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Back to the Future: A Veteran Sailor Returns to Catamaran Life
After two decades afloat, Patrick Schulte finds the best boat is simply the right one for the life you want to live. Patrick Schulte There’s an old saying that I’m sure we’ve all heard: “Use the right tool for the job.” I like to think of boats as...

HPE customers on agentic AI: No, you go first
HPE Discover 2025 HPE envisions a future where customer systems are filled with its agentic AI products, but reactions from the HPE Discover show floor in Las Vegas this week suggest the company has a way to go to convince folks to buy in. We...

The Dragon Can’t Dance: Trinidad, Venezuela, and Late Petro-State Politics
By J. Brent Crosson, Associate Professor, UT Austin “Dragon Gas”—that was the phrase on the lips of Trinidadian commentators following the 2024 US presidential elections. As Trinidad and Tobago1 prepared for its own national elections in April...

HPE and Juniper finalise settlement with US DOJ on $14bn merger
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Juniper Networks have finalised a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning their previously announced $14bn merger. The agreement, pending court approval, allows the transaction to proceed...

HPE gets green light for AI-fuelled $14bn Juniper acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has struck a conditional agreement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) that clears the way for the vendor’s $14bn acquisition of Juniper Networks, an M&A deal that the DoJ had been trying to block on antitrust...

HPE, Juniper Settle With DOJ to Move Forward With Acquisition
Channel Insider content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. View our editorial policy here. The long, arduous journey for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s (HPE)...

HPE, Juniper Surge After DOJ Clears Path for Merger
Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) shares rose 8.37% to $39.90 and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shares gained 13% to $20.73 after the Justice Department settled a lawsuit challenging HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper, announced on January 9,...

HPE goes full stack with AI factories, agentic ops and cloud software suite
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s theme for this week’s Discover event in Las Vegas could be that artificial intelligence isn’t an application but a factory. And it wants enterprises to believe it has all the right parts to build it. In a sprawling...

When the Beach Boys turned into men | Opinion
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' creative force, passed away on June 11th at 82. Wilson's music, particularly the album *Pet Sounds*, resonated with a generation grappling with complex emotions. While the Beach Boys were known for their upbeat surf...

Latrobe appoints Long Island native with building code experience to fill council vacancy
A retiree whose work experience includes examining building plans and completing code reviews is now a new member of Latrobe’s city council. Council members voted unanimously this week to appoint Lenor Rivera to serve on the panel through December...

Agentic AI at the core of HPE networking, GreenLake updates
LAS VEGAS -- Under the backdrop of a towering Sphere display, HPE CEO Antonio Neri on Tuesday laid out the company's vision for networking in the agentic AI age with new hardware and partnerships for its key infrastructure products. Pointing to...

Local View: Remember when the Beach Boys turned into men?
Around 10 years younger than the Beach Boys, I grew up listening to their music. As if I had a choice! It was everywhere, in every house, every car, every weekend cookout, the overhead speakers at the mall, and movie soundtracks at the drive-in...

HPE & NVIDIA unveil next-gen AI factory solutions for enterprise
HPE has announced a suite of new AI factory solutions developed in partnership with NVIDIA, aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies across enterprises, service providers, government entities and AI developers...
Pickle Parlor offers all things pickle gifts and a glimpse into the legacy and history of Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
The Mt. Olive Pickle Co. Pickle Parlor grand opening was reminiscent of the N.C. Pickle Festival’s pickle-packing challenge — only instead of seeing how many pickles can be packed into a jar, it was seeing how many people could be packed into the...

David’s Bridal introduces agentic wedding planner features in beta
David’s Bridal is bringing agentic commerce to its Pearl wedding planner. The addition to its wedding planning platform for couples and vendors will introduce new artificial intelligence (AI) use cases as part of the company’s broader push to...

Pricesmart Announces Change To Previously Scheduled Conference Call
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) SAN DIEGO, June 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: PSMT ) today announced that it will hold its conference call related to its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 on...

CHPC’s Student Cluster Competition team secures 2nd place at international supercomputing contest
The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) team that participated in the international Student Cluster Competition at the ISC25 Conference held from 10-12 June 2025 in Hamburg, Germany, has secured second place overall in the online...

San Antonio's Kimpton Santo Rivewalk hotel holding Pride Wrap Party this Sunday
click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / Kimpton Santo Beloved drag performer Kristi Waters will perform at the Sunday event. An event this Sunday at downtown's Kimpton Santo San Antonio – Riverwalk hotel will provide both a luxurious soiree to close out...

Panama Canal Cruise – Holland America Line
Envision yourself on one of the world’s premiere cruise lines, exploring some of the most exotic islands and picturesque seascapes on earth. In sharp contrast to the modern world of cars, buildings and smog, imagine grassy green vistas and...

Wireless Site Surveys Keep Everyone Connected at Oregon State University
No matter how many devices they have and no matter where they are on campus, students, faculty and staff expect to be connected to a wireless network. That connectivity is not just for hooking up gaming consoles and browsing TikTok, it’s also...