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Chipmaker Nvidia surpassed Microsoft as the world's most valuable company for the first time this month, with a market capitalization of $3.3 trillion. Though its reign was short, it symbolized the rapid growth of a company that was little known outside the tech industry just two years ago.For the first three decades, Nvidia was a niche company making computer chips primarily for video games, but its central position in the artificial intelligence boom has led to impressive growth. Nvidia sells graphic processing units (GPUs) and software that are essential for training and running the AI ​​algorithms that power chatbots and…

June 27, 2024 | Industry News Representatives from Lagardère Travel Retail, HSC Group and Cambodia Airports Investment Company attend signing ceremony for new agreement Lagardère Travel Retail and its local partner HSC Group have signed a 12-year agreement with Cambodia Airports Investment Company (CAIC) for the management of retail and F&B operations at Phnom Penh's Techo International Airport. Techo International Airport, scheduled to open in 2025, is expected to become a new gateway for Cambodia and strengthen the country's global connections. For Lagardère Travel Retail, this agreement marks a major milestone in its expansion in Asia. For the first time,…

The National Eczema Association has published a new paper on eczema and mental health in the journal Skin Health and Disease. NOVATO, Calif. , June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The National Eczema Association (NEA) today announced the second publication from a real-world study on eczema and its impact on mental health. Results were published in Skin Health and Disease in June 2024. The first paper from the study, which explored eczema patients' perceptions of how their mental health relates to their eczema symptoms, was published in Dermatitis in March 2024. More than 31 million Americans live with atopic dermatitis (eczema),…

17 hours agoBernd Debsmann Jr., BBC News, Washington ReutersAbortion rights activists outside the Supreme Court buildingThe U.S. Supreme Court accidentally leaked a key decision on abortion rights, appearing poised to overturn part of Idaho's near-total abortion ban.According to documents posted on the court's website and quickly removed, the justices are expected to rule that Idaho cannot deny emergency abortions to women whose health is at risk.The court said the opinion initially obtained by Bloomberg was published “inadvertently and in a short time frame” and that a final decision has “not yet been issued” but is expected to be released in…

Food holds secrets that, when shared with community, can reveal the interconnectedness of humanity. This is the belief of chef Asantewaa A Eliani Lo Lyon, who founded the Secret Food Stories festival to share her vision of cooking as art, love and human connection. “Every time I think about food, I think about how we can create an amazing space for people to connect with one another and share with the people they love,” she said. Asantewa has brought together a host of local chefs, artists and speakers for a one-day festival taking place at the San Antonio Food Bank…

Market and Market Research Co., Ltd.CHICAGO, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global secure multi-party computing (SMPC) market size is expected to grow from USD 824 million in 2024 to USD 1,412 million by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.4% during the forecast period. As data breaches and privacy issues become more prevalent, organizations are looking for ways to securely process and share sensitive information. SMPC provides a solution by enabling collaborative computations without exposing the data to all parties involved. As organizations prioritize secure computations, the demand for SMPC solutions will continue, fueling the…

The ongoing election campaigns in France, the UK and the US are the latest examples of the shortcomings of centrist politics. The big question is whether there are alternatives that can thwart the rise of right-wing, nationalist politics and deliver positive policy outcomes.Centrist politics refers to the style of figures such as Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Labour prime ministerial candidate Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who are in many ways following in the ideological footsteps of former US presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and former British prime minister Tony Blair.This centrism has three main tenets.…

Presidential debate: All major television networks will broadcast tonight's presidential debate, hosted by CNN. The debate will take place at CNN studios in Atlanta. President Biden and President Donald Trump have agreed to two debates, with the second to be hosted by ABC News on September 10. There will be no studio audience for tonight's debate, and the microphones of those not speaking will be muted to prevent any out-of-turn comments being heard. Walgreens Financials: Walgreens announced it would close a significant number of its roughly 8,000 stores to improve its financial position. At the same time, the chain reported…

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More than half of Sudan's population faces severe “acute food insecurity” and the situation is made worse by the country's devastating war, a United Nations report cited on Thursday said.Sudan has been in a state of war since fighting broke out in April 2023 between forces loyal to army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by his former deputy commander, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. Conflict in the northeast African country of 48 million people has left tens of thousands dead, forced millions to flee and sparked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. “Fourteen months into…