bmy88 apk What happens next with Alex Jones' Infowars? No certainty yet after sale to The Onion is rejectedThe Supreme Court With NGOs and social activists trying to perpetuate Covid-time free ration to migrant labour, Centre on Monday told SC that it continued to provide foodgrain to the needy under Food Safety Act but strongly resisted what it called attempts by petitioners to run the country through PILs. Appearing for a PIL petitioner, activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan said the govt may be giving free ration to 80 crore people but had illegally left out 2-3 crore poor people from the scheme by telling states that stock of foodgrain meant to be distributed under the scheme was exhausted. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Manmohan said it may fall under the govt's policy domain to decide its food security scheme, but suggested to SG Tushar Mehta that if the financial status of 80 crore beneficiaries of free ration was re-evaluated and if a few crore people had crossed the below poverty line parameters, it could consider including those left out from the scheme. The bench said states were indiscriminately issuing ration cards for free foodgrain knowing full well that it was the Centre's liability to provide grains. "If states are asked to provide free ration, then most of them would run away citing financial crunch," it said. Mehta said these proceedings were initiated suo motu by SC in 2020 when the pandemic was at its peak to ensure that no one went hungry. "Bhushan is riding on that and trying to run the govt and frame policies," he said. "These NGOs and activists must file affidavits detailing what they did to help ameliorate the condition of the poor during the pandemic," the SG added. A hurt Bhushan said, "Mehta has a habit of making comments against me in every case he opposes me in SC as I had made public damaging emails featuring him." SG replied, "He cannot attempt to run govt. We have and will always oppose such attempts from him." Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 18 and No. 7 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to seven games with a 78-35 victory over UT Martin on Wednesday. Felix Okpara had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Volunteers (7-0). Zakai Zeigler added 11 points and nine assists, and Igor Milicic had 13 rebounds and nine points. The Skyhawks (2-5) were led by Josu Grullon's 15 points. Lanier scored 11 points in the first half as Tennessee built a 35-20 lead at the half. Grullon had 10 for UT Martin. UT Martin: Dropped its fifth straight after two opening wins under first-year coach Jeremy Shulman. After 21 wins last year, the Skyhawks brought in 16 newcomers this season. They are picked to finish 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference. Tennessee: After receiving the news that 6-foot-9 sophomore J.P. Estrella will miss the entire season with a foot injury, the Vols have had to go back to the drawing board to determine their rotation on the front court. Estrella had been coming off the bench with Cade Phillips to spell Igor Milicic and Felix Okpara. What that big man rotation looks like will be interesting. From late in the first half to early in the second half, Tennessee scored 14 straight points and turned a 10-point lead into a 44-20 advantage. Zakai Zeigler had five of those points. UT Martin committed 18 turnovers. Five of those were shot-clock violations. Tennessee scored 24 points off the turnovers. UT Martin will be at Charleston Southern next Tuesday. Tennessee will host Syracuse next Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

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Penticton Vees captain commits to New York-based universityJoin our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Disclaimer: EndlessAI previously published a contributor piece on VentureBeat announcing the launch of Lloyd in early October. Four-year-old AI startup EndlessAI isn’t a household name — yet. But its founders and leaders believe they have a bonafide hit on their hands: their freemium iOS app Lloyd , which uses proprietary video streaming and encoding tech to feed the user’s live video view to underlying AI models including OpenAI’s GPT-4o for help with a wide variety of tasks from bicycle repair to telling bedtime stories, has achieved 50,000+ users three months after a stealth launch . 41% of those users engage with the app daily, according to data provided to VentureBeat by EndlessAI. While it’s no ChatGPT — which became the fastest product in history to cross the 100 million user mark in January 2023 , just two months after launch — it is nonetheless encouraging enough to EndlessAI CEO Roi Ginat and Executive Chairman Thomas Pompidou, who told VentureBeat in a recent video call interview they planned to open their platform up to third-party developers in early 2025 and launch a consumer-facing Android app in January. Also, EndlessAI has already begun upgrading Lloyd with what it calls “powers,” or as Pompidou put describes them, “basically fine tuned, large language models (LLMs) that provide deep dive to consumer on specific use case.” For example, the first Lloyd Power live now in the app is “Chef,” which provides a realtime, entirely AI coach for you that watches you as you cook (if you point your smartphone camera at your stove top or cooking area) and provides step-by-step guidance. Another Lloyd Power planned to launch shortly is Tour Guide, which allows users to hold up their phone and see real-time contextual information about their surroundings. By capturing a video of a location, it identifies points of interest, provides relevant details, and can even recommend nearby attractions or activities. Making realtime video analysis accessible at scale While current LLMs have struggled to process live video efficiently due to high computational costs. EndlessAI’s technology overcomes this limitation, reducing the cost of video analysis by over 99%. Pompidou underscored the app’s broader mission: “Our mission is to scale AI to the real world. The real world is visual and live, and today’s large language models, as they’re architected, face challenges in analyzing video accurately, at scale, and cost-effectively. That’s what we make possible.” This enables real-time video analysis, allowing users to interact with their environment in novel ways, from diagnosing mechanical issues to creating personalized bedtime stories. Lloyd’s core differentiation lies in its ability to process video data through LLMs at a fraction of the cost typically associated with such tasks. Traditional LLM architectures are not optimized for video, making real-time video analysis prohibitively expensive and slow. “Analyzing video with ChatGPT, assuming it could, would cost over $300 per hour,” Pompidou said. “With Lloyd, we deliver the same level of accuracy for just 10s of cents per hour.” This cost-efficiency is achieved without sacrificing accuracy, setting Lloyd apart from competitors that rely on reduced frame rates or lower resolutions to cut costs, often at the expense of reliability. “Our communication layer is robust in ways other solutions aren’t. 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Privacy and security Even though Lloyd itself sees exactly whatever you point your smartphone camera at, EndlessAI prioritizes user privacy. “Data stays private to [user] accounts, and we only access it for support if users explicitly request assistance,” Ginat said. This approach ensures robust safeguards while enabling seamless interactions. But as a consequence, EndlessAI isn’t exactly sure what the most popular uses for Lloyd are among its users. Anecdotally, it says that its surveys and feedback forms have show interest in food preparation, household repairs, fashion and lifestyle coaching, and more. New developer tools coming in early 2025 While Lloyd’s consumer-facing features gain traction, EndlessAI is also building tools to empower developers and enterprises to harness its technology. “Our long-term roadmap includes an SDK for developers, starting early next year,” Pompidou said. “It will empower them to create unique visual AI solutions with extreme simplicity.” The SDK will allow developers to integrate AI vision capabilities into their own applications. “The first offering for developers will be a robust platform for real-time API communication, connecting to OpenAI and other backends,” Ginat told VentureBeat. “Developers can pick and choose which components they want to use, such as audio services or speech-to-text.” Applications for these tools span industries, from creating AI-enhanced chat applications to integrating video analysis into production lines and safety monitoring systems. EndlessAI aims to offer scalable solutions that adapt to different performance and cost requirements. “Our developer tools will allow on-the-fly adjustments—choosing between backend services or lightweight, on-device solutions depending on the use case and cost requirements,” Ginat added. By combining robust APIs with an intuitive SDK, EndlessAI envisions a new wave of AI-driven applications that go beyond traditional text or image processing. “We’ll offer developers the ability to integrate various services, including side-processing video, enhancing their sessions with additional capabilities,” Ginat said. Transforming consumer and enterprise AI Lloyd’s ability to leverage existing smartphones—without requiring additional hardware—makes it uniquely accessible. By reducing barriers to entry, EndlessAI is redefining what’s possible with AI in daily life and specialized industries alike. 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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Lee McCulloch reckons resurgent Rangers can heap fresh pressure on former Old Firm tormentor Ange Postecoglou and his “fragile” Tottenham team this week. Spurs’ Aussie boss is preparing to return to Glasgow 18 months after departing Celtic on the back of a remarkable Treble triumph. In total, Postecoglou lifted five out of the six trophies he competed for during a two-year Parkhead stay which also saw him dominate derby battles with Gers. But while he was all-conquering in Scotland, things haven’t been going so smoothly for the 59-year-old down south. Sunday’s 4-2 collapse against Chelsea saw the North London outfit blow a two-goal lead and came hot on the heels of an angry confrontation involving Postecoglou and fans after a midweek defeat at Bournemouth. Fuming fans have already begun calling for the ex-Hoops boss to go amid frustrations over his refusal to tone down his ultra-attacking philosophies. Spurs chief Daniel Levy is so far sticking by Postecoglou but former Rangers hero McCulloch believes Philippe Clement’s Gers could force the club chairman to think again. The Light Blues have finally found their form this season after hitting 14 goals in their last four games. And it couldn’t come at a better time as Rangers head into a massive week which sees them host Spurs in the Europa League on Thursday before facing Postecoglou’s old side in Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final. McCulloch said: “It’s probably the best time for Rangers this season form wise and confidence wise as they go into the biggest week of the season. And I think for Spurs, it’s probably the opposite. “I watched a bit of their game on Sunday and they're 2-0 up. For the first 20 minutes they were absolutely brilliant. They were playing against Chelsea, right enough! But there's a bit of a fragile side to them and that's where, as a Rangers player, you've got to take confidence from that and believe that you can use the fans out there to put a right show on and get a result. “When you look at Rangers’ performance on Sunday, I think there is hope. Spurs have got good individual players. “Obviously they're playing in one of the best leagues in the world. But when it comes down to a one-off game, you're at home, it's a full house, you use the atmosphere and you're in good form yourself, then I would say ... bring it on!” In 2021, Postecoglou was tasked with repairing a Celtic side broken by the loss of their 10-in-a-row dream. But he stunned Scottish football by immediately restoring the Hoops to the top of the domestic tree. His record against Gers was impressive, losing only three of the 11 derbies he oversaw. McCulloch knows the Ibrox faithful will be desperate for revenge this week - but he urged Clement’s squad to ignore the clamour from the stands. He said: “As a player you can’t get involved in that, but I completely see it. As a guy that’s managed in Scotland for this club’s biggest rivals, Ange will know the reception that he’s going to get. “But the Rangers players can’t get involved in that. That's for other people, it's just about starting the game well and getting the fans and the terraces with you — and there's no reason why Rangers can’t." Rangers will be the underdogs heading into both games this week. But McCulloch reckons his old side can at least march into the fixtures with new hope after finally finding their scoring touch. Asked if the players would relish the challenges in front of them, he said: “Spot on, it’s a perfect week. Going back to that result and performance in Dingwall, Rangers are set up perfectly. “They going into the game on Thursday with no fear. The manager's got the option of being able to rotate and bring different players on at different times. But regardless of who plays Thursday, I think there's a chance there.” Former Rangers captain Lee McCulloch was speaking at Ibrox to promote The Rangers Youth Development Company’s Lotto campaign and Christmas products. RYDC have a range of prints, mugs, coasters and Christmas decorations to buy now at www.rydc.co.uk and fans can also sign up to Rangers Lotto.Felix Okpara had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Volunteers (7-0). Zakai Zeigler added 11 points and nine assists, and Igor Milicic had 13 rebounds and nine points. The Skyhawks (2-5) were led by Josu Grullon's 15 points. Lanier scored 11 points in the first half as Tennessee built a 35-20 lead at the half. Grullon had 10 for UT Martin. UT Martin: Dropped its fifth straight after two opening wins under first-year coach Jeremy Shulman. After 21 wins last year, the Skyhawks brought in 16 newcomers this season. They are picked to finish 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference. Tennessee: After receiving the news that 6-foot-9 sophomore J.P. Estrella will miss the entire season with a foot injury, the Vols have had to go back to the drawing board to determine their rotation on the front court. Estrella had been coming off the bench with Cade Phillips to spell Igor Milicic and Felix Okpara. What that big man rotation looks like will be interesting. From late in the first half to early in the second half, Tennessee scored 14 straight points and turned a 10-point lead into a 44-20 advantage. Zakai Zeigler had five of those points. UT Martin committed 18 turnovers. Five of those were shot-clock violations. Tennessee scored 24 points off the turnovers. UT Martin will be at Charleston Southern next Tuesday. Tennessee will host Syracuse next Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . 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