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Time of India
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Blackpink's Jennie bridges the gap between gaming and K-pop; ‘ZEN' single chosen for Summer Game Fest 2025 trailer as soundtrack
Jennie from Blackpink has managed to accomplish another major feat. This time the idol has managed to enter the world of gaming, as her single titled 'ZEN' has been officially selected as the main soundtrack for the Summer Game Fest 2025 trailer. 'ZEN' selected for Summer Game Fest 2025; trailer drops Jennie's song 'Zen' has been selected as the official soundtrack for this year's Summer Game Fest event, as the teaser trailer dropped on June 1. The trailer featured clips from various popular and well-known video games like 'Death Stranding 2: On The Beach' andand 'Green Games', as well as 'Possessor(s)', to name a few. The clips made for an attractive trailer; however, it was Jennie's voice that shocked fans worldwide. As the trailer dropped, fans came to know that her song 'ZEN' has been made the official soundtrack for the fest's trailer. Jennie's major accomplishment has managed to combine the worlds of K-pop and online gaming through her melodious voice and her intriguing song. Fans react to the news As soon as the trailer dropped, BLINKS and netizens were all over it in a matter of minutes. Many took to their social media accounts to share their reaction over 'ZEN' being chosen as the official soundtrack. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Encontre voos low-cost Voos | Anúncios de Pesquisa Saiba Mais Undo One fan commented that 'F** I felt it in my veins… Trailer is already powerful, and ZEN makes it more powerful…,' while another commented under the post that 'Woahh, it sounds fancy here. No doubt it was my favourite from the album. ' About Jennie and her hit song 'ZEN' Jennie has been on the path to global success ever since she actively started focusing on her solo career as a pop artist. Her song 'ZEN' was released on April 26, 2025, and is a part of her album titled 'RUBY'. The song is also extremely important for the artist as well, as during an interview with Zane Lowe, the idol was asked about which song made her feel like all of her hard work was going to get paid off. Lowe had asked her, 'What was the first song that you feel began to unlock the identity of this album and really made you realise you know all this work I've done up to this point is going to matter?' to which Jennie had happily replied with, ''ZEN. '' The idol even shared a video online about how two of the main songs from her album 'RUBY' came to be, i.e., 'ZEN' and 'Like Jennie'. She shared that 'Maybe like six months into spending time at the studio every day, I felt more anxious. I felt like something was coming chasing after me when this is something that I started.' Then the artist detailed how 'ZEN' came along and how it broke her cycle of the creative block. She shared, 'And then I met this amazing writer called Bibi. We met. We clicked. We talked. We opened up to each other, and we just had a great time, and that's when 'ZEN' came along.' About Summer Game Fest 2025 Summer Game Fest is a legendary event in the world of gaming, as it is nothing short of a celebration. The fest acts as a way to celebrate and give a platform to games, as well as their creators. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Why financial wellness needs more than just numbers
As India moves through rapid economic shifts, rising incomes, urban growth, and a booming middle class, wealth is being built at a faster pace than ever before. But for many Indians, this financial progress brings new questions. What does true wealth mean? Is it just about owning assets and chasing high returns, or is it also about feeling secure, balanced, and in control of one's future? While the Indian economy continues to expand, so does the need for a new kind of financial thinking. Experts say wealth management in India is still largely focused on short-term profits or market trends. But growing volatility, inflation concerns, and personal stress around money are forcing a quiet rethink: maybe financial success should be measured not just in rupees, but in how clearly it supports the lives we want to lead. This is where the idea of financial mindfulness is gaining attention. Taking inspiration from age-old philosophies like Zen, which values clarity, balance, and purpose, some wealth advisors in India are encouraging a shift toward long-term, mindful financial planning. 'People often ask how much money they need to feel successful,' says a senior advisor from a Mumbai-based firm that works with middle-income and HNI families. 'But the real question is, what is that money meant to do for you? Are you buying peace of mind, or just adding stress?' This kind of thinking is especially relevant in a country like India, where family responsibilities, education costs, and retirement needs are complex and layered. Unlike western economies, most Indian households don't separate business and personal wealth clearly. Entrepreneurs, salaried professionals, and even gig workers often mix savings with investments, with little structure. That lack of planning often leads to reactive decisions-pulling money out when markets dip, following social trends, or over-leveraging for short-term goals. In a growing number of cases, however, financial planners are guiding families to ask deeper questions: What are your non-negotiables? How much risk is truly acceptable? What legacy do you want to leave behind? This shift doesn't mean giving up on growth. It means adding intention to strategy. Firms dealing in wealth management have started encouraging clients to break down financial goals not just by returns, but by life stages and values. For instance, young professionals are advised to balance aggressive investments with simple emergency buffers, while retirees are supported in maintaining cash flow without unnecessary complexity. The government has made major strides in financial inclusion, but inclusion must go beyond bank accounts. True financial well-being means people understand what they're doing with their money and why. As digital platforms, stock markets, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based apps flood the financial space, the real need is still human: better communication, simpler advice, and more focus on clarity over complexity. India's economic future is tied not just to gross domestic product (GDP) growth or investment flows, but to the financial confidence of its people. As wealth spreads across Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, financial services must evolve to meet not just financial needs, but emotional and psychological ones too. This calls for a mix of ancient wisdom and modern tools, something India is uniquely positioned to offer. In a country where yoga, ayurveda, and meditation are woven into cultural life, the next step might just be financial wellness with the same approach: Grounded, simple, and balanced. After all, a developed India isn't just about income levels. It's about people feeling secure, empowered, and calm in the choices they make every day with their time, their energy, and their money. This article is authored by Sharda Deepakraj Lala, founder & CEO, Siddhantha Wealth Managers.
Japan Today
2 days ago
- General
- Japan Today
As a society we seethe with irritation: What can we do about it?
By Michael Hoffman Come, let's be frank with one another: what irritates you? This person, that thing, this situation, that sound – oh, that sound, that grating sound! 'We're losing control of our emotions,' writes psychiatrist Hideki Wada in a booklet, published by President Books, titled 'How to Cultivate an Unemotional Heart.' 'Emotional' is a literal but somewhat misleading rendering of kanjoteki, whose meaning here seems to be 'prone to' or 'vulnerable to irritation' – which emotion, together with its kissing cousin, anger, are corrosive, physiologically (they weaken the immune system ) and psychologically (they make us miserable). Who wouldn't be free of them, if they would but free us? They won't. 'Anger is the emotion that surges most readily in us,' writes Wada – 'more than happiness, more than sadness. Moreover, anger is the emotion that translates most readily into action' – to our ultimate chagrin if not ruin, for actions performed and words uttered in anger are seldom well chosen and often blow up in our faces. It so happens that as I write this my neighbor across the lane is attacking his lawn (and me) with one of those unmuffled naked-motor grass-cutting blades that raise the most head-splitting, soul-crushing racket – disturbing him, it seems, not at all, which is odd, given what it's doing to me. There he is, calm personified in the eye of the storm, the very picture of leisured serenity, you'd almost think he was in Zen meditation, so unhurried are his movements, and as for progress, that hardly seems to be the goal at all, so little is he making. Curious enlightenment. Advise me, Dr Wada! (You are right: anger surges very readily indeed.) What should I do: Go out and give him a dose of my rage? Oh, the pleasure it would give me to jolt him rudely out of his trance! The more rudely the better. But it's hardly neighborly, maybe not even civilized; pleasure would give way to regret, regret to pain, and who's the loser in the end? – he, armored in tranquility and laughing at me for 'losing control of my emotions,' or me out of control and all too keenly aware of making a fool of myself? Better perhaps to go for a walk and come back later, after he's done. But isn't that being a little too easy to get along with? Or – a third possibility – approach him with rage suppressed and sweet reason foremost, appealing to his humanity, his understanding, his sense of community, in short all the higher faculties said to characterize our species, suggesting maybe some grass-cutting alternative, a manual lawn mower or even a newer quieter model of motorized blade. That's probably best – but those of us prone to irritation wouldn't be if that came easily to us, would we? No, rage begets enraged speech or no speech at all. (Or how about this: say, with scarcely concealed sarcasm, 'I'll even pay for it myself!' – if that doesn't shame him, nothing will. But what if nothing does?) What does the doctor say? 'My first defense against irritability,' he says, 'is' – if possible – 'to avoid irritating situations.' Take a walk, in short. It's in fact what I do, coming back to quiet restored. Good. And yet not. Something's missing; the challenge issued (unconsciously but still) remains unanswered, irritation persists, less edgy but not much less irritating. And what of all the other provocations out there? We'd be walking all day 'avoiding' them, avoiding one only to blunder into another no doubt, drawing the only conclusion possible: irritation is unavoidable. As a society we seethe with irritation. Wada cites road rage, an increasing hazard. Today's rager might be tomorrow's victim and vice versa. Whose character is proof against it, in a mass society that has no time for nuances of individual character? Everyday life plants us cheek by jowl with masses of people who mean absolutely nothing to us and to whom we mean nothing. How can perfect strangers' little ways fail to irritate us – he jammed against you in the train with his face that, for no good reason but no less for that, rubs you the wrong way; she at the supermarket checkout extracting coins one yen at a time while you grind your teeth waiting your turn behind her; the boss, subordinate or colleague at work who in all innocence (or perhaps not) says just the wrong thing at just the wrong moment in just the wrong tone with just the wrong expression on his or her face, and so on and so on, instances multiply faster than the typing fingers can type them or the tongue give them utterance. If one could only be alone! But isolation is no defense. The three years of the COVID epidemic proved that. 'The government response to it,' Wada writes, 'was shaped by epidemiologists who advised isolation on epidemiological grounds – not,' he adds, 'by psychiatrists who know the psychological price to be paid.' Soaring alcoholism and suicide figures bear him out. Stress, strain – it's everywhere. Whoever gets to the end of the day in a state of tranquil contentment has won the prize of prizes and deserves heartiest congratulations, but the facts conspire against it. Fact of facts: This world was not made to my specifications, or yours; it doesn't suit us, nor we it – in short, we have no control, or at most very little, over our environment beyond the four walls of our houses or rooms, retreat into which, as noted above, has its perils. We're barraged by sounds that make us cringe, sights that revolt us, words that offend us though not (most of the time) meant to. There's the parked car with the engine running, driver asleep oblivious; the motorbike hotrodders roaring by just as you're dropping off to sleep (or any other time!) – those irritations at least are justifiable on environmental and social grounds. Others are not: dogs if you don't like dogs, katakana English such as that which litters Wada's booklet (shichiuashon, furasutorashon, kurozuappu for close-up, mesodo for method, etc), ubiquitous background music filling shops, streets and heads whether your head likes it or not – what's more irritating than music you can't turn off? The very garbage trucks emit beeping nursery-rhyme melodies as they make their rounds. Stupid, foolish – why make mountains of a molehills? It's nothing. Surely a mature adult can learn to cope with – and all to too often must cope with – much worse than even the worst of these minor irritations? Surely you can reason down your feelings by recalling how very much more serious the real problems of life are? And surely there are enough of those to make inventing new ones out of nothing idiotic? True, true. But feelings are peculiar creatures. They refuse to be reasoned out of existence. They mock reason. They say, 'You're right, reason's right, I'm wrong – and I don't care, I win anyway!' And so they do. Wada's advice boils down to this: Take a deep breath, take a step back, take a walk here, have a talk there, look receptively outward rather than obsessively inward. The first of these, the deep breath, is physiological: The cerebral cortex, reason's seat within the brain, is fed, he explains, by oxygen; the symptoms of anger (the surging emotions, the loss of self-control, the loss for words, the reckless disregard for consequences) are 'the brain's warning that it needs oxygen.' Feed it. Is it that simple? Really? Maybe, maybe not. If it were, Wada and his fellow psychiatrists – they number an estimated 17,000 nationwide – would be out of business, wouldn't they? © Japan Today
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Intel vs. Advanced Micro: Which Chipmaker is the Better Buy Now?
Intel Corporation INTC and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD are two premier semiconductor firms competing in the CPU market, with both focusing on AI (artificial intelligence) and advanced chip technologies. Intel, reportedly the world's largest semiconductor company and primary supplier of microprocessors and chipsets, is gradually reducing its dependence on the PC-centric business by moving into data-centric businesses, such as AI and autonomous driving. The foundry operating model is a key component of the company's strategy and is designed to reshape operational dynamics and drive greater transparency, accountability and focus on costs and Micro has strengthened its position in the semiconductor market on the back of its evolution as an enterprise-focused company from a pure-bred consumer-PC chip provider. Its processors are primarily powered by the company's proprietary "Zen" CPU and "Vega" GPU architectures. The company's acquisition of Xilinx has helped in expanding into multiple embedded markets. AMD now offers Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Adaptive SoCs and Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP) products. With growing AI proliferation in PCs, smartphones, automotive and IoT applications, both Intel and Advanced Micro are steadily advancing their semiconductor portfolio to bolster their competitive edge. Let us analyze in depth the competitive strengths and weaknesses of the companies to understand who is in a better position to maximize gains from the emerging market trends. Intel is strategically investing to expand its manufacturing capacity to accelerate its IDM 2.0 (Integrated Device Manufacturing) strategy. The company is undertaking various strategic decisions to gain a firmer footing in the expansive AI sector. Its latest Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-Cores) can support large AI workloads across diverse sectors. With industry-leading capabilities in AI processing, the Xeon 6 family delivers the industry's best CPU for AI at a lower total cost of ownership. Intel's innovative AI solutions are set to benefit the broader semiconductor ecosystem by driving down costs, improving performance and fostering an open, scalable AI environment. The company has received $7.86 billion in direct funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce for its commercial semiconductor manufacturing projects under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. The funds will support Intel in advancing critical semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon, likely paving the way for innovation and Intel derives a significant part of its revenues from China. As Washington tightens restrictions on high-tech exports to China, Beijing has intensified its push for self-sufficiency in critical industries. This shift poses a dual challenge for Intel, as it faces potential market restrictions and increased competition from domestic chipmakers. The company is also lagging behind in the GPU and AI front compared to peers such as NVIDIA Corporation NVDA and AMD. Leading technology companies are reportedly piling up NVIDIA's GPUs to build clusters of computers for their AI work, leading to exponential revenue growth. AMD is strengthening its footprint in the AI market through an expanding portfolio. The latest MI300 series accelerator family strengthens its competitive position in the generative AI space. The accelerator is based on AMD CDNA 3 accelerator architecture and supports up to 192 GB of HBM3 memory, enabling efficient running of large language model training (up to 80 billion parameters) and inference for generative AI workloads. It is also benefiting from strong enterprise adoption and expanded cloud addition, strength in 7-nanometer-based processors is expected to strengthen the company's competitive position in the commercial and server market against Intel. AMD is currently leveraging Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's 7 nm process technology, which is enabling it to deliver its advanced 7 nm chips faster to market. AMD Radeon RX 7900 series chiplet design combines 5 nm and 6 nm process nodes, each optimized for specific chips in the in the traditional computing market, which still generates a chunk of its revenues, AMD is up against Intel's strong market position. With Intel systems so well entrenched, there is an obvious preference for system integrators to choose Intel processors over AMD. Moreover, AMD faces significant competition from NVIDIA in the GPU market. AMD has had relatively greater success in the mobile segment and its current product lineup indicates that this focus will continue. However, competition in the mobile segment is likely to accelerate, with more ARM-based devices coming on the market. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Intel's 2025 sales implies a year-over-year decline of 4.3%, while that of EPS indicates growth of 323.1%. The EPS estimates have been trending southward on average over the past 60 days. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Advanced Micro's 2025 sales suggests year-over-year growth of 23.3%, while that for EPS implies a rise of 22.7%. The EPS estimates have been trending southward over the past 60 days. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Over the past year, Intel has declined 33.8% against the industry's growth of 14.1%. AMD has lost 33.2% over the same period. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Intel looks more attractive than Advanced Micro from a valuation standpoint. Going by the price/sales ratio, Intel's shares currently trade at 1.74 forward sales, significantly lower than 5.48 for AMD. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Both Intel and Advanced Micro carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks companies expect their earnings to improve in 2025. However, Intel expects a decline in revenues contrary to that of AMD. Over the years, AMD has shown steady revenue and EPS growth, while Intel has been facing a bumpy road with a downhill slope. With a healthy long-term earnings growth expectation of 24.5%, Advanced Micro is relatively better placed than Intel (long-term earnings growth expectations of 10.5%), although the former is a bit expensive in terms of valuation metrics. Consequently, Advanced Micro seems to be a better investment option at the moment. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Intel Corporation (INTC) : Free Stock Analysis Report Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
China allegedly making its own supercomputer chips to cut dependence on US tech
Supercomputers have been a powerful tool ever since their birth in the 1960s. Today, almost every nation has advanced supercomputing facilities and systems capable of solving the most complex of tasks. Chinese semiconductor manufacturer Hygon and supercomputer builder Sugon have announced the creation of a vertically integrated computing giant capable of building high-performance systems entirely with domestic technology. The processor is a result of the stock swap merger between the two companies. This gives China control over both the chip design and supercomputer manufacturing. The process began in 2016 when Hygon licensed AMD's first-generation Zen CPU design and x86-64 architecture. This is the most commonly used architecture for processors in computing today. Hygon used the original license to develop its Dhyana processor series, which gained support from Linux kernel developers and adoption by Chinese tech giants like Tencent. Meanwhile, Sugon used the Dhyana processor to make a machine that ranked in the Top 500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputing systems. This partnership proved successful. The merger timing coincides with Hygon's most ambitious processor announcement yet—the upcoming C86-5G processor. The CPU features 128 cores, capable of running 512 simultaneous threads through four-way simultaneous multithreading (SMT4). In other words, this means that the CPU can run 512 operations or processes simultaneously. This roughly doubles the processing power offered by commercial Intel and AMD CPUs, which use two-way SMT. Beyond threading, the C86-5G delivers a 17% improvement in instructions per cycle compared to its predecessor. This points to architectural improvements beyond adding cores to the CPU. The processor also supports massive amounts of memory (up to 1TB) and modern connectivity features, putting it on par with current Intel and AMD chips. Hygon went from licensing AMD's technology in 2016 to developing competitive processors independently. Now, combined with Sugon's supercomputing expertise, they can build complete high-performance systems entirely with Chinese technology. The merger reflects China's broader strategy of building domestic semiconductor capability and reducing dependence on American chips. It's a strategy that reflects broader industry practices. Major players such as AWS, Microsoft, and Google routinely co-develop processors and server architectures to optimize system performance. For China, this vertical integration addresses critical supply chain vulnerabilities since both companies appear on U.S. export restriction lists. The newly combined entity is expected to draw considerable attention from Chinese buyers who are actively looking for homegrown alternatives to American-made technologies.
