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Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has continued for three days, with authorities saying more than 500,000 civilians have been forced to flee their homes due to cross-border shelling and air attacks.Officials from the two Southeast Asian neighbors also accused each other on Wednesday of restarting a conflict that has left at least 13 soldiers and civilians dead so far this week and more than half a million people from both sides of the border have fled for safety.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”More than 400,000 people have been moved to safe evacuation centers” in seven provinces, Thai Defense…

Pat Cummins missed the last two games against England with a back injury but has officially returned as captain of Australia’s side, which will go on to win the series in Adelaide next week.Cummins has been suffering from a back problem and missed the eight-wicket wins over England in Perth and Brisbane, leading to a 2-0 lead heading into the match against Adelaide Oval on 17 December. Josh Hazlewood, usually the first choice in the bowling attack along with Cummins and Mitchell Starc, was ruled out of the team for the rest of the series with an Achilles tendon and…

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos speaks with Science Corp. founder Max Hodak about how brain-computer interfaces are coming faster than anyone realizes. The co-founder and former president of Neuralink shares how his company recently achieved perhaps the biggest breakthrough in vision restoration in decades, with tiny retinal implants smaller than a grain of rice helping 80% of blind people read again. In this conversation, they also explore BCI’s short-term commercialization path through medical applications, the long-term potential for enhancing cognitive function and “combining” multiple brains, and why Science, which has raised $260 million from investors to date, is…

To be in the top 10% of U.S. household incomes, you need to earn nearly $200,000 a year, but the exact criteria will vary depending on where you live. Visa’s recent analysis calculated the income and net worth of households in the United States that are considered “wealthy,” defined in the report as households in the top 10% of households in either income or net worth. Visa based its standards on 2024 U.S. Census data.Nationally, that standard is an annual income of about $210,000, or a net worth of about $1.8 million. Net worth is a measure of a household’s…

Miami voters elected Democrat Eileen Higgins mayor Tuesday, ending a nearly three-decade drought for the party that defeated Donald Trump-backed Republicans in the majority-Hispanic city.Although the race was officially nonpartisan, the race took on national significance, pitting Higgins against Republican Emilio Gonzalez, a former Miami governor, in a race closely watched by both parties.Recommended stories 1 List of itemsend of listThe victory comes on the heels of recent electoral successes for Democrats heading into next year’s midterm elections.Here’s what we know:What were the final results of the Miami election?As of Tuesday night, Higgins led Republican Gonzalez 59% to 41%, according…

Honduras’ attorney general announced that he has issued an arrest warrant for former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was released from a U.S. federal prison last week following a pardon from President Donald Trump. Attorney General Johel Antonio Zelaya Álvarez announced on X Monday that he has asked government agencies and the international police agency Interpol to arrest Mr. Hernández on charges of money laundering and fraud. “We have been torn apart by the tentacles of corruption and criminal networks that have deeply affected the lives of our country,” Zelaya said. His post included a photo of the Supreme Court’s…

The World Darts Championship is back and bigger than ever, broadcast live on Sky Sports, with the rapid rise of Luke Littler helping the sport reach unprecedented levels of interest and excitement. Littler was less than a year old when darts’ marquee event first moved to Alexandra Palace, but the teenager is now back as defending champion and looking to add another achievement to his already remarkable darts career. Littler had high expectations from an early age. He first played the sport on a magnetic board as a toddler while still in diapers, and talks about hearing walk-ons from Phil…

Market research is a $90 billion industry that helps brands figure out how to best present themselves to potential customers. But that market insight isn’t cheap or quick. Cashew Research wants to use AI to change this. Cashew, based in Calgary, Alberta, uses AI to develop market research plans and surveys for brands based on the information they are looking for, such as their visibility with specific populations or whether their marketing taglines resonate with customers. Cashew then sends surveys to real people and uses AI to summarize and summarize the results. Cashew was one of 200 startups selected for…

Mutual fund companies are increasing access to types of investments that provide guaranteed income for a lifetime. Last week, Vanguard, a mutual fund company and pioneer in index investing, announced a new line of target-date mutual funds. This allows shareholders to use a portion of their retirement funds to purchase an annuity. Annuities are products sold by insurance companies that guarantee policyholders a certain amount of regular income over a certain period of time.The mutual fund is expected to be available in 2026 and will only be available within defined contribution plans such as 401(k)s, the Wall Street Journal reports.…

An employee stands near the Amazon Inc. logo above the reception counter at the company’s campus in Hyderabad, India, on Friday, September 6, 2019.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon on Wednesday pledged to invest more than $35 billion in India’s cloud and artificial intelligence space by 2030 as hyperscalers race to gain a foothold in the market. The commitment revealed in Amazon The Smbhav summit to be held in New Delhi will build on the approximately $40 billion already invested in the country. Amazon said in a press release that the new fund will target AI-driven digitization, export expansion, and…