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Sha’Carri Richardson punches Olympic ticket with world’s fastest 100m of year | Athletics

Sha’Carri Richardson punches Olympic ticket with world’s fastest 100m of year | Athletics

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Sha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100m final Saturday at US track trials in 10.71 seconds, the best time in the world this year. Richardson started pounding her chest a few steps before she crossed the finish line, celebrating a .09-second win over training partner Melissa Jefferson, the 2022 US champion. Another sprinter in coach Dennis Mitchell’s camp, Twanisha Terry, finished third and also earned a spot on the women’s 100m team. Richardson, whose win at the 2021 Olympic trials was erased because of a positive test for marijuana, is the early favorite against Jefferson and what’s expected to be a stacked field of Jamaicans beginning on 2 April in Paris. “I feel honored,” Richardson said. “I feel every chapter I’ve been through in my life prepared me for this moment.” A win in France would place an Olympic gold next to the gold medal Richardson won at the world championships last year, which made her the sprinter to watch heading into 2024. Earlier on Saturday, reigning world champion Noah …

Fastest expansion of construction output since February 2023

Fastest expansion of construction output since February 2023

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Business activity growth gained momentum across the UK construction sector in April, largely due to solid rates of expansion in the commercial and civil engineering segments, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). Near-term prospects remained relatively positive, as new work increased for the third month running amid reports of a boost to sales from improving domestic economic conditions. Supplier lead times meanwhile shortened to the greatest extent in 2024 so far, which survey respondents linked to rising materials availability and relatively soft demand for construction inputs. At 53.0 in April, up from 50.2 in March, the headline S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®) – a seasonally adjusted index tracking changes in total industry activity – registered in positive territory for the second month running and signalled the strongest pace of expansion since February 2023. Commercial building increased for the first time since August 2023 and was the fastest-growing area of construction activity in April. Survey respondents commented on rising workloads and a turnaround in customer demand, in …

Get Apple’s latest, fastest MacBook Air for 0 off at Amazon—but not for long

Get Apple’s latest, fastest MacBook Air for $100 off at Amazon—but not for long

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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Apple’s MacBook Air line set the standard for thin, powerful laptops from its release in 2008. The company’s proprietary silicon—a chip switch made in 2020—ushered in a speedy, powerful age of laptops eating gigantic .MOV files for breakfast. Unsurprisingly, the combination of the two is great. You, too, can get in on this form-meets-fast fun with $100 off select MacBook Air models, most of which include Apple’s M3 chip. Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip $999 (Was $1,099) You could say the latest MacBook Air is a “skinny legend.” It’s flat like the MacBook Pro line but clocks in at 2.7 pounds and .44 inches tall. (OK, short king!) First introduced in March 2024, the MacBook Air M3 upgrades are specific but useful. It now has Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, better external monitor support, and better performance compared to the previous iteration. You could call that a slay. From college students to Apple stans, …

Hampshire’s InstaVolt tops list of UK’s fastest growing companies

Hampshire’s InstaVolt tops list of UK’s fastest growing companies

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InstaVolt has secured the top spot in this year’s ORESA Growth Index Top 100. The Hampshire-based EV charging network has enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of 362.55 per cent over the past two financial years. As the largest owner and operator of rapid public chargers in the UK, InstaVolt has now made 1,500 installations across the country, commanding around 15 per cent of the market. Revenues at the company have grown more than 20-fold since 2020-21, reaching £18.6 million in 2022-2023. Now in its third year, the ORESA Growth Index celebrates organisations like Instavolt that have achieved remarkable growth, and spotlights the leadership behind those businesses. For seven years, that’s been Adrian Keen – who just last week announced his intentions to step down as CEO. “We believe people will buy electric cars, but they won’t if the infrastructure isn’t there”, said Adrian. “It was an opportunity to professionalise the public charging experience and give people the confidence to make the change. “We’ve got a pipeline of thousands and partnerships with big brands that …

Fastest Drop Since ‘Lehman’: Chicago PMI Puke Screams Stagflation

Fastest Drop Since ‘Lehman’: Chicago PMI Puke Screams Stagflation

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After miraculously surging to two years highs in Nov 2023, Chicago PMI has plunged for five straight months, with the last four months seeing the MoM declines accelerating. Against expectations of a rise to 45.0 (from March’s 41.4), April’s PMI data printed 37.9 Source: Bloomberg That is the worst five-month collapse since Lehman… Source: Bloomberg More problematically – the underlying data screams stagflation: Prices paid rose at a faster pace; signaling expansion New orders fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction Employment fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction Inventories fell at a slower pace; signaling contraction Supplier deliveries fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction Production fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction Order backlogs fell at a slower pace; signaling contraction All of which leaves ‘hope’ languishing at ‘Bidenomics’-cycle lows… Source: Bloomberg And cue… cue mainstream media splaining to Chicago: “you don’t understand how strong Biden’s economy is” https://t.co/W1ewTgjsLx pic.twitter.com/lrhYqDDNM7 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 30, 2024 Loading… //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Source link

UK stock market shrinking at fastest pace in history, says Goldman Sachs

UK stock market shrinking at fastest pace in history, says Goldman Sachs

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Thanks for joining me. British mining giant Anglo American has rejected a blockbuster £31.1bn takeover bid from Australian rival BHP, arguing that it was too low. “The board has considered the proposal with its advisers and concluded that the proposal significantly undervalues Anglo American and its future prospects,” the London-listed company said in a statement one day after BHP launched its colossal bid, adding that the deal was “highly unattractive”. 5 things to start your day  1) How a global race to secure copper supplies sparked a £31bn bid for a FTSE giant | Heightened demand for net zero minerals could trigger a wave of dealmaking in mining 2) Chris Packham leads protests against Drax over environmental ‘destruction’ | Broadcaster among dozens calling on the power station operator to ‘stop burning trees’ 3) Google owner worth more than $2 trillion after announcing first dividend | Microsoft also revealed record profits 4) McLaren’s losses more than double to £873m as sales fall | Production delays hit British supercar maker’s revenue 5) PwC picks only man on …

South West’s fastest growing companies revealed

South West’s fastest growing companies revealed

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Bath-based Inspecs Group, which manufactures eyewear for a global portfolio of brands, is the fastest growing company in the South West region, in the Growth Index 2024, the annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing companies in the UK, published today (23 April 2024).     Inspecs Group comes in at No. 19 in the UK Top 100 with a compound annual growth rate of 143.26 per cent.    Now in its third year, ORESA Growth Index ranks UK companies with the fastest growing sales. Companies are ranked by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in sales over their last two financial accounting years (including filings up to February 2024). The ranking shines a spotlight on the most successful sectors and companies in the UK, championing good growth and the equitable democratisation of business opportunity in the UK.   The top four companies from the South West whose phenomenal growth has secured them a place in the UK’s Growth Index 2024 are:  (No. 19) Inspecs Group, a Bath-based company that manufactures eyewear for a global portfolio of brands, with a CAGR …

Samsung unveils fastest LPDDR5X DRAM at 10.7Gbps for on-device AI boost

Samsung unveils fastest LPDDR5X DRAM at 10.7Gbps for on-device AI boost

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Samsung said on Wednesday that it has developed an LPDDR5X DRAM that offers the industry’s fastest speed at up to 10.7Gbps. The memory chip offers the lower power and high-performance requirement needed for on-device AI, the South Korean tech giant said. The company’s latest is the smallest in the market among 12-nanometer (nm) class DRAMs and is not just aimed at smartphones but AI PCs, AI accelerators, servers, auto, and other applications, Samsung said. The 12nm LPDDR5X DRAM has 25% upped performance and 30% more capacity compared to its predecessor, which had a maximum speed of 8.5Gbps. It also supports a 32GB capacity on a single package when paired with a processor. Samsung further strengthened the low-power aspect of the DRAM by applying variable power use and expanding low bandwidth operation areas. This improved power efficiency by 25%, the company said, which will bring the total cost of ownership down for smartphones and servers. Samsung said it will verify its new chip with application processors and mobile companies and start mass production in the second …

Juiced unveils new folding e-bike that may be the fastest and most powerful ever

Juiced unveils new folding e-bike that may be the fastest and most powerful ever

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Juiced Bikes has never shied away from offering riders more speed and power. And with today’s unveiling of its new Juiced JetCurrent Pro, the brand is offering up more speed and power than ever in a brand new e-bike form factor. The new Juiced JetCurrent Pro has been a decade and a half in the making, according to the company’s founder and CEO Tora Harris. You young whippersnappers might not remember it, but Juiced Bikes was actually one of the first US e-bike companies in the game. When I first got into e-bikes back in 2010 or so, Juiced was already rolling around as a leading brand. And a folding e-bike like this has apparently been on Tora’s mind since he started the company. “As a pioneer in the field of electric bikes, our journey began over 15 years ago, with the first e-bike that I converted in a garage, which was a folding bike,” explained Tora. “The folding e-bike category is dominated by toy-like products, so we saw an opportunity to redefine what was …

Huawei shrugs off US sanctions with fastest growth in four years | Huawei

Huawei shrugs off US sanctions with fastest growth in four years | Huawei

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Chinese telecoms firm Huawei grew faster in 2023 than it has for four years, as it shrugged off the impact of US sanctions. Revenues rose by nearly 10% to 704.2bn yuan (£77bn) as the Shenzhen-based company enjoyed a rebound within its consumer segment, which includes smartphone handsets. The performance meant Huawei defied the effect of sanctions imposed by the US in 2019, when Donald Trump’s White House accused the firm of being a security risk, something Huawei denies. The UK also vowed in 2020 to remove Huawei from 5G infrastructure by 2027, due to similar concerns, prompting fury from China at a decision taken by the British government, but for which Trump appeared to take credit. Despite the restrictions, last year marked the third consecutive year of growth for Huawei, which had reported a fall in revenues in 2021, when it exhausted its stocks of microchip reserves. However, revenues remains below its 2020 peak of 891.3bn yuan. At a company event last year, Meng Wangzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of the company …