Not quite a glasshole — Why walking around in public with Vision Pro makes no sense Social mores aside, Vision Pro doesnt seem designed to be used on the go. Samuel Axon – Feb 14, 2024 6:51 pm UTC reader comments 209 A close-up look at the Vision Pro from the front. Samuel Axon The
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Loading… Loading… The Biden Administration is calling on a long list of tech companies and banking firms to tackle the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, announced the creation of the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC). The effort unites a whos who of AI developers with academics, researchers and civil
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak’s pledge to “grow the economy” suffered a serious blow on Thursday as official figures showed Britain entered a technical recession at the end of 2023. Labour claimed the prime minister’s promises on the
Loading… Loading… Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner confirmed Wednesday that his firm has taken a small position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL on Wednesday. The announcement came right on the heels of PayPals fourth-quarter financial earnings report. And, yes we own a small stake in $PYPL Whether we become bigger investors in $PYPL depends on
Hey, Home Assistant, don’t share this with an ad firm — Can you manage your house with a local, no-cloud voice assistant? Mostly, yes. If you’re tired of Alexa and Google listening, local voice is a real thing now. Kevin Purdy – Feb 14, 2024 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / The most impressive part is
They built a wall — Scientists found a Stone Age megastructure submerged in the Baltic Sea “Blinkerwall” may have been a “desert kite,” used to channel and hunt reindeer. Jennifer Ouellette – Feb 13, 2024 10:18 pm UTC Enlarge / Graphical reconstruction of a Stone Age wall as it may been used: as a hunting
freesphere — Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software Software’s free version was a good fit for tinkerers and hobbyists. Andrew Cunningham – Feb 13, 2024 10:27 pm UTC EnlargeVMware reader comments 136 Since Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware closed in November 2023, Broadcom has been charging ahead with major changes
“I remember…the Alamo” — OpenAI experiments with giving ChatGPT a long-term conversation memory AI chatbot “memory” will recall facts from previous conversations when enabled. Benj Edwards – Feb 13, 2024 10:01 pm UTC Enlarge / When ChatGPT looks things up, a pair of green pixelated hands look through paper records, much like this. Just kidding.Benj
Loading… Loading… Tax season officially started this week with Monday being the first day when taxpayers can begin filing tax refund documents with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). What makes this season special is the launch of a new program by the IRS that could mean the beginning of the end for a substantial portion
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK inflation stayed steady at 4 per cent in January, undershooting expectations and bolstering hopes that the Bank of England will soon feel it has enough evidence of price pressures easing to cut interest rates.
Holzdorf military base was once the pride of Communist East Germany, a strategic linchpin for the Warsaw Pact countries who opposed Nato. Now it is being remade as one of the west’s biggest bulwarks against Russia. The base’s runway is being expanded, so any plane in the Nato arsenal can land there. Soon it will
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US foreign policy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Joe Biden sharply rebuked Donald Trump for saying he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies that did not spend enough on defence, as the US president pleaded for Republicans in Congress to pass
Loading… Loading… KeyBancanalyst Alex Markgraffs consumer fintech survey addresses key topics and debates surrounding some of the most relevant sector debates, including digital wallet share, tax preparation and filing tendencies, direct deposit and card adoption, BNPL trends, and more. After years of scaling users, the analyst noted the consumer fintech category has firmly entered an
Loading… Loading… PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL shares,consolidating under $100 since April 2022, gained volume momentum in mid-January, sparking discussions on social media platforms and chatrooms, fueling speculation about its emergence as a new meme stock. Stock Trajectory: PayPals stock, regarded as a COVID-19 play during the pandemic, reached an intra-day record of $310.16 on July
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Loading… Loading… Public, a modern-day fractional investing platform, officially launched options trading, sharing 50% of its options trading revenue directly with members. Jannick Malling,co-founder and co-CEO of Public expressed the motivation behind this move, telling Benzinga, "We are excited to turn the payment for order flow model on its head for the benefit of our
Loading… Loading… Visa Inc V and Mastercard Inc MA are two of the biggest players in the U.S. credit card space. While Visa is reporting fourth-quarter (Q4) earnings on Jan. 25, Mastercard is reporting on Jan. 31. The two firms compare well in terms of scaleand market performance. Let's take a quick look at how
Loading… Loading… Mastercard Inc MA will report its fourth-quarter (Q4) earnings on Jan. 31. Wall Street expects $3.08 in EPS and $6.48 billion in revenues as the company reports before market hours. The companys stock is up about 20% over the past year. Mastercard rival Visa Inc V gained just a notch above at 21.20%.
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Professional services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US law firm Latham & Watkins is cutting off automatic access to its international databases for its Hong Kong-based lawyers, in a sign of how Beijing’s closer control of the territory is forcing global firms
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU’s chief diplomat and Germany’s president joined other western leaders in condemning former US president Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would allow Russia to attack any Nato member that failed to spend enough on