Southeast Missouri State faces Lipscomb following Washington’s 28-point game

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Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (3-4) at Lipscomb Bisons (5-4)Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 12 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Southeast Missouri State visits Lipscomb after Tedrick Washington Jr. scored 28 points in Southeast Missouri State’s 80-59 victory against the UMKC Kangaroos.
The Bisons have gone 2-1 at home. Lipscomb is 0-1 in one-possession games.The Redhawks are 1-2 on the road. Southeast Missouri State ranks third in the OVC giving up 71.7 points while holding opponents to 39.6% shooting.

Why China need not worry about Trump’s tech and financial warfare

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China has overcome Donald Trump’s trade war and tech sanctions before. This time, it is in a much stronger position to withstand new threats. As a result, the United States could pivot away from trade confrontations towards information and financial warfare. However, China’s nearly US$1 trillion trade surplus would be a strong buffer against financial instability.AdvertisementTrump began the trade war with China in 2018. By 2023, exports from mainland China and Hong Kong to the US had fallen by about a quarter. Less exposure to the US market has made China more resilient to new tariffs, which reduces the incentive for Washington to escalate the trade war.Trump talked about a 60 per cent tariff on Chinese goods during his campaign. More recently, he floated the idea of an extra 10 per cent on top of the existing tariffs. He also wants 25 per cent duties on Canadian and Mexican goods.Many auto workers voted for Trump despite benefiting from trade and being able to buy cheap Chinese television sets, for example; their real competition is arguably coming from Mexico and Canada. No amount of tariffs on China would bring the production of TV sets back to the US. But tariffs on cars from Canada and Mexico could revive US carmakers. Trump’s tariff policy should tap into this possibility.The US wants to weaken China without hurting itself. Getting allies to join the tech war against China has been one way to achieve this. The tech war can be expected to escalate during the second Trump administration, perhaps with the incoming president forcing European, Japanese, South Korean and Taiwanese companies not to sell to the mainland Chinese market; this way, their economies would be hurt but not the US’.AdvertisementThe US tech war also dovetails nicely with Washington’s industrial policy. It wants the key tech sectors in the US, not Asia. American policymakers are likely to coerce globally competitive companies in Japan, South Korea or Taiwan in the relevant sectors into moving to the US.

GDOE awards $125M-plus contract to Core Tech for 12 schools’ refurbishment

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The Guam Department of Education on Wednesday announced it awarded a more than $125 million contract to Core Tech International, using federal funds, to refurbish 12 public schools.GDOE announced most of these projects, funded by federal American Rescue Plan money, months ago.This is the regional breakdown of schools for refurbishment:• Haya Region: Oceanview Middle School, Marcial Sablan Elementary School• Kattan Region: George Washington High School, Agueda Johnston Middle School, Ordot-Chalan Pago, Elementary School, JQ San Miguel Elementary School

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• Lagu Region: Finegayan Elementary School, Daniel L. Perez Elementary School, VSA Benavente Middle School• Luchan Region: Tamuning Elementary School, CL Taitano Elementary School, Jose Rios Middle SchoolIn a press release, GDOE said the focus areas of this refurbishment project include critical infrastructure needs such as crack and spall repair, restroom renovations, exterior door replacement, walkway canopy repair and construction, and electrical upgrades.”Such an extensive project not only enhances the physical condition of the schools but also serves as an investment in the future of the students. By addressing these five main areas, the GDOE is setting a standard for other educational institutions to follow, demonstrating a commitment to providing high-quality education through improved facilities,” GDOE said.Education Superintendent Erik Swanson, in a statement, said this initiative is more than just a renovation but a commitment to the future of learning on the island.

China’s SenseTime reshapes to ramp up focus on generative AI tech

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Loss-making Chinese AI company SenseTime Group said on Tuesday it has completed a major organisational restructuring aimed at ramping up its shift toward generative AI technologies.
The Hong Kong-listed company, previously focused on computer vision and surveillance technologies, has accelerated its transformation into generative AI following the industry-wide surge triggered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
SenseTime was one of China’s hottest AI firms but has fallen behind rivals amid the generative AI boom. Its shares have dropped 61% from their issue price three years ago.
The company wants to make generative AI its core business to drive growth, profitability and financial soundness, it said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange.
The restructuring comes as SenseTime’s computer vision business declines, with its “traditional AI” segment down 50.6% in the first half of this year. The company has yet to turn a profit since its founding a decade ago.
SenseTime launched its large language model, SenseNova, in early 2023, claiming capabilities comparable to OpenAI’s latest GPT version.
In 2021, the United States put SenseTime on an export controls list alleging it had created facial-recognition software used to oppress Uyghur Muslims. The company said at the time the accusation was unfounded and that it was compliant with laws.
SenseTime’s restructuring sets up several business units, with separate CEOs, including for smart auto, domestic robotics, smart healthcare, and smart retail, the company said in its filing.
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Since entering politics, Donald Trump has portrayed himself as being the anti-war candidate. However, what seemed like an anti-war promise to a large chunk of the American electorate quickly transformed into indiscriminate bombing and escalation. This may be a preview of what’s to come under his second administration. In the 2024 campaign cycle, Vice President-elect…