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circus show NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators in New York are seeking records from the manufacturer of an AI-powered weapons scanner that was briefly deployed this summer in New York City’s subway system. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators in New York are seeking records from the manufacturer of an AI-powered weapons scanner that was briefly deployed this summer in New York City’s subway system. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators in New York are seeking records from the manufacturer of an AI-powered weapons scanner that was briefly deployed this summer in New York City’s subway system. The tech company, Evolv, revealed in a public filing that it “received a voluntary document request from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York” on Nov. 1. It was unclear what the request was seeking. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan declined to comment on the request, which was first reported by the Daily News. In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for Evolv said the company was “pleased to cooperate with all government agencies and regulators who request information from our company.” The Massachusetts-based tech company, whose scanners have also been used at sports stadiums and schools, has faced allegations of misconduct. Last month, Evolv’s board of directors fired its chief executive following an internal investigation that found certain sales had been “subject to extra-contractual terms and conditions.” On Tuesday, the company announced it had resolved a previous probe launched by the Federal Trade Commission last year over allegations of deceptive marketing practices. The company is also under separate investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Despite the legal and regulatory scrutiny, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a pilot program this summer to bring a handful of scanners to the city’s subways to deter gun violence. The initiative drew immediate criticism from civil liberties groups who said the searches were unconstitutional, along with questions about its efficacy. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. In October, the city revealed the scanners did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times. At the time, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department said it was still “evaluating the outcome of the pilot” and had not entered into any contract with Evolv. Advertisement Advertisement

Fine Gael's Jennifer Carroll McNeill the first TD elected in the country... Eoin O’Malley: Everyone gets a slice of the pie in an election that no one seems to have won Shocks, drops and ministerial meltdowns: What we’ve learned from the tallies so far 'It's clear the Green Party has not had a good day' - Roderic O'Gorman Don’t blame the electorate when Simon Harris is Taoiseach for Christmas, Kevin Doyle writes Irish Independent Election 2024 hub and live count centre Mary Lou McDonald thanks voters as she arrives at the RDS Simmonscourt Fine Gael's Jennifer Carroll McNeill the first TD elected in the country... Five Sisters from Clarissa Missionary Order greet political supporters in Kerry 'Massive galvanising of anti-establishment vote around Gerard Hutch' - Clare Daly Meath West Count 1: No candidate reaches quota as six eliminated Niall Collins confident in Limerick Carroll MacNeill 'grateful to voters' as she leads in Dún Laoghaire Kildare North - complete tally shows FF and Soc Dem candidates in the lead Director Jim Sheridan says 'anger' is behind the vote for Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch Political Correspondent Gabija Gataveckaite gives us the latest from the RDS: Can Fine Gael hold onto Damien English's old seat? First counts expected after 6pm in Cork South Central and Cork North Central 'I don't like politics, I've never liked it, but it's a privilege' First count underway in Donegal Final tally for Carlow-Kilkenny with two FF candidates leading Michael Fitzmaurice, Claire Kerrane and Martin Daly to take seats A seven-horse race in Cork East? Sinn Féin potentially on target to take three seats in Cavan/MonaghanVote counting in Ireland's general election began Saturday with an exit poll indicating a tight finish with the incumbent centre-right coalition most likely to form the next government. After voting concluded Friday, the exit poll indicated that the leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein, the main opposition party, narrowly led with 21.1 percent of the vote. But neck and neck on 21.0 percent was the centre-right Fine Gael whose leader is the outgoing prime minister Simon Harris. Fine Gael's centre-right partner in the outgoing coalition -- Fianna Fail, led by deputy prime minister Micheal Martin -- were slightly further back in third with 19.5 percent. "Forming a government will depend on two of the three being able to cooperate with one another," Lisa Keenan, a political scientist at Trinity College Dublin, told AFP. But Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are "in the driving seat to reestablish coalition" in the new 174-seat lower chamber of parliament, said the Irish Times newspaper. During the campaign both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael ruled out entering coalition with Sinn Fein, who also prioritise Irish unification. "Sinn Fein could well finish first in the popular vote for the second time in a row, but face another five years in opposition," said the paper. At the last general election in 2020, Sinn Fein -- the former political wing of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army -- won the largest vote share but could not find willing coalition partners. That led to weeks of horsetrading, ending up with Fine Gael, which has been in power since 2011, agreeing a deal with Fianna Fail. Partial results are expected throughout Saturday, while a final result may not be clear for days. During the last parliamentary term, the role of prime minister rotated between the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael leaders. The smaller Green Party made up the governing coalition. EU member Ireland's proportional representation system sees votes of eliminated candidates redistributed during multiple rounds of counting. While the exit poll suggests Fine Gael and Fianna Fail's performance is down on the last election, "their supporters are increasingly willing to transfer from one to the other," as the count rounds progress, Keenan told AFP. Smaller opposition parties including the Social Democrats, and Labour would be in the mix for coalition talks after the final result according to analysts. Non-aligned independent candidates could also play a role in the next government if sought by the frontrunner parties to make up an 88-seat majority in the Dail. The three-week campaign, launched after Harris called a snap election November 8, was marked by rancour over housing and cost-of-living crises, public spending and immigration. Harris, who became Ireland's youngest-ever taoiseach (prime minister) when he took over in April, held a solid lead entering the campaign. But the party lost ground, in particular after Harris was seen in a viral clip appearing rude and dismissive to a care worker on the campaign trail. Both centre-right parties stressed their pro-business and pro-EU credentials and said returning them to power would ensure stability, particularly with turmoil abroad and the risk of external shocks. Ireland's high-growth economy depends on foreign direct investment and lavish corporate tax returns from mainly US tech and pharma giants, and would suffer if incoming US president Donald Trump follows through on pledges to slap tariffs on imports and repatriate corporate tax of US firms. The exit poll revealed "no enthusiasm for the government, despite the buoyant economy," Eoin O'Malley, a political scientist at Dublin City University, told AFP. "But neither is there any enthusiasm for the opposition parties," he said. Mary Lou McDonald's Sinn Fein saw a dip in support among its working class base in the past year because of its progressive stance on social issues and migration policy, as immigration became a key election issue. But it rallied on the back of a campaign heavily focused on housing policy and claimed it is the only alternative to Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, which have swapped power since Irish independence from Britain in 1921. pmu/ach

The Philadelphia Phillies signed two-time All-Star closer Jordan Romano to a one-year contract on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but ESPN and The Athletic reported the deal was worth $7.75 million. The 31-year-old right-hander was non-tendered by Toronto earlier this offseason. The Phillies bolstered their bullpen after Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez hit free agency. Romano went 1-2 with a 6.59 ERA in 15 relief appearances with the Blue Jays in 2024. Romano battled injuries last season and underwent season-ending right elbow surgery in July. He saved 36 games in 2022 and 2023, earning All-Star nods in each season. Overall, Romano is 20-17 in 231 career relief appearances with 105 saves and a 2.90 ERA. --Field Level Media

Thank you for reading Hyperallergic! Subscribe to our newsletter Privacy Policy Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in. Please visit My Account to verify and manage your account. An account was already registered with this email. Please check your inbox for an authentication link. Support Independent Arts Journalism As an independent publication, we rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider becoming a member today . Already a member? Sign in here. Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism for as little as $8 per month. Become a Member Last week, Ridley Scott’s eagerly anticipated Gladiator II premiered in theaters across the United States. More than two decades after his first trip to the arena in Gladiator (2000), Scott’s follow-up focuses not on the reign of Commodus, who murders his father, Marcus Aurelius, for the throne in the first movie, but rather on the rule of the Roman imperial brothers Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) and Geta (Joseph Quinn). It is now the year 211 CE, and the Colosseum is filled with gladiators, rhinoceroses, and some ahistorical sharks. Those arena sharks are just one of many anachronisms, but the bigger problem with the film is its portrayal of the new rulers. Despite their casting as pasty strawberry blondes, for instance, the real-life counterparts of Caracalla and Geta were sons of an African Roman emperor named Septimius Severus and a Syrian woman named Julia Domna. The film has its fun in casting aspersions on the masculinity and leadership abilities of these fraternal rulers by cladding them in lavish colors and thick cosmetics and accessorizing them with jewelry and even a pet monkey. It misses out, however, on the opportunity to explore the fascinating, colorful, and syncretistic world of the real Severans being reconstructed by art historians and artists today. Before we can understand how these two Afro-Syrian brothers came to power, we must return to the demise of Commodus. In the first Gladiator , the former general and then enslaved gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) kills the evil emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) as 50,000 Romans watch in the Colosseum. In reality, Commodus, Marcus Aurelius’ son, was killed by a youthful athlete named Narcissus in 192 CE. The assassin strangled the ruler while he was in a bath in his house on Rome’s Caelian Hill. Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. Daily Weekly Opportunities By that time, it had been almost ten years since the real Commodus killed his sister, Lucilla, in 182 CE. In the movie version, however, Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) remains alive, playing the long-suffering mother of Lucius (Paul Mescal), the hero of Gladiator II . In Roman history, the period of uncertainty after Commodus’ demise was called the “ Year of the Five Emperors .” Ultimately, it was a Roman governor of Punic and Italian origins named Septimius Severus who marched on the city of Rome with the support of the Roman legions from along the Rhine and Danube rivers, becoming the new emperor. His second wife, Julia Domna, was the wealthy daughter of a priest from Emesa in present-day Homs, Syria. When the Severan Dynasty came to power in 193 CE, the couple already had a pair of sons: five-year-old Caracalla and four-year-old Geta. In the film, the two are depicted as twins, and their father is not seen at all. Not only does the African emperor not make it to the screen in Gladiator II , but the Africans that are depicted play the role of barbaric outsiders in ways both problematic and familiar. Lucius, who goes by the Phoenician name Hanno, was raised to hate Rome in the African province of Numidia. Despite his upbringing, Lucius eventually reveals that he is a Virgil-quoting Roman only hiding in the garb of an African. Numidia and other such provinces such as Africa Proconsularis are characterized as rebellious and non-Roman from the opening scenes of the movie, during which an uprising is put down by the Roman general Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal). This, even though they had by then been part of the Roman Empire for many centuries, and a great number of wealthy Roman families were living within them. The most allegedly progressive casting for the movie was Denzel Washington as the African usurper Macrinus, a gladiator troupe owner and power broker. The real Macrinus was a Mauritanian and a praetorian prefect from a wealthy family of elite Roman equestrians originally based in what is now Algeria. Scott’s Macrinus, though, is no equestrian elite, but rather an ambitious nouveau-riche who trades in gladiators, slaves, and soft power. Instead of depicting Macrinus as the wealthy African from an established Roman family that he is, Scott chooses to depict Macrinus as an upstart and — as it is revealed later — a formerly enslaved person. One of the only attempts in the film to address Rome’s oppressive use of enslaved labor comes in the last bloody moments of the jumbled plot. Finally revealing his background, Macrinus tells Lucius that he was once enslaved by Marcus Aurelius, a nod to the fact that emperors enslaved hundreds of people as part of the familia Caesaris , or “family of Caesar.” Not long after, Macrinus kills Geta and eventually Caracalla as well, seizing power. The triumphal Macrinus now stands in the hallowed halls of the Roman Senate House as the acclaimed emperor. And yet, Macrinus’ former servitude and ire toward Marcus Aurelius goes unexplored. This was yet another missed opportunity for Macrinus, and by extension, Scott and the film writ large, to speak up about the real Marcus Aurelius. Just as he was in the previous film, Aurelius continues to be extolled, quoted, and aesthetically referenced in sculpture due to the ahistorical notion that he wanted to rid Rome of imperial succession and return to the Republic that existed before Julius Caesar. Although the emperor has enjoyed much celebration by wealthy technocrats obsessed with quoting Stoic virtues from the emperor’s Meditations, the real Marcus Aurelius was a man who chose his own biological son, Commodus, to take over as Roman Emperor. This broke with over 80 years of emperors adopting more fitting rulers to take over the Roman Empire during the course of the second century CE. He put family before community in a way neither Gladiator or Gladiator II ever reckons with. And he did so while adopting a Stoic philosophy that promotes being happy with one’s lot in life and not focusing on wealthy. This is a much easier thing to do when one is born an emperor rather than a slave. In other ways, African identity is glossed over altogether in Gladiator II — the Afro-Syrian lineage of Geta and Caracalla is never addressed . The brothers’ family is non-existent. Archaeological remains tell a different story. Perhaps the most famous depiction of the emperor, his wife, and his children comes from a painted tondo dated to around 199–200 CE made about seven years into Septimius Severus’ reign and found in Djemila in present-day Algeria . The tondo allows for more insight into the variant skin tones within the Roman Mediterranean and further investigation into what the Severans looked like in real life. The famed portrait is not the only evidence that allows us to access how the Severans looked. Leading art historians and artists are now working with the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University to try and reconstruct the Severans using the vestiges of ancient polychromy left on two busts of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna in the museum collection. Working with Mark Abbe , an Associate Professor of Art History and Classics at the University of Georgia and a leading polychromy scholar, and Stephen Chappell , an independent digital artist, the museum is using new microscopic analyses of the remaining colorants on the museum’s busts in order to suggest a number of possible reconstructions for Severus and Domna. The busts and multiple possible reconstructions sit side-by-side in the gallery. A new publication, Imperial Colors: The Roman Portrait Busts of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna (2023), reveals these new reconstructions while also showing how Septimius Severus and Julia Domna used references to Egyptian gods like Serapis and Isis to accentuate the fact that they “had one foot planted in Africa and the other in Rome.” Demonstrating that wealthy Africans served as Roman senators, magistrates, and respected citizens in imperial Rome long before (and many years after) the Severans came to power dissolves the casting of Africa and Africans in Gladiator II as largely rebellious, uncivil, and above all, outside of the bounds of the Roman empire . In comments to Hyperallergic, archaeologist and Classics professor Vivian Laughlin also discussed the importance of using these reconstructions to teach students about the diversity of the Roman Mediterranean. “Scientific analysis of the hue of his skin can negate the preconceived notion that just because Severus was a Roman Emperor, he must have appeared European, without any melanin,” Laughlin remarked. Showing students that skin tone and Africanness did not hinder political position continues to chip away at the modern assumption about Rome’s Whiteness. Septimius Severus eventually died in February of 211 CE, leaving his sons to co-rule for less than a year. Despite their father’s alleged last words urging them to get along, Caracalla would have his brother, Geta, killed later that year. Caracalla then served as emperor alone for almost six more years thereafter, before the praetorian prefect Macrinus would have him murdered by a soldier. The Syrian mother of the brothers, never depicted or referenced in the film, would not die until 217 CE in Antioch (Turkey) in the same year as her son. Caracalla’s 14-year-old cousin from his Syrian side, a teenager named Elagablus , would then bring the Severan dynasty back to power, followed by a final Severan named Severus Alexander. Despite never being addressed in the film, the Afro-Syrian parentage of Geta and Caracalla is crucial to Roman history: It remained an important part of the public art and coinage produced by the Severan dynasty until its fall in 235 CE. What pained me the most about Gladiator II was not the many anachronistic or ahistorical gaffes that ranged from references to hoses, newspapers, and sharks in the Colosseum to inscriptions in both English and Latin — it was the damage done by perpetuating false ideas about Africa and its supposedly “good” emperors. Films don’t have to be historically accurate to be good or enjoyable. I still rewatch Spartacus (1960) every year, despite its historical flaws . But movies set in historical time periods do wield an undeniable public power — and thus responsibility. As I gaped at the white marble of the famed Apollo Belvedere , which made a brief cameo in the third act of Gladiator II , I wanted more than just painted statues or colorful architecture to be visualized for the audience. Omission can cause more damage than inaccuracy. Ignoring the Afro-Syrian identity of Geta and Caracalla in both casting and in plot, all while also erasing women like Julia Domna altogether, reinforces the popular assumption that Rome’s diversity lay only in the outlying places it conquered. Instead, we can and should recognize that it also existed among the elite Romans doing the conquering. We hope you enjoyed this article! Before you keep reading, please consider supporting Hyperallergic ’s journalism during a time when independent, critical reporting is increasingly scarce. 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Riding a 6-game win streak, the Eagles head to Hollywood again for a rematch with the young Rams

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the second straight season, the Philadelphia Eagles are headed to SoFi Stadium with a lengthy winning streak and a team that looks like one of the best in the NFC. The Los Angeles Rams (5-5) couldn't do much to slow them down last season, but they'll try again Sunday night with a young team that hopes to get where the Eagles (8-2) are already standing — atop their division with a six-game winning streak. Philadelphia also made this road trip in October 2023 for a meeting of the previous two NFC champions, and the unbeaten Eagles held on for a 23-14 victory despite failing to score a touchdown in the second half. Jalen Hurts passed for 303 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 72 yards and another score, while Jalen Carter sacked Matthew Stafford twice while the Eagles prevented LA from crossing midfield in the second half. “I just remember that they do a great job of controlling the game,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “They shortened the game, and that’s been a consistent theme that they do an excellent job of. I remember feeling like that’s a good team, and we had our chances, but they certainly made it difficult for us and they earned that win.” Philadelphia comes into the rematch on extra rest after beating Washington 26-18 in a Thursday night game. The young Rams have won four of their past five , but they haven't managed the consistency necessary to become an elite team. The Eagles’ NFL-best defense includes one of the league’s best cornerback duos in Darius Slay and rookie Quinyon Mitchell. The Rams’ offense is built around Stafford’s ability to get the ball to Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, two of the NFL’s top wideouts. That dual matchup should determine whether the Rams can score enough points to keep up with Philadelphia. “Their personnel is as good as it gets, as far as we’ve seen,” Stafford said of the Eagles defense. “I've just watched them from afar. It’s impressive what you see on tape. They do a really nice job of disguising their looks and giving you a bunch of things to look at.” The game also features the two front-runners for the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Mitchell is widely considered the top rookie cornerback in the league, but Los Angeles edge rusher Jared Verse is the consensus favorite for the award so far after his dynamic start to the season with 4 1/2 sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Hurts is expected to play Sunday after being limited in practice this week by an ankle injury. He said the limited practice was part of a program put together by the Eagles to strengthen his recovery with extra days off. He also cleared concussion protocol after his head was spiked into the ground against Washington. Hurts has 2,197 yards passing with 12 TDs and five interceptions. Thanks in large part to the “tush push,” Hurts has 11 rushing TDs. “It’s not necessarily about all health,” Hurts said. “I think it’s a mentality where we are. We’re in a phase of the year where things could have very easily, well, they didn’t end the way we wanted to (last season). So that’s in the back of my mind as we enter this phase and putting an emphasis on finishing strong, putting ourselves in a good place.” The Eagles remain confident in kicker Jake Elliott as he comes off perhaps the worst game of his career, missing two field goals and an extra point against Washington. Elliott signed a four-year, $24 million extension in March, but he has already missed five field-goal attempts this season. He holds the franchise record with seven field goals of 50 yards or more in a season, but has missed all four attempts from 50-plus in 2024. “It’s funny with Jake, he’s such a competitor and such a good kicker, you almost take it a little bit for granted when he’s out there; it’s an automatic,” special teams coach Michael Clay said. “But I have such supreme confidence in Jake. At times, it’s just not your day. We’d be probably a little bit more on edge if the ball was sprayed all over the place.” The Eagles are rolling with six straight wins out of the bye, and only Detroit has a better record in the NFC. But Philly fans know better than to expect good times ahead after the Eagles turned a 10-1 start last season into a 1-5 finish and a playoff loss in the wild-card round. So why should anyone expect the Eagles to keep it together this season instead of collapsing yet again? “I think we’ve got some really good teammates and coaches. Everyone is just so locked in to becoming better,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “I do feel like that, that everyone is locked in to becoming better. I felt that way last year, too. Don’t get me wrong. It didn’t work. There were things that happened last year that we feel like we’ve corrected, that we’re on the right track.” AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston in Philadelphia contributed. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFLGlobal Generative Artificial Intelligence In Security Market Set For 20.7% Growth, Reaching $1.69 Billion By 2028

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At its most human level, growth is the purpose of life. Avoid the death trap of under 5 child mortality - something roughly 13,400 children per day fail to do - and then hope for an equal chance at thriving to old age in an increasingly chaotic world. At the level of institutions that shape the lives of all humans, growth is about status, power, wealth - motivations which drive an ever growing economy - but also risk destroying our world and everyone on it. Can we walk the tightrope of global growth? Can we with a deft hand leverage the incentives that pull and shape investment, and the laws and limits which keep it from going off the rails, toward a world which is prosperous, healthy, and fair? While not always named so explicitly, this is a fundamental question debated at global moments like the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP 29) , and ones to come such as the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development . Dubbed the “ climate finance COP ”, COP29 brought together global leaders, industry and - when their voices are heard - the human beings directly affected, to debate this complex question, which is equal part earnings and ethics. This COP sought to refresh a target set back at COP15 in 2009, where developed countries committed to a collective goal of mobilizing USD 100 billion per year by 2020 for climate action in developing countries , which was subsequently extended to 2025. That target has ended up being both underwhelming and too ambitious at the same time - it falls far short of the projected $2.4 trillion per year needed to keep climate change goals within reach, and yet, even at that level of funding, proved to be a real challenge to mobilize. Against this backdrop, at COP29 the Parties negotiated a New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) , with calls from countries as diverse as India, Saudi Arabia and Small Island Developing States for at least $1 trillion of financial support flowing from developed to developing nations . The final agreement was for $300 billion. As important as the number itself is the form it took - developing and emerging economies wished to see this financing coming primarily as grants and concessional finance to help impoverished nations and vulnerable groups, while others argue that the weight of private markets - and the commercial objectives that come with them - must always be an essential part of the solution. In an environment of tightening national budgets, never-ending polycrisis, and shifting political sands, dramatic gains in grant and concessional finance do not feel like the most likely scenario. But in a scenario of more market-led climate financing - who benefits? The fundamental tension between commercial objectives and development goals is that the people and places that most need the financing are rarely attractive investments. As one example, smallholder farmers produce more than a third of the world’s food , and yet receive less than 1% of climate finance . Can we bridge this gap between growth as an economic measure, and growth as a measure of human wellbeing? Is it possible to mobilize the full spectrum of capital for this grand challenge, in a way that truly leaves no one behind? While a New Collective Quantified Goal which meets the very diverse needs of global stakeholders may prove too difficult to achieve at this time, there are some signs of progress. Past, present and future COP Presidencies have endorsed the COP29 Baku Initiative for Climate Finance, Investment and Trade (BICFIT) Dialogue , bringing together UN agencies, multilateral development banks and multilateral climate funds to ensure finance, investment, and trade sit at the center of a more continuous leadership agenda through future COPs. In support, investor groups representing more than $10 trillion in assets are uniting to develop a shared vision and action plan to catalyze more private capital into climate markets. There are also increasing hopes that carbon markets will further progress as a viable, high integrity part of the solution. COP29 saw consensus on the International Carbon Market Standards, known as Article 6 , an essential building block toward mobilizing quality, climate financed projects as investable and tradable commodities. This may be transformative for sectors like food and agriculture, with Nature Based Solutions such as forestry and land use already making up nearly half of all carbon projects in the voluntary market . One thing that is very clear - for growth and for equity - is that this money must start to flow in ways that put human health front and center to the climate agenda. If we don’t dramatically change course, in 2050 a quarter of a million more people will die each year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress , while two billion children will face more frequent heatwaves which put them at greater health risk. Food systems transformation must be at the heart of this change, because it uniquely sits at the intersection of healthy and sustainable growth. Today, billions of dollars in subsidies go to corn and soybean production that never reaches a human or even an animal's mouth and contribute substantially to the more than one-third of total greenhouse gas emissions caused by the food system, while hundreds of millions go hungry and billions cannot afford a healthy diet . Changing this will require ambitious coordinated action, and Country-led initiatives like the Alliance of Champions for Food System Transformation , and the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty launched out of the G20 offer an exciting way forward here. Close Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Top Headlines Africa Climate Sustainable Development Submit By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . Success! Almost finished... We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. Error! Error! 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SUGAR LAND, Texas, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (“AOI”) (Nasdaq: AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the internet datacenter, cable broadband, telecom and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) markets, today announced that it has filed a complaint for patent infringement against Accelight Technologies, Inc. (ATI) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No.: 3:24-cv-09041. The complaint, filed December 13, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that at least the ATI 100G QSFP28 LR4, ATI 400G QSFP-DD SR8, ATI 100G QSFP28 CWDM4, ATI 400G QSFP-DD FR4, and ATI 400G QSFP-DD DR4 infringe one or more of the asserted Applied Optoelectronic, Inc. (AOI) optical transceiver patents. “AOI filed this lawsuit because we believe ATI is infringing several of our key optical transceiver patents. AOI has invested significantly in research and development and will continue to enforce its IP rights against alleged infringers to protect those rights,” said Dr. Thompson Lin, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer. In the complaint, AOI is seeking monetary damages from ATI and a permanent injunction. About Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI) is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced optical products, including components, modules and equipment. AOI's products are the building blocks for broadband fiber access networks around the world, where they are used in the internet datacenter, CATV broadband, telecom and FTTH markets. AOI supplies optical networking lasers, components and equipment to tier-1 customers in all four of these markets. In addition to its corporate headquarters, wafer fab and advanced engineering and production facilities in Sugar Land, TX, AOI has engineering and manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan and Ningbo, China. For additional information, visit www.ao-inc.com . Investor Relations Contact: The Blueshirt Group, Investor Relations Monica Gould +1-212-871-3927 ir@ao-inc.com Cassidy Fuller +1-415-217-4968 ir@ao-inc.com

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