凯尔提到，生命科学、绿色技术、人工智能、金融服务和精密制造业都将是两国未来经贸合作中重点发力的领域。 1月30日下午，英国商业和贸易大臣凯尔在上海接受了第一财经的专访，这是他此次中国行程中唯一的媒体采访。他提到，生命科学、绿色技术、人工智能、金融服务和精密制造业都将是两国未来经贸合作中重点发力的领域。

Palantir's Shyam Sankar: US must use AI as 'slingshot' against China or face economic defeat Fox News

Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies, told Fox News Digital in a new interview that the United States is in a competition with China when it comes to artificial intelligence and keeping American workers competitive. "You see this, there's a wire manufacturer where you have a prior enlisted Navy man, no credentialed particular education, but he's the expert at running the factory," Sankar said. "And AI has given them the ability to lever up their productivity," Sankar added. "They have improved yields 50%. They've reduced downtime on machines 20%. They're able to produce more. And if we think about the geopolitical context that we exist within, we're in a competition with China. We want to bring these jobs back to America. Giving the American worker the ability to be 50 times more productive, that superpower is how we're going to make it profitable and economical to bring back the work to America." Palantir Cto Shyam Sankar: The American People Are Being Lied To About Ai Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies, told Fox News Digital the United States is in a competition with China when it comes to artificial intelligence and keeping American workers competitive. · iStock Sankar echoed that view in a Monday op-ed on Fox News Digital, where he wrote, "The job-loss narrative is a ploy to attract investors, drive media attention and consolidate political power. The real promise of AI in the enterprise is to make the American worker 50x more productive — to unleash his taste and agency." Sankar told Fox News Digital he is concerned about a scenario in which the U.S. fails to harness AI and loses its competitive advantage. Read On The Fox News App "I don't even want to think about it," Sankar said of the scenario. "I mean, you know, it's like, if China's productivity is growing at 6%, if America's productivity's growing at roughly half a percent, this is our...

More than mere beauty products, these rich, multipurpose emollients are perfect for soothing and comforting sore skin If you were to open the smallest cupboard in my kitchen, you’d find some Elastoplast, paper-wrapped wound dressings, sterile latex gloves, surgical tape and some La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume (£11). I could name a good handful of consultant dermatologists who would probably say the same. Some cosmetic creams are more – at least in practice – than mere beauty products, and no home should be without them. A rich, no frills, multipurpose emollient is essential family kit to support the soothing and healing of scalds, grazes, rashes and any other signs of vexed skin. And what the best ones generally have in common is the inclusion of cica, AKA Centella asiatica or (as it’s known in much South Korean skincare) tiger grass. This wild plant is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and is known for its skin-calming benefits and ability to support a skin barrier compromised by illness, everyday injury and lifestyle. Continue reading...

Soon-Yi Previn, the wife of the film director Woody Allen, sent emails to Jeffrey Epstein telling the convicted sex offender that the #MeToo justice movement “has gone too far” – and smearing an underage girl at the center of a sexting case as “despicable and disgusting” rather than the former US congressman who went to prison for illicitly messaging the minor, according to recently released government files. At one point, Previn also wrote about how her stepbrother Ronan Farrow received more “prestige … than he deserves” in a New York Times article published months after his journalism about Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul and now-convicted sex offender, won a share of a Pulitzer prize and kicked off the #MeToo movement. Those documents emerged amid Friday’s tranche of the so-called Epstein files, which built upon earlier partial disclosures and was released by the US justice department in connection with a congressional transparency law. They also surfaced as Previn’s complicated history in the public eye looms. Many, including Farrow, have accused Allen, 90, of marrying Previn, 55, after grooming her in her youth while dating her mother – though the couple has said she was an adult when their relationship turned romantic. Previn and Allen were among the myriad notable figures to maintain a friendship with the late Epstein even years after the affluent financier had pleaded guilty in Florida state court in 2008 to procuring a minor for prostitution. The new files, and ones released beforehand, are replete with communications surrounding social gatherings – even detailing how Epstein once gifted them genetic testing kits. And, the new files also show, Previn sent emails to Epstein or an executive assistant of his as late as the fall of 2018, less than a year before officials say he died by suicide while he was in federal custody awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Among the millions of most recent Epstein files are numerous messages addressed to ...

I knew they would come here. If you’re a president hell-bent on retreading 2020 and retaliating against your enemies, the midwestern state that started the George Floyd protests, with a generous social safety net and diverse population, governed by a vice-presidential candidate you vehemently hate, is a certain target. But I don’t think most people thought it would look quite this bad, quite this fast, for quite this many people. I don’t think we could have fathomed what 3,000 agents would look like in a smaller city – the relentlessness of their presence – or the level of violence they intended to bring. And, I don’t think the Trump administration realized just how much the people of Minnesota would not stand for it. Or how the rest of the world, viewing repeated video footage of agents’ brutality as they killed two US citizens, would cheer the people on. I have documented Donald Trump’s retaliation agenda since he took office last year, talking to people who have been targeted directly by the president. Democratic-led cities weighed heavily into his campaign promises – he would go after them, “fix” them. Now, my life – the lives of Minnesotans – are the story. I’m reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I live. This state has been hit with tragedy after tragedy in the past year: the targeted killing of a state lawmaker and her husband, a shooting at a Catholic school and, now, the deaths of two Minnesotans, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, at the hands of federal agents, and the swift detentions and deportations of likely thousands of people, many without criminal records. The administration talks about a US city like it’s a war zone. Tom Homan said agents were “in theater”. I’ve heard Republican lawmakers call for a “tactical pause”. View image in fullscreen Rachel Leingang. Photograph: Chloe Krenz But in my daily life, every conversation I have with another local starts with: “How are you?” Af...

In her new book, the co-author of The Spirit Level gathers jaw-dropping facts about the inequality crisis in the UK – and explores creative ways to address it There was a moment when reading Kate Pickett’s new book that I realised I was underlining something on nearly every page. Occasionally it was an exclamation mark, or a star. Other times, she herself was doing something similar. “I’m sorry to say that is not a typo,” she writes, at one point. And then, in a later chapter, “I’m going to have to put this in bold …” It wasn’t stylistic commentary, although The Good Society is well written. Nearly every scribble was next to a fact. Pickett is a social epidemiologist, and deals in facts: “In the decade from 2011 to just before the pandemic, total spending on preventive services for families declined by 25%”, for instance. Or that half of children born in Liverpool in 2009 and 2010 had been referred to children’s services by the time they were five. Or that in 2023-4, England’s local authorities had only 6% of the childcare places they needed for children with disabilities (that was the bit Pickett wished to point out wasn’t a typo). Continue reading...

There used to be a simple rule: Anybody but the New England Patriots. From 2001 through 2019, the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick dynasty totaled six Super Bowl titles, 13 conference championship appearances and 17 divisional crowns. They were the Evil Empire, constant contenders in a league designed for parity. It didn’t matter who you were; the Patriots were the final boss. The early years of the Patriots’ dynasty had a different feel. They were the Patriots, a dash of Americana, playing in red, white and blue, who won their first title as scrappy underdogs, lifting the Lombardi after a national tragedy. They had the head coaching guru in the hoodie and discovered the All-American quarterback in the sixth round of the draft. It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time when Brady, Belichick and the Patriots were underdogs. They were, whisper it, even admired and beloved. But winning has a way of hardening opinions. And the Patriots committed the cardinal sports sin: they won too much. And they won differently. They were better, smarter, colder. And when other teams attempted to import the wisdom, it ended in disaster. Fans of other teams were sick of their success. Opponents, too. Sure, there were other reasons. There were the cheating scandals: real and serious, and stupid and imagined. There were the off-field scandals. The arrogance. The whiff of Maga. The jockeying for credit. There was Portnoy. But the Patriots’ chief crime was that they won. For 20 years, they made 31 other fanbases miserable, building a generation of resentment. It made the downfall all the sweeter. Dynasties don’t explode. They erode. First, Brady left. The aura followed. Then the wins. Without Brady, Belichick and the Patriots suffered. Then Belichick left. His replacement was fired after a season. Even in New England, the nostalgia faded away. Suddenly, Foxborough wasn’t hosting coronations. It was hosting fourth quarters where half the crowd had already beaten the traffic. The Evil Empire h...

In a last message to her friends, Ifunanya Nwangene wrote: “Please come.” The 26-year-old singer and former contestant on The Voice Nigeria had been bitten by a snake while asleep in her flat in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and was in hospital, anxiously awaiting treatment. Despite rushing to seek care, Nwangene died a few hours after being bitten, as her friend waited at a pharmacy to buy the antivenom she needed. As the news of her death on 31 January has spread, it has sparked a fierce row over the ready availability of drugs needed to treat deadly snakebites in Nigeria’s hospitals. Nwangene, also known by her stage name Nanyah, had appeared on The Voice Nigeria in 2021 and was preparing for her first solo concert later this year according to friends. In a tribute, her choir said she was a rising star “on the cusp of sharing her incredible talent with the world”. Snakebites kill one person every five minutes globally – up to 138,000 every year, and leave 400,000 more with permanent disabilities. Many cases and deaths are thought to go unrecorded, particularly where victims seek care from traditional healers rather than hospitals. View image in fullscreen A boomslang, one of the most venomous snakes in Africa – most snakebite deaths are preventable if antivenom is administered quickly. Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images Campaigners say there is insufficient funding to meet the UN’s goals, set in 2019, of halving deaths and disabilities from snakebites by 2030, and research investment is “precarious”. Snakebite envenoming is classed as a neglected tropical disease. According to the World Health Organization, most deaths from snakebites are “entirely preventable” if safe and effective antivenoms are available and administered swiftly. They are in the WHO’s list of essential medicines, and global health officials say they “should be part of any primary healthcare package where snake bites occur”. Nwangene said she was woken up at about 8.30am by a bite on her wri...

The founder of China’s leading supermarket chain, Pangdonglai, has won admiration for wading into icy water to save a man trapped in a car. The drama unfolded on January 21, when Yu Donglai and his friends were driving several SUVs past the banks of the Ru River in Ruzhou, central Henan province, Elephant News reported. When Yu saw a BMW SUV being trapped in a marsh, he told his friends to stop their vehicles to help. Yu Donglai, circled in red, ventures into the freezing cold river to execute the rescue. Photo: 163.com Yu, 60, took off his coat and got into the freezing water, which was up to his knees, according to a viral video about the incident. Advertisement When a friend asked: “Brother Donglai, do you feel cold?” Yu replied three times that he “was not cold.” He held a guide rope and skilfully connected it to the stricken vehicle. Advertisement The SUV, with its driver inside, was dragged out of the water by a nearby vehicle. The whole rescue lasted about 10 minutes, the report said.

Tianqi Lithium Corp. changed the pricing of its 2.6 billion yuan ($375 million) convertible bond after the previous one didn’t comply with Hong Kong stock exchange rules. The Chinese miner had initially set the price at which the bonds could be converted into stock at HK$49.56 a share, a 10% premium over the price of a concurrent share placement. However, the conversion price was lower than the stock’s five-day average prior to the deal, which isn’t allowed by the bourse. Following the unusual misstep, Tianqi had to suspend trading of its shares in Hong Kong on Wednesday and renegotiated the pricing of the convertible bond. In the revised deal , the conversion price was raised to HK$51.85, a 15.1% premium over the placement price of HK$45.05, according to terms seen by Bloomberg News. That’s just above the five-day average of HK$51.84. Banks are also forgoing the 0.5% brokerage fee that would have been paid by investors, the terms show. A representative for Tianqi declined to comment. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., HSBC Holdings Plc and Huatai International were the banks arranging the convertible bond sale. A mistake of this kind is rare in Hong Kong, where the regulator has stepped up warnings to investment banks about filing sloppy applications for initial public offerings as deal activity booms in the city after a long lull. Companies have been rushing to tap the convertible bond market before the Lunar New Year holiday and earnings blackout, attracted by favorable terms thanks to strong investor demand. Miners in particular saw a spectacular rally in their shares in January, prompting fundraising by the likes of CMOC Group Ltd. and Zijin Mining Group Co. CMOC rose 16% in Hong Kong last month and Zijin Mining climbed 18%. Tianqi Lithium advanced 12% through Jan. 28 but the shares have tumbled since.

During winter, you wear your coat more than anything else in your wardrobe. When the drizzly season hits, it’s the weatherproof saviour that makes leaving the house just about bearable. Beyond practicalities, though, it’s also an important style choice. As the top layer of every outfit, it’s the piece of clothing everyone sees first, so you need to make it count. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. There’s much to consider when looking for a new piece of outerwear. Will it be warm enough? Is it a design you’ll wear in a year’s time? Does it coordinate with the rest of your wardrobe? As with most fashion, we recommend keeping it timeless. Trends come and go – see skinny jeans, motocross jackets, gorpcore et al – but coats are best done classic. Think overcoats, macs, car coats, chore coats, trenchcoats and pea coats. Any of these in a versatile shade of black, navy, khaki or neutral will be a safe investment for this year and beyond. Also think about what you’ll need the coat for. If you’re out walking the dog every day, you’ll need one that’s waterproof – our favourite would be Rains’ rubberised PU take. Or if you’re a drinks-after-work kind of guy, you’ll want a versatile overcoat that’s sophisticated enough for the office yet warm enough for the pavement. And for the tricky transitional period, a trench is usually best. Either way, we’ve searched far and wide for the best coats to suit. Here’s our top picks. The best men’s coats in 2026 Best value for money coat: H&M Atelier wool-blend topcoat H&M Atelier Wool-blend topcoat £89.99 £89.99 at H&M £89.99 at H&M There’s a reason H&M has remained a mainstay on the high street for more than 75 years. The Scandi brand creates accessibly priced collections that every guy wants in their wardrobe, whether it’s a simple T-shirt or an exciting designer collaboration. One of the brand’s newest additions is the Atelier line: premium piec...

The Winter Olympics are upon us. Here's how to follow along toggle caption Maja Hitij/Getty Images Want more Olympics updates? Get our behind-the-scenes newsletter for what it's like to be at these Games. It's the Winter Olympics, that special season every four years in which everyone you know is suddenly an expert on luge strategy and curling technique from the comfort of their couch. There's plenty to dive into this year, at the unusually spread-out Milan Cortina Olympics. Hundreds of athletes from around the world — including 232 from the U.S. — will descend on over two dozen venues across northern Italy to compete in 16 different sports. There are 116 medal events on the line throughout the two-and-a-half weeks. And this time, unlike the COVID-era 2022 Beijing Winter Games, spectators will be allowed to watch in person. But you don't have to board a plane or sport hand warmers to get a good view, thanks to NBC's robust broadcasting rights and NPR's scrappy team of journalists on the ground. Here's how to follow the action — and peek behind the curtain — from home. Sponsor Message How to watch the opening ceremony The Feb. 6 opening ceremony marks the official start of the Games (even though several sports, including curling and ice hockey, start competing two days earlier). It will be held primarily at the historic San Siro Stadium in Milan, featuring performances by icons like Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, as well as traditional elements like the Parade of Nations and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. But there will also be simultaneous ceremonies and athlete parades at some of the other venues — scattered hundreds of miles apart — and, for the first time in history, a second Olympic cauldron will be lit in the co-host city of Cortina d'Ampezzo. NBC's live coverage of the opening ceremony (also streaming on Peacock) will begin at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 6, with a primetime broadcast planned for 8 p.m. ET the same day. How to keep up once the Games begi...

Will calls to 'abolish ICE' sway voters in 2026? The strategy has Democrats split toggle caption Jim Vondruska/Getty Images The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis have renewed a long-running debate among Democrats over how best to address immigration enforcement, and whether advocating for "abolishing ICE" fits into a winning political playbook. It is a debate that has taken on new urgency among Democrats against a backdrop of bipartisan backlash to the Trump administration's deportation efforts, led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Critics on both the left and the right say the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal officers last month show the administration has gone too far. Sponsor Message For Democrats, the events in Minneapolis have created an opening ahead of this year's midterm election to shift the conversation on immigration — a notable change after struggling to message on the issue in the 2024 election. But internal divides over what to do about ICE could complicate the effort. Calls to "abolish ICE" have been particularly amplified by progressive candidates, especially among younger Democrats running for Congress and those challenging Democratic incumbents. On Capitol Hill, far fewer Democrats have re-upped support for abolishing the agency, despite many rallying around the issue during President Trump's first term. Instead, many elected Democrats have called for reforms at ICE, wary of appearing out of step with voters who want strong enforcement of immigration laws but who disagree with the administration's tactics. "There is no question that the dynamic from '24 has flipped, [during] which immigration was a sure strength for Trump and a profound weakness for Democrats," said Jonathan Cowan, president and co-founder of the centrist think tank Third Way. But, he cautioned, if the party wants to be successful in November, they should keep the focus on the administration's missteps. "The divide in the Democratic...

As Trump pushes for Venezuela's oil, here's what to know about the U.S. and Iraq's oil toggle caption Qassem Zein/AFP via Getty Images Since the U.S. ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro last month, oil analysts have been remembering the U.S. removal of another foreign leader more than twenty years ago. In 2003, the U.S. removed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and occupied the country until 2011. "A fairly rapid change of a head of state prompted by U.S. military forces is always going to bring back memories of Iraq in one way or another," says Raad Alkadiri, a managing partner at 3TEN32 Associates, a political risk consultancy, who lived in Iraq from 2003 to 2007. But Alkadiri says there's a key difference, and that's the way the Trump administration is taking control of Venezuela's oil. It's a process that, so far, has been marked by opacity and questions over whether what the U.S. is doing is legal, oil lawyers and oil analysts tell NPR. Sponsor Message After the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. and the United Nations set up a system for managing Iraq's oil revenue. There was also an independent auditor to track the money. While the handling of Iraq's oil revenues involved the United Nations and independent oversight, that isn't the case with Venezuela's oil. To date, the U.S. military has seized seven Venezuelan oil tankers. And the U.S. is selling Venezuelan oil through two Swiss oil trading firms, both of which have pled guilty to paying bribes in the past. At a Senate hearing last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that this is a short-term fix for Venezuela. "The long-term plan is not those two trading companies," Rubio said. "The long-term plan is for them to have a normal energy program that sells directly into the market." "This was a historic deal President Trump brokered with the Venezuelan interim authorities that benefits both the American people and the Venezuelan people," wrote White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers in an email to NPR. Here are f...

Here's looking at you, kid: How the term for a young goat made the leap to children toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP When Deborah Niemann tells you about her kids, ask for clarification: "When people hear me ... talk about my kids, it's not always obvious … are you talking about the two-legged kind, or kids ones in the barn?" she admits. The potential for a mixup is understandable given that Niemann is the author of Raising Goats Naturally and the host of the podcast For the Love of Goats . For most of us, though, if someone says they need to check on the kids, we assume they are talking about the children. Sponsor Message Where did the word "kid" come from, and how did it become a synonym for children? In this installment of NPR's Word of the Week series, we separate the sheep from the goats and trace the word back to its origins. The Vikings wreaked havoc – and yet had a homey touch Kid entered the English language as a term for the offspring of a goat some 1,000 years ago as Vikings from Scandinavia (mainly modern-day Denmark and Norway) increasingly chose permanent settlement over raiding in northern and eastern England, according to Rob Watts, a journalist who hosts RobWords , a popular YouTube channel. He says people are not surprised to learn that words such as ransack, berserk, and knife come from the Vikings — after all, their reputation for mayhem precedes them. But, Watts points out, the Vikings are also responsible for placing husband, window, egg, and kid in the English lexicon. "During that period you have Vikings marrying Anglo-Saxon women and starting bilingual households. So we see a lot of quite mundane ... words passing between Old Norse and Old English," says Watts. Large-scale Viking settlement in England was established from about the mid-800s to mid-900s A.D., a time known as the Danelaw, or "law of the Danes." It was during this time that "kid" supplanted the earlier English word for a young goat, "ticcen." Around the turn of the 17th century, i...

A photographer will achieve a milestone record at Super Bowl LX toggle caption Greg Echlin There will be a phalanx of photographers lined up on the field Sunday, Feb. 8 for Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in California. John Biever will have bragging rights over all his peers for that showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. Only he will be able to say he's shot photos at all 60 Super Bowls. "Coming to the 60th Super Bowl now and–'Wow!'--I've been very fortunate," said Biever when reflecting on his track record. A teenage photographer hones his skills Biever's interest in photography came early. His father, Vern Biever, was the Green Bay Packers team photographer who started taking photos of them in 1941 as a student at nearby St. Norbert's College. Sponsor Message John soaked in everything his father taught and was 14 in the middle of the Packers dynasty years in the 1960s. "How many kids can grab a professional camera at that age and get on the field of the championship game? Not too many," said Biever. "But then you've got to come along with the goods, too, so I guess I did that eventually." At the 1965 NFL championship between the Packers and Cleveland Browns, Biever took a black-and-white photo of Packers quarterback Bart Starr, spinning and preparing to hand the ball off, that eventually got published in Look magazine. The next year, at 15, he wandered the sideline as a photographer at Super Bowl I at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was an exciting trip for a teen photographer from Wisconsin at that time. "Part-way through the game, I look next to me and there's Bob Hope kneeling down," said Biever and added with a laugh, "It's like, 'That's not going to happen anymore.'" Preserving football history with iconic photos Biever's favorite picture from that first Super Bowl was another black-and-white photo —of Vince Lombardi. The image of the Packers legendary coach was captured in the moment he ran off the field following their Super...

Ryan Routh, convicted of trying to assassinate Donald Trump, to be sentenced toggle caption Lothar Speer/via AP A man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump when he was running for president in 2024 is set to be sentenced in a Florida courtroom Wednesday. Last fall, a jury convicted Ryan Routh for his planned attempt on Trump's life when the then-presidential candidate was golfing at his club in West Palm Beach. Prosecutors are asking U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to impose a life sentence. Routh's planned attack came just two months after Trump survived another assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. In that incident, Thomas Crooks fired several shots from a semi-automatic rifle, wounding Trump on his right ear. Crooks was shot and killed at the scene by a Secret Service agent. In September 2024, a Secret Service agent saw a man he later identified as Routh holding a semi-automatic rifle hidden in the tree line at Trump International in West Palm Beach. The agent accosted and then fired on Routh, who fled in his car and was arrested a short time later. Sponsor Message In a two-and-a-half-week-long trial last fall, prosecutors spent seven days detailing Routh's activities in the weeks before the planned sniper attack. They said Routh, a former roofing contractor, traveled from North Carolina to West Palm Beach. Using cell phone data and license plate readers, investigators tracked his movements as he scouted locations while living in his vehicle at a truck stop. Routh's defense case, by contrast, took just a few hours. In the months before the trial, he had a series of disagreements with his federal public defenders, and Judge Cannon allowed him to represent himself in court. Routh presented just three witnesses and a disjointed, ineffective defense. He told the jury that he was a peaceful and non-violent person who lacked the "cold heart" needed to kill someone. It took the jury two hours to find him guilty on all charges. In court, when the verdict was...

You owe it to yourself to go on a solo trip. Here's how to plan one Sol Cotti for NPR In 2024, I planned to travel by myself to Slovenia — a country I had fallen in love with during my first visit 20 years prior. It was going to be the first time I'd left my two young children for a week, and I was nervous. What if something bad happened to them while I was gone? How long would it take me to rebook three flights and get home? Life Kit How to make your solo trip a success How to make your solo trip a success Listen · 21:50 21:50 But as soon as I began wandering Slovenia's capital of Ljubljana alone, I was flooded with relief — and excitement. I couldn't wait to explore the Julian Alps and spend time in the toplice, or thermal spas, without having to break for nap time or search for kid-friendly snacks. Traveling alone can be one of the most rewarding things you can do for yourself, says journalist Marquita Harris, who spent 2021 traveling the world solo through Airbnb's Live Anywhere program. It can be empowering to learn that you are capable and resilient — and that you can trust yourself. Sponsor Message But it can also be a little scary, she adds. "When you don't have to cater to your partner or a friend or your kids, you're arriving at a destination where the only person you have to rely on is yourself." If you're curious about traveling solo, here's how to plan a trip — and what to expect. toggle caption Amelia Edelman Start small To get a sense of how you plan, manage and meander when it's all on you, go on a mini solo trip close to home, Harris says. "See if you can just have a beach day by yourself somewhere local." This can allow you to test the waters of solo travel and work up to bigger trips in the future. Choose a destination that's right for you Ready for something more ambitious? Don't just pick a destination that looks dreamy on Instagram. Choose a place that aligns with your unique trip goals. Ask yourself: Why do I want to go on this trip? What do I...

Bitcoin just fell to its lowest level in almost a year. Bitcoin (BTC 3.02%) is the world's largest cryptocurrency. In fact, its $1.6 trillion market capitalization accounts for more than half the value of the entire industry, which is about $2.7 trillion as I write this. Bitcoin hit a record high of more than $126,000 last October, but it has since suffered a brutal decline of roughly 40% as investors cash in gains, and slash their exposure to highly speculative assets amid rising economic and political upheaval. However, volatility has been a normal part of the Bitcoin investing experience since it was established in 2009. The cryptocurrency has suffered two peak-to-trough crashes of at least 70% during the past 10 years alone, and yet it recovered to make a new record high on both occasions. With that in mind, should investors use the latest dip as a buying opportunity? The case for owning Bitcoin Bitcoin is a unique asset. It can't be controlled by any person, company, or government because it's fully decentralized, and it has a capped supply of 21 million coins, which creates the perception of scarcity. It is also built on a highly secure, transparent system of record called the blockchain, and transparency is a confidence booster for investors. But despite launching 17 years ago, Bitcoin continues to struggle with its identity. Some investors feel it has the potential to transform the entire financial system, while others believe it's a legitimate store of value and liken it to digital gold. Plenty of pundits also believe the cryptocurrency is nothing more than a plaything for speculators, which is doomed to eventually fail. Nevertheless, one thing is clear: Bitcoin has outperformed practically every other asset during the past decade with an eye-popping 20,810% return. It left real estate, the stock market, and even actual gold in the dust. But in my opinion, the case for owning Bitcoin continues to narrow, which will make the path to further upside increasing...

The Government Is Obsessed With Making Britain's Countryside 'Less White' Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The British countryside is under siege from diversity mandates that aim to transform it into a “less white environment,” with officials in areas of natural beauty like the Chilterns and Cotswolds pledging to draw in more ethnic minorities under Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) guidance. This push stems from reports warning that rural spaces risk becoming “irrelevant” in a multicultural society, dominated by the “white middle class,” prompting commitments to outreach, diverse staffing, and even dog control measures to make the outdoors more appealing. The Telegraph reports that National Landscapes—formerly Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)—and local councils have adopted diversity targets following Defra-commissioned studies. ?LABOUR LAUNCHES PLAN TO MAKE THE COUNTRYSIDE 'MORE DIVERSE' Country pubs are TOO WHITE according to the latest report and now they want to 'fix' this problem. It isn't a problem It never was These people are obsessed with replacing white brits pic.twitter.com/lhZj2fiPia — Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) February 2, 2026 In the Chilterns, proposals include community outreach to attract Muslims from nearby Luton, recruiting diverse staff, and producing marketing materials featuring ethnic minorities in “community languages.” Research cited suggests tighter dog controls, as some groups fear them. "Diversity drive to make Britain’s countryside ‘less white’" This is just racist. https://t.co/qQBnZAM2Zr — Steven Barrett (@SBarrettBar) February 2, 2026 Malvern Hills National Landscape stated: “Many minority peoples have no connection to nature in the UK because their parents and their grandparents did not feel safe enough to take them or had other survival preoccupations.” It added: “While most white English users value the solitude and contemplative activities which the countryside affords, the tende...

格隆汇2月4日｜齐鲁银行：2025年度营业收入131.35亿元，同比增长5.12%；净利润57.13亿元，同比增长14.58%。

巨星农牧公告，自2025年11月17日至2026年2月4日，股东四川和邦投资集团有限公司通过大宗交易、集中竞价各减持510.07万股，合计1020.14万股，减持价格16.71～18.14元/股，成交额1.76亿元，占总股本2%；减持后持股6294.74万股，占12.34%，此前持股7314.88万股，占14.34%。计划已完成，执行与预案一致。

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英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋驳斥了人工智能将取代软件及相关工具的担忧，称这种想法 “不合逻辑”，此前全球软件股周二大幅下挫 。 这次抛售的部分原因是人工智能开发商Anthropic上周发布了更新版聊天机器人，加剧了人们对人工智能将颠覆数据和专业服务行业的担忧，周三抛售范围扩大，打击了印度 、日本的软件类股。 在 思科 系统公司（Cisco Systems）于旧金山举办的人工智能大会上，黄仁勋表示，关于人工智能将使软件公司的相关性降低的担忧是错误的，人工智能将继续依赖现有软件，而不是从头开始重建基本工具。 “有一种观念认为，软件行业的工具正在衰落，将被人工智能取代，这是世界上最不合逻辑的事情，时间会证明一切，”黄仁勋说。 “如果你是人类或机器人、人工智能、通用机器人，你会使用工具还是重塑工具？答案显然是使用工具。这就是为什么人工智能领域的最新突破是关于工具的使用，因为工具的设计是明确的”。 印度NIFTY IT指数周三暴跌6.3%，追随全球软件股的跌势。科技服务公司Infosys是跌幅最大的公司之一，大跌7.3%。 在日本，招聘机构瑞可利控股和野村研究分别下跌了9%和8%。 责任编辑：刘明亮

Peterson Wealth Services cut its stake in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 99.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 150 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 44,874 shares during the quarter. Peterson Wealth Services' holdings in Tesla were worth $67,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC grew its holdings in Tesla by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 6,558 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $2,916,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Tesla by 2.8% in the third quarter. Equita Financial Network Inc. now owns 855 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. boosted its holdings in Tesla by 2.2% in the third quarter. VanderPol Investments L.L.C. now owns 1,070 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $464,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Tesla by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,577 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $3,814,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Tesla by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.20% of the company's stock. Get Tesla alerts: Sign Up More Tesla News Here are the key new...

Lbp Am Sa raised its stake in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 17.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 173,843 shares of the social networking company's stock after acquiring an additional 26,090 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up 1.6% of Lbp Am Sa's holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Lbp Am Sa's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $127,667,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Get Meta Platforms alerts: Sign Up A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Meta Platforms by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 192,591,101 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $142,149,566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,532,568 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.9% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 86,925,674 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $64,158,971,000 after purchasing an additional 1,650,435 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 1.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 51,575,209 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $37,902,948,000 after buying an additional 682,768 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter worth $23,155,393,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Meta Platforms by 1.8% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,489,621 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $10,694,644,000 after buying an additional 262,550 shares during the period. Hedge fun...

Sovran Advisors LLC cut its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 28.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,249 shares of the social networking company's stock after selling 4,581 shares during the period. Sovran Advisors LLC's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $8,261,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Get Meta Platforms alerts: Sign Up Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bare Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Briaud Financial Planning Inc acquired a new position in Meta Platforms during the second quarter worth $42,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of Meta Platforms during the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000. WFA Asset Management Corp raised its holdings in shares of Meta Platforms by 42.6% during the second quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 67 shares of the social networking company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,000. 79.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Meta Platforms Trading Down 2.1% Shares of NASDAQ:META opened at $691.70 on Wednesday. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a 52 week low of $479.80 and a 52 week high of $796.25. The company's 50 day moving average is $655.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $695.91. The company has a market cap of $1.74 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The social networking company report...

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI increased its position in shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META - Free Report) by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 143,331 shares of the social networking company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,094 shares during the period. Meta Platforms accounts for 2.2% of Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI's portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI's holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $105,259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of META. Bare Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter worth $44,000. WFA Asset Management Corp boosted its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 42.6% during the second quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 67 shares of the social networking company's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Meta Platforms during the second quarter valued at $59,000. Institutional investors own 79.91% of the company's stock. Get Meta Platforms alerts: Sign Up Insider Buying and Selling In other Meta Platforms news, COO Javier Olivan sold 2,610 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Saturday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $609.46, for a total transaction of $1,590,690.60. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 9,784 shares in the company, valued at $5,962,956.64. This trade represents a 21.06% decrease in their position. The tra...