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Missed kicks. Poor tackling. Costly penalties. Week 12 was filled with sloppy play around the NFL, leading to some upsets and surprising outcomes. Jayden Daniels nearly led Washington to an improbable comeback down 10 in the final two minutes against Dallas only to fall short because Austin Seibert's extra point sailed wide left. After a field goal and successful onside kick, Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on an 86-yard catch-and-run touchdown to bring the Commanders within one point with 21 seconds remaining. But Seibert's point-after attempt failed and the Cowboys returned the ensuing onside kick for a touchdown to seal a 34-26 victory. Special teams were atrocious for both teams. Seibert also missed his first extra point and Washington allowed KaVontae Turpin's 99-yard kickoff return for a score earlier in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys missed a field goal, had another blocked and had a punt blocked. "What a wild special teams moment of blocked punts, kicks, kickoff returns, blocked field goals, just a number of things going to that spot," Commanders coach Dan Quinn said. Washington (7-5) was a 10 1/2-point favorite over the undermanned Cowboys (4-7) but ended up losing a third straight game. The Houston Texans were 8-point favorites against the lowly Tennessee Titans and let the game come down to Ka'imi Fairbairn missing a 28-yard field goal that would have tied it with just under two minutes left. C.J. Stroud threw two interceptions, was sacked four times and the Texans (7-5) committed 11 penalties, including an illegal shift that negated a go-ahead 33-yard TD pass to Nico Collins on the drive that ended with Fairbairn's miss in the 32-27 loss. The Titans (3-8) averaged just 17 points per game before putting 32 on the scoreboard against Houston's defense that entered No. 4 in the league. "We didn't do anything well enough to win this game," Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. "Out of all the positives that we did have, there were way too many negatives. Too many negative plays. Score, get a penalty, get touchdowns called back. Get penalties on special teams. Just way too many negative plays defensively, like unexplainable explosives for touchdowns. We just didn't play good across the board." The San Francisco 49ers didn't have quarterback Brock Purdy, star edge rusher Nick Bosa and All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams against Green Bay. That was no excuse for their undisciplined performance. The Niners committed nine penalties and their tackling was shoddy in a 38-10 loss to the Packers. The defending NFC champions are 5-6 with a trip to Buffalo (9-2) coming up. They're still only one game behind Seattle and Arizona in the NFC West. "I'm really not concerned right now about how many guys were missing. We didn't play good enough, so that's not a factor. But, when you are missing some guys, you do have to be better. When you have those penalties and we didn't stop the run like we did and we had those three turnovers in the second half, that's how you get embarrassed." Coming off their first loss of the season, the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs needed Patrick Mahomes' heroics on the final drive to beat Carolina 30-27. Mahomes ran 33 yards to set up Spencer Schrader's 31-yard field goal as time expired. Kansas City had 10 penalties, including a pass interference that gave the Panthers (3-8) another chance to make the 2-point conversion that tied the game with 1:46 remaining. On defense, the Chiefs (10-1) suddenly shaky unit gave up 334 total yards against Bryce Young and an offense that entered last in the NFL. "We've got to do better. We're doing good in the red zone but that's only a third of the field," Chiefs safety Bryan Cook said. "We will go back and look at the film to see what we're doing week to week, and see the tendencies that we're giving up, and just move forward from there. At the end of the day, we're all vets in the room for the most part. ... got to go back to the drawing board and see what we're doing and correct it from there." The Vikings allowed the Bears to recover an onside kick with 21 seconds left and Caleb Williams followed with a 27-yard pass to D.J. Moore to set up Cairo Santos' tying 48-yard field goal. But Minnesota won in overtime, 30-27. The Chiefs and Vikings overcame their mistakes in narrow victories. The Commanders, Texans and 49ers couldn't. They have to be better down the stretch to make a playoff run. Get local news delivered to your inbox!It’s been a constant complaint among social media users who get locked out of their accounts. Regaining access can be arduous and can take weeks. But Meta has launched a new tool to help social media users access their accounts quicker after they have been locked out. Social media pages are not just to keep up with friends. Many people use their profiles to manage online business activity and personal brands. NBC 6 Responds has heard from social media users who have lost access to their accounts. “I even started to send emails to the help account, I had a feeling it was a shot in the dark and they weren’t going to answer me,” Carmen Fraga told NBC 6 Responds. Fraga reached out to NBC 6 Responds when she couldn’t get into the social media pages she managed at the time. But Meta’s new tool could help people who find themselves in a similar situation as Fraga. “The video selfie option will be right there, you can immediately go down and take it,” Lori Moylan with Meta said. Moylan is the public policy director with Meta and explains when people lose access to their Facebook or Instagram accounts the account holder must verify their identity. This can be done by uploading an official ID or an official certificate with your name. But now there is a new option which offers the option to take a selfie to verify your identity. This option uses facial recognition technology and is like the technology you might use to unlock your phone or other apps. “We’ll take the selfie and compare it against the pictures that are in your profile pictures so we can make sure it’s a match and you are indeed trying to reclaim an account that is in fact yours” Moylan said. She says after they verify its you, you will be asked to update your password and then you will be able to access your account again. For this option to work there needs to be at least some pictures on the account to be used as reference. If not, the user would need to use the old verification process. This tool has already started to rollout and will be available for all users within the next couple of months. If your account has been hacked or you have been locked out, you can visit facebook.com/hacked.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced its holdings in shares of Boston Properties, Inc. ( NYSE:BXP – Free Report ) by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,795,163 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 469,331 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Boston Properties were worth $385,819,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Earnest Partners LLC raised its stake in Boston Properties by 25.9% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,637,235 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $162,348,000 after acquiring an additional 542,610 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in Boston Properties by 32.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,503,687 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $92,567,000 after purchasing an additional 371,946 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Boston Properties in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $12,914,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in Boston Properties by 6.7% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,923,225 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $118,394,000 after buying an additional 120,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sun Life Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Boston Properties during the third quarter worth $9,674,000. 98.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Boston Properties Stock Performance Shares of BXP opened at $74.61 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 5.51, a quick ratio of 5.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $80.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.97. Boston Properties, Inc. has a 12 month low of $56.46 and a 12 month high of $90.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.17. Boston Properties Dividend Announcement The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.98 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.25%. Boston Properties’s payout ratio is presently 169.70%. Analysts Set New Price Targets BXP has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group increased their price target on Boston Properties from $64.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Barclays lifted their price target on Boston Properties from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Boston Properties from $77.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Piper Sandler raised shares of Boston Properties from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $78.00 to $105.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Boston Properties from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $81.38. Read Our Latest Stock Report on Boston Properties About Boston Properties ( Free Report ) Boston Properties, Inc (NYSE: BXP) (BXP or the Company) is the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets – Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP has delivered places that power progress for our clients and communities for more than 50 years. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding BXP? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Boston Properties, Inc. ( NYSE:BXP – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Boston Properties Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Boston Properties and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
“Republicans buy sneakers too.’’ Ideally, that’s all I really want to say about TJ Perenara using the All Blacks haka for political purposes and a variety of players posing with the Tino Rangatiratanga flag, following the team’s 29-11 win over Italy. One person’s unifying force is another’s dividing one and I tend to think an apolitical All Blacks team sits more comfortably with fans and sponsors. Sure, advance all the causes you like in a private capacity, just maybe not when you’re meant to be representing the nation. Basketballer Michael Jordan is credited with the above quote and was criticised at times during his storied career for not overtly adopting political stances. You can’t say the same about Perenara. TJ Perenara. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images) I’ll have to assume the prelude he used for the team haka in Turin was directed at the two thirds of New Zealanders that polling suggests want a debate about the status of the Treaty of Waitangi. After all, despite being the people Perenara was eyeballing on Sunday morning (AEDT), I’m not sure the Italian rugby team has too many treaty obligations towards Maori. I wasn’t going to mention any of this in the wake of the final Test of the All Blacks’ season, given I don’t put too much stock in the pronouncements of public figures. It’s just that both All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson and assistant Jason Ryan have identified a poor mindset and preparation as reasons why the team played beneath themselves against Italy. That can happen when advocating for Maori sovereignty, as Perenara did personally and the team by association, becomes a priority. My other reservation in raising any of this, is a dislike of politics and politicians. But, unfortunately, Perenara made the haka and the All Blacks political when he both chose to adapt it and then explain his reasons for doing so after the match. I’m not sure that helped the All Blacks on Sunday or, more broadly, New Zealand. Reaction to Perenara blurring the line between politics and sport has been for some to throw their arms around the halfback in support and others to declare they’ll never watch the All Blacks again. The haka was already a hot topic here, after MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led one in Parliament. Equally, that haka and the bill she tore up in disgust, has also become a meme, not least among Manchester United fans who, in the wake of Tottenham’s 4-0 win in the weekend, want Manchester City to tear up the contract they gave to manager Pep Guardiola. In a New Zealand context – no matter how hollow the threats might turn out to be – we don’t want people turning their backs on our national team because of a haka or a flag. Perenara no doubt feels he had right on his side. By the looks of things, he also had the bulk of the team. If you stand on that kind of soapbox before a match, it’s incumbent upon you to then play well. The fact the All Blacks didn’t do that – and offended some fans in the process – sours what was becoming a tolerable season for the team. The All Blacks pose with the Tino Rangatiratanga flag after the test match against Italy in Turin. Is this appropriate? Tell me why/why not in the comments. #ITAvNZL pic.twitter.com/ccqPwG7Mcq They were bad at home against England, then worse against Argentina. They kind of choked against South Africa, then played like headless chooks in their first encounter with Australia. But the bulk of the footy since has been more in keeping with what we’re entitled to expect from the All Blacks side. I say this a bit, but every other team in this country makes do with less so that the All Blacks can have more. The game at community level runs on the smell of an oily rag so that no expense is spared on the All Blacks. Professional teams contract players they can only use sparingly to ensure those players are right for international duty. We all accept the challenges or consequences associated with that because we believe in the greater good. Such is our pride in the men in black and our desire to see them dominate the world stage that we put up with any inconvenience. Unfortunately, there are those who believe the All Blacks thumbed their nose at many in the rugby public on Sunday. That the team decided their vision of a right and just New Zealand had to be given voice, regardless who was insulted in the process. Perenara is a leader. I first dealt with him when he was 16 and those qualities shone through even then. Years later, we discussed how his greatest impact upon this country might come after his playing days had ended. “toitū te tiriti o waitangi” pic.twitter.com/9hVcurHKfs I still believe that to be the case. Sunday, sadly, was premature. Perenara was still an All Black and still representing all of New Zealand, rather than just those with whom he’s philosophically aligned. He’ll have plenty of time to do all that. This just wasn’t the moment.Real Madrid's big stars turned on the style to revive the Spanish giant's faltering Champions League title defense on Tuesday. Galacticos Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham all scored in a thrilling 3-2 win at Italian league leader Atalanta. But Madrid still had to ride its luck as Mateo Retegui fired over from in front of goal in stoppage time when handed a golden chance to level the game. It was only Madrid's third win in the competition's revamped league phase and leaves the 15-time champion in the unseeded playoff positions in 18th place. Mbappe was substituted off before halftime with an apparent physical issue. Six-time champion Liverpool leads the way after maintaining its perfect record in Europe this season with a 1-0 win against Girona. Like Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain also picked up a much-needed win, beating Salzburg 3-0 to sit in the last playoff spot in 24th place. Bayer Leverkusen is second after a 1-0 win over Inter Milan, while Aston Villa beat Leipzig 3-2 and is third. Brest is one of this season's surprise packages on its Champions League debut and is fifth after beating PSV Eindhoven 1-0. Salah's landmark Mohamed Salah’s 50th Champions League goal maintained Liverpool’s perfect record in the competition this season. The Egypt forward struck a 63rd minute penalty to seal the win in Spain that kept Liverpool atop the 36-team league. But even after a sixth straight win for the Merseyside club, head coach Arne Slot was critical of his players in a game that saw goalkeeper Alisson pull off several saves to keep Girona out. “If you ask me about all the six games, I’m really pleased with all the results, I am really pleased with the five (other) games with the way we played. I’m far from pleased about the performance tonight,” he said. Salah’s goal was his 16th in 22 appearances overall this season. Girona was 30th with just one win from six games. “I almost feel sorry for them because they deserved so much more in this Champions League campaign than the three points they have until now. But we have an incredible goalkeeper,” Slot said. Even after Slot’s criticism, Liverpool continued its outstanding start to the campaign, which also led it the top of the Premier League. Former Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek handed Salah the chance to fire the visitors ahead with a clumsy tackle from behind on Luis Diaz in the box. Salah stepped up to convert the penalty and Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga went the wrong way. Liverpool’s two remaining games are against Lille at home and PSV Eindhoven away in January. U.S. international Christian Pulisic is the only player to have scored against Liverpool in this season’s Champions League in a 3-1 loss for Milan in September. Bayern rout Bayern Munich routed Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 to move into the automatic qualifying positions for the round of 16. Michael Olise scored twice as Bayern came back from going 1-0 down inside five minutes to a goal from Brazilian winger Kevin. Sporting Lisbon couldn’t build on taking a third-minute lead at Club Brugge — losing 2-1 in Belgium. Dinamo Zagreb drew 0-0 with Celtic and both teams remain in the playoff positions. ___ James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer James Robson, The Associated Press
Dan Fitzsimons Sells 8,895 Shares of Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG) StockFIUGGI, Italy (AP) — Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations expressed cautious optimism Monday about possible progress on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The top diplomats met for the final time before a new U.S. administration takes office with wars raging in the Mideast and Ukraine. “Knock on wood,” Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said as he opened the Group of Seven meeting outside Rome. “We are perhaps close to a ceasefire in Lebanon," he said. "Let's hope it's true and that there's no backing down at the last-minute.” A ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon was foremost on the agenda of the G7 meeting in Fiuggi, outside Rome, that gathered ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, in the last G7 encounter of the Biden administration. For the first time, the G7 ministers were joined by their counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, the so-called “Arab Quintet,” as well as the Secretary General of the Arab League. “Everyone favors a ceasefire in both scenarios,” Tajani told reporters, adding that Italy had offered to take on an even greater peacekeeping role in Lebanon to oversee any ceasefire deal. As the ministers arrived in Italy, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., Mike Herzog, told Israeli Army Radio on Monday a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days.” Several Arab ministers reiterated calls for a ceasefire in both Lebanon and Gaza during a G7-affiliated conference in Rome. “We need a ceasefire, a permanent ceasefire. That will stop the killings and stop the destruction and restore a sense of normalcy to life,” Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told the conference. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, for his part, reaffirmed that Cairo would host a minister-level conference next Monday on mobilizing international aid for Gaza. The so-called “Quintet” has been working with the U.S. to finalize a “day after” plan for Gaza. There is some urgency to make progress before the Trump administration takes over in January. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pursue a policy that strongly favors Israel over the aspirations of the Palestinians. Tajani added another item to the G7 agenda last week after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief. Italy is a founding member of the court and hosted the 1998 Rome conference that gave birth to it. But Italy’s right-wing government has been a strong supporter of Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, while also providing humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. The Italian government has taken a cautious line, reaffirming its support and respect for the court but expressing concern that the warrants were politically motivated. The United States, Israel's closest ally, has called the warrants “outrageous.” Tajani acknowledged consensus hadn't been reached among the G7 members but hoped for agreement to have a unified position. He noted that all sides need Netanyahu to make any deal. “We can also not agree with how his government has led the reaction after the massacre of Oct. 7, but now we have to deal with Netanyahu to arrive at peace in Lebanon, peace in Palestine,” Tajani said. Nathalie Tocci, director of the Rome-based Institute for International Affairs think tank, warned that inserting the ICC warrant into the G7 agenda was risky, since the U.S. is the lone member that is not a signatory to the court and yet tends to dictate the G7 line. “If Italy and the other (five G7) signatories of the ICC are unable to maintain the line on international law, they will not only erode it anyway but will be acting against our interests,” Tocci wrote in La Stampa daily this weekend, recalling Italy’s recourse to international law in demanding protection for Italian U.N. peacekeepers who have come under fire in southern Lebanon. The other major talking point of the G7 meeting is Ukraine , and tensions have only heightened since Russia attacked Ukraine last week with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the strike was retaliation for Kyiv’s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. The G7 has been at the forefront of providing military and economic support for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022 and G7 members are particularly concerned about how a Trump administration will change the U.S. approach. Trump has criticized the billions of dollars that the Biden administration has poured into Ukraine and has said he could end the war in 24 hours, comments that appear to suggest he would press Ukraine to surrender territory that Russia now occupies. “It’s hugely important that this G7, that all colleagues across the G7 continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it lasts,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said as he arrived. He announced new sanctions on vessels of Russia's “shadow fleet” of ships that are evading sanctions to export Russian oil. “And we are confident that Ukraine can have the funds and the military equipment and kit to get through 2025,” Lammy said. The G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, the second of the Italian presidency after ministers gathered in Capri in April , is being held in the medieval town of Fiuggi southeast of Rome, best known for its thermal spas. On Monday, which coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ministers were attending the inauguration of a red bench meant to symbolize Italy’s focus on fighting gender-based violence. Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people marched in Rome to protest gender-based violence , which in Italy so far this year has claimed the lives of 99 women, according to a report last week by the Eures think tank.
Daily Post Nigeria EPL: Liverpool open eight-point gap with 5-0 win over West Ham Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Sport EPL: Liverpool open eight-point gap with 5-0 win over West Ham Published on December 29, 2024 By Ifreke Inyang Liverpool are now eight points clear at the top of the Premier League, thanks to a 5-0 win over West Ham on Sunday. Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah all scored in the first half to give the Reds a commanding lead at the London Stadium. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota added more goals after the break as Arne Slot’s men coasted to victory. Liverpool now have 45 points after 18 fixtures, while Nottingham Forest are currently second with 37 points. Arsenal are on 36 points and Chelsea, who are away at Ipswich on Monday, have 35 points. Related Topics: EPL liverpool West Ham Don't Miss EPL: We’re far from winning title — Guardiola You may like EPL: We’re far from winning title — Guardiola EPL: ‘It’s a relief’ – Guardiola reacts to Man City’s 2-0 win over Leicester City EPL: They’re total opposite – Maguire compares Amorim with Ten Hag EPL: Fulham boss raves about Iwobi ahead Bournemouth clash EPL: Jody Morris snubs Palmer, names Chelsea’s best player this season EPL: They’ll still lose regardless – Sutton predicts Leicester City vs Man City Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media LtdAll-star Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko will make his first start of the season Tuesday. Head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed after morning skate that Demko will be in net when the Canucks host the St. Louis Blues. The 28-year-old netminder from San Diego, Calif., last played on April 24 when the Canucks bested the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. He suffered an injury to the popliteus muscle in his knee during the game and has been working his way back ever since. A number of factors led to Demko starting Tuesday, Tocchet said. “You want him to feel comfortable. You want to, obviously, communicate with him,” he said. “(Kevin Lankinen) was playing well, too. So there wasn’t a pressing issue to get him in. But we want to get him in. We’re excited. Obviously he’s a huge part of our team.” Demko had a 35-14-2 record with a .918 save percentage, a 2.45 goals-against average and five shutouts in regular-season play last year and played in the all-star game for the second time in his career. The veteran goalie is managing his personal expectations as he returns to game action, however. “I think it’d be foolish to say that I’m going to come back and be perfectly sharp and feel like I have my ‘A’ game in game one. Obviously, that takes a little bit of time,” Demko told reporters last week. “Just seeing game reps and things is kind of a last step of fully doing rehab. So I’m not really putting an expectation on that. “Obviously, the way Lanks has played kind of takes a little bit of pressure off of myself to come in and not feel like I have to save the world.” Demko returned to Vancouver’s lineup last week, backing up Lankinen for games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canucks signed Lankinen to a US$875,000 deal during training camp and the Finnish goaltender has split the crease with Arturs Silovs this season, backstopping Vancouver to a 14-8-4 record. Lankinen has been “unbelievable” this season, Demko said. “It’s been really fun to get to know him and be able to watch him play,” he said. “It’s a challenging position he was put in, coming into a new team and being able to manage the workload that he’s been given.” Demko’s return to the crease should act as motivation for the Canucks’ skaters as the team takes on the Blues, Tocchet said. “I think, when you look at the way Demmer has worked hard to get back, a lot of lonely times by himself, it should give guys juice that you want to play well in front of him,” the coach said. You’d be crazy not to. “Maybe there’s extra shot blocking, situations to get the puck in deep when we’re tired to give him a break, things like that. I think we need to do that tonight for him.”
MOSCOW — Moscow has accused President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration of working against the plans of President-elect Donald Trump to resolve the war in Ukraine. “During the election campaign, Trump talked about wanting to make peace in some way and was leading everyone down a peaceful path,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian television. “And now they are doing everything they can to escalate the situation in such a way that peace agreements are doomed to failure,” Peskov said on the political news show “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.” Trump, set to take office on January 20, has said he would move to quickly end Russia’s war with Ukraine, which has now been going on for more than 1,000 days. However, he has not yet named any precise plans. Peskov’s comments come after Biden granted Ukraine permission to use long-range ATACMS missiles from the U.S. against military targets in Russia. Biden also plans to waive some of Ukraine’s debts. Peskov asserted that Biden’s administration had shown that it “will do everything to ensure that this war does not end.” He insinuated that the U.S. Democrats wanted to use this to limit Trump and take revenge for their election defeat. Meanwhile Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in Kiev that Moscow’s use of a new type of Russian medium-range missile in Ukraine and threats of further attacks are “typical blackmail.” Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to deter anyone from supporting Kiev, according to Sybiha. “Ukraine’s partners should do the exact opposite: reject blackmail, increase support, and strengthen Ukraine’s air shield with systems capable of intercepting such missiles,” the minister wrote on X. Sign up to get our free daily email of the biggest stories! Russia fired the Oreshnik ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, targeting a defense plant, officials said in Moscow. The launch followed the decision by Ukraine’s international allies to allow Kiev to use Western-made longer-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia. Shortly afterwards, Putin announced the serial production of the new missile, which is claimed to be the only one of its type in the world. According to Moscow, the missile flies at hypersonic speed and cannot be intercepted by air defense systems. This information could not initially be independently confirmed. Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with dozens of combat drones, the Ukrainian air force said on Sunday. Fifty out of Russia’s 73 drones were shot down, the air force said. Almost 20 drones were apparently incapacitated by electronic countermeasures. In the capital Kiev, air raid sirens sounded for more than three hours during the night. More than 10 drones targeting the Ukrainian capital were intercepted, the city’s military administration wrote on Telegram. For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that more than 30 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight. Twenty-seven drones and two missiles were shot down over the Kursk region, the local governor said. Ukrainian troops still occupy part of the Kursk region in western Russia after a summer offensive. No information was provided on any damage caused by the attacks.O n the edge of a new year, the Readers’ Editor column goes both backward and forward – no, don’t worry, it isn’t your regular `this-was-the-year-that-was’ and `what to expect in 2025’ kind of article. Instead, it will focus on two very different aspects of ThePrint’s news content in 2024: first, it will look back at the value of good old-fashioned reporting in coverage of the Manipur crisis. Then, it will turn to what the future may look like as you see more and more visually interactive storytelling on the platform – a graphic representation of the news, the kind that brought to life a river in spate and the subsequent landslides in Wayanad , which left at least 250 people dead. These stories represent the blend of solid ground reporting and newer technological tools, which help ThePrint to offer journalism that is accurate, credible, and as engaging as possible. ThePrint’s reporting on Manipur, a state torn apart by ethnic violence since May 2023, has been recently recognised by the International Press Institute (IPI). The jury commended “...the media’s collective effort to bring out various facets of the human tragedy caused by the civil strife.” The IPI appreciation is well-deserved. I say this, not just as Readers’ Editor at ThePrint, but as a journalist and writer who has been dismayed by the indifference of most news media platforms—especially broadcast news—toward the civil unrest in the northeastern state. It is unconscionable. At least eight journalists from ThePrint have been to Manipur since the Meitei-Kuki conflict flared up in May 2023. That’s a lot of journalists for a small news website. The art of visual storytelling is a recent introduction. Over the past few months, ThePrint has been using the Shorthand platform to build stories with multi-media tools. Just go through the Wayanad story: you see the rain, the water cascading down the hills to the inhabited area. Or, see the gold being smuggled into India. At the tap of the finger, you discover how the yellow metal makes its way in baby diapers or as gold dust in sanitary pads. You can track its journey from country to country before arriving in India with colour coding. It’s wow. “We are leveraging visuals for storytelling...it has moving graphics, videos, sound – normally text and photograph stories are static. Viewers respond to this format,” said Nisheeth Upadhyay, Editor (Operations). “We will try to do this for more and more ground reporting.” Exciting times ahead—welcome to 2025 at ThePrint. Many other news organisations, across the world, use Shorthand such as BBC , Financial Times , and NBC . This report from a Spanish website shows you how you can tell a visualised story – and we can understand it without knowing the language. The format is ideally suited to ThePrint’s in-depth reporting. “We don’t do superficial journalism,” said Soham Sen, who led the graphics team. “We want to give it the treatment and presentation it deserves. This shows you things you don’t otherwise get to see.” Nisheeth Upadhyay said it lends “flexibility” to telling stories. Personally, I found the format to be a revelation – the visualisation makes it easier for the readers to absorb the information. Also, it directs your attention to specific aspects, one by one. The photographs in the ground report on dancing women jump out at you and tell you so much about the women’s lives. In the investigation into spam calls , the diagrams allow you to see the modus operandi . Senior Associate Editor, Ananya Bhardwaj’s ‘I witness’ report on her travels through Dhaka is tracked in maps and photographs. Praveen Jain, Editor (Photography), is “very excited” by the possibilities of the format. “I like it, the style of presentation is very good—and it surprises the reader,” he said. Obviously, this process of creating and presenting a story takes time and cannot be used for all stories. “You don’t use it for a regular news report,” said Upadhyay, “We have begun thinking Shorthand, now it will pick up.” Also read: In Manipur, Army seizes Starlink device made by Elon Musk’s SpaceX Manipur has fallen off the map of mainstream news media. It is remembered only when there are violent protests or incidents. Watch television news channels or YouTube news channels and you will note the absence of the state from their content. It’s as if Manipur doesn’t exist. In the words of Moushumi Das Gupta, Deputy Editor, who reported from the state several times for ThePrint, “Manipur is forgotten”. In June 2023, I wrote a Readers’ Editor column about ThePrint’s efforts to convey the enormity of the events that divided the state and their impact on its people. Karishma Hasnat, Special Correspondent in Guwahati, had warned of tensions in Manipur from early 2023. Even before the violence began, Hasnat noted the increasing uneasiness between the communities and how government actions had aggravated the situation. Besides Hasnat, ThePrint has sent reporters and photojournalists to Manipur from Delhi. In the last 18 months, we have continued to track events there. Have things changed on the ground for reporters? Moushumi Das Gupta had visited in November 2024, soon after the homes of MPs and MLAs were attacked. She went to Manipur in May 2023 soon after the first clashes broke out there. “It’s been a challenging assignment, throughout. Now, it’s more complicated because people don’t want to speak. They’re cagey.” She found the divide between the communities had grown and there was “a hopelessness” among the people. Frustration has increased and they’re not as welcoming of the news media. “They see it as conflict tourism,” explained Gupta. Here are some of her reports on the current situation in the state— BJP is a divided house , trade hub turns ghost town , Sangh workers live in fear . Another ThePrint editor who has been to Manipur several times, Ananya Bhardwaj, said that while sources are more accessible because she now knows the civil and security officials, what’s difficult is that different agencies tell different versions of the same incident. “They’re not on the same page,” said Bhardwaj. “So which agency are you to believe?” The other obstacle reporters face is misinformation, especially through social media. Both sides, the Meiteis and Kukis, have their own sources of information, which they use to promote their version of events. Bhardwaj said they show you videos from their own “intelligence sources”. She agreed with Gupta that the people are disillusioned: “They have accepted the fact that it will be like this,” she said. Had the national media kept Manipur in the headlines in the last 18 months, perhaps the authorities would have worked harder to find a settlement and restore peace. I believe the news media has by and large failed to highlight the faultlines in Manipur and demand accountability. That’s what makes ThePrint’s efforts all the more important. That’s it for this year. Before I leave you, a big thank-you to all our readers—especially to those who took the trouble to write to The Print with their valuable feedback. We hope you will continue to engage with us in 2025. Shailaja Bajpai is ThePrint’s Readers’ Editor. 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The stock traded as low as $134.71 and last traded at $135.90. 61,389,203 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 378,625,875 shares. The stock had previously closed at $139.93. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several research analysts have commented on NVDA shares. Mizuho raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $150.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Melius Research boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $164.15. Read Our Latest Stock Report on NVIDIA NVIDIA Stock Performance NVIDIA ( NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $35.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $33.15 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 93.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.38 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Co. will post 2.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. NVIDIA Announces Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 5th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1.57%. Insiders Place Their Bets In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,670 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.40, for a total transaction of $9,027,118.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 3,351,572 shares in the company, valued at $453,802,848.80. The trade was a 1.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website . Also, Director Tench Coxe sold 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.26, for a total transaction of $131,260,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 28,671,360 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,763,402,713.60. The trade was a 3.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold 1,351,886 shares of company stock worth $176,825,650 over the last three months. Company insiders own 4.23% of the company’s stock. Institutional Trading of NVIDIA Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hoertkorn Richard Charles grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.0% during the third quarter. Hoertkorn Richard Charles now owns 3,490 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $424,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Smart Portfolios LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Smart Portfolios LLC now owns 2,805 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $341,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Palisade Asset Management LLC now owns 15,363 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,866,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Total Wealth Planning LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 3.6% in the third quarter. Total Wealth Planning LLC now owns 2,275 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $276,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the period. Finally, Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% in the third quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH now owns 30,080 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,653,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. NVIDIA Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for NVIDIA Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for NVIDIA and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Kadant Inc. ( NYSE:KAI – Free Report ) by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 44 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in Kadant were worth $1,483,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of KAI. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kadant by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 144,344 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $48,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,629 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Kadant by 133.3% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 3,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,752 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Kadant by 16.1% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 793 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $268,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp purchased a new stake in Kadant during the third quarter valued at about $585,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Kadant during the third quarter worth about $806,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.13% of the company’s stock. Analyst Ratings Changes Separately, Barrington Research lifted their price objective on Kadant from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Kadant Stock Performance Shares of KAI stock opened at $350.80 on Friday. Kadant Inc. has a 52 week low of $249.51 and a 52 week high of $429.95. The company has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a PE ratio of 35.91 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $374.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $335.54. Kadant ( NYSE:KAI – Get Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $271.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $266.38 million. Kadant had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 11.12%. The company’s revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Kadant Inc. will post 10.11 EPS for the current year. Kadant Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be given a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.10%. Insider Activity In other news, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $398.21, for a total transaction of $60,527.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,692,392.50. This trade represents a 3.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink . Also, VP Fredrik H. Westerhout sold 600 shares of Kadant stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.25, for a total transaction of $238,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 1,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $570,848.25. This trade represents a 29.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold 1,052 shares of company stock worth $416,655 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock. Kadant Company Profile ( Free Report ) Kadant Inc supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding KAI? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Kadant Inc. ( NYSE:KAI – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Kadant Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kadant and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .The Byadarahalli police are searching for a cab driver who blackmailed his former landlord with private videos and extorted valuables worth ₹1.8 lakh from her. The victim, a 37-year-old homemaker, stated that the accused, identified as Suresh, had been a tenant in a portion of her three-storeyed house for the past three years. The accused befriended the victim and secretly recorded private videos of her, subsequently using them to blackmail her for money. Initially fearing social stigma, the victim succumbed to his demands. However, the accused’s demands escalated, and he recently forcibly took her mobile phone, car, and earrings from her home. The accused targeted the victim when her husband, an ex-CRPF personnel currently employed as a security officer at a private firm, was away at work. He threatened her with dire consequences if she ignored his calls and even shared the private videos with her husband. Unable to endure the harassment, the victim approached the Byadarahalli police and filed a complaint on Tuesday. Based on this complaint, the police have registered an FIR against Suresh under sections 384 (extortion) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the BNS, 2023. Published - December 28, 2024 10:27 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp RedditIndian parliament disrupted over Adani bribery charges NEW DELHI: India’s parliament was suspended on Monday after disruption by lawmakers demanding a discussion of bribery allegations against the Adani Group. Outside parliament, dozens of members and supporters of the youth wing of Congress marched in protest, carrying placards demanding Adani’s arrest and shouting slogans linking him to Modi. Some tried to jump over police barricades as they marched towards parliament and were detained and taken away in buses. The crisis is the second in two years to hit the Adani group, which was last year accused by short-seller Hindenburg Research of improperly using offshore tax havens. The company denied those claims. The disruption in parliament came as investors cut their exposure to the conglomerate, depressing Adani dollar bond prices. Banks and regulators have been reviewing exposure to the group in the wake of the charges. Some global banks are considering temporarily halting fresh credit to the company after the US indictment but maintaining existing loans, according to several bankers spoken to by Reuters. In Asian trade on Monday, some of the most liquid debts, issued by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone fell between 1 cent and 2 cents, with similar selling in Adani Transmission debt. Adani group’s 10 listed stocks led by Adani Enterprises lost about $28bn in market value over two sessions last week after the US charges.
Democrats plan to elect new party leader just days after Trump's inaugurationMOSCOW — Moscow has accused President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration of working against the plans of President-elect Donald Trump to resolve the war in Ukraine. “During the election campaign, Trump talked about wanting to make peace in some way and was leading everyone down a peaceful path,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian television. “And now they are doing everything they can to escalate the situation in such a way that peace agreements are doomed to failure,” Peskov said on the political news show “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.” Trump, set to take office on January 20, has said he would move to quickly end Russia’s war with Ukraine, which has now been going on for more than 1,000 days. However, he has not yet named any precise plans. Peskov’s comments come after Biden granted Ukraine permission to use long-range ATACMS missiles from the U.S. against military targets in Russia. Biden also plans to waive some of Ukraine’s debts. Peskov asserted that Biden’s administration had shown that it “will do everything to ensure that this war does not end.” He insinuated that the U.S. Democrats wanted to use this to limit Trump and take revenge for their election defeat. Meanwhile Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in Kiev that Moscow’s use of a new type of Russian medium-range missile in Ukraine and threats of further attacks are “typical blackmail.” Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to deter anyone from supporting Kiev, according to Sybiha. “Ukraine’s partners should do the exact opposite: reject blackmail, increase support, and strengthen Ukraine’s air shield with systems capable of intercepting such missiles,” the minister wrote on X. Sign up to get our free daily email of the biggest stories! Russia fired the Oreshnik ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, targeting a defense plant, officials said in Moscow. The launch followed the decision by Ukraine’s international allies to allow Kiev to use Western-made longer-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia. Shortly afterwards, Putin announced the serial production of the new missile, which is claimed to be the only one of its type in the world. According to Moscow, the missile flies at hypersonic speed and cannot be intercepted by air defense systems. This information could not initially be independently confirmed. Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with dozens of combat drones, the Ukrainian air force said on Sunday. Fifty out of Russia’s 73 drones were shot down, the air force said. Almost 20 drones were apparently incapacitated by electronic countermeasures. In the capital Kiev, air raid sirens sounded for more than three hours during the night. More than 10 drones targeting the Ukrainian capital were intercepted, the city’s military administration wrote on Telegram. For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that more than 30 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight. Twenty-seven drones and two missiles were shot down over the Kursk region, the local governor said. Ukrainian troops still occupy part of the Kursk region in western Russia after a summer offensive. No information was provided on any damage caused by the attacks.Addresses the Speed and Reach Limitations of Passive, Direct-attached Copper (DAC) Cables SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell Technology, Inc . (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced the general availability of a 200G per lane optimized transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and laser driver chipset, enabling 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps linear-drive pluggable optics (LPO). Designed to address next-generation short-reach, scale-up compute fabric connectivity requirements, LPO modules enabled by the chipset overcome the reach limitations of passive, DAC cable interconnects. The LPO chipset expands the industry-leading interconnect portfolio from Marvell, which includes PAM4 optical DSPs , coherent DSPs , data center interconnects, Alaska® A active electrical cable (AEC) DSPs and Alaska P PCIe retimers , delivering an optimized optical solution for short-reach compute fabric connections, delivering an optimized optical solution for short-reach compute fabric connections. As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies advance, the demand for higher-bandwidth interconnects in data center networks is accelerating rapidly. This is particularly evident in compute fabric networks, which connect XPUs within and across racks. The next generation of XPU compute fabric networks will transition to data rates of 200 Gbps per lane, where passive DACs fall short of meeting speed and distance requirements. To address this, cloud data centers will transition to a new type of interconnect that meets their specific requirements. Marvell introduced Alaska A for customers looking to extend copper capabilities using AECs, while others can leverage specialized LPO modules featuring the Marvell TIA and driver chipset. Designed for short and predictable host channels, these LPO modules enable longer reach, higher bandwidth and improved performance compared to copper interconnects. "Marvell 1.6 Tbps LPO TIA and laser driver chipset is designed to address the growing demand for short-reach, high-bandwidth interconnect solutions, where passive copper cables are hitting a wall," said Xi Wang , vice president of product marketing for Optical Connectivity at Marvell. "As AI-driven data centers continue to scale, optimizing interconnect solutions across each layer of the network is becoming increasingly critical. The new LPO chipset complements and expands our industry-leading 1.6 Tbps connectivity portfolio, to address the growing spectrum of interconnects that cloud operators are seeking to optimize." "LPO has been a technology in search of the right solution. By optimizing chipsets for short, inside-the-rack connections, Marvell brings clarity and focus to LPO, delivering it in a more compelling and scalable manner," said Alan Weckel , co-founder of 650 Group. "Marvell's innovative approach to achieving performance gains helps drive better AI cluster TCO and highlights the industry's direction in optimizing networking links." The 1.6 Tbps LPO chipset, one of the latest additions to the Marvell interconnect portfolio, is optimized for specific use cases to help data centers maximize infrastructure utilization and performance while reducing overall cost and power per bit. This extensive portfolio spanning optical and copper interconnects includes Ara , the industry's first 3nm PAM4 interconnect platform; Aquila , the industry's first O-band-optimized coherent-lite DSP platform; Nova family of PAM4 DSPs featuring 200 Gbps electrical and optical interfaces; and Alaska A PAM4 DSP for active electrical cables. LPO Chipset Key Features About Marvell To deliver the data infrastructure technology that connects the world, we're building solutions on the most powerful foundation: our partnerships with our customers. Trusted by the world's leading technology companies for over 25 years, we move, store, process and secure the world's data with semiconductor solutions designed for our customers' current needs and future ambitions. Through a process of deep collaboration and transparency, we're ultimately changing the way tomorrow's enterprise, cloud, automotive, and carrier architectures transform—for the better. Marvell and the M logo are trademarks of Marvell or its affiliates. Please visit www.marvell.com for a complete list of Marvell trademarks. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future events, results or achievements. 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Provides 2000 A15 Hydro Bitcoin mining machines in initial order Continues global expansion with addition of new customer SINGAPORE , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN ) ("Canaan" or the "Company"), a leading high-performance computing solutions provider, today announced that Canaan Creative Global Pte. Ltd. ("CCG"), a wholly owned Singapore subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a purchase agreement with AGM Group Holdings Inc. ("AGMH"), an integrated technology company specializing in fintech software services and production of high-performance hardware and computing equipment, for its Avalon A15 HydU 370T ("A15 Hydro") mining machines. As part of the agreement, Canaan will initially provide 2,000 Bitcoin mining machines to AGMH. The Company has also agreed to provide its customer with an option to acquire approximately 30,000 additional BTC mining units, potentially providing AGMH with a combined power capacity not exceeding 300 megawatts. The Avalon Miner A15 Hydro enhances the miner's performance and lifespan while reducing energy consumption and noise pollution, aligning with Canaan's ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategy. About Canaan Inc. Established in 2013, Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN ), is a technology company focusing on ASIC high-performance computing chip design, chip research and development, computing equipment production, and software services. Canaan has extensive experience in chip design and streamlined production in the ASIC field. In 2013, Canaan's founding team shipped to its customers the world's first batch of mining machines incorporating ASIC technology in bitcoin 's history under the brand name Avalon. In 2019, Canaan completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market. To learn more about Canaan, please visit https://www.canaan.io/ . Safe Harbor Statement This announcement contains forward−looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward−looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Canaan Inc.'s strategic and operational plans, contain forward−looking statements. Canaan Inc. may also make written or oral forward−looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Forms 20−F and 6−K, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Canaan Inc.'s beliefs and expectations, are forward−looking statements. Forward−looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward−looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the bitcoin industry and the price of bitcoin ; the Company's expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products, especially its bitcoin mining machines; the Company's expectations regarding maintaining and strengthening its relationships with production partners and customers; the Company's investment plans and strategies, fluctuations in the Company's quarterly operating results; competition in its industry; and relevant government policies and regulations relating to the Company and cryptocurrency . Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Canaan Inc. does not undertake any obligation to update any forward−looking statement, except as required under applicable law. Investor Relations Contacts Canaan Inc. Xi Zhang Email: [email protected] ICR, LLC. Robin Yang Tel: +1 (347) 396-3281 Email: [email protected] SOURCE Canaan Inc.
