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Elon Musk among the top 20 players in Diablo 4 Elon Musk kicked out from Path of Exile 2 for 'cheating' Reactions from gaming community Elon Musk’s plans to Revolutionise the gaming industry Musk’s growing influence in the gaming world The TOI Tech Desk is a dedicated team of journalists committed to delivering the latest and most relevant news from the world of technology to readers of The Times of India. TOI Tech Desk’s news coverage spans a wide spectrum across gadget launches, gadget reviews, trends, in-depth analysis, exclusive reports and breaking stories that impact technology and the digital universe. Be it how-tos or the latest happenings in AI, cybersecurity, personal gadgets, platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and more; TOI Tech Desk brings the news with accuracy and authenticity. Read MoreBaltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith is inactive for the team’s “Monday Night Football” game against the Los Angeles Chargers . Smith, who is a four-time All-Pro, did not practice all week and will miss the game with a hamstring injury. The 27-year-old leads the team in tackles with 110 — which ranks third in the NFL — and also has one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. As Baltimore’s left inside linebacker in its 3-4 alignment, he is a key cog in the defensive scheme and serves as the team’s signal caller. In his seven seasons with Baltimore and the Chicago Bears , Smith has never had less than 101 tackles. GO DEEPER Inside the Harbaugh coaching universe: 'You just want to be attached to that' With Smith out, safety Kyle Hamilton is expected to wear the green dot and relay the defensive calls, but it will be much tougher to replace Smith’s production. Defensive coordinator Zach Orr said the Ravens will replace Smith “by committee,” which presumably means that Malik Harrison will play primarily on run downs and Chris Board will be in on passing downs. Both are more known for their special teams play. Advertisement The 7-4 Ravens have allowed more passing yards between the numbers (1,794 passing yards and a 75.8 completion percentage) than any team in football. In total, Baltimore enters Monday night’s game 23rd in yards allowed (3,982) and points per game (24.6) and 27th in first downs allowed per game (21.2) Without Smith, the Chargers can further exploit what’s already a Ravens’ weakness. Quarterback Justin Herbert hasn’t been ultra-aggressive in attacking the middle this season, but he has the offensive coordinator (Greg Roman) and the inside assets ( Ladd McConkey and Will Dissly ) to do it. ESPN was first to report that Smith was unlikely to play in Monday’s game. Required reading (Photo: Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
Map Shows Where Trump Nominees Are FromUniversity of Michigan researchers have dug deeper into the numbers-only data of COVID-19-era suicides and evaluated the narratives contained in reports from coroners, medical examiners, police and vital statistics. The researchers sought to understand how the crisis influenced suicide deaths in the first year of the pandemic, how the response by governments, employers and others influenced individuals, and if their handling could inform future public health responses. The researchers used the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Violent Death Reporting System , which compiles death reports and vital statistics and uses that information to write text narratives that describe the circumstances in the person’s life at the time of their death. According to the researchers, the CDC launched the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) to address this data gap and provide information that can reveal interactions between individual and macro-correlates of suicide. The outcome is that the COVID-19 pandemic did not lead to an excess in suicide mortality in 2020. In looking at the narratives, the researchers found that the reasons behind the suicides are complex and that mental health may have been overlooked as the crisis unfolded. The analysis also points to the need for better coordination, support by employers, communities, public health leaders in future crises, especially in relation to mental health. According to lead researcher Briana Mezuk , professor of epidemiology: “We felt it was important to delve into the narratives of these deaths, rather than using numbers alone, to learn what roles the pandemic and the public health response to the pandemic might have played in these lost lives.” In looking at the deaths of individuals aged ten years old and above, the researchers found that 6.8 percent of suicide deaths in 2020, representing 2,502 cases, described an aspect of the pandemic, and 20 percent had no known circumstances described in death reports. Although many individuals experienced heightened emotional distress during that time, and some had feared this would lead to greater suicide mortality in 2020, no overall increase materialized in most countries, including the U.S. Nonetheless, research into the causes of suicide and with building mental health support remains a priority in the U.S.and other countries with similar rates. The study appears in the journal Public Library for Science One . The research is titled “Psychosocial and pandemic-related circumstances of suicide deaths in 2020: Evidence from the National Violent Death Reporting System”. Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news.Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.Traveling this holiday season? 10 things the TSA wants you to know
40cr devotees to visit Maha Kumbh but govt making preps for 100 cr: YogiConte’s last public act as Spurs head coach after a 3-3 draw at St Mary’s in 2023 was to launch a furious tirade against his own “selfish” players who he claimed “don’t want to play under pressure” before he seemed to turn on the board as he questioned the club’s ongoing trophy drought. Eight days later Conte had left Tottenham by mutual consent after a whirlwind 16-month period, with Postecoglou his eventual permanent successor. A post shared by Antonio Conte (@antonioconte) Postecoglou has been in charge of the Premier League club for two months longer than the Italian, but managed 12 fewer matches and is currently in the middle of an injury crisis which has resulted in a drop in form, with Spurs only able to claim one victory from their last eight fixtures. However, when Postecoglou was asked if he would jump ship in the wake of making remarks like Conte did in March, 2023, he said: “Look, I don’t think it’s fair to comment. “Antonio is a world-class manager and has his own way of doing things, his own reasons for doing that. “I am here, I am in for the fight. I am in a fight, for sure. For better or worse I am not going anywhere at the moment because everything is still in my power and my responsibility. “I still have a real desire to get us through this stage so that people see what is on the other side. My resolve and determination hasn’t wavered one little bit. “I love a fight, I love a scrap, I love being in the middle of a storm when everyone doubts because I know what it is on the other side if you get through it. My job is to get through it.” Postecoglou was Celtic boss when Conte’s extraordinary 10-minute press conference made waves around the world, but acknowledged being aware of his predecessors’ comments and attempted to explain the psyche behind why a manager would make such a move. “I was on Planet Earth at that time, and yes I was well aware of it,” Postecoglou smiled. “I think you know when a manager gets to that point that there’s obviously some underlying issues. “I think most of the time when managers do that they’re trying to get a reaction, trying to get some sort of impact on the team. “In difficult moments, what you want from your leaders is action rather than inaction of just letting things drift along. He did it to try and get a positive impact on the group, one way or another. We’ve all been in that situation as a manager where you feel this is time to send a message.” Postecoglou sent out his own message on Thursday after a 1-1 draw away to Rangers when he insisted Timo Werner’s display “wasn’t acceptable” at Ibrox. Werner was replaced at half-time following an error-strewn performance, but was not alone in being below-par in Glasgow. A day later Postecoglou explained how with Spurs missing several key first-teamers, the onus is on their fit senior players to deliver a level of application and commitment – and admitted Werner will be required at St Mary’s on Sunday. “I’ve got no choice. Who else am I going to play? I’m pulling kids out of school, I literally am,” Postecoglou mentioned in reference to 16-year-old duo Malachi Hardy and Luca Williams-Barnett, who have recently made the bench. “That was the reasoning for me pointing it out last night. We need Timo. We need all of them. “In normal times if you have a poor game, there’s a price to pay. It doesn’t exist right now. We need everybody we’ve got.”
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands (AP) — Trey Autry scored 16 points off of the bench to help lead George Washington over Illinois State 72-64 on Monday night to claim a fifth-place finish at the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands. Autry had five rebounds for the Revolutionaries (6-1). Gerald Drumgoole Jr. scored 16 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 6 for 7 from the line. Darren Buchanan Jr. shot 3 of 11 from the field and 9 for 11 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding 10 rebounds. The Redbirds (4-3) were led by Chase Walker, who posted 18 points and two steals. Johnny Kinziger added 16 points for Illinois State. Dalton Banks also had 13 points, six rebounds and two steals. Autry scored seven points in the first half and George Washington went into the break trailing 29-27. NEXT UP George Washington's next game is Friday against VMI at home, and Illinois State visits Belmont on Wednesday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Boxing Day shopper footfall was down 7.9% from last year across all UK retail destinations up until 5pm, MRI Software’s OnLocation Footfall Index found. However, this year’s data had been compared with an unusual spike in footfall as 2023 was the first “proper Christmas” period without Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, an analyst at the retail technology company said. It found £4.6 billion will be spent overall on the festive sales. Before the pandemic the number of Boxing Day shoppers on the streets had been declining year on year. The last uplift recorded by MRI was in 2015. Jenni Matthews, marketing and insights director at MRI Software, told the PA news agency: “We’ve got to bear in mind that (last year) was our first proper Christmas without any (Covid-19) restrictions or limitations. “Figures have come out that things have stabilised, we’re almost back to what we saw pre-pandemic.” There were year-on-year declines in footfall anywhere between 5% and 12% before Covid-19 restrictions, she said. MRI found 12% fewer people were out shopping on Boxing Day in 2019 than in 2018, and there were 3% fewer in 2018 than in 2017, Ms Matthews added. She said: “It’s the shift to online shopping, it’s the convenience, you’ve got the family days that take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.” People are also increasingly stocking-up before Christmas, Ms Matthews said, and MRI found an 18% increase in footfall at all UK retail destinations on Christmas Eve this year compared with 2023. Ms Matthews said: “We see the shops are full of people all the way up to Christmas Eve, so they’ve probably got a couple of good days of food, goodies, everything that they need, and they don’t really need to go out again until later on in that week. “We did see that big boost on Christmas Eve. It looks like shoppers may have concentrated much of their spending in that pre-Christmas rush.” Many online sales kicked off between December 23 and the night of Christmas Day and “a lot of people would have grabbed those bargains from the comfort of their own home”, she said. She added: “I feel like it’s becoming more and more common that people are grabbing the bargains pre-Christmas.” Footfall is expected to rise on December 27 as people emerge from family visits and shops re-open, including Next, Marks and Spencer and John Lewis that all shut for Boxing Day. It will also be payday for some as it is the last Friday of the month. A study by Barclays Consumer Spend had forecast that shoppers would spend £236 each on average in the Boxing Day sales this year, but that the majority of purchases would be made online. Nearly half of respondents said the cost-of-living crisis will affect their post-Christmas shopping but the forecast average spend is still £50 more per person than it was before the pandemic, with some of that figure because of inflation, Barclays said. Amid the financial pressures, many people are planning to buy practical, perishable and essential items such as food and kitchenware. A total of 65% of shoppers are expecting to spend the majority of their sales budget online. Last year, Barclays found 63.9% of Boxing Day retail purchases were made online. However, a quarter of respondents aim to spend mostly in store – an 11% rise compared with last year. Karen Johnson, head of retail at Barclays, said: “Despite the ongoing cost-of-living pressures, it is encouraging to hear that consumers will be actively participating in the post-Christmas sales. “This year, we’re likely to see a shift towards practicality and sustainability, with more shoppers looking to bag bargains on kitchen appliances and second-hand goods.” Consumers choose in-store shopping largely because they enjoy the social aspect and touching items before they buy, Barclays said, adding that high streets and shopping centres are the most popular destinations.
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My thumbs are pretty chunky for the size of my hands. This is admittedly a bizarre thing to lead with but it has a lot to do with how I’ve fared with different smartphones. Over the last 15 years, phones have swelled to meet shifting habits. With streaming on mobiles devices more viable, thanks to , it makes sense that screen sizes have expanded to make for a much better experience. In light of my oversized thumbs, which I'm using right now to type this sentence, you may assume that, for me, this amounts to progress. But I’ve always struggled to use smartphones – my first was an iPhone 4 – without awkward autocorrects or the occasional typo. On balance, however, I prefer more compact phones than the goliaths we’ve become used to. Despite forgoing the larger screen size for better video playback and error-free communication, these devices are more likely to have sharper displays (higher pixel-per-inch counts), they're more sophisticated and far more practical (you can fit them into pockets); that's my view. But I've tended to go with the flow – usually as a technology journalist your phone tends to be whatever you're reviewing at the moment. I've handled all kinds of devices, from the to £120 plastic rectangles and everything in between – and more often than not I've ended up with screen sizes in the 6.5-inch-plus range. That's why when my previous smartphone, an (and its 6.7-inch panel) hit retirement age, I figured this was the perfect time to downsize for good. So , weighed up the options and made a concrete decision. I haven't looked back since (to a point – but I'll get back to that later). Ok, so size does matter I then got my hands on the . This is the perfect antidote to years of fumbling about with an oversized phablet – a relatively modestly-sized high-end smartphone with plenty to love, as we covered in our review. For me, it was between that and the (which, admittedly, wasn't an easy choice); of course, these aren't the latest Galaxy phones, but they were going spare in the TechRadar Cupboard of Phones, whole the and were being put to use by other TechRadarians. Now, a few months into using it, what exactly is it that I miss about the larger devices? Zilch. Nada. Nil. I was quite happy on this much smaller device this summer. No longer must I let go of my phone for a split second before catching it in a risky manoeuvre that gets even dicier after you've had a few drinks – simply so I can reach the top-third of my screen. I can also shove my phone into my pocket without fear of it peeking out and granting pickpockets easy access. It's a huge quality of life upgrade. And my chunky thumbs have adapted well too. There is, however, something that doesn’t quite sit right with me. Oh how I'd love to see, a whloe new iPhone SE Not only do I feel that I can go smaller yet, but I’m finding it hard to gel with this particular brand of Android OS. Really, it has made me realize that what I’ve wanted this whole time is just a new, edge-to-edge iPhone SE that packs the power of the latest into a more compact unit. , the iPhone SE never materialized at – and the portfolio is much weaker for its absence. My iPhone 4 was followed by the original iPhone SE (2016) – a device I . It was a phenomenal smartphone that packed the latest hardware into a much sleeker, compact, and better-designed package, than the . The only downsides were the slightly smaller screen – which I was okay with. As the form factor began inching ever larger, this device dug its heels in – a nod from Apple to the fact there remained plenty of customers still keen to reject modernity even as it was dragging its portfolio in a new direction. The , as far as I’m concerned, in light of the use of the older chassis and the lack of an edge-to-edge display. There’s every chance the – if and whenever it’s released – will continue in this vein. But I’m still holding out hope that – sitting buried somewhere in a secretive lab, deep in Apple’s Cupertino HQ – are schematics for a next-gen, edge-to-edge, pocket-sized iPhone SE that offers something that nothing else on the market can right now. Fingers crossed for what 2025 could bring for the house that Steve Jobs built.The China Fund, Inc. Announces Date of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
