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This essay is based on a conversation with Uday Padyana, a manager in his mid-30s who works at a major technology company in Silicon Valley. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I emigrated from India in my 20s, and when I first arrived in Silicon Valley in 2013, I knew I wanted to return.My parents and grandmother thought I was just homesick, but I knew it wasn’t because I had lived and worked outside of my hometown before: I knew that working for a major tech company in Silicon Valley would turn me into a different person and…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One in his final public appearance before announcing he is dropping his 2024 presidential bid. Kent Nishimura (via Getty Images) Some of Joe Biden’s allies are not happy that he has dropped out of the race. They are speaking out even as much of the party rallies around Kamala Harris.Critics accuse Democratic Party elites of ousting Biden. When President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was withdrawing from the 2024 election, most Democratic leaders predicted unity.But some of the president’s longtime allies did…

Labor leaders reacted to President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the Democratic Party’s candidacy for the 2024 election. Here are some of their comments. National Education Association: In a statement, Chancellor Becky Pringle called Biden “an extraordinary president and public servant.” She said Biden “stands out as the most pro-public education, pro-union president in history” and has worked to “ensure all students have access to the resources and learning opportunities they need to thrive.” In her statement, Chancellor Pringle also criticized Republican candidate Donald Trump, saying, “Trump has done nothing to protect students and educators from gun violence and…

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington this week under pressure to end the Gaza war from both Israel, which wants the hostages returned, and a US administration increasingly focused on presidential elections.The visit is Netanyahu’s first to his most important international ally since returning as prime minister for a record sixth term at the end of 2022, but has been overshadowed by President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election.A meeting with Biden is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday if the president recovers from COVID-19, while Netanyahu is due to address the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.The visit offers…

CNN — Messages of gratitude and support flooded in following US President Joe Biden’s shock announcement on Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the next Democratic nominee. It was the second shockwave in U.S. politics in just over a week since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, where world leaders rallied around Republican candidate Donald Trump. Biden had been under growing pressure to withdraw from the race since his disastrous defeat in last month’s CNN presidential debate, but…

As an exhibition game, it would have been a bad result for the United States to lose to South Sudan in the men’s 5×5, a tune-up for the 2024 Paris Olympics.It’s not just bad, it’s embarrassing.The United States avoided that with a 101-100 victory over South Sudan in London on Saturday.But the game was close. South Sudan led by 16 points, led 58-44 at halftime and still held a double-digit lead midway through the third quarter. With 20 seconds left in the game, South Sudan led 100-99 and had a chance to pull off a comeback with the final shot…

This is a trend that thousands of people have swear by to transform their gardens into tranquil spaces. But others claim the practice of putting up shower curtains outdoors to hide fences or dirty walls is “gross”. Annabelle wasn’t impressed when her mother, Wendy, tried out the shower curtain garden trainCredit: tiktok/@wendyandannabelleWendy raised the curtains to hide the fence.Credit: tiktok/@wendyandannabelleAnd he claimed he liked the look.Credit: tiktok/@wendyandannabelleDiffering opinions surfaced when Wendy tried out the trend, but her daughter Annabelle was less than impressed. “We’re having a serious discussion in our house this afternoon,” she said in a video posted to…

It’s a new week, a new start for Nvidia shares. After a rare downturn in several days for the chipmaker, shares rose early Monday on reports of a new AI processor aimed at the Chinese market, a reminder of the company’s innovative prowess and the political challenges it faces. Nvidia shares rose 1.4% to $119.55 in premarket trading after falling 2.6% at Friday’s close. Reuters reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter, that Nvidia is planning new artificial intelligence chips for the Chinese market that would comply with U.S. export controls. Nvidia will work with Inspur. , The…

MANAMA, BAHRAIN – The Pakistan Navy assumed command of the Multinational Task Force for Maritime Security in the Middle East during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Support Activity Bahrain on July 22.Canadian Navy Capt. Colin Matthews handed over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 to Pakistan Navy Commodore Asim Sohail Malik in the presence of Combined Maritime Forces Commander Vice Admiral George Wyckoff. Matthews took over command in January.During Matthews’ command, CTF 150 conducted seven successful narcotics interdictions at sea, seizing over 11,600 kg of illegal narcotics. These seizures prevented criminal and terrorist organizations from profiting…

(Bloomberg) — U.S. technology stocks were poised to rebound from their worst week since April as investors looked beyond the end of Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and focused primarily on earnings.Most read articles on BloombergMarket reaction to Biden’s decision to drop out of the race and endorse Kamala Harris has so far been fairly muted, with the Bloomberg dollar index falling 0.2% and the 10-year Treasury yield dropping 1 basis point. Democrats face the challenge of fielding a new nominee just weeks before their convention and must quickly close the gap with Republican front-runner Donald Trump.Investors have been betting for…