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As the year draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on some of the greatest accomplishments from across the science and technology sectors. It’s been quite the year for the sci-tech industry, from the ups and downs that came with AI model launches (remember when ?) to a major that resulted in the ‘blue screen of death’ for millions of operating systems. But for many within the sci-tech sector, it has also been a year for celebration. This year saw both fresh-faced founders and industry veterans honoured with a variety of prestigious awards throughout the year. While we couldn’t hope to cover every single one, we decided to bring you the highlights with a list of 10 impressive award winners, along with a few honourable mentions to the companies that also had a chance to shine. Kicking off 2024 was an annual highlight for Ireland with the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. As we head into the 25th anniversary of BT being the custodian of the event, the was a must-mention. The 17-year-old student took home the top prize for his highly topical project, VerifyMe: A New Approach to Authorship Attribution in the Post-ChatGPT Era. This project was inspired by the emergence of OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI bot and the challenges of sorting real from fake content in the context of the sophisticated communication capabilities of large language models (LLMs). Esteemed AI expert Dr Alessandra Sala is the senior director of AI and data science in Shutterstock and has been dedicated to bridging the gap between innovation and real-world applications over her career of more than 15 years. Therefore, it’s no wonder that she received the at this year’s Diversity in Tech Awards. Sala is the global president of Women in AI, working with a strong community of women to foster diversity, inclusion and equality for women and minorities while encouraging a global ethical approach in AI. In April of this year, Geoffrey Hinton, a renowned pioneer of AI research, was by University College Dublin (UCD) for his contributions to society. Hinton’s research paved the way for the rise of generative AI, as these techniques allow models like ChatGPT to be trained on massive amounts of data to interpret prompts and generate responses. He is known as the godfather of AI for his work in these fields and was awarded the highest honour UCD can bestow for his various achievements. Sharon Cunningham and Orlaith Ryan gone from strength to strength with their pharma company Shorla Oncology. Headquartered in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, was founded in 2018 to develop and commercialise innovative oncology drugs for orphan and paediatric cancers. Having last year, the founders went on to be named the named the . Cunningham and Ryan were also named as winners in the emerging category at this year’s ceremony. As both of these men won the Science Foundation Ireland , we’re counting them as one entry on the list. The award is given to recognise the awardees’ support in developing the research ecosystem in Ireland and beyond. Keogh is a distinguished professor at the Department of Computer Science in University of California and a global expert in data mining and machine learning. Hartnett is a veteran in the technology industry from Limerick who supports companies as they transition from education and research to start-up. Now based in California, Hartnett also founded the Irish Technology Leadership Group, a network of global Irish technology leaders that fosters links between the US and Ireland. Olivia Humphreys made history this year by becoming the for the ‘medical devices’ category. The University of Limerick graduate won the prestigious award for her product Athena – a mobile scalp-cooling invention for patients undergoing chemotherapy. The idea for Athena came as Humphreys witnessed her mother’s struggle with cancer in 2019. Cooling the blood vessels in the scalp can limit blood flow to the area. However, the treatment is expensive and sparsely available in Ireland. This year’s winner of the – also known as the ‘Nobel Prize of computing’ – was awarded to Avi Wigderson for helping to reshape our understanding of the role of randomness in computation. His landmark work in this area revolutionised our understanding of randomness in both computer science and mathematics and has been key to the development of several advancements in computing, from cloud networks to cryptography methods. As well as his groundbreaking contributions to computing, Wigderson is recognised as a mentor and colleague who has advised many young researchers. The is given out in honour of the late science journalist and author Mary Mulvihill. The award was established to encourage third-level students to embrace science communication and foster their creativity. This year’s awardee was Mayo native Evanna Winters, who wrote an illustrated essay on the theme of intelligence, entitled ‘A Walk in the Woods’. Her work explored the subterranean fungal network that extends beneath the forest floor and how this extensive system exhibits a vital form of interconnectivity and communication, challenging our conventional understanding of intelligence. As part of Maths Week in October, Prof Colm Mulcahy became this year’s recipient of the for his contribution to raising public awareness of maths. The internationally recognised mathematician is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he has lectured for more than 30 years. Over the course of his career, Mulcahy has used innovative ways to educate, including ‘mathemagical’ presentations that blend maths concepts with the fun of puzzles and card tricks – he even goes by . Dr Sheila Donegan of Maths Week Ireland said Mulcahy is a “shining example” of enthusiasm for maths. “His unwavering commitment to making maths relatable and accessible sets him apart,” she said. Heidi Davis is the co-founder and CEO of Peri, which develops an AI-powered wearable device to help manage perimenopause symptoms. She won this year’s Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) . With an academic background in nutrition and molecular medicine, Davis also has extensive experience bringing products from concept to launch. On her win, Davis shared that she is “deeply honoured” to receive this award, particularly as the nominees are selected by founder-peers. Freudenberg Medical, partners with businesses to offer medical device manufacturing services including catheters, implantable medical devices, drug coating and electrically conductive silicone which protects medical wearables from dirt and water. The company won the title of the for “transforming healthcare” through gamified training. Having reached unicorn status in 2022 and landing $1bn in capital last year, Wayflyer has gone from strength to strength. The e-commerce financing start-up, which provides revenue-based funding to start-ups, bagged the top prize at this year’s . Alkimii, which specialises in B2B software for the hospitality industry was named as the at the annual Technology Ireland Industry Awards. According to the judges, the business demonstrated “a deep understanding of their business domain and competitive landscape”. XOcean, which uses robots to collect ocean data, has had a really strong year, having scored round led by Venturewave Capital. The company then went on to win the Innovation of the Year Award at the 50th Business & Finance Awards, in association with KPMG Ireland Founded in 1981, Fexco was the first to get a foreign exchange licence as a non-bank in Ireland. It operates in more than 50 countries and employs more than 2,900 people worldwide. Earlier this year the McCarthy family behind the brand were the recipients of the at the 2024 Tech Industry Alliance Leaders Awards and the company also won the Irish Times Innovation of the Year award. Last but by no means least is Equal1, a superstar quantum start-up that has had a massive year of success. In the summer of this year, the UCD spin-out was declared this year’s , a prestigious Institute of Physics award for its advancements in quantum computing. The company then went on to .
Better Recycling As industrial civilization progresses in time and scale, it becomes clear that we need to optimize our resource utilization. One such activity is metal recycling, with metal-based material, in theory, recyclable endlessly. In practice, this is not so simple, as most waste streams with metal material contain a complex mix of different metals. Sometimes, it comes from the waste being an alloy, and sometimes, simply mixing the different metals in the recycled product and sorting them out would be too complex and/or costly. This creates a problem; just reusing this metal mix would create inferior products more likely to bend or break than metal made from fresh ore, which is potentially dangerous for the end users. For example, to be recycled, aluminum scraps need to be mixed with 40% freshly mined and refined aluminum. This helps, but it is obviously not “true” recycling. This is why researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new method, called ShAPE (Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion) . They published how it works and why it can allow for a 100% aluminum recycling rate in the journal Nature Communications, under the title “ Upcycled high-strength aluminum alloys from scrap through solid-phase alloying “. Aluminum Recycling Issues When it comes to aluminum, most of the costs, both money and energy, as well as the assorted CO2 emissions, come from having to completely melt back aluminum, a metal with a high melting point. This has to be done because recycled aluminum contains small impurities, like clumps of iron. These need to be diluted with fresh aluminum to create a satisfying product. ShAPE Instead of spending a lot of energy and additional fresh ore to just create a standard aluminum product, the PNNL researchers found a way to create a better aluminum alloy without all the intermediary steps. This process directly skips the sorting, melting, and casting steps. Instead, it feeds the aluminum scraps directly into a process called “solid-phase extrusion”, developed in 1993 by the Welding Institute in the United Kingdom. Solid-phase extrusion uses friction instead of heat to melt the metal, leading to a very homogeneous mix despite using a lot less energy. You can see it in action in the short video below: The machine has a rotating head that spins 500 times a minute with 2,200 foot-pounds of torque. The other end of the machine contains a hydraulic press capable of exerting 200,000 pounds of force against the rotating head. Source: Nature Communications The aluminum scraps are mixed with copper (Cu) powder, zinc (Zn) powder, and ZK60 magnesium (Mg) ribbons. When uniformly mixed together, they form a high-strength aluminum alloy product in a matter of minutes. In comparison, the traditional aluminum recycling process takes days. The whole method also consumes 50% less energy. Source: PNNL Superior Structure & Performances When analyzed under a microscope, the new method demonstrates a radically different metallic structure. The upcycled material displays much smaller grains (7.7 μm), compared to the traditionally recycled aluminum (43.1 μm). Source: Nature Communications This proves that during ShAPE, atomic-scale features called Guinier-Preston zones form within the alloy. These features are well known to improve strength in metal alloys. It directly leads to superior performance for the upcycled metal, with resistance to mechanical stress 200% higher than the normally recycled alloy. Source: Nature Communications Another improvement brought by this method is that the production of aluminum profile, tubes, and other metal parts happens in solid-state, potentially helping to develop a new type of alloy that would not work with the traditional melting stages. Solid phase alloying is theoretically applicable to any metal combination that you can imagine, and the fact that manufacturing occurs wholly in the solid state means you can begin to consider totally new alloys that we’ve not been able to make before. Cindy Powell – Chief science and technology officer for energy and environment at PNNL Moving Beyond Recycled Aluminum This technique could be deployed for other metals that are hard to sort or recycle. It could also be used to produce alloys that have superior performance, such as stronger, safer car structures, or to use less material for the same result. The same method could also probably be expanded to other solid-phase manufacturing processes. , like cold spray or friction stir welding & processing . “Our ability to upcycle scrap is exciting, but the thing that excites me the most about this research is that solid phase alloying is not just limited to aluminum alloys and junk feedstocks. Cindy Powell – Chief science and technology officer for energy and environment at PNNL Metal 3D Printing Lastly, this method could be used to create a high-quality feed for metal 3D printers. Because the method adds a certain amount of extra metals in a precise way, it can be used to create tailored alloys for specific needs in additive manufacturing. The improved 3D structure is also likely to help make the final 3D printed product extra-strong. “It’s difficult to obtain feed wires with customized compositions for wire-based additive manufacturing. Solid phase alloying is a fantastic way to produce tailored alloys with exact compositions such as 2 percent copper or 5 percent copper.” Xiao Li – PNNL materials scientist Aluminum Recycling Company Radius Recycling Radius Health, Inc. ( RDUS +1.63% ) As new methods for improved recycling are being developed, established players in the industry stand to benefit by taking market share from primary producers. As we recycle more and more material, as well as we turn toward electrification of heating and transport, the amount of work for recycling companies is poised to grow slowly but steadily. The metal recycling market is expected to grow from $915B in 2024 to $1.29T by 2033, or a 3.9% CAGR . Radius Recycling was founded in 1906 and currently hires 3,500+ employees. It currently has 100+ sites for metal and automobile recycling all over Canada and the USA, as well as one steel manufacturing site, making it one of the region's largest metal recyclers. Source: Radius Recycling The company processes both: In the nonferrous segment, the largest metals are copper and aluminum. Source: Radius Recycling The company is balancing its capital allocation between shareholders (with a dividend paid every quarter since going public in 1993, – at a yield of 4.5% at the time of writing of this article), controlling debt costs, and reinvestment in growth (including 2 new recovery centers on the US West Coast). Overall, the company is a good pick for investors looking for exposure to the recycling industry and overall circular economy, a stable dividend income, and activity focused on the North American market.President Joe Biden's administration said Friday that it has cemented deals for billions in funding to South Korean semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments to boost their chipmaking facilities in the United States. US officials have been working to solidify Biden's legacy to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's White House return -- and these agreements are among the latest efforts to do so. The United States has been trying to reduce its dependence on other countries for semiconductors, while also seeking to maintain its scientific and technological edge as competition with China intensifies. Samsung's award of up to $4.7 billion in direct funding goes towards its effort to grow its Texas presence into a full-fledged operation for developing and producing leading-edge chips, said the US Commerce Department. The funding will supplement the company's investment of more than $37 billion in the coming years, the department added. Samsung's expansion will help "ensure we have a steady, domestic supply of the most advanced semiconductors that are essential to AI and national security, while also creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs," Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement. National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard added that Samsung is "the only semiconductor company that is a leader in both advanced memory and advanced logic chips." In a separate notice, the Commerce Department said it also had finalized an award of up to $1.6 billion for Texas Instruments, supporting its efforts to build new facilities. Raimondo noted that shortages of current-generation semiconductors were a problem during the supply chain disruptions sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic, adding that TI now plans to grow its US capacity in making these devices. The Biden administration has unveiled billions in grants through the CHIPS and Science Act, a major law passed during the veteran Democrat's term aimed at strengthening the US semiconductor industry. Officials have managed to get many deals across the finish line before Trump returns to the Oval Office, awarding the vast majority of more than $36 billion in proposed incentives that have been allocated. The finalized deals mean funds can be disbursed as companies hit project milestones. bys/sstNone
The U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology in seeking a second antitrust win against the company. The closing arguments in Alexandria cap a 15-day trial held in September in which prosecutors sought to show Google monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and advertiser ad networks and tried to dominate the market for ad exchanges, which sit between buyers and sellers. “Google rigged the rules of the road,” said DOJ lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum, who asked the judge to hold Google accountable for anti-competitive conduct and added that Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist." Another DOJ lawyer, Julia Tarver Wood, compared the case to the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities and said U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema had to decide whether to adopt the DOJ or Google version of the state of the ad market. Google lawyer Karen Dunn said the DOJ had not met its legal burden and was asking Brinkema to overrule key precedents. "The law simply does not support what the plaintiffs are arguing in this case," Dunn said. She argued the DOJ was ignoring Google's legitimate business decisions and the robust quality of the online advertising market. The company argues the government had cherry-picked a narrow slice of the online market and did not account for aggressive competition. Shares of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, were up 1.4% in afternoon trading. Publishers testified at the trial that they could not switch away from Google, even when it rolled out features they disliked, since there was no other way to access the huge advertising demand within Google's ad network. In 2017, News Corp estimated losing at least $9 million in ad revenue that year if it had switched away, one witness said. If Brinkema finds that Google broke the law, she would consider prosecutors' request to make Google at least sell off Google Ad Manager, a platform that includes the company's publisher ad server and its ad exchange. Google offered to sell the ad exchange this year to end a European Union antitrust investigation, but European publishers rejected the proposal as insufficient, Reuters first reported in September. Analysts view the ad tech case as a smaller financial risk than the case in which a judge ruled Google maintains an illegal monopoly in online search, and in which prosecutors have argued the company must be forced to sell its Chrome browser.US confirms billions in chips funds to Samsung, Texas Instruments
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Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (from left), Congressman Don Bacon, Sen. Pete Ricketts, NU President Jeffrey Gold and Google Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager Dan Harbeke clap as they listen during a news conference on Monday at the Nebraska Innovation Campus. Google officials were in town Monday to celebrate what they said was a $930 million investment in the state this year through three data centers in Omaha, Papillon and the still-under-construction center in Lincoln. This year’s investment brings the total capital investment in the state to $4.4 billion, said Karen Dahut, CEO of Google Public Sector. “In addition to supporting our great government customers, in particular those in the national security area, these data centers are critical to making sure that Google’s investment in technologies can be leveragable by those missions,” she said. As part of the giant tech company’s effort to be a good neighbor, officials announced that its philanthropic arm donated $250,000 to the University of Nebraska and $100,000 to the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools. University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold said the Google dollars will help the university expand its new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence, one of the first of its kind in Nebraska. People are also reading... “We will be investing these dollars in educational programming to understand as best we can how generative artificial intelligence and machine learning needs to touch every one of our educational programs, all of our research programs, and all of our outreach and clinical programs, our extension services," he said. "These dollars ... will give us a very, very solid foundation to build upon that." Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said the money donated to the LPS Foundation will support Spark Summer Learning, a summer camp for elementary students focusing on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics). Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird speaks during a news conference on Monday at the Nebraska Innovation Campus. Google announced that it will invest an additional $930 million across its three data center campuses in Nebraska, including the one under construction in Lincoln. Google’s investment will allow LPS to invest in more state-of-the-art technology and offer scholarships to 40 students, said Gaylor Baird, one of a number of local and state leaders on hand for the event at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Gaylor Baird said the new $600 million data center in northeast Lincoln will support hundreds of construction jobs in the short term and dozens of full-time well-paid positions in the future. In August 2023, Google officials confirmed that the company would build a data center on about 600 acres of land northwest of the 56th Street exit on Interstate 80 that will employ at least 30 people. Plans it submitted to the city indicate it could eventually grow to 2 million square feet of space. Google, through a subsidiary, paid about $18.6 million for the land , and another subsidiary applied for $600 million in state tax incentives. The timeline for construction is not finalized, but a Google spokeswoman said the company hopes to have it operational within the next 12 months. In 2019, Google broke ground on a data center in Papillion and has since created 120 jobs that include full-time positions at the site and for external suppliers, according to Google officials. A data center in northwest Omaha is now operational, and the tech giant also has a data center in Council Bluffs. The campuses are part of the company’s global network on 41 cloud regions that deliver services to large enterprises, startups and public sector organizations. Dahut said the company worked with local agencies to promote the health of the Platte River basin through collaborations with organizations to replenish 120% of the water it consumes. She said a collaboration with Omaha Public Power District enables Google to supply over 1,000 megawatts of carbon pollution-free electricity to the state and execute “large-scale clean energy deals.” Sen. Pete Ricketts holds up his phone as he speaks during a news conference on Monday at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Google announced it will invest an additional $930 million across its three data center campuses in Nebraska, including the one under construction in Lincoln. U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts said the state appreciates Google’s investment, which is appropriate, given Nebraska's location in the middle of the so-called “Silicon Prairie,” residents who believe in hard work, and its support of the U.S. military through Offutt Air Force base. “I think this is a perfect synergy between what we do here in Nebraska, the people that we have here, and what Google wants to do for our economy and for our country,” he said. “This investment will just continue to build upon that great relationship.” More Nebraskans work two jobs; Election decided by coin toss; Pillen appoints Bohac to NSHS Top Journal Star photos for November 2024 Lincoln firefighter Andrew Brenner sprays water from the top of a ladder truck on to the roof of a former Village Inn at 29th and O streets Wednesday morning. Luca Gustafson, 6, rides to school Tuesday with the bike bus at Riley Elementary School. Each Tuesday, students can bike to school with adult chaperones along a specific route. Wahoo's Braylon Iversen celebrates with Warrior players after they defeated Auburn in a Class C-1 state semifinal game Friday in Wahoo. Lincoln Fire Fighters Association member Andy Evans works to assemble a headboard during a bed-building day hosted by Sleep in Heavenly Peace on Saturday at Hampton Enterprises. Volunteers helped build 20 beds for children in need. Second-time mother giraffe Allie nuzzles her new calf in the giraffe experience enclosure on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo. Nebraska celebrates during the first set of the match against Minnesota on Thursday at the Devaney Sports Center. Iris Gonnerman, 8 (from right), her brother Oliver, 6, and cousin Noreen Milana, 9, wave flags while watching Veterans Parade outside the state Capitol on Sunday. Nebraska's Connor Essegian scores against Bethune-Cookma on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Covered by a canopy of changing leaves, a car cruises along A street in a neighborhood north of Downtown Lincoln on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Mild temperatures continue into the mid weeks of November. Wednesday calls for a chance of rain showers before noon with gusty winds. Most days this week are expected to be accompanied by mostly sunny skies and consistent breezes. Norris' Anna Jelinek (left) lifts the the Class B championship trophy alongside Rya Borer on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Lincoln Lutheran players embrace one another as threy celebrate defeating Thayer Central in four sets to win the Class C-2 championship match Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Superior players celebrate their three set win over EMF during the Class D-1 championship match Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Reflected in a ceiling beam, Leyton takes on Shelton in the first set of the Class D-2 championship match Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Omaha Skutt's Nicole Ott (left) and Addison West react after a point in the second set during a Class B semifinal match Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Hasan Khalil, owner of Golden Scissors, trims the beard of Vitaliy Martynyuk on Friday at his barbershop in Lincoln. Southwest fans Kylea Stritt (from left), Peg Rice, and Stacey Wilson cheer on their team as the "horsemen" during a Class D-1 first-round match Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Millard West players dogpile on the floor after defeating Lincoln Southwest in five set match during a Class A first-round match Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Lincoln Southwest's Shelby Harding dives to save the ball from hitting the ground in the first set during a Class A first-round match Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Second graders Eli Gonzalez (left) and Shrutoshome Datta look at drawings that first and second grade students made at the Monster Jam Art Show on Wednesday at Elliott Elementary School. The elementary school students made drawings of monsters to be turned into different types of art by Lincoln High School students. Norris players celebrate a point against Lincoln Pius X in a Class B state volleyball tournament match, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (right) talks with supporters, including Darlene Starman of Lincoln, at her campaign office on Tuesday in Lincoln. A cutout of Jesus watches over voters on Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Abigail Webb votes on Tuesday at F Street Community Center. Nebraska's Rollie Worster (24) shoots a layup while defended by Texas Rio Grande Valley's Marshal Destremau (left) and Trey Miller (right) on Nov. 4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska's Allison Weidner (left) autographs a poster for Freeman Public Schools student Godwil Muthiani, 12 (center), after the game against UNO on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Muthiani's sign says, "#3 Allison Weinder is the GOAT! Sorry I'm only 12." Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule speaks to an official after a targeting call on Nebraska during the first quarter of the game against UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. The call was overturned after review. Nebraska's Dante Dowdell scores against UCLA in the fourth quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Cadet Elena Burgwald (left) and Cadet Mason Beck look up as a B-1B Lancer flies over Memorial Stadium before the UCLA game against Nebraska on Saturday. UCLA's K.J. Wallace (7) defends Nebraska's Jacory Barney (17) as he makes a diving 40-yard catch in the second quarter on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Lincoln Southeast quarterback Tre Bollen (left) and Tate Sandman react after losing a Class A football playoff game against Millard North on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Seacrest Field. Millard North won 10-3. After the field clears, Norris' Jarrett Behrends (17) kicks his helmet after the Titans fell to Waverly 16-17 in a Class B football playoff game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Waverly High School. A line of people waiting to vote has been normal at the Lancaster County Election Commission Office at 601 N. 46th St., as it was Friday afternoon. The office will be open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to allow voters to cast an early ballot. If they wait until Election Day, they will need to go to their precinct or drop off their ballots at one of five drop boxes across the city. For more stories about about Tuesday's election, go to Journalstar.com . The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly. Local government reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
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By Beth Harris, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Londynn Jones scored 15 points, making all five of her 3-pointers, and fifth-ranked UCLA stunned No. 1 South Carolina 77-62 on Sunday, ending the Gamecocks' overall 43-game winning streak and their run of 33 consecutive road victories. The Gamecocks (5-1) lost for the first time since April 2023, when Caitlin Clark and Iowa beat them in the NCAA Tournament national semifinals. Te-Hina Paopao scored 18 points and Tessa Johnson scored 14 for the Gamecocks, whose road winning streak was third-longest in Division I history. It was the first time UCLA took down a No. 1 team in school history, having been 0-20 in such games. The program’s previous best wins were over a couple of No. 2s — Oregon in 2019 and Stanford in 2008. Elina Aarnisalo added 13 points as one of five Bruins in double figures. UCLA (5-0) dominated from start to finish, with the Bruins' suffocating defense preventing the Gamecocks from making any sustained scoring runs. South Carolina: The Gamecocks trailed by double-digits at halftime for the first time since Dec. 21, 2021, against Stanford, according to ESPN. Chloe Kitts, who averages a team-leading 14 points, finished the game with 2 points on 1 of 7 shooting. UCLA: The Bruins led 43-22 at halftime. Eight different players scored and contributed to 11-0 and 7-0 runs in the first and second quarters as they shot 52% from the field. UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) calls for a pass against South Carolina forward Sania Feagin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) AP The first quarter set the tone for a game in which the Gamecocks never led. They missed their first nine shots and were 4 of 18 from the floor in the quarter. UCLA ran off 11 straight points to take a 20-10 lead into the second quarter. The Bruins dominated the boards, 41-34, and held the Gamecocks well under their scoring average of 80.2 points. South Carolina travels to Florida to meet Iowa State in the Fort Myers Tipoff on Thanksgiving. UCLA travels to the Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Hawaii to play UT Martin on Friday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 all season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball More sports news Sam Darnold leads game-winning drive in OT as Vikings recover to beat Bears Northwestern women blank Saint Joseph’s to win 2nd national field hockey title Penn State wrestlers ring up 9 titles, 185.5 points at Army Black Knight Invitational Penn State report card for Minnesota: Opportunistic Lions climb out of early hole to finish 5-0 on the road
Biden opens final White House holiday season with turkey pardons and first lady gets Christmas tree WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has kicked off his final holiday season at the White House, issuing the traditional reprieve to two turkeys who will bypass the Thanksgiving table to live out their days in Minnesota. The president welcomed 2,500 guests under sunny skies as he cracked jokes about the fates of “Peach” and “Blossom.” He also sounded wistful tones about the last weeks of his presidency. Separately, first lady Jill Biden received the delivery of the official White House Christmas tree. And the Bidens are traveling to New York later Monday for an early holiday celebration with members of the Coast Guard. Couple charged in ring suspected of stealing $1 million in Lululemon clothes MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Connecticut couple has been charged in Minnesota with being part of a shoplifting ring suspected of stealing around $1 million in goods across the country from upscale athletic wear retailer Lululemon.Jadion Anthony Richards and Akwele Nickeisha Lawes-Richards, both of Danbury, Connecticut, were charged this month with one felony count of organized retail theft. Both went free last week after posting bail bonds of $100,000 for him and $30,000 for her. They're also suspected in thefts from Lululemon stores in Colorado, Utah, New York and Connecticut. They're due back in court next month. Formula 1 expands grid to add General Motors' Cadillac brand and new American team for 2026 season LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 will expand the grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a federal investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, would not approve the team initially started by Michael Andretti, who has since stepped aside. The 11th team will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by new Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season. US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer. Naeher is on the team’s roster for a pair of upcoming matches in Europe but those will be her last after a full 11 years playing for the United States. Naeher was on the U.S. team that won the Women’s World Cup in 2019 and the gold medal at this year's Olympics in France. She’s the only U.S. goalkeeper to earn a shutout in both a World Cup and an Olympic final. Bah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol' movie LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone at the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaption of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” had become a tourist attraction. The film starred George C. Scott as the cold-hearted curmudgeon who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who show him what will become of his life if he doesn’t become a better person. West Mercia Police say the stone was vandalized in the past week. Megachurch founder T.D. Jakes suffers health incident during sermon at Dallas church DALLAS (AP) — The founder of Dallas-based megachurch The Potter's House, Bishop T.D. Jakes, was hospitalized after suffering what the church called a “slight health incident.” Jakes was speaking to churchgoers after he sat down and began trembling as several people gathered around him Sunday at the church. Jakes' daughter Sarah Jakes Roberts and her husband Touré Roberts said in a statement on social media late Sunday that Jakes was improving. The 67-year-old Jakes founded the non-denominational The Potter's House in 1996 and his website says it now has more than 30,000 members with campuses in Fort Worth and Frisco, Texas; and in Denver. At the crossroads of news and opinion, 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting The reaction of those who defended “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for meeting with President-elect Trump sounds almost quaint in the days of opinionated journalism. Doesn't it makes sense, they said, for hosts of a political news show to meet with such an important figure? But given how “Morning Joe” has attacked Trump, its viewers felt insulted. Many reacted quickly by staying away. It all reflects the broader trend of opinion crowding out traditional journalist in today's marketplace, and the expectations that creates among consumers. By mid-week, the show's audience was less than two-thirds what it has typically been this year. Pilot dies in plane crash in remote woods of New York, puppy found alive WINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot and at least one dog he was transporting died when a small plane crashed in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountains, though a puppy on the flight was found alive with two broken legs. The Greene County sheriff’s office says Seuk Kim of Springfield, Virginia, was flying from Maryland to Albany, New York, when the plane crashed at about 6:10 p.m. Sunday in a remote area. Officials believe the pilot died from the impact. The surviving dog was hospitalized, while a third dog was not located. The flight was connected with a not-for-profit group that transports rescue animals. Warren Buffett gives away another $1.1B and plans for distributing his $147B fortune after his death OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by handing out more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations Monday, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death. Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining $147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them because it’s possible that Buffett’s children could die before giving it all away. Buffett said he has no regrets about his decision to start giving away his fortune in 2006. Pop star Ed Sheeran apologizes to Man United boss Ruben Amorim for crashing interview MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British pop star Ed Sheeran has apologized to Ruben Amorim after inadvertently interrupting the new Manchester United head coach during a live television interview. Amorim was talking on Sky Sports after United’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich on Sunday when Sheeran walked up to embrace analyst Jamie Redknapp. The interview was paused before Redknapp told the pop star to “come and say hello in a minute.” Sheeran is a lifelong Ipswich fan and holds a minority stake in the club. He was pictured celebrating after Omari Hutchinson’s equalizing goal in the game at Portman Road.
