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Sri Lanka’s economy is on an upward trajectory, underscored by significant achievements in curbing inflation and stabilizing the currency, credited to governmental efforts. Let us not forget the government’s commitment to uplift the working class from poverty and secure their rights.
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1 year ago Read more at The Island.lk

Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to breaching US anti-money laundering laws. The prison term was far less than sought by US prosecutors who wanted a three-year term to be tough on him once thought to be the most powerful person in the crypto world.
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1 year ago Read more at Sky News

Penn State Health and the College of Medicine Recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The Asian Physician and Professional Association is recognizing AAPI Heritage Month through a multitiered approach. Nominations will be accepted throughout May, with selected trailblazers featured in The RITE Stuff in June.
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1 year ago Read more at Penn State Health News

Faculty from College of Arts and Letters and the College of Engineering are working together to integrate responsible computing instruction across the undergraduate curriculum. The project, “Computing, Culture, and Society: A Community-based, Intersectional Approach to Responsible Computing Across the Curriculum,” is led by Katherine Walden, an assistant teaching professor in the Department of American Studies, and Karla Badillo-Urquiola, the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering.
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1 year ago Read more at ND Newswire

The Minnesota House of Representatives Taxes Committee approved Rep. Zack Stephenson’s sports betting bill, HF 2000, by a 12-9 vote, re-referring the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee. The new law would lead to a $40 million tax cut for the organizations by the third year of sports betting operation. Rep. Greg Davids (R-22A) said it’s sad that charitable gaming organizations will not see tax relief this year.
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1 year ago Read more at Sports Betting Dime

The Whittier Narrows Dam needs repairs to prevent critical flooding. These works would impact the iconic sports stadium, the only golf course in Pico Rivera and Streamland Park.
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1 year ago Read more at NBC Los Angeles

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are currently paying the NBA rightly $2.7 billion combined annually to air games on ESPN and TNT respectively. The league can likely expect to at least double its intake. WBD has the right to match a rival bid if it chooses, as does Disney.
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1 year ago Read more at Front Office Sports

The Bucks are coming off a 126-113 win against the Bucks in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. Bucks were without Damian Lillard for Game 4 and could be without Giannis Antetokounmpo for Game 5. Milwaukee hasn't made it easy for Indiana, but this team just doesn've got all the confidence in the world that we can get back here," Bucks vs. Pacers.
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1 year ago Read more at CBS Sports

Google, Microsoft, and Meta’s earnings reports last week put a spotlight on the hundreds of billions of dollars Big Tech will pour into AI by the end of 2024. In this quarter alone, Google said its capital expenditures were $12 billion, nearly double the amount from a year earlier. Meanwhile, Microsoft is reportedly increasing its spending faster than its revenue, but it still doesn’t have enough data center infrastructure to deploy and run its AI models. And many deep-pocketed startups like OpenAI, Anthropic
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1 year ago Read more at Fortune

Leidos' first quarter earnings call with its investors Tuesday. Bell described some tech areas the company sees as foundational to its still-TBD North Star. It sounds like the full unveiling will be more of a next-year event.
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1 year ago Read more at Washington Technology