winph99 Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The unsolved murder of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, which has left detectives stumped for nearly 30 years, could finally be seeing a breakthrough. For ages, suspicion has loomed over JonBenet's family, despite them being cleared by police in 2008 with an apology when DNA evidence indicated an "unknown male" at the crime scene. JonBenet was only six years old when she endured torture, sexual assault, and was murdered on Boxing Day in 1996. Her mother, Patsy Ramsey, discovered a ransom note demanding £94,000 ($118,000) for her daughter's safe return on their Boulder, Colorado mansion's staircase on the morning of December 26. But later that day, JonBenet's lifeless body was found by her father in a disused boiler room in the basement. The case went cold for decades, with the investigation reaching a standstill, but now a Netflix documentary series exploring the enigma has sparked renewed public interest. JonBenet's father, John Ramsey, now 81, is hopeful that the fresh focus from the series, Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey? will bring them closer to securing justice for his daughter, even if it means confronting the bizarre theories that often accompany such attention. John, whose wife Patsy tragically lost her battle with cancer in 2006, was recently left stunned after receiving an anonymous letter from a woman who sensationally alleged that her ex-husband was the person responsible for the death of their young daughter. The cryptic message, which included a phone number, read: "I've kept this inside for as long as I can - please, please call me," However, when John tried to call the number, it went unanswered. In an interview with the Daily Mail, John revealed that he did not feel negatively about the incident, nor did he harbour any anger towards the person who sent the letter, whom he suspected was likely a prankster. Instead, he viewed it as a positive development, as it helped shift the focus away from suspicions that a member of his family was responsible. He said: "You know, the police were doing nothing and had done nothing for 28 years, quite frankly, other than trying to explain away the evidence so they could prosecute Patsy or me." "And they couldn't do it so they thought "oh well, we know who did it, but we can't prove it so we'll just forget about it. I've kept this inside for as long as I can - please, please call me," "I think the documentary has brought a lot of renewed interest and it has kept pressure on the police to do their job." JonBenet's body was found with her mouth covered in duct tape, her hands bound, and a garotte made from cord and a paintbrush from Patsy's art supplies lodged in her neck. Initially, local police were unwilling to accept that an intruder was responsible, instead convincing themselves that JonBenet's parents were to blame. Their speculation was that Patsy may have unintentionally killed her daughter over a bed-wetting incident, or that Burke, then nine years old, could have been responsible due to a sibling dispute, and the couple then staged it as a murder scene. The public was captivated, especially when videos of JonBenet participating in beauty pageants, where she won titles such as Little Miss Colorado and National Miss Tiny Beauty, surfaced. Misinformation given to local and international media, who descended on the affluent suburb in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, only fueled the suspicion surrounding the Ramseys. However, there have now been two significant developments: one of the original detectives on the case, seen by the Ramseys as a "roadblock" in the investigation, has been disciplined and is now retired. A new police chief was brought in, with whom John claims to have a good relationship, and he is pleading with him to use the latest technology to conduct more testing on the unidentified male DNA. John says this method has been successful in cracking many cold cases. Secondly, the FBI is now involved, and they have a profile of the killer, which John says was someone in their 20s or 30s, who was obsessed with movies. He also says the agents believe that the murder wasn't about JonBenet, but possibly someone with a grievance against him.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given Elon Musk until Monday to respond to an offer to resolve a probe into the billionaire's $44-billion takeover of Twitter in 2022, Reuters reported quoting a source. The development, which signals the investigation may be nearing a conclusion, is the latest salvo in a year-long public feud between the top U.S. markets regulator and the world's richest man, as per a Reuters report. Musk on Thursday posted on X a copy of a letter sent by his lawyer to SEC Chair Gary Gensler saying the agency had given Musk 48 hours to agree to pay a penalty to settle the probe or face civil charges, and demanding to know whether Gensler was personally behind the development. Elon Musk's Twitter Venture The SEC has been investigating whether Musk broke securities laws in 2022 when he bought stock in Twitter, which Musk subsequently renamed X, as well as statements and filings he made in relation to the deal, previous disclosures show. According to the source, the agency has been probing Musk's SEC filing disclosing his Twitter share purchases, which was at least 10 days late, and whether he intended to benefit from that delay, which some academics have estimated saved Musk over $140 million. As part of the probe, the agency had asked a federal court to compel Musk to testify after the billionaire failed to show up to agreed depositions. 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A spokesperson with the SEC's public affairs office declined to comment. Musk's lawyer did not respond immediately to calls for comment. 48-Hour Deadline The SEC commonly tries to resolve probes through settlements rather than suing a defendant, but the initial 48-hour deadline was unusually tight, legal experts told Reuters. If Musk fails to respond, the SEC will likely proceed through a "Wells" notification process, a formal step in which the SEC outlines potential charges and allows Musk to respond, the source said. The Thursday letter Musk shared on X, which was signed by his attorney Alex Spiro, said the SEC has also reopened an investigation into Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink. Neuralink did not respond to requests for comment. The nature of that inquiry is not clear, but U.S. lawmakers and animal-rights advocates have pressed the SEC to scrutinize comments Musk has made about the safety of Neuralink's implants. 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... The number of enrollees in the Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme “Ilera Eko” has grown to a total of 1,152,455. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Dr Emmanuella Zamba, the total number of enrollees, which stood at 923,000 in 2023 has increased by 229, 455 in the last twelve months. The Permanent Secretary made this known while delivering the lead speech during a media briefing to commemorate the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2024. the theme, “Health: It’s on the (house) Government.” Recall that the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had earlier this year signed an Executive Order which was to domesticate the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act. The Order was also to strengthen the Lagos State Health Scheme Law of 2015, which makes enrolment in ILERA EKO mandatory for all residents by ensuring that more people can access quality healthcare services. Speaking further, Zamba said: “This year’s theme underscores the vital role of government leadership in ensuring that healthcare is accessible, affordable, and equitable for all. It also provides the opportunity for us to showcase the Government’s immense contributions to healthcare using the ILERA EKO Way. “Universal Health Coverage is not just a global ideal; it is a fundamental human right that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. “Lagos State has made tremendous strides toward Universal Health Coverage, and our journey has been driven by the ILERA EKO scheme, which embodies the government’s commitment to health equity. Since the enactment of the Lagos State Health Scheme Law in 2015, LASHMA has worked tirelessly to ensure that residents are protected from catastrophic health expenditures and can access quality care when they need it.” The Permanent Secretary added, “Investing in health is not just about improving lives—it is about strengthening the backbone of our societies and economies. A healthy population means a more productive workforce, stronger communities, and greater national resilience. “Universal Health Coverage is the key to achieving these outcomes, and it requires unwavering political will, strategic funding, and inclusive policies that prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable. “Today, we will take you through our journey to UHC using the ILERA EKO Way. We will share how the scheme has grown over the years, with over one million enrollees and an expanded benefits package. We will also highlight our strategies to enlighten the public and drive enrollment. Public awareness is critical to the success of ILERA EKO, and we have implemented innovative initiatives to simplify the enrolment process and ensure that every Lagosian is aware of the scheme’s benefits. “We will provide insights into these strategies, including our growth initiatives designed to enhance the scheme’s reach and impact.” Zamba explained that in order to boost ILERA EKO scheme, the agency had partnered with a healthcare provider network, saying.the network was the backbone of the scheme which provides channels to make enquiries and complaints. “Additionally, we will look into how we are addressing the needs of vulnerable populations through the Eko Social Health Alliance (EKOSHA). You will see how we are bridging the gap through our innovative approach, ensuring that no Lagosian is left behind in our journey to UHC. “We will also highlight measures we are taking to ensure that all residents fulfill their obligation to enroll in ILERA EKO, which is critical to achieving our shared goal of Universal Health Coverage,” she stated. In her contribution, Head Monitoring & Evaluation of LASHMA, Tayo Adetoro said that since the inception of Ilera Eko, a total of 1,152, 455 Lagosians have enrolled in the programme. She added that the agency has been partnering with other agencies to ensure that the scope of expansion is enhanced.Shares of space exploration company Intuitive Machines Inc (LUNR) surged over 4% on Monday after the firm revealed it has secured additional contracts from NASA’s Near Space Network for Direct-to-Earth (DTE) services. 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Officials Under Fire For What They Did To Travis Hunter In Colorado-Kansas GameLucknow, Dec 23 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that at a time when many countries are at war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is binding the world in the thread of peace, harmony and unity through the message of Lord Buddha. Welcoming a delegation led by Governor of Japan’s Yamanashi Province Kotaro Nagasaki at his official residence here, Adityanath described UP as a state of “Unlimited Potential”. An MoU was signed between the Uttar Pradesh government and Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan) for industrial cooperation, tourism and vocational education in the presence. “The roots of strategic, cultural and global cooperation have been connected between the two countries for more than a millennium. Today, when many countries of the world are at war, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is binding the world in the thread of peace, harmony and unity through the message of Lord Buddha,” Adityanath said. “The strong relations between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister of Japan, late Shinzo Abe, have also taken the political, economic and business relations of India-Japan to new heights,” he said. “The state government is keen to cooperate with Japanese companies. Japan also provided great support as a partner country for the Global Investors Summit-2023,” Adityanath said. On behalf of the state government, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and Director General of the Governor’s Policy Planning Bureau of Yamanashi Province Junichi Ishidera exchanged the MoU, the UP government said in a statement. Adityanath said the MoU is a result of the prime minister’s commitment to work together with the Quad countries for humanity on the basis of shared democratic values. Currently, more than 1,400 Japanese companies are operating in India, including seven major firms — Mitsui Technologies, Honda Motors, Yamaha Motors, Denso, Toyodrunk, Nissin ABC Logistics, Sekisui DLJM Molding — operating in Uttar Pradesh. Economic co-operation between India and Japan is very rich, he said, and added that bilateral trade between the two countries has been USD 22.854 billion in the financial year 2023-24. During this period, USD 17.69 billion was exported from Japan to India and USD 5.15 billion was imported. Adityanath told the Japanese delegation that Uttar Pradesh is getting a new identity as an ‘expressway state’. After the construction of the Ganga Expressway, Uttar Pradesh will have 55 per cent share in the total expressways of the country. At present, five expressways of a total length of 1,130 km are operational, he said. The UP CM said that in the electronics and IT/ITES sector, Uttar Pradesh has the distinction of contributing about 45 per cent of India’s total mobile manufacturing. About 55 per cent of India’s mobile components are manufactured here. About 26 per cent of India’s mobile manufacturers are active in Uttar Pradesh and more than 200 ESDM companies are located in the state. The state government is developing clusters for semi-conductor manufacturing and fab-units. Apart from this, Uttar Pradesh is rapidly emerging as the main hub of data centers in India, he said. On this occasion, Governor Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan, Kotaro Nagasaki said there have been spiritual and historical relations between Yamanashi Prefecture and Uttar Pradesh. Expressing happiness over the MoU, he said that Japan will provide mutual cooperation in labour skilled development, renewable energy, hydro power, exchange of knowledge and technology. He told the chief minister that “Japan is your second home”, the statement said, adding Adityanath also spoke a few lines in Japanese. PTI NAV/MAN TIR TIR This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );PM Modi’s ‘Betrayal’ Jibe At Uddhav Thackeray After Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra | Full SpeechNYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #266 (Sunday, November 24 2024)

Controversial American firebrand Candace Owens has scored a big win in her ambition to promote a hard right political vision to crowds across Australia and New Zealand, with New Zealand authorities reversing an earlier decision to block her from entering their country. New Zealand’s immigration department had originally declined to grant Ms Owens a visa after Australian Immigration Minister Tony Burke blocked her from entering Australia on character grounds. But this week, New Zealand Associate Minister for Immigration Chris Penk overturned that decision following a request from Ms Owens. “The Minister has granted Ms Owens a visa following a request for Ministerial Intervention,” a spokesman for Mr Penk told NewsWire. “Immigration New Zealand originally declined her visa application on the basis of section 15(1)(f) of the Immigration Act following Ms Owens being denied entry to Australia. “Subsequently, Ms Owens requested intervention from the Associate Minister of Immigration to exercise his discretion and grant her a visa.” Ms Owens said she was “thrilled” about the opportunity to travel to the South Pacific nation “to speak with the people, share ideas and engage in meaningful conversations”. “I applaud the minister for standing up for the rights of individuals to engage in political discourse without fear of being silenced,” she said. Ms Owens was initially scheduled to tour both countries across November but following Mr Burke’s intervention, the shows were rescheduled for early 2025. The first date on the Candace Owens Live tour is listed for Auckland on February 28 and then Brisbane on March 4, Sydney on March 6, Perth on March 8, Adelaide on March 9 and then Melbourne on March 10. Ms Owens remains blocked from entering Australia. “From downplaying the impact of the Holocaust with comments about Mengele through to claims that Muslims started slavery, Candace Owens has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction,” Mr Burke said in October on announcing his decision to block her visa. “Australia’s national interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else.” Ms Owens blasted Mr Burke’s decision as a “petty act of vandalism” and launched an appeal. She has suggested her application was blocked due to her coverage of attacks on Palestinians in Gaza. “I just wanted to make sure that every person knows that despite me being fired, demonised, spoken ill about, I haven’t changed my position,” she said. “That’s what this really is, a petty act of vandalism. No one’s worried about me coming to Australia because they’re angry that they’ve put this narrative out about me and my listeners haven’t accepted it.” NewsWire understands the appeal process is ongoing. Ms Owens’ Ticketek page has stated ticket holders will be refunded if the Australian shows don’t go ahead. The influencer, who split from mainstream US conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and his news outlet The Daily Wire in March this year, counts 5.8 million followers on Twitter and some five million on Instagram. Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Peter Wertheim called on Mr Burke to cancel Ms Owens’ visa, arguing she failed the character test under the Migration Act. “At a time of unprecedented strains on the cohesiveness of Australian society, which is very largely the outcome of ignorant and malicious comment on social media, the last thing we need to be importing into our country is yet another so-called celebrity who has made racist and bigoted comments about Jews and other vulnerable groups,” he said. Free speech advocates have applauded New Zealand’s reversal. “We applaud Chris Penk for doing the right thing and defending the speech rights for Candace Owens and all Kiwis,” Free Speech Union chief executive Jonathan Ayling said. “It was appalling to see Immigration New Zealand follow in the footsteps of Australia and deny Owens’ entry on spurious grounds. It’s a dangerous situation to be in when the State begins to cherrypick which voices we hear from.”B.C. premier says feds and provinces plan right-left approach to Trump’s tariff plans2024 Create @ "Future Mobility" Global Innovation Competition concluded successfully 12-13-2024 10:24 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software Press release from: Getnews / PR Agency: Queqi Culture Media On December 11, the 2024 Create@ "Future Mobility" Global Innovation Competition finals came to a perfect end in Shanghai. The competition was guided by the Shanghai Pudong New Area Science and Technology and Economic Committee and the Shanghai Jinqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee, and jointly hosted by Shanghai Jinqiao (Group) Co., Ltd., Alibaba Cloud Computing Co., Ltd. and BMW China Service Ltd., and honored by Ruigu Science and Technology Innovation. It aims to gather global wisdom, further promote the innovation and application of technologies such as AI+, new energy vehicles, and Internet of Vehicles, accelerate the intelligent and green transformation of urban travel, and inject strong vitality into industrial upgrading and economic take-off. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/7d1caa722bfed63e5daa88966f0b7e10.jpg Shen Xuechu, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Lv Dongsheng , secretary of the Party Leadership Group and director of the Jinqiao Administration Bureau of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Administration Committee and director of the Shanghai Jinqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone Administration Committee, Wang Gang , deputy director of the Science and Technology and Economic Commission of Pudong New Area, Zhu Lili, member of the Party Committee and vice general manager of Jinqiao Group, Dragana Kostic , vice president of BMW Asia Pacific Technical Center, Qian Guobing, government and enterprise division of Alibaba Cloud, and other leaders and experts attended the event and witnessed the birth of various awards of the competition. Since the competition was launched in September, it has received great attention and strong public response. The organizing committee received more than 310 project applications from all over the country, covering and gathering thousands of dual-innovation talents, and 37 projects stood out and advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, each project fully demonstrated its own innovation strength and market potential. After evaluation by the organizing committee, a total of 16 companies advanced to the finals. After a day of fierce competition , the following companies stood out from 16 outstanding companies and won awards: First Prize Winner: Zhaobian (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/10ff70ce5d8a73b77036836fcab496a1.jpg Second Prize Winners: Suzhou Shenbo Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhongdiao Information Technology Co., Ltd. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/23def0546d93aab2a33fe8ec0aa7f314.jpg Third Prize Winners: Zhengshu Intelligent Information Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Zhuoyin Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou Boyu Technology Co., Ltd. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/71cdc3eeb4afd463626a5dcb43f93e3a.jpg Technology Innovation Award winners: Suzhou Boyu Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Taiyi Micro-Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/815b1e11f31009ad4506ddf6a4f6ce89.jpg Winner of the Popularity Award: Zhaobian (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/e8b203f5c6556d4b6e218bb3f340dea2.jpg Winners of the competition include variety fields of road infrastructure construction, data solutions , etc. With the joint efforts of relevant government departments, leading enterprises and these small and medium-sized entrepreneurial enterprises, the emerging track and emerging industry of "future mobility" have more room for imagination. The 7 winning projects are all committed to solving pain points in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain As the wave of energy transformation surges, we are standing at a critical juncture in the transformation of transportation energy. Exploring efficient, clean and sustainable new energy solutions have become our core mission to promote future mobility upgrades. Shen Xuechu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, said in his speech that new energy is a major issue for national security and people's livelihood. New energy is an interdisciplinary subject, not just physics, not just chemistry, not just mechanics, battery information, it requires comprehensive scientific capabilities, and talent training is very important. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/2e348343be01c212d52de3986e5e2034.jpg Practice is an important part of talent cultivation, and the 2024Create@ "Future Mobility" Global Innovation Competition provides a stage for practice. The morning and afternoon sessions of the finals of the competition will each hold 8 project finals roadshows, with experts from the industry and academia serving as judges, including Hu Ping, managing partner of Morningside Venture Capital, Ding Hao, partner of Boyuan Capital, Hua Yiqun, investment director of CMC Capital, Han Wenxuan, deputy general manager of Boquan Capital, Guo Guanheng, vice president of investment of Multidimensional Capital, Pan Hong, visiting professor of Fudan University and East China Normal University, Li Jun, entrepreneurship guidance expert of Shanghai, Zhao Feng, entrepreneurship guidance expert of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Human Resources and Social Security, Science and Technology, Yin Zhicheng, outstanding science and technology entrepreneurship mentor of Shanghai, Qian Wenying, secretary general of China-Europe AI and Management Innovation Research Center, and other experts from the industry and academia. The finals adopt the "8+7" model, that is, the project roadshow lasts for 8 minutes and the judges ask questions for 7 minutes. The judges evaluate the performance of the project from five dimensions: "technical innovation", "development potential", "market positioning", "team competitiveness" and "on-site performance". The 16 shortlisted projects cover all links of the upstream and downstream industrial chain of the "future mobility" track, including road infrastructure construction, intelligent driving solutions, automobile industrial manufacturing, new energy vehicle energy storage, etc., and use new technologies such as artificial intelligence and AR augmented reality to solve various problems encountered in the digital transformation of the automobile and travel industry chain, laying a good foundation for the future development of travel. Zhaobian (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. was unanimously recognized by the judges and became the biggest winner of the competition. It is mainly engaged in the research and development of vehicle-road cooperative traffic control technology, and has a complete set of products including vehicle-road cooperative edge computing equipment, cloud control platform, evaluation equipment, roadside communication unit, vehicle-mounted assisted driving equipment, and integrated radar vision machine. Suzhou Shenbo Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., which won the second prize, is committed to the research and development of smart seats and photoelectric products; Shanghai Zhongdiao Information Technology Co., Ltd. is committed to the research and development of big data intelligent engine solutions; Zhengcheng Intelligent Information Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Zhuoyin Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou Boyu Technology Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Taiyi Micro-travel Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., which won the third prize and the Technology Innovation Award, are respectively involved in the research and development of data engine solutions, CNC technology, etc. The government and leading enterprises empower medium and small-sized enterprises For a long time, in the fierce competition among major leading companies, how to obtain innovative resources, increase exposure, gain more "opportunities", ensure the stable development of cash flow, and continue to achieve high-quality growth has been a daily concern for innovative companies upstream and downstream of the industrial belt. As the core carrier of Pudong New Area and even Shanghai's automobile industry, Shanghai Jinqiao is one of the regions with the best industrial ecology. As a national-level economic development zone, Jinqiao contributes more than 1/4 of the industrial economic scale with 1/50 of Pudong's land. It is known as the region with the "highest per-mu yield" in Shanghai and even the whole country. Among them, the automobile industry has also become the first 100 billion-level industry in Pudong's development history. Lv Dongsheng, Party Secretary and Director of Jinqiao Administration Bureau of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Administration Committee and Director of Shanghai Jinqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone Administration Committee, said in his speech that Jinqiao Group must keep the track of future cars and future mobility, and is determined to become a leader in Shanghai and even in China in the track of intelligent connected cars and driverless driving ( future mobility). In the future, Jinqiao Group will build an ecosystem to gather more advanced and better market players in future mobility, so that their technologies and products can create a better future mobility ecosystem and industry in Pudong. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/49b62be879825b0af91e49d9cdeef5b7.jpg Facing the new round of intelligent wave, Jinqiao relies on its three major advantages of "legislation, industry, and scenarios", firmly grasps the opportunities of technological change, actively builds the future vehicle industry ecosystem, and launches the "Jinqiao Intelligent Connected Vehicle Testing Demonstration Zone", the world's first application scenario in the central urban area of a super-large city, and opens 234.5 kilometers of autonomous driving test road. At the 2024Create@ "Future Mobility" Global Innovation Competition, Shanghai Jinqiao Intelligent Connected Vehicle Development Co., Ltd. officially released the "Jinqiao "Dual Intelligence" Collaborative Development Innovative Application Scenarios", taking the opening of major application scenarios as a starting point to provide a "testing ground" for new technologies and new products, and accelerate the formation of landmark results in the innovative application of intelligent connected vehicles. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/3fc3243979c3bf2cef842dc24b208321.jpg The ten scenarios released this time include: L3 autonomous driving vehicle testing applications; driverless taxi travel; autonomous driving bus transfers; unmanned delivery and logistics; unmanned urban management law enforcement; unmanned sanitation; smart parking; unmanned charging; traffic light information services; and traffic incident information services. The release of the ten major scenarios aims to further stimulate enthusiasm for innovation and allow "good scenarios to attract more good projects, and good projects to create more good scenarios." We welcome innovative companies to come to Pudong New Area, implement innovative scenarios, and integrate into the innovation ecosystem to jointly accelerate the dual-wheel drive of the development of the intelligent connected industry. Dragana Kostic,Vice President of BMW Tech Office APAC, said: "BMW Group has always believed that innovation is the key driving force for the development of the industry. In the context of rapid technological changes and endless innovations in the world, we are fully aware of the importance of working together with global innovative forces. BMW Group will cooperate with all innovative companies with an open attitude. We hope to build a platform that gathers wisdom and stimulates innovation, and work with partners to create a new chapter in future mobility." Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/0f3b82623dfaf1b939eb7de3b9f845b7.jpg Qian Guobing, from Alibaba Cloud's Government and Enterprise Division, said at the competition that the development of cutting-edge technologies such as intelligent driving, autonomous driving, and vehicle-cloud-road-network integration has not only redefined the car itself, but also had a revolutionary impact on the entire industrial chain, value chain, and even the ecological chain. Alibaba Cloud is committed to providing advanced technology, easy-to-use products, solid services, inclusive computing power, and entrepreneur programs to provide our partners with "innovation acceleration" and improved business efficiency. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/09d42871459c3b275a63c69d581cb847.jpg Alibaba Cloud's collaboration with more auto companies has further superimposed Alibaba Cloud's ecological resources in the fields of automobile manufacturing and cloud services, and enhanced the integration of innovative and entrepreneurial resources. By exploring the establishment of a vertical technology empowerment system, we will accelerate the service, empowerment and cultivation of high-growth technology-based innovative enterprises, and empower the transformation and upgrading of the Jinqiao Economic Development Zone and even the entire Shanghai automobile industry. The local government and leading enterprises jointly empower medium and small-sized enterprises in the automobile intelligent industry chain. On the one hand, Jinqiao government of Shanghai has built an intelligent industry cluster effect through policy support, and built a relatively complete industry chain covering new energy vehicle, whole vehicle testing, core component research and development and production, and intelligent networked vehicle system integration and application. On the other hand, driven by Jinqiao government, more leading Internet + automobile companies are providing the strongest "hard support" for Jinqiao to build a trillion-dollar automobile industry cluster, empowering Chinese science and technology innovation companies. Autonomous driving technology will completely change the way we travel Smart cockpit, smart driving, autonomous driving, integrated collaboration of vehicle-cloud-road-network... The automotive industry has never been the intersection of so many technological changes as it is today, and the automotive industry has therefore begun its intelligent "transformation". It is foreseeable that these intelligent technologies will bring revolutionary changes to the entire automotive industry chain, value chain, and ecological chain in the future. At the same time, companies that master cutting-edge technologies will also bring endless innovations to business models. Today, the real race between upstream and downstream companies in the automotive industry may have just begun. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/ec1f5030a941b8c96f7e91872a1e7ed2.jpg Zhang Zailong, Professor at the School of Internet of Things, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, said in his speech that intelligent network technology is the use of autonomous driving, Internet of Vehicles, intelligent transportation and other means to achieve all-round connection and intelligent collaboration among vehicles, roads and people. The background is mainly traffic accidents, energy, congestion and other issues. The current mainstream of autonomous driving technology should be L2 and L3, and will gradually reach L5 (fully autonomous driving) in the future. In the future, autonomous driving will integrate sensor technology, artificial intelligence decision-making and other means to move towards greater intelligence and safety. Zhang Zailong said that after autonomous driving gradually breaks through from the current L3 to L5 , autonomous driving technology will cover larger-scale commercial scenarios in the future and completely change the way people travel. At the panel discussion, Professor Zhang Zailong from the School of Internet of Things, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Professor Ye Jianhong from the School of Transportation of Tongji University, Ding Hao, partner of Boyuan Capital, Guo Guanheng, vice president of Multidimensional Capital Investment, and Yang Xi, industry analyst at 36Kr, discussed the development, innovation and future trend of smart transportation. In Ye Jianhong's view, the coordinated development of intelligent connected vehicles and smart cities requires the integration of the three elements of automobiles, transportation and cities at the top level. Among them, the empowerment of intelligent connected vehicles on transportation is more obvious, and it is worth further exploration in both business model and operation model. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/ea57112c44f381514af0c3c62a047296.jpg This competition has built a platform for participating companies to have in-depth exchanges with leading companies, scientific research institutions and local governments, helping more companies to access cutting-edge technologies, gain market insights, and accelerate application implementation. At the same time, Jinqiao Economic Development Zone will use its rich industrial resources and comprehensive industrial support and services to help companies achieve in-depth cooperation with upstream and downstream industries and rapid conversion of innovative results, providing strong support for the development of future travel industry companies. According to industry insiders, in the next ten years, intelligent connected technology is expected to enter a peak period of commercial use and be widely used in major cities and transportation systems. It is foreseeable that the future travel industry ecosystem created by this event will produce continuous innovation benefits, benefiting the entire intelligent travel industry and even everyone. Collaboration Consultationwangfm@bitech.cn [mailto:wangfm@bitech.cn] Media Contact Company Name: RuiguScienceandTechnologyInnovation Contact Person: Michael Email: Send Email [ http://www.universalpressrelease.com/?pr=2024-create-future-mobility-global-innovation-competition-concluded-successfully ] State: Shanghai Country: China Website: https://startup.aliyun.com/create/futuremobility This release was published on openPR.

Mired in last place in the NHL standings amid a rebuilding process, the Chicago Blackhawks dismissed coach Luke Richardson on Thursday and named Anders Sorensen interim coach. In two-plus seasons with the Blackhawks, the 55-year-old Richardson posted a 57-118-15 record, including an 8-16-2 start to this season, in his first stint as a head coach. Chicago posted 59 points in his first season, then regressed to 52 in 2023-24, despite having No. 1 overall pick and 2024 Calder Trophy winner Connor Bedard on the roster. "Today I made the difficult decision to move on from Luke as our head coach. We thank him for his efforts and contributions to the organization and our community," Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson said in a statement. "As we have begun to take steps forward in our rebuilding process, we felt that the results did not match our expectations for a higher level of execution this season and ultimately came to the decision that a change was necessary. We wish Luke and his family all the best moving forward." The 49-year-old Sorensen had been the coach of the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. He will be succeeded at Rockford by Mark Eaton on an interim basis. Eaton is the Blackhawks' assistant general manager overseeing player development. "On behalf of the entire Blackhawks organization, I'd like to thank Luke for his dedication over the past three seasons," Blackhawks chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said in a statement. "I fully support Kyle's decision in making this change as he continues to do what is needed to move our team forward. I have the utmost confidence in him and the rest of our Hockey Operations team as they begin their search for the next head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks." Richardson was the Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick (No. 7 overall) in 1987 and posted 201 points (35 goals, 166 assists) in 1,417 games over 21 seasons. Playing for six teams, the Ottawa native also amassed 2,055 penalty minutes. --Field Level MediaChallenges and Strategies of Research Paper writing servicesThings are starting to look up for the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken won five of six games on their just-completed homestand to surpass hockey's version of .500 (10-9-1) and move within a point of the Western Conference's two wild-card playoff spots. Seattle will try to carry that momentum into Saturday's game against the host Los Angeles Kings, who have lost three of their past four games. The Kraken dropped four road games in a row -- a span in which they scored just four goals -- before returning home. "We were obviously losing those games, and I think your confidence, momentum and mindset starts to change a little bit," Kraken center Matty Beniers said. "So, I think being able to get home, we just kind of had a couple of days off. We were able to get some really good days of practice and make sure that our mindset and game was good and together. "And then we were able to get that first win ... and once that happens, you build confidence, and you build chemistry from there." The Kraken are coming off a 3-0 victory against visiting Nashville on Wednesday as Joey Daccord made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season. Brandon Montour (one goal, one assist) and Chandler Stephenson (three assists), Seattle's big offseason acquisitions, sparked the offense. Forward Jared McCann, the Kraken's leading scorer with nine goals and 21 points, scored three times during the homestand, including an overtime winner against Vegas. "The way things ended on the road trip, we felt like we'd let some games get away from us," McCann said. "Obviously, it wasn't good but coming home here we kind of turned the page and just tried to focus on the next game. "I mean, it's just more of a mental thing. You've got to get past that mental block. We didn't have our best (on the road), but you've got to just push that aside and worry about the next one. "That's kind of the way we had to look at it and it's worked out for us." The Kings lost 1-0 to visiting Buffalo on Wednesday despite 18 saves by David Rittich. It was the first time this season that Los Angeles was blanked. "There's nights that I'm really frustrated with how we played, and it's hard to be disappointed with the guys (Wednesday)," Kings coach Jim Hiller said. "They tried, it didn't go their way. Live with it and move on." The Kings came close to scoring several times, including a two-on-one rush late in the second period when Trevor Moore tried to pass to Phillip Danault instead of shooting. "Just one too many passes," Hiller said. "We thought Mooresy should have shot it. If the pass gets through and Phil taps it in the back door, we're saying, ‘Wow, what an incredible goal.' So you can't take that decision-making off the players. They have to play hockey and choose what's right in the situation. "On a night like (Wednesday) where it was hard to find a goal, you don't want to pass too many up. Maybe that was one that we passed up." This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after the Apollo missions. or signup to continue reading Administrator Bill Nelson on Thursday said the next mission in the Artemis program - sending four astronauts around the moon and back - is now targeted for April 2026. It had been on the books for September 2025, after slipping from this year. The investigation into heat shield damage from the capsule's initial test flight two years ago took time, officials said, and other spacecraft improvements are still needed. This bumps the third Artemis mission - a moon landing by two other astronauts - to at least 2027. NASA had been aiming for 2026. NASA's Artemis program, a follow-up to the Apollo moonshots of the late 1960s and early 1970s, has completed only one mission. An empty Orion capsule circled the moon in 2022 after blasting off on NASA's new Space Launch System rocket. Although the launch and lunar laps went well, the capsule returned with an excessively charred and eroded bottom heat shield, damaged from the heat of re-entry. It took until recently for engineers to pinpoint the cause and come up with a plan. NASA will use the Orion capsule with its original heat shield for the next flight with four astronauts, according to Nelson, but make changes to the reentry path at flight's end. To rip off and replace the heat shield would have meant at least a full year's delay, officials said. During the flight test, the capsule dipped in and out of the atmosphere during re-entry and heat built up in the shield's outer layer, explained Pam Melroy, NASA deputy administrator. That resulted in cracking and uneven shedding of the outer layer. The commander of the lunar fly-around, astronaut Reid Wiseman, took part in Thursday's news conference at NASA headquarters in Washington. His crew includes NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. "Delays are agonising and slowing down is agonising and it's not what we like to do," Wiseman said. But he said he and his crew wanted the heat shield damage from the first flight to be fully understood, regardless of how long it took. Twenty-four astronauts flew to the moon during NASA's vaulted Apollo program, with 12 landing on it. The final bootprints in the lunar dust were made during Apollo 17 in December, 1972. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement AdvertisementNone

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