No answers yet — Whats going on with the reports of a room-temperature superconductor? Rumors are flying of confirmation, but the situation is still frustratingly vague. John Timmer – Aug 4, 2023 2:07 pm UTC Enlarge / Pellet of LK-99 being repelled by a magnet.Hyun-Tak Kim (CC BY 4.0) reader comments 362 with In late
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In the early hours on Monday, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and the driving force behind AI models like ChatGPT, launched his latest venture Worldcoin (WLD). With OpenAI going from a non-profit private organization, to a for-profit private organization in 2019, some questions bear asking: What is Worldcoin? Is it safe? What is it for?
Frameworkers of the world, unite — Turning my Framework laptop into a tiny desktop was fun. Now it needs a job. “Reuse” doesn’t get as much attention as the other two Rs, but it’s important. Kevin Purdy – Aug 7, 2023 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / The Framework Slabtop, as I dub it. Not a
Despite the ongoing digitization of payments, this industry is still struggling to meet the growing demands of the public. Because of this, many financial market players are looking towards blockchain as a potential way to speed up the process. Blockchain is a groundbreaking technology that offers a multitude of use cases and benefits for businesses
Shiba Inu SHIB/USD , the self-proclaimed Dogecoin DOGE/USD Killer's burn rate has surged over 145%. What Happened: In the past 24 hours, Shiburn, the burning mechanism, reported that 92 million SHIB tokens have been transferred to inferno wallets, effectively removing them from circulation forever. This substantial burn activity includes a single transaction of 34,547,609 SHIB
Private equity firms are increasingly offering sweeteners such as fee discounts to secure backing from deep-pocketed investors, in a sign that the industry is facing its toughest-ever fundraising environment. Blue-chip firms including CVC Capital Partners, Ardian, TPG and Cinven have all in recent months offered investors either a discount on management fees or other incentives
Berkshire Hathaway’s cash and investments in short-term Treasuries surged to $147bn at the end of the second quarter, underscoring Warren Buffett’s faith in the backbone of global financial markets despite the rocky political climate in Washington. The sprawling conglomerate — which owns the BNSF railroad and Geico insurer — increased the holdings by nearly $17bn
The US and China are opening new lines of communication to tackle contentious issues, in one of the first signs of progress towards stabilising relations since secretary of state Antony Blinken visited Beijing in June. According to three people familiar with the situation, Washington and Beijing will create two working groups to focus on Asia-Pacific
Co-ownership — Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new international space station Airbus replaces Lockheed Martin as habitat builder for the planned Starlab space station. Stephen Clark – Aug 4, 2023 12:00 am UTC Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of the planned Starlab space station.Voyager Space reader comments 76 with Voyager Space, one of several US
The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging
Affirm Holdings, IncAFRM stock is trading lower afterPiper Sandleranalyst Kevin J. Barker downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underweight with aprice target of $11.00. Barker expects persistently higher rates to pressure operating margins as AFRM needs to hold more loans on the balance sheet. In addition, he expects tighter underwriting standards, increased pricing, and the
So far, 2023 has been a tough year for crypto, with a persistent down market and regulatory uncertainty that will likely send many blockchain ventures overseas for more favorable conditions. Yet the potential of blockchain to improve life for everyone remains with an increasing number of projects with practical use cases. A recent survey by
Dangerous stuff — Frackers can use dangerous chemicals without disclosure due to Halliburton loophole Facking industry exempt from disclosure of 28 chemicals regulated by federal law. John Hurdle, Inside Climate News – Aug 4, 2023 1:45 pm UTC A fracking rig targets the Marcellus Shale.Wikimedia Commons reader comments 8 with For almost 20 years, US
South Korean Fintech CompanyU Fintech Hub Incannounced today that it has successfully raised $4 million in a recent capital funding round led by Forest Partners. What Happened?With this current funding round, U Fintech Hub has raised approximately $10 million in capital. U Fintech Hub operates the global remittance platform "Utransfer," specializing in B2B and C2C
China's regulatory authorities have allowed for the integration of Visa and Mastercard with two predominant mobile payment platforms, Alipay and WeChat Pay, to ease financial transactions for foreign visitors. These integrations come amidst a surge in Visa's stock prices, which has seen an over 14% increase this year and could potentially surpass its previous record.
Mastercard's stock price has reached unprecedented heights, surpassing its previous all-time high and breaking through the $400 psychological barrier. Since its public trading debut in May 2006, Mastercard's stock has seen a consistently bullish trajectory, climbing over 9000%. Mastercard Inc MA stock price advances to record-breaking levels, surpassing its previous all-time high. After a two-year
speaking the forbidden things — Researchers figure out how to make AI misbehave, serve up prohibited content Adversarial attack involves using text strings and may be unstoppable. Will Knight, wired.com – Aug 2, 2023 1:22 pm UTC EnlargeMirageC/Getty Images reader comments 25 with ChatGPT and its artificially intelligent siblings have been tweaked over and over
Get ready for a revolution. Crypto is on the verge of transforming finance, just like the internet revolutionized information. Theres a lot of good thats bound to come to the world once we break the walled gardens of finance, said Jason Yanowitz, the co-founder at Blockworks, the media brand thats driving forward the most important
Rocket agnostic — End of the line for Russia and Ukraines partnership in rocketry Northrop Grumman just can’t seem to settle on a rocket for its Cygnus supply ships. Stephen Clark – Jul 31, 2023 10:31 pm UTC Enlarge / Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket rolls out of its hangar at Wallops Island, Virginia. Its two
Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor August 1, 2023 When it comes to transgender thought, even famed atheist Richard Dawkins has questions. The evolutionary biologist said on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Poetry of Reality,” that it’s “distinctly weird” and an “odd distortion of reality” to believe there are more than two sexes.