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Qualcomm shares fall 4.5% after Arm threatens to scrap key license
23Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Qualcomm shares fall 4.5% after Arm threatens to scrap key license

A smartphone with a Qualcomm logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on March 6, 2023.Dado Ruvic | ReutersQualcomm shares fell nearly 5% in premarket trade after Bloomberg reported that British chip designer Arm is looking to scrap a key license for the U.S. firm.Arm has given Qualcomm a 60-day notice of the cancellation of their so-called architectural license agreement, Bloomberg reported, citing a document.The license in question allows Qualcomm to design chips based on Arm architecture. Arm operates by effectively licensing blueprints that other companies use to design semiconductors.CNBC has reached out to Qualcomm regarding the report. Arm declined to comment. This is a breaking news story. Please check back for more. Source link
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‘Baywatch’ star Michael Newman dies at 68 after Parkinson’s diagnosis – National
23Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Entertainment, Movies

‘Baywatch’ star Michael Newman dies at 68 after Parkinson’s diagnosis – National

Actor Michael Newman of Baywatch died on Sunday, 18 years after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He was 68. Newman, who brought his real-world lifeguarding experience to play Michael “Newmie” Newman on the successful ’80s and ’90s soapy drama, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2006.His close friend, director Matt Felker, announced news of Newman’s death on social media on Monday.Felker, who directed the reflective docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, told People magazine that Newman died “from heart complications.” Michael Newman at the premiere of the docuseries “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun” at The Bungalow on Aug. 26, 2024, in Santa Monica, Calif. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images He said Newman was...
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Trump campaign accuses UK’s Labour Party of election ‘interference’
23Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Trump campaign accuses UK’s Labour Party of election ‘interference’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances for his supporters following a rally at East Carolina University on October 21, 2024 in Greenville, N.C. Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesDonald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the U.S. presidential election after its volunteers travelled to the United States to help campaign for Kamala Harris.The campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, calling for an immediate investigation into what it called "apparent illegal foreign national contributions made by the Labour Party of the United Kingdom and accepted by Harris for President".The complaint cited media reports and a now deleted LinkedIn post fro...
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King Charles, Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa for CHOGM
23Oct By No Comments
World News

King Charles, Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa for CHOGM

King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa. 23 October 2024 Photo: Screengrab / YouTube / The Sun King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa. The monarch has been greeted by a guard of honour at the airport before being escorted to his accommodation in Siumu. Local villagers have lined the roadsides with lanterns to welcome His Royal Highness. King Charles will deliver an address to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on Friday. The royal office said as well as attending CHOGM, the King's programme in Samoa will be supportive of one of the meeting's key themes, "a resilient environment", and the meeting's focus on oceans. The King and Queen were to be formally welcomed by an 'Ava Fa'atupu ceremony before meeting pe...
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China-Russia ties won’t change despite geopolitical turbulence: Xi
23Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

China-Russia ties won’t change despite geopolitical turbulence: Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their bilateral meeting prior to the opening of the BRICS summit, on Oct. 22, 2024, in Kazan, Russia.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChina and Russia's "profound" relationship will not change despite the turbulence in global geopolitics, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin at the opening of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday.The two leaders met at the BRICS summit in Kazan on Tuesday afternoon local time, according to the official readouts from both governments."The world today is facing momentous transformations unseen in a century, resulting in a fast-changing and turbulent international landscape," Xi said, according to the English readout of the meeting. "Yet I am ...
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Xi tells Putin the world is in chaos, but friendship with Russia will endure
23Oct By No Comments
World News

Xi tells Putin the world is in chaos, but friendship with Russia will endure

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22, 2024. Photo: AFP / Pool / Alexander Zemlianichenko Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's Vladimir Putin that the international situation was gripped by chaos but that Beijing's strategic partnership with Moscow was a force for stability amid the most significant changes seen in a century. Xi and Putin in May pledged a "new era" of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of the United States, which they cast as an aggressive Cold War hegemon sowing chaos across the world. "At present, the world is going through changes unseen in a hundred years, the international situation is intertwined with chaos," Xi told Putin in the Russian city of Kaza...
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Boeing CEO to discuss company’s future while workers vote on contract
23Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Boeing CEO to discuss company’s future while workers vote on contract

Ryan Bergh, a machinist at Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington for 10 years, cheers during a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the Seattle Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesBoeing has already braced investors for a rough quarterly report. Now, new CEO Kelly Ortberg has the chance to share his vision for the troubled manufacturer, from a potential strike-ending labor agreement to a slimmed-down future.When he takes the mic for his first earnings call as Boeing's CEO on Wednesday, more than 32,000 striking machinists will start voting on a new, sweetened contract proposal. Results of the labor vote ar...
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Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with cancer – source
23Oct By No Comments
World News

Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with cancer – source

Harvey Weinstein. Photo: AFP / Pool / Etienne Laurent By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, a source close to the incarcerated producer tells CNN. Weinstein's specific diagnosis is chronic myeloid leukaemia, a form of cancer of the bone marrow, the source says, adding that he is undergoing treatment at Rikers Island in New York. Weinstein's longtime spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, declined to comment on Weinstein's diagnosis. His attorney, Arthur Aidala, did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment. Weinstein's prison consultant and authorised legal healthcare representative in New York state, Craig Rothfeld, shot down speculation regarding Weinstein's diagnosis. "It is both troubling and unacceptable that such private and confiden...
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Karan Johar`s maiden web series to explore the golden age of aviation in India
23Oct By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Karan Johar`s maiden web series to explore the golden age of aviation in India

It’s time to reverse the clock. At least, that’s what Karan Johar is set to do as he gears up for his maiden OTT series as a showrunner-creator. Last month, mid-day reported that the filmmaker, after directing segments in Lust Stories (2018) and Ghost Stories (2020), and producing various titles on OTT, is making his web debut with an ambitious offering (A new direction, September 23). Now, we have learnt that the yet-untitled series is set against the aviation world of the ’70s. A source tells us, “The show marks two firsts for Karan—it is not only his debut web series as a creator, but will also be first attempt at a period piece as a director. Having told contemporary stories so far, he is excited about turning his lens to an era gone by. The aviation world of the ’70s provides ample su...
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