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Reality Don't miss out on the headlines from Reality. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Block contestants Paige Beechey and Jesse Maguire, who quit the show five weeks into the most recent season, dropped some surprising news on Instagram overnight: They’re now a married couple, having travelled to France to elope. The happy news comes after the young Perth couple, who left The Block amid escalating tensions between them, had earlier announced that they were postponing their wedding, with no rescheduled date given. The pair shared a stunning wedding photo to their Instagram accounts overnight, captioned simply “husband and wife” and tagging the Ritz Hotel in Paris, France. MORE: Secret Block meeting proves finale was ‘rigged’ It seems the wedding was news to their fellow Block contestants, who flooded the post with supportive comments. “Omg Stop!!!” wrote Kylie Baker, another contestant who had a difficult time this season. “Congrats guys!! this is iconic,” wrote Mimi Belperio. “So happy for you two and what a beautiful photo. STUNNNNNING,” wrote fellow contestant Courtney Freeman. The pair have also shared loved-up photos from their European holiday in recent days. Jesse and Paige on holiday in Europe. Picture: Instagram A long way from The Block. Picture: Instagram MORE: ‘S***fight’: Kylie’s big post Block confession It was only last month that Jesse and Paige sent their wedding guests a note informing them their planned nuptials have been postponed. “Dear friends and family, life, in its unpredictable course, has presented us with unforeseen circumstances that has led us to postpone our upcoming wedding on 12 December,” the message read, according to Yahoo Lifestyle. The couple had a rough time on the show and both struggled to cope with the stress. “While we were eagerly looking forward to celebrating our love and commitment with you all, we believe it is essential to acknowledge when a moment is not right. This year, it is not. “We extend our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment this news may bring. A new date for our celebration is unknown at this time, but we will keep you abreast of any rescheduling.” Their time on The Block appeared to take a heavy toll on Jesse and Paige’s relationship, with the couple making the decision to quit the show in week five after yet another ugly late-night argument was caught on camera. In concerning scenes, an emotional Paige was heard suggesting to her electrician partner that their relationship was in trouble, telling him: “There is no us.” “I don’t give a f**k how you feel – deal with it yourself,” she told him. She also repeatedly threatened to quit the show. Tensions came to a head for the couple in week five. As the fight raged on and with the couple’s raised voices audible throughout The Block, the show’s executive producer Justin Sturzaker intervened. He pointed out it was not the first time they’d been recorded yelling at each other at length. “It seems like a relationship that’s getting pretty bad. Your neighbours can hear you too, you know?” he said, asking Paige if she’d reached out to the counselling services the show offers. “You don’t have to voice all of your stuff just to Jesse. We need to get some other people in to talk to you, where you guys need to make a big decision,” he told them. After a meeting with a health professional, Jesse and Paige gathered the rest of the teams to tell them they’d decided to quit the show, effective immediately. They were swiftly replaced by NSW sisters Maddy and Charlotte, who ended up winning the season , taking home a profit of $1.65 million. More Coverage Whatever happened to Keira Knightley? Caroline Thayer – Fox News ‘Steady on’: Hugh Grant hits back at star Sabrina Picou – Page Six Originally published as Block stars Jesse and Paige drop massive personal news on social media Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? Register Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout More related stories Entertainment Brutal reaction to Block star’s racy makeover Controversial Block contestant Kylie Baker has unveiled a racy new look on social media - but she’s been met with mixed reactions. Read more Reality Surprise winner announced on hit baking series The Great Australian Bake Off winner has been crowned - and with this clever geometrical baking creation, it’s easy to see why they took out the title. Read moreVentive Hospitality share price lists at ₹718.15 on BSE, a 12% premium

A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what might be Africa’s largest butterfly collection in a suburb of Kenya’s capital. Steve Collins has a collection of 4.2 million butterflies representing hundreds of species. Now, running out of space and time, he hopes to hand it over to the next generation. One expert familiar with Collins and his work suggests that the collection should be digitized for global access. Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolved NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday. That's after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans. The International Chess Federation president said in a statement Sunday that he’d let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, as well as other "minor deviations” from the dress code. Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on Friday. He said Sunday he would play — and wear jeans — in the World Blitz Championship. 'Sonic 3' and 'Mufasa' battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office Two family films are dominating the holiday box office, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair. According to studio estimates Sunday, the Sonic movie earned $38 million, while “Mufasa” brought in $37.1 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada. The R-rated horror “Nosferatu” placed third with an unexpectedly strong $21.2 million. Thanksgiving release holdovers “Wicked” and “Moana 2” rounded out the top five. Christmas Day had several big film openings, including the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” the Nicole Kidman erotic drama “Babygirl” and the boxing drama “The Fire Inside.” Charles Shyer, ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘Baby Boom’ filmmaker, dies at 83 An Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like “Private Benjamin,” “Baby Boom” and “Father of the Bride," Charles Shyer has died. He was 83. On Sunday his daughter Hallie Meyers-Shyer told The Associated Press that he died Friday in Los Angeles. No cause was disclosed. Born in Los Angeles in 1941 to a filmmaker father, Shyer's big breakthrough came with co-writing “Private Benjamin” for which he and Nancy Meyers received an Oscar nomination. He and Nancy Meyers were frequent collaborators through their nearly 20-year marriage, including on the remake of “The Parent Trap," starring Lindsay Lohan. LeBron James at 40: A milestone birthday arrives Monday for the NBA's all-time scoring leader When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion. They made fun of him. Dubbed The Kid from Akron, with a limitless future, James is now the 40-year-old from Los Angeles with wisps of gray in his beard, his milestone birthday coming Monday, one that will make him the first player in NBA history to play in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. He has stood and excelled in the spotlight his entire career. Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. 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Victor Wembanyama plays 1-on-1 chess with fans in New York Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. Before the San Antonio Spurs left New York for a flight to Minnesota, Wembanyama put out the call on social media: “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there,” Wembanyama wrote. It was 9:36 a.m. And people began showing up almost immediately.Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street slips, led by tech giants

( MENAFN - Investor Brand Network) Quantum Computing (NASDAQ: QUBT) (“QCi”) , an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, recently announced its entry into securities purchase agreements with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 1,540,000 shares of common stock, each at a price of $5.00, pursuant to a registered direct offering. In a concurrent private placement, the company entered into securities purchase agreements for the purchase and sale of an additional 8,460,000 shares of its common stock at the same price. Quantum Computing expects aggregate gross proceeds of $50 million, of which it intends to use the net for working capital and general corporate purposes. With the anticipated net proceeds, combined with existing cash reserves, the company expects to have sufficient resources to continue advancing the development of its quantum technologies, including not only the initial buildout but also the potential expansion of its U.S.-based thin film lithium niobate (“TFLN”) Photonic Chip Foundry in Tempe, Arizona, which remains on track for completion in Q1 2025. Titan Partners Group, a division of American Capital Partners, is acting as the sole placement agent for the offerings. To view the full press release, visit About Quantum Computing Inc. Quantum Computing is an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company that provides accessible and affordable quantum machines to the world today. QCi products are designed to operate at room temperature and low power at an affordable cost. 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We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.Washington, D.C., is breaking down data silos with the development of its Education Through Employment Data System, designed to unify data across the workforce-to-education continuum. The initiative aims to provide actionable insights into how education and workforce programs impact the economic mobility of the city’s residents. Led by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) in partnership with data analytics firm Resultant, the project will be the first of its kind in the district. It will integrate data from preschool through post-secondary education and employment. Monica Dodge, executive director of the (ETEP), said earlier investments in technology and workforce education helped lay the groundwork for the new project. Most recently, Mayor Muriel Bowser set aside $23 million in the 2025 budget to improve career and technical high school education. “The district recognized that there was an opportunity to really delve deeper in understanding outcomes and the impact of that work,” Dodge said. For the technical work of creating the data system, like aggregating data, consolidating student records and creating dashboards and visualizations, the DME’s office to Resultant. Curt Merlau, senior director of Resultant’s education department, said that in addition to common challenges with siloed data, the longitudinal data system will require interstate data sharing for students who attend college or work outside of D.C. to get important information on wages and post-secondary credentials. “That data helps us understand what is working for whom and where,” he said. When working with large volumes of student data, Dodge said it’s important to ground the work in community priorities, which requires outreach. “We’ve engaged with hundreds of district stakeholders, including families, students, school leaders and community partners, to understand their priorities,” she said. These engagements revealed a strong public demand for transparency and a focus on equity. As such, the ETEP data system team has identified specific populations to prioritize in its analysis, including students with disabilities, English learners and students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. This focus helped shape the three-year and insights they hope to gain from the data, Dodge said. She added that once data makes the effectiveness of education and workforce programs in the district more transparent, parents can make informed decisions on what opportunities best meet their needs, employers can make decisions about how they develop local talent pipelines, and community partners can identify opportunities to serve youth communities. The ETEP initiative reflects a growing policy trend in states and localities across the U.S. to attempt to link education data to workforce outcomes, with the goal of better preparing students for the job market. Longitudinal data systems in and informed D.C.’s approach, Dodge said. “We have certainly learned from those systems,” she said. “I think at the same time, D.C. has been quite unique in terms of both the scope of data that we are bringing together across the education, workforce, social services and juvenile justice partners, as well as the extent to which we are really focused on delivering value and transparency for the public.” National organizations like the Data Quality Campaign have highlighted public demand for accessible, actionable data on education and employment. A recent found 97 percent of early childhood administrators said data significantly improved their decision-making processes. The same poll found that existing systems, like government agencies to which schools are required to report data, do not necessarily provide useful feedback. Additionally, the poll found that training on how to use data is a key component, a point Merlau shared as well. “Data moves at the speed of trust,” he said. Dodge said D.C. has long prioritized being data driven in policy and program investment and has seen promising signs that their stakeholders trust data. Earlier this year, the DME’s office published a with data on access to career and technical education programs that has been cited by community members and leaders in public testimony before the D.C. Council, Dodge said. As the city embarks on its research agenda through fiscal year 2027, Dodge and Merlau both said that longitudinal data systems like this one will likely become more popular. “As you look nationally, you’re going to see more and more states want and demand linking this workforce data to education data to ensure we are preparing our students for jobs that will allow them to thrive,” Merlau said.

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Bajaj MUMBAI: Through its AI initiative - FinAI , a key pillar of Bajaj Finance 3.0 - the company aims to triple lead conversion rates , double back-office productivity, and boost front-line performance by 1.5 times. The company's AI-driven transformation will integrate with its existing cloud and digital infrastructure, said Rajeev Jain, managing director of Bajaj Finance. "We've always been early adopters of technology," he said, adding, "Technology drives revenue growth, reduces costs, and mitigates operational risks. AI will take this a step further by improving customer engagement, lowering operating expenses, and augmenting profitability." Over the past year, the company has tested over 30 AI use cases to validate its effectiveness. "Ninety percent of our computers operate on Microsoft Azure, and our data lake supports hundreds of thousands of variables," he said. "These foundations make AI a logical next step." One significant use case for AI at Bajaj Finance is conversational AI. Jain explained, "Currently, SMS communication is static. With AI, messages will include interactive links. For instance, if a customer clicks a link, they can specify preferences like a smartphone instead of a smart TV. AI will then provide options, specifications, and prices, even connecting them to a dealer... Over the next four years, we aim to reduce operating cost-to-net-interest-margin ratio by 100 basis points." Jain emphasised that AI will complement existing systems rather than replace them. "AI will integrate into our current cloud, data, and digital infrastructure. However, physical processes like KYC and AML compliance will remain essential due to regulatory requirements," he said. Discussing the broader lending environment, Jain addressed concerns around unsecured loans. "Unsecured loans have grown rapidly after Covid, prompting necessary regulatory measures. For us, our product mix has remained consistent over the past decade," he said. He added that recent credit cost increases are a return to pre-Covid norms. "If credit costs were 195 basis points pre-Covid, they went down to 153 last year, and are now at 205-210... it's not a dramatic shift," he said. Ready to Master Stock Valuation? ET’s Workshop is just around the corner!

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The closest model, if this does not count as a spoiler, is Arthur Hiller’s enormously successful, now largely derided, Love Story, from 1970. Andrew Garfield (always on hand when a director needs a character to splutter through barely suppressed tears) and Florence Pugh (who could liven up a scene even if playing a congenital narcoleptic) stand in for Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw. That almost counts as an upgrade. But, though the actors work hard at fleshing out their roles, they have, if anything, even thinner characters to deal with. Erich Segal’s source novel for Love Story at least bothered to inject a degree of ham-fisted social division. O’Neal was spoilt scion of a rich eastern family. MacGraw was what counted for working class in mainstream US cinema. In contrast, the leads here seem to have emerged from the Richard Curtis Posho Factory with few concessions to England as it is lived in by the majority of its citizens. As the script tells us more often than is necessary, Tobias (Garfield) works as a top-end representative for Weetabix. Almut (Pugh) was a top figure skater but now works as a chef. Not any chef, mind. She does not put bacon between bread for the commuters at Waterloo Station. She is a Michelin-starred genius who, in the later stages, competes in a culinary variation on Eurovision that I haven’t bothered to check is a real thing or not. Too many in the media, where the definition of “romcom” has become clouded, have already described We Live in Time in those terms. One is tempted to point out that, structured around a developing tragedy, the thing could not, even at the greatest stretch, be described as a comedy. Yet Nick Payne’s screenplay dips its toe in so many of Curtis’s pools that one can almost forgive the error. Does this insufferable upper-middle-class world even exist without Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral? Did he invent it in the same way that Dickens invented Christmas? It fast becomes clear that not all is as paradisiacal as Stuart Bentley’s crisp cinematography might suggest. Payne’s so-so script reveals grim tidings through a structure that zips backwards and forwards from sad aftermaths to merry beginnings to challenging middles. Almut and Tobias (honestly, those names) meet in the cutest fashion as chef runs over Weetabix magnate while he is wandering the streets in his bathrobe. They struggle to have a child. There is good news from the doctor. Then there most definitely is not. We Live in Time is unquestionably a quality release. It looks beautiful. The music swirls evocatively. For all the facetiousness above, one must admit that it makes a sincere effort to contemplate mortality and, unlike Love Story, to detail the specific challenges of grave illness. Many will be won over by the emotional surge of the closing moments. Others will wonder if there is a word for a manipulative drama that fails to satisfactorily manipulate. This a perfectly respectable genre. Last year’s TV adaptation of David Nicholls’s weepie One Day travelled similar roads in triumphant fashion. So what doesn’t quite land here? It’s too calculated, it’s too sweet, it’s too complacent. Most damaging of all, the two leads, for all their gifts, seem to be acting in different registers. An odd creature. In cinemas Wednesday, from January 1st Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnistShoppers say they want eco-friendly products, so why aren't they buying them?

The NFL is standing firm in Jay-Z 's corner after he was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in a new lawsuit ... with commissioner Roger Goodell telling reporters the rap mogul's status with the league remains unchanged. Commish relayed the non-update during a press conference for the upcoming slate of Christmas Day games on Netflix ... and in his response, it's clear the Shield believes Hov's adamant denial of the allegations. "We are aware of the allegations and Jay-Z's really strong response to that," Goodell said minutes ago. "From our standpoint, our relationship's not changing with [Roc Nation,] including our preparations for the next Super Bowl." Jay-Z has a strong relationship with the league -- not only does his Roc Nation help organize the Super Bowl Halftime Show every year, it also works with the NFL on social justice initiatives. Goodell went on to say RN has been a great partner for the NFL ... and the collab continues to grow by the day. After the shocking allegations went public, many questioned whether Goodell's org. would distance itself from the music legend amid the civil litigation ... but based on Wednesday's comments, it was never in jeopardy -- and the league is confident in his denial.

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