Author: Max Smith
Sign up for our breaking news emails to get real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up for free breaking news emailsCampaigners are calling on Barclays to close a “loophole” in its energy policy that allows it to finance fracking companies.Britain's biggest bank revised its climate change statement in February, pledging to focus money on helping energy companies decarbonise.The bank said it would no longer finance new oil and gas projects and would limit lending to “pure” companies focused solely on fossil fuel extraction and exploration.Barclays' energy policy has loopholes that allow the bank to continue…
Hong Kong-based hedge fund Infini Capital Management has opened an office in Abu Dhabi after receiving in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) to locate there, the company said. The company said this will set it up to become Asia's first hedge fund manager in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, an international financial center and free zone.Abu Dhabi Investment Office Director Badr Al-Olama (left) and Hong Kong-based Arte Capital Chairman Ethan Chan.Photo: HandoutTony Chin, Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Infini Capital, said: “There has clearly been a lot of press about deepening investment between…
As Jahiem White achieves video game-like accomplishments on the field, fans can now play just like him in the revival of the popular video game. White revealed that he has finally agreed to appear on EA Sports' College Football 2025.EA Sports announced that the game series will resume on February 15th, adding that further information will be announced later on February 15th for the summer. WVU quarterback Garrett Green became part of the first wave of players to announce his participation. And now his star running back will be joining him.Who's next? @WVU Soccer pic.twitter.com/08dVxbTSpz— Jahiem White (@JahiemWhite_305) April 7,…
South Carolina defeated Iowa State 87-75 to win its third NCAA Women's Championship. Tessa Johnson scored 19 points and Camila Cardoso added 15 points for the Gamecocks, who thwarted Iowa State's hopes for its first championship. This was the final college game for Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark, who broke Division I scoring records for both men and women and was a player eligible for the WNBA Draft. She had 30 points.University of South Carolina coach Dawn Staley was overcome with emotion and cried after the win.“I’m incredibly happy for our players,” Staley said. “It doesn’t always end the way…
The British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) held a public poll asking players to choose their most iconic video game character. The results list has been announced, but fans are not amused. PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo are the big three in the console gaming market, with all three giants accounting for almost 95% of consoles. market. Console fans passionate about their love of video game characters are deactivating the list and vehemently voicing their displeasure on social media. BAFTA becomes the accidental arbiter of the console wars BAFTA named tomb raiderLara Croft as the most iconic video game character…
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South Carolina became the first undefeated team to win a national championship since UW in 2016. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)A year later, Dawn Staley and South Carolina got their revenge.After losing to Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes in the Final Four a year ago, the Gamecocks sought their third national championship in program history late Sunday. South Carolina came back from an early double-digit hole to defeat Iowa State 87-75 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.With the win, South Carolina completed a perfect season at 38-0, becoming the first undefeated national champion since 2016 and the 10th team in history to…
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“Something crazy has been achieved.'' Game programmer David Darias checks the screen during the release of “Saviorless,'' the first Cuban game on an international video platform, in Havana on April 2. . —AFP HAVANA—Cuba's first independent video game launched internationally this week after its creators leveled up from an epic real-world quest to fight sanctions, battle internet connectivity demons and overcome economic turmoil. Saviorless is a hand-illustrated 2D game that transports players into a dark fantasy world where they battle monsters, solve puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of the Isle of Smiles. Like the characters, creators Josuje Paglieri and David…
It's an organizational risk, not an IT risk. By Brandon Blankenship – Cyber Sunday Columnist April 7, 2024 4:11pm Cybersecurity is often viewed as an IT risk. If I could sing from the rooftops, I would announce that cybersecurity is not an IT risk, but an organizational risk. The traditional thinking is that executives tell IT to “make everything work,” and if the process fails, it's IT's fault. The old IT metaphor is, “Everything is working fine, so what are we paying for?” “What are we paying you if nothing is going well?” This is a zero-sum mentality that puts…