In Brief WhatsApp on Wednesday said it’s rolling out new features to group chats, including member tags, text stickers, and event reminders. With member tags, you can choose a name that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are and what your role is. For example, you could be “Anna’s Dad” in one group, and “Goalkeeper” in another. As for text stickers, you can turn any word int...
In Brief WhatsApp on Wednesday said it’s rolling out new features to group chats, including member tags, text stickers, and event reminders. With member tags, you can choose a name that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are and what your role is. For example, you could be “Anna’s Dad” in one group, and “Goalkeeper” in another. As for text stickers, you can turn any word into a sticker by typing your text into Sticker Search. You can also add these newly-created stickers directly to your sticker packs without sending them in a chat. Event reminders let you set custom reminders for your invitees when you create and send an event in a group chat. These new features come as WhatsApp continues to bolster group chats with capabilities like sharing large files up to 2GB, sending HD media, screen sharing, voice chats, and more.
"In the server host firmware ecosystem, a unified platform configuration format and a host firmware-agnostic configuration change method are essential for ensuring server platform interoperability. This approach aims to reduce redundant efforts required to support various configuration formats and change methods across all open-source host firmware solutions. By eliminating dependencies on traditi...
"In the server host firmware ecosystem, a unified platform configuration format and a host firmware-agnostic configuration change method are essential for ensuring server platform interoperability. This approach aims to reduce redundant efforts required to support various configuration formats and change methods across all open-source host firmware solutions. By eliminating dependencies on traditional platform configuration tools, such as legacy BIOS setup during system boot, we can provide a consistent experience for configuring or deploying server platform configurations across different host firmware solutions." Next-generation AMD server SoCs -- presumably the AMD EPYC "Venice" on Zen 6 -- is poised to introduce a firmware-agnostic platform configuration platform configuration change method/format. This is This aims to improve server platform interoperability and eliminate redundant configuration efforts for different firmware solutions.With next-gen AMD platforms we are very much looking forward to openSIL as AMD's replacement to AGESA across their product portfolio. Beyond openSIL, AMD engineers have been engaging in other interesting firmware efforts too like openSFI . It also turns out AMD has been working to enhance the platform configuration handling of their next-generation servers given the diverse firmware solutions in the server ecosystem.Presented back at the Open-Source Firmware Conference (OSFC 2025) in October was an AMD presentation entitled Server Host Firmware-Agnostic Platform Configuration Change Method and Format . I was waiting for any video recording prior to writing about it albeit at this stage it looks like that isn't happening. The talk abstract by AMD's Paul Grimes and Abner Chang was:While no video recording has been published, there is the PDF slide deck confirming their host firmware solution agnostic approach for "next-gen server SoC" and leveraging Redfish Device Enablement (RDE). It will be great to have unified configuration han...
Entering the Yottascale Frontier: AMD’s Lisa Su Charts AI’s Insatiable Hunger for Compute Power In a keynote address that reverberated through the halls of CES 2026, AMD’s chief executive, Lisa Su, painted a vivid picture of artificial intelligence’s future—one demanding computational resources on an unprecedented scale. Speaking to a packed audience in Las Vegas, Su declared the dawn of what she ...
Entering the Yottascale Frontier: AMD’s Lisa Su Charts AI’s Insatiable Hunger for Compute Power In a keynote address that reverberated through the halls of CES 2026, AMD’s chief executive, Lisa Su, painted a vivid picture of artificial intelligence’s future—one demanding computational resources on an unprecedented scale. Speaking to a packed audience in Las Vegas, Su declared the dawn of what she termed the “Yottascale era,” a period where AI systems will require yottaflops of processing power to meet growing demands. This pronouncement, delivered amid a flurry of product announcements, underscores a pivotal shift in the tech industry, where the race for AI dominance hinges not just on innovative algorithms but on raw, immense computing might. Su’s vision is rooted in the exponential growth of AI applications, from generative models to autonomous systems. She highlighted how current AI workloads have already pushed global compute capacity to over 100 zettaflops—equivalent to a septillion floating-point operations per second—up from just one zettaflop in 2022. But that’s merely the beginning. To support five billion users engaging with advanced AI by the end of the decade, Su predicts the world will need at least 10 yottaflops, a staggering 100-fold increase from today’s levels. This isn’t hyperbole; it’s a calculated forecast based on trends in data center expansion and AI model complexity. The implications are profound for chipmakers, data center operators, and energy providers alike. AMD, under Su’s leadership, is positioning itself as a key architect of this new era, unveiling hardware designed to scale up to these dizzying heights. Yet, as Su herself noted, achieving yottascale compute will require breakthroughs in efficiency, architecture, and infrastructure to avoid unsustainable power consumption. The Metrics of Monumental Scale To grasp the enormity of yottascale computing, consider the prefixes: a yottaflop represents 10^24 floating-point operations per sec...
Synopsis: The outcome of the war between China and Taiwan will be a major disruption to world markets. The semiconductor industry, trade and technology will be dramatically impacted, creating great risk for investors across the globe After recent US actions in Venezuela, geopolitical tension is at an elevated level. Now, all eyes are focused on a much larger global risk, not only for the US but al...
Synopsis: The outcome of the war between China and Taiwan will be a major disruption to world markets. The semiconductor industry, trade and technology will be dramatically impacted, creating great risk for investors across the globe After recent US actions in Venezuela, geopolitical tension is at an elevated level. Now, all eyes are focused on a much larger global risk, not only for the US but also for global investors, a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Although the US action’s impact on oil prices and other regional markets is severe, a conflict over Taiwan will severely affect the entire global technology and manufacturing system, thus creating significant turmoil for financial markets. Red Dragon’s Dominance The production of the world’s most technologically advanced chips is possible only through the use of extremely specialized EUV equipment manufactured by ASML in the Netherlands, which no other manufacturer can replicate. These tools and ultra-pure materials, such as semiconductor-grade silica, are transported to Taiwan through extensive fragile global supply chains. If China conduct a swift military attack or a blockade, the flow of these supplies would cease instantaneously. For TSMC, a company that cannot afford to store or stockpile an abundance of tools and materials, even the briefest disruption in production may result in a complete halt of production. All parties in this situation depend on a stable geopolitical environment and an open trade route; while China is the primary supplier of raw materials used to manufacture chips, ASML produces the essential machines to create chips, and TSMC manages the production of chips. If a conflict should erupt between China and Taiwan, it would not only be detrimental to Taiwan but also severely impact global supply chains that manufacture technology, defence, and industrial products by paralyzing their supply chains. In turn, it would send shockwaves throughout all global markets. The Semiconductor Risk Th...
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Taking care of this task can protect access to future benefits. Social Security helps seniors to cover their bills, and most rely on it as a critical retirement income source. Since retirement benefits are important to your future, you'll want to make sure you're doing what you need to in order to access your full benefit. That's why there's one key Social Security move you should make each year. If you don't, you could regret it. Here's what you need to do. This is a critical Social Security task you must do to protect benefits The one Social Security move you need to make each year is to check your earnings record. Here's why: Your earnings record shows how much income was reported each year that you paid Social Security tax on. The Social Security Administration collects this data to determine the amount of your benefit. You receive benefits equal to a percentage of your average wages over 35 years. The Social Security Administration adjusts benefits for inflation and applies a formula to your average earnings to determine your standard benefit at full retirement age. If the data is wrong, then your benefits will be wrong. You could miss out on the income you will need as a retiree. How to check your Social Security earnings record You can check your Social Security earnings record at my Social Security. If you do not already have an account, you can create one in minutes by providing some basic identifying details. Advertisement Once you have signed in, you can see what you earned as well as what your projected benefits will be. Check your earnings carefully to make sure they match up with your records. If not, you can contact the Social Security Administration to make adjustments. Gather documentation like your pay stub to prove your correct wages and submit Form SSA-7008 to request a correction. Doing this annually makes good sense, as you can correct errors you identify now while you still have the paperwork, rather than finding out years later that a mistake...
Duluth (NASDAQ: DLTH) Q2 2024 Earnings Call , 9:30 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Duluth Holdings Inc. second-quarter 2024 conference call. [Operator instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Nitza McKee. Please go ahead. Nitza McKee ...
Duluth (NASDAQ: DLTH) Q2 2024 Earnings Call , 9:30 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Duluth Holdings Inc. second-quarter 2024 conference call. [Operator instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Nitza McKee. Please go ahead. Nitza McKee -- Investor Relations Thank you, and welcome to today's call to discuss Duluth Trading's second-quarter financial results. Our earnings release, which was issued this morning, is available on our Investor Relations website at ir.duluthtrading.com under Press Releases. I'm here today with Sam Sato, president and chief executive officer; and Heena Agrawal, senior vice president and chief financial officer. On today's call, management will provide prepared remarks, and then we will open the call to your questions. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that the comments on today's call will include forward-looking statements which can be identified by the use of words such as estimate, anticipate, expect, and similar phrases. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts, and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to those that are described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings as applicable. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this conference call and should not be relied upon as predictions of future events. Should you invest $1,000 in Duluth right now? Before you buy stock in Duluth, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Duluth wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that mad...
Live cattle futures closed Tuesday with gains of 50 to 75 cents. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with last week reported at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures posted another rally of $3.20 to $3.45 across most contracts on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $9.26 to $362.37 on January 5. The Monday OKC feeder cattle auction had an estimated 9,266 head so...
Live cattle futures closed Tuesday with gains of 50 to 75 cents. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week with last week reported at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures posted another rally of $3.20 to $3.45 across most contracts on Tuesday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $9.26 to $362.37 on January 5. The Monday OKC feeder cattle auction had an estimated 9,266 head sold, with sales of $3-10 higher on feeder steers and heifers up $10-20. Calves were up $15-20. USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Tuesday PM report, with the Chc/Sel spread tightening to 17 cents. Choice boxes were down $2.45 to $351.25, while Select was 42 cents lower at $351.08. Tuesday’s USDA federally inspected cattle slaughter was estimated at 118,000 head, with the week to date total at 233,000 head. That was a 7,000 head drop from last week but 9327 head below last year. Don’t Miss a Day: Feb 26 Live Cattle closed at $236.625, up $0.750, Apr 26 Live Cattle closed at $237.375, up $0.575, Jun 26 Live Cattle closed at $232.075, up $0.650, Jan 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $362.175, up $3.200, Mar 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $359.025, up $3.450, Apr 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $358.125, up $3.225, On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Cotton price action is up 20 to 27 points so far on Wednesday morning. Futures followed the Monday strength with Tuesday gains of 40 to 45 points at the close. Crude oil futures were back down $1.35 per barrel at $56.97. The US dollar index was up $0.353 at $98.335. Export sale commitments for cotton have reached 6.5 million RB as of 12/25, down 15% from the same week last year. That is 57% of the...
Cotton price action is up 20 to 27 points so far on Wednesday morning. Futures followed the Monday strength with Tuesday gains of 40 to 45 points at the close. Crude oil futures were back down $1.35 per barrel at $56.97. The US dollar index was up $0.353 at $98.335. Export sale commitments for cotton have reached 6.5 million RB as of 12/25, down 15% from the same week last year. That is 57% of the USDA estimate and well behind the 75% average pace to meet that projection. Don’t Miss a Day: The Seam’s online auction showed sales of 27,248 bales on January 5 at an average price of 59.70 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down 25 points on Tuesday at 74.05 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were steady on 1/5 with the certified stocks level at 11,510 bales. The Adjusted World Price was updated to 50.76 cents/lb last week, up 74 points from the week prior. Mar 26 Cotton closed at 65.06, up 41 points, currently up 28 points May 26 Cotton closed at 66.43, up 44 points, currently up 28 points Jul 26 Cotton closed at 67.74, up 43 points, currently up 28 points More news from Barchart The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.