reached in May 2022, when the cost rose to $3.15 for a litre of 91-octane, in Auckland. That led to the government taking the unprecedented step of reducing the tax on petrol, road-user charges and public transport fares. There are many reasons behind the cost increases. More recently, global demand has surged after a slump during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sanctions on Russia mean there is less oil available in the global market, our exchange rate is lower, shipping and other costs are up, and the Emissions Trading Scheme’s levy on fuel, and GST, are adding more to pump prices than before. The upside is, rising fuel costs have contributed to a movement towards more environmentally friendly travel, with many travellers opting for electric vehicles instead of internal combustion engines, and the creation of cycleways around the country to encourage more people to ride bicycles. At the moment, 91-octane is selling for between $2.56.9 per litre and $2.91.9 per litre in Dunedin. How much will a litre of 91-octane cost in 25 years?The S&P 500 dipped 0.3%, a day after pulling back from its latest all-time high . They’re the first back-to-back losses for the index in nearly a month, as momentum slows following a big rally that has it on track for one of its best years of the millennium . The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 154 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.3%. Tech titan Oracle dragged on the market and sank 6.7% after reporting growth for the latest quarter that fell just short of analysts’ expectations. It was one of the heaviest weights on the S&P 500, even though CEO Safra Catz said the company saw record demand related to artificial-intelligence technology for its cloud infrastructure business, which trains generative AI models. AI has been a big source of growth that’s helped many companies’ stock prices skyrocket. Oracle’s stock had already leaped more than 80% for the year coming into Tuesday, which raised the bar of expectations for its profit report. In the bond market, Treasury yields ticked higher ahead of Wednesday’s report on the inflation that U.S. consumers are feeling. Economists expect it to show similar increases as the month before. Wednesday’s update and a report on Thursday about inflation at the wholesale level will be the final big pieces of data the Federal Reserve will get before its meeting next week, where many investors expect the year’s third cut to interest rates . The Fed has been easing its main interest rate from a two-decade high since September to take pressure off the slowing jobs market, after bringing inflation nearly down to its 2% target. Lower rates would help give support to the economy, but they could also provide more fuel for inflation. Expectations for a series of cuts through next year have been a big reason the S&P 500 has set so many records this year. Trading in the options market suggests traders aren’t expecting a very big move for U.S. stocks following Wednesday’s report, according to strategists at Barclays. But a reading far off expectations in either direction could quickly change that. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.22% from 4.20% late Monday. Even though the Fed has been cutting its main interest rate, mortgage rates have been more stubborn to stay high and have been volatile since the autumn. That has hampered the housing industry, and homebuilder Toll Brothers’ stock fell 6.9% even though it delivered profit and revenue for the latest quarter that topped analysts’ expectations. CEO Douglas Yearley Jr. said the luxury builder has been seeing strong demand since the start of its fiscal year six weeks ago, an encouraging signal as it approaches the beginning of the spring selling season in mid-January. Elsewhere on Wall Street, Alaska Air Group soared 13.2% after raising its forecast for profit in the current quarter. The airline said demand for flying around the holidays has been stronger than expected. It also approved a plan to buy back up to $1 billion of its stock, along with new service from Seattle to Tokyo and Seoul . Boeing climbed 4.5% after saying it’s resuming production of its bestselling plane , the 737 Max, for the first time since 33,000 workers began a seven-week strike that ended in early November. Vail Resorts rose 2.5% after the ski resort operator reported a smaller first-quarter loss than analysts expected in what is traditionally its worst quarter. All told, the S&P 500 fell 17.94 points to 6,034.91. The Dow dipped 154.10 to 44,247.83, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 49.45 to 19,687.24. In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in China after the world’s second-largest economy said its exports rose by less than expected in November. Stocks rose 0.6% in Shanghai but fell 0.5% in Hong Kong. Indexes fell across much of Europe ahead of a meeting last week by the European Central Bank, where the widespread expectation is for another cut in interest rates. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.

Hong Kong wants to Trump-proof itself, but its hands are tiedBOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 10, 2024-- On December 10, 2024, Destra Multi-Alternative Fund (the “Fund” or “DMA”), a closed-end fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DMA, declared a year end distribution of $0.3239 per share for 2024. The record date for the distribution is December 20, 2024, and the payable date is December 31, 2024. The Fund will trade ex-distribution on December 19, 2024. Pursuant to the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRP”), unless the registered owner of the Fund’s Common Shares elects otherwise by contacting the Fund’s plan agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (“EQ”), all dividends declared on the Common Shares will be automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares by EQ. Common Shareholders who elect not to participate in the DRP will receive all dividends and other distributions in cash, paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record. Shareholders may obtain more information on the shareholder services offered to the Fund by calling EQ at the Fund's dedicated toll free number 800-591-8238. A portion of the distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net investment income, including, but not limited to, short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain, or return of capital. As required by Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, a notice will be distributed to shareholders in the event that a portion of the distribution is derived from sources other than undistributed net investment income. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of this distribution will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during its fiscal year and will be made after the Fund’s year end. The Fund will send to investors a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will define how to report this distribution for federal income tax purposes. For further information regarding the Fund’s distribution, please visit . Destra Multi-Alternative Fund (NYSE: DMA) is a core alternative solution that seeks to achieve long-term performance non-correlated to the broad stock and bond markets. It invests primarily in alternative strategies and asset classes including real estate, direct private equity, alternative credit, commodities, and hedge strategies. Destra Capital Advisors LLC, based in Bozeman, MT, serves as Investment Adviser and Secondary Market Servicing agent to the Fund. Validex Global Investing serves as the Investment Sub-Adviser to the Fund. Shares of the Fund can be purchased on the New York Stock Exchange through any securities broker. Information regarding the Fund and Destra Capital Advisors can be found at . Please contact Destra Capital Advisors LLC, the Fund’s marketing, and investor support services agent, at or call (877) 855-3434 if you have any questions regarding DMA. NOT FDIC INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE View source version on : CONTACT: Destra Capital Advisors LLC (877) 855-3434 KEYWORD: MONTANA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ASSET MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FINANCE SOURCE: Destra Capital Advisors LLC Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/10/2024 05:00 PM/DISC: 12/10/2024 05:00 PMWall St indexes fall, inflation data and rates in focus

Update 11/25/24: This starts our coverage of deals in the mid-tier giftable range. Our team will continue to monitor sales and add gift options to this list throughout the sale event. This was a particularly satisfying list to put together, and we even included some things you might even want to gift yourself to expand on other products you already own. In case you weren’t aware, Black Friday, this biggest sale event of the year, is coming up, taking place on November 29th only. As the tradition goes, it’s the best time of the year to shop and score major savings, making it the perfect time to get gifts for everyone on your list. The best part? You can start shopping and saving right now, as most retailers and manufacturers know that modern consumers don’t really think of Black Friday as a single holiday anymore. The bad news, however, is that if you are to look at the best early Black Friday deals , most of the focus is going to be on big-ticket items. But we know that you want to buy some things for yourself that don’t break the bank or to use this time to stock up on reasonably-priced gifts. Here, everything is $50 and under, making it a perfect gift list for people who are our typical Digital Trends readers. Keurig K-Express Essentials Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker — $49 $59 17% off One of the best early Black Friday Keurig deals , if you want to just make a single cup of coffee for yourself here and there, this has to be one of the most convenient ways to do so. Note that this has an iced coffee button, too, so this can roll around to be your summer go-to as well. JBL Clip 5 — $50 $80 38% off If you want an easy way to add some Bluetooth speakers to your belt loop, backpack, purse, or just about anywhere else, the JBL Clip 5 has become a great way to do so while it is $30 off. It even has an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, allowing your giftee to withstand pretty much anything it faces. BLACK+DECKER 12V Max Cordless Drill/Driver — $36 $40 10% off This is an affordable drill/driver (meaning it both drills and drives screws in) that can help you assemble any gifts you have, put up mounts for monitors and more. Compare it with other cordless drill early Black Friday deals if you intend to do more than just the occasional bit of work. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max — $40 $60 33% off You may know about Fire TVs already, but you can make just about any device a Fire TV with this stick. Our Fire TV Stick 4K Max review marks the little device as a high-value-for-the-money product that gets the job done. JBL Tune 520BT — $40 $50 20% off The JBL Tune 520BT is a budget pair of headphones with foamy earpads and a 57-hour battery life. These are a great alternative pickup for those who care more about getting the sound in their ears than the equalizer settings and ANC quality, or just a good second pair of headphones you don’t have to worry so much about on a daily basis. Blink Outdoor 4 Wireless Security Camera — $40 $100 60% off Get this cam by itself, or go with your existing Blink system. It works with your Alexa devices to give you a live view, or you can store event clips locally or to the cloud (with a subscription). If you want to add a bit of security to your life, now is the time to do so while you can get $60 off. Gran Turismo 7 (PS5) — $41 $70 41% off If you own a PS5 and have been complaining about a lack of games recently, this could be a good solution. With great haptic feedback and a delightful view of the road, this is the driving/racing game for those of us who want a simulation and not a cartoony world. Grab it now while it is $29 off. Xbox Wireless Controller — $44 $60 25% off If you own an Xbox or even picked up one of these early Black Friday gaming laptop deals , you already know that you can’t have enough controllers. Either get one for your single-player adventures or pick up a second (or third, or fourth!) to bring someone extra along for the ride. Lego Marvel Dancing Groot — $36 $45 20% off This 459-piece Lego playset builds Groot, and he dances! There’s a built-in rotating spinner in the back that controls his movements. This is fun for those who like Marvel as well as those interested in tinkering with moving parts to see how things work, and it is a great gift for a variety of people. Ticket to Ride — $44 $55 20% off Ticket to Ride is the classic set collection and route-planning board game where you compete to create routes across the US and score big. Also featured in our best early Black Friday board game deals collection, this one is a certified modern classic. How to choose items under $50 on Black Friday Black Friday is a great day for big-dollar items, but what about small and lower-priced items? At first thought, you might consider it a wasted moment to spend your dollars on something cheaper when the big stuff is on sale. However, when you think about it, it does come down to percentages. If you buy 10 items where you save $10 each, that’s the same as buying one item and saving $100. As a result, we consider this also a great time to buy gifts, stock up on stocking stuffers, and get accessories for products that you already love. How we chose these items under $50 for Black Friday We know a bit about what the typical Digital Trends reader likes by now. Of course, that’s partially because these are the types of things we like and write about, and you come along for the ride. As a result, generally speaking, the items above should reflect some of your interests. Zooming out further, the deals above also reflect a sense of the time of year and the goals of people looking for items under $50 — they’re largely good gifts or things that will fit in with what you currently have. Finally, we put the effort into finding products that were actually good deals and items that were at low prices.

A grand jury indictment, filed Sept. 19 and unsealed Tuesday, charges Guan Tianfeng, 30, with conspiring to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to the indictment, Tianfeng worked for a China-based private company, Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co. Ltd., that sold hacking services to Chinese government agencies from July 2018 to May 2020. Tianfeng and other unnamed co-conspirators allegedly infected approximately 81,000 firewall devices sold by Sophos Ltd., an IT company based in the United Kingdom that sells cybersecurity products. More than 23,000 of the infected firewalls were located in the United States. Many were in the Northern District of Indiana. The primary purpose of a firewall is to secure a network from cyberattacks. "Guan Tianfeng and his co-conspirators placed thousands of computer networks, including a network in the Northern District of Indiana, at risk by conducting this attack," U.S. Attorney Clifford Johnson said. Tianfeng and others allegedly "obtained internet domains, servers and firewalls to test malicious computer code for exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in an identified, widely used firewall, testing such code, and ultimately using that code to conduct mass, indiscriminate intrusions targeting such firewalls worldwide," the indictment states. A zero-day exploit is a previously unknown vulnerability in a computer software or hardware product that can be used in a cyberattack. Over three days in April of 2020, Tianfeng allegedly used the zero-day exploit to deploy malware on 81,000 firewalls owned by thousands of businesses across the world. Feds believe Tianfeng intentionally accessed computers in the United States without authorization. In doing so, he allegedly obtained information from a U.S. government entity. His actions caused software damage to at least one computer used by the U.S. government, the indictment alleges. The code Tianfeng installed stole victims' usernames and passwords. If the victim tried to reboot their device, the code would attack every Windows-based computer on the victim's network with ransomware — a type of malicious software that prevents a user from accessing data stored on their device. The U.S. State Department on Tuesday announced it is offering a reward of up to $10 million to anyone who has information about Tianfeng or his tech company. Feds believe Tianfeng is currently living in Sichuan Province, China. He also has ties to or may visit Bangkok, Thailand, they say. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued sanctions against Tianfeng and Sichuan Silence, it said.In his first public words since a five-day search ended with his arrest at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, Luigi Nicholas Mangione emerged from a patrol car shouting about an “insult to the intelligence of the American people” while deputies pushed him inside a courthouse. The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family is fighting attempts to extradite him to New York so that he can face a murder charge in the Manhattan killing of Brian Thompson , who led the United States’ largest medical insurance company. A law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said that at the time of his arrest, Mangione was carrying a handwritten document expressing anger with what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain for corporate greed and power. He wrote that the U.S. has the most expensive health care system in the world and that profits of major corporations continue to rise while “our life expectancy” does not, according to the bulletin. In social media posts, Mangione called “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski — who carried out a series of bombings while railing against modern society and technology — a “political revolutionary,” according to the police bulletin. Mangione remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was initially charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. Manhattan prosecutors were beginning to take steps to bring Mangione to New York, but at a brief hearing Tuesday, defense lawyer Thomas Dickey said his client will not waive extradition and instead wants a hearing on the issue. Mangione was denied bail after prosecutors said he was too dangerous to be released. He mostly stared straight ahead at the hearing, occasionally looking at papers, rocking in his chair or looking back at the gallery. At one point, he began to speak to respond to the court discussion but was quieted by his lawyer. “You can’t rush to judgment in this case or any case,” Dickey said afterward. “He’s presumed innocent. Let’s not forget that.” Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 230 miles west of New York City, after a McDonald’s customer recognized him and notified an employee, authorities said. Images of Mangione released Tuesday by Pennsylvania State Police showed him pulling down his mask in the corner of the McDonald’s while holding what appeared to be hash browns and wearing a winter jacket and beanie. In another photo from a holding cell, he stood unsmiling with rumpled hair. New York police officials have said Mangione was carrying a gun like the one used to kill Thompson and the same fake ID the shooter had used to check into a New York hostel, along with a passport and other fraudulent IDs. A law enforcement official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said a three-page, handwritten document found with Mangione included a line in which he claimed to have acted alone. “To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” the document said, according to the official. It also said, “I do apologize for any strife or traumas but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.” Thompson, 50, was killed last Wednesday as he walked alone to a Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. From surveillance video, New York investigators determined the shooter quickly fled the city, likely by bus. Mangione was born into a life of country clubs and privilege. His grandfather was a self-made real estate developer and philanthropist. Valedictorian at his elite Baltimore prep school, he went on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a spokesperson said. “Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” Mangione’s family said in a statement posted on social media late Monday by his cousin, Maryland Del. Nino Mangione. “We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.” From January to June 2022, Luigi Mangione lived at Surfbreak, a “co-living” space at the edge of touristy Waikiki in Honolulu. Like other residents of the shared penthouse catering to remote workers, Mangione underwent a background check, said Josiah Ryan, a spokesperson for owner and founder R.J. Martin. “Luigi was just widely considered to be a great guy. There were no complaints,” Ryan said. “There was no sign that might point to these alleged crimes they’re saying he committed.” At Surfbreak, Martin learned Mangione had severe back pain from childhood that interfered with many aspects of his life, from surfing to romance, Ryan said. Mangione left Surfbreak to get surgery on the mainland, Ryan said, then later returned to Honolulu and rented an apartment. Martin stopped hearing from Mangione six months to a year ago.

Total Monthly Digital Colocation Revenue grew 111% Y/Y in November 2024 Total Current Operating Hash Rate (EH) of about 4.98 EH/s, with current total operating capacity of 129 MW and expected to grow to 153 MW upon Ohio facility completion MIDLAND, Pa., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MIGI) (“Mawson” or “the Company”), a publicly-traded technology company focused on digital infrastructure platforms for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and digital assets markets, today announced its unaudited business and operational update for November 2024. Rahul Mewawalla, CEO and President said, “We are pleased to deliver another month of growth across our businesses with our total monthly revenue increasing year-over-year and month-over-month, highlighted by significant growth in our digital colocation revenue of 111% year-over-year. Following our recent honor of ringing the NASDAQ Closing Bell in celebration of the Company’s transformation, we continue to advance our innovative approach to providing digital infrastructure platforms and solutions. Our synergistic business portfolio and our enhanced strategic, operational, and technological capabilities are expected to continue to be a competitive advantage for us moving forward.” Unaudited financial and operational highlights for November 2024: Monthly Digital Colocation Revenue was up 111% Y/Y, growing from $1.98 million in November 2023 to about $4.18 million in November 2024. Total Monthly Revenue of about $4.91 million, up 2% Y/Y from November 2023 and up 0.5% M/M from October 2024; Monthly Energy Management Revenue of $0.33 million and Monthly Digital Assets Mining Revenue of $0.40 million. Current Total Operating Capacity of 129 MW and expected to grow to 153 MW upon full completion of Ohio facility. Combined Total Current Operating Hash Rate (EH) of about 4.98 EH/s (includes colocation and self-mining) 1 . Mawson supports innovative, agile, efficient, and scalable approaches to AI infrastructure and compute, and invites AI/HPC ecosystem companies to discuss opportunities to collaborate on artificial intelligence, high-performance and accelerated computing solutions. Conferences and Events Update Mawson has planned for its CEO and President, Rahul Mewawalla to participate in the following upcoming conferences and events. Please contact IR@Mawsoninc.com for further information. Northland Capital Markets Growth Conference - December 12, 2024 Axios Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit – December 16-17, 2024 in San Francisco ICR Conference 2025 – January 13-15, 2025 in Orlando Pacific Telecommunications Council - January 20-22, 2025 in Honolulu About Mawson Infrastructure Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ: MIGI) is a technology company that offers digital infrastructure platforms for AI, HPC, and digital assets. The Company’s digital infrastructure platforms can be used to operate computing resources for a number of applications, and are offered across digital assets, artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC) and other computing applications. Our innovation, technology, and operational expertise enables us to operate and optimize digital infrastructure to accelerate the digital economy. The Company has a strategy to prioritize the usage of carbon-free energy sources, including nuclear energy, to power its digital infrastructure platforms and computational machines. For more information, please visit: https://www.mawsoninc.com . CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The Company cautions that statements in this press release that are not a description of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words referencing future events or circumstances such as “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” and “will,” among others. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting the Company is contained under the heading “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024, August 19, 2024, November 14, 2024, the Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024, and in other filings that the Company has made and may make with the SEC in the future. One should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as may be required by law. For more information, visit us at https://www.mawsoninc.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mawsoninc/ Twitter: Mawson (@Mawsoninc) / X (twitter.com) Facebook: Mawson Inc | Pittsburgh PA | Facebook YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MawsonInc Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/mawsoninc Investor Contact: Investor Relations Team IR@mawsoninc.com Partnerships Contact: Partnerships Team Partnerships@mawsoninc.com Media and Press Contact: Media Relations Team mediarelations@mawsoninc.com Share this press release Twitter LinkedIn ___________________________ 1 Current Operating Hash Rate is based on the nameplate hash rate of the miners currently deployed.

When fire threatened a California university, the school says it knew what to doAdibe Emenyonu in Benin City A technological innovation outfit, Webiit Technologies on Saturday, hosted a transformative conference, empowering students, young adults, and the general public with practical knowledge on how to earn money through digital skills. The event, organised to celebrate the return of Ajayi Adebayo, the Creative Founder of Webiit Technologies, from the United Kingdom, at the University of Benin, Benin City, offered attendees an array of insightful sessions on digital marketing, Facebook advertising, stock and cryptocurrency trading, sales funnel creation, AI-powered marketing strategies, and career planning among others. Speaking at the event, Adebayo, who recently earned a Distinction in MSc Artificial Intelligence Network, Cyber Security, and Ethical Hacking from the University of Wolverhampton, expressed his passion for equipping young Nigerians with skills for financial independence. The event featured a lineup of expert speakers mentored by Mr Adebayo, including, Amadin Etiosa, Miracle Osajele, Bright Akhetuamen, Kelechi Samuels, Casimir Emeke, and Cyril Ebishue who shared their strategies for leveraging the digital space to generate significant income. In addition to the informative sessions, attendees participated in a raffle draw where exciting prizes such as laptops, phones, fans, and tripods were won. Notable dignitaries were also honoured for their contributions to youth empowerment and community development. The awardees included: The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Mr. Denise Idahosa; Chairman, Egor Local Government Council, Eghe Ogbemudia; Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Badamasi Salman Sani; and Superintendent of Police (SP), Anioke O. Franklin. The conference, which was completely free for attendees, marked a significant milestone in bridging the gap between knowledge and application in the digital economy. Speaking further, Adebayo reiterated his commitment to fostering a generation of tech-savvy, self-reliant individuals who can thrive in a rapidly changing global economy, equipped with actionable strategies to harness the power of digital skills for financial success.

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An $18,000 grant from big-hearted businesses has thrown a critical lifeline to the Border's multicultural community and the volunteers who support them. or signup to continue reading The Albury-Wodonga Volunteer Resource Bureau's cultural exchange project took out the main award at Thursday night's Border Trust Give500 pitch event at Albury. An ecstatic general manager Renee Wilson said the funds would help retain the services of their bilingual support worker and keep two 12-seater buses on the road to transport participants to the programs so vital to maintaining community connection. During her pitch to Give500 donors, Ms Wilson said the bureau's programs had already helped more than 4000 multicultural community members. From Coffee and Card catch-ups to Conversations in English and Homework Help, the cultural exchange program offers an array of activities designed to break down the barriers to inclusion for people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. She asked those gathered to reflect on a time when they might have stood in a room full of people and yet "never felt so alone ... nodding and smiling but not understanding what anyone is saying". "That's what the majority of newly arrived migrants face on a daily basis," Ms Wilson said. "They know nothing about our processes and systems, they've often escaped from war-torn countries and places of violence ..." The barriers caused by a lack of access to transport and limited or no English can prove detrimental to both physical and mental health, Ms Wilson explained. "The cultural exchange program was born in 2016 from a huge need and a gap we saw in the community to support CALD community members that found themselves socially isolated," she said. "One of the biggest barriers our participants face is transportation, because most do not have their licence or a vehicle to get to and from the programs. 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When Shell slashed their petrol prices on New Year's Eve, 2000, motorists queued around the block to fill their tanks. PHOTO: ODT FILES With the new century entering its 25th year, Summer Times looks back at some of the events of 2000 and sees how we’ve fared since. John Lewis talks the price of petrol. "When's it going to end," was a common complaint heard around Dunedin petrol stations in the first week of March 2000. On March 7 that year, the cost of 91-octane petrol passed the $1 mark for the first time and reached $1.03 per litre. There was so much concern about the skyrocketing price, it made front-page headlines in the Otago Daily Times . Just over six months earlier, it had only been 80c per litre, and consumers and businesses were concerned about the major impacts that the 30% price hike would have on the economy. These rising fuel costs increased transportation expenses, which got passed on to consumers and elevated the prices of essential goods and services. At the time, BP managing director Greg Larsen said the price increases were due to "the continuing increase in the cost of crude oil on the global market, with Dubai crude now trading at about $US27 a barrel". It was also suspected that petrol prices would remain high "for a while" because of the low stock of oil in the United States and the reluctance of people to buy oil when prices were so high. A solution floated at the time, was for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to release some more oil stock, which would eventually bring prices back down. But instead of getting better, the situation grew worse. By August 2000, it had gone up to $1.21 per litre. Eventually, the highest price in New Zealand history was reached in May 2022, when the cost rose to $3.15 for a litre of 91-octane, in Auckland. That led to the government taking the unprecedented step of reducing the tax on petrol, road-user charges and public transport fares. There are many reasons behind the cost increases. More recently, global demand has surged after a slump during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sanctions on Russia mean there is less oil available in the global market, our exchange rate is lower, shipping and other costs are up, and the Emissions Trading Scheme’s levy on fuel, and GST, are adding more to pump prices than before. The upside is, rising fuel costs have contributed to a movement towards more environmentally friendly travel, with many travellers opting for electric vehicles instead of internal combustion engines, and the creation of cycleways around the country to encourage more people to ride bicycles. At the moment, 91-octane is selling for between $2.56.9 per litre and $2.91.9 per litre in Dunedin. How much will a litre of 91-octane cost in 25 years?