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China’s largest food delivery platform is seeing a trend of increased spending on experiences. “More and more consumers are looking to allocate a larger portion of their budget to travel,” Wang Xing, CEO of Hong Kong-listed Meituan, said during a first-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, according to a FactSet transcript. “Demand is not only expanding but also perhaps more diversified, which creates a big opportunity for us,” he said. Meituan also has hotel booking and travel-related businesses, but these are much smaller in scale than its food delivery business. Analysts at HSBC on Friday raised their target price for…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Friday in Walton County, Florida. Walton County Sheriff’s Office Two shark bite incidents occurred within 90 minutes in Florida on Friday.The attack left two people in critical condition and one in stable condition.Florida consistently ranks among the top states in the world for shark bites. Three people were injured in two shark bite incidents just 90 minutes apart on two separate beaches on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Friday.Two people are in critical condition and the third is in stable condition, South Walton Fire Chief Ryan Crawford said at a…

Summary and key points: China is actively strengthening its military by recruiting experienced military personnel, including pilots, from NATO and Western countries. -The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is using shell companies to attract former Western military personnel who gain knowledge of Western aviation tactics and techniques, posing a significant security risk. – The Five Eyes intelligence partners issued a joint bulletin warning about this threat and advising participants to be vigilant against such recruitment activities, which could have legal consequences. China’s People’s Liberation Army actively recruiting NATO pilots: Five Eyes warning It’s no secret that the People’s Republic of China…

We believe the success of this program is due to the power of group dynamics.Insta360, a Shenzhen-based technology company based in China, has won acclaim for its unique employee wellness program, which encourages weight loss by offering bonuses totaling about $140,000.The program, which launched in early 2023, boasts impressive results. Nine Pairs NewsMore than 150 employees lost a combined total of 800 kg and received approximately $100,000 in compensation.Structured like a weight-loss boot camp, the program will last three months and involve 30 employees per session, with priority given to obese employees. South China Morning PostEach session is split into…

Like most investors, Victoria Green is keeping an eye on the artificial intelligence boom. The chief investment officer at G-Squared Private Wealth believes the gap between AI winners and losers will widen this year. She expects artificial intelligence to become less of a buzzword and more of an actual tool that companies will deploy to improve margins and revenue. G-Squared manages more than $575 million in client assets. “People need to make money on AI,” Green told CNBC in an interview. “At some point, you can’t just talk about AI anymore. [the] “You’ve got to show that progress is being…

NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress will examine the results of each constituency to understand from the root where it went wrong in some states where it had hoped for a better performance in the Lok Sabha elections, ensure accountability and take corrective measures to get everything right.Indian National Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said the party’s central strategy cell was collating polling station-wise votes from across the country and preparing an analysis that would help the party understand what went wrong in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana.The party had hoped for better results not only in the ruling…

India Vs Pakistan Live!The 2024 T20 World Cup steps up a level today with one of the biggest matches in world sport being held in New York. Pakistan go into this titanic Group A showdown with their toughest rivals desperately needing to bounce back from their shock Super Over defeat to the tournament’s co-hosts, the United States, in Dallas on Thursday, a momentous result that will go down as one of the biggest upsets in cricket history.Babar Azam’s Pakistan collapsed in shocking fashion that day and will need to improve significantly now if they are to face favourites India, who…

But Walker finished with just 10 points in Game 6 and was hospitalized after the Bulls’ Game 7 loss in Oakland, California, with a recurring kidney infection that later caused scarring and required ongoing medication.In a 2022 interview, Williams said he still hears from Walker regularly, adding: “What bothers him is why the Bulls never retired his No. 25. He’ll say, ‘You and I helped save Chicago basketball.’ They retired Bob Love’s and Jerry Sloan’s numbers, so why don’t they retire Chet’s?”Chester Walker was born on February 22, 1940, in Bethlehem, Mississippi, the youngest of ten children to John and…

“The United States is applying artificial intelligence to its weapons systems as quickly and as widely as possible, which poses additional risks to the world,” a senior PLA official said, speaking on condition of anonymity at a national security conference in Singapore.”If the United States were to use artificial intelligence in its nuclear weapons systems, what would be the consequences? This should grab the world’s attention.”The PLA officer also outlined Beijing’s efforts to manage the risks posed by the technology, both through the United Nations and through Beijing’s own proposals in the Global AI Governance Initiative launched last year.The United…

Washington CNN — Seeking to bolster the Hispanic vote in Nevada and Arizona in his re-election bid, President Joe Biden is quickly moving to implement new measures focused on granting legal status to long-term illegal immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens, following executive orders last week aimed at curbing border crossings. While final details have yet to be worked out, officials are considering an existing legal authority known as “parole,” which protects certain undocumented immigrants from deportation and allows them to work in the country legally while they work toward citizenship. The order has not yet been presented to…