Local Groups Shine in Thanksgiving Parade and Holiday Performances

A New Trier High School’s Korean drum club joined the annual Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, participating in a local tradition since 1934. Highland Park-based Time to Dance Ensemble dancers are teaming with North Shore School of Dance students for “The Peanut Cracker” at 10:30 a.m. on December 8. The show features over 70 … Read more

Billion 4G/LTE Routers Patched for Critical Security Flaw

Billion Electric’s 4G/LTE routers have been found to suffer from a critical security flaw, CVE-2024-11980, which allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access device information and restart the router. This vulnerability is considered CVSS level 10, one of the highest severity levels. The affected models include M100, M150, M120N, and M500 routers. Billion has released firmware … Read more

Apple to Release iOS 18.2 with New Features in December

Apple is set to release its next major software update, iOS 18.2, this month or early next week. According to the company’s traditional release patterns, which have held true for recent updates, iOS 18.2 will likely be shipped during the first half of the week. The exact date remains uncertain due to Apple’s tendency to … Read more

Cerebras Inference Sets New Benchmark in AI Performance

Cerebras Systems has announced significant advancements in its AI processing technology, outperforming cloud giants like AWS and Google on Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B model. The company claims its system can run even the largest models at “instant speed,” achieving an unprecedented generation speed of 969 tokens per second. According to third-party benchmark firm Artificial Analysis, … Read more

Crypto Market Soars Near $100k: Experts Predict Higher Prices

Bitcoin’s price has surged to nearly $100,000, driven by institutional investors and increased regulatory certainty in the US. The stablecoins market has also grown, with a cumulative market capitalization of over $190 billion, led by Tether (USDT). Some experts predict that Bitcoin’s price could reach $120,000 by early 2025. The surge is attributed to institutional … Read more

Mayor Eric Adams’ Ties to Troubled Developer Exposed

A search warrant was executed at the Queens home of Pastor Al Cockfield II, who led a political action committee for Mayor Eric Adams, earlier this month. The probe, conducted by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, is investigating Cockfield and his dealings with developer Weihong Hu. Hu has been … Read more

Embracing Dark Academia: A Whimsical Aesthetic for Book-Lovers and Historians

The Dark Academia style has taken the world of interior design by storm, with its moody, nostalgic atmosphere and vintage furnishings evoking a sense of elite historic educational institutions. Born from the idealistic idea of 20th-century collegiate life, this maximalist scholarly aesthetic combines elements of art history, classic literature, and intellectual curiosity. Designers like E. … Read more

Elon Musk’s Record-Breaking Pay Package Rejected by Delaware Court

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package, worth around $101 billion based on the company’s closing share price Monday, was rejected by a Delaware court despite being approved by Tesla shareholders at a June meeting. The 303 million stock options were previously thrown out in January but were re-approved by 84% of shares not held … Read more

Biden Pardons Son Hunter Amid Controversy Over Presidential Powers

President Joe Biden has granted a full pardon to his son Hunter Biden, sparking controversy over the president’s use of his powers. The sweeping pardon covers not only Hunter Biden’s convictions in two cases in Delaware and California but also any other “offenses against the United States” committed or may have committed during the specified … Read more

ASML Releases $230 Lego Kit of High-NA EUV Machine for Niche Fans

ASML, a leading manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, has released a new Lego set based on its high-end lithography systems. The ASML TWINSCAN EXE:5000 Lego set is priced at $227.95 and features 851 individual parts, including projection optics with a 0.55 numerical aperture (High-NA). This technology is used in the production of advanced semiconductors. The set … Read more