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The troubled Games looked doomed until Glasgow stepped in but this opening ceremony had plenty of feelgood factor

The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow opened on Thursday evening to the surreal sight of King Charles and Queen Camilla stepping out of a Tardis – and a mechanical Loch Ness monster roaring the first few bars of Flower of Scotland.

The Tardis was a nod to the fact that police boxes were designed by the Scottish architect Gilbert MacKenzie Trench. But the Doctor Who reference proved to be doubly apt given the Games faced being exterminated until Glasgow stepped in after Victoria pulled out due to financial pressures.

Elon Musk’s EV company lost a quarter of its value after revealing weak profits and high spending on AI and robotics

Tesla’s stock fell about 13.5% on Thursday in one of the biggest single-day market losses in the company’s history.

Elon Musk’s automaker has struggled throughout the year, losing about 27% of its market value as huge capital expenditures and weaker-than-expected profits worry investors.

В жизни каждого IT специалиста однажды это случается. Linux-переход. Не надо этого стесняться так как это совершенно естественно. Причины перехода у каждого свои.

На одинаковом железе под Windows и Linux запустил бенчмарки. Получил прирост времени автономной работы с Linux в 30% при кратном сокращении потребления системных ресурсов без потерь производительности.

Предлагаю обсудить карту навигации по GNU/Linux.

На днях, после того, как припекло от Яндекс.Музыки, решила посмотреть, а что со Звуком? Поскольку ожидания были крайне низкими, то звук произвёл весьма положительное первое впечатление. Рассмотрела только web, ведь из AppStore их выпилили. Печаль — тк часть заявленных фичей доступна только в приложении (например, шазам) 🥲

К покупке я пока не готова, но посматривать на развитие стриминга точно буду!

The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor.

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Да, звучит странно, но заголовок - не кликбейт, а быстрый ответ, который возможно ты ищешь. Почему-то это ни где не описано и ChatGPT не знает. Я сам выяснил путём экспериментов.

Agent came under suspicion after allegedly providing info in MS Now report about vice-president’s helicopter trip

A Secret Service agent assigned to JD Vance’s protective detail is “the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security”, according to the Secret Service chief of communications.

The agent came under suspicion after allegedly providing information that appeared in an MS Now report about the vice-president’s planned Marine Corps helicopter trip with his son to a golf lesson, a source told CNN.

Defense attorneys question LAPD criminalist on third day of hearing to decide whether singer will stand trial

Blood stains on objects recovered from singer D4vd’s former Los Angeles residence probably came from Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old whose decomposed body was found in his Tesla last fall, according to testimony heard in court on Thursday.

Prosecutors say D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, fatally stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez last year to prevent her from exposing the sexual nature of their relationship amid his rising profile in the music world.

English teachers are excited to have a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey to use to get students excited about the epic poem.

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The U.S. war with Iran escalated and global oil prices surged again Thursday as Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Defense attorneys question LAPD criminalist on third day of hearing to decide whether singer will stand trial

Blood stains on objects recovered from singer D4vd’s former Los Angeles residence probably came from Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old whose decomposed body was found in his Tesla last fall, according to testimony heard in court on Thursday.

Prosecutors say D4vd, born David Anthony Burke, fatally stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez last year to prevent her from exposing the sexual nature of their relationship amid his rising profile in the music world.

Author testified for second time about near-killing four years ago during event at New York amphitheater

Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie on Thursday sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him.

The prize-winning writer recalled feeling what he thought was a punch under his chin, then feeling blood coming from his neck.

Burnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic council

• It’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK | Andy Burnham

Regional mayors are to be given a leading role in the UK’s economic policy, Andy Burnham has said, as he called the opening of No 10 North “the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”.

The new prime minister has revived the national economic council [NEC], first set up by Gordon Brown to put the government on a war footing during the 2008 financial crash, arguing that economic growth requires the same level of urgency, focus and collective action.