doesn’t pass the sniff test — Can you sanitize the inside of your nose to prevent COVID? Nope, FDA says. There are a lot of COVID nasal sprays for sale, but little data to show they work. Beth Mole – Feb 14, 2024 11:37 pm UTC EnlargeNozin.com reader comments 60 More than four years after
Days after three American soldiers were murdered by Iran, the Biden Administration has finally retaliated by firing missiles into Iraq and Syria where they made scary exploding noises so loud the Iranians could almost hear them all the way in Iran and, boy oh boy, wouldnt they have been frightened then? State Department Spokesman John
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
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
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
Munis were steady to a touch firmer in spots and new-issues fared well in the primary, while U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended the trading session up as markets further digested inflation data and its effects on future Fed moves. Triple-A yields fell a basis point or two, depending on the curve, while USTs
In this article DVA HAS KHC ABNB MGM HOOD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Uber Technologies, Inc. logo is seen on a building on December 21, 2023 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | VIEW press | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Uber — Uber’s shares
In this article TREE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Homeownership is out of reach for many Americans — especially for Black Americans. In the country’s largest metropolitan areas, Black people own a disproportionately small share of homes relative to population size, according to a new report from LendingTree.
Nearly half of America’s private colleges and universities reported negative operating margins in fiscal year 2023, and the situation was even worse in the Midwest, according to preliminary data compiled by Merritt Research Services. Within the Midwest region, roughly 50% of colleges in the east north central states had negative operating margins, while 67% of
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
“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
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
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
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
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
Rooftops of homes in a gated residential community are seen in Pico Rivera, California on January 18, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images After a brief reprieve in December and January, mortgage rates are moving higher again, and that is taking its toll on mortgage demand. Total mortgage application volume fell 2.3%
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
A visitor takes pictures in front of a wooden dragon themed sculpture displayed to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year inside the flower dome at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on February 1, 2024. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images Millions of Chinese around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year, ringing
The number of distressed charter schools rose to a record in the beginning of 2024 as the sector struggles with the end of pandemic assistance and rising costs. So far this year, five charter schools have become impaired, meaning a borrower has defaulted on their debt, broken a covenant or used some emergency means to