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Exeter are five Premiership matches without a win dating back to last seasonRob Baxter’s side face bottom of the table Newcastle Falcons on Friday nightBaxter expressed his belief that ‘big performances’ are coming from the team By Chris Foy Published: 10:46 EDT, 17 October 2024 | Updated: 20:03 EDT, 17 October 2024 Rob Baxter has loaded pressure on his Exeter side to break a five-match run of Premiership defeats when they face fellow strugglers Newcastle – but believes a Chiefs’ resurgence is imminent.This is unfamiliar territory for the man who has been in charge of the Devon club for more than…

Getty ImagesGross domestic product rose by 4.6% on a yearly basis, below the government’s “around 5%” annual targetChina’s economy expanded in the third quarter at the slowest pace since early last year, as the country struggles to boost flagging growth.On an annual basis, gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 4.6% in the three months to the end of September, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. That is less than the previous quarter and below the government’s “around 5%” target for this year.But it was slightly better than analysts expected, while other official figures released on Friday, including retail sales…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -China stocks rose on Friday as the central bank officially launched a swap facility aimed at boosting the equity market, although shares elsewhere in Asia were mixed in the wake of data confirming a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar hovered close to an 11-week high versus major peers after robust U.S. economic data allowed for a more patient path of Federal Reserve easing. The U.S. currency was also supported by recent market contemplation of a potential election victory for Donald Trump, whose proposed tariffs and immigration policies are seen as inflationary. That…

Late in his team’s game against the Green Bay Packers on September 15, Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson caught a short pass over the middle of the field, charged forward, and lowered his body to brace for contact. The side of his helmet smacked the face mask of linebacker Quay Walker, and the back of it whacked the ground as Walker wrestled him down. Rising to his feet after the 9-yard gain, Granson tossed the football to an official and returned to the line of scrimmage for the next snap.Aside from it being his first reception of the 2024…

Nansen revealed its new blockchain analytics platform for Solana. The integration aims to provide Web3 investors with the network’s detailed on-chain data and offer better tools for blockchain analytics. Nansen Launches New Platform On Thursday, blockchain analytics firm Nansen announced the launch of its new platform for Solana. The platform is set to offer “advanced tools” to monitor token balances, track wallet movements, and analyze Solana’s Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) ecosystem. According to the announcement, the new platform seeks to provide “actionable insights across Solana’s Blockchain” by addressing the Web3 analytics sector’s gaps, aiming to provide better…

Google just added a new customization tool for the viral AI podcasts in its NotebookLM software. I got early access and tested it out using Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis as the source material, spending a few hours generating podcasts about the seminal novella—some of them more unhinged than others.Released by Google Labs in 2023 as an experimental, AI-focused writing tool, NotebookLM has been enjoying a resurgence in user interest since early September, when the developers added an option to generate podcast-like conversations between two AI voices—one male-sounding and one female-sounding—from uploaded documents. While these audio “deep dives” can be used…

TL;DR: The EPF concluded its third cohort and is preparing for the fourth cohort. Applications will be open soon. Sign up here to get notified when they open. The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship recently completed its third successful cohort in February 2023. Its completion marked 4 months of immersive learning, research and contribution to the Ethereum core ecosystem from a group of talented and dedicated fellows. Before we look into the third cohort, let’s recap what Ethereum core development is and how EPF fits into its landscape. Protocol development At the heart of the Ethereum ecosystem lies core development, the work…

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While the biometric-scanning Orb and the World network have their roots in crypto tokens, “crypto” wasn’t an oft-mentioned word during the event. Instead, Altman and Blania emphasized World’s blockchain service, digital asset management, and virtual communication tools.Blania claimed during the press briefing that, in the future, World hopes to build the “largest finance network” on the planet.In a separate interview with WIRED, Blania said that during regular Sunday meetings at Atlman’s house, the pair were inspired by the rise of PayPal. Similar to the way that Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and others once pioneered digital payments and fundamentally changed online…

Kamala Harris finally faced probing and persistent questions about her record as vice president and plans for the presidency in an interview with Bret Baier.