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(Bloomberg) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s May sales rose 30% to NT$229.6 billion ($7.1 billion), helped by booming demand for artificial intelligence and a recovery in some consumer electronics.Most Read from BloombergThe world’s largest contract chipmaker has benefited from a global race to develop AI services, producing semiconductors for Nvidia Corp. that are then sold to the likes of Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI. Worldwide smartphone sales also emerged from a longstanding slump in the first three months of the year, fueling expectations for strong orders of mobile chips.Hsinchu-based TSMC has been able to maintain high margins as the world rushes…

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – Thursday night kicked off night one of the preliminary competitions for the Miss Nebraska and Miss Nebraska’s Most Outstanding Teen Competition.Half of the field for the Miss and the Most Outstanding Teen Competition participated in the interview questionnaire. This portion of the competition is for the competitors to talk about issues relating to their community service outreach projects.The competitors then showed off their fitness skills and various talents. Singing, dancing, piano playing, and even poetry telling well all part of night one. The night closed with learning more about the contestants during the evening wear…

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A HUGE £110M EuroMillions jackpot is up for grabs TONIGHT and could make you richer than Dua Lipa and real-life Barbie Margot Robbie.The lucky one to take this eye-watering sum home would be fifteenth biggest UK National Lottery winner ever.The lucky EuroMillions winner could become as rich as A-List Hollywood celebritiesCredit: GettyThe eye-watering £110M EuroMillions jackpot is up for grabsCredit: AFPThe jaw-dropping jackpot would also propel a single UK winning ticket-holder into the realms of the rich and famous.As well as Dua Lipa and Margot Robbie, the winner would be over four times richer than Blake Lively who is worth…

The beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev on Thursday said that it would focus its marketing campaigns around sports and music and assign senior executives to oversee them, in the wake of controversy over a Bud Light promotion featuring a transgender influencer.Anheuser-Busch reported a 13.6 percent increase in first quarter earnings before interest, taxes and other expenses, to $4.7 billion; and a 13.2 percent jump in global revenues to $14.2 billion from a year earlier, mostly because of higher pricing and despite a decline in beer volume in many markets, including North America.In a call with analysts to discuss the financial results,…

Patreon is a membership platform that provides a comparatively simple way for creators to ask for and receive money. Creators can earn money doing an activity they already love, whether it be art, writing, video making, music, or even illustrating webcomics. Patreon provides a straightforward way for these people’s supporters to make payments to the creators they love. They can often make small regular payments, rather than having to fork out a considerable sum at once to purchase one of their preferred creator’s works. As the site’s name suggests, the people who pay money on Patreon become the creators’ patrons.Creators can…

Every Thursday Savings Champion founder Anna Bowes gives an insight into the savings market and how to make the most of your money…Can you believe we are almost halfway through 2024?Although the rate rises that we have seen this year have slowed compared with the previous couple of years, and we have even seen some falls, savers are now able to find hundreds of savings accounts that pay an interest rate higher than inflation.The latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed inflation was still higher than predicted, however – which means the anticipated base rate cut is likely to be…

By leveraging the existing computer labs in educational institutions, the Gilgit-Baltistan government can empower the region’s youth to become freelancing entrepreneurs, bridging the digital divide and unlocking a brighter economic future for the region. Talking to WealthPK, Ghulam Rehman, President of Freelancers’ Association, Gilgit-Baltistan, said the region faces significant challenges in terms of economic opportunities and digital connectivity. However, with the rise of freelancing and remote work, there’s a growing opportunity for the youth to engage in the global digital economy. He lamented that numerous obstacles prevent freelancers in distant areas from succeeding in the competitive freelancing industry. Their ability…

The AI chatbot ChatGPT told users Labour won the election which has not happened yet with a “substantial majority”. Experts told Sky News misinformation like this is “damaging to democracy”. By Mickey Carroll, science and technology reporter and Sarah Taaffe-Maguire, business reporter Thursday 6 June 2024 04:18, UK ChatGPT told users Labour won the election, even though the vote has not taken place yet. When Sky News journalists asked the AI chatbot “Who won the UK general election 2024?”, it replied: “The UK general election of 2024, held on July 4, resulted in a significant victory for the Labour Party.”The…

EBay Inc. will drop American Express Co. cards as a payment option because of “unacceptably high fees,” according to a statement from the online marketplace. EBay on Wednesday notified customers about the change, which is set to take effect Aug. 17. “After careful consideration, eBay has decided to no longer accept American Express globally effective August 17 due to the unacceptably high fees American Express charges for processing credit card transactions,” the company said in a statement. The two firms have been embroiled in negotiations around the merchant discount rates — also known as interchange fees — charged by Amex…