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Russian roadblock leaves 5 dead, 47 injuredkyiv, Ukraine — A Russian missile and drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Wednesday killed five civilians and wounded 47 others, including a 14-year-old girl, authorities said.Explosions shattered windows of a shopping mall, sending shards of glass flying into the street, according to photos released by local authorities. Mayor Borys Filatov said the daytime attack also shattered windows of two schools and three kindergartens. Debris hit the intensive care unit of a children’s hospital, and a fire broke out at another hospital.A video posted on social media by President Volodymyr…
The University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College and the Rockley Family Foundation are selling pianos to help raise scholarships for music students.A wide selection of grand pianos, miniature grand pianos, digital grand pianos, upright pianos, hybrid pianos and digital pianos will be available.The sale will feature beginner to professional-level instruments from manufacturers such as Yamaha, Bösendorfer, Seiler, Clavinova and “a discreet selection of vintage Steinway & Sons pianos,” according to a press release. Most of the instruments are less than a year old, tuned and carry a new factory warranty.Delivery and interest-free financing are available on-site, according to the press release.…
German startup specializing in robotic navigation software Carts raised $22.5 million in total funding with final funding round of $10 million Existing mobile robot solutions in last-mile delivery and industrial environments are often limited to specific environments, and struggle to transition between indoor and outdoor environments. Cartken’s autonomous navigation system eliminates these limitations and enables effortless navigation in diverse environments such as industrial complexes, production facilities, university and office campuses, and neighborhoods. Cartken’s hardware-independent software platform uses low-cost, standardized sensors and cameras instead of expensive LIDAR systems. It enables multiple vehicle types to safely navigate around pedestrians and workers, safely…
(Bloomberg) — European stocks rose as key elections held center stage and as traders assessed the case for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts following US economic data that supported the case for easing.Most Read from BloombergFrance’s CAC40 benchmark index advanced for a second day in the buildup to this weekend’s final round of voting in snap parliamentary elections. Voting is underway in the UK’s general election, where investors will need to wait until 10 p.m. local time for the first official exit polls.Europe’s regional Stoxx 600 index climbed 0.5%, with autos and banking stocks the leading gainers. US equity futures contracts…
The carmaker is targeting the huge Southeast Asian market, using Indonesia as a bridgehead Hyundai Motor Group CEO Chung Eui-sun speaks at an event marking the completion of its electric vehicle ecosystem with Indonesia on July 3, 2024. (Courtesy of Hyundai Motor) Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its efforts to enter the Southeast Asian market using Indonesia as a bridgehead. It has established a complete auto manufacturing system, from batteries to vehicle assembly, in Indonesia, which has the largest auto market of any member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it held…
The painting, located in the Leang Karampuang limestone cave in the Maros-Pangkep region of South Sulawesi, depicts three human figures interacting with a wild pig. To determine its age, the team applied a new method of U-series laser ablation analysis (LA-U series) to date tiny layers of calcium carbonate that had formed above the work. The results revealed that the underlying artwork was painted at least 51,200 years ago, making it the oldest reliably dated rock art image known in the world and the oldest narrative art ever discovered. The team was led by Adhi Agus Oktaviana, an Indonesian rock…
The question of the age of presidential candidates goes back more than four decades. President Ronald Reagan answered it by promising to resign if he became disabled, then making a clever joke that took his campaign from a shaky debate performance to a landslide victory in 49 states and a second term.”I will not make age an issue in this campaign,” Reagan said in response to the question he knew would be asked in what may be the most famous moment in campaign history. “I will not exploit for political purposes the youth and inexperience of my opponent.”The audience roared,…
The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been announced. Here are the players who will take the field for the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) at Globe Life Field. The results of the fan vote to determine which players will play in this year’s All-Star Game were announced Wednesday on ESPN. The players voted in alongside Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Phillies star Bryce Harper — who already earned automatic votes as the top-ranked player in each league in Phase 1 of voting —…
The online betting industry has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, with the rise of affiliate marketing playing a crucial role. One of the most notable players in this space is Betpack, a company that has mastered the art of affiliate betting. The foundations of Betpack’s business model Betpack has carved out a niche for itself in the online betting industry by focusing on affiliate marketing. The company’s success can be attributed to several key elements that form the foundation of its business model. Affiliate Partnerships At the heart of Betpack’s business model are its affiliate partnerships. Betpack collaborates…
July 4, 2024WritingArtificial Intelligence / Data Privacy Brazil’s data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), has temporarily banned Meta from processing users’ personal data to train the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The ANPD said it found “evidence of processing of personal data based on inadequate legal assumptions, lack of transparency, limitation of data subjects’ rights and risks to children and adolescents.” The move follows the social media giant’s updated terms of service that allow it to use public content from Facebook, Messenger and Instagram for AI training purposes. A recent report by Human Rights Watch found…