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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and crashes. The lawsuits acknowledge that some insurers provided discounts over the emptier roads and drop in accidents and claims, but the discounts did not offer “any meaningful relief that actually reflects the reduction in cars on the road and reduced driving during the pandemic,” according to the court filings. The rates that were charged violate state law against excessive premiums, the lawsuits contend. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of Nevada insurance customers against State Farm, USAA, Geico, Acuity, Liberty Mutual, Farmers, Progressive, Travelers, Nationwide and Allstate. “The filing of a lawsuit does not substantiate the allegations within the complaint,” State Farm, the country’s largest auto insurer, said in a statement. "We’ve recently learned about the filing, and it is premature to comment at this time.” USAA was reviewing the lawsuit, according to spokesman Matt Hartwig. “However, I do think it’s important to note that on three occasions in 2020, USAA returned dividends totaling $1.07 billion to all auto insurance policy holders due to fewer drivers on the road because of the ongoing pandemic,” he said. “Nationwide is taking the longer view while continuing to monitor consumer driving behaviors and how they impact future miles driven and accident frequencies. We know customers want fair rates and agents are seeking stability,” the insurer said in a statement Wednesday. The company said it is “building additional benefits of the slowdown into future rates, on a state-by-state basis” and is taking lower miles driven or accident claims into account in rates for renewing policies. The company said some of that is being “offset by higher repair costs driven by more high-speed crashes and higher auto repair shop costs.”

Have you ever taken a corner just a bit too fast? That sometimes has disastrous consequences. My workplace has many corners, many long hallways that lead to … more hallways! There are hubs where multiple hallways come together, there are turns that lead to a plethora of destinations. In some areas, there are rounded mirrors built into the ceiling so that you can literally see what is coming around the corner. In those areas, there are few issues. However, that is not always the case at every intersection. There are many times I encountered near misses because I failed to approach slowly and look both ways. I have since learned to look before I leap. I no longer just plow through, whether walking or driving a car. Doing so could be disastrous. Throwing caution to the wind is not a wise approach — and in fact, these days, it is downright dangerous. Our lives are filled with corners, filled with twists and turns and paths yet untrod. Just when you think your life is a straight shot, you know exactly where you’re going and what you’re doing, then bam, a corner appears, and you have to face it. In 2020, we all had the same massive corner pop up seemingly out of nowhere. We were stopped in our tracks and told not to even attempt to peer around that deadly corner. But now, with the advances made and the vaccines being administered, we are cautiously approaching a corner of hope. Though there are many ways to approach the unknown of a corner, intelligence is still the best plan. We can now slowly begin to emerge from the trials of our COVID era with some optimism. When approaching the unknown, it pays to be cautious and patient, because we never know what may come our way. We likely slow down, perhaps even come to a complete stop, peering around that corner to make sure the coast is clear. But then, we start up again, and we regain our momentum. Sometimes, what’s around the corner is something amazing, something hopeful, something liberating. We keep our hope on what’s around that corner. So, what will be around your corner? I would certainly love to enjoy the company of my large family, and the freedom to feel safe going out socially again. I don’t know about you, but I have a year’s worth of birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions to make up! COVID may have postponed these things, but it cannot steal them! Because soon, we will round that corner to the finish line of this dreadful pandemic. Soon, it will be behind us and, though we will take abundant care and be cautious, we will once again view the coveted normal, which we left behind a year ago. So, take heart. Good things can lie just around the corner if we follow safety guidelines. Make sure that you take the time to congratulate yourself for getting through a very difficult year. Once it’s safe, celebrate your toughness and your perseverance. It was no easy task but soon you’ll be around that corner. And we hope and pray that the coast is clear. Facebook Twitter Email Print

Updates on City of San José Services and/or Operations Housing and Urban Development Expands COVID-19 Homeowner Relief Measures: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is taking steps to protect homeowners from losing their homes during the pandemic. HUD has extended the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) foreclosure and eviction moratoriums, and expanded COVID-19 forbearance opportunities. Forbearance is an option that provides homeowners with a pause to their monthly payments for a limited period of time. More information is available on the HUD website. Big Changes to Paycheck Protection Program: Free Webinar for Small Businesses: The City of San José is hosting a free webinar on Thursday Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. to provide information about the limited-time changes to the Federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to help small businesses and nonprofits with less than 20 employees. The new rules and funding formulas are in place for a 14-day PPP application period beginning Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. The categories of businesses and owners eligible in this period have been expanded to include sole proprietors, independent contractors, self-employed individuals, non-citizen business owners with an ITIN, and business owners with non-fraud felony convictions. The Small Business Association (SBA) will be rolling out the new regulations and forms soon. Click here to register for the Feb. 25 webinar. More information can be found in the statement from the White House. County of Santa Clara to Allow Additional Outdoor Activities: Because rates of COVID-19 are declining, Santa Clara County officials announced that additional outdoor activities will be allowed effective Feb. 26. Activities authorized under the State order, including some youth and adult sports and performing arts, will be allowed as long as they only occur outdoors where risk of transmission is lower. The revised directives will be posted to the County’s website, Facebook, and Twitter in the next few days. The County would like to remind the community that no activities involving multiple households are risk-free, and urges continued wearing of masks, physical distancing, and getting vaccinated when eligible. A Snapshot of COVID Relief Funding: Since the start of the pandemic a year ago, the City of San José has responded in many ways to reduce the impacts of COVID-19 on our community. To pay for a swift and strong response, the City has used funding from the state and federal governments, philanthropic organizations, and our own general fund to support our most vulnerable residents and small businesses. Learn more and view a new infographic, explaining where COVID relief funding has gone in San José. COVID-19 Testing, Tracing, and Support Services Vaccine Eligibility Update: Santa Clara County residents in the following work sectors are eligible to receive their vaccines Feb. 28 or later: Food and Agriculture: Workers in groceries, pharmacies, convenience stores, and other retail that sells food and/or beverages; restaurant workers, caterers, and food delivery drivers; and farmers, farm and ranch workers, and agribusiness support services. Education and Childcare: Workers of public and private childcare establishments (including daycares), pre-K establishments, K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. Emergency Services Workers (who cannot practically work from home): Workers in a variety of public safety, disaster response, security, protective services, and animal control functions listed in the state’s Emergency Services Sector Index. Additionally, residents age 65+ remain eligible to receive their vaccines. Appointments may be made through your regular healthcare provider or through Santa Clara County at sccfreevax.org. Appointment registration forms are available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese. Residents can also call Valley Connections at 408-970-2000 for assistance making vaccine appointments. Interpretation services are available. Insurance and immigration status do not impact your eligibility for the vaccine. Get Help with Quarantine or Isolating: The County offers support options for people who test positive or have been in contact with someone who is COVID-19 positive. If you need help with food, bills, or a place to stay while you isolate or quarantine, please call 408-808-7770 to learn about support services from the County of Santa Clara. Get Tested: If you need a COVID-19 test, don’t wait! A high rate of testing helps identify and stop the spread of COVID-19 cases, and is one of the factors that is helping our county reopen under State regulations. Some testing sites are listed below, but there are many more throughout the county. For a full list of COVID-19 testing sites in Santa Clara County, go to www.sccfreetest.org or call 2-1-1. Appointments Available for Testing in San José, Los Altos, and Milpitas: Getting tested for COVID-19 is convenient and easy. Appointments can be made at the rotating city-based sites a week in advance, and five days in advance at the ongoing Santa Clara County Fairgrounds operation - visit www.sccfreetest.org. Valley Medical Center testing sites can now provide automated results via text message – often as soon as the day after the test is administered. San José Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Parking Lot A 344 Tully Rd., San José, CA 95111 (across from the blue arch) Drive-through, bike, or walk-up Mondays, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursdays, 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday-Sundays, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Los Altos Grant Park Community Center 1575 Holt Avenue, Los Altos, CA 94024 By appointment only for Thursday, Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Milpitas Milpitas Sports Center 1325 E. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035 By appointment only for Friday, Feb. 26, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pop-Up Testing Sites: No appointments needed and only for people without symptoms: San José Emmanuel Baptist Church 467 N. White Rd., San José, 95127 Tuesday to Friday, Feb. 23 – Feb. 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gilroy South County Annex (formerly Del Buono Elementary) 9300 Wren Ave., Gilroy, 95020 Monday to Friday, Feb. 22 – Feb. 26, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mobile Testing Bus Sites: Testing by appointment, but drop-in may be available if space allows. Registration for a patient ID is needed for this mobile bus testing and can be done online at lhi.care/covidtesting or by phone at 1-888-634-1123. Alviso OptumServe Mobile Testing Bus at George Mayne Elementary, 5030 N. 1st St.,Alviso, 95002 Thursday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. San José OptumServe Mobile Testing Bus at Eastridge Mall 2020 Eastridge Mall Loop, San José, 95112 Saturday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Subscribe to News Releases eNotifications to receive City of San José Flash Reports, and follow us at sanjoseca.gov and @CityofSanJose on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Nextdoor Esta información está disponible en español en www.sanjoseca.gov. Thông tin này có sẵn bằng Tiếng Việt trên trang: www.sanjoseca.gov. 這信息將以中文提供在 www.sanjoseca.gov A person’s risk for COVID-19 is not related to race, ethnicity or culture. City employees must abide by the Discrimination and Harassment policy, and treat colleagues and members of the public with courtesy and respect. Discrimination and/or Harassment of any kind is a violation of the policies and will not be tolerated.

Microsoft confirmed it will launch Office 2021, the latest version of its productivity suite of apps like Word, Excel and others, later this year for personal and small business use. In a post Thursday highlighting an upcoming commercial preview of Office, Microsoft said Office 2021 will be available for both Windows and Macs. Microsoft said they will support Office 2021 for five years under a "one-time purchase model," where owners pay a single, one-time cost for the software. The company said it will unveil more information about features coming to Office 2021 in the future. Microsoft also offers a subscription-based model for its productivity services called 365, which offers products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other applications for a monthly fee. It costs $69.99 a year for a personal plan, or $99.99 a year for a family plan supporting up to six people.

Nvidia is raking in cash in the midst of ongoing graphics card shortages, but there isn't a lot of good news for gamers on the near horizon. Nvidia released its Q4 and fiscal 2021 earnings today, notching an impressive record of $5 billion in quarterly revenue, up 61% over the prior year, as it powered its way to net earnings of $1.457 billion, but the company's comments on the current mining boom paint a dire picture. Like most semiconductor manufacturers, Nvidia has suffered from a string of crushing shortages fueled by pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions. To make matters worse for gamers searching for a graphics card, the sudden reemergence of cryptocurrency mining, particularly Ethereum, has severely worsened the situation. Nvidia doesn't expect the situation to end any time soon, either, saying that it expects shortages in the channel to last throughout the quarter. Nvidia CFO Collete Kress explained that the company predicts that, by its best estimates, $100 to $300 million of its Q4 revenue came from sales to cryptominers, but conceded that it couldn't accurately predict the impact due to sales through AIBs and distributors. Exposure to the finicky cryptomining market isn't a good look for Nvidia with its investors, and it's easy to think this is a lowball prediction: Overall, even at the full $300 million, this represents a small portion of Nvidia's $2.5 billion (up 67% YoY) of gaming revenue for the quarter. "We suspect that the significant increase in the Ethereum hash rate observed over the past few months was driven by a combination of previously-installed mining capacity that was reactivated, as well as news sales of GPUs and ASICs," Kress explained. Both Kress and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the company doesn't expect cryptocurrency mining to end soon, citing increased acceptance by companies and financial institutions along with a continued trend of 'proof of work' mining. These factors prompted the company to institute new measures that hamstring Ethereum mining performance on the upcoming RTX 3060 graphics cards. Nvidia also recently introduced its new line of CMP (cryptomining processors) cards designed specifically for cryptocurrency miners. The company expects to sell roughly $50 million worth of those cards during the first quarter of the year. This number doesn't include sales of other graphics cards destined for mining over the coming months, though, and Nvidia didn't provide any predictions for its future overall mining income. Nvidia did say it will provide detailed revenue breakdowns for CMP cards in its future earnings reports. Huang acknowledged that the company is supply-constrained but said that he doesn't expect GPU shortages to impact its supply to the lucrative data center market. That implies that Nvidia is prioritizing the supply of its data center GPUs over gaming GPUs, which makes sound business sense given the much higher margins in the data center. Nvidia says it sees continued strong demand for its gaming GPUs, though, citing that only 15% of its install base has upgraded to its RTX graphics cards. Huang said that he expects mining to continue to rely upon 'proof of work,' which requires intense GPU computational power, and that the shift to 'proof of stake,' which doesn't require as much compute (GPUs), will take place gradually. That means that Nvidia sees demand for mining GPUs remaining strong for quite some time. As we've seen in the past, a sudden drop in mining profitability can result in a flood of graphics cards on the second-hand market, which threatens Nvidia's profitability. Huang said that might not be the case this time around, as he thinks the majority of industrial miners will retain their graphics cards even if Ethereum profitability recedes temporarily, largely so they can press the cards back into service when profitability improves. Nvidia raked in $16.7 billion for the year and $4.3 billion in net income as it continued to outperform estimates, and it says it still has room to grow despite the ongoing shortages. The company expects to earn another $5 billion this quarter, largely propelled by GPU sales to gamers. Unfortunately for gamers, Nvidia didn't give any predictions of when supply will return to normal.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered brought back one of the better entries in the series on PlayStation 4, with upscaled visuals and all the DLC rolled into one package. It's not the highest effort remaster ever, but the game itself remains a super fun arcade racer. One feature fans of the franchise love is customising vehicles, and this is something that was sadly missing from Criterion's Hot Pursuit. However, a big update is about to hit the game that will remedy this shortcoming. Yes, a livery editor is being added to the remaster. As part of the next patch for Hot Pursuit Remastered, you will be able to adorn your favourite cars with custom designs. When you're in the vehicle select screen, two new icons will appear in the bottom right — one takes you to a selection of livery presets, and the other allows you to make your very own wraps. Want your Bugatti Veyron to have yellow polkadots and a big pink star on the bonnet? Have at it. Custom wraps will show in online races, but can't be shared with other players, so the feature is for personal use and for showing off to strangers. This isn't the only thing coming in the update, though. Were you left a little disappointed by the remaster's performance? Well, there's good news — if you have the right hardware. Those of you with a PS4 Pro will be pleased to know that this update will enhance the game's frame rate and resolution, boosting it to an "uncapped 50+ FPS" and 4K. If you're playing the game on PS5 via backwards compatibility, the game will run at 4K and 60 FPS. To enable these improvements, a new Maximum setting has been added in the options. Finally, this update includes a wide range of bug fixes, which you can read up on through here. All in all, it sounds like a great update to the game — we're certainly keen to see it running better on PS5. Will you be hopping back in the driver's seat to check out these changes? Honk your horn in the comments section below.

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There weren’t any new-vehicle auto shows in Toronto or Montreal this year due to pandemic restrictions, but automakers still want you to see the latest-and-greatest they would have unveiled there. Kia Canada is doing that through a month-long online event, called the Virtual Auto Show Experience. The free event started on February 22 and runs until April 30, 2021. The online show includes a 3D environment, interactive virtual experiences, Canadian-specific product launches, live chats, and 360-degree presentations of the company’s full lineup. There’s also the opportunity to collect virtual badges and win real prizes, including the grand prize of a one-year lease on a Kia Stinger. The website is available in French or English, and is fully accessible through a desktop or with a modified mobile option. “What began as a solution to not having in-person auto shows evolved into a contemporary, category-leading consumer experience,” said Elias El-Achhab, Kia Canada’s chief operating officer. “Our team has created a truly immersive virtual space.” The site opens with a central lobby space, where visitors can then move to specific models and presentations, or explore environments dedicated to performance, safety, technology, and “green” vehicles.

It's now six days since the most po[CENSORED]r social media platform in the country, Facebook, decided Australians could no longer view or share links to news websites. With yesterday's news that the ban will soon come to an end, it's worth looking at the results of this vast "experiment" (performed without consent). What happens when news is taken out of Facebook? How do users respond? Facebook has never done this before. There's no case study. "We're it. We're the case study," says Axel Bruns from Queensland University of Technology's Digital Media Research Centre. "We're part of this experiment, but we're unable to really see the sort of detailed data that Facebook is gathering about the behaviour of Australian users." And Facebook has all the data on how Australians are using the platform. It just doesn't share it. Meanwhile, everyone else, including researchers and reporters, rely on third-party analytics services to try to work out what's going on. Though it's early days, some trends are apparent. The most obvious is that news sites are getting much less traffic from Facebook. The graph below shows the effect of the ban every hour when it was introduced at 5.30am AEDT on Thursday, February 18. It took a couple of hours for the ban to fully kick in, but when it did, the number of links to top Australian news posted in Australian public Facebook groups fell off a cliff. By noon, the number of links posted was just half of the pre-ban figure. And by Monday, it was down almost 80 per cent. (It rebounded slightly on the Monday because the weekend always sees a drop in Facebook activity.) That drop of 80 per cent is probably an underestimate too; the result of automated links posting, or people abroad posting links to Australian news content. This links-shared figure doesn't include the links being posted in messages or private groups, but Professor Bruns says it's indicative of what would be happening in those places. The number of interactions with Australian news sites on Australian Facebook pages went from tens of thousands to a bit over 100. In effect, Australian news on Facebook was a ghost town. Most Australians don't rely solely on Facebook for news Is there now an "information vacuum" or are people simply getting their news elsewhere? And how many Australians were using Facebook for news? The answer to the latter is 39 per cent, according to surveys conducted by the University of Canberra and compiled in its Digital News Report for 2020. "But it's not their only source of news," says Caroline Fisher, who helped put together the report. Only 6 per cent of Australians use Facebook as their only social media platform for news. That means the majority of Australians will still be getting news elsewhere. Many might not even realise there's been a news ban. The Reuters Institute Digital News Report found that in 2016, about half of Australians passively consumed news on social media. They didn't follow news pages, but simply received what others in their networks shared. "These are fairly disengaged news consumers," Dr Fisher said. "The analogy is having radio on in the background. It bubbles along there and they listen to it occasionally." The rise of workarounds Have Australians found new ways of accessing the news now while it's not appearing in their Facebook feeds? The day after the ban, the ABC News app shot to the top rank of Apple's app store. Five days on, it's down to 15. The current top-ranked app is one that lets users "log all the places you've pooped". Data compiled by Nielsen shows that news sites recorded a sharp drop in traffic on February 18 — the first day of the ban. The total number of visits to news sites fell by 16 per cent when compared to the average of the previous six Thursdays. Nielsen declined to share more recent data that would have shown the effect of the ban over a longer period, but a person with knowledge of these figures said they showed that all major Australian news sites have been reporting fewer readers. They said a "big chunk" of the audience had not migrated across from Facebook. Facebook's reaction to this loss of audience may be "I told you so". The company claims it generates 5.1 billion free referrals to Australian publishers, which is worth an estimated $407 million. Some Australians, however, are persevering with sharing news on Facebook. To do so, they reached into a bag of tricks that up to now has only been used by pages posting content banned on the platform, and to evade automatic detection and moderation. Attempted workarounds include posting screenshots or PDF versions of articles, or using link shorteners. "You can share a tweet that links to the news story," Professor Bruns said. "You post that on Facebook and the preview will look exactly like the news story itself." Comedy, satire pages the new kings of Facebook Has the Facebook news ban pushed some Australians to get their news from less credible, fringe sites that have ducked the ban? This is possible, says Professor Bruns, though there's no evidence of this so far. The handful of well-known fringe new pages that were left standing after the ban have not seen increases in interactions. "It's still too early to say where people are going instead," Professor Bruns said. "That assumes people are going anywhere to get their news. They may or may not notice the news ban, frankly."

Seven years ago, CEL-UK broke new ground when it released the Robox 3D printer. It was a commercial product that anyone could use, and it didn't require a self build, unlike many other machines at the time. Like most 3D printer manufacturers, CEL-UK utilised the open source community to accelerate their project development. But as the project advanced, it became increasingly sophisticated and open source no longer fit the company's philosophy or the project's needs. We've built a list of the best 3D modeling software available These are the best all-in-one printers on the market Also check out our roundup of the best open source software Instead, the company invested in engineering, enabling them to develop software and hardware that added features and improved performance. One of the key areas of development was in the AutoMaker software that forms the heart of all Robox machines.Tailor AutoMaker to your production requirements AutoMaker features powerful slicing, error checking, and network features that form a complete ecosystem that has helped make the Robox printers po[CENSORED]r for business, home and education. One of the key aspects of releasing the AutoMaker Code is that users can now tailor the software to their individual requirements. If the user has the knowledge then new features and integrations with the hardware can now be programmed in. The release of the AutoMaker software into the open source community is just part of CEL-UK's 2021 vision. The company continues its commitment to users past and present with the release of the next-generation Robox mainboard 2. The Robox Mainboard 2, is fully backwards compatible with all Robox 3D printers and is easily retrofitted. The company is also pushing forward with its work on 5-axis 3D printing, more of which can be seen here. We've also rounded up the best 3D printers Receive notifications from TechRadar?

Benchmarks of several Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs which include Core i9, Core i7, & Core i5 SKUs have leaked out within Geekbench. The benchmarks show a massive lead for Rocket Lake in the single-threaded department which is one department in which Intel is hoping to get its crown back from AMD. Intel Rocket Lake Core i9, Core i7, Core i5 Desktop CPU Benchmarks Leak Out - Impressive Single-Threaded Performance Gains But Come At The Cost of A Power Hungry 14nm Node The benchmarks that have so far leaked out consist of the seven different Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs. These include the Core i9-11900K, Core i9-11900KF, Core i7-11700K, Core i7-11700, Core i5-11600K, Core i5-11500, & the Core i5-11400. All CPUs were tested on either 400 or 500 series motherboards. For specifications, you can see the table below for each individual chip. Intel Core i9 Rocket Lake CPU Geekbench Benchmarks Coming to the benchmarks, the Intel Core i9-11900K is going to offer the highest single-threaded performance of any processor. The CPU scored an impressive 1905 points in single & 10994 points in multi-threaded tests at its stock configuration. Moving over to the Core i9-11900KF, we only have two results in which the chip scored 1688 single and 8529 multi-core points. The CPU was running with DDR4-2133 MHz memory so the score isn't that great. Compared to the Core i9-10900K, the Core i9-11900K is up to 27% faster. Intel Core i7 Rocket Lake CPU Geekbench Benchmarks For the Intel Core i7 lineup, we first have the Core i7-11700K which posts a maximum score of 1810 in single and 11304 in multi-core tests. Now this result is purely insane because it was done with an overclock of 5.0 GHz. This puts it slightly ahead of the Core i9-11900K's all-core boost & which could be the reason why the chip scores such a high score. It is possible that the i9-11900K was being thermal throttled but the same should apply to the i7-11700K unless it's tested on some really high-end cooling solution. For the non-K, Core i7-11700, the CPU scored a maximum of 1718 points in the single-core and 9442 points in the multi-core test. Intel Core i5 Rocket Lake CPU Geekbench Benchmarks Now it's time to talk about the Intel Rocket Lake Core i5 lineup. The Core i5-11600K scored a max of 1622 points in the single-core and 7013 points in the multi-core test. Once again, the platform was running DDR4-2133 MHz memory which in no way shows the full potential of the Rocket Lake CPU lineup. For the Core i5-11500, the CPU score a maximum of 1538 points in single-core and 7434 in the multi-core tests. And lastly, we have the Core i5-11400 which posted a maximum score of 1500 points in single and 6664 points in multi-core tests. The Core i5-11400 was also tested with a DDR4-2133 MHz memory config. As you can see in the benchmarks above, Intel has definitely gained some huge ground within the single-threaded segment while AMD still holds a strong position in the multi-threaded segment. It looks like Intel will be aggressively positioning its 11th Gen lineup against the Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 lineup while the 14nm supply, which has definitely gotten better, will lead to some market share gains until AMD releases its next-generation parts. The 14nm node however is once again power-hungry but due to higher IPC, we will see some efficiency gains for the blue team for using a brand new Cypress Cove architecture. The 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake CPUs are planned for launch in March with a more recent rumor hinting at a hard launch with reviews on the 15th of March. Expect to see more information on the processors in the coming weeks along with pricing updates on when and where you can buy these chips for your 400 and 500-series motherboards.

It’d be unfair to say that Sony was caught flat-footed by the PlayStation 5’s demand, but it’s still been unable to keep up with unprecedented interest in its next-gen console. With the world ravaged by a global pandemic, and increased emphasis on “at home” entertainment, the platform holder has been scrambling to provide enough PS5 stock – and it’s led to some frustrated fans. Speaking with GQ, boss Jim Ryan reiterated once again that the manufacturer is “very sorry” not everyone has been able to buy one, and stressed that his company is working “as hard as we possibly can”. He explained that shortages in the supply chain have been to blame for the sell outs, but also expressed the “level of the demand” for the device as a reason behind the situation. “You may have read that we sold 4.5 million PS5s at the end of December – that’s more than we did PS4s in 2013 and that was the high watermark for the PlayStation generation,” he said. “So, with everything in the world throughout last year, we feel like that was fairly decent. I know there were people who wanted a PS5 and couldn’t find one. We’re very sorry about that.” Ryan explained that, since Christmas, his company has been working with “renewed vigour and energy”, and he’s confident that the console will be easier to find soon. “[Supply] will increase as each month passes,” he promised. “And the situation will start to get better hopefully quite quickly. We’ve been relentless in terms of trying to increase production and I really can’t say any more than that.” Asked to put a timeline on a solution, the executive declined, but pointed out that stock has been improving in the UK of late. “We’re doing our best,” he continued. “I was just looking at the supply figures for the UK – we put a considerable amount of product into the UK market last week. And that will continue over weeks and months to come.”

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Commuters in Mumbai will now have to pay higher fare for auto-rickshaws and taxis. There has been an increase of ₹3 in both auto-rickshaw and taxi fares, according to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) on Monday. The minimum fare for an auto-rickshaw journey has increased from ₹18 to ₹21 while the minimum fare for a taxi ride has increased from ₹22 to ₹25. Also Read | ‘Another lockdown unaffordable’: Maharashtra minister Tope urges people The approval for the increase in minimum base fare was given by MMRTA in its meeting on Monday. The date of implementation of the increased fare has not yet been announced. Officials from the transport department, including the transport commissioner Avinash Dhakne, refused to confirm, deny or comment on the increase in fare as transport minister Anil Parab is expected to make an official announcement. “The minimum fare of auto-rickshaws and taxis in the city has increased. It was an old proposal that has got approval,” said a senior Regional Transport Official (RTO), requesting anonymity.

Finding financial peace: Indira McLaughlin cut up her credit card and is rebalancing her finances so she no longer relies on borrowing to get by. Photo: Taneos Ramsay Thousands of Cayman Islands residents are going into debt to keep up with the cost-of-living. A new money-management course is seeking to teach people to live within their means, whatever they earn. But instructors warn too many people are using credit to fund lifestyles they can’t afford. In June of last year, Indira McLaughlin took a pair of scissors and cut her credit card into pieces. The next day, she went into the bank and closed out her account. “It felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders,” she said. Destroying the card was the easy part. Destroying her debt is an ongoing challenge. McLaughlin is one of the first graduates of Financial Peace University – a new money management course that seeks to help Cayman Islands residents get to grips with their finances. After taking the course, she says she has transformed her approach to spending. She has paid off her credit cards and is working towards clearing what she owes on two other loans. For the first time in her life, she keeps a written budget and tracks what she spends each month. She has an emergency fund for unexpected expenses. That came in useful earlier this year when she found herself needing to fund some medical tests, car repairs and a school uniform and new shoes for her 14-year-old son at the same time. Before she took the course, McLaughlin, who is a single mum following the death of her child’s father, admits she was frivolous and sometimes foolish with money. Her closet was filled with handbags. She ate breakfast at coffee shops or fast food restaurants and bought brand name groceries and prescription drugs without checking if there was a cheaper alternative. If a friend needed help, she would take out money on her card to support them. “I guess you could say I was trying to keep up with the Joneses a little bit,” she admits. “Whenever I saw something I wanted I would swipe my card and get it.” McLaughlin has a good job but the expenses and the debt added up with just one income in the family. She found herself relying on support from her mother to get by. Setting things right has involved a little tough love. “I had to admit that I had been foolish in the past and to learn to separate what is a ‘want’ versus what is a ‘need,’” she said. Living beyond your means McLaughlin’s story is not unique, said Michael Myles, of Inspire Cayman Training trade school, which brought the course to Cayman. He believes thousands of Caymanians are getting themselves into debt to fund lifestyles they can’t afford. Related: Cayman’s $2.5 billion credit bill Myles believes the income disparity in the islands and the lack of education around personal money management have dragged a lot of people into a spiral of spending and debt that is simply unsustainable. “So many people are living beyond their means because they have never been taught any different,” he said. “Everyone thinks, ‘he has a condo, I want one too’. But you earn $30,000-a-year and he earns $200,000.” The former social worker says it is not just people at the lower end of the wage spectrum that find themselves with money trouble. “We have had people come take this course who are making six figures and people making six dollars,” he said. “They have never been taught how to manage their money.” Living below the poverty line It is possible to survive in Cayman on the minimum wage, says Myles, but not without significant sacrifices. “We know it is possible,” he says, “Otherwise how are people coming here from the Philippines and other places and earning low wages and sending money back home to build houses and businesses? It is because they have learned to sacrifice.”

Virginia is in line to follow California’s lead with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is already in effect, by finalizing its own comprehensive data privacy law this year, according to ACA News. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act was passed on Friday by the Virginia House of Representatives (89-9) and Senate (39-0), and is expected to be signed by Gov. Ralph Northam after the legislative session ends March 1, according to Roll Call. If signed by the governor, the bill will take effect Jan. 1, 2023. The Consumer Data Protection Act would establish a framework for controlling and processing personal data in the commonwealth. Under the bill, consumers have rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a copy of personal data and to opt out of the processing of personal data for the purposes of targeted advertising. O Canada! Speaking of regulatory follow-the-leader, Canada vowed last Thursday to make Facebook pay for news content. Seeking to rally allies in the battle with tech giants, Canada pledged not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the country’s news as it did in Australia, Reuters reports. Facebook blocked all Australian news content on its service over proposed legislation requiring it and Google to pay fees to Australian publishers for news links (Google has signed 500 deals worth around $1 billion over three years with publishers around the world for its new News Showcase service and is in talks with Canadian companies). Canada is crafting similar legislation to Australia’s to be unveiled in the coming months, with media organizations warning that without government action, Canada would lose 700 print journalism jobs out of 3,100 total. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports that Facebook’s attempts to crush the regulations in Australia could totally backfire. Read on. Ad Ons It’s all about control. Vizio has rolled out a new capability that enables brands to set limits on how often a Vizio TV within a household is exposed to specific ad creative. The new tool, dubbed Universal Frequency Control, claims to solve one of the biggest problems plaguing the OTT and CTV marketplace by persistently measuring the number of times an ad is exposed at the glass-level for each TV in a household across linear, CTV, VOD and OTT. Brands can limit how often a campaign purchased through Vizio Ads media reaches a device per day, week or month. The development marks the latest addition to the Vizio Ads product suite which includes incremental reach, targeting and retargeting capabilities for marketers to confidently invest dollars in CTV. "With this new frequency control offering, brands can use deterministic information to control linear and CTV advertising experiences at the device level," Travis Hockersmith, VP, Platform Business at Vizio, said in a statement. "This solves a major problem marketers face when diversifying and managing their reach to TV audiences.” Read the release. But Wait, There’s More! Omnicom Group said it is optimistic that it will return to growth this year after beating expectations in Q4 but warned that efforts to mitigate the pandemic, such as mandatory business closures, continue to affect marketers’ demand for its services. [WSJ] Asos is building a programmatic ads business as it chases an emphasis on first-party data. [Digiday] Let’s roll: TikTok has jumped into the ring with the UFC in a multi-year partnership to carry live, weekly short-form programming. [The Drum] WhatsApp is trying to get users to agree to its new privacy policy again, a month after it sent people flocking to Signal and Telegram. [Business Insider] How to tell who’s winning — and who’s losing — the streaming wars. [CNBC] CPG brands soared in the pandemic – but how will they keep flying when it’s over? [Ad Age] Brand safety for CTV comes first, performance is a close second. [MediaPost] Roughly two-thirds of publishers believe that contextual targeting can offer them an effective cookie alternative, according to Lotame. (Advertisers disagree.) [ExchangeWire] You’re Hired! Envoy appoints Chris D’Amico as executive creative director. [release] Belle Baldoza is TikTok’s new director of global communications. [CampaignUS]