Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Tesla boss has been overtaken by LVMH’s Bernard Arnault, the outlet reportsElon Musk is no longer the richest man in the world, according to a Forbes report on Wednesday. The business outlet cited a steep decline in the value of the billionaire’s stake in the electric-car company Tesla and a $44 billion bet on the social media platform, Twitter.According to the publication, Musk, who had held the top spot on the Forbes list since September 2021, has been leapfrogged by Bernard Arnault, the CEO of luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s parent company LVMH. Musk currently has a net worth of $185.3…

UAE residents are hoping to fulfil their footballing dreams after Qatar eased entry rules for the remainder of the World Cup. Doha is braced for a new wave of visiting supporters after dropping the requirement for Gulf citizens and residents to obtain a Hayya card — which has acted as an entry visa for the event — to travel to the country. Authorities had already moved to allow fans without tickets to soak up the carnival atmosphere in Qatar in time for the start of the knockout stages. The decision is expected to prompt a travel boom — with the quarter-finals getting under way…

Adventures in Morocco are about more than the amazing hiking and cycling trails in the country. They’re also about the places that you stay. A camel ride across the Sahara Desert is made even more special by spending a night in a Berber camp, watching the stars. Bedding down in a cosy lodge after hiking in the mountains is the perfect end to the day. It’s through your accommodation that you’ll have a chance to meet your local hosts, and learn more about Morocco’s diverse culture. There are many different types of accommodation in Morocco, and some of the names, such as “riad” and “gîte” might be unfamiliar…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Trusted Source, almost 2 in 5 adults in the United States have high cholesterol. High cholesterol does not produce any symptoms. However, it does increase the risk of cardiovascular conditions such as heart attack and stroke. Statins are the most common treatment for high cholesterol. However, many discontinueTrusted Source statin treatment due to statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS). Observational studies have found a link between vitamin D deficiency and SAMS. Studies have also shown that those who took vitamin D supplements after discontinuing statin use due to SAMS could tolerate later statin use. Further study of how vitamin D affects…

By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven When North Carolina swapped its Medicaid system from a program run by the state to a program run and managed by five insurance companies, researchers at the Urban Institute — a D.C.-based think tank — took note. Among other policies, the organization’s researchers took a look at how transitions to Medicaid managed care impact patients nationwide. In October, they released a report on North Carolina’s transition so far. They found that the initial transition didn’t lead to disruptions in primary care for most people. Nonetheless, the change still came with plenty of problems: providers didn’t enroll with all of the managed…

Computer chip giant TSMC says it will more than triple its investment in a giant US plant to $40bn (£33bn). It is one of the largest foreign investments in American history. The announcement came as President Joe Biden and the Taiwan-based firm’s boss opened the factory in Arizona. The Biden administration is pushing ahead with plans to bring onshore production of key components in everything from phones to military jets. TSMC is the world’s largest maker of micro chips for other companies, with clients including Apple. Its Arizona plants will produce 3-nm and 4-nm chips used for iPhone processors. Semiconductors…

StructureFlow, a platform to visualise complex corporate transactions, has closed a $3.5m (£2.9m) pre-Series A round led by Venrex. London-based StructureFlow is predominantly used in the legal industry. The company was founded to simplify corporate communications, for the purposes of deal negotiations, mapping transactions, and presentations. The company claims the simplified visuals reduce staff attrition by making it easier to work on complex deals. The software is already used by major law firms, including three members of the ‘Magic Circle’ of London firms. “We are thrilled to have secured significant funding in an extremely challenging environment. Strong traction and our…

Samsung Galaxy M04 will offer 8GB RAM (4GB physical + 4GB virtual) with 128GB of internal storage and will cost less than Rs 9,000 in India. Samsung is gearing up for the launch of an affordable smartphone in the Galaxy M series lineup. The Samsung Galaxy M04 with up to 8GB RAM (4GB physical and 4GB virtual) and 128GB of internal storage will launch on December 9 in India. The official launch teaser of the Galaxy M04 also highlights some of the design aspects of the smartphone. According to the teaser, the Galaxy O4 will have a clean design with…

As if defenders of software supply chains didn’t have enough attack vectors to worry about, they now have a new one: machine learning models. ML models are at the heart of technologies such as facial recognition and chatbots. Like open-source software repositories, the models are often downloaded and shared by developers and data scientists, so a compromised model could have a crushing impact on many organizations simultaneously. Researchers at HiddenLayer, a machine language security company, revealed in a blog on Tuesday how an attacker could use a popular ML model to deploy ransomware. The method described by the researchers is similar to…

Atlas Lions’ impressive victory over Spain sparked a party well beyond the borders of their home country The first World Cup held in an Arab nation has produced the Arab world’s first quarterfinalist, as Morocco’s Atlas Lions stunned the 2010 winners Spain 3-0 in a round of 16 penalty shoot-out, after the 90 minutes and extra time finished scoreless. It’s one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, on a par with the U.S. defeating England in 1950, North Korea beating Italy in 1966, and, in 2002, Senegal triumphing over the 1998 winners, France. Even in the current tournament, which has…