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What is it? Among all the fresh engine options added by Jaguar as part of the big mid-life facelift on the F-Pace, one of the newest of all looks set to figure quite small in the overall mix of the range. Jaguar Land Rover’s clever, electric-supercharged, mild-hybrid 3.0-litre petrol ‘Ingenium’ straight six has been brought in to replace the car’s old supercharged ‘AJ-V6’ petrol units; but with an equally powerful, significantly torquier and faster-accelerating P400e plug-in hybrid option now available, too - as well as an updated V8-powered F-Pace SVR, a new D300 straight-six diesel and several cheaper four-cylinder options - you might wonder if this P400 derivative is one more than the F-Pace really needs. Perhaps that was exactly why Jaguar chose to put journalists in the P400 last week for first impressions of the updated F-Pace, other than for certain practical reasons (the new SVR and P400e PHEV versions arrive slightly later this year). Or perhaps it was for strategic reasons; because increasing this car’s luxury appeal has been the cornerstone of Jaguar’s facelift effort here, with a widely enhanced cabin with plusher and glitzier materials, roomier storage areas and new digital instrumentation and infotainment systems resulting. What's it like? The P400 may be a 48-volt mild hybrid, but it doesn’t really drive like any kind of electrified option (the engine’s starter-generator only ever turns the crankshaft during engine restarts). Rather, it’s a car with a fulsome though not overwhelming performance level, and with plenty of richness, refinement and generally impressive drivability about its overall character. A car with distinguishing ride and handling sophistication, too - albeit one out of which you’ll do very well to get 30mpg however you drive it. The engine makes the kind of power and torque that feels like plenty in this two-tonne family car, without ever feeling excessive. It revs cleanly, and with laudable flexibility and forcefulness. The soundtrack may not be quite as sweet or tuneful as the old AJ-V6’s but it’s certainly smooth and industrious. The car’s particularly keen throttle response can actually feel a touch contrived and over-sensitised in the more dynamic drive modes, when the electric supercharger is working to the max; the car surges forward a little too readily when you’re driving in ‘dynamic’ mode and with ‘S’ mode selected on that new gear lever. There’s more intuitive drivability to find in the car’s other modes, though, and the eight-speed automatic gearbox suffers with only occasional moments of treacly hesitancy before kicking down. In mixed driving, 26mpg is the ballpark fuel economy that our test car returned. The F-Pace has been through some mild suspension retuning for this updated version, and the P400 - on its standard adaptive dampers, and even on coffee-table-sized optional 22in rims - rides and handles well enough to give it a clear dynamic edge over its SUV rivals. Allowing you to mix supple-yet-controlled ‘comfort’ mode suspension with ‘sport’ settings elsewhere, the ‘Dynamic-i’ custom drive program lets you find a near-ideal rolling configuration for keener UK cross-country driving, with only particularly coarse Tarmac creating noticeable road noise. The F-Pace handles and steers with striking accuracy, plenty of agility and balance, and a distinct sporting flavour; but its athletic dynamic compromise isn’t punishing on comfort or refinement, which isn’t something you can say of its rivals. The car’s interior update is wide-ranging, lifting the old F-Pace’s standards for material appeal quite a way; and JLR’s new Pivi Pro infotainment system, delivered here on a slightly unusual convex-shaped 11.4in touchscreen, does even more for onboard technology. You still get physical heater controls for the car, and an audio volume scroll button placed just next to the gear lever. The new infotainment setup works so much better than the old one did thanks to really simple and clear usability with fixed shortcuts for hopping between menus, and much improved clarity and responsiveness. You can even pair two phones with it via Bluetooth, and wireless device charging is available also. The extra satin chrome garnish that Jaguar has used around the cabin lifts the car’s perceived quality quite a way. Judged more broadly, the F-Pace is certainly on a par with a BMW X3 and Audi Q5 for luxury ambience, although perhaps not quite for the solidity of feel of quite all of its fixtures and fittings. Our one word of warning would be to think carefully before ordering Jaguar’s optional performance seats, which our test car had. They offer good lateral bolstering and are comfortable for those up front, except for a slightly short backrest with a fixed ‘integral’ headrest which was too low for this tester, and annoyed by repeatedly poking in the back of the neck. Those same seats have a hard ‘shell’ construction which is a bit tough on the shins and knees of those travelling in the back of the car; and since the F-Pace isn’t the kind of SUV with back seat space you can stretch out in, they might be best avoided for families with adults or older teenagers to transport. Should I buy one? Other mid-sized, premium-branded SUVs offer greater practicality; better fuel economy and better value too, needless to say. But, thanks to its enduring driver appeal and that much-improved luxury ambience, this one now seems quite a lot more worthy of a premium price than it ever used to. If you want a modern mid-sized luxury SUV with a good dose of driver appeal to run off your own buck - assuming you’ve decided you really don’t want a plug-in hybrid option, and don’t mind paying to burn through some hydrocarbons while you still can - this F-Pace should be high on your shopping list. It’s the kind of model that plenty of car-makers have simply stopped offering; Jaguar itself may not even be able to continue to offer it for too much longer, in Europe and the UK at least, depending on how the great carbon crackdown develops. If you like the cut of its jib, then, best grab one while you can.
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Hailey Bieber is the latest celebrity to be launching her skincare brand this year. According to news reports, the brand will be called ‘Rhode’ — after the model’s own middle name — and it will essentially deal with beauty, skincare and wellness. Reports suggest, the trademark covers “wellness merch, bath and shower products, beauty creams, personal cleaning products, cosmetics, makeup, fragrances, haircare, and skincare”. In 2019, she had trademarked ‘Bieber Beauty’ after her wedding to singer Justin Bieber. According to a Harper’s Bazaar report, it was, however, rejected by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office because her husband had a similar cosmetics application dating back to 2010. Per the report, the model had also tried ‘Dew Beauty’ and ‘Dewy Beauty’, but settled with ‘Rhode’. It is fitting that the model would launch a beauty and skincare brand, for she keeps dishing out stunning looks on her social media. Earlier this year, she had told Harper’s Bazaar about her nature-inspired lockdown diet. She had revealed she was on a “plant-based diet for two months during the quarantine”. The 24-year-old had also shared details about her skincare routine, and how she has mastered the art of ‘at-home facial’. “After the stay-at-home order took place, I started testing out different face masks and indulging in facial massage. I work with a massage therapist in L.A. who has taught me a lot about Gua Sha and I’m a big believer in facial massage to keep the skin looking fresh and young. It also feels so luxurious,” she was quoted as saying. In December 2020, the model had revealed she suffers from a skin condition called perioral dermatitis, which is responsible for causing a red rash and bumps on her face. While there is no official date of launch for Rhode beauty, there does seem to be an Instagram account already live with 14.7k followers!
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Rabat – Morocco recorded 774 new cases of COVID-19 as the country is rapidly vaccinating large swaths of the po[CENSORED]tion. The country has now recorded a total of 473,047 cases since the emergence of COVID-19 in Morocco. Recoveries again outpaced new cases, with 933 citizens cured over the past 24 hours. Morocco currently has 12,994 active COVID-19 cases, with 650 patients receiving treatment at intensive care units. Out of the severe cases, 57 required invasive breathing support while 329 patients used ventilators for breathing support. The amount of COVID-19 patients in Moroccan hospitals is decreasing, with 20,6% of total beds occupied. Regrettably the country also recorded another 14 COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the death toll of Morocco’s national health crisis to 8,323. Morocco continues to test for possible COVID-19 infections as its vaccination campaign ramps up. The country’s health professionals have performed 4,933,656 tests, with 12,651 tests added in the last 24 hours. The region of Casablanca-Settat recorded 302 new cases and four deaths, while Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima saw 16 new deaths and no new deaths. L’oriental was the third worst-hit region in Morocco, recording 80 new cases and two COVID-19 related deaths. Rabat-Sale-Kenitra followed with 69 cases and two deaths. Souss-Massa experienced a similar caseload, reporting 60 new cases and two deaths. Morocco’s region of Marrakech-Safi reported 44 new COVID-19 cases and one death. In Dakhla-Oued Eddahab 32 people tested positive without any new deaths. Daraa-Tafilalet reported 27 cases and one deaths, closely followed by Beni Mellal-Khenifra (21 cases, one death) Fes-Meknes (16 cases, one death) Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (15 cases, no deaths) and Guelmim-Oued Noun where two people contracted the virus and no COVID-19 related deaths occurred.
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At present, RTX 3080 is the fastest laptop graphics card around, but not all RTX 3080-powered laptops are created equal. Many vendors use Nvidia’s Max-Q technology, which prioritizes power efficiency and low fan noise over high performance. Alienware’s m17 R4, however, seeks to pump out every possible frame, deploying a special cooling system and eschewing Max-Q to make its top-of-the-line configuration one of the best gaming laptops. We were able to check the TGP (Total Graphics Power) of the laptop, which was reported as 165W in Nvidia's drivers — in the "150W+" range listed for mobile RTX 3080. But the Alienware m17 R4 is not just a speed demon. Starting at $2,106 ($3,586 as tested), this laptop has a snappy keyboard, a sleek sci-fi inspired design with plenty of RGB and an optional 360 Hz screen. You just have to live with a heavy chassis and the occasional bout of fan noise. Editor’s Note: The Alienware m17 R4 review unit we tested came with a 512GB boot drive and 2TB RAID 0 storage drive. While this hardware is for sale, it is normally shipped to consumers with the 2TB RAID 0 drive as boot drive. The Alienware m17 R4 has the same sci-fi inspired “Legend” design as both its immediate predecessor, the m17 R3, and its sibling, the Alienware m15 R4. Available in "lunar light: white or "dark side of the moon" (black), the m17 R4 looks like a giant starship, rocketing through space. The body (ours was white) has a black rear end that juts out like the jet engine on the back of an imperial cruiser. The number 17 on the lid appears in a sci-fi font that you might find adorning a secret warehouse at Area 51. edge and in the alien heads on the back of the lid and the power button. The chassis is made from premium materials: a magnesium alloy with matte white or black paint, covered by a clear coat for extra durability. The interior uses Alienware’s cryo-tech cooling technology which has 12-phase graphics voltage regulation, 6-phase CPU voltage regulation and a CPU vapor chamber. At 6.6 pounds and 15.74 x 11.56 x 0.87 inches, the Alienware m17 R4 is not exactly light or thin, not that would you expect that from a 17-inch laptop with a Core i9 CPU and RTX 3080 graphics. By comparison, the Gigabyte Aorus 17G (5.95 pounds, 15.9 x 10.8 x 1.0 inches) and Razer Blade Pro 17 (6.1 pounds, 15.6 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches) are both significantly lighter, though the Aorus is thicker. The Asus ROG Flow X13, which we’re also comparing to the m17, is much thinner and lighter (2.87 pounds, 11.77 x 8.74 x 0.62 inches), because it’s a 13-inch laptop that gets its RTX 3080 graphics via an external dock. The Alienware m17 R4 has plenty of room for ports. On the right side, there are two USB 3.2 Type-A ports, along with a micro SD card reader. The left side contains a Killer RJ-45 Ethernet 2.5 Gbps port, a 3.5mm audio jack and another USB Type-A port. The back holds a Thunderbolt 3 port, a mini DisplayPort 1.4, an HDMI 2.1 connection, Alienware’s proprietary graphics amplifier port and the power connector. Sporting an Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU and an Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU, our review configuration of the Alienware m17 R4 is as fast of a gaming laptop as you can get right now. Thanks to Alienware’s strong cryo-tech cooling solution and the company’s willingness to include a full version of the RTX 3080, rather than the Max-Q variants in some thinner notebooks. When I played Cyberpunk 2077 at Ultra RTX settings, the game ranged between 61 and 72 frames per second, depending on how intense the action was at any given time. The frame rate improved to between 85 and 94 fps after I changed to Ultra settings with no RTX. In both cases, the fan noise was really loud by default. Changing the fan profile to quiet improved this somewhat while shaving only a couple of fps off, and only in intense scenes. The Alienware m17 R4 hit a rate of 120 fps in Grand Theft Auto V at very high settings (1080p), eclipsing the Gigabyte Aorus 17G and its Max-Q-enabled RTX 3080 and Core i7-10870H CPU by 20%. The Asus ROG Flow 13 with its Ryzen 9 5980HS CPU and external RTX 3080 dock, was also a good 13% behind while the RTX 2080 Super-powered Razer Blade Pro 17 brought up the rear. On the very-demanding Red Dead Redemption at medium settings, the m17 R4 achieved an impressive rate of 79.7 fps, besting the Aorus 17G and ROG Flow X13 by more than 20%. Saddled with last year’s card, the Razer Blade Pro 17 was a full 29 % behind. Alienware’s behemoth exceeded 100 fps again in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, hitting 103 while the Aorus 17G and the ROG Flow X13 hovered in the mid 80s and 60s. On this test, surprisingly, the Razer Blade Pro 17 came close to matching the m17 R4. Far Cry New Dawn at Ultra settings also provided a great example of the Alienware m15 R4’s dominance. It hit a full 105 fps where its nearest competitor, the Gigabyte Aorus 17G could only manage 92 fps with the Asus ROG Flow X13 and Razer Blade Pro 17 were both in the 80s. To see how well the Alienware m17 R4 performs over the long haul, we ran the Metro Exodus benchmark at RTX, the highest settings level, 15 times at 1080p. The laptop was remarkably consistent, averaging 75.6 fps with a high of 76.2 and a low of 75.4. During that time, the average CPU speed was 4.19 GHz with a peak of 5.088 GHz. By comparison, the Gigabyte Aorus 17G, got an average frame rate of just 59.6 fps with an average CPU speed of 3.47 GHz and the Asus ROG Flow X13 managed a slightly-higher 65.2 fps with an average CPU speed of 3.89 GHz. With its Core i9-10980HK CPU, 32GB of RAM and dual storage drives, which include both a 2TB RAID 0 PCIe SSD (2 x 1TB) and a 512GB SSD, and that RTX 3080, our review configuration of the Alienware m17 R4 can be a powerful work tool. On Geekbench 5, a synthetic benchmark that measures overall performance, the m17 R4 got a single-core score of 1,318 and a multi-core score of 8,051, which wa slightly ahead of the of the Core i7-10870H-powered Gigabyte Aorus 17G on both counts but behind the Asus ROG Flow X13 and its Ryzen 9 5980HS on single-core performance while creaming the Razer Blade Pro 17, which we tested with a Core i7-10875H. The storage in our review unit came misconfigured slightly, with a 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD as boot drive and a significantly faster 2TB RAID 0 drive made from two 1TB NVMe PCIe SSDs. Dell sells this hardware, but consumers receive units with the 2TB as boot and the 512GB SSD as a secondary, storage drive. In our tests, copying about 25GB of files, the 512GB drive managed a mediocre 379.7 MBps, but the 2TB drive hit an impressive 1305.5 MBps, which beats the Aorus 17G (869 MBps), the ROG Flow X13 (779.5 MBps) and the Blade Pro 17 (925.2 MBps). The Alienware m17 R4 took just 6 minutes and 44 seconds to transcode a 4K video to 1080p in Handbrake. That time is 21% faster than the Aorus 17G, 18% quicker than the Flow X13 and a full 29% ahead of the Blade Pro 17. The Alienware m17 R4 comes with a choice of three different, 17-inch display panels: a 1080p panel with 144 Hz refresh rate, a 4K, 60 Hz panel and the 1080p, 360 Hz panel in our review unit. Our panel provided sharp images and accurate but mostly unexciting colors, along with smooth, tear-free gaming. When I watched a trailer for upcoming volcano-disaster-flick Skyfire, the red-orange of lava bursts was lively and the green trees in a forest seemed true-to-life. Fine details like the wrinkles in actor Jason Isaacs’ forehead also stood out. In a 4K nature video of a Costa Rican jungle, details like the scales on a snake and colors like the red on a parrot’s feathers were also strong, but not nearly as strong as when I viewed it on the 4K, OLED panel from the Alienware m15 R4 I tested recently. On both videos, viewing angles on the matte display were strong as colors didn’t fade even at 90 degrees to the left or right. In Cyberpunk 2077, details like the threads on a rug or the barrel of a gun were prominent and colors like the red and yellow in the UI seemed accurate but didn’t pop. The Alienware m17 R4’s display registered a strong 316.2 nits of brightness on our light meter, outpacing the Aorus 17G (299.6), the Razer Blade Pro 17 (304.4) and the Asus ROG Flow X13 (281.6). According to our colorimeter, the screen can reproduce a solid 80.6% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which is about on par with the Aorus 17G and slightly behind the Razer Blade Pro 17, but miles ahead of the ROG Flow X13. With a deep, 1.7mm of travel, great tactile feedback and a full numeric keypad, the Alienware m17 R4 offers a fantastic typing experience. On the tenfastfingers.com typing test, I scored a strong 102 words-per-minute with a 3% error rate, which is a little better than my typical 95 to 100 wpm and 3 to 5% rate. Not only does the keyboard have a full numeric keypad, but it also sports four customizable macro keys above the pad on the top row. The Alienware Command Center software allows you to set these to launch a program, enter text or use a pre-recorded set of keystrokes when you hit them. I found programming them very unintuitive, however.it. Alienware Command Center also allows you to set RGB colors or lightning effects for four different zones on the keyboard. The 3.1 x 4.1 glass touchpad, which uses Windows precision drivers, offers great navigation with just the right amount of friction. Whether I was navigating around the desktop or using multitouch gestures such as pinch-zoom or three-finger swipe, the pad was always accurate and responsive. The Alienware m17 R4’s audio system outputs sound that’s loud enough to fill a mid-sized room and rich enough to dance to. When I played AC/DC’s "Back in Black" with the volume all the way up, the sound was mostly accurate, but some of the high-pitched percussion sounds were a little harsh. Earth, Wind and Fire’s bass-heavy "September" sounded great, with a clear separation of sound where instruments such as the horns section appeared to come from a different side of the notebook than, for example, the drums. Gunshots and the sound of my NPC friend Jackie yelling at me to stay down sounded sharp and clear in Cyberpunk 2077. However, I had to turn the volume way up to compensate for the fan noise when the system was on high performance settings. Even on the “quiet” thermal setting, fan noise was quite prominent. The preloaded Alienware Command Center app has an audio section that lets you tweak the sound settings and choose among profiles such as Music, Movie, Shooter and Role Play. I found that the default “Alienware” profile sounded about the same as the Music one, but disabling the audio enhancement definitely made the sound flatter. The Alienware m17 R4 has three different M.2 SSD slots, all of which are accessible and user upgradeable. The first slot is an short 2230 length and the other two are both the normal 2280 size. Unfortunately, the RAM is soldered onto the motherboard and therefore not replaceable. Opening the Alienware m17 R4 should be easy: there are eight Philips-head screws, some of which come out and the others of which you can just loosen, on the bottom panel. In our testing, getting the screws loosened was easy by prying off the bottom panel was challenging and required several minutes with a spudger. Once the panel is off, all three SSDs are visible, but are covered by copper heat sinks you can easily unscrew.
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Google’s parent company Alphabet has revealed its financial results for the fourth quarter 2020 - and for the first time has broken down sales relating to its Google Cloud business. The results reveal Google Cloud lost a staggering amount of money last year but continues to post impressive levels of growth. Across 2020, the division posted a $5.6 billion loss but an increase in revenue of almost 50% when compared to 2019. But Google Cloud brought in $3.8 billion in the fourth quarter of the year, rising to $13 billion across the entirety of 2020. Clearly, Google is happy to invest in its cloud platform, and incur large losses as a result, because it sees cloud computing as one of the dominant technology fields of the future. AWS also experienced heavy losses for years before it was able to achieve profitability. We've assembled a list of the best cloud computing services around Check out our roundup of the best cloud storage solutions And these are the best cloud hosting providers on the market Profit elsewhere Fortunately, Alphabet is able to absorb Google Cloud’s losses due to its other profitable businesses. Google Services brought in $19 billion in net income for the fourth quarter of 2020, a rise of 41% compared to the same period in 2019. YouTube and the company advertising division also continue to perform well. It’s also worth remembering that Google Cloud launched four new regions in 2020, starting work on several others, and made additional investments. With data centers proving expensive to set up and manage, it’s easy to see how losses mount up when expansion is viewed as the main ambition. Although Google Cloud is likely to achieve profitability someday given the growing importance of cloud computing to the computing world, Alphabet is well aware that it faces tough competition - although recent reports claimed Google Cloud had closed the performance gap with its rivals Microsoft Azure and AWS.
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Name of the game: #Funtime Price: 7.49$ After Discount Link Store: Here Offer ends up after X hours: 8 February Requirements: MINIMUM: Système d'exploitation : Windows 8 or newer Processeur : 2 GHz Dual Core Mémoire vive : 2 GB de mémoire Graphiques : DirectX 11 compatible graphics card DirectX : Version 11 Espace disque : 900 MB d'espace disque disponible RECOMMENDED Système d'exploitation et processeur 64 bits nécessaires
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What is it? So slick are the cars that it’s easy to forget Alpina is barely out of nappies when it comes to sales volumes – especially when compared with BMW, the company with which Alpina has indelible historical ties and on whose products those slick cars are based. Take the least expensive and often most po[CENSORED]r model in the line-up, the 3 Series-based D3. Between 2013 and 2018, Alpina sold 460 D3 saloons and 790 estates in the old shape. It’s an almost microscopic sum that makes those machines rarer than any mainstream supercar, but to Alpina, it represented a cornerstone of the firm’s revenue and meant a successor simply had to be built, even in the face of rapidly deflating demand for diesel power in Europe. And that’s what the ‘D’ in D3 stands for: diesel. That successor has now arrived in the UK, the G20-generation-based D3 S, albeit tested here in G21 Touring guise. But for the badges on the bootlid, it is outwardly identical to the petrol-powered B3 (B for ‘benzin’) of five-star road test fame, with subtly draped skirts and bumpers, and the option of forged 20in multi-spoke wheels, which our test car has. However, starting at around £55,000, the D3 S costs much less than its M division-engined, AMG-rivalling sibling and instead goes up against the recently dieselified Audi S4 Avant and… not much else, actually, unless you include the very entity whence it came. Every D3 S starts life as an M340d xDrive, but then morphs considerably. First and foremost, BMW’s 3.0-litre mild-hybrid straight six receives an Alpina-specific cooling system, with two external radiators and an enlarged intercooler and fan. The result is 350bhp and an elephantine 538lb ft – figures that are 15bhp and 22lb ft up on the M340d xDrive and also surpass those of the V6 Audi, although fuel efficiency drops from 44.8mpg in the BMW to 37.2mpg for the Alpina. Elsewhere, the driveshafts have been reinforced and the chassis shares the same revisions as the scintillating B3: greater camber for the front wheels, bespoke spring and damper units, bigger brakes and Alpina’s own calibration for the torque split between axles, limited-slip differential and steering. What's it like? As ever with Alpina, the intention is to maximise stability, usability, performance and driver confidence, with a side order of exclusivity. And all of these aims the D3 S largely achieves. In terms of the flow of weight and feedback from the road surface, the steering is a cut above the typical BMW fare. The car is brilliantly accurate for a sizeable family estate and, in combination with the torque on offer, your sense is of a 1700kg car, rather than one weighing the claimed 1935kg. Part of that perception is due to how relentlessly strong this latest Alpina turbo diesel straight six feels. Push the pedal and there’s an immediate pulse of torque from the 48V electrical system. Thereafter, only a slither of lag sits between you and the full might of 568lb ft, which carries you off into the distance without hesitation. Few if any cars of this type are so effortlessly quick in the real world, not least because the shift strategy for the eight-speed gearbox is also obviously tuned by people who love to drive, rather than by computers and for the benefit of laboratory-based efficiency tests. Reservations? There aren’t many. Ride quality is generally very good, although on rougher surfaces perhaps the faint chassis fidget and road roar that are acceptable in the supercar-quick B3 slightly undermine the diesel’s raison d’être. The nature of its torque-rich powertrain means the D3 is implicitly the more laid-back device, yet you can feel that this chassis tune was developed first and foremost for the 456bhp, 190mph petrol. Sticking with the regular 19in wheels would help in both respects, admittedly. On the move, there’s also less that differentiates the D3 S from the M340d xDrive than there is the B3 from the M340i xDrive, although at around £9000 the premium is also smaller. Should I buy one? Frankly, the comparison is unfair. In terms of driving satisfaction – everything from brake pedal feel, to chassis adjustability, to its composed and reassuring gait – the Alpina skins its only true rival, the Audi, alive.
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When it comes to motherhood, everybody’s journey is different. And everyone has their fair share of struggles, even Angelina Jolie. But the celebrated actor — who recently opened up about her life to British Vogue for the magazine’s March issue — would not trade the world for her family, which comprises her six children: Maddox (19), Pax (17), Zahara (16), Shiloh (14) and twins Knox and Vivienne (12). While Jolie is said to be reserved about her personal life, she discussed quite a few things with editor-in-chief Edward Enninful — from motherhood and pandemic, to fast fashion and aging. When asked what a typical day in her life looks like, the actor said: “I was never very good at sitting still. Even though I wanted to have many children and be a mom, I always imagined it kind of like Jane Goodall, travelling in the middle of the jungle somewhere. I didn’t imagine it in that true, traditional sense. I feel like I’m lacking in all the skills to be a traditional stay-at-home mom.” “I’m managing through it because the children are quite resilient, and they’re helping me, but I’m not good at it at all,” she continued, adding that she loves her kids. “I love them. I feel like we’re such a team. It may sound clichéd, but you love and you try, and even if you burn the eggs, that doesn’t matter in the end.” The Maleficent star also discussed how it had been a hard few years for her family — referring to her public separation from husband Brad Pitt. “The past few years have been pretty hard. I’ve been focusing on healing our family. It’s slowly coming back, like the ice melting and the blood returning to my body.” The 45-year-old also revealed she has been “feeling more comfortable” as she ages. “I do like being older. I feel much more comfortable in my forties than I did when I was younger.” Somewhere else in the conversation, Jolie also said she “loved having babies”. “I love sitting up at night and talking to my kids.” On her personal style, she said it typically involves a monochromatic outfit and a Valentino bag. “I invest in quality pieces, and then just wear them to death. Boots, a favorite coat, a favorite purse, I don’t change things often, you know? That’s one of my things,” she told the outlet.
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Morocco’s Ministry of Health has announced the vaccination of 257,291 citizens across the country, as of Tuesday, February 2, at 6 p.m. Health authorities have also announced 835 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Today’s figure brings the total number of Morocco’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 472,273. Moroccan health authorities announced 795 new recoveries from COVID-19, increasing the total number of recovered patients in the country to 450,847. The number represents a national recovery rate of 95.5%. In the past 24 hours, 22 patients succumbed to the disease. In total, Morocco has recorded 8,309 coronavirus-related deaths, marking a national fatality rate of 1.8%. Morocco currently counts 13,117 active COVID-19 cases, including 676 patients in severe or critical condition. Severely-ill patients include 54 who are under intubation and 350 under non-invasive ventilation. Moroccan laboratories conducted 11,202 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours. Since the start of the domestic outbreak, Moroccan laboratories have conducted 4,921,005 COVID-19 tests. Casablanca-Settat remains the most affected region in the country. In the past 24 hours, it recorded 319 new COVID-19 cases and seven coronavirus-related deaths. Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima comes second, with 232 new cases and two deaths, followed by Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (94 cases, four deaths), the Oriental (71 cases, three deaths), Marrakech-Safi (38 cases, three deaths), and Souss-Massa (32 cases, one death). Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and no deaths, Fez-Meknes 11 cases and two deaths, and Draa-Tafilalet 11 cases but no deaths. The regions of Beni Mellal-Khenifra (six cases, no deaths), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (five cases, no deaths), and Guelmim-Oued Noun (three cases, no deaths) recorded the smallest numbers of new COVID-19 cases in Morocco in the past 24 hours.
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Name of the game: Green Hell Price: 17.49$ After Discount Link Store: Here Offer ends up after X hours: 4 February Requirements: MINIMUM: Système d'exploitation et processeur 64 bits nécessaires Système d'exploitation : Windows 7/8/10 64-bit Processeur : 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor Mémoire vive : 4 GB de mémoire Graphiques : GeForce GTX 660, Radeon RX 460 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM DirectX : Version 11 Espace disque : 8 GB d'espace disque disponible Carte son : DirectX compatible RECOMMENDED Système d'exploitation et processeur 64 bits nécessaires Système d'exploitation : Windows 7/8/10 64-bit Processeur : 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor Mémoire vive : 8 GB de mémoire Graphiques : GeForce 970, Radeon RX 580 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM DirectX : Version 11 Espace disque : 8 GB d'espace disque disponible Carte son : DirectX compatible
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The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 introduced both a new form factor and a PCIe 1x connection which has seen use with M.2 expansions for storage and Tensorflow Processing Units. Wiretrustee has taken the initiative and created a NAS carrier board that provides space for up to four SATA drives. Wiretrustee's SATA Board for Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 measure just 4 inches square (100 x 100mm), and on the top of the board we see four SATA power and data interfaces angled so that the drives are vertical. These four drives are linked to a Marvell 88SE9215 SATA-to-PCIe interface. At this time, Wiretrustee have tested the SATA ports, and in a Reddit post they have discussed their progress including SATA drive speeds, which are nothing to write home about but it is still early days. "We've tested it with the Raspberry PI OS and it has a write speed of ~220MB/s on each of the SATA ports (not simultaneously of course)". On first glance, we instantly noticed that there was no space on the board for the Compute Module 4. Rather than create a board with a larger footprint, they have cleverly located the CM4 on the underside of the board. The board has connectors for 12V power input and a 12V 4 pin fan connector, useful to keep the CM4 and drives cool if used in an enclosure. An LED control board, broken off from the mainboard, shows drive activity and provides useful power and reset buttons. Looking around the board we can see a Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 2.0 ports, a single HDMI 2.0 port and USB-C power for the CM4. A microSD can be used as a boot device, but you can also use a CM4 with onboard flash storage as a boot device. It is still early days for this project, and it is still under heavy development with a testing schedule currently underway. There is no word on price or release date, but Wiretrustee intend to offer the board via Crowd Supply.
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The last year has seen the security landscape evolve dramatically. The rise in cyberattacks linked to remote working has prompted a realization for many businesses that it’s time to re-evaluate their cybersecurity strategies. While most understand that trust should never be relegated to the back burner, many are still looking at it through an outdated lens that stands in the way of delivering the level of security that organizations need in order to properly protect themselves and their employees in the new hybrid office. Securing remote work isn’t just a technology issue. In our current digital era, security is built on layers of trust that underpin the way people engage with technology. To get things right in our new operating environment, companies need an approach that elevates trust throughout the entire ecosystem and makes security part of every job description. In my work as a Global Chief Security Officer, I have identified five steps that business and technology leaders can leverage to enhance trust among the people, processes, and platforms that contribute to secure remote work. Building trust through empathy Perfect security is a myth. The most effective way to build strong trusted ecosystems is to acknowledge that digital trust will always be a work-in-progress, and fundamentally, it is all about people. In my experience, the most effective way to build trust is to listen, learn and lead with empathy. When people tell you that security protocols are difficult to follow, don’t lecture them - seek to understand and find adoptable solutions. Encourage people to speak up about mistakes, and reward proactive behavior. Trust within an organization multiplies when it is generously and wisely given, and when people feel heard. Making sure security solutions are built in, not bolted on Unfortunately, some aspects of security practice have earned a bad reputation over the years, as well-meaning IT management teams implemented security solutions that placed barriers between people and the information they need to do their job. The fact is, people will find a way to work around security measures that don’t align with their business needs. As long as end-users see security as something that gets in the way, we will always face more security risks than we need to. Effective security comes from having tools and solutions that are easy to implement and follow. My philosophy is that the best security solutions are built in, not bolted on. This means giving employees guideposts to facilitate their decision-making without stifling their productivity, and trusting them to succeed. Technology can help us achieve this, such as using AI-driven tools that can automatically apply security classifications to different data types. But the goal is bigger that the tool: the point is to seamlessly integrate security into workflow processes without imposing new hurdles. For today’s leaders, investing in frictionless security solutions is a direct investment in people and culture. It creates a sense of ownership and accountability among users for the content that they create and share. This helps individual employees realize that they’re bigger than just their title in a company, which grows the trust ecosystem. Against this backdrop, there are three additional steps that security professionals can take to create a trust-based ecosystem that effectively delivers the level of security you need. Distinguishing what’s critical Part of any trusting relationship is knowing what’s important. Not everything in an organization needs to be as secure as a bank vault. Taking a one-size-fits-all approach to security has never been economical or purposeful, even before Covid-19 changed our work environments. In every organization, different types of data hold various degrees of security importance. Whether it’s financial information or health care records, leaders need a clear view of what data, if compromised, would do harm to their organization. The appropriate security controls for these crown jewels need to be identified, and integrated into the flow of work with clear lines of accountability, so that the data is protected by both the technology and the people surrounding the data. In my day-to-day work since the pandemic began, I am seeing more customers accelerate and deepen security plans that focus on the core transformations of their business. Distractions such as only hardening the perimeter (VPN, firewall, endpoint protection etc.), typically may not add incremental value to the core competencies of an organization. By differentiating what’s critical from what isn’t, leaders can successfully maximize the return on their security investments, by pre-empting problems that could irrevocably damage confidence in their organizations. Going back to basics You can’t build an addition on a house with a shaky foundation. The same is true with trust. There are core security fundamentals that form the basis of trust in every security environment: Senior leadership needs to be able to trust from the beginning that their teams have secured systems for remote work. Customers need to trust that their data is protected. Employees need to trust that there are systems in place to support them. It isn’t something you can add on as an afterthought. In a world dominated by remote work and mobile access, most organizations would benefit from strengthening the basics of identity management and implementing formal processes for monitoring and correlating security logs. Strong identity management means having a robust process for onboarding and off-boarding entities (employees, processes, APIs etc.). This prevents access proliferation, which puts your data at risk by leaving the virtual vault open to people who shouldn’t be entering it anymore. Along with best practices such as multi-factor authentication and malware detection, strong identity management helps ensure that the only people accessing your system are the people who have permission to do so. Supporting that effort with a formal process for monitoring your security logs will help you identify unauthorized access attempts early, and neutralize threats as quickly as possible. Investing in end-user education Trust is a two-way street. Security professionals know that end-user behavior is still one of the biggest risks to security, but I also believe that, with the right approach, end-users can be the biggest security advocates. Educating users about security threats and best practices is often seen as a “nice to have” that gets forgotten when a crisis emerges. However, this is exactly when security education is needed most. Social engineering has long been a primary threat vector, and the success rate with attacks is higher when everyone’s attention is diverted elsewhere. The fact is, workers are more distracted than ever in this pandemic, with many employees working from make-shift home offices, surrounded by families and pets, maybe in multi-purpose environments like kitchens and bedrooms. Yet, these same people still want to make good decisions, and they can be trusted to do so if they have the right support. Developing and communicating clear policies about trusted devices and regularly sharing information about the changing threat environment will help establish and reinforce a strong security culture, even in a changing environment. Organizations that don’t already have strong education programs don’t need to tackle this alone. They can look at leaders in this space to support them in ways that organically mesh into the culture of learning within an organization. Why does that matter when securing remote work? Because it creates a work environment full of empowered people who feel invested in the company’s success, which is a trust-based security posture that money can’t buy.
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Sara Ali Khan has been giving us some stunning beachwear goals of late. After slaying in a colourful Shivan and Narresh bikini in the Maldives, the Kedarnath actor stole our attention, once again, with yet another gorgeous look. The 25-year-old actor shared the pictures on Instagram, in which is seen posing in a printed blue monokini from Esha Lal Swimwear. The outfit, with a slit around the belly, costs Rs 4,200 on the official website of The Beach Company. The monokini featured a hand-painted watercolour illustration while the fabric is made of sustainable eco-friendly fabrics and recycled raw materials, as per the website. In another look styled by Ami Patel, the actor once again sported a one-shoulder Shivan and Narresh Camo Heart bikini. The Love Aaj Kal actor was also photographed in a Tiger Toga from Studio Verandah. The toga, mentions the brand on its Instagram page, was designed to raise awareness about anti-poaching while honouring the efforts of the organisation Tiger Watch at the Ranthambore National Park to rescue a missing tiger T91. Studio Verandah further wrote, “…super soft, sustainable, designed from closed-loop lyocell, this dramatic toga dress can be worn just as easily from beach to bar.” Which of these looks do you like the most?