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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Donald Trump's tariff proposals and pushback on EVs could have a significant impact on automakers.</li><li>Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said during an earnings call the company has been bracing for tariffs.</li></ul>EV company <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-rivian-ev-startup-amazon-backed-tesla-challenger-2021-2">Rivian</a> says it's already bracing for the impact that the increased tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump would have on its supply chain.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-ceo-rj-scaringe-explains-slowdown-ev-growth-tesla-variety-2024-7">Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe</a> said that to prepare for potential <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/global-reaction-donald-trump-election-victory-tariffs-trade-disputes-2024-11">tariffs Trump has proposed</a> on foreign goods, the company has been deliberate about materials sourcing for its upcoming lower-cost <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-r2-suv-release-price-range-specs-photos-2024-3">SUV, the R2</a>."The R2 sourcing process is something we've looked at very strategically and certainly have contemplated even prior to the election, just what the impact would be, should the overall approach to tariffs change," Scaringe during the company's Q3 earnings call on Thursday — a day after the election was called for Trump."So a lot of our focus has been on sourcing suppliers that are not going to be subject to large tariffs."The CEO said Rivian also structured its partnerships with overseas suppliers that could be subject to tariffs so that the company is "not carrying much of the risk." He did not specify where the suppliers are based.Still, analysts say uncertainty surrounding the incoming administration could hurt already <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/electric-vehicle-misconceptions-about-the-ev-transition-market-sales-2024-5">slowing demand for EVs</a>.The stocks of Lucid and Rivian — smaller auto companies dedicated to EVs — saw a brief jolt. Rivian's stock dropped as low as 9.7% on Wednesday before recovering some of the losses by the next day.On the campaign trail, the president-elect has also targeted the Biden administration's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-reduction-act-how-it-reduces-price-growth-deficit-pressures-2022-8">Inflation Reduction Act,</a> which includes a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-trump-presidential-victory-could-mean-for-evs-tesla-musk-2024-7">$7,500 tax credit</a> for SUV and pickup truck EVs that cost $80,000 or less.Claire McDonough, Rivian's chief financial officer, said during the call that Rivian customers who qualify for the tax credit are largely those who lease. The CFO said the "lease penetration," or percentage of total cars sold through leases, was 42%.Rivian's R1S and R1T pickup trucks have a base price of $75,900 and $69,900 respectively, while the company plans to sell the R2 for $45,000."Given the price point of our vehicles and the overall income levels, most of our customers don't qualify on a financed or cash purchase," she said.RBC Capital Markets auto analyst Tom Narayan told Business Insider that he's concerned Rivian could lose the tax credit incentive under the new administration.A Rivian spokesperson declined to comment.Scaringe said during the call that Rivian also is on the lookout for potential policy impacts on the "upstream supply chain," which includes raw materials. On top of the uncertainty that comes with the second Trump administration, Rivian continues to face hurdles toward profitability — a challenge many new automakers face, with the exception of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-tsla-earnings-call-report-live-updates-2024-10">Tesla</a>.Rivian reported a negative gross profit of $392 million in the third quarter compared to a negative gross profit of $477 million for the same period of last year.Total Q3 revenue was down 35% from last year, to $874 million, driven by the delivery of 10,018 vehicles, the company reported. Regulatory credits, or credits automakers receive from the government for producing EVs, accounted for $8 million of the total revenue for Q3 2024.Scaringe said he was optimistic about Rivian's path to profitability, noting an expected 20% reduction in material costs to produce Rivian's pickup truck, the R1, between Q1 and Q4 this year."As we look forward, we're excited to work with the new administration," Scaringe said in an interview with CNBC before the earnings call, "but really our focus is making sure the vehicles really can help customers make the switch from internal combustion to electrification."

Rivian is shoring up sourcing for its R2 affordable SUV with Trump's proposed tariffs in mind, CEO says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Qantas has apologized for playing an R-rated movie on a Sydney to Tokyo flight.</li><li>Technical issues with the in-flight system meant passengers couldn't select their own movies.</li></ul>Australian flag carrier <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/qantas-mistakenly-sells-first-class-flights-at-massive-discount-2024-8">Qantas</a> has apologized after an R-rated movie was played on every screen during a flight.The incident occurred on a flight between Sydney and Haneda Airport in Tokyo.Technical issues with the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/virgin-a330neo-new-business-premium-economy-cabins-bluetooth-2024-9">Airbus A330</a>'s in-flight entertainment system meant passengers couldn't select their own movies.Qantas said its crew members had a limited list of movies that could be played across every screen, and some passengers had requested a particular movie.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/07/qantas-r-rated-movie-flight-daddio-apology">The Guardian</a> reported that the film shown was "Daddio" — a 2023 film starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.It's rated R for language throughout, sexual material, and brief graphic nudity. According to the Guardian, one passenger described it as "40 minutes of penis and boobs."According to the airline, crew members tried to fix the screens for passengers who didn't want to watch the movie, but as this wasn't possible, a children's movie was played on every screen instead."The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight, and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience," a Qantas spokesperson said in a statement shared with Business Insider."All screens were changed to a family-friendly movie for the rest of the flight, which is our standard practice for the rare cases where individual movie selection isn't possible," they added. "We are reviewing how the movie was selected."Qantas operates two flights a day between Sydney and Haneda. It's due to start a third from next March, taking over a slot from Virgin Australia, according to a report from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/09/qantas-approved-to-take-over-virgins-tokyo-capacity/">Australian Aviation</a>.

All passengers on a flight out of Australia had to sit through an R-rated movie after an entertainment system glitch

Actor <keyword id="19895145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vicky-Kaushal" source="keywords">Vicky Kaushal</keyword> on Tuesday said the filmmakers from the West feel the need to make films like "<keyword id="19936874" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Avengers" source="keywords">Avengers</keyword>" because they don't have "real superheroes" like <keyword id="19966480" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Chhatrapati-Shivaji-Maharaj" source="keywords">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj</keyword> and Chhatrapati <keyword id="22860084" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sambhaji" source="keywords">Sambhaji</keyword> Maharaj. The actor stars as <keyword id="21176738" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maratha-warrior" source="keywords">Maratha warrior</keyword> Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in his upcoming film "<keyword id="20868006" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chhaava" source="keywords">Chhaava</keyword>", directed by Laxman Utekar. The period drama will release on December 6. Vicky was speaking at a special event held at Chitra Cinemas where he and Utekar showed the teaser of the movie, produced by Maddock Films, to a group of fans. The National Award winner said it is an honour for him to play the role of the Maratha warrior, who was the son of Maratha empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for an actor. The whole team has worked very hard on this film. I always say the West feels the need to make films like 'Avengers' because they don't have those kinds of superheroes that we have. We have real superheroes. "If we look into the history of India, we will find so many superheroes like Sambhaji, Chhatrapati Shivaji that all other superheroes will fail in front of them. It's important to tell such stories and celebrate with people. We are proud of them. It's because of their valour and sacrifice that we are able to live in this beautiful country," Vicky said. The makers officially released the first glimpse into the world of "Chhaava" on social media on Monday, days after its teaser premiered in cinema halls alongside the shows of Maddock Films' latest offering "Stree 2". The film also stars <keyword id="19917047" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rashmika-Mandanna" source="keywords">Rashmika Mandanna</keyword> as Chatrapati Maharani Yesubai, the wife of Sambhaji, and Akshaye Khanna as Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. <keyword id="20397702" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="A-R-Rahman" source="keywords">A R Rahman</keyword> has composed the music for Chhaava, written by Rishi Virmani.

West makes Avengers as they don't have superheroes like Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sambhaji: Vicky Kaushal

<ul class="summary-list"><li>North Carolina resident Michael Cusick and his Rivian R1T got caught in Hurricane Helene last week.</li><li>Cusick said his R1T not only survived but became an essential tool to help affected families.</li></ul>Michael Cusick used to be a diehard <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla">Tesla</a> fan, telling Business Insider that he had a beloved Model 3 and "traveled the country in that girl."But his experience with his <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-ugrades-r1-truck-suv-ev-more-power-range-speed-2024-6">Rivian R1T EV</a> truck following Hurricane Helene — a storm that ravaged the southeast, including Cusick's home in Asheville, North Carolina — has cemented his position as a new Rivian convert."I'd say absolutely I have been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-vs-rivian">converted from a Tesla fan</a>," Cusick, 28, told BI in an interview. "I'm all-in on Rivian now, without a doubt."Cusick said that he purchased a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-is-a-tesla-model-3">Tesla Model 3</a> about two years ago and quickly put about 70,000 miles on it."I loved her. I came from a gas car, went to electric — oh my gosh," he said. "No gears, just instant torque. I couldn't say enough good things."But as someone who loves the outdoors and often goes off-roading in the Appalachian mountains from his home in Asheville, Cusick decided to make the switch in June to a Rivian R1T.<div type="image" title="Michael Cusick's Rivian R1T" height="3072" width="4096" msid="114133884" hostid="261" sizebytes="1877952"></div>He said he considered several options, including the Tesla Cybertruck and the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/electric-chevy-silverado-ev-first-drive-truck-people-will-love-2024-5">Chevy Silverado EV</a>, but they were either unavailable at the time or were out of his price range. Cusick said he paid around $87,000 for his 2023 Rivian R1T.He added that he liked how the Rivian is a midsize truck that can drive down some of the narrower trails and that the air suspension offers about two feet of ground clearance. At the time, hurricane resistance was not on Cusick's radar.Cusick, who manages a drone operations company, said he moved from St. Augustine, Florida, two years ago partly for work and partly for Asheville's proximity to the mountainous landscape. Plus, he said he figured he'd be safer from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/track-hurricane-ian-live-updates-2022-9#hurricane-ian-weakens-to-category-2-with-a-catastrophic-storm-surge-105-mph-winds-and-flooding">natural disasters</a> if he moved about 400 miles inland.But at the end of September, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-helene-milton-tampa-florida-desantis-clean-disaster-dangerous-2024-10">Hurricane Helene</a> made landfall and worked its way up to Asheville — a town of about 95,000 people that was experiencing <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-helene-destroyed-asheville-genz-residents-rebuild-climate-safe-haven-2024-10">an influx of Gen Zers</a> and young residents like Cusick.Cusick said that by September 26, Asheville experienced a few days of rain and a "little bit of flooding," but everything was operating as usual. He decided to go out for a night of drinking downtown, leaving his Rivian parked on Tunnel Road next to the Swannanoa River.That night, his friend drove him home. By the next morning, Hurricane Helene flooded the entire city of Asheville, temporarily knocking out cellphone service. Gov. Roy Cooper later stated that at least six dozen people were killed in Buncombe County, where Asheville is located, according to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-fema-826effecab238ff0acf0556ad64b0df2">The Associated Press</a>."Where I live was completely flooded," Cusick said. "I couldn't even get out if I wanted to, let alone call somebody to take me back to my vehicle." Cusick said that it wasn't until September 28 that the floodwaters started to recede, and he managed to find cellphone service.When his friend drove him back to Tunnel Road, where his Rivian was parked, Cusick realized his car was missing."It was not where I parked and I started to freak out," he said. "I was like, 'Oh it's gone. It's gone. It's literally gone.'"EVs like the Rivian are equipped with trackers that allow drivers to find the location of their vehicles. Cusick said that Rivian's app kept saying that his car was where he left it.<div type="image" title="A Rivian R1T EV truck covered in mud." height="3072" width="4096" msid="114133887" hostid="261" sizebytes="2785226"></div>That's when Cusick and his friend noticed what looked almost like a "lump of mud" sitting underneath an overpass, anywhere from 50 to 150 feet away from where the Rivian was originally parked. Silt and mud from the Swannanoa River, Cusick said, had engulfed his truck.Relief briefly washed over Cusick, but he said he immediately assumed his car was totaled."There's no way in hell I'm going to be able to get into this thing and boot it right up," he recalled thinking.But when Cusick walked up to the vehicle, Rivian's door handle, which sits flush into the door panel much like a Tesla, popped out. Inside, the vehicle was "completely dry," Cusick said.He was able to get inside and start his truck."I probably have more questions than anyone," Cusick said. "I wasn't there for any of this. All I know is where I found the vehicle."A spokesperson for Rivian didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. A Rivian spokesperson told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://insideevs.com/news/735934/rivian-r1t-flood-hurrican-helene/">Inside EVs</a>, which earlier reported on Cusick's truck, that Rivian battery packs are sealed to provide floodwater protection."As part of our extensive battery testing, we also run salt spray tests to prove that our corrosion mitigations through the life of our packs are robust. Once again, our isolation monitoring features in our electrical and electronic systems provide adequate detection," the spokesperson told Inside EVs.<div type="image" title="Interior of the Rivian R1T EV truck" height="3072" width="4096" msid="114133889" hostid="261" sizebytes="1177480"></div>While Cusick was thankful that his truck was still operational, the Asheville resident said that scenes of the devastation that he witnessed in his city inspired him to volunteer.Cusick came across a distribution center that was set up by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://criout.com/">Crisis Response International</a>, a Virginia-based crisis response nonprofit, and asked how he could help."They said they needed a generator," Cusick recalled. "And I was like 'Hey, I got one. They're built into my car.'"Cusick said his generator helped power a food truck that was providing hot meals to local residents. He said it also helped power a chainsaw he would use to clear roads.On September 29, Cusick said a man interviewed him near downtown Asheville about his truck. By the beginning of October, Cusick's experience went <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1072169541181902&amp;id=100004158185937&amp;mibextid=SphRi8">viral</a>. Rivian soon reached out to Cusick, the Asheville resident said.The nearest Rivian service center is almost four hours away from Cusick, in Atlanta. Cusick said Rivian delivered a loaner to him on Monday in Asheville, allowing him to keep the truck while his vehicle is undergoing an inspection and possible repairs.<div type="image" title="A blue Rivian R1T EV truck" height="3072" width="4096" msid="114133885" hostid="261" sizebytes="2341216"></div>Cusick said that the experience has made him a loyal Rivian customer. "I think that speaks volumes about the character of the leadership over at Rivian," he said. "They took the words out of my mouth. I couldn't even speak."

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<ul><li>The <keyword id="21425999" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Alienware-x16-R2" source="keywords">Alienware x16 R2</keyword> is the company’s latest <keyword id="20113891" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gaming-laptop" source="keywords">gaming laptop</keyword> in the Alienware lineup.</li><li>The premium gaming laptop is priced starting at ₹2,86,990 in the country.</li><li>Here’s my review of the Alienware x16 R2 that will help you decide whether you should buy the device.</li></ul><keyword id="19969515" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dell" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Dell" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Dell">Dell</keyword> recently launched the new gaming laptops in its Alienware lineup in India, including the premium x16 R2 gaming laptop. The Alienware x16 R2 is aimed at both gamers and creators, with powerful hardware and new AI-enabled features. The Alienware x16 R2 has been launched in several variants, offering different processor and GPU combinations for different budgets, along with storage variants. The top-end option in the lineup is equipped with the <keyword id="22007967" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Intel-Core-Ultra-9" source="keywords">Intel Core Ultra 9</keyword> chipset and <keyword id="22007966" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4090" source="keywords">NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090</keyword> graphics. I have been using the Alienware x16 R2 gaming laptop with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics for a few days now, and here is my detailed review of the latest premium gaming laptop from Dell. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Alienware x16 R2 price and availability" comment="subhead" text="Alienware x16 R2 price and availability"><keyword id="22007969" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Alienware-x16-R2-price" source="Orion">Alienware x16 R2 price</keyword> and availability</cmsannotation> The Alienware x16 R2 has been priced starting at ₹2,86,990 in the country and goes up to ₹4,61,990 for the top variant. It comes in a single Lunar Silver colour option and is available from Amazon India, Dell online store and the company’s authorised retail stores across the country. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="In the box" comment="subhead" text="In the box">In the box</cmsannotation> <ul><li>Alienware x16 R2</li><li>Power adapter and cable</li><li>Documentation</li><li>Dust cover</li></ul><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Alienware x16 R2 specifications" comment="subhead" text="Alienware x16 R2 specifications">Alienware x16 R2 specifications</cmsannotation> <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#000000;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Particulars </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 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0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Refresh rate </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">240Hz </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Processor </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Intel Core 9 185H </td></tr><tr><td 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0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 32GB LPDDR5x 7467MHz </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Storage </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 4TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Connectivity </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 port, 1 x Thunderbolt 4 port, audio jack and HDMI 2.1 port </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Audio </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Six speaker spatial sound </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Battery </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">90 Wh </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Weight </td><td style="border-right:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5008695000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5pt 0pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.72 kg </td></tr></tbody></table> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Alienware x16 R2 pros and cons" comment="subhead" text="Alienware x16 R2 pros and cons">Alienware x16 R2 pros and cons</cmsannotation> Pros <ul><li>Powerful performance </li><li>Spatial audio </li></ul>Cons <ul><li>Weight </li><li>Price </li></ul><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Alienware x16 R2 design" comment="subhead" text="Alienware x16 R2 design">Alienware x16 R2 design</cmsannotation> If you have seen the Alienware x16, the design of the x16 R2 is not new. It retains the same design as its predecessor, which is not a con as the device is well-designed. <div type="image" title="Side profile" msid="110880045" hostid="261" sizebytes="22688" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Alienware x16 R2 is slightly heavy&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The laptop is on the heavier side at 2.72 kg. The charger is also quite heavy and portability may be a concern if you plan on carrying the laptop with you every day. The primary reason for the weight is the large display and the powerful hardware offered by the device. <div type="image" title="Back design" msid="110880053" hostid="261" sizebytes="18850" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Alienware x16 R2 back&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Alienware x16 R2 comes in a single colour option – Lunar Silver. The laptop features a full-metal chassis with a silver finish and with white colour around the hinge. The laptop comes with a minimalistic design, featuring an X symbol at the back and the Alienware logo that lights up. The logo’s colour can be customized according to your preference. If you want a more minimalistic look, you also have the option to completely turn off the lighting. <div type="image" title="Rear ports" msid="110880060" hostid="261" sizebytes="18462" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Rear ports&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> At the back, the device comes with a large LED strip that surrounds the port area. All the ports have been placed at the back, giving a clean look on the sides. The backlighting can also be customised using the Alienware Command Centre. <div type="image" title="Keyboard" msid="110880066" hostid="261" sizebytes="59452" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Alienware x16 R2 keyboard&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> This is not where the device’s gaming design ends. It comes with an RGB keyboard. The device offers per-key lighting customization. Additionally, the touchpad is also RGB-enabled. <div type="image" title="TP" msid="110880074" hostid="261" sizebytes="31164" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The RGB-enabled touchpad on the Alienware x16 R2&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Alienware x16 R2 comes with a low profile CherryMX keyboard with a key travel of 1.8 mm. The company has used stainless-steel switches for the device. In terms of ports, the Alienware x16 R2 comes with an audio jack, a microSD card slot, a USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt 4, a Type-C 3.2 Gen port, 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports and a HDMI 2.1 port. As it is a gaming laptop, the company has employed several measures to keep the temperature down. It comes with the company’s Alienware Cryo-tech cooling technology. This includes a quad-fan design, vapour chamber and load-balancing heat pipes. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Display" comment="subhead" text="Display">Display</cmsannotation> The Alienware x16 R2 features a 16-inch Quad HD+ display with 100% DCI-P3 Colour Gamut, a 240Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time. The panel has a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. <div type="image" title="Display" msid="110879988" hostid="261" sizebytes="41918" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Alienware x16 R2 display&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> There’s also a Full HD+ display option with a 480Hz refresh rate but I would prefer the Quad HD+ option. While the display lacks HDR support, it comes with Dolby Vision support, offering an excellent viewing experience. The lack of HDR may be an issue as this means you will miss out on HDR in games. The peak brightness is also on the lower side at 300 nits. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Performance" comment="subhead" text="Performance">Performance</cmsannotation> The Alienware x16 R2 is equipped with up to Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor. The Intel Core Ultra is a new Meteor Lake chipset from the company. The laptop is available with up to 32GB LPDDR5X 7467 MHz RAM and up to 4TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD. The graphic duties are handled by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6 graphics. I tested the laptop with several games, including games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Forza Horizon 5. Both the games performed well and the laptop was able to handle them without any issues. The powerful hardware means that you will be able to run any game with the best graphics without even having to look at the system requirements for a long time. I was able to play games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Alan Wake 2 at the highest graphic settings without any issues. The laptop’s cooling technology can keep the device cool during extended gaming sessions so you don’t have to worry about performance throttling. The laptop is equipped with a 90Whr battery and offers a decent battery life considering it is a gaming laptop. It offers around six hours of battery life but this will significantly come down if you game on it. The Alienware x16 R2 offers a six-speaker setup with spatial audio. The device offers a good audio experience. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Verdict" comment="subhead" text="Verdict">Verdict</cmsannotation> The Alienware x16 R2 is a feature-packed laptop that offers powerful hardware, a good display and a decent battery life. The laptop also offers a good all-metal chassis with a minimalistic design but can also light up like a regular gaming laptop when you need it to. At the same time, the laptop is not very portable due to its large size and weight. If you want a laptop that you can easily carry around, this may not be the best option for you. Then again, If you are looking for a gaming laptop that you won’t carry around every day, the x16 R2 is a good option. The price is another thing that you need to consider. It is a very premium laptop and while it offers excellent hardware, you need to consider if it fits your budget. Disclaimer: The content on this website is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a purchasing guide or recommendation. We advise readers to do additional research, including hands-on usage of the device at a retail outlet, before making a decision. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/lenovo-loq-15-review/articleshow/110456546.cms">Lenovo LOQ 15 review – gaming laptop with a sturdy design</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/asus-zenbook-duo-review/articleshow/109875023.cms">Asus ZenBook Duo review – an excellent dual-screen laptop for multitaskers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/benq-zowie-xl2546x-review/articleshow/109703972.cms">BenQ Zowie XL2546X review – Monitor for the serious gamers</a>

Alienware x16 R2 review – powerful gaming laptop with a premium design

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts a future with personal robots like R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars.</li><li>Huang referenced the droid duo during an appearance at T-Mobile's Capital Markets Day.</li></ul>Nvidia chief <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-jensen-huang-leadership-style-insiders-tough-boss-admit-mistakes-2024-6">Jensen Huang</a> seems to be excited about the future of robotics. During an appearance at T-Mobile's Capital Markets Day on Wednesday, Huang made bold predictions about the future, referencing robots from the Star Wars movie franchise. Huang said, "I love the idea that I'll have my own R2-D2, my own C-3PO — my R2 will be following me, and for many people just growing up now, they'll have their own personal R2 with them for their lives."The boss of the chip designer also talked up the possibility of having digital agents, which he predicts will work alongside people. He said, "I really love the idea that I will have a computer that is getting smarter and smarter with me as it works with me over time and understands me to help me get things done." Elon Musk appeared to agree with this vision, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1836518602813608189">replying</a> to a clip of Huang's comments on his social media platform, X, with "True."It's the latest indication that Huang <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-pushes-robot-revolution-taiwan-computex-speech-2024-6">sees humanoid robots as the next big phase</a> in AI development. Speaking at a tech conference in Taiwan earlier this year, he said: "The next wave of AI is physical AI." Nvidia created an operating system called Project Gr00t to help teach robots to perform everyday tasks. While announcing the venture, Huang was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-humanoid-robots-jensen-huang-2024-3">accompanied onstage by nine humanoid robots</a> at its GTC conference in March. Earlier this year, Huang said, "The easiest robot to adapt into the world are humanoid robots because we built the world for us. We also have the most amount of data to train these robots than other types of robots because we have the same physique." Salesforce and Nvidia announced a collaboration on Wednesday to develop autonomous agents for enterprises along with interactive avatar experiences. The Agentforce agents are designed to help boost productivity in sales, marketing, IT, and service teams, according to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240917057818/en/Salesforce-and-NVIDIA-Forge-Strategic-Collaboration-to-Advance-AI-Agent-Innovation">press release</a>. Nvidia didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Jensen Huang thinks we're all going to have our own R2-D2 or C-3PO robots follow us around 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Rivian will sell a rooftop tent with a built-in projector for its new models, TechCrunch reported.</li><li>The tent, called "Treehouse," will have a fan and lighting system powered by the EV itself.</li></ul>Rivian owners will be able to camp out on the rooftop in a tent that comes with a built-in movie projector.The tent, called "<a target="_blank" href="https://stories.rivian.com/meet-r2-and-r3">Treehouse</a>," will be sold as an accessory to its upcoming R2 and R3 models, <a target="_blank" href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/08/rivians-new-treehouse-rooftop-tent-comes-with-a-movie-projector/?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK12Hfm4aqFSlJRm3-O_1c2nph_PEpfgjkXD7NZtAplkOkJorh6ziwb8q5xkp_JepNSQHN_hf_di9OmG76IdQQcIRo2loWRgo2aryKh7I18wd6UscktVjEq12Kp3gziheCZjlwuyKGPDiwn80JB_-Xa0r_FPJoSN24M9jmgjseJo&amp;_guc_consent_skip=1710154689">TechCrunch</a> reported.Rivian's senior director of prototype and special projects, Brian Gase, told TechCrunch that Treehouse's projector will be powered by the EVs.The accessory will come in a hardshell that can fit on the rooftop. It will also have a window, interior fan, and lighting system, Gase said. The company is also planning to sell a travel kitchen accessory for the SUV, which can be connected to the hitch at the back of the vehicle. It will include a water tank, cooler, and cookware set, the report says.Rivian <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-r2-suv-release-price-range-specs-photos-2024-3">revealed its latest electric vehicles</a> last week. The EV maker is taking <a target="_blank" href="https://rivian.com/reserve/r2?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=reserve_r2_03072024&amp;utm_content=reveal">$100 preorders</a> for the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-r2-suv-just-revealed-see-inside-photos-ev-2024-3">R2 SUV</a>, with prices for the vehicle starting at $45,000. Pricing for the R3 and R3X hasn't yet been announced by Rivian.The R2's price is well below what customers were paying for its previous models — the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-r1s-electric-suv-photos-review-range-tesla-2022-7">R1S</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-electric-r1t-truck-available-for-lease-future-of-evs-2023-11">R1T</a> — which can cost around $73,000 and $100,000.The day after the new models were revealed, CEO RJ Scaringe <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/RJScaringe/status/1766099647712657839?s=20">said</a> Rivian had received more than 68,000 reservations for the R2 SUV in less than 24 hours.Owners can also camp inside the R2 SUV as every seat can be folded down. Scaringe said when <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82IiXIKkRIA">debuting</a> the new model: "It creates this awesome in-vehicle camping experience with an inflatable mattress."Rivian didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

You can watch movies under the stars using the projector built into the 'treehouse' tent for Rivian's R2 and R3 models

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin has given another update on "The Winds of Winter."</li><li>He told the "Bangcast" podcast that he has written 1,100 pages.</li></ul>It looks like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/game-of-thrones-character-names-photos-2019-3">"Game of Thrones"</a> author George R.R. Martin is still struggling to write the next novel in the series, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/winds-of-winter-release-date-george-rr-martin-updates-timeline-2023-7">"The Winds of Winter."</a>In an interview on the podcast "Bangcast" earlier this month, Martin gave a fresh update on the sixth novel in his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series."I'm 12 years late on this damn novel, and I'm <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/george-rr-martin-explains-struggle-game-of-thrones-book-winds-of-winter-2018-11">struggling</a> with it," he said. "I have like 1,100 pages written but I still have hundreds more pages to go. It's a big mother of a book for whatever reason. Maybe I should've started writing smaller books when I began this, but it's tough."The famous author added: " That's the main thing that dominates most of my working life."It appears Martin hasn't made much progress on the book since last year, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/george-rr-martin-winds-of-winter-update-2023-7">despite assuring fans</a> in July that was writing "almost every day."In an appearance on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYz7KIWwbCs">"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"</a> in December 2022, the author said he had written "1,100, 1,200" pages of "Winds of Winter," but needed to write another 400 or 500 pages.And in July, Martin wrote on his blog that he was writing the novel "almost every day. Writing, rewriting, editing, writing some more.""Not as fast as I would like... certainly not as fast as YOU would like… but progress nonetheless," he added.Martin also told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCxVdsQH_k">Stephen Colbert</a> in October 2022 that "The Winds of Winter" was "three-quarters of the way done."Martin gave his first update on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/george-rr-martin-will-finish-winds-of-winter-2021-3">"The Winds of Winter"</a> back in 2010, which means the book has been in development for more than <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/why-winds-of-winter-is-taking-so-long-2017-1">13 years.</a>Of course, Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels serve as the inspiration for HBO's "Game of Thrones" series, and its hit spinoff, "House of the Dragon."

'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin hasn't made much progress with 'The Winds of Winter' despite saying he was writing it 'almost every day'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Manuelle Pires attended a four-day Harvard course on entertainment, media, and sports.</li><li>The course, designed by Anita Elberse, costs $12,500 and includes accommodation and meals.</li></ul>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Manuelle Pires, a 32-year-old senior strategic partner manager for YouTube based in São Paulo. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I manage gaming partnerships for YouTube Brazil, including Nobru, who has over 15 million subscribers. I attended university in Brazil and did a postgraduate certificate in marketing at UCLA before starting at YouTube in 2021.For years, I've dreamed of going to Harvard to learn from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sir-alex-ferguson-reveals-8-secrets-to-success-2013-9">Anita Elberse</a>. She designed The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports course in 2013 and is a rock star in the entertainment industry. I wanted to know what she was teaching the world's best executives.I got the chance to take her course this year, and it was amazing.<h2 id="438ade45-36a5-4987-b0cf-5682aae104fb">It's a four-day course for professionals not enrolled at Harvard Business School</h2>The course costs $12,500, which includes all accommodation and meals, and it's worth every cent. Google covered around 40% of the course as part of the company's education benefits program, but I had to pay for the remainder myself.The online application asks what you want to learn from the course and what you can contribute to the class based on your previous experience in your industry. My primary objective was to elevate my leadership and strategic management capabilities. I wanted to understand global trends, challenges, and untapped business opportunities for those I look after.I spent a whole weekend working on the application because I wanted to do it so badly, and it took about a month or two to hear that I had been accepted. I referenced my experience helping celebrities and creators expand their online presence while developing new revenue channels for their businesses.<h2 id="4a06e028-3f44-466b-a73a-88edbf978fda">I flew to Boston in early June</h2>There were about 80 of us from all over the world in various industries. My classmates were of all ages and at different stages in their careers, up to and including CEOs.I met people in the music and sports industries who had the same problems and challenges as I did, such as securing exclusive content agreements and managing distribution rights.Another common challenge is talent management. There's a shared need to effectively navigate talent contracts, negotiations, and maintaining strong relationships to ensure mutual growth and success.All students have their own rooms on campus, with several rooms attached to an apartment. Learning groups consist of students from the same course, so during working group hours, we discussed case studies before going to class.<h2 id="5bac8cc4-f187-455f-9bd3-f13473f75a63">There were several celebrities in the class with me</h2>My course had a former professional soccer player, a comedian, and a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-floated-migrant-league-fighters-ufc-president-dana-white-2024-6">UFC</a> champion fighter. They were there to learn the business side of the industry as they move into the next stages of their careers.Learning from these people and people more closely aligned with my industry was really cool. It was fascinating to understand the perspectives of executives from the US compared to those from other countries regarding content acquisition, distribution rights, and talent management.I now also have access to an incredible network of people from all over the world. We have a WhatsApp group from the course, where we stay in touch. There's also a WhatsApp group for all the Brazilians who have done the course over the last 10 years to network.<h2 id="48627b1b-d2a3-4546-8693-38f901a8f13b">The course went from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday, but we had about eight case studies to read beforehand</h2>There is no option to take it online — you must be there in person.I spent about two weeks before I arrived reading all of the material Anita had sent us. It was very intense. Before the first day, we had to be prepared with answers and questions for each case and on top of the data and information.<h2 id="da23fd84-c910-4dc5-97e4-fd88f7ffb6bb">I found the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=63941">case study on MrBeast</a> to be the most interesting and useful for my work</h2>Anita explained a lot about the process that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-world-captivated-with-mrbeast-training-document-founder-mode-2024-9">MrBeast</a> uses in his company to make a video, from producing the scripts and selecting the right one to pre-production and post-production, down to creating thumbnails for his videos to test the numbers. He's very data-driven.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/youtuber-mrbeast-embroiled-in-controversy-involving-staff-amazon-show-2024-8">He's considered the standard for the platform</a>, and I found it valuable to learn how he's not simply making a profit but creating a brand for himself.<h2 id="b2380abc-6ef1-410c-914d-e31c7872a9a5">Other case studies included Beyoncé, Lionel Messi, and David Beckham</h2>We also had two exceptional guest lecturers: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=240491">Karim R. Lakhani</a>, who led insightful sessions on AI and its role in the entertainment industry, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=98534">Kristin W. Mugford</a>, a finance specialist who presented a fascinating case study on Beyoncé.The lecturers explained how, after these superstars reach the top in their field, they can stay relevant in the industry, even when they stop playing or making music. This was relevant to my work with gamers and content creators.<h2 id="d4e23719-2055-4694-9450-6055cea69798">I've already been able to put some of the things I learned into action</h2>I've started implementing the strategies we discussed during the BEMS course. I'm focusing more on diversifying content to cater to shifting audience preferences and leveraging data analytics to understand these trends better. I'm also encouraging talents to collaborate across different sectors, which can introduce them to new audiences and opportunities.Another crucial strategy is helping creators launch their own brands to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-create-more-revenue-streams-make-money-passive-income-2024-3">diversify their revenue streams</a>. Creating products or services can build a more sustainable and resilient business model.<h2 id="05c43e32-f9a3-4b02-99c2-7376ca5383a0">I'm very happy I took the course</h2>It's been instrumental in enhancing my ability to support content creators in transforming their online presence into a profitable business with diverse revenue streams.Since returning to Brazil, three people I know have applied for next year's program based on my positive experience. This course would be most beneficial for entertainment, music, and sports professionals, especially investors, public figures, athletes, managers, and senior executives involved in business development, marketing, or strategic planning.Have you taken a business course that changed the trajectory of your career? Email Lauryn Haas at lhaas@businessinsider.com.

I took Harvard's $12,500 celebrity-filled 4-day media course. It was worth every penny.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine said it struck a military airfield in Russia overnight, marking the latest deep strike.</li><li>On Wednesday, Ukrainian forces attacked an ammunition depot and a drone storage facility.</li></ul>Ukrainian forces struck an ammunition depot at a military airfield in Russia overnight, the latest in a string of long-range attacks targeting Moscow's war machine.In the past two days, the Ukrainian military has said it caused damage at a key Russian ammunition depot, a drone storage facility, and now another ammo depot at an airfield.The back-to-back-to-back <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-struck-russian-ammo-depot-right-after-iranian-missiles-arrived-2024-9">strikes</a> underscore Ukraine's reach and demonstrate the repeated <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-air-defenses-cant-stop-ukraine-from-striking-deep-intel-2024-9">inability of Russia's air defenses</a> to protect its military installations, including during the most recent attack.The Ukrainian military said on Thursday that in the latest strike into Russia during the previous night, it attacked Khanskaya airfield, located in the southwestern Republic of Adygea. Ukraine said that it struck an ammunition warehouse at the site and caused "fire damage" to the airfield, which hosted Su-34 and Su-27 warplanes. It's unclear if the attack impacted any aircraft. Russia's Su-34 fighter-bombers have been particularly problematic for Kyiv because these aircraft can release <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-damage-russian-base-after-ukrainian-drone-attack-2024-9">highly destructive glide bombs</a> to devastating effect.Glide bombs, stand-off weapons, are notoriously difficult to intercept. Ukraine can really only defeat this threat by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-struck-russian-base-storing-fighter-bombers-glide-bombs-2024-10">targeting the munitions and the warplanes</a> at their bases, which Kyiv has done on multiple occasions over the past few months. It's unclear if the latest ammunition depot stored these weapons.The attack in Khanskaya came on the heels of two other Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory.On Wednesday, Ukraine said it used drones to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-hit-russian-arsenal-storing-north-korean-weapons-glide-bombs-2024-10">strike an ammunition depot</a> in Russia's Bryansk region where glide bombs, missiles, and artillery shells were stored — including weaponry from North Korea and Iran. Ukraine has targeted several <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/before-after-satellite-images-ukraine-wipe-out-russian-ammo-depots-2024-9">Russian ammunition depots</a> since mid-September. Kyiv has relied on domestically produced <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-drone-attack-destroyed-key-russian-missile-arsenal-2024-9">long-range drones</a> for these operations because it is not permitted to use its inventory of Western-provided cruise and ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia.Hours after the Bryansk operation, Ukraine said it destroyed a base in Russia's Krasnodar region that hosted around 400 Shahed-136 one-way attack drones. Some open-source intelligence accounts speculated that Kyiv carried out the attack using its homemade R-360 Neptune cruise missiles, anti-ship weapons that were modified for land attack.Western officials, the Ukrainian armed forces, and war analysts have said that Kyiv's deep-strike campaign is likely to complicate Russian operations inside Ukraine. "As far as long-range strikes, we've seen some successful one-way attack drone strikes by the Ukrainians against ammo storage points in Russia," a senior US military official told reporters Wednesday. "We've also seen some strikes against fuel facilities in Crimea. We do think that those will have some impact on the battlefield."The official said the effects aren't immediate and explained that it takes time for them to be seen on the battlefield.Conflict analysts at the Institute for the Study of War think tank said continued Ukrainian strikes against military facilities in Russia would <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-arsenals-may-put-moscow-logistics-in-bind-2024-9">place more operational pressure</a> on Moscow's forces.This development will compel "the Russian military command to reorganize and disperse support and logistics systems within Russia to mitigate the impact of such strikes," the analysts wrote in a Wednesday <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-9-2024">assessment</a>.

Ukraine hit 2 Russian ammunition depots in 2 days — hammering the latest in a deep strike on a military airfield

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mykola Sokalskii, a Ukrainian film producer, is being enlisted to fight against Russia.</li><li>He is also one of the powerful moderators of r/Ukraine — a huge clearinghouse for news of the war.</li></ul>A man who spent two years moderating one of the internet's most influential sources of information on Ukraine is being called up to fight against Russia.Mykola Sokalskii, a 39-year-old film producer from Kyiv, started live-streaming on Reddit in 2020 after the pandemic began.Then, a few months before <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-did-russia-invade-ukraine-putin-politics-motive-2023-6">Russia invaded</a> in February 2022, he joined <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/">r/Ukraine</a> as a moderator, one of the users empowered to help shape the subreddit's conversation.Speaking to Business Insider, Sokalskii said the subreddit "skyrocketed" in popularity on Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, swelling from 80,000 members to 906,000.It became a key source of information on the war, often breaking news of major events and featuring gritty combat videos that mainstream journalists scrambled to confirm.It was also a community — a strongly partisan one — coordinating fundraising efforts to get <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-aid-ukraine-arriving-too-late-stop-russia-advances-expert-2024-5">equipment and aid to soldiers on the front line.</a>Sokalskii — who uses the username <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jesterboyd/">"JesterBoyd"</a> — said he uses Reddit to convey what he sees as "objective truth" about the war to its members, predominantly in the US, UK, and Germany.<h2 id="4469e383-096c-4574-b0e6-cc7eb832123c">A shift in perspective</h2>His days as a moderator are filled with reviewing heartbreaking posts detailing the tragedies in his country. He monitors the responses — giving him a unique perspective on how the West is viewing the invasion.He is often struck by how fickle the support can be, but also the huge power he has to show <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-finally-serious-about-its-war-spelling-trouble-for-ukraine-2024-5">the reality of war to so many people.</a>"We can see how the public opinion shifts and transforms based on the information they consume, and the responsibility we have is to give information that is objective," he told BI."When you travel through a war-torn landscape, you will see one house that will be completely obliterated, and then the neighbor's house will be pretty much fine — and it's kind of unfair in a way," he said."But that's just the way things are, and that's also the way you can portray war. You can focus on one house, or you can focus on another, or you can try to give a wider, more general picture and try to convey some kind of objective truth."<h2 id="d221ef0c-63af-4dae-b803-cb5a82fd5d12">Ukraine's weakness</h2>One issue often discussed on the subreddit is Ukraine's need for more troops.Ukraine has recently stepped up its efforts to replenish soldiers. It lowered the conscription age from 27 to 25, eliminated some draft exemptions, and created an online registry for recruits.Ukraine's parliament also passed a bill earlier this month that would allow the country's military to <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-advances-bill-for-prisoners-to-serve-in-military-2024-4">recruit prisoners to fight</a>.That effort now includes drafting Sokalskii.The need is clear — US estimates have suggested Ukraine has already lost some 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers, The New York Times <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/europe/ukraine-war-toll-zelensky.html">reported</a>.Sokalskii knows it better than most. He said he had long been thinking about what would happen if he went to the frontline.Writing in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1cffe9e/i_39m_am_in_the_process_of_getting_drafted_into/">thread in April</a>, Sokalskii said he'd been served a drafting notice, and was going through the process of getting ready to serve.One person asked: Wouldn't he be more valuable to Ukraine helping run the subreddit?"In a perfect world, I could do both more effectively by being in the army," he said. But the world isn't perfect.<div type="image" title="Ukraine memorial" height="683" width="911" msid="110310030" hostid="261"></div>"In reality, an army is an army and I expect it to be exceedingly difficult to post content regularly without endangering anyone and still being informative and engaging enough to make a difference," he said.<h2 id="47bfde48-069d-497a-a368-35d94a38e1ae">Flaws in Ukraine's conscription process</h2>Sokalskii spent a long time thinking about the country's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-needs-troops-aggressive-military-recruiting-tactics-russia-war-2023-12">conscription process</a>, which has been plagued by corruption. He said he believes it would work better as a lottery where "everybody has to suffer equally" — with the option to trade with a family member or friend willing to take your place.In August, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zelenskyy-fires-officials-accepting-bribes-help-ukrainians-dodge-the-draft-2023-8">Zelenskyy fired all of Ukraine's military recruitment chiefs</a> after an investigation revealed they were accepting up to $10,000 in bribes to help people avoid being drafted."I think everyone should be equal… I don't really care whether you are a CEO or a plumber," Sokalskii said.Sokalskii declined to share specifics on enlistment, citing that he was still going through the process.But he said working as a moderator helped to set basic expectations for war.<div type="image" title="Two Ukrainian soldiers of the 42th Brigade in training in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast" height="4163" width="6244" msid="110310031" hostid="261"></div>"My mom is very worried and wouldn't want me to go. What can you do?" he said.Some Reddit users offered well-wishes, while others, who appeared to have military experience, offered advice on survival."Keep a safe distance from your buddies when out in the open. And stay dry — this is a survival thing: being miserable grinds people down mentally so they make stupid decisions," one person wrote in the thread he started.Another wrote: "If I might offer one piece of advice as a combat vet myself, make sure you have plenty of dry socks.""I know this may sound stupid to a lot of people, but it is arguably the most important piece of kit you'll have," they said. "It's hard to fight when the skin on your feet is rotten and falling off in chunks."Sokalskii said the support he has received from the subreddit community has made him "proud to be a part of it."

He moderated r/Ukraine, shaping how the world sees the war. Now he has to fight in it.

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