The journey towards achieving a high yield rate on 2nm chips has been a challenging one for TSMC, as the company has been focused on overcoming technical hurdles and optimizing production processes. With the latest milestone of exceeding the 60% yield rate threshold, TSMC is now one step closer to realizing its goal of mass producing 2nm chips in the coming year.
2. Jean-Claude Duvalier - Known as "Baby Doc," Duvalier ruled Haiti with an iron fist before being ousted from power. He spent years in exile in France before returning to Haiti in 2011. His return sparked controversy and legal battles, ultimately leading to his arrest for corruption and human rights abuses.The emote pack features a variety of adorable and charming designs inspired by the iconic Trophy Girl Award characters. These lovable mascots have been reimagined in emoticon form, ready to express a wide range of emotions and reactions in your Twitch chats. Whether you're celebrating a victory, sharing a laugh, or simply spreading some positivity, the TGA emotes have got you covered.
In addition, the upcoming inclusion of more Chinese A-shares in global benchmark indexes, such as MSCI and FTSE Russell, has attracted more foreign capital into the Chinese stock market. This trend of increasing foreign investment has provided a strong support for the A-shares market and contributed to the upward trend in the indexes.Black Friday has come and gone, but there's still Cyber Monday to look forward to. Alongside deals for that day, there are still countless deals lingering from Black Friday. Spending a lot of money is tempting, but you don’t have to! There are tons of great stuff out there for under $100. You might be surprised at the cool tech and handy home gadgets you can snag for a good deal right now. From cutting-edge tech to home essentials and beauty must-haves, there's no shortage of incredible offers to seize. CNET's experts handpicked the best value-driven deals, featuring standout finds from major retailers like Amazon , Best Buy , Walmart and many more. These savings are still live across all categories, including tech, home goods, apparel and more. The number of deals is constantly changing every day though, so if you've been looking to score some great budget items for yourself or as holiday gifts , you're in the right place. There's even a list of the top tech you can get for at least 50% off at several retailers. We’ve put together some of the coolest finds you can snag for $100 or less, all in one spot. We’ll keep this page updated throughout the weekend and on Cyber Monday, so make sure to check back often for the latest deals under $100. Best Black Friday deals under $100 The Amazon Echo Show 8 is a frontrunner for the best smart display of 2024. This 2023 model has an 8-inch HD touchscreen, a 13-megapixel camera and a built-in microphone so you can check the weather, set timers, update your calendar and much more totally hands-free. Plus, it also doubles as a digital picture frame. This deal also comes with a free Energetic smart bulb , which has a color palette of 16 million hues. Looking for a TV on a tight budget? This option has a smaller screen that's an excellent choice for bedrooms, dorms, offices and other compact spaces. It also comes with an Alexa remote for convenient hands-free control. One of our favorite Bluetooth speakers is portable, comes equipped with a 12-hour battery life and has dual passive radiators for powerful sound. It's also waterproof and dustproof so you can take it just about anywhere. And right now all six color variants are on sale at Best Buy. Best Black Friday tech deals under $100 These 2024 Beats are some of our favorite over-ear headphones available at the moment. They're not noise-canceling, but do support lossless audio, boast solid voice-call performance and impressed our reviewers with their substantial 50-hour battery life. There are four different color variants, but only pink, matte black and blue are on sale at the moment. We've recently seen them discounted by as much as $100, but this price cut is still a solid deal if you'd rather lock in a deal now rather than wait to see if they drop again during Cyber Monday sales. Best Black Friday home deals under $100 The Shark StainStriker is a lightweight, dual-activated stain eliminator designed to tackle tough stains and odors with 20x more power. Perfect for carpets, upholstery, furniture and even cars, it uses powerful suction and an OXY-infused cleaning formula to lift dirt and liquids for a like-new finish. Compact and pet-friendly, it’s the ultimate solution for whole-home cleaning and easy storage. Best Black Friday kitchen deals under $100 The compact-sized Keurig K-Slim can serve up cups as large as 12 ounces. The built-in water reservoir is good for multiple brews, and you can even slot in a travel-sized mug to brew up some fresh coffee for your morning commute. Its energy saver function saves power. Best Black Friday health, beauty and wellness deals under $100 The Tymo Hair Straightening Brush combines the functionality of a comb and flat iron in one tool, delivering a super straight look and blowout-style results with a single pass. Featuring 3D brush teeth and PTC heating technology, it evenly distributes heat, reducing damage by 50% and leaving your hair frizz-free. With five heat settings, a quick 20-second heat-up, anti-scald protection and an auto-off feature, it’s the ultimate time-saving and safe solution for all hair types. Read more: The Best Black Friday 50% (or More) Off Deals Are Black Friday deals under $100 worth buying? You won't find many big-ticket items like TVs and laptops in the sub-$100 price range, but there are still a ton of more affordable Black Friday bargains still live for you to take advantage of. For $100 or less, you can pick up discounted tech and gadgets like headphones , kitchen appliances and smart home devices. Even if you're not in the market for anything specific, you can still take advantage of these holiday savings to stock up on everyday essentials and household basics like towels, charging cables and more. What should I look for in a Black Friday deal under $100? When you're shopping for Black Friday deals in the under $100 price range, you'll need to pay close attention to a product's brand or manufacturer. During major shopping events, many retailers -- especially Amazon and Walmar t -- are flooded with cheap knock-offs and outlandish offers from sketchy third-party vendors. 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NEW YORK (AP) — Having waited 63 years for an Ivy League football title, Columbia had to stand by for another 40 minutes. The Lions had beaten Cornell 17-9 but needed a Harvard loss against Yale to secure a share of first place on the season's final day. So Columbia players retreated to their locker room on a hill a few hundred feet from Wien Stadium to watch the game in Boston on TV as a few hundred fans remained and gazed at the gold-and-orange foliage of Inwood Hill Park glowing in Saturday's afternoon sun. When Yale recovered onside kick with seconds left to ensure a 34-29 Harvard defeat, players let out a scream and streamed back onto the field to celebrate, smoke cigars, lift a trophy and sing “Roar, Lion, Roar” with family and friends. Who would have thunk it? “You had the realization of, oh, I’m a champion, which is something that hasn’t been said here in a while,” co-captain CJ Brown said. Harvard dropped into a tie with Columbia and Dartmouth at 5-2, the first time three teams shared the title since 1982 — the conference doesn't use tiebreakers. “It was nerve-wracking, for sure, but definitely exciting because that's something that not a lot of people have experienced, especially here," running back Joey Giorgi said. There have been several top players at Columbia — Sid Luckman, Marty Domres, Marcellus Wiley among them — but the school is perhaps better known for owners such as the New England Patriots' Robert Kraft and former Cleveland Browns head Al Lerner. Columbia's only previous championship in 1961 also was shared with Harvard. That Lions team was coached by Buff Donelli, a former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Rams coach who scored for the Americans in soccer's 1934 World Cup. Columbia set a then Division I-AA record with 44 consecutive losses from 1983-88, a mark broken by Prairie View’s 80 in a row from 1989-98. Since 1971, the Lions’ only seasons with winning records until now were 1994, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. Al Bagnoli, who won nine Ivy titles in 23 years at Penn, couldn't manage one at Columbia from 2015-22. He quit six weeks before the 2023 opener, citing health, and was replaced on an interim basis by Mark Fabish, his offensive coordinator. Jon Poppe, now 39, was hired last December after working as a Bagnoli assistant at Columbia from 2015-17 between stints at Harvard from 2011-14 and 2017-22, plus one season as a head coach at Division III Union College. He led the Lions to a 7-3 record overall, their most wins in a coach's first season since George F. Sanford's team went 9-3 in 1899. Poppe had wife Anna and 7-year-old daughter with him in the locker room watching the countdown to the title. “Sixty-three years of whatever into now,” he said. “Just seeing a lot of that history myself, personally. This is a hugely — a feeling of elation, seeing my dad on the field, a lot of emotional things with that.” Before a crowd of 4,224, quarterback Caleb Sanchez's 1-yard touchdown run put Columbia ahead in the second quarter. Giorgi's 1-yard TD run opened a 14-3 lead in the third and Hugo Merry added a 25-yard field goal in the fourth, overcoming three field goals by Alan Zhao. Giorgi rushed for 165 yards and finished his career with 2,112, second in school history. He and Brown missed what would have been their freshman season in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Given Columbia's athletic history — the most successful sport is fencing — it is not an obvious football destination. “I saw the dedication, whether it resulted in wins or losses,” Brown said. “I saw their dedication to the product that they put out on the field and also the athletic department, the facilities that we had here, the busses on schedule and stuff, I was like, OK, they care about their athletes. People here want to win and it doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past, it matters what we’re going to do now.” Poppe cited a mindset. “You get 10 opportunities, unlike other sports, it is a grind to play this sport and prepare the way we do just for 10,” he said. As the final whistle sounded in Boston, Brown noted an unusual initial reaction in the locker room. “It was like kind of awe when they recovered the kick,” he said. “It was a lot quieter than you would think it would be, but you could feel the joy and the elation.” They accomplished what more than six decades of their predecessors had failed to. As the players headed out, Poppe had a final word. “Day off tomorrow,” he said. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
The Reserve Bank of India Innovation Hub (RBIH) has onboarded digital lender Vivifi Finance to run a pilot project to offer unsecured loans to gig workers, two people with the knowledge said. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for The pilot that was launched a fortnight ago is aimed at creating a digital platform that offers loans to drivers of cab-hailing apps like Ola and Uber drivers, food delivery drivers employed with Swiggy and Zomato , and other temporary jobs. "The RBI innovation hub is running a pilot with Vivifi Finance and three other gig platforms, where alternate data is being used to underwrite these gig workers," said a source aware of the matter. "The idea is to bring them into formal banking channels and offer them credit based on that data." The RBI and Vivifi India Finance did not respond to ET's queries until Sunday press time. The pilot is currently in the early stages. 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"Once the pilot is successful, the next plan is to link it with the Unified Lending Interface (ULI) platform." More than 600,000 loans amounting to ₹27,000 crore have been disbursed using the ULI platform in the pilot project. The RBIH had earlier launched a Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit, which was used to build an end-to-end digital solution to offer agriculture loans. This platform was renamed Unified Lending Interface which commenced in a pilot phase on August 17, 2023. According to data from RBI, as of December 6, 2024, over 6 lakh loans amounting to ₹27,000 crore have been disbursed using application programming interfaces from the platform. A substantial number of micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) loans worth ₹14,500 crore to 160,000 beneficiaries have been disbursed. The ULI is a digital public infrastructure in the lending space, which aims to unlock critical financial, non-financial and alternate data for lenders to enable informed credit decisions. 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