An Alabama woman is being kicked out of her longtime home as investors are looking to buy the 40-acre plot from her family, which could be worth upwards of $20 million. Corine Woodson, 84, has been living in the same house on the outskirts of Auburn for over 60 years and is forced to leave
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US-China relations myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have reached an agreement to resume communications between their countries’ militaries at a summit in San Francisco designed to stabilise relations after several years of
21st century bias — People think white AI-generated faces are more real than actual photos, study says ‘Hyperrealism’ bias has implications in robotics, medicine, and law enforcement. Benj Edwards – Nov 14, 2023 10:55 pm UTC Enlarge / Eight images used in the study; four of them are synthetic. Can you tell which ones? (Answers
Loading… Loading… Loading… Financial executives are looking at how to save people from themselves and the lending institutions that often, not always, prey on them. A panel atBenzingas Fintech Deal Daytalked about the all too common issue of cash-strapped individuals including freelance workers who end up getting in over their heads and become vulnerable to
Flying too close to the sun — Nothing Phone says it will hack into iMessage, bring blue bubbles to Android Upstart Android OEM hopes Apple won’t immediately shut the project down. Ron Amadeo – Nov 14, 2023 11:47 pm UTC Enlarge / The Nothing Phone 2 all lit up. Ron Amadeo reader comments 174 with
Decked out — Review: Steam Deck OLEDs brilliant screen fixes the portables biggest flaw New upgrade packs plenty of quality-of-life improvements but no power boost. Kyle Orland – Nov 14, 2023 5:45 pm UTC Enlarge / The Steam Deck OLED (bottom) sunbathing with its older brother. reader comments 82 with Further ReadingSteam Deck: The comprehensive
Loading… Loading… Loading… Blockchain technology has the potential to enhance transaction security and efficiency in various sectors, and the capacity to coexist with traditional assets, a panel of financial experts including Rajeev Bamra, head of DeFi and digital assets strategy at Moodys Corp. MCO , and Patrick Martinez, vice president at Northern Trust Corp. NTRS
MORE FUN WITH LATTICE-BASED CRYPTOGRAPHY — In a first, cryptographic keys protecting SSH connections stolen in new attack An error as small as a single flipped memory bit is all it takes to expose a private key. Dan Goodin – Nov 13, 2023 12:30 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 123 with For the first
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK inflation slowed sharply to an annual rate of 4.6 per cent in October, driven by a fall in the energy price cap, meaning prime minister Rishi Sunak has met his pledge to halve inflation by year
Loading… Loading… Loading… Institutional investors are no strangers to adopting new technologies into their investment strategies, but the leap forward expected from innovations such as AI will not replace key decisions made by asset managers and private investors. Dont expect an AI model that can forecast when the S&P 500 [SPDR S&P 500] will crash,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks, before many people know theyre pregnant, further decimating abortion access in the South. The bill passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon in a 7040 vote. DeSantis signed it into law hours
Big-time deals — Dealmaster: Apple iPads, HP printers, OLED TVs, robo vacuums, and more From 4K screens to robot cleaning machines, you’ll find serious savings below. Ryan Waniata – Nov 13, 2023 11:00 pm UTC Enlarge / That spoiler on the back is the mop pad, but it’s not mopping right now. iRobot reader comments
Montana lawmakers passed a bill on Friday banning TikTok from operating in the state amid growing concerns about the app’s suspected ties to the Chinese government. The bill was passed by the state House in a 5443 vote and now heads to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk. If Gianforte signs it into law, Montana will become
Loading… Loading… Loading… Betsabe Botaitis, a seasoned finance professional, co-founder of AIKON, and CFO at Hedera, states that the company aims to strike a balance between the positive and negative aspects of digital blockchain. They achieve this by ensuring transparency across all levels, from making council meeting minutes to token economics publicly accessible. What Happened:Speaking
All over American college campuses, students are chanting anti-Israel slogans, backing Hamas, and accusing Israelis of war crimes. Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib accused President Joe Biden of supporting genocide by supporting Israel. The chant From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free has echoed in town squares and on social media screens
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Russian business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The US-led price cap on Russia’s oil sales is being almost completely circumvented, according to western officials and Russian export data, forcing countries to explore ways to reinforce one of their key economic
Loading… Loading… Loading… The Frankfurt Stock Exchange announced its plans to include a crypto trading facility in the next couple of years. Industry titansBlackRock,DTCC,OCC,State Street,Socit Gnrale,Hedera,Citi,BMO,Northern Trust,Citibank,Amazon,S&P Global,Google,InvescoandMoodyswill join Benzinga onNov.13 forFintech Deal Dayand Nov.14 forFuture of Digital Assets. Secure a spot here to join them. What Happened:Deutsche Brse, the owner of the Frankfurt Stock
Going deep — Daily Telescope: An amazing, colorful view of the Universe Take a look at two clusters of galaxies that are colliding. Eric Berger – Nov 13, 2023 11:30 am UTC Enlarge / This panchromatic view of galaxy cluster MACS0416 was created by combining infrared observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope with
Loading… Loading… Loading… Adam Nash, co-founder & CEO of Daffy.orgwill be speaking at the upcomingBenzinga Fintech Deal Day & Awards. Mark Nov. 13 on your calendar for the must-attend gathering in the fintech industry! If you are not the type of person who donates money to charity, then you can skip this article. But if
Loading… Loading… Loading… SC Ventures, the venture capital arm of Standard Chartered, is partnering with Japanese conglomerate SBI Holdings to establish a digital asset joint venture investment company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The joint venture, which will be capitalized with $100 million, aims to invest in companies across the digital asset spectrum, including