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Welsh man pleads guilty in major drug trafficking case
(Metro Creative Gallery) A Welsh man has pleaded guilty in connection with a major drug trafficking investigation in Jennings in which about 55,000 lethal doses of fentanyl was seized. Robert Ray Moore, 43, pleaded guilty on Monday to multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances and resisting arrest with force or violence. The charges stem from an incident on Sept. 3, 2024, and include nine counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances such as methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, amphetamine, clonazepam and alprazolam. He also pleaded guilty to resisting an officer with force or violence. Sentencing for Moore is scheduled for Oct. 15, following a pre-sentencing investigation ordered by District Judge Steve Gunnell. 'This office is committed to protecting our parish from dangerous drugs,' District Attorney Lauren Heinen said in a press release. 'The amount of fentanyl Mr. Moore possessed could have caused major harm to our community.' She added that the guilty plea removes a significant drug trafficking operation from Jeff Davis Parish streets and demonstrates the ongoing partnership between the District Attorney's Office and law enforcement. Moore and a passenger were arrested last September after Jennings Police Department officers pulled over a vehicle and found about 26 grams of methamphetamine inside. The passenger, Michael Prudhomme, 48, allegedly threw the drugs at the driver's head before exiting the vehicle, according to police reports. Moore fled the scene, but was later located at a convenience store on South Lake Arthur Avenue in Jennings. During his apprehension, Moore became violent, injuring Detective Scott Leblanc, who was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Police seized about 55,000 lethal doses of fentanyl, valued over $12,000, along with more than $1,000 in drug proceeds. Heinen recognized the commitment and work of the Jennings Police Department in the investigation, specifically commending Officers Scott LeBlanc, Eduardo Mendoza, Richard Easley, Rocky Roy, Koen LeBlanc and Dustin Broussard all contributed to the success of the case. She particularly praised Officer Scott LeBlanc for sustaining injuries during Moore's apprehension. The Jennings Police Department investigated the case, and First Assistant District Attorney Alexander Guinn prosecuted it. Robert Sheffield is the defense attorney.
Yahoo
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Nvidia and University of Bristol debut UK's fastest AI supercomputer in sovereign AI push
Nvidia (NVDA) and the University of Bristol debuted the UK's Isambard-AI supercomputer on Thursday, part of Nvidia's push into so-called sovereign AI, or AI supercomputers built for individual nations. The fastest supercomputer in the country and one of the most energy-efficient supercomputers globally, the Isambard-AI supercomputer combines 5,448 Nvidia Grace Hopper superchips through a series of liquid-cooled HPE server cabinets packed with 440 GPUs each. The system is meant to perform research on everything from materials science to drug discovery to large language models designed for UK-specific languages such as Welsh. Impressively, according to University of Bristol professor Simon McIntosh-Smith, the entire system came together in less than two years. Normally, it takes more than three years to complete similar projects, McIntosh-Smith, who also heads the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS), told Yahoo Finance. Researchers and companies will need to apply for access to the Isambard-AI supercomputer via the UK government's Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology. Supercomputers, however, don't just run individual tasks at once. Depending on the time of day, such systems can run a host of different experiments at the same time, helping to improve overall efficiency While the Isambard-AI supercomputer is powerful as far as research computers go, it's relatively small compared to the massive datacenter-scale systems companies like Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG, GOOGL), Meta (META), and Microsoft (MSFT) currently run. Those warehouse-sized computers require gigawatts, or 1 billion watts, of electricity to power tens of thousands of GPUs. The Isambard-AI supercomputer, meanwhile, uses 5 megawatts, or 5 million watts. According to McIntosh-Smith, the team at BriCS chose to use a liquid cooling solution rather than traditional air cooling with fans to keep the Isambard-AI from overheating, because it allowed them to pack more GPUs into a smaller space while improving overall energy efficiency. The university is also working on a pilot program that will use the hot wastewater from the supercomputer to heat campus facilities and eventually nearby homes and businesses. While the University of Bristol officially flipped the switch on Isambard-AI on Thursday, McIntosh-Smith said some researchers have already been running experiments on a test version of the system. Those include work on vaccines for Alzheimer's disease and image recognition to help machines better identify skin cancer. The Isambard-AI supercomputer is just one example of Nvidia's push into sovereign AI, which represents a new revenue stream for the company beyond individual tech companies. In May, CEO Jensen Huang attended an event held in Saudi Arabia where President Trump announced that he would allow Nvidia to sell thousands of GPUs to companies within the country. The administration also set up a plan to sell hundreds of thousands of chips to the United Arab Emirates, but officials are holding off on moving forward with the deal over concerns China could gain access to the technology, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. And in June, Nvidia touted its expansion in Europe, announcing that companies across France, the UK, Germany, and Italy will build out or expand on their AI infrastructure. "Every industrial revolution begins with infrastructure. AI is the essential infrastructure of our time, just as electricity and the internet once were," Huang said in a statement at the time. "With bold leadership from Europe's governments and industries, AI will drive transformative innovation and prosperity for generations to come." The US still accounts for the majority of Nvidia's sales, making up $61.2 billion of the company's $130.4 billion in total revenue in its latest fiscal year. Taiwan and China made up $20.5 billion and $17.1 billion, respectively. Singapore saw $23.6 billion in sales, but Nvidia said the majority of those shipments are simply invoiced in the country and shipped elsewhere. Email Daniel Howley at dhowley@ Follow him on X/Twitter at @DanielHowley. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
RTÉ News
an hour ago
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Hit TV show The Assembly to return for a second series
TV show The Assembly, described by critics as "extraordinary" and "the most groundbreaking TV show of the year", is to return for a second series. The programme, which sees a group of inquisitive interviewers who are autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled put questions to celebrities, was a big hit when the first series aired on ITV1 earlier this year. The names of the six new celebrities taking part are yet to be revealed, with the last series featuring Danny Dyer, David Tennant, Jade Thirlwall and Gary Lineker, and described as the "warmest, funniest telly you'll watch this year" by The Guardian. Meanwhile, The Independent called it "the most groundbreaking TV show of the year" and it was hailed as "extraordinary" by the Radio Times. The series is produced by Rockerdale Studios, which said the same format will be repeated, where "no question is off the table and no topic is out of bounds". It is due to air on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player in 2026. Katie Rawcliffe, director of entertainment and daytime commissioning at ITV, said: "This really is ITV entertainment at its best: warm, funny, revealing and just that little bit mischievous." Stu Richards, of Rockerdale Studios, said: "I cannot believe we're still getting away with this. "The chance to make something that plays by almost none of the rules of normal telly is just such a ludicrous privilege. I'm absolutely buzzing to be honest." The show is an adaptation of the French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, which has featured appearances from notable French figures, including President Emmanuel Macron, who was grilled about his marriage. Last year, Welsh actor Michael Sheen appeared on the pilot which aired on the BBC, where he was asked questions including what it was like to date someone only five years older than his daughter and which two members of the royal family he would choose to swap out. The show then moved to ITV for a full series. It now airs in 14 territories, including French Canada, Australia and Brazil.
