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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Maverick McNealy has learned in his five years on the PGA Tour that trying to win a tournament is “designed to make you feel as uncomfortable as you possibly can.” Standing in the 18th fairway Sunday in the RSM Classic as part of a four-way tie for the lead, the 29-year-old Las Vegas resident had every reason to be uncomfortable. McNealy had gone nine holes without a birdie. From 185 yards away he chose a 6-iron, a club that had gone anywhere from 120 yards to 240 yards during a week of big wind and cold weather, and at that moment as warm as it had been all tournament. The shot made it look like he had been there before, covering the flag and landing 5 feet away for a birdie and his first PGA Tour victory in his 134th start as a pro. It sends him to Maui to start next year and to the Masters in April for the first time. “A moment I’ll never forget,” he said. Daniel Berger missed a 20-foot birdie attempt on the 18th that preceded McNealy’s winner. He tied for second with Nico Echavarria and Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton, both of whom missed par putts from inside 8 feet on the final hole that created the four-way tie. Berger got a small consolation prize, moving inside the top 125 to keep a full PGA Tour card for 2025 when the fields will be smaller and only the top 100 keep cards. Henrik Norlander, who was No. 126 in the FedEx Cup last year, had a 63-68 weekend and joined Berger as the two players who moved into the top 125. For Joel Dahmen, it was a matter of staying there. He was at No. 124 coming into the final tournament, had to make a 5-foot par putt just to make the cut on the number and then delivered a tee-to-green clinic — along with holing a 113-yard sand wedge for eagle early in his round — for a closing 64. It was enough to stay at No. 124 with nine points to spare. “Two of the biggest pressure moments of my career I showed up, and I can take that going forward,” Dahmen said. Clanton was a shot away from joining Nick Dunlap as amateur winners on the PGA Tour this year. Clanton, who has taken over as the top-ranked amateur in the world, now has two runner-up finishes and four top 10s in the seven PGA Tour starts the last five months. He had the look of a winner, especially with McNealy stuck in neutral, when he poured in birdie putts on the 14th and 16th holes to tie for the lead. But he tugged his approach to the 18th into bunker, blasted out to 7 feet and missed his par putt. He shot 66. “It’s going to be a tough one to definitely take, for sure, after bogeying the last,” Clanton said. “But I think it’s proven to me that out here I can win, so I’ll be training for that.” Echavarria, who won in Japan a month ago, had not made a bogey all day until going long on the 18th, chipping to 9 feet and catching the lip with his par putt. Michael Thorbjornsen was poised to move into the top 125 until he pulled his approach into the water on the par-5 15th hole and made bogey, closing with three pars for a 69. He tied for eighth and finished at No. 129. Thorbjornsen still has a full card next year from being No. 1 in PGA Tour University, but his status won’t be as high. McNealy, son of Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy, had been doing some of his best work outside the ropes, particularly effecting a change in FedEx Cup points distribution to make it more equitable. Missing was a victory, and this one came down to the wire. He went out in 33 and led by two going to the back nine, and then it became a grind. He holed a 15-foot par putt from the fringe on the 11th to stay in the lead, and saved par after going bunker-to-bunker on the 13th. But he dropped a shot with an errant drive on the 14th, and when Echavarria birdied the 15th ahead of him, McNealy was out of the lead for the first time all day. He answered at just the right time, a 6-iron that covered the flag and settled just over 5 feet away.The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
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First trans US congresswoman already in Republican crosshairsIowa attorney general warns of sweepstakes scams after helping couple save $16,000First Period_None. Penalties_Gostisbehere, CAR (Slashing), 0:42; Orlov, CAR (Roughing), 20:00; Ekblad, FLA (Roughing), 20:00; Svechnikov, CAR (Roughing), 20:00. Second Period_1, Florida, Ekblad 1, 6:42. 2, Florida, Samoskevich 5 (Barkov, Tkachuk), 19:59 (pp). Penalties_Lundell, FLA (Cross Checking), 13:37; Tkachuk, FLA (Roughing), 17:01; Svechnikov, CAR (Delay of Game), 19:14. Third Period_3, Florida, Bennett 12 (Luostarinen, Lundell), 8:19. 4, Florida, Barkov 6 (Reinhart, Tkachuk), 11:37 (pp). 5, Florida, A.Boqvist 1 (Greer), 11:48. 6, Florida, Rodrigues 6 (Verhaeghe, Schmidt), 13:01 (pp). Penalties_Kotkaniemi, CAR (Roughing), 6:12; Bennett, FLA (Interference), 6:12; Walker, CAR (Tripping), 10:22; Necas, CAR (Slashing), 12:09; Kotkaniemi, CAR (Holding), 19:00. Shots on Goal_Carolina 11-7-2_20. Florida 9-10-16_35. Power-play opportunities_Carolina 0 of 2; Florida 3 of 6. Goalies_Carolina, Perets 0-0-0 (7 shots-6 saves), Carolina, Martin 3-4-1 (28-23). Florida, Knight 4-4-0 (20-20). A_18,648 (19,250). T_2:39. Referees_Jean Hebert, Dan O'Rourke. Linesmen_Jonathan Deschamps, Libor Suchanek.
WATCH: "The Masked Man" for North Dakota State BasketballPromising strategy leverages atomic displacements to control quantum properties of a vanadate perovskiteMumbai, Dec 23 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday launched the trailer of a Marathi movie “Sangeet Manapman”, based on an iconic play by the same name, and likened the prevailing political situation in the state to the film’s title. “Manapman” in Marathi means honour/dishonour. “I have just come here after expanding the ministry, allotting portfolios, offices and bungalows to the new ministers. We, too, have our own “maan apman” , and its music reverberates in public,” he remarked at the event. The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance won a landslide victory in the November 20 elections. Fadnavis took oath as CM on December 5 in Mumbai, expanded his ministry ten days later on December 15 in Nagpur and allocated portfolios a week later. On Monday, ministerial cabins at the state secretariat in south Mumbai and government bungalows were allocated. Alluding to his political journey in the last few years, Fadnavis praised the lead actor Subodh Bhave, saying “You have the unique distinction of playing Bhamini and now Dhairyadhar. Similarly, I, too, sometimes have to be CM, then LoP (Leader of Opposition), then deputy CM and CM again.” Bhamini and Dhairyadhar are the lead characters in the Marathi movie, which will hit theatres on January 10. Incidentally, Bhave (who has also directed the upcoming film) had essayed the character of famous Marathi singer and stage actor Balgandharva in his eponymous biopic in 2011. One of the characters immortalized by Balgandharva was “Bhamini”. Now, the actor is playing Dhairyadhar in “Sangeet Manapman”. Fadnavis said “Sangeet Manapman’ will re-invent classical Marathi art and music. The Centre recently conferred classical language status on Marathi, recognizing its significant cultural importance. Marathi music and musical theatre have long held a valuable place in the literary journey of culture. It is essential to present this rich tradition of art and music to the new generation in a modern form, the CM emphasised. The film “Sangeet Manapman” is a remarkable effort to preserve classical Marathi art and music, Fadnavis noted. The CM highlighted the significance of films in promoting Marathi art and music for the modern generation. The event was graced by film personalities Nivedita Saraf, Bhave, Sumeet Raghavan, Vaidehi Parashurami and Amruta Khanvilkar, among others. Fadnavis said the play ‘Sangeet Manapman’ has been captivating Marathi hearts for the past 113 years. It is truly delightful to see this timeless play in a new form through the upcoming film. The beauty of musical compositions from the play will reach the younger generation through the movie, he averred. Fadnavis assured efforts would be made by his government to ensure Marathi art and artists receive proper platform in the future. PTI MR RSY This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );
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M arietje Schaake is a former Dutch member of the European parliament. She is now the international policy director at Stanford University Cyber Policy Center and international policy fellow at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence . Her new book is entitled The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley . In terms of power and political influence, what are the main differences between big tech and previous incarnations of big business? The difference is the role that these tech companies play in so many aspects of people’s lives: in the state, the economy, geopolitics. So while previous monopolists amassed a lot of capital and significant positions, they were usually in one sector, like oil or car production. These tech companies are like octopuses with tentacles in so many different directions. They have so much data, location data, search, communications, critical infrastructure, and now AI can be built on top of all that assembled power, which makes these companies very different animals to what we’ve seen in the past. Peter Kyle, the UK’s technology secretary , recently suggest ed that governments need to show a “sense of humility” with big tech companies and treat them more like nation states . What are your thoughts on that? I think it’s a baffling misunderstanding of the role of a democratically elected and accountable leader. Yes, these companies have become incredibly powerful, and as such I understand the comparison to the role of states, because increasingly these companies take decisions that used to be the exclusive domain of the state. But the answer, particularly from a government that is progressively leaning, should be to strengthen the primacy of democratic governance and oversight, and not to show humility. What is needed is self-confidence on the part of democratic government to make sure that these companies, these services, are taking their proper role within a rule of law-based system, and are not overtaking it. What do you think the impact will be of Donald Trump’s presidency? The election of Donald Trump changes everything because he has brought specific tech interests closer than any political leader ever has, especially in the United States, which is this powerful geopolitical and technological hub. There’s a lot of crypto money supporting Trump. There’s a lot of VCs [venture capitalists] supporting him, and of course he has elevated Elon Musk and has announced a deregulatory agenda. Every step taken by his administration will be informed by these factors, whether it’s the personal interests of Elon Musk and his companies, or the personal preferences of the president and his supporters. On the other hand, Musk is actually critical of some dynamics around AI, namely existential risk. We’ll have to see how long the honeymoon between him and Trump lasts, and also how other big tech companies are going to respond. Because they’re not going to be happy that Musk decides on tech policy over his competitors. I’m thinking rocky times ahead. Why have politicians been so light touch in the face of the digital technological revolution? The most powerful companies we see now were all rooted in this sort of progressive, libertarian streak of counterculture in California, that romantic narrative of a couple of guys in their shorts in a basement or garage, coding away and challenging the big powers that be: the publishers of the media companies, the hotel branches, the taxi companies, the financial services, all of which had pretty bad reputations to begin with. And surely there was room for disruption, but this kind of underdog mentality was incredibly powerful. The companies have done a really smart job of framing what they are doing as decentralising, like the internet itself. Companies like Google and Facebook have consistently argued that any regulatory step would hurt the internet. So it’s a combination of wanting to believe the promise and not appreciating how very narrow corporate interests won out at the expense of the public interest. Do you see any major politicians who are prepared to stand up to big tech interests? Well someone like [US senator] Elizabeth Warren has the most clear vision about the excessive power and abuse of power by corporations, including the tech sector. She’s been consistent in trying to address this. But broadly I’m afraid that political leaders are not really taking this on the way they should. In the European Commission, I’m not really seeing a vision. I’ve seen elections, including in my own country, where tech didn’t feature as a topic at all. And we see those comments by the UK government, although one would assume that democratic guardrails around excessively powerful corporates are a no-brainer. Have politicians been held back by their technological ignorance? Yes, I think they are intimidated. But I also think that the framing against the agency of governments is a deliberate one by tech companies. It’s important to understand the way in which we are taught to think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves. And so we get the whole narrative that governments are basically disqualified to deal with tech because they’re too stupid, too outdated, too poor in service delivery. The message is that if they can’t even process the taxes on time, what do you think they’re going to do with AI? It’s a caricature of government, and government should not embrace that caricature. Do you think the UK has been weakened in its position with big tech as a result of leaving the EU? Yes and no. Australia and Canada have developed tech policies, and they’re smaller in numbers than the UK population. I don’t know if it’s that. I think it’s actually much more of a deliberate choice to want to attract investment. So maybe it’s just self-interest that transcends Conservative and Labour governments, because I don’t see much change in the tech policy, whereas I had anticipated change. I was obviously overly optimistic there. Sign up to Observed Analysis and opinion on the week's news and culture brought to you by the best Observer writers after newsletter promotion You talk about regaining sovereignty. Do you think most people even recogni se that any sovereignty has been lost? One of the reasons why I wrote this book is to reach average news readers, not tech experts. Explaining that this is a problem that concerns people is a huge undertaking. I’m curious to see how the impact of the Trump government will invite responses from European leaders, but also from others around the world who are simply going to think we cannot afford this dependence on US tech companies. It’s undesirable. Because, essentially, we’re shipping our euros or pounds over to Silicon Valley, and what do we get in return? More dependency. It’s going to be incredibly challenging, but not doing anything is certainly not going to make it better. The Tech Coup by Marietje Schaake is published by Princeton University Press (£22). To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com . Delivery charges may apply
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell back on Tuesday, shedding over 250 points at its lowest point. Investors shrugged off renewed threats of widespread tariffs on foreign goods from incoming President Donald Trump, but slightly below-expectations results for an experimental diet pill from Amgen (AMGN) dragged the weighted DJIA into the low end for the day. The major equity index has since recovered to flat for the day, with losses concentrated in key overweighted stocks. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his threats to enact sweeping tariffs on all imported goods into the US early Tuesday. Set to return to the White House in January, former President Trump issued a warning on social media that he intends to impose a 25% tariff on all goods coming from Canada and Mexico, with an additional 10% levy aimed at Chinese goods specifically. Investors broadly shrugged off the threat, believing that President Trump will ultimately back down from his plan to impose an import tax across the entire US economy. To investors’ credit, President Trump has walked back his extreme stance on arbitrary tariffs somewhat; the Republican candidate’s initial tariff proposals delivered on the campaign trail included import fees upwards of 65% on all Chinese goods that cross the US border. According to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) latest Meeting Minutes, members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) continue to remain cautious about the pace of rate cuts looking forward. Overall the Fed's key group of policymakers seemed to agree that downside risks in the employment landscape and inflation have decreased, but the pace of rate cuts is unlikely to accelerate further unless weak points open up in the jobs market and price growth starts to slump. According to the CME's FedWatch Tool, rate traders have slightly solidified bets of a 25 bps rate trim when the Fed makes its final rate call of 2024 on December 18, with rate markets pricing in 60% odds of a quarter-point rate cut and the remaining 40% expecting a rate hold. Wednesday will follow up with another update to US Personal Price Index (PCEPI) inflation, a key reading of price increases underpinning the US economy. Wednesday also brings a quarterly update of UIS Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Annualized core PCEPI inflation is set to accelerate again in October and forecast to increase to 2.8% from the previous 2.7%. QoQ US GDP growth in the third quarter is expected to hold steady at 2.8%. Dow Jones news Despite broadly maintaining an even stance on Tuesday, the Dow Jones suffered an outweighed decline after Amgen reported the latest results from their experimental weight loss drug that undershot investor expectations. Two-thirds of the Dow Jones is leaning into the high side for the day, but Amgen plummeted to a 12% decline at its lowest point after investors soured on the drugmaker’s latest tests.Amgen has recovered some footing and is currently down around 8%, trading around $270 per share. Dow Jones price forecast The Dow Jones is treading choppy waters near 44,700 on Tuesday, finding an intraday floor near 44,400 before settling back into the day’s opening bids. The major equity index briefly set another record all-time high bid just above 44,800, but bulls are beginning to show signs of exhaustion. The immediate floor for any downside pullbacks is priced in at the last swing low, with candle wicks populating territory near 43,200. However, any bearish momentum will quickly run into further technical support from the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) rising through 42,800. Dow Jones daily chart Fed FAQs Monetary policy in the US is shaped by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The Fed has two mandates: to achieve price stability and foster full employment. Its primary tool to achieve these goals is by adjusting interest rates. When prices are rising too quickly and inflation is above the Fed’s 2% target, it raises interest rates, increasing borrowing costs throughout the economy. This results in a stronger US Dollar (USD) as it makes the US a more attractive place for international investors to park their money. When inflation falls below 2% or the Unemployment Rate is too high, the Fed may lower interest rates to encourage borrowing, which weighs on the Greenback. The Federal Reserve (Fed) holds eight policy meetings a year, where the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) assesses economic conditions and makes monetary policy decisions. The FOMC is attended by twelve Fed officials – the seven members of the Board of Governors, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and four of the remaining eleven regional Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis. In extreme situations, the Federal Reserve may resort to a policy named Quantitative Easing (QE). QE is the process by which the Fed substantially increases the flow of credit in a stuck financial system. It is a non-standard policy measure used during crises or when inflation is extremely low. It was the Fed’s weapon of choice during the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. It involves the Fed printing more Dollars and using them to buy high grade bonds from financial institutions. QE usually weakens the US Dollar. Quantitative tightening (QT) is the reverse process of QE, whereby the Federal Reserve stops buying bonds from financial institutions and does not reinvest the principal from the bonds it holds maturing, to purchase new bonds. It is usually positive for the value of the US Dollar.
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