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If there’s one thing Stephen Curry knows well, it’s the game of basketball. And popcorn. Yes, the Warriors superstar is not only a four-time NBA champion and the league’s all-time leading three-point shooter, he’s also a well-known salty snack expert. Curry is often spotted eating popcorn on team planes and at various arenas around the country — he even released his own ranking of the quality of popcorn at each NBA arena in 2019 — so he knows his stuff. In fact, his knowledge is so highly valued that 310 Provisions, the group in charge of food for the Los…
The election result is a breather. India desperately needed some leverage to curb the growing power of a divisive prime minister, and Indian voters have now provided that leverage. 2024 Election Indian democracy. How should we interpret the election results? What lies ahead? Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP had expected a landslide victory and hoped to win more than 400 seats in the Indian parliament. Judged by that standard, this result is a major setback for PM Modi. The BJP lost 63 of the 303 seats, winning only 240 seats, far short of the 272 seats needed to…
Finnish start-up Flow Computing Oy today revealed a seemingly outlandish plan to transform the chip industry with a new parallel processing unit that it claims can boost the performance of any central processing unit by an astounding 100 times. This surprising claim was made as the company announced that it had raised $4 million in pre-seed funding from several Nordic venture capital firms and entities. The round was led by Butterfly Ventures, with participation from FOV Ventures, Salcia, Steven Industries, Superhero Capital and Business Finland. Finland’s state-owned research institute, VTT Technical Research Centre, originally developed Flow’s technology and remains a…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The United States enters its first Olympic men’s soccer tournament since 2008 with a record it would rather forget.Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute and Mao Hosoya added a goal in the 69th minute to give Japan a 2-0 victory in the U.S. under-23 match, their final warm-up game on Tuesday night.”I’d say this was our poorest performance to date since we started this process eight months ago,” U.S. coach Marko Mitrovic said. “I have full belief this team can do a lot better than what we showed today.”Japan won a…
North Dakota voters approved a ballot measure that would set an age limit for state legislators, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Experts believe North Dakota is the first state to impose such a requirement on legislators, but say the measure is likely to be challenged in court.The ballot measure would amend the North Dakota Constitution to bar candidates from running for Congress who will be 81 or older by the end of the previous term.The bill offered a rare glimpse into how one state’s voters think about age at a time when questions about the effectiveness of older political leaders…
Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence company that he helped found and is now a rival.Musk’s lawyers filed the motion on his behalf on Tuesday. The motion does not give any reasons for dismissing the lawsuit, but OpenAI’s lawyers are expected to argue at a hearing on Wednesday that the suit should be dismissed.Musk initially filed the lawsuit in early March, alleging that OpenAI violated promises to early investors and the public to develop AI for the benefit of humanity when it began to turn a profit. At the time, OpenAI executives charged that…
I got a text! I’m heading back to the villa tonight!Bravo’s “Love Island USA” is back just in time for the start of summer, and this time the Florida native will take over as host of the show, replacing “Modern Family” actress Sarah Hyland.Based on the British show of the same name, the reality dating competition follows Fijian contestants, or “islanders,” as they pair up, complete challenges, and deal with drama inside the villa. Surprises are added throughout the season, including new beauties and “surprise guests.”Viewers will be able to vote for their favourite couples as they tune in on…
The Bharatiya Janata Party fell well short of a majority in the recent Lok Sabha elections, and Maharashtra was one of the states where the party lost. The total dropped from 23 to 9..This is raising alarm bells within the party ahead of the crucial battleground state of Maharashtra, which will hold elections later this year. To identify challenges and issues and chart a strategy, the Maharashtra BJP has convened a meeting of its district presidents and office-bearers in Mumbai on June 14. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Mumbai BJP leader Ashish Shelar are…
T20 World Cup 2024″ Kamran Akmal and Ijaz Ahmed©Twitter Former Pakistan cricket team stars seem to be in the habit of making controversial statements. After Kamran Akmal made a controversial and racist “Sikh” joke against Indian cricket team star Arshdeep Singh, which sparked a huge debate, now another former Pakistan player, Ijaz Ahmed, has made an unpleasant comment. Ahmed, who played 60 Test matches and 250 ODIs for Pakistan, made the comment about the Pathani community in Pakistan. He was speaking about Pakistan cricket and Akmal was also on the discussion panel. The comment was not well received…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. An IKEA store in China. Noorfoto/Getty Images IKEA has been facing a steep rise in employee turnover as it emerges from the pandemic.Executives at a Swedish furniture company began trying to make sure their employees were satisfied enough to stay with the company.According to Bloomberg, the company has increased wages, added flexibility, and streamlined workflows. As recently reported by Bloomberg, IKEA has addressed skyrocketing employee turnover by raising wages, increasing flexibility, and streamlining staff workflows — seemingly simple changes that have resulted in big changes for the Swedish furniture…