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• Name: @BirSaNN • Time & Date: 00:57 / 05/01/2023 • Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/qxqjpmP

Retail pharmacies in the US can dispense the abortion pill mifepristone for the first time, under a new rule change by the Biden administration. Patients currently obtain mifepristone - part of a two-drug regimen that is safe and effective in inducing abortion - in person from a health provider. A prescription is still required under the new rule, but patients can now pick up the pill in-store or by mail order. The move could significantly expand access to abortion through medication. The Department of Justice also paved the way for the US Postal Service to continue delivering prescription abortion medication. In an opinion released on Tuesday, the department's office of legal counsel said the mailing of abortion pills does not violate an 1873 law, called the Comstock Act, that prohibits sending "obscene, lewd or lascivious" material through the mail. "The Comstock Act does not require the Postal Service to change our current practice, which has been to consider packages containing mifepristone and misoprostol to be mailable under federal law in the same manner as other prescription drugs," the US Postal Service said in a statement. Abortion pills have become more sought after in the wake of last year's Supreme Court decision overturning the federal right to abortion, with several states banning or sharply restricting access to abortion. More than half of US abortions are already done with pills rather than by surgery, according to the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute. In December 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had said it would permanently lift the requirement for patients to obtain a prescription in person via a healthcare provider, as part of its pandemic-driven move toward telemedicine. On Tuesday, the FDA updated its website with the new requirements, saying the drug "can be dispensed by certified pharmacies or by or under the supervision of a certified prescriber". Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro, the two US companies who make the drug, confirmed in separate statements that the agency had informed them of its decision. The move has been hailed as "an important step" forward by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. "Although the FDA's announcement today will not solve access issues for every person seeking abortion care, it will allow more patients who need mifepristone for medication abortion additional options to secure this vital drug," the organisation said in a statement. Mifepristone is taken in combination with a second drug called misoprostol, typically taken within 10 to 12 weeks of pregnancy to induce what is known as medication abortion. Misoprostol, which is commonly used for miscarriage management, is not a restricted drug and can easily be obtained at pharmacies via prescription. Pharmacies - from large chains to corner drugstores - can now apply for certification to distribute mifepristone, which will allow them to directly service customers with a prescription from a certified prescriber. Drug chains CVS and Walgreens have both said they are reviewing the new requirements. But the political landmines surrounding abortion are likely to influence whether or not, and where, pharmacies will offer the pill. Women in the more than dozen states where abortion has been banned will also likely need to travel to other states to obtain medication abortion. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64159614

"Living fossils" like Triops tadpole shrimps are believed to have rubbed shoulders with the dinosaurs, but which animal has been on Earth the longest? Earth is a challenging, ever-changing place, and everything from the temperature of the oceans to the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere is constantly in flux. And in this world of change, every living creature is running, swimming, slithering or flying to adapt and survive — or ends up dead. But within this changing world, which animal has survived the longest? In November 2010, Guinness World Records(opens in new tab) awarded the title of "oldest living creature" to Triops cancriformis, or tadpole shrimp. And for good reason: Fossils show that armored, shrimp-like crustaceans like these have been around since the Triassic period (251.9 million to 201.3 million years ago). Tadpole shrimp have bodies like spades, which are perfect for digging at the bottom of the temporary pools they inhabit. The design works so well that they've kept it for hundreds of millions of years. But while they look the same as they always have, DNA research published since 2010 reveals that tadpole shrimp never stopped evolving underneath their armor, creating differences between species across time that human eyes can't always spot. For instance, the tadpole shrimp T. cancriformis is merely a descendent of similar-looking Triassic ancestors and is actually no more than 25 million years old, a 2013 study published in the journal PeerJ(opens in new tab) found, and may be as young as 2.6 million years old, according to a 2012 study published in the journal PLOS One(opens in new tab). Related: How long do new species take to evolve? So, what about other contenders for the title of Earth's longest-surviving animal? There are several species alive today that, like tadpole shrimp, appear to have remained unchanged for many millions of years. Perhaps the most famous of these so-called "living fossils" is a group of deep-sea fish called coelacanths. Researchers first discovered coelacanth fossils in the 1800s and thought they went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago. But then, in 1938, fishers hauled up a living coelacanth off the coast of South Africa. These ancient fish date back more than 400 million years, but there's a catch. The coelacanth species swimming in our oceans today aren't the same as the fossilized coelacanth species, which really did go extinct. A 2010 study published in the journal Marine Biology(opens in new tab) suggested the living species emerged within the last 20 million to 30 million years. The same is true for the similarly ancient horseshoe crab lineage, which stretches back around 480 million years. A 2012 study published in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution(opens in new tab) found that the oldest living group of Asian horseshoe crabs called Tachypleus only emerged about 25 million years ago, despite looking similar to fossils that are hundreds of millions of years old. Biologists haven't finished deciphering the evolutionary histories of all living animals and there won't be a definitive answer to this mystery until they do. However, tadpole shrimp, coelacanths and horseshoe crabs all tell us that even the most seemingly stable organisms are always changing. "I don't think there is evidence that any single species has been around for more than a few million years," Africa Gómez(opens in new tab), an evolutionary biologist at the University of Hull and senior author of the 2013 tadpole shrimp study, told Live Science. Studies of the fossil record suggest that species typically last between 500,000 years and 3 million years before they succumb to extinction or are replaced by a descendant, according to an article in the magazine American Scientist(opens in new tab). For instance, organisms' DNA can mutate, and these mutations can be passed on from one generation to the next. Two genetically similar species can also mate, leading to a new hybrid species that flourishes. Competition, too, forces species to evolve. Predators compete with prey, and animals sharing the same space compete for food and resources. "Predators evolve, prey evolve, predators evolve, prey evolve, competitors evolve, other competitors evolve," Scott Lidgard(opens in new tab), emeritus curator of fossil invertebrates at the Field Museum in Chicago, told Live Science. What's more, environmental factors can influence how long animals last. "Say a taxon [group] is well adapted to a particular kind of habitat and the climate changes dramatically, " Lidgard said. "If it can't migrate to another place with that same kind of habitat, it goes extinct." Because change is constant, Gómez doesn't consider any animal to be a living fossil because the term gives the impression that animals stop evolving. Instead, Lidgard argued that "living fossil" can be used as an umbrella term for studying organisms with certain attributes, such as a slow rate of evolutionary change. link: https://www.livescience.com/oldest-surviving-species

First previewed by the VW ID.Aero concept, the ID.7 is a step toward the real thing, which will have a touch-centric interior. Volkswagen's next EV will be called ID.7, and today a camouflaged version debuted as part of CES 2023. Previewed by the ID.Aero concept, the VW ID.7 is a mid-size sedan that will be sold in America, likely as a 2024 model. While an undisguised ID.7 will be revealed in the coming months, the camoed car provides more details to chew on. Volkswagen wants everyone to know its next electric model will be a mid-size sedan called the ID.7, which the company today revealed as part of CES 2023. What VW doesn't yet want everyone to know is what it actually looks like, hence the light-up camouflage disguising the details of the car's final design. Despite its obscured appearance, we have a pretty good idea of what the VW ID.7 will look like based on the ID.Aero concept we saw last year. The two are one and the same, only now we know the sedan's real name. Volkswagen says an unwrapped production version of the ID.7 will make its world debut in the next several months, but, for now, the camoed car previews more of what to expect. First Look Inside Unlike the Aero concept, the ID.7 gives us our first glimpse of the sedan's interior. The dashboard has a simple layout, but it boasts a big 15.0-inch touchscreen. VW also appears dedicated to stripping its cars of physical switchgear, as the few visible controls are almost exclusively operated by touch. The sedan's touch-centric interior will also be available with a head-up display with augmented reality. For those who have fiddled with the digitally controlled air vents in Porsche models such as the Taycan and Panamera, Volkswagen adopts similar technology inside the ID.7. We haven't been fans of the setup in the past, and we doubt this will change our minds. Still, VW says the HVAC controls will be accessible on the center touchscreen at all times. The "smart air vents" are also said to have extra skills, such as detecting when the driver is approaching and either heating or cooling the cabin. Technicolor Paint Coat Obviously, don't expect this car's intricate technicolor paint to make the final cut, but it's cool, nonetheless. VW says it has at least 40 layers, with a mix of conductive and insulating layers among those. The paint is separated into 22 areas, and all but the top layer is electrified, creating illuminated sections that can even be synced up to music. The company also incorporated QR codes into the design, directing people who scan them to a VW website. Still, even trippy electroluminescent paint can't disguise the ID.7's dimensions, which are said to be similar to the outgoing Volkswagen Passat. The ID.7 is essentially that car's spiritual successor, and it represents VW's first electric sedan. Along with a 116.9-inch wheelbase, it's based on the same MEB platform that underpins the ID.4 SUV and ID.Buzz van. Potential Powertrains and Battery Range The ID.7 will likely be available with either a single rear-mounted electric motor or an all-wheel-drive setup with dual motors, but Volkswagen hasn't yet released any powertrain details. Instead, the company estimates the ID.7 will provide up to 435 miles of range. That's based on the more optimistic European WLTP cycle, though, so we think its EPA-rated range will be closer to 350 miles. With the VW ID.7 set to make its official debut in the second quarter of this year, we think the U.S. version will likely be a 2024 model. We also expect to learn more about its powertrain and features as well as its price, which we think could start around the $35K mark. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42387070/volkswagen-id7-ev-sedan-revealed/

I was a promising painter in my teens, but turned my back on a career as an artist. Now, after depression and anxiety, I am fulfilling my early ambitions It was the end of the day at school. Teachers sat around the hall, behind tables, waiting to help us choose our A-levels. At the table marked “Art” sat a teacher with a beard and a checked shirt. He’d never taught me. I sat down and told him I wanted to be an artist. He was downbeat and said something about it being “hard to be an artist”. I’m not sure if those were the exact words he used, but I remember the feeling – it was as if he had said: “You, Flintoff, cannot be an artist.” Would another teacher have said something different? Maybe. One, Mr Elliott, had told the whole class he had read about me in the local newspaper (“Schoolboy Artist Brushes Success”) after I won a special prize, aged 14, in a painting competition for adults. I’ve still got that newspaper cutting. I remember sitting on the wall outside the front of our neighbours’ terrace house, talking to the reporter. I was shy, found words difficult, but she wrote down what I said in her spiral-bound notebook. This was the quote she used: ‘“At the moment I paint just because I enjoy it. I’d like to be able to earn my living this way later on.”’ To see my photo in the paper, and that quote, was to believe I could do it. But the bearded teacher with the checked shirt seemed determined to destroy my dream. Looking back, years later, I see that this is nonsense. I simply misunderstood him. For whatever reason, I went into writing instead: I studied English literature, became a journalist – like the woman who interviewed me on the neighbours’ wall – and published books. But a series of traumatic events, followed by loss of work, destroyed my confidence. I had a breakdown at the end of 2017, and admitted myself to psychiatric hospital with depression and anxiety. For a short time I was put on what nobody officially calls suicide watch. I was convinced there was nothing in life to look forward to. One of the nurses told me I needed to “practise self-care”. To me, the words conjured a picture of candles around a bath. I couldn’t see how this would help. “Make friends with yourself,” he said. Again, I was baffled. I understood the individual words, but not the sentence as a whole. I asked for clarification in a group therapy session. The therapist said: “Imagine yourself, aged four or five. Imagine that little boy coming into the room now … What would you say to him?” I was stumped. Words failed me – me, the writer. I went back to my room, where I had a sketchbook and pens, and started drawing. I drew a picture of myself as I am now, sitting opposite an empty chair. Then I drew the same scene, with a little boy walking towards the empty chair. Then I drew it again with the boy climbing on to the chair. He had a friendly smile, and I gave him a speech bubble: “Hello.” Not knowing how to reply, the adult version of me just sat there, looking awkward. Over the next few weeks, I drew hundreds of drawings. Many featured Little JP, with me – Big JP – holding his hand as we had various adventures. Was this self-care? Then one day, in another group session, I used words to describe myself that I’d never use to describe someone else: “A worthless cunt.” I looked around at the other faces and saw consternation. Plainly, they didn’t see me that way. But how could I stop thinking it? And then I remembered Little JP. Back in my room, I drew a picture of the round-faced four-year-old me, sitting on a chair down at the bottom of the page, with a frightened expression. In big letters, I wrote at the top of the page: “Worthless cunt.” And suddenly, finally, I could see what a terrible thing it was to speak – or think – of myself that way. How cruel, how brutal it was. And I stopped doing it. Since then, my art has continued to flourish, alongside my writing. In lockdown, I sketched people’s portraits online to raise money for charity – one subject was Olivia Colman. I used an online tool to draw collaboratively with people far away. Best of all, I wrote a book – about finding peace in the places we call home – and I illustrated it, too: 50 full-colour drawings, plus the cover showing the view from my hospital window. Can you imagine how good that feels? I wanted to make art for a living. Forty years passed. And now I do. Psalms for the City by John-Paul Flintoff is out now. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international suicide helplines can be found at befrienders.org link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/04/a-moment-that-changed-me-a-teacher-destroyed-my-artistic-dreams-a-breakdown-revived-them

Russia has said a new year missile attack that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using mobile phones, defying a ban. Turning on the phones and massive use of them allowed the enemy to locate its target, officials said. Ukraine says 400 soldiers were killed - and another 300 wounded - in the attack on a college for conscripts in Makiivka, in the occupied Donetsk area. It is the largest number of deaths Russia has acknowledged in the war. Russia said that at 00:01 Moscow time on New Year's Day, six rockets were fired from a US-made Himars rocket system at a vocational college, two of which were shot down. Moments earlier President Vladimir Putin had given his annual new year address on Russian TV. The deputy commander of the regiment, Lt Col Bachurin, was among those killed, the ministry of defence said in a statement on Wednesday. A commission was investigating the circumstances of the incident, the statement said. But it was "already obvious" that the main cause of the attack was the use of mobile phones by troops in range of Ukrainian weapons, despite this being banned, it added. "This factor allowed the enemy to locate and determine the co-ordinates of the location of military personnel for a missile strike." Lt Gen Sergei Sevryukov said officials found responsible by the investigation would be brought to justice and "all the necessary measures are currently being adopted to prevent this kind of tragic incident in the future". Russians point fingers after deadliest Ukraine attack NYE in Putin’s Russia - nothing is normal Five ways Ukraine war could go in 2023 The defence ministry's statement was striking for two reasons. The military's official death toll is now 89. The previous figure of 63 dead already represented the highest single loss of life Moscow had admitted since the war began. The real death toll in Makiivka could be much higher, as is claimed by both Ukraine and by unofficial Russian sources. Second, the statement said that "responsible officials" would be brought to justice, suggesting that something went wrong. This is highly unusual behaviour for Moscow - very rarely do authorities admit that errors have been made. The vocational college was packed with soldiers at the time - men believed to have been among the 300,000 called up in President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation in September. Ammunition was also being stored close to the site, which was reduced to rubble. The head of Russia's proxy authority in the Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, praised the heroism of those caught up in the missile strike, who he said had tried to pull comrades out of the building. Some of those returning to the building had died in the process, he added. With such a high official death toll, one would think the Russian military's latest update on the horrific events in Makiivka would be the top story on Russian state TV news today. Not so. There was almost no mention of the story on Rossiya-24's main bulletins this morning. Over on Channel One, the main news programme did briefly mention the defence ministry statement, but chose to bury it at the end of a report about alleged victories on the front line and losses amongst Ukrainian, not Russian, forces. "A whole series of Russian missile attacks was unleashed on the first days of the new year against Ukrainian nationalists and foreign accomplices of the Kyiv regime," said the Channel One correspondent triumphantly, using common false narratives to describe Ukrainian forces. But if you switch off the TV and log on to vKontakte, Russia's version of Facebook, you get a very different picture. Communities have sprung up where soldiers' relatives are organising, appealing for information and crowdfunding for troops on the front line. Here there is anger. Many relatives of the Makiivka soldiers blame military officials for the incident, and are sceptical of reports that those guilty will be punished. Some question why Kremlin-controlled media are largely silent on the story. However, there is little direct criticism of President Putin or of the war in general. Pavel Gubarev, a former leading official in Russia's proxy authority in Donetsk, said the decision to house a large number of soldiers in one building was "criminal negligence". "If no-one is punished for this, then it will only get worse," he warned. The deputy speaker of Moscow's local parliament, Andrei Medvedev, said it was predictable that the soldiers would be blamed rather than the commander who made the original decision to put so many of them in one place. The defence ministry's claim that military officials who were allegedly responsible for this disaster will be punished will be seen as an attempt to defuse public anger over the disaster in Makiivka, but also to place the blame firmly on the military, and not President Putin. He has yet to respond to the disaster so far, Throughout this war, the Kremlin has been careful to distance Russia's president from any bad news coming from the front line. In November, Russia withdrew from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a major strategic defeat for Moscow. The announcement to retreat, though, was made by Gen Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. President Putin was meanwhile pictured touring a neurological facility, and did not make any comment on the situation in Kherson. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Tuesday night that Moscow was "on the eve of new mobilisation processes". Declaring that "their new offensive must fail", Mr Zelensky said Ukraine had no doubt Russia would throw everything they had left and everyone they could muster in a bid to turn the tide of the war. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64159045

Social media users claimed that Medane used Google Translate and was unable to say simple greetings in English. Rabat- Former Algerian international football player and member of the Algerian Football Federation (AFF) Hakim Medane has become the target of an outpouring of criticism on social media. Medane received the Ghanaian delegation which is participating in the 2023 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Algeria, on January 3. In a video that has made the rounds on social media, the former football player is seen constantly looking at his phone while welcoming the delegation saying, “Welcome to Algeria, we are happy to welcome your great national team. In Algeria, we call Brazilian football, welcome to Algeria.” مسؤول جزائري يستقبل ضيوف الشان ب google traduction pic.twitter.com/fO1NdD80hl — i h s s a n e ۞ (@IhssaneSghir) January 3, 2023 Social media users claimed that he was clearly using Google Translate and that he was unable to say simple greetings in English. On Twitter, Algerians condemned Medane's behavior, writing, “Hakim Medane receives the Ghanaian delegation with Google translator.” حكيم مدان يستقبل الوفد الغاني بمترجم google 🤷🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/lGn3OcDTdL — 🇩🇿 1.2.3 viva l'algerie (@vivalalgerie7) January 3, 2023 Others have said that he could not even memorize two words and he was constantly checking his phone while in the presence of the delegation. Some social media users have expressed support for Medane, pointing out his significant contributions to Algerian football and arguing that this is simply an effort to damage Algeria's reputation. The 2023 African Nations Championship is set to be held in Algeria from January 13 to February 4. Morocco's participation in the 2023 African Nations Championship (CHAN) remains in doubt, with the North African country stating that Algeria and the Confederation of African Football have yet to respond to its request for its team to fly directly to the Algerian city of Constantine. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/01/353365/algerias-hakim-medane-slammed-for-using-google-translate-to-greet-delegation

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• Name: @BirSaNN • Time & Date: 00:39 / 04/01/2023 • Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/S3I74YA

The laws are said to have been formed in alignment with Morocco’s existing financial systems. Morocco could see the introduction of a set of new laws designed to govern and oversee the crypto sector in the North African nation in the coming days. Abdellatif Jouahiri, the governor of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) reportedly said that the Moroccan central bank has already finalised the formulated laws. The financial authorities of Morocco worked with members of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to prepare these laws, Jouahiri said. The laws have been formed in alignment with Morocco's existing financial systems. While details of the legislation are yet to be revealed, the central bank governor did say that the rules are expected to promote a safe crypto ecosystem, than to restrict the experimentation, according to a Morocco World News report. The Moroccan central bank will now hold dialogue with companies and members of its crypto ecosystem, as part of its roadmap for gradually framing the crypto sector in the legal framework. Steadier Hands, Durable Firms to Steer Crypto in 2023: Circle CSO “For cryptocurrencies, I can assure you that the project is ready. Now we are engaged in the discussion with the different stakeholders. It is long, but necessary to allow everyone to adhere to this project,” the Morocco World News [quoted] Jouahiri as saying on Tuesday. The central bank will also open discussions regarding the laws with the Moroccan Capital Markets Authority (AMMC), the Insurance Supervisory Authority and Social Security (ACAPS). Out of Morocco's estimated po[CENSORED]tion of 38 million, crypto assets are reportedly owned by over a million people in the country. Genesis Crypto Broker Negotiating in Bad Faith, Co-Founder Says It is only natural that the government of Morocco is working to regularise the virtual digital assets (VDA) sector. In the last year, the nation emerged as the fastest-growing crypto market in Northern Africa. The crypto industry has seen a tremendous growth in the African financial market. According to the IMF, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa have the highest number of crypto users in the region. Back in November last year, the IMF advised all crypto-friendly African nations to implement tighter regulations around the digital assets sector. At the time, the IMF had noted that regulating a highly volatile and decentralised system remains a challenge. link: https://www.gadgets360.com/cryptocurrency/news/morocco-crypto-laws-finalised-world-bank-imf-suggestions-3660704

Amidst a legal battle with Apple, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has teased that Fortnite will return to iOS in 2023. The po[CENSORED]r game was removed from the App Store after violating the platform's guidelines. This started one of the most high-profile legal battles in the industry. Scroll down to read more details on the subject. Epic Games CEO teases Fortnite's return to iOS this year amidst an ongoing legal battle with Apple Tim Sweeney shared the news on Twitter to celebrate the new year. He wrote, "Next year on iOS!" followed by a Fortnite character looking at 2023 fireworks. It was previously reported that Apple would soon allow third-party app stores or sideloading of apps on the iPhone with iOS 17 to comply with the new Digital Markets Act or DMA law in Europe. Henceforth, this could potentially allow Fortnite to return to iOS and iPadOS. However, it is not necessary that the game will be available through the App Store. Epic Game's Fortnite is a massively po[CENSORED]r battle royale game that is available on a wide range of platforms. Apple decided to remove the title from the App Store in August 2020 after Epic Games offered a direct payment method within the game. This bypassed Apple's in-app purchasing mechanism and violated the App Store guidelines. Now, there is a possibility that Fortnite will return to iOS sometime this year. Apple issued a statement back then that reads: Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users. As a result their Fortnite app has been removed from the store. Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services. After being removed from the App Store, Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple, and the legal battle continues to this day. Sweeney stated, "We're fighting for open platforms and policy changes equally benefiting all developers. And it'll be a hell of a fight!". Almost three years later, Apple and Epic Games are appealing a court decision that would require Apple to offer in-app links to external websites, circumventing Apple's payment mechanism in the App Store. This is all there is to it, folks. We will share more details on the subject as soon as further information is available. Do you think Fortnite will return to iOS this year? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. link: https://wccftech.com/fortnite-is-potentially-returning-to-ios-in-2023-almost-three-years-after-it-was-removed/

Intel is officially lifting the curtains off its 13th-Gen Mobility CPUs that will cover the ultra-enthusiast and entry-level laptop segment. Intel 13th Gen Mobility CPUs Official: Raptor Lake Core i9-13980HX Is The World's First 24 Core Laptop Chip This CES, Intel is bringing its quad Raptor attack with four diverse 13th Gen Mobility CPUs family covering the entire laptop segment. We have the HX series that sits at the top and cover the ultra-enthusiast segment, we have the H series that covers the thin yet still enthusiast laptop segment, we have the P-series which are designed for thin & light performance laptops, and finally, there's the U-series which are designed for entry-level thin & light designs. Today's highlights include the following: RELATED STORY Hassan Mujtaba Intel Expands 13th Gen Desktop CPU Family With 65W & 35W SKUs, Starting at $109 US Intel announces the 13th Gen Intel Core mobile processor family, led by the launch of the new flagship Intel Core i9-13980HX, the first 24-core processor for a laptop and the world’s fastest mobile processor. Intel introduces the 13th Gen Intel Core H-, P- and U-series mobile processors to power the latest enthusiast, thin-and-light laptop designs and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Intel shares new Intel Evo laptop specifications that feature longer real-world battery life and a new multi-device experience, Intel Unison. Intel launches the new Intel Processor N-series for entry-level education and mainstream laptops, desktops, and edge native applications. Intel 13th Gen Mobility CPU Die Shots: Intel 13th Gen Mobility CPU Wafer Shots: 13th Gen HX 'Extreme Performance' 55W Mobility CPUs As expected, Intel's top SKU for 2023 in its 13th Gen Raptor Lake-HX portfolio is the brand new Core i9-13980HX which is the first laptop chip to not only offer an insane 24 cores but also clock speeds of up to 5.6 GHz. The Intel Raptor Lake-HX CPUs utilize the same dies as the desktop line and feature support for DDR5-5600/4800 memory while featuring a GT2 tier integrated GPU that houses up to 32 EUs. The Raptor Lake-HX parts are rated for a base operation of 55W and a max turbo power of 157W. The lineup features a total of 9 SKUs which range from 24, 20, 16, 14 & 10 core flavors. link: https://wccftech.com/intel-13th-gen-mobility-family-roars-hx-h-p-u-cpus-raptor-lake-core-i9-13980hx-first-24-core-laptop-chip/

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GTA 6 is officially on the way GTA 6 has got to be one of the most highly anticipated games in all of gaming, largely due to just how massive its predecessor is, even to this day. Saying it has big shoes to fill would be an understatement, and that's before we factor in how many years have passed since we got a mainline GTA game. Rockstar announced GTA 6 in early 2022, with little more than the news that the game was indeed in active development. While this came as no surprise, it was the first official news on GTA 6 that had been revealed at the time. Shortly after this, Rockstar suffered a massive leak, which led to several videos being released on the internet showing a development build of GTA 6. Despite the huge amount of information on GTA 6 found in the leaks, what the game actually ends up being remains to be seen. There's still a fair bit of mystery here, including a possible 2024 release date, and the question of who the protagonist (or protagonists) will be. We won't be linking to the leaks directly here, but here's everything we know about GTA 6 so far. GTA 6: cut to the chase What is GTA 6? The next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series When is GTA 6 coming out? TBC, but likely not for a few years What platforms will GTA 6 release on? TBC Where will GTA 6 be set? TBC, rumored to be Vice City GTA 6 RELEASE DATE: WHEN IS GTA 6 COMING OUT? While Rockstar Games has finally announced it's working on GTA 6, it has said nothing of when the game will release, let alone confirm a release date. According to a recent report by Bloomberg(opens in new tab), current and former Rockstar staff reckon GTA 6 is still at least two years away from release, suggesting a 2024 launch. What's more, in a press release(opens in new tab) detailing Take-Two Interactive’s deal to buy mobile game company Zynga, a section on "Strategic Rationale and Stockholder Value Creation" contained a note stating that: "Looking ahead, the combined company is expected to deliver a 14% compound annual growth rate… over the three-year period from Take-Two's Fiscal Years 2021 through 2024." In response to that, an analyst from investment banking firm Jefferies, quoted by Axios' Stephen Totilo on Twitter(opens in new tab), said: "there are only a handful of titles that can...provide management with the confidence to put out such a strong guidance; we believe there is at least one Rockstar IP set to be released by FY24." This 2024 spike almost lines up with leaker Tom Henderson's GTA 6 release date prediction. The notable leaker, who is primarily known for his (mostly) accurate previews of Battlefield and Call of Duty, posted a video(opens in new tab) sharing a bunch of alleged GTA 6 details. In it, Henderson predicts GTA 6 isn't going to release until between 2024 and 2025, based on his sources. Henderson's prediction has since been corroborated by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier. His report(opens in new tab) earlier this year confirmed that Rockstar has been making efforts to overhaul its workplace culture, and previously said on Twitter(opens in new tab) that Henderson's claims "[match] up with what I’ve heard". A release sometime in 2024 looks like a pretty safe bet, then, but one leaker claims this could be wishful thinking. Creator of Rockstar Mag Chris Klippel (who has accurately leaked Rockstar Game news before) claims that while the developer has reached an important working milestone, he doesn't expect Grand Theft Auto to release before the end of 2024. "I think that a (real) announcement at the end of the year may be possible," Klippel tweeted(opens in new tab). "In any case, I don't see the game arriving before the end of 2024." link: https://www.techradar.com/news/gta-6-release-date-news-and-rumors-mapping-the-path-to-grand-theft-auto-6

Concept Nyx wants you to stop fighting over the TV. At CES 2022, Alienware unveiled Concept Nyx, a game streaming platform that lets a household of gamers stream games to multiple TVs simultaneously from a single, powerful gaming PC. At-home streaming from a PC isn't a new concept(opens in new tab), though Alienware is looking to streamline the experience, starting with the controller. I actually got my hands on a Concept Nyx game controller at a recent Alienware event. While I didn't play any games, I did get to play with many of the controller's features. The first thing you notice about the Nyx controller is that instead of a proper d-pad, it's got a circular touchpad that acts as a mouse for navigating in-game menus for titles traditionally meant for a keyboard and mouse. In fact, one of the pre-recorded gameplay demos I was shown had the touchpad mapped to skills in Guild Wars 2. I would have loved to see this in action for myself since touchpads can be a bit finicky when they act as buttons and not for movement. I'm looking at you, Steam controller.(opens in new tab) Most of the demo was mainly spent tooling around with the controller's features and learning about its role in the game streaming ecosystem of Nyx. Think of the controller as your hall pass for accessing your games on any TV in the house. You could walk into any room with the Nyx app installed on the TV, which immediately pulls up your gaming profile. The Alienware logo on the center is a thumbprint reader that identifies you, loads up your game library, and even resumes your progress. The idea is that if you've been kicked off the TV for whatever reason, you can simply pick up where you left off in a different room. My favorite controller feature is the 'self-adjusting variable resistance thumb sticks.' This means you can adjust the thumbstick tension on the fly without opening the controller or using a tool. In addition to the thumbsticks setting, you can customize these controllers' haptics on a per-game basis. All this is controlled by two scroll wheels located at the bottom of the controller. No software is required. Multiple Nyx users can even share the screen to play two entirely different games simultaneously side-by-side as long as they have two Nyx controllers. It's something that sounds cool in theory but could be distracting unless you're sporting a massive TV in your living room. In a press release, Dell and Alienware hope in less than a decade to use the computing power of Concept Nyx outside of gaming for mixed reality experiences and "virtual collaborative spaces" that feature "displays and other tools that remove the need for a VR headset." Of course, the folks at Alienware reiterated that this is a concept, and there are no plans for Concept Nyx to hit the market anytime soon. The way it was explained, it pretty much wanted to see how many "dream features" could be squeezed into a prototype. However, I'd imagine if a controller like this were ever sold, it wouldn't be cheap. The company is no stranger to showing off wild concepts to the public that seem like they would have commercial potential, only never to be heard from again, like its version of the Steam Deck, Concept UFO(opens in new tab), a few years ago at CES. link: https://www.pcgamer.com/this-funky-looking-controller-is-at-the-center-of-alienwares-prototype-home-game-streaming-ecosystem/

Asking adults to wear a mask if they have a respiratory infection and need to go out is sensible, ministers say. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he fully supported the guidance, issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The advice, in place for months in England, was reiterated by the UKHSA as schools and workplaces return after the Christmas break. It comes amid mounting pressure on the NHS, partly driven by high rates of Covid and flu. Mr Harper said he recognised staff were under "tremendous pressure" and the government had offered more resources to the NHS and social care to help services cope. This includes a £500m winter fund targeted at helping hospitals discharge patients who are medically fit to leave but cannot because of a lack of support available in the community. "I hope these resources are going to help in the coming months to relieve some of the pressure on our hard-worked health and care staff," Mr Harper said. Winter set to be worst for A&E, health leaders warn Pressure on the NHS is unsustainable, medics warn It was "sensible" to ask ill adults to wear masks if needed to go out, he said, but best to stay home if possible. The UKHSA has also asked parents to keep children off school if they have a fever. There have been sharp rises in the numbers of people in hospital with Covid and flu in recent weeks - about one in eight beds in England is now occupied by patients with these infections. Senior doctors have described the NHS as on a knife edge, with some accident and emergency units in a "complete state of crisis". In recent days, a number of hospitals have declared critical incidents, suggesting they cannot function as usual because of extraordinary pressure. Presentational grey line 'I had to sleep in my car while waiting for an emergency op' Having gone to A&E with stomach pain, Michael Woodcock, from Harrogate, was told he needed an emergency operation because his appendix was at risk of bursting. It was late at night and he was booked in for surgery the following day - but with no beds available, asked nurses whether he could sleep in his car rather than a waiting-room chair. "I ended up getting some blankets from the nurses and sleeping in the car for a few hours and then heading back into the hospital in the morning for the operation," Mr Woodcock said. Presentational grey line Labour criticised the government's management of the health service, while the Liberal Democrats called for Parliament to be recalled early. MPs are due back at Westminster next Monday, following their Christmas break. Prof Phil Banfield, who chairs the British Medical Association, which represents doctors, called on the government to "step up and take immediate action". The situation was "intolerable and unsustainable", he said, with the NHS's survival on a knife edge and patients needlessly dying because of a political choice. Richard Webber, of the College of Paramedics, said the current situation was the worst in his 30-year career. Delays were causing patients "significant harm", he said, with ambulance services now struggling to find available crews for cardiac arrests - the highest category of emergency call. "I've never known anything like it," Mr Webber said. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64151557

Thanks to soft-tissue preservation, we now know what Tuzoia, a Cambrian arthropod first discovered 100 years ago, actually looked like. Since its discovery more than 100 years ago, Tuzoia — a weird little arthropod that swam close to the seafloor during the Cambrian period (541 million to 485.4 million years ago) — has befuddled paleontologists. Now, a new look at nearly a dozen remarkable fossils reveals details about this enigmatic creature and its uncanny resemblance to a taco, a new study finds. For the investigation, researchers waded knee-deep into the invertebrate paleontology collection at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). While there have been hundreds of recorded specimens worldwide, the preservation of their soft tissues — including their stalked eyes, multiple legs, tail fans and carapaces (the hard upper shells that give the creatures their taco-like look) — has been nonexistent, thus offering only partial clues to the arthropod's appearance. "Tuzoia was widespread [and] found in China, Australia, the Czech Republic and Canada," Alejandro Izquierdo López(opens in new tab), the study's lead author and a doctoral candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto, told Live Science. "The 11 specimens we studied have small details, like the soft tissues of the carapace, that other remains lack. Individuals with eyes and legs are also hard to find." Tuzoia can range in size from about 0.3 to 7 inches (about 8 to 180 millimeters) long, according to the study, published Dec. 7 in the journal Royal Society Open Science(opens in new tab). While ROM has about 400 examples of Tuzoia in its collection, researchers culled the selection to 11 arthropods exhibiting soft-tissue preservation. Of those, four have been featured in published studies. The specimens were unearthed at different paleontological dig sites across Canada, including locations in British Columbia, like Yoho National Park, which is part of the Burgess Shale, a site famous for its abundance of well-preserved Cambrian fossils, and Kootenay National Park, according to the study. Related: Scientists find fossil of largest arthropod to ever live, a car-size millipede "Finding soft tissues in the fossil record is not easy," Izquierdo López said. "The carapace isn't like the hard shell of a clam, so finding one still intact is rare." The specimens used in the study were so well preserved because of their location in western Canada, particularly in the fossil-bearing deposits of the Burgess Shale, where layers of mudbanks that were once a marine environment "entombed the animals," Izquierdo López said. The researchers think Tuzoia was a predator or scavenger that feasted on the remains of dead smaller creatures littering the seafloor. The arthropod could likely flex its carapace outward as it moved, enabling its legs to touch the ground and scuttle across it, according to the study. "These animals have been known for over 100 years, but I had never seen the tails, eyes and legs before," Izquierdo López said. "I kept looking at the [ROM] collection again and again, and it was unexpected to find all of these well-preserved soft materials years later." link: https://www.livescience.com/taco-lookalike-arthropod-tuzoia

The automotive daredevil and legend's Hoonigan social media posted this evening that Block was killed in an accident while snowmobiling today. The announcement has come from the Hoonigans Instagram feed that Ken Block, 55, has died as a result of a snowmobiling accident today. His personal Instagram account had featured photos in the snow from Park City, Utah, over the weekend. The mastermind of Hoonigan and the Gymkhana video series most recently posted a drifting video on his YouTube channel featuring an Audi S1 Hoonitron on the Las Vegas Strip. Block had a longtime partnership with Ford Performance before moving to Audi in 2021. In a post shared to rally driver Ken Block's Hoonigans Instagram account tonight, the organization wrote: "It's with our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile accident today. Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband. He will be incredibly missed. Please respect the family's privacy at this time while they grieve." A Life in Fast-Forward The loss of Ken Block is inconceivable. He was not just a racer or a TV figure; he changed automotive culture. To skim over his biography is impressive enough. After co-founding the successful skate shoe company DC Shoes, Ken Block decided to try rally racing, inspired by his friend Travis Pastrana. He was almost 40 at the time, and within a year was finishing in the top 10 in his class. He lived life in fast-forward, partnering with winning co-driver Alex Gelsomino, medaling at the X Games, and participating in five different rally series over the next two decades. At the same time, he was appearing on television shows like Top Gear and Stunt Junkies and racing one-off events like One Lap of America. Perhaps most life-changing, for Block and all of us, was the start of the Gymkhana video series, which began as a marketing exercise for DC. It might be difficult now to remember the days before Block's Gymkhana, when "drift" to the mainstream was something tectonic plates did, and if you drove a Subaru, you wouldn't get out of bed for a Mustang, let alone a lowrider. Block wasn't alone in blurring the lines between different racing disciplines and automotive cultures, but nobody did it with a larger audience. The Gymkhana videos scrambled car culture for the better, encouraging a mix of interests, and introducing young drivers to rare models, and legendary roads, like Pikes Peak. Block's incredible car control lured us in, but what keeps us coming back is his obvious love and enjoyment, not just of his own cars and skills, but of all the supporting drivers, riders, and those behind the cameras capturing the images. His joy was contagious, and it was clear that he wanted to share it. Ken Block lived life unbound. He merged skateboarding with rally cars with lowriders. He moved effortlessly between the roles of marketing mogul, serious competitor, and family man. Heck, he didn't even follow the rules of gravity. His influence was needed, and will be missed. Block is survived by his wife, Lucy Block, and their three children. Preliminary Information from Authorities The Wasatch County (Utah) Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that its 911 call center received a call at approximately 2 p.m. that there had been a snowmobile accident, and Search and Rescue and personnel from the Sheriff's Office, the Utah State Parks, and the U.S. Forest Service all responded. The post said: "The driver, Kenneth Block, 55-year-old male out of Park City, Utah, was riding a snowmobile on a steep slope when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him. He was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries sustained in the accident. Mr. Block was riding with a group but was alone when the accident occurred. "The State Medical Examiner's Office will determine the official cause of death. We are saddened to hear of the loss of Kenneth and our hearts are with his family and friends so deeply affected. We thank all of our first responders for their continued service." link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42381071/ken-block-dies/