When an Italian journalist was arrested in Iran in December, her boyfriend back home feared she might linger in prison for years. So, amid talk that Iran and Italy were negotiating a prisoner swap that involved the United States, he says, he decided to try to get a message to someone who might be in…
China’s construction of barges that appear tailor made for amphibious landings has raised concerns over the prospect of an invasion of Taiwan, with a former U.S. admiral likening the situation to preparations made before the “D-Day” landings in June 1944. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, U.S. Department of Defense, and Taipei Economic…
Baseline characteristics of the participants Table 1 depicts the participant characteristics. Out of 438,681 participants, 75,056 (17.11%) had CMDs. Among them, 15.12% had one CMDs, 1.90% had two CMDs, and 0.09% had three CMDs. Individuals with one, two, or three CMDs were compared to those without CMDs. The former group was older, had more males and…
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2024年2月27日，美國科技巨頭Meta的掌門人扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）在訪問東京期間，在日本首相辦公室接受採訪。（圖片來源：STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images） 看中國網站 禁止建立鏡像網站 。 【看中國2025年1月16日訊】（看中國記者高芸編譯）據多方消息證實，Meta公司首席執行官馬克．扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）將與多位共和黨億萬富翁捐助者，共同主辦候任總統唐納德．川普(特朗普)的就職招待會，此舉標誌著這位社交媒體巨頭創始人對候任總統支持態度的轉變。 看中國網站 禁止建立鏡像網站 。 據美聯社報導，兩位要求匿名的知情人士透露，這場備受關注的招待會將於下週一（1月20日）晚舉行，時間安排在就職典禮舞會之前。由於涉及私密計畫，這些知情人要求保持匿名。 此次招待會的共同主辦陣容強大，包括多位美國商界知名人士：已故賭場大亨謝爾登．阿德爾森（Sheldon Adelson）的遺孀、現任達拉斯獨行俠隊老闆米裡亞姆．阿德爾森（Miriam Adelson）；同時擁有賭場產業和休斯頓火箭隊的蒂爾曼．費爾蒂塔（Tilman Fertitta），他已被川普提名為美國下任駐義大利大使；以及芝加哥小熊隊共同所有人托德．裡基茨（Todd Ricketts）及其妻子西爾維．萊熱爾（Sylvie Légère）。 這一舉動引發外界廣泛關注，因為扎克伯格曾與川普的關係並不融洽。2021年1月6日，在川普支持者衝擊美國國會大廈事件後，扎克伯格曾下令將川普的臉書和Instagram賬號禁封。然而近期，他已成為眾多積極修復與新總統關係的科技行業領袖之一。 對於這次招待會的相關報導，Meta公司在週二對此表示拒絕置評。 在川普贏得總統選舉數週後，扎克伯格便已前往佛羅里達，在海湖莊園與這位共和黨領袖共進晚餐。此外，作為臉書和Instagram的母公司，Meta還向川普的就職基金慷慨捐贈了100萬美元。 最近，扎克伯格還宣布了一項重大政策調整：將改變臉書和Instagram的內容審核機制，用戶撰寫的「社區筆記」將取代第三方事實核查。 …
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stock broke out Wednesday after the robotic surgery giant crushed Wall Street’s expectations in its preliminary fourth-quarter report. ↑ X NOW PLAYING How To Buy Stocks: Flat Base Chart Pattern During the December quarter, sales surged 25% to $2.41 billion, the company said. That easily beat forecasts for $2.2 billion, according to…
Poland’s prime minister appeared on Wednesday to confirm the conclusions of western intelligence officials who had warned of a Russian plot to blow up cargo aircraft over western countries. “I can only confirm that Russia planned acts of air terror, not just against Poland but against airlines across the globe,” the prime minister, Donald Tusk,…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States strengthened restrictions on advanced computing semiconductors on Wednesday to prevent the diversion to China of high-end chips, the Commerce Department said. The new rules impose broader licensing requirements for chip factories and packaging companies … Source link
Four robbers armed with knives and hammers stormed a Hong Kong jewellery store on Wednesday night, making off with valuables and fleeing in a car that later crashed in Tai Po. Police launched a manhunt after receiving multiple reports at around 6.30pm about the four assailants running from the shop on San Fung Avenue in…
WalletHub shared its latest report on the Best & Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle in 2025. WalletHub compared the 100 biggest U.S. cities across 35 key metrics. The data set ranges from the average monthly fitness-club fee to the city’s bike score to the share of physically inactive adults. Top 5 Cities for an…