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Nvidia, the world’s biggest company with a $3.5 trillion market capitalization, reported its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after market close.Lukman Otunuga, senior market analyst at online trading broker FXTM, told Entrepreneur before the earnings release that “with Nvidia’s jaw-dropping performance in 2024, expectations are sky-high.””The earnings could either propel the stock to fresh all-time highs or pull it below key support levels, depending on the guidance shared,” Otunuga remarked in an emailed statement. Related: Why One Prominent Investor, ‘Britain’s Warren Buffett,’ Is Staying Away From Nvidia StockNvidia’s overall revenue was $35.1 billion, above estimates of $33.2 billion, and the AI…

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A pigeon-inspired robot has solved the mystery of how birds fly without the vertical tail fins that human-designed aircraft rely on. Its makers say the prototype could eventually lead to passenger aircraft with less drag, reducing fuel consumption. Tail fins, also known as vertical stabilisers, allow aircraft to turn from side to side and help avoid changing direction unintentionally. Some military planes, such as the Northrop B-2 Spirit, are designed without a tail fin because it makes them less visible to radar. Instead, they use flaps that create extra drag on just one side when needed, but this is an…

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A jury ordered former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger to pay $98 million after finding that she used excessive force in the fatal shooting of Botham Jean in his home six years ago.Botham Jean.The civil verdict and penalty for Guyger, 36, came five years after she was convicted of murder in the 2018 killing of Botham Jean and sentenced to a decade in prison.Guyger did not attend the three-day trial, nor did she have a lawyer present, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. The attorney who represented Guyger in her criminal trial told the outlet that she didn’t have the money…

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Anthony Stanley/WENN/AlamyThe Sidemen have been among Britain’s most popular YouTubers for the past decadeThe Sidemen are used to making content for YouTube, but say they’ve now “hit the limit” on what they can achieve on the video sharing platform so are moving “to something even bigger”.The British YouTube superstars have announced that the second season of their reality show, Inside, will debut on Netflix next year. The streaming giant will also make a US version.The Sidemen – the seven-strong group that includes content creator, rapper and boxer KSI – have more than 146 million YouTube subscribers between them.Vik Barn -…

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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 62.09 points or -0.16% to 38,352.34 • Shanghai increased 21.98 points or 0.66% to 3,367.99 • Hang Seng increased 41.34 points or 0.21% to 19,705.01 • ASX 200 decreased 47.70 points or -0.57% to 8,326.30 • SENSEX closed • Nifty50 closed The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00405 or -0.62% to 0.65005 • NZDUSD decreased 0.0047 or -0.79% to 0.58718 • USDJPY increased 0.771 or 0.50% to 155.489 • USDCNY increased 0.01823 or 0.25% to 7.25143 The above…

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Screenshot: Forbes Youtube The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, told lawmakers that she personally approved the firing of an employee who directed FEMA workers to not knock on the doors of those affected by Hurricane Helene if they had Trump signs in their yards. Helene hit Florida as a Category 4 hurricane and wreaked havoc from Florida up the Eastern United States, killing more than 100 people in North Carolina alone and causing billions of dollars of damage across several states. In less than two weeks, Hurricane Milton did its own damage in many of the…

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Fans of Miley Cyrus now have “something beautiful” to look forward to in the coming year.The Grammy-winning Disney alum has announced her next project: A visual album based on the iconic Pink Floyd album, The Wall, with the tentative title, Something Beautiful.It will arrive sometime in 2025.Article continues below advertisementMiley Cyrus’ New Project, ‘Something Beautiful,’ Aims To Be A ‘Glamorous’ Take On A Classic AlbumSpeaking with Harper’s BAZAAR, the 31-year-old “Flowers” vocalist explained her vision for the upcoming Something Beautiful, the follow-up to 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation, as a fashion-forward homage to the legendary English rock album.“It was inspired by…

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“PROGRESS” Before heading to Israel, Hochstein met for a second time with one of his main interlocutors, Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Nabih Berri, who has led mediation efforts on behalf of the Iran-backed group.”The meeting today built on the meeting yesterday and made additional progress, so I will travel from here in a couple hours to Israel to try to bring this to a close if we can,” Hochstein told reporters in the Lebanese capital.Hochstein had on Tuesday said an end to the war was “within our grasp”, while a diplomat in Lebanon told AFP that he had studied some modifications…

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Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change.With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations’ annual climate talks have returned to the puzzle of finding an agreement to bring far more money for developing countries to adapt than wealthier countries have shown they are willing to pay. Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change, including building out their own clean-energy systems. Experts agree that at least $1 trillion is called for, but both figures are far…

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In Super Bowl XLVI four years later, Manning beat Bill Belichick and Tom Brady again 21-17.So when you factor in two rings with his career totals, and let’s face it, his last name, Manning is destined to receive enough votes at some point. However, if you dissect Manning’s career, there’s a case those Super Bowls and his last name are not enough to make him a first-ballot Hall of Famer. During his 16-year career, Manning passed for 57,023 yards and 366 touchdowns. But he also threw 244 interceptions, 13th most in NFL history, per StatMuse. Manning, who never led the league in…

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