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Palestinian protesters run away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes after Friday prayers in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud, July 4, 2014.Ammar Awad鈥擱eutersBy Sam FrizellJuly 5, 2014 9:33 AM EDTClashes bet stanley cup ween Israeli police and Palestinian protestors erupted in Jerusalem and northern Israel afte stanley cup r the death of an Arab teenager who Palestinians say was burned to death by Israeli extremists in a revenge killing.Violence spread to Arab towns in northern Israel Saturday following the burial of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir in East Jerusalem on Friday. Protesters threw rocks at passing cars, burned tires and lobbed rocks and firebombs at police, the Associated Press reports, while police struck back with tear gas and stun grenades.Demonstrators near the Arab town of Qalansawe pulled a Jewish Israeli man out of his car and set his vehicle on fire, though the driver was left unharmed. Tensions remained high after militants fired two rockets i stanley cup n southern Israel, though the number of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip has declined in recent days.The recent wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians began after three Israeli teenagers were abducted, setting off an Israeli manhunt in Palestinian territory that led to mass arrests and the deaths of at least five Palestinians. The teens were later found dead.Abu Khdeir, meanwhile, was kidnapped in East Jerusalem on Wednesday while awaiting dawn prayer before his charred body was found in Zkaz India s Capital New Delhi Hopes for Rain to Wash Away Suffocating Smog
By Philip ElliottMarch 24, 2016 6:56 AM EDTIn a Hail Mary attempt to stop Donald Trump, some conservative leaders have suggested throwing a third-party candidate into the mix. One group, organized by blogger Erick Erickson, wants to run a candidate to deny both Trump and the Democratic nominee the 270 electoral votes needed to win, sending the decision to the Republican-led House. Another camp, following veteran insider William Kristol, wants to run a national campaign. Here why both plans are primed to fail:No one wants to runThird-party bids are tricky under the best circumstances but impossible without a candidate who can break through the political noise. The list of potential recruits so farMitt Romney, former Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, former Texas governor Rick Perry above from left have all downplayed the idea. Others on the dream list include House Speaker Paul Ryan, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.Getting on ballots is hardT adidas originals he clock is ticking. Independent candidates must spend mill af1 ions of dollars to af1 collect signatures to make the ballots, with states like North Carolina requiring nearly 90,000 names by June 9. Anti-Trump candidates could take a spot already secured through the Green Party or the Libertarian Party, but neither is likely to surrender to GOP insiders without a fight.Ignoring voters is troubleThe third-party plan that throws the election to the Republican House is unlikely to
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In this Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006 file photo, Roman Catholic priest Antonio Rodriguez Tercero explains the function of the youth center in the San Salvador suburb Mejicanos, El Salvador.Luis Romero鈥擜PBy TIME StaffAugust 5, 2014 9:36 PM EDTAuthorities in El Salvador have handed down new charges for a Spanish priest charged with participating in gang activity and giving aid to gang members.The litany of charges against Roman Catholic priest Antonio Rodriguez Tercero includes: convincing officials to reduce gang member sentences, smuggling contrab stanley cup and into prisons and helping gang members continue extorting victims from behind prison walls, the Associated Pr stanley cup ess reports.Tercero says he is being targeted due to his honesty. The priest, who runs a parish in a low-income neighborhood and works with gang member rehabilitation programs, has been a critic of the Salvadoran governmentrsquo anti-gang efforts.The same sweep that nabbed Tercero also netted 12 police officers, two judges, three court employees and two prosecution officials for suspected collaboration with the region powerful street gangs.[AP]More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of stanley cup Next Generation LeadersContact us at lett Tyyi How Oculus and Facebook Could Finally Work Together
Thomas Trutschelmdash;Photothek via Getty ImagesBy Aishwarya Venugopal / ReutersNovember 11, 2016 11:25 AM ESTFacebook said on Friday it would stop advertisers from using its ethnicity-based ad- adidas originals targeting feature on some ads, following criticism that advertisers could misuse the tool.The feature, intended to help advertisers reach ethnic groups with relevant ads, has come under fire from politicians and civil rights leaders for allowing advertisers to exclude users from seeing ads based on their race.Facebook will disable use of the tool, called Ethnic Affinities, for ads that offer housing, af1 employment and the extension of credit areas where certain ethnicities have historically faced discrimination, the social network said in a blog post.There are many non-discriminatory uses of our ethnic affinity solution in these areas, but we have decided that we can best guard against discrimination by suspending these types of ads, Erin Egan, Facebook chief privacy officer, wrote.Facebook advertising policy will now require a commitment from advertisers that they will not engage in discriminatory advertising on its platform, the company said.ProPublica, a non-profit news organization, reported last month that Facebook lets advertisers exclude users by race, possibly violating federal housing and civil rights laws.Facebook said it would also provide material to educate a adidas og dvertisers about advertising related to housing, employment and cr
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Renowned transgender activist Lorena Borjas died from coronavirus on Monday.NYCSpeakerCoJo/Tw stanley cup itterBy Madeleine CarlisleMarch 31, 2020 7:22 PM EDTAged 19 and incarcerated on Rikers Island, Bianey Garcia and a friend mdash; victims of a homophobic attack th stanley cup at had led to their arrests, Garcia says mdash; needed help. They called Lorena Borjas.A pillar of New York City Latinx LGBTQ community, Borjas had long been known as a staunch defender of the rights of trans people, Latinx people, undocumented people and sex workers. Borjas helped Garcia and her friend obtain a lawyer, who won their case and later helped them get immigration papers to stay in the U.S. A decade later, Garcia is now a justice worker with New York City-based advocacy organization Make the Road. Lorena was like a mother for many in the transgender community, Garcia tells TIME. She used to help anyone.On Mon stanley cup day, March 30, Borjas died from complications related to coronavirus, officials announced, a loss that has rocked the trans community of Queens, N.Y., and beyond. She was 60, per NBC New York.Lorena Borjas was a real hero for trans people, especially in Queens. She was a leader, a builder and a healer, Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said in a statement. The NCTE family is saddened by her passing and has her broad family and the Queens Latinx community in our hearts today.Borjas had been a p Kyfk Russia s Invasion of Ukraine Is a Major Test for Joe Biden s Foreign Policy Vision
Lei Jun, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Technology and Chairman of Kingsoft Corp., attends the 121st anniversary of Wuhan University in Wuhan city, central China s Hubei province on Nov. 29, 2014.Sun Xinming鈥擨maginechina/APBy Kia Kokalitcheva/FortuneMay 18, 2015 2:54 PM EDTChinese yeezy smartphone maker Xiaomi has quickly become a major force in Asia. Now it making a push into the U.S. and Europe, signaling its big ambitions.Xiaomi is about to open an online store for the American and European markets. For now, the retail sites are a test bed that offers only four electronic accessories for sale. But the move adidas campus hints at the company bigger ambitions to challenge Apple on its home turf and many of its other key markets.Xiaomi initial products for sale are a $15 fitness tracker, a pair of $80 headphones, a $10 USB power pack for charging mobile devices, and a bigger model for $14. The online stores will open on Monday at 10 p.m. ET in the US, and 1 p.m. CET the next day in the U.K adidas samba ., France, and Germany.The company first announced in February that it would open its first US sales and that it would only include a few accessories. It previously sold some products in the U.K., like the Mi-2 phone.Founded in 2010, Xiaomi quickly rose in popularity in Asia with its affordable smartphones and other consumer electronics, and became the largest smartphone vendor in China in 2014, according to IDC. Xiaomi sold more than 61 million smartphones in total that year.In its
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By Nikhil KumarOctober 8, 2015 6:05 AM EDTOn Oct. 3, a doctors without borders hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz was bombed in a U.S. air strike that left at least 22 dead. Although President Obama apologized for the incident on Oct. 7, the bombing presents another challenge to President Ashraf Ghani, who marked one year in office on Sept. 29, a day after Kunduz fell to the Taliban stanley cup . Ghani presidency has been marred by a growing insurgency and domestic volatility:POWERFUL INSURGENTSAlthough the Taliban was riven by internal discord following the confirmation in July of the death of longtime chief Mullah Omar, the attack on Ku stanley cup nduz illustrates its persistent military strength. Afghan troops first failed to resist the Taliban and then struggled to dislodge it, troubling signs as the last NATO troops prepare to leave the country and civilians die at record rates.POLITICAL WOESAmid growin stanley cup g security challenges over the summer, Ghani failed to get parliament to approve the latest of three nominees for the crucial post of Defense Minister. Analysts say the incomplete Cabinet highlights the instability of the unity government formed after 2014 disputed elections.THE U.S. RELATIONSHIPGhani expressed sorrow at the hospital strike, which came as U.S. forces aided the Afghan attempt to retake Kunduz, but did not condemn the U.S. for fear of hastening its troops ; departure, analysts say. His reticence could cost him at home, as opponents seek to portray hi Xaqa Supreme Court Weighs Limits of Whistleblower Protections
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, speaks during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park on September 12, 2018 in Cupertino, California.Justin Sullivanmdash;Getty ImagesBy BloombergMarch 24, 2019 4:35 salomon PM EDTWhen Apple boss Tim Cook takes the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in Silicon Valley on Monday, he will usher in a new era for the worldrsquo largest technology company.The chief executive officer is expected to unveil streaming video and news subscriptions, key parts of Applersquo push to transform itself into a leading digital services provider. The company may even discuss a monthly video games subscription. Likely absent from the event: Any new versions of the gadgets that have helped Apple generate hundreds of billions of dollars in profit since 1976.Itrsquo a particula air max r challenge for Cook, who took over after Jobs died in 2011. The c salomon urrent CEO is an expert in hardware supply chains who spent years wrangling eager component manufacturers in Asia to assemble the companyrsquo blockbuster iPhone. Applersquo newer partners Hollywood studios, movie stars, newspapers and magazine publishers are more wary of working with tech giants, or have already teamed up with rivals like Netflix Inc. and Amazon Inc.This is a pivotal shift for Apple and in our opinion the biggest strategic move since the iPhone was unveiled in 2007, said Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. There is massive pressure on Co
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IdeasBy Arvind PanagariyaJuly 28, 2023 6:01 AM EDTArvind Panagariya is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York City.The brilliant and late economic historian Angus Maddison estimated that India was the world s largest economy for a staggering one and a half millennia. China surpassed India by 1820 but they remained the worlds two largest economies until 1870, when the twin effects of the Industrial Revolution in the West and European colonization were more fully felt. Britain then emerged as the worlds foremost economic power; that economic title passed to the U.S. by 1900. Yet amid increasing talk of Asias rise, is the world economy now poised to return to its old normal Prospects for such an outcome can h stanley cup ardly be overestimated. With its economy already 70% of the U.S. and growing at more than twice the latter s rate, China is poised to become the stanley cup worlds largest economy between 2035 and 2040. But the next debate is over whether the Indian economy will also surpass the U.S.s鈥攁nd when. The good news for India is that during the 15 years preceding COVID-19, the country sustained a real GDP growth rate of 8% compared with less than 2% for the U.S. If India can keep this up for the next two decades and grow 5% a year thereafter while the U.S. maintains its growth rate of 2%鈥攖wo scenarios that are possible, if not likely鈥攊t would overtake the latter by 2073.More From TIMEThere are several factors working in Indias favor. To begin with, the countrys stanley cup GDP per c Rwrb Donald Trump Likes Fights. Here Are His Top 10 Since Winning the Election
By Lisa EadiciccoMay 18, 2016 4:09 PM EDTGoogle h jordan ad a lot to showcase at its annual developer conference on Wednesday, from a new home virtual assistant to plans to delve deeper into virtual reality.This year Google I/O focused heavily on machine learning and VR, and how these technologies are being applied to Google core products. Here a look at the most important announcements from the event.Google HomeGoogle Home, launching later this year, is very much what it sounds like: a virtual assistant for your house. It a voice-activated device meant to be placed in the home that allows for access to Google when your phone isn ;t nearby. The company also positioned the device as a smart controller for the home during its presentation, saying it reebok 8217 capable of communicating with nearby connected gadgets like smart light bulbs and Nest devices. It very similar to the Amazon Echo, a personal speaker that includes the companyadidas campus 8217 Alexa virtual assistant. Like the Echo, Google says Home will eventually integrate with third-party apps as well.Google AssistantGoogle significantly upgraded Google Now with a helper called Google Assistant. This new technology understands natural language more easily than Google previous voice search and puts queries into context so that users don ;t have to be as specific when asking a question. Assistant also offers suggestions based on your request, like asking if you want to buy movie tic
Palestinian protesters run away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes after Friday prayers in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud, July 4, 2014.Ammar Awad鈥擱eutersBy Sam FrizellJuly 5, 2014 9:33 AM EDTClashes bet stanley cup ween Israeli police and Palestinian protestors erupted in Jerusalem and northern Israel afte stanley cup r the death of an Arab teenager who Palestinians say was burned to death by Israeli extremists in a revenge killing.Violence spread to Arab towns in northern Israel Saturday following the burial of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir in East Jerusalem on Friday. Protesters threw rocks at passing cars, burned tires and lobbed rocks and firebombs at police, the Associated Press reports, while police struck back with tear gas and stun grenades.Demonstrators near the Arab town of Qalansawe pulled a Jewish Israeli man out of his car and set his vehicle on fire, though the driver was left unharmed. Tensions remained high after militants fired two rockets i stanley cup n southern Israel, though the number of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip has declined in recent days.The recent wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians began after three Israeli teenagers were abducted, setting off an Israeli manhunt in Palestinian territory that led to mass arrests and the deaths of at least five Palestinians. The teens were later found dead.Abu Khdeir, meanwhile, was kidnapped in East Jerusalem on Wednesday while awaiting dawn prayer before his charred body was found in Zkaz India s Capital New Delhi Hopes for Rain to Wash Away Suffocating Smog
By Philip ElliottMarch 24, 2016 6:56 AM EDTIn a Hail Mary attempt to stop Donald Trump, some conservative leaders have suggested throwing a third-party candidate into the mix. One group, organized by blogger Erick Erickson, wants to run a candidate to deny both Trump and the Democratic nominee the 270 electoral votes needed to win, sending the decision to the Republican-led House. Another camp, following veteran insider William Kristol, wants to run a national campaign. Here why both plans are primed to fail:No one wants to runThird-party bids are tricky under the best circumstances but impossible without a candidate who can break through the political noise. The list of potential recruits so farMitt Romney, former Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, former Texas governor Rick Perry above from left have all downplayed the idea. Others on the dream list include House Speaker Paul Ryan, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.Getting on ballots is hardT adidas originals he clock is ticking. Independent candidates must spend mill af1 ions of dollars to af1 collect signatures to make the ballots, with states like North Carolina requiring nearly 90,000 names by June 9. Anti-Trump candidates could take a spot already secured through the Green Party or the Libertarian Party, but neither is likely to surrender to GOP insiders without a fight.Ignoring voters is troubleThe third-party plan that throws the election to the Republican House is unlikely to
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In this Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006 file photo, Roman Catholic priest Antonio Rodriguez Tercero explains the function of the youth center in the San Salvador suburb Mejicanos, El Salvador.Luis Romero鈥擜PBy TIME StaffAugust 5, 2014 9:36 PM EDTAuthorities in El Salvador have handed down new charges for a Spanish priest charged with participating in gang activity and giving aid to gang members.The litany of charges against Roman Catholic priest Antonio Rodriguez Tercero includes: convincing officials to reduce gang member sentences, smuggling contrab stanley cup and into prisons and helping gang members continue extorting victims from behind prison walls, the Associated Pr stanley cup ess reports.Tercero says he is being targeted due to his honesty. The priest, who runs a parish in a low-income neighborhood and works with gang member rehabilitation programs, has been a critic of the Salvadoran governmentrsquo anti-gang efforts.The same sweep that nabbed Tercero also netted 12 police officers, two judges, three court employees and two prosecution officials for suspected collaboration with the region powerful street gangs.[AP]More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You Do ItWhy Vinegar Is So Good for YouYou Dont Have to Dread the End of Daylight SavingThe 20 Best Halloween TV Episodes of All TimeMeet TIMEs Newest Class of stanley cup Next Generation LeadersContact us at lett Tyyi How Oculus and Facebook Could Finally Work Together
Thomas Trutschelmdash;Photothek via Getty ImagesBy Aishwarya Venugopal / ReutersNovember 11, 2016 11:25 AM ESTFacebook said on Friday it would stop advertisers from using its ethnicity-based ad- adidas originals targeting feature on some ads, following criticism that advertisers could misuse the tool.The feature, intended to help advertisers reach ethnic groups with relevant ads, has come under fire from politicians and civil rights leaders for allowing advertisers to exclude users from seeing ads based on their race.Facebook will disable use of the tool, called Ethnic Affinities, for ads that offer housing, af1 employment and the extension of credit areas where certain ethnicities have historically faced discrimination, the social network said in a blog post.There are many non-discriminatory uses of our ethnic affinity solution in these areas, but we have decided that we can best guard against discrimination by suspending these types of ads, Erin Egan, Facebook chief privacy officer, wrote.Facebook advertising policy will now require a commitment from advertisers that they will not engage in discriminatory advertising on its platform, the company said.ProPublica, a non-profit news organization, reported last month that Facebook lets advertisers exclude users by race, possibly violating federal housing and civil rights laws.Facebook said it would also provide material to educate a adidas og dvertisers about advertising related to housing, employment and cr
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Renowned transgender activist Lorena Borjas died from coronavirus on Monday.NYCSpeakerCoJo/Tw stanley cup itterBy Madeleine CarlisleMarch 31, 2020 7:22 PM EDTAged 19 and incarcerated on Rikers Island, Bianey Garcia and a friend mdash; victims of a homophobic attack th stanley cup at had led to their arrests, Garcia says mdash; needed help. They called Lorena Borjas.A pillar of New York City Latinx LGBTQ community, Borjas had long been known as a staunch defender of the rights of trans people, Latinx people, undocumented people and sex workers. Borjas helped Garcia and her friend obtain a lawyer, who won their case and later helped them get immigration papers to stay in the U.S. A decade later, Garcia is now a justice worker with New York City-based advocacy organization Make the Road. Lorena was like a mother for many in the transgender community, Garcia tells TIME. She used to help anyone.On Mon stanley cup day, March 30, Borjas died from complications related to coronavirus, officials announced, a loss that has rocked the trans community of Queens, N.Y., and beyond. She was 60, per NBC New York.Lorena Borjas was a real hero for trans people, especially in Queens. She was a leader, a builder and a healer, Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said in a statement. The NCTE family is saddened by her passing and has her broad family and the Queens Latinx community in our hearts today.Borjas had been a p Kyfk Russia s Invasion of Ukraine Is a Major Test for Joe Biden s Foreign Policy Vision
Lei Jun, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Technology and Chairman of Kingsoft Corp., attends the 121st anniversary of Wuhan University in Wuhan city, central China s Hubei province on Nov. 29, 2014.Sun Xinming鈥擨maginechina/APBy Kia Kokalitcheva/FortuneMay 18, 2015 2:54 PM EDTChinese yeezy smartphone maker Xiaomi has quickly become a major force in Asia. Now it making a push into the U.S. and Europe, signaling its big ambitions.Xiaomi is about to open an online store for the American and European markets. For now, the retail sites are a test bed that offers only four electronic accessories for sale. But the move adidas campus hints at the company bigger ambitions to challenge Apple on its home turf and many of its other key markets.Xiaomi initial products for sale are a $15 fitness tracker, a pair of $80 headphones, a $10 USB power pack for charging mobile devices, and a bigger model for $14. The online stores will open on Monday at 10 p.m. ET in the US, and 1 p.m. CET the next day in the U.K adidas samba ., France, and Germany.The company first announced in February that it would open its first US sales and that it would only include a few accessories. It previously sold some products in the U.K., like the Mi-2 phone.Founded in 2010, Xiaomi quickly rose in popularity in Asia with its affordable smartphones and other consumer electronics, and became the largest smartphone vendor in China in 2014, according to IDC. Xiaomi sold more than 61 million smartphones in total that year.In its
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By Nikhil KumarOctober 8, 2015 6:05 AM EDTOn Oct. 3, a doctors without borders hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz was bombed in a U.S. air strike that left at least 22 dead. Although President Obama apologized for the incident on Oct. 7, the bombing presents another challenge to President Ashraf Ghani, who marked one year in office on Sept. 29, a day after Kunduz fell to the Taliban stanley cup . Ghani presidency has been marred by a growing insurgency and domestic volatility:POWERFUL INSURGENTSAlthough the Taliban was riven by internal discord following the confirmation in July of the death of longtime chief Mullah Omar, the attack on Ku stanley cup nduz illustrates its persistent military strength. Afghan troops first failed to resist the Taliban and then struggled to dislodge it, troubling signs as the last NATO troops prepare to leave the country and civilians die at record rates.POLITICAL WOESAmid growin stanley cup g security challenges over the summer, Ghani failed to get parliament to approve the latest of three nominees for the crucial post of Defense Minister. Analysts say the incomplete Cabinet highlights the instability of the unity government formed after 2014 disputed elections.THE U.S. RELATIONSHIPGhani expressed sorrow at the hospital strike, which came as U.S. forces aided the Afghan attempt to retake Kunduz, but did not condemn the U.S. for fear of hastening its troops ; departure, analysts say. His reticence could cost him at home, as opponents seek to portray hi Xaqa Supreme Court Weighs Limits of Whistleblower Protections
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, speaks during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park on September 12, 2018 in Cupertino, California.Justin Sullivanmdash;Getty ImagesBy BloombergMarch 24, 2019 4:35 salomon PM EDTWhen Apple boss Tim Cook takes the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in Silicon Valley on Monday, he will usher in a new era for the worldrsquo largest technology company.The chief executive officer is expected to unveil streaming video and news subscriptions, key parts of Applersquo push to transform itself into a leading digital services provider. The company may even discuss a monthly video games subscription. Likely absent from the event: Any new versions of the gadgets that have helped Apple generate hundreds of billions of dollars in profit since 1976.Itrsquo a particula air max r challenge for Cook, who took over after Jobs died in 2011. The c salomon urrent CEO is an expert in hardware supply chains who spent years wrangling eager component manufacturers in Asia to assemble the companyrsquo blockbuster iPhone. Applersquo newer partners Hollywood studios, movie stars, newspapers and magazine publishers are more wary of working with tech giants, or have already teamed up with rivals like Netflix Inc. and Amazon Inc.This is a pivotal shift for Apple and in our opinion the biggest strategic move since the iPhone was unveiled in 2007, said Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. There is massive pressure on Co
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IdeasBy Arvind PanagariyaJuly 28, 2023 6:01 AM EDTArvind Panagariya is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York City.The brilliant and late economic historian Angus Maddison estimated that India was the world s largest economy for a staggering one and a half millennia. China surpassed India by 1820 but they remained the worlds two largest economies until 1870, when the twin effects of the Industrial Revolution in the West and European colonization were more fully felt. Britain then emerged as the worlds foremost economic power; that economic title passed to the U.S. by 1900. Yet amid increasing talk of Asias rise, is the world economy now poised to return to its old normal Prospects for such an outcome can h stanley cup ardly be overestimated. With its economy already 70% of the U.S. and growing at more than twice the latter s rate, China is poised to become the stanley cup worlds largest economy between 2035 and 2040. But the next debate is over whether the Indian economy will also surpass the U.S.s鈥攁nd when. The good news for India is that during the 15 years preceding COVID-19, the country sustained a real GDP growth rate of 8% compared with less than 2% for the U.S. If India can keep this up for the next two decades and grow 5% a year thereafter while the U.S. maintains its growth rate of 2%鈥攖wo scenarios that are possible, if not likely鈥攊t would overtake the latter by 2073.More From TIMEThere are several factors working in Indias favor. To begin with, the countrys stanley cup GDP per c Rwrb Donald Trump Likes Fights. Here Are His Top 10 Since Winning the Election
By Lisa EadiciccoMay 18, 2016 4:09 PM EDTGoogle h jordan ad a lot to showcase at its annual developer conference on Wednesday, from a new home virtual assistant to plans to delve deeper into virtual reality.This year Google I/O focused heavily on machine learning and VR, and how these technologies are being applied to Google core products. Here a look at the most important announcements from the event.Google HomeGoogle Home, launching later this year, is very much what it sounds like: a virtual assistant for your house. It a voice-activated device meant to be placed in the home that allows for access to Google when your phone isn ;t nearby. The company also positioned the device as a smart controller for the home during its presentation, saying it reebok 8217 capable of communicating with nearby connected gadgets like smart light bulbs and Nest devices. It very similar to the Amazon Echo, a personal speaker that includes the companyadidas campus 8217 Alexa virtual assistant. Like the Echo, Google says Home will eventually integrate with third-party apps as well.Google AssistantGoogle significantly upgraded Google Now with a helper called Google Assistant. This new technology understands natural language more easily than Google previous voice search and puts queries into context so that users don ;t have to be as specific when asking a question. Assistant also offers suggestions based on your request, like asking if you want to buy movie tic
