9 cloud gaming Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche in Switzerland, the country's skiing federation has said. Hediger, 26 and a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was in the mountain resort of Arosa when the incident occurred on Monday. Hediger competed at the Beijing Games in the women's snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event. Follow our channel and never miss an update Read more from Sky News: Russian cargo ship 'on Syria mission' sinks in Mediterranean Two lorry drivers killed after crash on Christmas Eve She achieved her first two World Cup podium finishes in the 2023-24 season. Her best result was a second place in St Moritz in January. "We are shocked and our thoughts are with Sophie's family, to whom we offer our deepest condolences," said Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser in a statement. Mr Reusser added Hediger grew up in Horgen, a town about 20 minutes by car from Zurich, and spent a lot of time in Arosa. He said she lost her life "tragically, brutally and far too soon".

LG has that doubles as an indoor garden. The lamp, which LG will show off at CES in January, serves as an adjustable grow light for the tray of up to 20 plants beneath it, while also brightening up your room. It has two different lighting modes: downward-facing lighting during the day that helps grow your plants, and upward-facing lighting at night to help brighten up your home. The lamp comes equipped with a 1.5-gallon water tank and “automatically dispenses the right amount of water and nutrients for the number and variety of plants being grown,” according to LG. LG is also showing off a shorter, side table-style grow light at CES, which similarly puts a grow lamp above a bundle of plants. The devices are compatible with LG’s ThinQ app, letting you adjust light settings and manage cultivation schedules while you’re not at home. This isn’t the first time LG has dabbled in creating indoor gardening technology. The company launched an indoor cultivator , before with . LG says its new lamp has a larger water capacity than its previous indoor planters, but it doesn’t mention any details about how much it will cost, or when it will actually ship. /NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically neglected corner of the state. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry called it “game-changing” for his state’s expanding tech sector, yet some environmental groups have raised concerns over the amount of energy it would use — and whether it could lead to higher energy bills in the future. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is expanding its existing supercomputer project in Memphis, Tennessee, the city’s chamber of commerce said Wednesday. The chamber also said that Nvidia, Dell, and Supermicro Computer will be “establishing operations in Memphis,” without offering further details. Louisiana is among a growing number of seeking to lure big tech firms in need of energy-intensive data centers with tax credits and other incentives. The U.S. Commerce Department found that there aren’t enough data centers in the U.S. to meet the rising AI-fueled demand, which is projected to grow by 9% each year through 2030, citing industry reports. Meta anticipates its Louisiana data center will create 500 operational jobs and 5,000 temporary construction jobs, said Kevin Janda, director of data center strategy. At 4 million square feet (370,000 square meters), it will be the company’s largest AI data center to date, he added. “We want to make sure we are having a positive impact on the local level,” Janda said. Congressional leaders and local representatives from across the political spectrum heralded the Meta facility as a boon for Richland parish, a rural part of Louisiana with a population of 20,000 historically reliant on agriculture. About one in four residents are considered to live in poverty and the parish has an employment rate below 50%, according to the U.S. census data. Meta plans to invest $200 million into road and water infrastructure improvements for the parish to offset its water usage. The facility is expected to be completed in 2030. Entergy, one of the nation’s largest utilities providers, is fast-tracking plans to build three natural gas power plants in Louisiana capable of generating 2,262 megawatts for Meta’s data center over a 15 year period — nearly one-tenth of Entergy’s existing energy capacity across four states. The Louisiana Public Service Commission is weighing Entergy’s proposal as some environmental groups have opposed locking the state into more fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure. Meta said it plans to help bring 1,500 megawatts of renewable energy onto the grid in the future. Louisiana residents may ultimately end up with rate increases to pay off the cost of operating these natural gas power plants when Meta’s contract with Entergy expires, said Jessica Hendricks, state policy director for the Alliance for Affordable Energy, a Louisiana-based nonprofit advocating for energy consumers. “There’s no reason why residential customers in Louisiana need to pay for a power plant for energy that they’re not going to use,” Hendricks said. “And we want to make sure that there’s safeguards in place.” Public service commissioner Foster Campbell, who represents northeast Louisiana, said he does not believe the data center will increase rates for Louisianians and views it as vital for his region. “It’s going in one of the most needed places in Louisiana and maybe one of the most needed places in the United States of America,” Foster said. “I’m for it 100%.” Environmental groups have also warned of the pollution generated from Musk’s AI data center in Memphis. The Southern Environmental Law Center, among others, says the supercomputer could strain the power grid, prompting attention from the Environmental Protection Agency. Eighteen gas turbines currently running at xAI’s south Memphis facility are significant sources of ground-level ozone, better known as smog, the group said. Patrick Anderson, an attorney at the law center, said xAI has operated with “a stunning lack of transparency” in developing its South Memphis facility, which is located near predominantly Black neighborhoods that have long dealt with pollution and health risks from factories and other industrial sites. “Memphians deserve to know how xAI will affect them,” he said, “and should have a seat at the table when these decisions are being made.” _____ Sainz reported from Memphis, Tennessee. 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NonePredator cores are a new crafting material added in Palworld Feybreak . Predator cores are used to create items like pouches and the Meowmere, a sword from Terraria that meows and fires bullets. However, predator cores can be pretty hard to come by as you’ll need to find rampaging Predator Pals across the map. Here’s how to get predator cores and where to find Predator Pals in Palworld . How to get predator cores in Palworld To get a predator core, you must defeat one of 33 Predator Pals around the map. Predator Pals are similar to field bosses, except they don’t appear on your map and they aren’t catchable. Predator Pals do respawn, but they don’t seem to have a 100% spawn rate. This makes it a little difficult to tell what the exact respawn time is, but your best bet is to check every 30 minutes like the other overworld bosses. However, this time can be changed as it does scale with the day and night length of your world. Predator Pal locations in Palworld 33 Predator Pals were added to Palworld as part of the Feybreak update. We’ve ordered the Predator Pal list below corresponding to the numbers on the map above using information courtesy of Paldb . Keep in mind, Predator Pals do not seem to have a 100% spawn rate, so there is a chance that you arrive at one of the marked locations and there is nothing there. We’ve found that fast traveling to one of the nearby waypoints and refreshing the area by returning to the main menu has assisted with the spawn rates. For more Palworld guides , we’ve got you covered. If you’re just starting out, we’ve got a beginner’s guide , a list of all Pals , and a type chart . We also have explainers on breeding , eggs , and a rundown of how multiplayer works. On the hunt for resources? Check out our guides on how to get ore , coal , polymer , leather , sulfur , wheat seeds , pure quartz , Ancient Technology Points , and ancient civilization parts . For advanced players, consult our lists of all tower boss locations , the best base locations , and all flying mounts . Guides Palworld guides PC Xbox Palworld

It’s almost Inauguration Day 2025, and liberals are still proving they haven’t learned a single lesson from Donald Trump’s election victory in November. Democrats are currently rudderless and jostling for power ahead of their Feb. 1 vote to elect a new chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), a job that will prove crucial in forming the next resistance to the second Trump administration. The current DNC chair, Jaime Harrison, will step aside early in 2025 as his four-year term comes to an end. Despite the repudiation of race-based identity politics this election, Harrison defended his party’s more woke elements following Kamala Harris’s loss. In replacing Harrison, you would think liberals might propose a Democrat who will turn the page on an era of unpopular left-wing politics that has all but obliterated the party’s brand. (RELATED: Democrats Bud Lighted Their Entire Brand, And It’s Too Late To Save It) That’s not quite the case. CNN political analyst Leah Wright Rigueur argued Friday that left-wingers Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and twice failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams should be considered kingmakers in the party’s upcoming DNC election. “As you hear somebody like [DNC chair candidate] Marianne Williamson, who kind of emerges every four years to say these things, we have to remember that Marianne Williamson’s biggest endorsers have been billionaires,” Wright Rigueur said, touching on Williamson’s recent announcement that she is running for DNC chair. “And that’s not actually very much in touch with where the Democratic base wants to be right now, as they said resoundingly, in this last election cycle. The person, the people actually, that they should be listening to are Bernie Sanders and Stacey Abrams.” “Those are the two people who have been very consistent and very in touch with the American public that have been related to the Democratic Party,” she continued. “Those are the people that are going to help pick the leadership of the Democratic Party, or at the very least, should be helping to pick the leadership of the Democratic Party as we move forward into this next election cycle.” President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris join hands in the air as they view the fireworks on the National Mall with First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff from the White House balcony during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. The President is hosting the Independence Day event for members of the military and their families. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Wright Rigueur is but the latest liberal signaling an unwillingness to learn from the loss to Donald Trump. Earlier in December, Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, appeared to be in complete denial about why he and the vice president were shellacked. “We were pledging to be inclusive, we were pledging to bring people in,” Walz said in his first interview since the defeat. “Donald Trump has said that that isn’t what he wants, and so if that’s what America is leaning towards, I guess for me, it’s to understand and learn more about America, because I thought that they were going to probably move towards a more positive message.” A very bitter Tim Walz blames Americans for rejecting him 🤣 pic.twitter.com/zRzIRP2gp5 — Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) December 6, 2024 Even Harris and her allies seem deluded as the failed candidate is reportedly weighing another bid for president in 2028. “There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris told Politico. Another unnamed Harris ally told the outlet, “She proved a lot of skeptics wrong as a political athlete. And her standing with the public is as good as any Democrats with the name I.D. that she has.” Later in December, other prominent left-wing Democrats showed that race-based identity politics is still simmering within their party following Daniel Penny’s acquittal. Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett said the Penny verdict was “more than a miscarriage of justice,” and rather a “green light for more violence against unarmed Black Americans,” she wrote. Meanwhile, Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Summer Lee argued that “vigilante violence against Black people often goes unchecked.” (Stream the Daily Caller’s ‘Demand For Hate’ documentary HERE) This is more than a miscarriage of justice – it is a green light for more violence against unarmed Black Americans. https://t.co/0EQrl6y794 — Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) December 10, 2024 “The acquittal of Daniel Penny in the murder of Jordan Neely is a painful reminder of a long-standing reality: vigilante violence against Black people often goes unchecked. Jordan deserved compassion, not violence. We stand with his loved ones in demanding accountability,” she claimed . Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both went into fully equivocation mode after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in cold blood. Instead of outright denouncing the murder as radical political violence, Warren and Ocasio-Cortez made slippery statements “Violence is never the answer,” Warren said. “But people can be pushed only so far. This is a warning that if you push people hard enough, they lose faith in the ability of their government to make change, lose faith in the ability of the people who are providing the health care to make change, and start to take matters into their own hands in ways that will ultimately be a threat to everyone.” “This is not to say that an act of violence is justified, but I think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that people interpret and feel and experience denied claims as an act of violence against them,” Ocasio-Cortez told a reporter. Did you enjoy this post? Consider checking out John’s full weekly newsletter, Mr. Right, available here: MrRight.DailyCaller.comAI Ethics 101: Navigating the Moral Landscape of Machine Learning

Christmas is over, so it's the best time of year to get a new artificial Christmas tree. Retailers don't want to sit on a bunch of trees until the next holiday season, which forces them to offer blowout prices on the trees left in stock. Walmart currently has some seriously discounted artificial trees. The 6.5' Un-Lit Jackson Spruce Artificial Christmas Tree is only $24 at Walmart right now. The biggest discount is on the 9' Pre-Lit Frisco Pine Artificial Christmas Tree, which was $292 and is now $99 at Walmart . Whether you want unlit or pre-lit, we've found incredible Christmas tree deals. But don't wait to grab the one that interests you, as these products are on clearance and won't last long. If you're not looking for a Christmas tree, check out these incredible golf deals or the best deals from the massive Amazon after-Christmas sale . Quick Links Christmas tree dealsEntrepreneurs of female fashion apparel pose in garments from their latest stocks before a street-based photographer in Nairobi's central business district for photos to be utilised in advertising the clothing lines on November 17, 2024. [AFP] Alex Okwomi trains his lens on his latest clients: two young women whose identical crimson dresses will make a striking photo as they pose and pout against the photogenic skyline of Nairobi's central business district. "You must have that good language to convince them," the 27-year-old street photographer told AFP, explaining how he approaches stylish people walking in the Kenyan capital's central business district (CBD). Okwomi is among dozens of young snappers who have seized on a government decision in 2022 to lift restrictions on photography in the CBD and promote the creative economy. Police officers are now keeping an eye out for would-be equipment thieves -- and no longer moving photographers on. "Street photography has changed the streets," said Okwomi, who gave up a job in a fast-food restaurant and earns about 100 shillings ($0.77) for each photo. Another photographer, 25-year-old Brian Roberts , said he can make up to $20 on a good Sunday, and in a country where youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, that is a game-changer. But "the most important thing", he told AFP, is that his street photography launched his career and two years later he also takes pictures of events. The freedom on the streets is also a marked change from earlier this year, when the neighbourhood echoed to tear gas and screams as thousands of mostly young people marched against the government. Now, said Okwomi, pausing between another client, "we create memories". - A change in vibe - The colourful streets are also teeming with teenage TikTokers, whose cameras capture their hypnotic routines to the bass beats of arbantone, a popular Kenyan music genre. Nearby, Lermi, who only shared his first name, said he hopes to use his videos to help "push Kenya and African music to the world". The 19-year-old student said he was "very disappointed" with the government after the protests turned deadly, with at least 60 people killed and scores left missing. Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletter Lermi told AFP he wanted to change the world "through art" instead of going back to street protests. The CBD "has great features to appear in a music video", enthused artist "Handsy Adonis", 24, surrounded by dancers and tall multi-coloured buildings. Even though they didn't have much money, he said, people like him were self-employed and through their photography able to "showcase the talent that we have". Social media content creators perform for a street-based photographer during a dance video shoot in Nairobi's central business district on November 17, 2024. [AFP] Suddenly a semi-masked group wearing animal onesies disrupts a friendly performance by popping up in the middle of a move, scattering the dancers and eliciting roars of laughter. Afterwards, members said they were there to "make jokes", with another saying "people need to laugh". It is a sentiment shared by stylish student Linnet Ouma, 19. Despite the trauma of the past few months, she felt her generation could make a different kind of change in Nairobi's city centre. "You just don't have to sit and be idle, you can come, do something, then make people happy with your content."

STUART, Fla. , Dec. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Health In Tech, an Insurtech platform company backed by third-party AI technology, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 2,300,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $4.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $9,200,000 , before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and estimated offering expenses. The Company has granted the underwriter an option, exercisable within 30 days from the date of the final prospectus, to purchase an additional 345,000 shares of Class A common stock from Health In Tech at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. Assuming such option is fully exercised, the Company may raise a total of approximately US$10,580,000 in gross proceeds from the Offering Health In Tech intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for system enhancements, expansion of service offerings, sales and distribution channels, talent development and retention, working capital, and other general corporate purposes. American Trust Investment Services, Inc. acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering. A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-281853) relating to the shares was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on December 19, 2024 . This offering was made only by means of a prospectus, forming part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering can be obtained when available, by contacting American Trust Investment Services, Inc., 230 W. Monroe Street , Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60606, or via E-Mail at ECM@amtruinvest.com. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About Health In Tech Health in Tech ("HIT") is an Insurtech platform company backed by third-party AI technology. We offer a dynamic marketplace designed to create customized healthcare plan solutions while streamlining processes through vertical integration, process simplification, and automation. By eliminating friction and complexities, HIT enhances value propositions for employers and optimizes underwriting, sales, and service workflows for Managing General Underwriters (MGUs), insurance carriers, licensed brokers, and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs). Learn more at healthintech.com . Forward-Looking Statements Regarding Health In Tech Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include estimates or expectations about Health In Tech's possible or assumed operational results, financial condition, business strategies and plans, market opportunities, competitive position, industry environment, and potential growth opportunities. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "design," "target," "aim," "hope," "expect," "could," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "predict," "project," "potential," "goal," or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These statements relate to future events or to Health In Tech's future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Health In Tech's actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond Health In Tech's control and which could, and likely will, affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects Health In Tech's current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to Health In Tech's operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. Investor Contact Investor Relations: ir@healthintech.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/health-in-tech-announces-closing-of-initial-public-offering-302338923.html SOURCE Health In Tech

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It's possible there were more hostile places on earth on Wednesday evening than Pittodrie; windier, rainier, colder, noisier. But frankly, we doubt it. Aberdeen versus Celtic, the meeting of the top two teams in the Premiership, was, in effect, the Battle in the Blizzard, the Match in the Monsoon, a game played in foul conditions and yet a night that never stopped having a grisly fascination. Reo Hatate won it with a sumptuous finish that was in stark contrast to the awfulness of the weather, a gorgeous thing on a grind of a night. Celtic won and deserved to - character as much as class sealed it - but Aberdeen were no pushovers. They're on a winless run now but none of their supporters should worry all that much. The heart is beating strongly in these boys. They weren't good enough on Wednesday but they'll be plenty good enough on days to come. From the moment when Cameron Carter-Vickers was ironically cheered by the Red Shed after successfully completing a backpass to his goalkeeper - something he failed to do a week ago against Club Brugge - to the lusty tackle Kevin Nisbet put in when ransacking Alex Valle, this was tumultuous stuff. Only a minute had been played and skin and hair was flying. Steady rain and regular aggro. On the radio gantry, the great Willie Miller smiled, wistfully. An old school scrap. Toe to toe. Where else would you rather be? Some might tell you the most beautiful sound in the world is birds chirping, leaves rustling, a fire crackling. On evenings like this, it was a touch more fundamental. An Aberdeen tackle - legal or otherwise - brought a cacophony. Sweet music. A couple of minutes in, Kyogo Furuhashi went haring away into space deep in the Aberdeen half, the inexperienced goalkeeper Ross Doohan his only obstacle to a possible opener. Total commitment from both men meant a brutal collision. Kyogo, blameless, clashed with Doohan's head and it was worrying. The goalkeeper stayed down awhile. Replays showed the extent of the dunt. Kyogo, touchingly, stayed with him all the time. You thought Doohan’s day was done but he picked himself up and carried on. In the days of Dimitar Mitov, Doohan's time on the pitch has been limited, but he was good on Wednesday night. Durable after the Kyogo incident and inspired at times later on when Celtic started to pile on the pressure. The Dons dug in. They weren't all that threatening in attack, they didn’t cause Kasper Schmeichel a whole pile of trouble until the closing minutes when they were chasing like madmen, but they were dogged against the champions, they made a fight of it against an attacking force that put six on them the last time they played. Celtic always suggested that a goal was coming. Towards the end of the first half they had a series of corners, vicious deliveries whipped in from the beach end. Paulo Bernardo scored directly from one of them, but it was correctly ruled out when Daizen Maeda was seen to have backed into Doohan. Alistair Johnston was a few feet away from connecting with another, a touch probably being enough to break the deadlock. The jostling amid all this was intense. No quarter asked, no quarter given. It wasn't pretty, but given the lousy conditions and the bearpit nature of the contest, it was compelling. Celtic are a domestic machine. It's easy for them when the sun shines and their game is connected and the stars are all aligned. They nearly always win. Other questions were asked here. A baying home crowd, vile weather, a belligerent opponent. And they won again. Formidable and unstoppable. The clues were coming. In the 71st minute they pushed Aberdeen back, almost into the front rows of the Red Shed. Johnston had a shot blocked, then another, then Hatate had a shot saved by Doohan, then Doohan saved from Adam Idah, a flying stop away to his right that made you wonder for a second if the deadlock could be broken, if Aberdeen's resistance could, in fact, hold. Or better. Leighton Clarkson was in space in front of Celtic's goal, but pulled his shot and the moment passed. Teams who miss chances tend to regret them when it's Celtic down the other end. Two minutes after Clarkson missed, Hatate scored. It was Greg Taylor, the full-back on as a substitute for Valle, who played it into Hatate. Taylor doesn't have Valle's glamorous Barcelona back story, but he continues to be an invaluable operator in Celtic's unrelenting nature. He chipped it into Hatate and then a thing of beauty broke out for the first time on the night. Hatate chested it, let it fall and calmly hit it on the half-volley. One fluid movement, one classy goal. It was enough, just. Aberdeen came back at them, Sokler lashing one over when he had Schmeichel in his sights. The grunt put in by Carter-Vickers in trying to close him down was the sign of a player battling to the last. Celtic won and their lead at the top now looks insurmountable at seven points, plus a game in hand. Let's be honest, the league is done. It was clear nobody was realistically going to catch this Celtic team before Wednesday and, after Hatate's star turn, it's all but certain nobody is catching them now.NoneMeta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility