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Invisible ads committed click fraud while the app tried to sign users up for premium subscriptions As TikTok, Instagram and other video sharing apps have become increasingly po[CENSORED]r, more users have turned to free video editing software to edit their content. However, new research from Secure-D's anti-fraud platform Upstream has revealed that over 20m suspicious transaction requests, that could have cost users more than $27m in unauthorized premium charges, came from the po[CENSORED]r Android video editing app VivaVideo. In its new report, Secure-D revealed that VivaVideo, which has over 100m reported downloads, has been attempting to sign up users for premium subscriptions while delivering invisible ads to users to generate fake clicks. Over one million devices have been affected across 19 countries including Indonesia, Egypt, Thailand, Russian and the UK but users in Brazil could have been hit the hardest with more than 11.5m fraudulent transaction attempts originating from the app. Had Secure-D not blocked these fraudulent transactions, Brazilian users could have been charged $10.3m for services and subscriptions they didn't purchase. The po[CENSORED]r app currently sits at 11th place in Secure-D's Mobile Malware Index but in the past it has topped the list prompting further investigation from the anti-fraud firm. Its latest report sheds new light on the scale and extent of mobile ad fraud and suspicious transaction requests in VivaVideo. Suspicious transaction requests While testing VivaVideo in the Secure-D lab on a genuine user's device, the app was repeatedly caught trying to make fraudulent transactions which were all blocked by the anti-fraud firm. To make matters worse, some of the click and purchase attempts via fake, invisible ads actually occurred with the device was unattended. However, if they had been successful, the advertiser would have paid out a commission to the affiliate who in turn would have paid the scammer responsible for the fraud. During its investigation, Secure-D also found code snippets within the app that check to see if monitoring software is installed on a user's device. All suspicious background activity came to a stop when a monitoring app was installed and this shows how the tactics used by fraudsters are continually evolving. Although the latest version of the VivaVideo has displayed no malicious behavior, older versions of the app are known to contain the Batmobi SDK which Google has now banned. For this reason, it is highly recommended that VivaVideo users head to the Google Play Store and update to the latest version as soon as possible. Additionally, Secure-D recommends that users check app reviews on the Play Store and online, review developer details and assess their credibility and read the list of requested permissions before installing any new apps on their devices.
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Save a little with this wireless Razer mouse offer. It's almost time for Black Friday and we already have plenty of deals on some of our favorite hardware. It's not always easy to tell when a deal is genuine, so we're doing the work for you by gathering up the best deals on tech we can find. Today we're highlighting a $39 offer on the Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed wireless gaming mouse. The Basilisk series features some of the best gaming mouse performance we've experienced in 2020. We enjoyed the quality and value of the Basilisk X Hyperspeed mouse when reviewing it earlier this year—our only major complaint was the lack of wired support and rechargeability. If you want something wired, the Razer Viper wired gaming mouse has RGB lighting and is discounted to $39 from $79 at Best Buy. You can also pick up the Kraken Tournament Edition headset for $54 down from $99. This mouse is designed with right-handed users in mind. There are a total of 6 buttons that can be programmed with custom macros. It's completely wireless, using Bluetooth, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi or both in dual-wireless mode. You need to use the USB dongle for Wi-Fi support. This edition features a 5G optical sensor and can last up to 450 hours on a single AA battery. Unfortunately, this is not a rechargeable mouse, but you can always use rechargeable AA batteries. Visit the Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed gaming mouse product page for more details and checkout options.
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In Chapter 11, The Child finally got what was coming to him after eating all those eggs. On the November 6 episode of The Mandalorian, some people were upset about some actions The Child--which many call Baby Yoda--took during the course of the episode, as he ate some unfertilized eggs that a sentient being was bringing to her mate. Luckily, on this week's episode of the Disney+ original series, The Child's next meal fought back. When Mando and The Child landed on the planet that is essentially one giant ocean dock, he took a seat at the local tavern to get the kid some food, ordering him up some chowder. However, there was a bit more to this chowder than expected, as there was a living cephalopod-like creature inside, and it attacked Baby Yoda. Obviously, the meal didn't do any damage to Baby Yoda, but it did teach him the important lesson that sometimes, your food will fight back--unless it's dead. As for the person Mando was escorting with her eggs, she was eventually reunited with her mate, and the two had a baby, which The Child did not eat. In fact, Baby Yoda was actually shown playing with the new baby and not eating it. So there's a happy ending to all of this. This episode is now available to watch on Disney+, and new episodes of The Mandalorian air on Fridays. For more on this week's episode of The Mandalorian, check out all the Easter eggs and references, including to other Star Wars TV shows.
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Happy Children's Day 2020 Wishes Images, Quotes, Status, Card, Messages, Photos: The day also marks the birth anniversary of independent India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Happy Children’s Day 2020 Wishes Images, Quotes, Status, Messages: Every year on November 14, Children’s Day is celebrated. As the name suggests, the day is dedicated to children and the innocence and purity they represent. The day also marks the birth anniversary of independent India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Various functions are organised in schools and colleges. Wishes and cards are exchanged to keep the child in you alive. Things might be a bit different this year but words can still travel in a world where people cannot. It was first celebrated on November 20 as the Universal Children’s Day by the United Nations. It was after Nehru’s death that the day was celebrated as Bal Diwas in the country owing to love and affection towards children. Share these wishes on Children’s Day. *Wish that you overcome all hurdles. Happy Children’s Day. *Happy Children’s Day. * An innocent cuddle and a lovely smile, Makes all the joys of parenthood worthwhile! Happy Children’s Day! *Children spread joy and happiness in every season as they are the most beautiful creation of God. Happy Children’s Day!
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There's lots of camouflage, but there are clearly big design changes coming to this crossover. The next-gen Kia Sportage is now deep into development ahead of a debut that could happen in April 2021. This batch of spy shots shows the new crossover getting in some laps at the Nüburgring Nordschleife. Compared to an earlier spy video, this one loses the black fabric covering over the body. However, the camouflage wrap on the Sportage in these photos still hides a lot. Up front, the outer edge of the more angular headlights is visible, and there are also sharp angles for the openings in the lower fascia. Gallery: 2022 Kia Sportage Spy Shots When viewing this model in profile, it's clear that the next-gen Sportage has a more chiseled shape than the current rounded design. Like at the front, the engineers only allow the world to see the outer edges of the taillights. While there are no quality images of the cabin yet, there are likely big updates so that the Sportage can keep up in the competitive crossover segment. More screens and bigger ones are to be expected given what other companies are doing. Safety assistance tech should improve, too. The new Sportage will share underpinnings with the latest Hyundai Tucson. Depending on the market, buyers will have lots of powertrain options, including gasoline- and diesel-fueled combustion engines, a hybrid, and plug-in hybrid. Front- and all-wheel-drive layouts will be available. Depending on the market, there will possibly two wheelbase lengths available. The long-wheelbase would go to countries where extra legroom in the back is a priority for buyers. Following the April debut, expect the new Sportage to be on sale in the US before the end of the year. The company might stage a staggered introduction of the various powertrains, though, like bringing a PHEV variant later.
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China has finally congratulated Joe Biden on his projected win in the US presidential election, breaking a frosty period of silence. "We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Mr Biden and Ms Harris," a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. The China-US relationship is crucial to both sides, and the wider world. Tensions have soared in recent times, over trade, espionage and the pandemic. Russia is yet to offer well wishes. Four years ago, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin was among the first to congratulate Donald Trump on his election victory, but there has been no tweet, telegram or phone call to Mr Biden this time. How will Joe Biden change US foreign policy? What a Biden victory means for the rest of the world "We believe the correct thing to do would be to wait for the official election result," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Mr Biden has taken calls from a string of global leaders in recent days. Congratulations began to pour in from Saturday, when US networks projected the result and he declared victory. President Trump has continued to make unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud without providing clear evidence. On Thursday, a group of federal and state election officials directly rebutted such claims, saying the vote was "the most secure in American history". What does China's message tell us? To put it bluntly, it shows China's leaders - and specifically Xi Jinping, the country's powerful president - have accepted the result and expect Joe Biden to be inaugurated as president in January despite legal challenges from the Trump campaign. Until this point, the Chinese government had been holding out, saying only that it had "noticed that Mr Biden had been declared winner". After offering the congratulations on Thursday, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin added: "We understand the results of the US election will be determined according to US laws and procedures." The relationship between China and the US - the world's two biggest economies - is hugely consequential. A trade war initiated by President Trump has damaged relations, as has his insistence on often calling Covid-19, the "Chinese virus" or "kung flu". The two countries have also sparred over espionage, China's military build-up in the South China Sea and the mass detention of Muslims in western China. Who China preferred to see in the White House was a matter for debate before the election. The US intelligence community believed Xi Jinping and the Communist Party leaned towards Mr Biden. But Professor Yan Xuetong, at Beijing's Tsinghua University, said China would rather have seen four more years of Donald Trump. "Not because Trump will do less damage to China's interests than Biden, but because he definitely will damage the US more than Biden," he told the BBC before the election. It's unclear how much Joe Biden would shift US policy towards China, as there is rare cross-party agreement in Congress on getting tough with Beijing over trade and other issues. Experts predict a tactical shift, however - they see a Biden White House working more with allies to confront China, while also seeking to co-operate in other areas, like fighting climate change. Which other countries are we waiting for? Russia The BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow says there is a suspicion that the lack of congratulations reflects the fact that Moscow is not excited by the outcome. Mr Biden is a vocal critic of Moscow and recently identified Russia as the biggest threat to America. Mr Trump has rarely criticised Russia or Mr Putin, and Russia was accused of interfering in the 2016 election to get Mr Trump elected. Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is often considered to be an ally of Mr Trump, so much so that he has been described as the "Trump of the Tropics". The Brazilian leader's failure so far to congratulate Mr Biden, therefore, comes as no surprise. He has crossed swords with the former vice-president in the past, describing his call during an election debate for the US to push Brazil to protect the Amazon rainforest better as "disastrous and unnecessary". Brazilian media reports quoting government sources suggest Mr Bolsonaro plans to wait until Mr Trump's legal challenges are completed. On Thursday, when he was asked about the issue, the Brazilian leader responded: "But has it finished, have the elections already finished?" Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador is another Latin American leader who has tried to maintain good relations with Mr Trump, despite tensions over the US president's hardline policy on migrants and in particular his pledge to build a wall along the two countries' border. The Mexican leader has therefore been cautious about the US election, and on Sunday said he would wait for "all legal issues" to be resolved. "We don't want to be imprudent. We don't want to act lightly," he said at a news conference, adding that Mexico had a "very good relationship" with both candidates. Mr López Obrador's equivocal position has drawn criticism from several senior US Democrats, with Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro describing it as "stunning diplomatic failure". North Korea There has been no response to the election result from Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un or from the North Korean media - which is all state-controlled. In 2016, North Korea acknowledged Donald Trump's victory within a few days of his election. Mr Trump and Mr Kim have had a stormy relationship, though they have maintained contact through three historic face-to-face meetings. Mr Biden describes Mr Kim as a thug and says he is not interested in any personal diplomacy with him. The North Korean leader has called Mr Biden "a fool of low IQ".
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DH2, Great video clip, and better than DH1 from sound, rhythm side
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Musician Name : Martin Eric Ain Birthday / Location : Born : July 18, 1967 - United States - Origin : Switzerland / Died : October 21, 2017 (aged 50) - Switzerland Main instrument : Bass guitar, vocals Musician Picture : Musician Awards & Nominations : - Best Performance : Ain Elohim Other Information : Martin Eric Ain (born Martin Erich Stricker, July 18, 1967[1] – October 21, 2017) was best known for being the former bassist of the influential extreme metal band Celtic Frost. He used the stage name Martin Eric Ain throughout his career in Celtic Frost. He died on October 21, 2017 following a heart attack. He was born in the United States and spoke English as a first language
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It's an early pre-L model that's gloriously original. The De Tomaso Pantera doesn't get the love it deserves. That's a generally accepted fact not just by De Tomaso fans but by motoring enthusiasts in general. It's not unloved by any means, but when your supercar competition is the Lamborghini Countach, Ferrari 512 BB, and eventually the Testarossa, it's hard to stand out in a crowd. The Pantera's production run spanned a whopping 21 years, during which over 7,000 were built. They aren't particularly rare as far as supercars go, but the vast majority of them are the updated L model that arrived in 1973. As such, the 1971 model featured here is exceptionally rare and original, and it's ready to seek a new owner as it crosses the auction block with Silverstone Auctions in the UK. The early pre-L Panteras sat a bit lower and had a narrower body, and the thin bumpers were a stark contrast to the larger units on later cars. According to the auction listing, this particular Pantera is in "very original" condition, having shown no sign of rust or welds that might indicate repair work. The car is chassis number 2,105 and was reportedly sold in America to its original owner in 1972. It was registered in Oregon where it apparently stayed until purchased in an estate sale in 2012 and shipped to the UK. The original owner reportedly died in the late 1990s, and the Pantera was said to have been in dry storage for some time. Upon arrival in England, the car was given an aesthetic and mechanical reconditioning to the tune of nearly $20,000. The cost included a litany of items such as new brakes and suspension, updated cooling system, engine maintenance, and a full repaint in its original shade of Spring Orange. The Pantera's numbers-matching 5.8-liter Ford-sourced Cleveland V8 engine is still mounted behind the driver, which could send the sleek machine to over 170 mph in 1971. Silverstone Auctions will offer the Pantera for auction on November 13. It's estimated to bring somewhere between $90,000 and $100,000.
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New York has introduced new restrictions aimed at curbing coronavirus, with Mayor Bill de Blasio warning it was the city's "last chance" to stop a second wave. Bars, restaurants and gyms must close by 22:00 and people can only meet in groups of 10 or less. The US is seeing a surge in coronavirus - a record 61,964 Americans were in hospital on Tuesday. An average of over 900 people a day are now dying with the disease. More than a million new cases in November pushed the total confirmed cases to over 10 million nationally with 239,732 deaths so far. The US has been seeing more than 100,000 new cases per day over the last 10 days in what experts say may be a worse outbreak than those seen in the spring and summer. Experts warn hospitals across the country could soon be overwhelmed. On Wednesday a member of President-elect Joe Biden's Covid-19 advisory panel said a four to six week lockdown could bring the pandemic under control. Dr Michael Osterholm said that the government could borrow enough money to cover lost income for businesses during a shutdown. What's happening in New York? "We're seeing a national and global Covid surge, and New York is a ship on the Covid tide," state Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. New measure come into effect on Friday affecting hospitality after Mr Cuomo said contact tracing identified late-night gatherings as key virus spreaders in the state. If the rate of spread of infection continued to rise, Mayor Blasio said the New York City's public school system would close and children would begin online classes. "This is our last chance to stop a second wave. We can do it, but we have to act now," Mr de Blasio tweeted. New York City was badly hit by the virus earlier this year when nearly 18,000 people died with Covid-19 in March, April and May, according to the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. What's the picture nationwide? States across the US have broken new case records this week. On 10 November, Texas became the first state to hit one million total cases. If Texas were a separate country, it would rank 11th in the world for most cases. Other states, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, California and Florida, have also seen numbers rise. CBS News reports 15 states saw the numbers of patients in hospital due to the virus double in the last month. Some hospitals, such as in Idaho and Missouri, have had to turn patients away because they ran out of room. State leaders have been re-imposing pandemic restrictions as a result. Residents of Wisconsin and Nevada have been urged to stay at home for two weeks. In Minnesota, bars and restaurants must shut by 22:00. On Tuesday, Mr Osterholm warned of a "perfect storm". Speaking to the CBS This Morning programme, Mr Osterholm said there was "no question that our hospitals are about to be overrun". He noted "the darkest days of this pandemic between now and next spring", before the vaccine arrives. Mr Osterholm, who heads the infectious disease research centre at the University of Minnesota, said during the summer spike after the Labour Day national holiday, new cases rose to 32,000 a day. "Now we're running in the 120- to 130,000 cases a day," he said. "Do not be at all surprised when we hit 200,000 cases a day." The same day, US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci offered some hopeful news. He said the new Covid vaccine by Pfizer was expected to go through an emergency authorisation process in the next week or so. Human trials suggest it is 90% effective. Dr Fauci told MSNBC: "I'm going to look at the data, but I trust Pfizer, I trust the [Food and Drug Administration]. These are colleagues of mine for decades, the career scientists." Amid the ongoing outbreak, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its research around masks, saying that wearing one not only protects others but also the person wearing the mask. Previous guidance had rested on the idea that the main benefit of mask-wearing came from potentially stopping an infected person transmitting Covid to others. The CDC referenced several studies, including one case where two Covid-positive hair stylists interacted with 139 clients - but of the 67 clients researchers tested, none developed an infection. The stylists and all clients had worn masks in the salon. Another study looking into the outbreak aboard the UUS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier found mask-wearing seemed to have reduced the risk of virus transmission by 70%, the CDC said.
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Anxiety, depression and insomnia were most common among recovered COVID-19 patients in the study who developed mental health problems. Many COVID-19 survivors are likel to be at greater risk of developing mental illness psychiatrists said on Monday, after a large study found 20% o those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with psychiatric disorder within 90 days. Anxiety, depression and insomnia were most common among recovered COVID-19 patients in the study who developed mental health problems. The researchers from Britain’s Oxford University also found significantly higher risks of dementia, brain impairment condition. “People have been worried that COVID-19 survivors will be a greater risk of mental health problems, and our findings .. show this to be likely,” said Paul Harrison, a professor of psychiatry at Oxford. Doctors and scientists around the world urgently need to investigate the causes and identify new treatments for mental illness after COVID-19, Harrison said. “(Health) services need to be ready to provide care especially since our results are likely to be underestimated (of the number of psychiatric patients),” he added. The study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal analysed electronic health records of 69 million people in the United States, including more than 62,000 cases of COVID-19. Mental health specialists not directly involved with the study said its findings add to growing evidence that COVID-19 can affect the brain and mind, increasing the risk of a range of psychiatric illnesses. Read| Coronavirus and mental health: Things people suffering from anxiety should know “This is likely due to a combination of the psychological stressors associated with this particular pandemic and the physical effects of the illness,” said Michael Bloomfield, a consultant psychiatrist at University College London. Simon Wessely, regius professor of psychiatry at King’s College London, said the finding that those with mental health disorders are also at higher risk of getting COVID-19 echoed similar findings in previous infectious disease outbreaks. “COVID-19 affects the central nervous system, and so might directly increase subsequent disorders. But this research confirms that is not the whole story, and that this risk is increased by previous ill health,” he said.
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A little late, but all aboard the hype train After making its new Zen3 CPUs official, AMD also announced its RDNA 2 based RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT graphics cards. Not long after, the AIC partners started teasing their GPU designs, and now XFX is raising its hand to note down its presence, too. Arriving soon.. Are you ready? ☄️ #XFX #6000series pic.twitter.com/RNj6is2VG1November 11, 2020 Of course, this is just a 15-second clip, of which the first 11 seconds are completely useless beyond pretty scenery. It's only for a split second that anything useful is shown on screen, so let's not make more of it than there is. What we do see is the end of a cooler, which shows a single fan and a bit of another, though we can extrapolate and presume this is a triple-fan cooler. The heatsink also looks thick enough (or as XFX likes to say, THICC) to occupy almost three slots, and we're seeing some fresh design language. Also visible is a cutout in the back of the graphics card, so it will have some kind of flow-through ventilation like many other cards that are due to land soon. The other vendors that have teased their designs include none other than Sapphire with its Nitro+ and Pulse RX 6800 XT models, as well as PowerColor. Later, Sapphire showed off full details on its RX 6800 XT Pulse GPU. AMD's new GPUs are set to be launched on November 18th, though the board partner's custom cards will likely launch a little later. Of course, what will happen with availability remains to be seen. AMD is trying to do things to help prevent bots and scalping, but so far with Zen 3, the measures have proved ineffective.
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The game features a memorial to an actor who's not directly connected to Spider-Man. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales launches for PS4 and PS5 on November 12, giving you another reason to swing through the (now snowy) streets of Manhattan as new spidey on the block, Miles Morales. And while it's full of its own touching story moments, one of its most impactful might be at the end. In the credits for Spider-Man: Miles Morales, developer Insomniac Games has included a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. The Black Panther lead sadly passed away earlier this year but left behind a strong legacy with his turn as the superhero on screen, providing many young fans with their first taste of representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now Playing: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Video Review "His honor, strength, and compassion will reverberate for generations to come," reads the tribute, with Insomniac dedicating its latest work to the actor. This tribute to Chadwick Boseman isn't the only notable one featured in Miles Morales. Situated in Harlem, you can find a massive mural dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement, along with a suit for Miles that represents the movement's yellow and black colors. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is much more than just the same game with a different protagonist. Insomniac has paid attention to Miles and his characterization, which critic Jordan Ramée positively pointed out in our Spider-Man: Miles Morales review. "The way he leaps off of rooftops and flips backwards to face the camera before falling into a headfirst dive is just full of the exaggerated swagger of a Black teen," writes Ramée. "It gives me goosebumps every time he does it, especially as the music begins to swell."
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> Opponent's nickname: @-Apex > Theme (must be an image): > Work Type: Avatar > Size & Texts: 150×250 / Text: Free > How many total votes?: 9 > Work time: 2-3 hours
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EKWB has joined forces with Intel to produce the new EK-QuantumX Delta TEC, a thermoelectric waterblock that's tailored towards the chipmaker's 10th Generation Comet Lake-S processors. The EK-QuantumX Delta TEC leverages EKWB's own EK Quantum cooling engine and Intel's Cryo Cooling Technology. It would appear that the latter is a complete sub-ambient cooling package that includes hardware, software and firmware. For now, that's all we know, but we're reached out to Intel for more information on its Cryo Cooling Technology. The EK-QuantumX Delta TEC is essentially comprised of two pieces. You have the waterblock itself and then there's the TEC controller. The waterblock features an all-metal design and standard G1/4 threads. The CNC-machined electrolytic copper cold plates exhibits a large surface with 51 cooling fins to transfer the heat away from the processor. Condensation is one of the challenges of sub-ambient cooling. To prevent this phenomenon from happening, EKWB incorporated a compact insulation shroud that separates the cool surfaces from the other environmental factors inside the system. Intel's Cryo Cooling Technology constantly monitors and adapts to the temperatures to reduce the possibility of condensation from happening. The EK-QuantumX Delta TEC draws power from a conventional 8-pin PCIe power connector. Thermoelectric cooling is notorious for its power inefficiency though. While the EK-QuantumX Delta TEC can cool up to 300W of heat, it does consume up to 200W to do its job. Understandably, the EK-QuantumX Delta TEC is product of a collaboration with Intel so it's only compatible with the LGA1200 socket. Its cooling capacity is more than enough for Comet Lake-S. The Core i9-10900K, which is the most power hungry Comet Lake-S chip, has a PL2 (Power Level 2) rating of 250W. Therefore, the EK-QuantumX Delta TEC is likely gearing up for Intel's forthcoming Rocket Lake processors. EKWB has already put the EK-QuantumX Delta TEC up for preorder at its online store for $359.99. The watercooling specialist expects to start shipping out orders in early December.
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The deal, worth $1.5 billion, is expected to close early next year Adobe has announced that it will acquire project management software provider Workfront in a $1.5 billion deal. The acquisition is expected to be finalized sometime between now and February 2021 and will see Adobe add to its portfolio of marketing tools. Workfront has managed to gain a userbase of a million by offering a central application tool that enables employees to do their best work. Whether businesses are driving digital transformation or launching global marketing campaigns, Workfront allows marketers to plan campaigns, track their effectiveness and execute complex workflows. We've put together a list of the best photo editor tools These are the best cloud storage services on the market Also, check out our roundup of the best CRM software “Adobe is the undisputed leader in content creation, management, delivery, and measurement and a trusted partner to digital leaders around the globe,” Anil Chakravarthy, executive vice president and general manager of the Digital Experience Business and Worldwide Field Operations at Adobe, commented. “The combination of Adobe and Workfront will further accelerate Adobe’s leadership in customer experience management, providing a pioneering solution that spans the entire lifecycle of digital experiences, from ideation to activation.” Billion-dollar deal Both Adobe and Workfront have a number of synergies that the two firms will be hoping to tap into as part of their formal partnership. Marketers are major clients for both companies, which share customers including Deloitte, T-Mobile, Under Armour and The Home Depot. Several of Workfront’s APIs are also already compatible with Adobe products. Going forward, current CEO Alex Shootman will continue to head up the Workfront team, reporting to Chakravarthy. Together they will be tasked with drumming up business in a rapidly changing industry. During the coronavirus pandemic, businesses have sought more detailed analysis into the performance of their marketing campaigns as budgets continue to be squeezed. The partnership between Adobe and Workfront could deliver the kind of insights they are looking for.
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Later this month, the Nintendo Switch bundle with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be available at major retailers for the third year in a row. If you're planning on buying a Nintendo Switch for a loved one this holiday, you may want to wait until Nintendo's Black Friday promotions kick off. Nintendo has revealed that its familiar Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch bundle will be making a comeback starting November 22 at major retailers. This is the third year in a row that the Mario Kart Switch Bundle has led Nintendo's Black Friday sale. This year, Nintendo has sweetened the pot by giving away three months of Nintendo Switch Online when you purchase the bundle. Overall, you're saving around $60 by purchasing the bundle rather than buying each product separately. We expect this Switch bundle to sell out when it hits retailers later this month. Six major retailers will have the bundle in stock: Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Target, and Kohl's. Now Playing: Nintendo Switch Holiday Gift Guide 2020 In addition to the Switch bundle, you can expect to see a bunch of first-party Switch games for $40 starting November 20. Nintendo has revealed a batch of the upcoming game deals, including Luigi's Mansion 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. You can also grab Minecraft Dungeons for $20 starting November 22 and Pokemon: Let's Go for $30 on November 25. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening -- $40 ($60) Luigi's Mansion 3 -- $40 ($60) Mario Tennis Aces -- $40 ($60) Minecraft Dungeons -- $20 ($30) New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe -- $40 ($60) Pokemon: Let's Go -- $30 ($60) Splatoon 2 -- $40 ($60) Super Mario Maker 2 -- $40 ($60) Yoshi's Crafted World -- $40 ($60) These game deals are quite similar to what we saw last Black Friday, but it's worth noting that you'll be able to find at least some of these games for even lower prices. Best Buy will have New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Yoshi's Crafted World, Splatoon 2, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses for $35 each during its Black Friday sale. Black Friday Deals GameStop Black Friday 2020 Ad And Game Deals Revealed Black Friday 2020: Thanksgiving Day Store Closings, Retailer Ads, And Deals To Expect Nintendo's Main Black Friday Deal Is, Once Again, The Mario Kart Switch Bundle
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Musician Name : Daniel Antonsson Birthday / Location : Born 16 December 1974 (age 45) Main instrument : Bass, guitar Musician Picture : j Musician Awards & Nominations : - Best Performance : He Who Shall Not Bleed Other Information : Daniel Antonsson is a musician and songwriter from Gothenburg, Sweden, formerly playing guitar in Dimension Zero.[1] He is also the former bassist for Dark Tranquillity, playing on the album We Are the Void, and former guitarist for Soilwork, recording with them on their album Sworn to a Great Divide.[2] He uses Esp Nv-std guitar and Mayones Guitars & Basses. His music career started in a band called "Pathos".
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It's not just a Mustang thing. Where do we even begin with this video? For starters, the camouflaged Dodge Charger SRT 392 wasn't the only misbehaving vehicle at this substantial car gathering in Houston. However, in a bid to get attention at a meet packed with properly epic supercars, this would-be social media influencer got his wish in pretty much the worse way possible. You know the drill by now. Dude attends car meet, crowds gather, dude attempts a poorly planned burnout, loses control, and crashes into crowd. Admittedly, the vehicle subjected to such bad judgment is usually a Ford Mustang, but let this be a reminder to the world that asshats span the full automotive spectrum. Proof exists throughout this 25-minute video from High Tech Corvette, which labels the event as crazy not just for the cars, but the bystanders running into eight lanes of roadway for photos or video. Yeah, don't do that at a car meet either. Those machines aren't the unwitting star of this clip, however. That dubious honor falls to the aforementioned camouflaged Dodge Charger SRT 392 adorned with the Instagram tag 1sikkscat and YouTube tag scat life. Don't bother trying to find either account – we already looked and they are missing in action. Considering this driver technically committed a hit-and-run felony, we suspect he wasn't keen to advertise his antics. Then again, broadcasting his social media channels while stopped in the middle of a four-lane highway for a massive burnout apparently wasn't a concern. Anyone care to wager if this Charger is still wearing its camo wrap? As far as we can tell, there were no serious injuries but the footage does show people getting slammed around. The incident could've been so much worse, and not just for this Charger driver. Numerous close calls are seen in this clip, not the least of which being a Lamborghini Murcielago also stopped in the road for a burnout that nearly gets rear-ended by an innocent motorist. And yes, there are some questionable Mustang actions as well, including some dangerous weaving around traffic. Long story short ... enjoy these car meets but for crying out loud people, hold onto some measure of sanity and restraint.
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world’s first passenger ride on a super high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation. Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel, its Chief Technology Officer, and Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, reached speeds of up to 107 miles per hour (172 km per hour) at the company’s DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company said. “I had the true pleasure of seeing history made before my very eyes,” said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop and Group Chairman and Chief Executive of DP World. Los Angeles-based Hyperloop envisions a future where floating pods packed with passengers and cargo hurtle through vacuum tubes at 600 miles an hour (966 kph) or faster. In a hyperloop system, which uses magnetic levitation to allow near-silent travel, a trip between New York and Washington would take just 30 minutes. That would be twice as fast as a commercial jet flight and four times faster than a high-speed train. The company has previously run over 400 tests without human passengers at the Nevada site. The test comes a month after Reuters first reported that Virgin Hyperloop picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a $500 million certification center and test track that will serve as a proving ground for its technology. The company is working toward safety certification by 2025 and commercial operations by 2030, it has said. Canada’s Transpod and Spain’s Zeleros also aim to upend traditional passenger and freight networks with similar technology they say will slash travel times, congestion and environmental harm linked with petroleum-fueled machines.
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A costly legal battle backfires. I’ve never crashed an Aston Martin into a rock, but I assume it’s a terrible experience. Don’t believe me? Well, maybe the legal saga of this particular Aston Martin owner will convince you otherwise. So, what happened when a Canadian Aston Martin owner crashed their car into a missive rock and didn’t like the repair bills? A legal battle with a clear loser. The Aston Martin DB9 is one of the most iconic coupes of the modern age and a beautiful example of Aston Martin in its prime. The DB9 is beloved by many for its exterior looks, powerful engines, and role as James Bond’s vehicle of choice. Aston Martin DB9s may have sharply declined in value on the used market but that doesn’t make them any more affordable to maintain especially after a crash. Sure, you can afford to buy a used Aston Martin but can you afford to own one? That’s a question that this Aston Martin owner should have asked before diving into the bankrupting world of owning limited production sportscars. Upon receiving the repair bill for the damages due to the rock incident the Aston Martin DB9 owner decided to take the shop to court and claimed her bill was inflated. This led to a loss of time and an even bigger bill as the Aston Martin owner lost their legal battle with the shop. So, should you sue your mechanic because you can’t afford to fix your car? Probably not because in this particular case the owner had to not only pay legal fees, storage cost to the mechanic, and prejudgment interest. The initial bill was for about $85,000 but with the additional legal costs it is now inflated to $328,930.50.
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LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivians celebrated the Day of Skulls over the weekend, a colorful tradition rooted in ancient indigenous beliefs that is meant to bring good fortune and protection by honoring the dead. Known as “ñatitas,” the skulls are decorated and paraded to the cemetery a week after All Saints Day. Some are adorned with sunglasses and cigarettes as well as colorful flowers and hats. The celebration of the skulls, which are kept indoors most of the year, is believed to have its roots in the Uru Chipaya custom of disinterring the bodies of loved ones at the one-year anniversary of their death. The festival this year coincides with the inauguration of Bolivia’s new President Luis Arce, which caps a turbulent year for the Andean country that has been rattled over the last year by political upheaval and the coronavirus pandemic. “We come to ask or the devotees come here to ask for the favors they want, especially asking for health and for the well-being of family,” said Angel Aduviri, celebrating the day, adding the skulls helped people get things they needed. “In 2014 a person told the skulls that he wanted to be a lawmaker and the skulls granted his wish, the person was elected a lawmaker.” Traditions and cultures of the Aymara, Quechua and other groups remain strong in Bolivia, where indigenous people are a majority in a country set in the heart of South America. Arce’s socialist MAS party, which was in power for almost 14 years under indigenous leader Evo Morales until he was ousted last year amid protests, has traditionally had strong ties with the country’s indigenous groups and movements. “I have come to visit the Natitas, we come every year, there are many devotees,” said devotee Rosario Zelaya. “They are our angels, they take care of us, guide us, help us, protect us and bless us. Obviously first God and then our souls.”
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Azerbaijan has captured a key town in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to the country's president. Ilham Aliyev announced in a televised address on Sunday that Azerbaijani forces had taken Shusha, known as Shushi in Armenian. Armenia however denied the town's capture and said fighting was ongoing. Capturing the strategically important town would be a major victory for Azerbaijan in the ongoing conflict over the disputed territory. Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but is governed by ethnic Armenians backed by the Armenian government. A war between the two countries over the region ended in 1994 with a truce but no peace deal. What are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting over? Human cost of two nations fighting for 'Motherland' 'We raise them in basements, then send them to fight' Fresh fighting erupted in September, with each side blaming the other for the outbreak in violence. What's the latest on the ground? Shusha sits on hills above the territory's capital Stepanakert (known as Khankendi in Azerbaijan) and lies on the road linking the city with Armenian territory. If captured it could serve as a staging post for an assault on the capital. President Aliyev said the "liberation" of Shusha would "go down in the history of the Azerbaijani people". "There is no force in the world that can stop us," he said, pledging to retake Nagorno-Karabakh for his country. In an interview made before the latest developments from Shusha, Mr Aliyev told the BBC's Orla Guerin said Armenia was running out of time. "Their opportunities to compromise are shrinking because we are getting those territories back by force," he said. Azerbaijan has been steadily advancing into Nagorno-Karabakh in recent weeks, as a BBC map from 27 October shows. Armenia however has denied the town has been captured. "The battles in Shushi continue, wait and believe in our troops," Armenian defence ministry official Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on Facebook. And David Babayan, a foreign policy adviser to Nagorno-Karabakh's self-declared president Arayik Harutyunyan, told the BBC: "We can say that Shushi is a battlefield and there are Azeri troops and Karabakh troops there, fighting each other for every building." Before Azerbaijan's announcement, Armenian defence ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan wrote that "the most ferocious combat" had taken place around Shusha overnight. She said a number of Azerbaijani soldiers, tanks and other vehicles had been destroyed in the fighting. Disinformation spreads amid Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict 'Execution' video prompts Karabakh war crime probe Shusha has cultural significance for both sides. Its po[CENSORED]tion was predominantly Azerbaijani before the war in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which forced hundreds of thousands to flee. For Armenians it is the home of the Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral, an iconic site for the Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenia accused Azerbaijan of targeting the building last month. Both sides deny targeting civilians but accuse the other of doing so. It is unclear exactly how many have died. Nagorno-Karabakh's authorities say nearly 1,200 of its defence forces have died in the fighting, and civilians have also been killed or injured there. Azerbaijan has not released its military casualty figures but has said more than 80 civilians have been killed in the fighting - including 21 in a missile strike on the town of Barda last month. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that almost 5,000 people had been killed in the fighting. What's been the reaction? People poured onto the streets of the Azerbaijani capital Baku in celebration, honking car horns, chanting slogans and waving the national flag. Reuters news agency reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated "my Azeri brothers", telling a crowd in Turkey's Kocaeli province that he thought what was happening in Shusha was "a sign that the rest of the occupied lands will be liberated soon too". Azerbaijan is an ally of Turkey's, and Mr Erdogan has pledged his nation's total support for Azerbaijan in the conflict. On Saturday the Turkish president told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Armenia must withdraw from Azerbaijan's land and "must be convinced to sit down at the negotiating table". A statement from the Kremlin said Mr Putin had told Mr Erdogan that he had spoken to leaders from both Armenia and Azerbaijan, focusing on "finding options for a swift cessation of hostilities and a political and diplomatic settlement". International powers have made repeated attempts to broker a ceasefire in recent weeks. Russia - which is allied to Armenia but has close ties to Azerbaijan - negotiated two truces last month which were both broken almost immediately, while both sides accused the other of violating a US-brokered ceasefire announced on 25 October within minutes of it coming into force.
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The semiconductor industry spending is booming, due to increasing demand. Demand for advanced chips has been increasing gradually in the recent years and is expected to snowball faster in the coming years, due to trends like 5G, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and edge computing. A report from SEMI, an association of chip design and manufacturing supply chain companies, announced this week predicts that at least 38 new 300mm fabs will come online by 2024, significantly increasing available capacity. "The projected record spending and 38 new fabs reinforce the role of semiconductors as the bedrock of leading-edge technologies that are driving this transformation and promise to help solve some of the world’s greatest challenges," Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO, said in a statement accompanying SEMI's announcement of its 300mm Fab Outlook to 2024 report. Over $250 Billion Spent on 300mm Equipment by 2024 SEMI predicts that over $250 billion will be spent on 300mm fab equipment from 2019-2024, with equipment budgets hitting an all-time-record $70 billion in 2023. At least 38 new 300mm fabs will be built and dozens upgraded to produce chips using more advanced nodes, SEMI's conservative projection says. After the new and upgraded fabs come online by the end of 2024, the global 300mm fab capacity will reach over 7 million wafer starts per month (WSPM). In total, 161 300mm fabs will be operational by the end of 2024, up from 123 in 2019, if SEMI's predictions prove true. Another factor associated with the projected spending boost is the industry's slow transition to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools that are more expensive than traditional deep ultraviolet (DUV) scanners and also require other advanced equipment in the fab. EUV is currently used only for logic, but Samsung recently started production of DRAM using a process that features some EUV layers. Taiwan to Lead the Pack Taiwan and South Korea have long been leading in terms of the number of operational 300mm fabs. Amid consolidation of the foundry industry and growing demand for leading-edge nodes, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been increasing its capital expenditures rather rapidly. Taiwan will add 11 new 300mm fabs by 2024 (when compared to 2019), SEMI said, which is well ahead of other countries and even smaller regions. China, which is trying to meet its Made in China 2025 goals, is expected to build eight new 300mm fabs and dramatically increase its 300mm fab capacity market share to 20% by the end of 2024 (up from 8% in 2015). South Korean companies — namely Samsung and SK Hynix — will also pour in tens of billions of dollars in new fabs and equipment by 2024, but SEMI did not disclose the number of new fabs to be built. Memory Ahead of Logic SEMI said that 3D NAND and DRAM will account for the bulk of the increase in 300mm fab spending. Considering that there is intense competition between four major makers of memory — Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix and Western Digital/Kioxia — and there are multiple new players emerging in China, this isn't surprising. Companies producing logic chips, such as Intel, GlobalFoundries, TSMC, UMC and others, are also expected to increase budgets significantly, though some will prefer to upgrade existing fabs rather than build new ones.