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Group that played online now competes in England’s semi-pro leagues; Toby Aromolaran goes to ‘Love Island’ […]Read more >Similar articles >
Sonos Sub Mini leaks following the company’s affordable ‘Ray’ soundbar launch
- As shown above in the image created by The Verge, the Sonos Sub Mini features a cylindrical design with a vertical pill cutout.
- The Ray soundbar that was just launched used the name S36 and the Sub Mini is internally known as S37.
Funding Data and AI That Serve the Social Sector (Blog)
- Building on research done at data.org, I am working with the Ford Foundation, social-sector community leaders, ethics experts, and foundation program officers to design a guidebook and set of workshops that help funders identify and support data and AI that is high impact while centering human flourishing.
- Shannon Vallor’s Introduction to Data Ethics contains a rigorous yet easy-to-understand framework rooted in philosophical ideals of human flourishing, Upturn produced a report on ethical principles specifically for foundations investing in data, and Alix Dunn’s How To Fund Tech is an extremely accessible guide for funders investing in tech projects or technology-driven nonprofits.
‘Fall Guys’ lands on Switch, Xbox and Epic Games Store on June 21st
- It's been over a year since Mediatonic confirmed Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout was coming to Xbox and Nintendo Switch .
- Soon you'll be able to play Fall Guys for free on ALL PLATFORMS!
Sony lifts curtain on PlayStation Plus revamp: New features, curious game list
- We now know that 119 games are coming to three PlayStation Plus "collections," and they will be available in the service's $15/month "Premium" tier (with fewer games in the $10/month "Extra" tier).
- With such little time to go, Sony has decided to finally begin revealing its launch game selection across a new series of subscription tiers .
Fed’s Williams Says Bond Market Functioning Well in Uncertain Times
New York Fed chief reiterates the central bank is moving aggressively to lower inflation and he expects that inflation will moderate next year. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Citizen scientists help discover more than 1,000 new asteroids
- Enlarge / This mosaic consists of 16 different data sets from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope that were studied as part of the Asteroid Hunter citizen science project.
- Asteroid Hunter is a collaborative effort between various groups, including the European Science and Technology Centre, the European Space Astronomy Centre’s Science Data Centre, the Zooniverse citizen science platform, and Google.
Inside India’s complex relationship with crypto
Plus, FTX’s founder says Bitcoin has no future as a payments network and fintech M&A plummeted last month […]Read more >Similar articles >
Twitter’s CEO and Elon Musk are beefing over bot counts
- While Musk has not shared any more about the status of the deal beyond tweeting that he’s “still committed” to the acquisition, Agrawal went on to say, “We shared an overview of the estimation process with Elon a week ago and look forward to continuing the conversation with him, and all of you.”
- According to Musk, the hold was put in place pending details to support the service’s estimate that less than 5 percent of its measured daily active users are bots or spam accounts.
Rivian Warns About Dispute With Seat Supplier
The electric-vehicle startup said the pricing dispute could impact production of an electric van ordered by Amazon. […]Read more >Similar articles >
How to Make Sure Your Résumé Passes Muster With an AI Reader
Before a job recruiter gets a peek at a résumé these days, an AI tool may likely judge it first. And its main criteria are keywords. If there is a job for a CFO, for instance, the AI would be told to look for the phrase “chief financial officer”—but also terms that might relate to it, such as […]Read more >Similar articles >
For All Mankind season 3 is set in the ’90s but seems focused on a very 2020s space race
- That honor falls to For All Mankind, a science fiction alternate history from Battlestar Galactica creator Ron D.
- After that moment, the show embraces science fiction as much as it does alternate history.
Apple TV+’s ‘For All Mankind’ season three trailer drops, teasing a space race to Mars
Apple TV+ released the trailer for season three of “For All Mankind,” which returns to the service on Friday, June 10, featuring ten weekly episodes. By altering historical events, the drama imagines a global space race occurring after the 1969 moon landing. In an epic pursuit for resources on the Red Planet, the third season jumps to the early 1990s, when the U.S. and Russia target Mars as their next mission. As seen in the trailer, NASA seizes the historic opportunity to accomplish the first mission to Mars. However, when the astronauts land, they discover a serious lack of water could be detrimental to the crew’s survival The […]Read more >Similar articles >
Finding AI’s low-hanging fruit
- Then you can create a step-by-step approach to deploying AI so it achieves the small victories that will ultimately lead to the grand transformation.
- Depending on the way data is generated, consumed and retained, different flavors of AI will provide a unique set of services and these services will be better for some business models than others.
Lawler: Mortgage/Treasury Spreads Part II: “Decomposing” the Widening This Year
- Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Lawler: Mortgage/Treasury Spreads Part II: “Decomposing” the Widening This Year
- So: why did MBS yields increase by much more than Treasury yields over this period?
When to put data pipelines out to pasture
- Privacy by Design legislation is forcing tech companies to answer tough questions on whether to ditch their data pipelines; NetChoice and CCIA filed an emergency application asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas social media law for violating the First Amendment; and Samsung reportedly warned its clients to expect higher chip manufacturing prices.
- To comply with user privacy regulations, companies need to build data pipelines from the ground up, said Jane Im, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan.
iOS 15.5 arrives ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference
- According to Apple’s release notes, the update also includes various bug fixes, including one that should improve the reliability of home automations triggered by people arriving and leaving.
- New iOS 15.5 features include a pair of buttons added to the Wallet app, which allows Apple Cash card users to quickly request or send money, as well as a new setting in the Apple Podcasts app that lets you place limits on the number of episodes stored in your phone.
Inca priests used natural antidepressants for nefarious purposes
Enlarge (credit: By Nilsf – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23446041) A recent toxicology analysis of the 500-year-old remains of two small children sacrificed in a ritual atop southern Peru’s Ampato volcano showed that the children’s hair and fingernails contained traces of cocaine, as well as two chemical compounds from a flowering vine that’s a key ingredient in the psychedelic beverage ayahuasca. The compounds in question, harmine and harmaline, are both part of a group of antidepressants called MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors). The only possible place the Inca could have found these […]Read more >Similar articles >
Level Up Your AI Skillset and Dive Iinto The Deep End Of TinyML – Make:
- Edge Impulse is a graphical online tool that helps you analyze and extract features from your data, train machine learning models, and generate efficient libraries for performing inference on microcontrollers (see “ Build an AI Smart Nose “).
- In practice, training a machine learning model requires more complex math and computing power than inference does.
Former NASA leaders praise Boeing’s willingness to risk commercial crew
- Most visibly, Boeing has competed directly with SpaceX over the last decade in the commercial crew program to deliver NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
- "I don't think that we would be anywhere with commercial crew had it not been for Boeing coming into the fray," said Charlie Bolden, who served as NASA Administrator from 2009 to 2017, during an Aviation Week webinar .
Spotify experiments with musician NFT galleries
- The music streaming platform has rolled out the test for some users on Android in the US and currently includes NFT previews for artists like Steve Aoki and The Wombats.
- Spotify is testing a way for artists to display their non-fungible token (NFT) collections, as first reported by Music Ally .
Apple Employees Spotted Using Unreleased Tap-to-Pay (Between Phones) Feature
- Tap to Pay, a feature Apple revealed in February that turns your iPhone into a digital payment terminal, is already being tested by company staffers ahead of its wide release.
- A widely shared video posted by Twitter user @NTFTWT (as spotted by MacRumors ) shows the feature being used at the Apple Park Visitor Center, where an employee is seen accepting payments directly from their iPhone.
Samsung’s cheaper OLED 4K TVs hang in the balance as it battles LG
- Samsung would likely prefer to make some more mainstream-priced OLED TVs available in 2022, and The Elec notes that ideally they'd arrive before the World Cup 2022, which is mercifully late in the year.
- The Samsung S95B is available to buy now in many countries, but this model uses a next-gen QD-OLED panel that's never been seen before now, which naturally means it comes at a high price, even for OLED.
OnePlus Buds Pro review: Good is not good enough
- The buds also have active noise cancellation (ANC) and ambient sound, which lets you hear what’s going on around you.
- The buds do give you the option to set up a sound profile that is unique to your ears.
Plan to feed phone data of NHS mental health patients to AI mothballed
A controversial AI project that used the health records of thousands of NHS England patients to predict the occurrence of mental health crises was […]Read more >Similar articles >
NSA Swears It Won’t Allow Backdoors in New Encryption Standards 😉
- The National Security Agency has also been helping out with the development of these new encryption standards, though it’s not totally clear how.
- In 2013, it was reported that the NSA had paid $10 million to the security company RSA, in exchange for which, RSA allegedly implanted a compromised encryption algorithm into its products’ software called Dual_EC_DRBG.
Erudera launches the world’s first education search platform backed by AI
A new global university and study program search platform backed by artificial intelligence and machine learning, Erudera.com, will help students […]Read more >Similar articles >
PS Plus won’t beat Xbox Game Pass, and that’s why I’m sold
- When Sony formally revealed its plans and noted that PS Plus wouldn’t feature new launch day releases, many immediately wrote the service off as an unworthy competitor.
- It’ll be exciting news for those exclusively in the PlayStation ecosystem, but those titles don’t present a lot of new value for Game Pass subscribers.
JetBlue Launches Hostile Takeover of Spirit
JetBlue launched a hostile takeover of Spirit Airlines after its earlier acquisition offer was rejected. The New York-based airline said in a release that its tender offer for $30-per-share was "all-cash" and "fully financed." From a report: Earlier this month, Spirit’s board of directors rejected JetBlue’s $32-a-share bid to acquire the airline in favor of an existing merger agreement with Frontier, one of its ultra-low-cost competitors. The board cited antitrust issues and "an unacceptable level of closing risk" to its shareholders as its reasons for rejecting the JetBlue bid. But JetBlue is still […]Read more >Similar articles >
Bank of England governor warns of ‘apocalyptic’ food prices as he defends inflation policy
- Mr Bailey said growing food prices were a "major worry" for the central bank as Ukraine struggles to get wheat and cooking oil supplies out of the country.
- Andrew Bailey hit back at criticism that the Bank acted too slowly to tackle inflation, blaming a "bad situation" on the impact of the war in Ukraine and COVID-19.
Keelvar raises $24M to automate procurement in the supply chain
- During the pandemic, Holland says that pharmaceutical companies used Keelvar to spot bad actors and inflated prices in the supply chain, and respond by rerouting goods through other means of transportation (e.g., via ground instead of air).
- Keelvar allows customers to canvass an array of direct and indirect procurement bid information from suppliers and then analyze multiple awarding scenarios based on those criteria and other constraints.
New York’s Governor Calls Out Social Media Companies After Buffalo Shooting
- In light of the racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that killed 11 people, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging social media companies to do more to combat hate speech on their platforms.
- Speaking at a news conference on Saturday night, Hochul called out social media companies for not doing enough to monitor racist, anti-immigrant, and antisemitic content posted on their platforms, and suggested that they establish a system that notifies authorities of online content that could be deemed dangerous.
Android users get watch they’ve been waiting for
Every year, Google holds an annual event called Google I/O where the search giant shows off its latest developments in software and hardware. This […]Read more >Similar articles >
Spotify Experiments With Musician NFT Galleries
Spotify is testing a way for artists to display their non-fungible token (NFT) collections. From a report: The music streaming platform has rolled out the test for some users on Android in the US and currently includes NFT previews for artists like Steve Aoki and The Wombats. "Spotify is running a test in which it will help a small group of artists promote their existing third-party NFT offerings via their artist profiles," a Spotify spokesperson said in a statement to Music Ally. "We routinely conduct a number of tests in an effort to improve artist and fan experiences. Some of those tests end up paving the way for a broader […]Read more >Similar articles >
AI Ethics Tempted But Hesitant To Use AI Adversarial Attacks Against The Evils Of Machine Learning, Including For Self-Driving Cars
- Is it unethical to use AI adversarial attacks against AI For Bad, or can we construe this as an entirely unapologetic Ethical AI practice?
- There is also the assumption that a well-versed AI builder can readily use AI constructing techniques and technologies that simultaneously aid their AI building and that seamlessly encompasses adversarial attack protections.
The Boys season 3 trailer teases the Supe-d up showdown of the century
- Released on Prime Video's various social media channels on Monday, May 16, the new teaser gives us our first look at Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy and Payback – the superhero team that he leads – in all of their action and gore-filled glory in The Boys' third season .
- The official trailer for The Boys season 3 has landed online – and it seems like we should prepare ourselves for the Supe-d up showdown of the century.
Hulu unleashes the teaser for its Predator prequel, Prey
- “Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, Prey is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior.
- This summer, the Hulu original movie Prey is opening up a previously unknown chapter in Predator history.
Google Knows Where You’ve Been. Should It Tell the Police?
- In this case, they used data from Google to try and identify known cellphone users who might’ve been within 150 meters of the Call Federal Credit Union in the hour before and after the robbery.
- That’s because the physical circle described in the geofence warrant may overlap with the confidence interval circles identifying the location of users’ devices.
2 new Control games are in the works, Remedy road map reveals
- Remedy Entertainment has released a new road map for the projects the company is currently on, including what is most likely a sequel to 2019’s Control, code-named Heron .
- According to Remedy, Heron is a “bigger” game set in the Control universe and is currently in the concept and prototyping stage.
Microsoft sounds the alarm over new wave of attacks on Windows, Linux servers
- In a Twitter thread, researchers from the Microsoft Security Intelligence team explained that a new variant of the botnet, dubbed Sysrv-K, is being used to deploy cryptominers and other malware onto target systems.
- The recent spate of attacks has been made possible by new facilities introduced to the Sysrv botnet that help actively hunt down vulnerable servers and kill off any competing malware present on a target system.
Trump’s deal with Truth Social makes returning to Twitter complicated
- According to a new SEC filing regarding the Trump Media & Technology Group’s (TMTG) intention to go public via SPAC, Trump has some regulations to follow regarding competition to his fledgling social network.
- At the time, he had nearly 89 million followers on the platform, whereas currently on Truth Social, his “truths” reach 2.9 million people.
Uber unveils new products for business travelers, wedding parties, and EVs
- Uber held its second annual product event today, at which the company announced new features for business travelers, group rides, and electric vehicles.
- Under “go anywhere,” the company is launching a new product called Uber Travel that automatically books car service trips for every element of an upcoming trip, either business or personal.
SK Telecom continues AI push with new assistant
- The so-called open beta version of the assistant is available to users regardless of whether they are a SKT customer.
- Mobile operator SK Telecom (SKT) launched a trial version of a Korean-language virtual assistant named A.
Using the Pixel 6 Pro makes me excited for what the Pixel 7 could offer
- To catch readers up, I gave the Pixel 6 Pro 4.5/5 when I reviewed it in October 2021, finding its clean Android 12 software, top of the line rear camera and wealth of exclusive Tensor powered AI features made it one of the best phones available.
- Google didn’t fully unveil the handset at the developer conference, instead it just briefly showed off an image of it and gave some early promotional material about the new Tensor 2 silicon that will power it.
Here’s how you can be a speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt
- Right now, it’s time for you to apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco, with an online day on October 21.
- Our annual flagship startup-a-thon returns live and in person on October 18-20 in San Francisco, with an online day October 21.
Inscribes battles fraud with AI-powered detection and automation tools
- But particularly amidst the pandemic, fraud rates have accelerated: On average, 5% of all financial application documents submitted in an online channel are manipulated – but that number more than doubled in 2020 to 13%, according to Inscribe, a B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) company specializing in fraud detection .
- With such supervised machine learning, examples of fraud and nonfraud are labeled and input into models, and anomaly detection can be quickly developed to pick up on types of fraud that humans wouldn’t otherwise see, Conor Burke explained.
The Sandman, Stranger Things 4 lead packed Netflix Geeked Week schedule
- Stranger Things season 4 part 1 will have already launched on Netflix by the time Geeked Week rolls around – it comes out on May 27 – so we can expect a tease (or five) for volume 2 before its arrival on July 1.
- The two-minute long trailer teases that a whole host of announcements, trailer reveals, and more will be delivered during Netflix Geeked Week, which will run from June 6 to June 10.
JetBlue launches hostile takeover of Spirit after its earlier acquisition was rejected
- Earlier this month, Spirit’s board of directors rejected JetBlue’s $32-a-share bid to acquire the airline in favor of an existing merger agreement with Frontier, one of its ultra-low-cost competitors.
- JetBlue launched a hostile takeover of Spirit Airlines after its earlier acquisition offer was rejected.
PlayStation Plus debuts new game line-up including Ubisoft+ titles
- In addition to all of the first-party PlayStation titles, the Spartacus update has looped in the Ubisoft+ service and its games.
- Sony also revealed some of the classic PlayStation titles that will be coming to its Premium plan.
Binance’s LUNA Investment, Which Peaked at $1.6 Billion, Now Worth Just $3,000
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the crypto exchange made large paper gains on its investment in Luna but has now lost practically all of them. From a report: The exchange invested $3 million into the Terra ecosystem in 2018, receiving 15 million Luna tokens. At Luna’s peak price, that investment was worth $1.6 billion, according to Zhao. Yet due to last week’s collapse of Luna — and its related stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) — that investment has now plummeted in value to just $3,400. Or, in Zhao’s words, "not much." Yet it’s not all bad news. The exchange received around $10.3 million worth of UST […]Read more >Similar articles >
Will you get breast cancer in five years? Austin-based Clarity working on predictive tech
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Bank Of America Stock Has Lost 21% YTD, Is It A Buy?
- The segments primarily benefit from improvement in the net interest income driven by higher deposit balance and a slight increase in the net interest margin.
- That said, at its current price of $35 per share, the stock is trading 27% below its fair value of $48 – Trefis’ estimate for Bank of America’s valuation .
Chelsea sale ‘at risk’ as ministers press Abramovich for fresh assurances over sale
- Sky News understands that government officials have doubts about whether a special licence needed to approve the sale will be issued before a deadline at the end of the month.
- The £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea Football Club has been thrown into fresh doubt amid a renewed impasse between owner Roman Abramovich and Whitehall over the deal's terms.
Pixar’s Elemental is releasing in June 2023
- Pixar has provided the very first details of its upcoming feature Elemental — including a release date of June 16th, 2023.
- Directed by Peter Sohn (best known for The Good Dinosaur ), the movie takes place in a city filled with beings tied to the various elements of fire, water, air, and land.
$7.6bn of ‘stablecoin’ tether redeemed since start of crypto crisis
- Digital investors have withdrawn savings in the “stablecoin” tether worth $7.6bn since the cryptocurrency crisis began last week, suggesting the company has paid out a sum almost twice its total cash holdings to spooked depositors.
- Tether, the third biggest cryptocurrency by “market cap”, experienced a short-lived crisis on Thursday when its value dropped from $1 to 95¢ as savers feared it would follow its fellow stablecoin terra and collapse.
Flink, the German instant grocery upstart, snaps up France’s Cajoo for ~$93M, takes fresh Carrefour investment at a $5B valuation
- Cajoo will be rebranded as Flink by Q2 of this year; and according to Flink, the combined business will overtake Getir as France’s biggest instant grocery business in terms of reach and turnover, covering Paris and eight other cities with 30 hubs, altogether a potential footprint of 6 million customers.
- “Cajoo has done an amazing job in leading the quick commerce revolution in France and building a loyal customer base,” said Oliver Merkel, co-founder of Flink, in a statement.
Investors pull back on artificial intelligence
Funding for AI-focused health startups fell 32% in Q1 2022, after nine straight quarters of steady growth, according to a fresh analysis from CB […]Read more >Similar articles >
Netflix subscribers may be getting a live streaming option for unscripted shows and stand-up specials
- Deadline first broke the news and shared that there is no timeline for when live streaming will come to the service since it is still early days.
- This is in the early stages of development, however, it will apparently launch for its many unscripted shows and stand-specials.
Tech giants pledge $30M to boost open source software security
- During last week’s meeting, companies including Amazon, Ericsson, Google, Intel, Microsoft, and VMware pledged a collective $30 million to fund a 10-point plan that aims to boost the security of open source software.
- The pledge was made during a meeting in Washington DC last week, which saw open source leaders, headed up by the Linux Foundation and the Open Source Software Security Foundation (OpenSSF), share their plans for enhancing the security of the software supply chain.
The First Teaser for Prey Puts the Predator’s Sights on the Past
- 20th Century Studios has released the first tease for Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey, which will find a lone Predator arriving in the Comanche nation 300 years in the past.
- Or, really, much of anything at all—but it does provide an immediate, arresting look at its central hook: what if a Predator came to Earth hundreds of years into the past instead of a futuristic or contemporary setting?
New Video Shows Helicopter Catching Rocket Booster in Midair
- The video begins with the helicopter flying off its pad, followed by the Electron rocket launch.
- Rocket Lab did something earlier this month that had never been done before: catch a falling booster rocket with a helicopter.
McDonald’s to exit Russia and sell all of its restaurants due to Ukraine war
- The company said it has been losing $55m (£45m) a month since its stores closed in both Russia and Ukraine, where it also continues to pay staff.
- McDonald's will sell all of its restaurants in Russia, making it one of the biggest global brands to exit the country after its invasion of Ukraine.
Transcript: Boaz Weinstein
- Boaz Weinstein is the founder of Saba Capital, a $5 billion hedge fund that specializes in some really interesting types of trading, credit default swaps, tail protection, volatility trading.
- RITHOLTZ: So let’s talk a little bit about your time trading at Deutsche Bank.
1Q22 Earnings Shows Coinbase’s Struggles
- Coinbase’s 1Q22 results and guidance do not bode well for the future, and I think shares are worth as little as $17/share even with optimistic assumptions for long-term margins and revenue growth.
- I review an additional DCF scenario to highlight the downside risk in Coinbase even if the company grows at consensus rates and gradually improves its margins from negative 19% in 1Q22 to 6% long-term.
What’s ahead for crypto startups?
- A few housekeeping notes before we go: This is not a live-show week, so Equity will simply come out on Wednesday and Friday mornings.
- Every Monday, Grace and Alex scour the news and record notes on what’s going on to kick off the week.
Feds Warn Employers Against Discriminatory Hiring Algorithms
- But now, the US Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have offered guidance on what businesses and government agencies must do to ensure their use of AI in hiring complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- A number of actions endorsed by the EEOC and DOJ on Thursday were previously suggested in a 2020 Center for Democracy and Technology report about the ways hiring software can discriminate against people with disabilities.
At $350, There’s Upside For Shopify Stock
- Shopify stock (NYSE: SHOP) has plummeted by around 75% year-to-date falling to about $353 per share, as the post-Covid-19 reopening of physical stores takes a toll on revenue growth for the company’s e-commerce software and services.
- Moreover, despite slowing revenue growth, Shopify has big plans to bolster spending to expand its fulfillment network, a move that will hurt profitability and cash flows in the near term.
Crippling AI cyberattacks are inevitable: 4 ways security pros can prepare
- “There have been very few actual research detections of real-world machine learning or AI attacks, but the bad guys are definitely already using AI,” said Corey Nachreiner, CSO of WatchGuard, which provides enterprise-grade security products to mid-market customers.
- According to Seth Siegel, North American leader of artificial intelligence consulting at Infosys, security professionals may not think about threat actors using AI explicitly, but they are seeing more, faster attacks and can sense an increased use of AI on the horizon.
A hidden Google Maps Street View feature will let you travel back in time
- While you won’t be able to go back and change the past, you can flick back through the archive of Google Maps’ Street View images to reminisce about what your local area used to look like.
- If you’re after a hit of nostalgia, this is a fun little feature you’ll definitely want to try out, so here’s how to go back in time with Google Maps.
Marketing data management platform Claravine nabs $16M
- Claravine’s product is designed to help enterprises control what flows through their tech stack, especially business intelligence and analytics software, and manage their marketing data standards — the blueprints for defining common formats for data across regions, teams, and campaigns .
- CEO Verl Allen says that the new money, which brings the company’s total raised to $27.9 million, will be used to double Claravine’s headcount to 88 employees by the end of the yea and support product R&D.
In 2022, Congressional Democrats Rally Behind Cannabis Measures
- Once introduced, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, and his fellow bill drafters and policy hawks—Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO)—will need to shore up support from the entire Senate Democratic Caucus and 10 Republicans to secure passage.
- As a result of such senator-level familiarity and expertise with state-led reform, federal cannabis-related legislation has become an increasingly mainstream federal issue for the Democratic Party.
Council Post: Why Is Solving For Trust In AI So Challenging?
- Like any technology, enterprises should be able to trust that the AI tools they use deliver the outcomes they expect.
- This is particularly the case when considering the implications for whether the AI model can be trusted to align with human values and ethics.
Macquarie Signs First Lease at Fifth Avenue Office Tower Undergoing $400 Million Redevelopment
Big lease at 660 Fifth is the latest sign that highest-price office space Is outperforming in tough leasing market. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Secular vs. Cyclical Markets (2022)
- • Average secular bull market lasted 21.2 years and produced a total return of 17.2% in nominal terms and 15.9% in real terms.
- It’s also worth noting that during secular bull markets, sentiment tends to be positive as manifested by an increased willingness to spend more and more on each dollar of earnings (multiple expansion).
These XR gaming glasses just raised more on Kickstarter than the Oculus Rift
- The Viture One mixed reality (XR) glasses allow you to play games or watch movies from basically anywhere — and it just surpassed the Oculus Rift’s astonishing original fundraising effort on Kickstarter.
- For those nearsighted folks who already wear glasses, the Viture One actually includes a dial to adjust the prescription of the lenses up to -5.0.
How Stitch Fix Fumbled a Make-or-Break Pivot
Stitch Fix planned to revive sales growth by turning its original strategy on its head. Inside the company, there were warning signs that the effort would struggle. The retailer, which is best known for sending customers five-piece boxes of clothes and accessories picked out by stylists, hoped to broaden its appeal by using algorithms to recommend items for people to buy directly online. But a test last summer showed that approach wasn’t resonating with first-time visitors to Stitch Fix’s site, four people familiar with the matter told The Information. Senior marketing leaders urged delaying a broader rollout that would funnel potential […]Read more >Similar articles >
Google Chat may tell on you when you’re slacking off
- In a blog post, Google says it is bringing back the Idle status, denoted by an orange icon, ostensibly to make it easier to see which of your colleagues is really, truly around.
- Google is currently in an intense battle with Microsoft, Slack, and other workplace communication apps, especially as remote and hybrid work seems here to stay.
Huge Garmin update adds a ton of features and fixes some major issues
- You can check out the full details of the update here, but the TL:DR of it all is that we're getting some great new features alongside some much-needed pre-emptive fixes.
- Garmin has announced its rolling out a big firmware update, software version 8.18, to its top-end Garmin Fenix 7 and Garmin Epix watches.
AITX’s subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices nabs multiple ROSA order from recently signed dealer
• Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (OTCPK:AITX) wholly owned subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices received an order for 2 ROSA security […]Read more >Similar articles >
Russia looms large at EU-US trade and tech talks in Paris
- The second meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) near Paris on Monday had one overarching topic on the agenda — the global fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- The joint statement from the meeting mentions Russia several times, highlighting the TTC's groundwork in coordinating export controls and sanctions against Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine in February.
Is Walmart’s Stock A Safe Bet?
- Despite the company’s stock rally, Trefis estimates Walmart’s Valuation at about $157 per share, around 6% above the current market price based on two key opportunities.
- While we acknowledge that Walmart’s revenue base of around $573 billion (in FY 2022) is much higher compared to around $196 billion for Costco (fiscal 2021 ended Aug), still the growth Walmart has posted is meaningful.
Housing Inventory May 16th Update: Inventory UP 1.5% Year-over-Year
- 3. Inventory up compared to two years ago (currently down 56% according to Altos)
- As of May 13th, inventory was at 318 thousand (7-day average), compared to 305 thousand the prior week.
Sony’s new PlayStation Plus subscriptions launch June 13th, and here’s the list of games
- So far, PlayStation is offering limited trials of six games, including Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Horizon Forbidden West, Cyberpunk 2077, Farming Simulator 2022, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, and WWE 2K22 .
- Here’s a full list of the first-party PS5 and PS4 games that Sony has confirmed will be included with the service at launch for PlayStation Plus Premium and Plus Extra subscribers:
Google sued for using the NHS data of 1.6 million Brits ‘without their knowledge or consent’
- The company's artificial intelligence arm, DeepMind, received the data in 2015 from the Royal Free NHS Trust in London for the purpose of testing a smartphone app called Streams.
- Google received data belonging to 1.6 million patients, some of whom had simply attended A&E within the last five years, in order to test a smartphone app which could detect acute kidney injuries.
Report: Devs say the current model of data observability is broken
- While the majority of today’s devops practitioners report that their cloud and observability efforts mature quickly, challenges around the monitoring of complex microservices and efforts to speed incident response continue to pose sizable hurdles.
- Emphasizing these factors combined with an increased focus on application and data security solve the challenges identified by devops teams and observability practitioners.
Dental AI Startup Wins Second FDA Clearance To Detect Top Oral Diseases
- Overjet last year received FDA clearance for its AI technology that measures bone levels in patients with periodontal, or gum, disease.
- Dental practices are turning to Overjet’s software to analyze gum disease and tooth decay — and help patients make sense of it all.
Report spotlights vast scale of adtech’s ‘biggest data breach’
- New data about the real-time-bidding (RTB) system’s use of web users’ info for tracking and ad targeting, released today by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), suggests Google and other key players in the high velocity, surveillance-based ad auction system are processing and passing people’s data billions of times per day.
- In Europe, RTB exposes people’s data 376 times a day,” it also writes, adding: “Europeans and U.S. Internet users’ private data is sent to firms across the globe, including to Russia and China, without any means of controlling what is then done with the data.”
Ministry of Corporate Affairs seeks research on database integration to predict bankruptcy
- As part of the research, the ministry wants to use the MCA21 database "to study financial statements of bankrupt firms and develop a model for prediction of probability of bankruptcy in firms".
- The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is looking to integrate its MCA21 database with databases from other departments and regulators to predict bankruptcy in companies and issue early warnings about corporate insolvencies.
Slow Internet? Here’s How to Run a Wi-Fi Speed Check
- In addition to running tests in a browser, you have the option to download apps dedicated to measuring your internet speed on smartphones and tablets.
- Knowing a few key data points, like your download speed and upload speed, will help you understand fluctuations in connectivity and see if your internet service provider is holding up their end of the bargain.
Palo Alto Networks and Deloitte announce joint managed security service
- Today, Palo Alto Networks and Deloitte announced they would be deepening their strategic partnership to offer US client’s a new suite of managed security services.
- Just last week, Microsoft, which recently announced raising revenue of $49.36 billion last year, entered the market with a new managed service offering called Microsoft Security Experts, which offers enterprises external threat hunting, incident response, and modernization support.
AI algorithm trained to detect unhappiness on social media
- Now, a group of researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has developed an algorithm that aims to help psychologists diagnose possible mental health problems through the content people post on these platforms.
- "How we present ourselves on social media can provide useful information about behaviors, personalities, perspectives, motives and needs," explained Mohammad Mahdi Dehshibi, who led this study within the AI for Human Well-being (AIWELL) group, which belongs to the Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications at the UOC.
Nope, Samsung isn’t making an EV
- With its own digital cockpit, its proprietary automotive processor, and various EV battery supply deals, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the hardware giant enter the market with its own electric car at some point.
- But Samsung has recently decided not to manufacture a dedicated electric brand, as two senior executives told The Korea Times .
China’s Economic Distress Deepens as Lockdowns Drag On
China’s economy descended deeper into a Covid-induced doldrums last month, raising questions about whether Beijing’s planned stimulus measures can prevent a prolonged downturn. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The Google Pixel Watch needs a good chip, but which?
- It’s clear, from the Pixel Watch’s design to the company’s massive undertaking in retooling Wear OS, that Google is trying to make an Android flagship smartwatch that can give the Apple Watch a run for its money .
- At a time when Samsung and Apple were rolling out advanced smartwatch features left and right on increasingly powerful SoCs, Qualcomm understandably put more of its effort into its mobile chips than its wearable ones.
Dstillery Introduces Cookieless Alternative
- Boyle leads Dstillery and its clients, such as AMP Agency, through the deprecation of cookies.
- Last week, the company announced a programmatic ad-targeting technology -- ID-free Custom AI -- which allows advertisers to reach the best audiences without web browser trackers.
Is this cryptogeddon? Join a live FT Twitter discussion
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Four High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
- This data shows the 7-day average of daily total traveler throughput from the TSA for 2019 (Light Blue), 2020 (Black), 2021 (Blue) and 2022 (Red).
- This data shows domestic box office for each week and the median for the years 2016 through 2019 (dashed light blue).
Council Post: Why Organizations Need To Prepare For Cybersecurity Risks Greater Than Stolen Data
- Traditional solutions, based on alerts, provide a "yes" or "no" answer to a specific question — for example, "Is the amount of data leaving the network bigger than X?" — in the case of exfiltration alerts.
- These are well-funded, sophisticated attacks that typical — rule or correlation-based — cybersecurity solutions have little hope of preventing or stopping before vital — sometimes lifesaving — systems are taken out of service.
Akuity raises $20M to simplify Kubernetes container management
- “Akuity was formed to help companies modernize their Kubernetes tooling, leveraging Argo, the leading open source suite of Kubernetes-native app delivery software,” Wang told TechCrunch in an email interview.
- However, as these organizations move to Kubernetes, they quickly discover that their existing, legacy tooling is ill-suited for delivering Kubernetes-native apps with its configuration-heavy design,” Suen told TechCrunch via email.
$3 billion in bitcoin was sold in a last-ditch attempt to save UST stablecoin from collapse
- Luna Foundation Guard, a fund set up by Terra creator Do Kwon, said Monday it spent almost all of the bitcoin in its reserve last week in a futile attempt to save terraUSD — or UST, for short.
- In a series of tweets, Luna Foundation Guard said it transferred 52,189 bitcoin to "trade with a counterparty" as UST fell below its intended $1 peg.
Nvidia could beat AMD in battle of next-gen GPUs going by latest leak
- We can guess that presumably it’s wrapped up in the relative performance levels versus Nvidia Lovelace, and maybe with the RTX 4090 coming in with lesser power requirements, the rumor about AMD being leaps and bounds ahead in efficiency terms is no longer as compelling either.
- Nvidia’s RTX 4090 won’t be nearly as power-hungry as feared, according to fresh speculation which also insists that AMD’s next-gen GPUs are ‘disappointing’ compared to Lovelace from Team Green.
Is the era of free movement for Chinese citizens coming to an end?
- For people in China, being able to travel abroad is a freedom that wasn’t granted to them until the 1990s, when late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms prompted the country to open up to the outside world.
- But the pandemic has brought the country’s outbound travels to a standstill, with only around 26 million overseas trips made by Chinese citizens in 2021, according to industry association China Tourism Academy.
The three elements of a fulfilling job, a diagram by Ray and Charles Eames
- In a hand-drawn doodle created for a 1969 exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Eameses explained that the process behind every project they took on—be it a new chair for Herman Miller, dorm furniture for Sears, a design audit for the Indian government, or an exhibition for IBM.
- For design legends Ray and Charles Eames, finding purpose at work entailed satisfying three audiences: the client, yourself, and society.
How we test, review and rate on TechRadar
- We have assembled a global team of some of the finest technology journalists on the planet, who are not only experts in their field, but are the same people we write our reviews for: those who want to know about and use the latest and best technology.
- We select products for review based on what we believe our readers would want to know.
The next Xbox Series X update could unlock a slew of new customization options
- From simple wave patterns to celebrating Halo Infinite, Microsoft has allowed users to set dynamic backgrounds on Xbox Series X|S for some time now.
- Not only does this provide new tools for animating and customizing backgrounds, but users can also upload custom assets to the editor, both on Windows and Xbox.
The US Army’s Unsettling New Recruitment Video for Psychological Warfare
- Task and Purpose reports on "a new and somewhat unnerving recruiting pitch from the U.S. Army's 4th Psychological Operations Group" that asks viewers one simple question: "Have you ever wondered who's pulling the strings?" The three-and-a-half minute, movie trailer-esque video was released by the 4th PSYOP Group on Youtube on May 2.
- Stangle said after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the U.S. PSYOP community, along with other NATO allies and special operations communities around the world, got to work helping Ukraine build their own abilities....
Can social networks be saved?
- Arora helped negotiate WhatsApp’s $22 billion sale to Meta in 2014, and he realized after joining the social giant that Facebook’s advertising-focused business model wasn’t serving its users.
- Twitter and Facebook can’t exactly undo how big they’ve become and adopt new business models, though if Elon Musk gets his way, Twitter could possibly lose users who are opposed to the Tesla CEO’s laissez-faire approach to content moderation.
Employers Warned That Careless Use Of AI Candidate Evaluation Software Breaches ADA
- In the two guidance documents issued by the EEOC and DOJ entitled “ The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence to Assess Job Applicants and Employees ” and “ Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Disability Discrimination in Hiring ” respectively, several practical examples of the ways in which AI algorithmic hiring tools can create unequal experiences for candidates with disabilities are laid out.
- Guidance issued last week by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) warns employers that they could be breaching the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if they use AI-based software designed to shortlist candidates that fails to create an equitable experience for job seekers with disabilities.
Habana Labs AI Deep Learning second-generation processors unveiled
- Taking the form of the Habana Gaudi 2 Training and Habana Greco Inference processors the new hardware has been purpose-built for AI deep learning applications using 7nm technology .
- Gaudi2 can help Intel customers train increasingly large and complex deep learning workloads with speed and efficiency, and we’re anticipating the inference efficiencies that Greco will bring.”
Eurovision 2022 was targeted by Russian hackers
- Italian police said its cybersecurity department blocked a number of attacks against national network infrastructure during both Saturday's Eurovision grand final and two earlier semi-finals.
- Reports from the Italian police cybersecurity department claim that several attacks against Italian network infrastructure were carried out by two pro-Russian groups, including a DDoS attack on the event itself.
Hulu cancels star-studded Marvel show after just one season
- Hulu, which is two-thirds owned by Disney, had announced four animated shows from Marvel Television, M.O.D.O.K, Hit-Monkey, Howard the Duck and Tigra and Dazzler.
- Now, while Marvel and Netflix's team-up didn't blossom until the fruitful long-term partnership both parties were hoping for, with each of the shows winding up being canceled by Netflix and eventually being re-homed on Disney Plus earlier this year, it got a lot further than The Offenders,..
The Co-Founders of DeepMind and LinkedIn Have Raised $225 Million for Their A.I. Lab
- "If you think about the history of computing, we have always been trying to reduce the complexity of our ideas in order to communicate them to a machine," Suleyman told CNBC at the time of the launch in March.
- Inflection AI, the new artificial intelligence start-up from DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, has secured $225 million in funding, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week.
10 Monday AM Reads
- There are lots of parallels: Like the dot-com era, the stock boom, which began in 2009 and then super-sized during the pandemic, has been fueled in large part by very low to nonexistent interest rates, which made investors more interested in companies that promised to deliver outsized returns.
- • How Workers Gained an Edge—and Why They Won’t Lose It Soon : Millions of workers who have seized control of their professional lives in the postpandemic economy and leveraged historically tight labor markets into raises, promotions, and a litany of intangible benefits: more-flexible scheduling, more remote work, cheaper healthcare, subsidized child care.
Renault Sells Russia Business to State-Backed Entity for One Ruble
The French auto maker has reached a deal to cede its 68% stake in AvtoVAZ to a state-backed entity for one ruble and a six-year option to buy back its shares, according to people familiar with the matter—illustrating the limited options that Western firms face in leaving Russia. […]Read more >Similar articles >
EU lowers economic growth expectations amid Ukraine war
- The Russian invasion is " weighing on Europe's economic recovery " from the global pandemic, EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said.
- The European Commission on Monday lowered the eurozone growth forecast for 2022 down to 2.7% from a previous estimate of 4%.
The Post-Roe Battleground for Abortion Pills Will Be Your Mailbox
- Having had some time to absorb it, legal experts warn that’s a recipe for chaos—especially for abortions performed via medications, since pills cross state lines via the federally-protected US Mail.
- During the pandemic, access to the drugs actually got easier : The Food and Drug Administration allowed women who wanted them to make telehealth appointments, rather than the medical office visits some states insist on, and then to receive the pills by mail .
In Memoriam: Forgetting Your Password
- This is what Apple, Google, and Microsoft decreed earlier this month when they announced they’d be expanding their support for the industry group FIDO Alliance ’s fight to replace the internet’s billions of password-based logins with smartphone-based passkeys, which are unlocked by your PIN, your fingerprint, or your face.
- Then, rather than seizing the opportunity to create a wholly new password—to build a new portal to where I want to be—in my frazzled state I typically change two or three characters from what I thought my old password was, almost at random, daring myself to remember the adjustments whenever the time comes to log in again.
Machine Dreaming
- RA: We started working with NASA/JPL in 2008 on an incredible research project, so it’s been a 14-year journey using space data.
- Since then, we have been creating immersive worlds where light becomes material with data – like the incredible Reel Store in Coventry, where the floor and the walls become one continuous canvas.
We’re Publishing the Facebook Papers. Here’s How Facebook Killed News Feed Fixes Over Fear of Conservative Backlash.
- Another Facebook document, dated August 2020, speaks to the influence of its public relations department over a policy already in effect, aimed at limiting political content more broadly across News Feed.
- Employees whose work appears in the papers repeatedly attribute decisions like the shelved News Feed update to the fear that the company would be portrayed as favoring certain publications that, in some cases, its own users have ruled more informative.
Why AI-powered ransomware could be ‘terrifying’
- But given the wealth accumulated by a number of ransomware gangs in recent years, it may not be long before attackers do bring aboard AI experts of their own, prominent cybersecurity authority Mikko Hyppönen said.
- Some of these groups have so much cash — or bitcoin, rather — that they could now potentially compete with legit security firms for talent in AI and machine learning, according to Hyppönen, the chief research officer at cybersecurity firm WithSecure.
Apple staff are already using ‘Tap to Pay’ at the HQ visitor center
- In February Apple unveiled Tap to Pay, a new feature that will enable merchants to accept payments with only an iPhone — something that could cut into the business of companies like Square.
- Stripe has already detailed plans to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone to business customers in the spring, with other platforms and apps scheduled to come later in 2022.
Miami’s mayor backed MiamiCoin crypto—then its price dropped 95%
- After promoting MiamiCoin to residents and investors since its launch in August, the city of Miami received millions of dollars through its agreement with CityCoins.
- New York City mayor Eric Adams tweeted his approval of NYCCoin on Nov. 8, shortly after his election, welcoming CityCoins to “the global home of Web3” (Web3 is a crypto-optimist idea of a decentralized internet built on blockchains and cryptocurrencies).
Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary will see an iconic duo return to the Tardis
- Slash Film reports that David Tennant, the tenth Doctor, will be returning to the role for what's likely to be a special episode for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary.
- Davies is no stranger to the Doctor Who franchise, having previously run the show while Tennant and Christopher Eccleston played the iconic sci-fi character.
Macro Briefing: 16 May 2022
* Ukraine can win this war, says NATO chief * Wheat prices rise globally after India’s export ban * US consumer spending slowing, predicts Goldman Sachs economists * China retail sales and industrial output fell more than expected in April * Crypto prices show little diversification benefit vs. stocks and bonds * US consumer sentiment falls to 11-year low in early May * Is the policy-sensitive 2yr US Treasury yield peaking? […]Read more >Similar articles >
Nvidia RTX 4080 could be here sooner than we thought – beating AMD to the punch
- This is a follow-up to a tweet from last August in which Kopite7kimi said that Lovelace (presumably RTX 4000) graphics cards would emerge a “bit earlier” than thought, and the leaker now asserts they’ll arrive “Q3 early”.
- Kopite7kimi on Twitter just dropped a brief – and admittedly somewhat unclear – tweet which seems to assert that Nvidia RTX 4000 GPUs will land early in Q3 (bear all the usual caveats around rumors in mind, naturally).
Although the data is thin, advocates say robotics and AI will soon revolutionize agriculture
- In the United States, the corn industry was valued at $82.6 billion in 2021, but it — like almost every other segment of the agricultural economy — faces daunting problems, including changing weather patterns, environmental degradation, severe labor shortages, and the rising cost of key supplies, or inputs: herbicides, pesticides, and seed.
- “The challenge is demonstrating the benefits to farmers and making these things easy to adopt,” says Madhu Khanna, who studies technology adoption at the University of Illinois Department of Agriculture and Consumer Economics.
Marvel’s She-Hulk release date may have been leaked by Disney
- And, given that August 17 falls on a Wednesday – i.e. the day that new Marvel TV shows launch on Disney Plus – it appears that there's a certain degree of truth in this leak.
- She-Hulk is one of four Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) shows due to launch on Disney Plus in 2022, with Moon Knight leading the charge following its March 30 arrival.
IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Had A Love Affair With A Robot
IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Had A Love Affair With A Robot - Digg Experts say that romantic relationships with AI will soon be commonplace. To prepare, […]Read more >Similar articles >
India Can’t Hang Up on Chinese Smartphones
- Samsung, Nokia and some Indian brands have lost market share in India over the years to Chinese smartphone makers.
- Chinese smartphone players have been gaining market share in the country for years, according to Counterpoint data.
Crypto is crumbling, and DeFi hacks are getting worse
- A thread connects all three: The biggest hacks of 2022 were carried out by attackers spotting vulnerabilities in smart contracts and protocols, especially in cross-chain bridges and flash loan protocols.
- In the Axie Ronin bridge attack, only five out of nine validator nodes needed to be signed, an opportunity the hacker targeted.
Privacy by Design laws will kill your data pipelines
- As governments increasingly embrace Privacy by Design (PbD) legislation, tech companies face a choice: either start from scratch or try to fix data pipelines that are old, extraordinarily complex and already non-compliant.
- To comply with user privacy regulations, companies need to build data pipelines from the ground up, said Jane Im, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan.
Kasten by Veeam releases new Kubernetes data management platform
- Kasten by Veeam K10 V5.0 provides enterprises with a solution to backup and restore data stored in Kubernetes applications and containers.
- For enterprises, the platform offers a data backup and recovery solution to protect data stored in cloud-native Kubernetes applications from loss or destruction.
Sysdig releases new Kubernetes troubleshooting tool
- Sysdig Advisor enables developers and site reliability engineering teams a single platform for troubleshooting Kubernetes container problems, providing live logs and a prioritized list of issues they can use to secure the environment more effectively.
- Today, unified container and cloud security provider Sysdig announced the general availability of Sysdig Advisor, a Kubernetes troubleshooting tool.
In crisis-hit Sri Lanka, India holds all the cards
- Under Indian pressure, Sri Lanka cancelled a Chinese company’s licence to build a micro electricity grid close to India.
- Chinese companies signed enormous deals in Sri Lanka to build and manage major ports like the ones in Colombo and Hambantota .
European startup studio eFounders launches a web3 vertical
- This also isn’t the first time eFounders launches a crypto startup.
- As for 3founders, the sub-studio will soon have its own team and its own portfolio of startups.
Why Old Travel Cost-Saving Tricks Might Not Work This Year
With prices for flights, lodging and car rentals on the rise, your summer trip may cost a lot more this year. What’s worse, previous tactics that travelers relied on to save money might not work as well right now. WSJ travel reporter Jacob Passy joins host Trenae Nuri to discuss why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices […]Read more >Similar articles >
Protocol problems
As the PM heads to Belfast, Sean Farrington asks why the Northern Ireland Protocol is such a problem for trade. He also takes a look at oil giant Saudi Aramco's huge profits, whether hybrid live and streamed gigs could be the future of music and catches up with friend of the show Reggie Nelson. Keep the coversation going at #WakeUpToMoney […]Read more >Similar articles >
NASA invites entries for its CineSpace short-film contest
- Highlighted on Sunday in a post on the International Space Station’s Twitter account, the annual contest encourages creatives around the world to make a short film that includes imagery from NASA’s own archives.
- Whether you’re an experienced filmmaker or an enthusiastic beginner, NASA is inviting one and all to get involved in this year’s CineSpace short-film contest.
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3 review: great noise-cancelling earbuds
- The latest wireless earbuds from Sennheiser are smaller, longer lasting and have better sound and noise cancelling than their predecessors, making them some of the best on the market.
- The Sennheiser logo on the earbuds is a touchpad for a full set of customisable controls including volume and noise-cancelling modes, which work very well.
Kevin Rose on crypto winters, pseudonymous founders and his buzzy Moonbirds NFT project
- Rose and his partners banked $80 million off the primary sale of the Moonbirds project, and are using that money plus a much more conventional $10 million funding round led by Alexis Ohanian’s venture firm Seven Seven Six to build a “web3 media company.”
- Venture firms have found plenty of new backers over the past couple years to invest in crypto-centric funds or vehicles with crypto close to their center.
Why Gato from Deepmind is a game changer – DataScienceCentral.com
- It leads us closer on the road to AGI because Gato is a transformer model that can do multiple things like caption images, chat with people, play games etc
- We hypothesize that such an agent can be obtained through scaling data, compute and model parameters, continually broadening the training distribution while maintaining performance, towards covering any task, behavior and embodiment of interest.
EA Plans Free Mobile ‘Lord of the Rings’ Game
Electronic Arts and Middle-earth Enterprises "announced on Monday an upcoming free mobile game called The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth," reports CNET: With the role-playing game, Lord of the Rings fans can look forward to experiencing the iconic universe in a whole new way…. The game will feature immersive storytelling with iconic plot lines, turn-based combat and a selection of characters from both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to battle the evils of Middle-earth. "The team is filled with fans of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and each day they bring their tremendous passion and talents […]Read more >Similar articles >
“Oleg, it’s obviously great news that you have not been sanctioned”
Introducing a new FT column: a behind the scenes look into the work of Rutherford Hall, communications strategist […]Read more >Similar articles >
Burnout and America’s great resignation: how employers can help
More flexibility, recognition of a job well done, and paying sincere attention to mental health can all help with staff retention […]Read more >Similar articles >
Upstart’s Risk And Opportunities: A Dispassionate Consideration
- As the guidance is predicated on cyclical elements outside of the company’s control, and as the use of Upstart's balance sheet to fund some loans is a practice the company is likely to retain, some of the risks and uncertainties that led to the share price implosion aren’t going to change, or not change in the short-term.
- A second major issue that seems to have upended the thought process of some investors/analysts was the dawning of the understanding that Upstart uses its balance sheet to fund some loans.
The rise, fall and rebirth of the shopping centre
The decline of bricks-and-mortar retail has been a catastrophe for malls. But landlords and local authorities are trying to ensure they have a future […]Read more >Similar articles >
Is Elon Musk too big to regulate?
Tesla chief’s recent actions may have left him open to more severe punishment — if the regulators choose to pursue it […]Read more >Similar articles >
Johnson and Irish foreign minister share hope for ‘landing zone’ on Northern Ireland Protocol ahead of crisis talks
- Boris Johnson will hold talks with party leaders and attempt to persuade the Democratic Unionists to enter the power sharing government.
- The government is planning to publish legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Tiger Global: the hungry hedge fund | FT Big Deal
As the FT's Miles Kruppa explains, during the most recent pandemic, Tiger Global has appeared even more determined than ever, and venture capitalists are getting worried […]Read more >Similar articles >
Europe’s push to plug its energy gaps
Infrastructure ‘pinch points’ are making it more difficult for the EU to move away from Russian oil and gas […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel Series Will Explore ‘Unseen History’ of Middle-Earth
- And now Prime Video has even invited some JRR Tolkien fans to attent a preview screening of the show: [F]ans of Middle Earth were nervous ahead of sitting down to watch footage from the show — but those nerves soon made way for excitement, with fans praising the series as well as the showrunners, JD Payne and Patrick McKay....
- Or, as Amazon's press release puts it, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power "will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness...." The Independent notes the show "has been in the works since 2017" — and that Prime Video bought the rights for $250m (£183m).
China’s economic data disappoint in April as Covid controls weigh
- BEIJING — China reported a drop in retail sales and industrial production in April — far worse than analysts had expected.
- The persistent spread of Covid and resulting stay-home orders — primarily in Shanghai — forced factories to close or operate at limited capacity in April.
Everything Uber announced at its global product event
- The new products span across Uber’s ride-hail and delivery services, and aim to increase ridership, open new lines of business, incentivize drivers to go electric and more.
- The Uber Travel feature will help riders book a ride to and from upcoming events, like flights or restaurant reservations, in advance.
Kendrick Lamar’s New Deepfake Music Video Is a Problem
- The following year, the deepfake community on Reddit eliminated a huge barrier to entry by developing FakeApp, a program that made the permutations of celebrity porn one click away from its users.
- While “The Heart Part 5” uses deepfakes as another method of storytelling, the technology hasn’t always been utilized in the way Lamar repurposed it.
Twitter Turns Its Privacy Policy Into a Videogame about a Dog
- When you beat the cat ad level, for example, you'll see a message about how Twitter customizes your experience on the platform and points to where you can turn personalized ads on or off....
- "Dodge cat ads, swim through a sea of DMs, battle trolls, and learn how to take control of your Twitter experience along the way...." The game itself is a pretty straightforward side-scrolling platformer.
Ukraine war is ‘best opportunity’ for nuclear comeback since Fukushima, industry says
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Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional
- Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, and Motional, an autonomous vehicle technology company.
- “We’ll be able to learn from both of those pilots what customers actually want, what merchants actually want and what makes sense for delivery as we start to integrate our platform with AV companies,” said the spokesperson.
Sunday Night Futures
Weekend:• Schedule for Week of May 15, 2022Monday:• At 8:30 AM ET, The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for May. The consensus is for a reading of 17.0, down from 24.6.From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are up 12 and DOW futures are up 84 (fair value).Oil prices were up over the last week with WTI futures at $111.19 per barrel and Brent at $112.21 per barrel. A year ago, WTI was at $66 and Brent was at $70 – so WTI oil prices are up 70% year-over-year. Here is a graph from Gasbuddy.com for nationwide gasoline prices. Nationally prices are at $4.46 per gallon. A year ago prices were at $3.02 per […]Read more >Similar articles >
Conversations with Friends review: A tedious romantic drama
- However, while Normal People often benefitted from taking the time to show the lives of both of its leads, Conversations with Friends tells nearly all of its story from Frances’ point of view.
- Based on Sally Rooney’s debut 2017 novel, Conversations with Friends follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a student at a Dublin college who spends some of her free time performing her spoken word poetry with her best friend, Bobbi (Sasha Lane), who also happens to be her ex-girlfriend.
Rajapaksa fights on as Sri Lanka faces protests and economic meltdown
Heir of country’s most powerful political dynasty has appointed a new PM in a desperate effort to cling in power […]Read more >Similar articles >
Siemens showcases new automated solutions for data centers
- The company's building management software (BMS), energy and power management software (EPMS) and White Space Cooling Optimisation (WSCO) technology have been implemented to help Greenergy Data Centers lower energy usage, ensure thermal protection and manage the reliable operation of the critical infrastructure.
- Siemens AI-powered software is said to optimise cooling for energy efficiency and reliable operation of critical infrastructure.
Google and Samsung join forces to make it easier to sync fitness data between apps
- Google and Samsung have partnered to create Health Connect, a platform and API (application programming interface) that gives developers a toolset to sync users’ health data between Android apps and devices.
- With users’ permission, this will enable app developers to take advantage of accurate and optimized data measured on Galaxy Watch for Samsung Health and use it in their apps as well.”
AI Predicts Infant Age and Gender Based on Temperament – Neuroscience News
- A new study in PLOS ONE used machine learning to analyze temperament data on 4,438 babies in an attempt to classify the infants by gender and age.
- “It is at least suggestive of a picture where temperament begins to differentiate by gender in a more powerful way around age one,” said Maria Gartstein, lead author of the study and a professor of psychology at Washington State University.
Final former eBay employee involved in bizarre EcommerceBytes harassment case pleads guilty
- Earlier this week, David Harville, one of seven former eBay employees involved in a 2020 campaign to harass the creators of a newsletter critical of the e-commerce company, pleaded guilty to five federal felony charges, ending one of the most bizarre episodes in recent tech history.
- Harville, alongside James Baugh, one of the other former employees charged in the scheme, carried with them fake documents allegedly designed to show the two were investigating the Steiners for threatening eBay executives.
Tech Leaders: Alon Lev, CEO, Qwak
- Welcome to my Tech Leaders Interview Series, where I interview impactful leaders and ask them to share tips and techniques that have benefited them, both in their personal and professional lives.
- This interview is with Alon Lev, Co-Founder & CEO of Qwak .
5 key concepts for converting to a platform business
- Platform businesses — a business model focused on creating and fostering ecosystems where multiple participants can exchange value — offer significant new growth opportunities and competitive advantages.
- In a linear (traditional) business, value is typically produced inside the organization using company assets.
Georgia Gets a Second Electric Vehicle Facility? Hyundai Plans $7B Plant
Hyundai is expected to announce that it’s building "a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia," reports the Associated Press, citing a U.S. official "familiar with the anticipated announcement." The plant is expected to bring thousands of new jobs to Georgia. The plant could grow to include 8,500 employees and would be built on a 2,200-acre (890-hectare) site that state and local governments own near the hamlet of Ellabell, Georgia, said two people familiar with Georgia’s talks with Hyundai…. The second person said Hyundai would invest more than $7 billion and could also build some cars […]Read more >Similar articles >
Downed Russian Fighters Said to Be Found With Basic GPS ‘Taped To the Dashboards’
An anonymous reader quotes Business Insider: Wrecked Russian fighter jets are being found with rudimentary GPS receivers "taped to the dashboards" in Ukraine because their inbuilt navigation systems are so bad, the UK’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, said…. "[W]hilst Russia has large amounts of artillery and armor that they like parading, they are unable to leverage them for combined arms maneuver and just resort to mass indiscriminate barrages," he added…. Last month, Ukrainian troops paraded what they said was a Russian drone that had been covered in duct tape and fitted with a generic plastic bottle […]Read more >Similar articles >
Player Performance Estimation using AI Collaborative Filtering | R-bloggers
- The section below regenerates the performance for batsmen based on incomplete data for the different fields in the data frame namely balls faced, fours, sixes, strike rate, times out.
- This post estimates a player’s (batsman/bowler) using the recommender engine This post is based on R package recommenderlab
Stranger Things’ Cast Hope Season 4’s Baddie Vecna Will Shake Up the Series
- As a fan of old horror movies and practical effects, he was very into a real deal Vecna to play off of during filming.
- Throughout the series, Stranger Things has had no trouble referencing the popular TTRPG, and it’s playing a key role in this new season through Vecna and newcomer Eddie, a D&D nerd played by Joseph Quinn .
Robot Artists And Us: Who Decides The Aesthetics Of AI?
- "The overwhelming majority of the population speaks both languages, Russian and Ukrainian,” Mishchenko explains.
- In the largest city on the Azov Sea, with a population of half a million people, Ukrainians make up slightly less than half of the city's population, and Mariupol's second-largest national ethnicity is Russians.
Going green with algae-powered microprocessor computer
- “The growing Internet of Things needs an increasing amount of power, and we think this will have to come from systems that can generate energy, rather than simply store it like batteries,” said one of the lead researchers, Christopher Howe, in a statement .
- Although the current generated is very small, it is enough to power a microprocessor, and the system had been running continuously for a year.
The Halo Show Let Master Chief Have Sex, and Now the Planet’s Doomed
- As you’ve no doubt probably heard by now, Chief and Makee end up having sex during the episode; John removed a pellet that was suppressing his emotions earlier in the season, and he’s been more emotionally open as a result.
- Running parallel to John’s story is that of Makee (Charlie Murphy), a human woman who was taken in by the Covenant as a child and since become a key player in their efforts to find the Halo ring that will decide the fate of the galaxy.
How Industrial Light & Magic Helped Resurrect ABBA with Digital ABBA-Tars
- "But a few years ago, British entrepreneur Simon Fuller pitched an idea that piqued the Swedish superstars' interest..." "We got sort of turned on by the thought that we could actually be onstage without us being there," ABBA singer-songwriter Benny Andersson says over Zoom.
- There was a lot of work put into making the ABBA-tars — which, the band stresses, are not holograms, but digital versions of the members that look like real, physical performers.
tvOS 16: Here’s what we know so far about new features, supported devices, and more
- On June 6, Apple will likely announce tvOS 16, which will mark the next major release of Apple’s software platform for the Apple TV and HomePod. Head below as we recap all of the latest rumors and expectations for tvOS 16 this year, including new features, release info, and more.
- tvOS 16 will likely be announced on June 6, during WWDC 2022’s keynote.
Meta must move fast to get its head in the VR game
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A positive week beckons for western unity and democracy
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Crypto VCs can’t just buy ‘community’
- In our Chain Reaction podcast this week, Anita and I chatted with Kevin Rose of True Ventures and Proof Collective on the latest crypto crash and what the future of NFTs looks like in a bear market.
- This week, the markets have crashed, and a new generation of crypto startups are likely about to find out that you can’t pay for loyalty.
Boost Mobile will let you lower your phone bill by playing games and watching ads
- Boost Mobile will now let you pay part of your phone bill with “blockchain-backed” Boostcoins earned through watching ads and playing games (via CNET ).
- Boost Mobile says it plans on letting users share Boostcoins with each other in the future, and will eventually include other ways to redeem the coins, like trading them for a free phone.
Spreadsheets are now cool, thanks to TikTok
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Black holes all look like donuts, regardless of their size
- However, images of these two black holes look notably similar, both showing a distinctive donut shape.
- The release of a remarkable image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy isn’t only an incredible scientific achievement — it also agrees precisely with predictions about what black holes are and how these strange objects are formed by the power of gravity.
Free AI and Machine Learning Courses | Raspberry Pi Foundation
Discover our range of free computing courses. Learn to code your own programs, make exciting projects, and build your computing skill set. Our online […]Read more >Similar articles >
Car hack attacks: It’s about data theft, not demolition
- But the likelihood of Hollywood scenarios where consumer vehicles are turned into remote-controlled cars is low and distracts from security risks nearly all consumers with connected cars face: harvesting their data.
- While hackers steal credit card information every day, connected cars represent a smorgasbord of attack vectors.
Russian Invasion Intensifies Role of New U.S.-EU Tech Council
The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council had its first meeting in Pittsburgh last fall, which participants said helped forge ties that proved critical when the two economies joined to impose sanctions on the Kremlin following its Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Walmart Anticipates a Store Manager Shortage Despite $200,000-a-Year Pay
Many managers leading the company’s roughly 4,700 U.S. stores have been in their roles for at least a decade, and Walmart executives say they need to find a new generation to replace them. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Op-ed: Ukraine and its allies must tackle 5 crucial tests for the civilized world to shape a better future
- Here are the five crucial tests Ukraine and its global partners and allies must tackle as Russian President Vladimir Putin's criminal war approaches its most decisive phase.
- Finland and Sweden moved toward NATO membership, the United Kingdom tightened sanctions that cracked Putin's wall of secrecy around his family and rumored girlfriend; Russian troops appeared to be retreating from Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, and Ukrainian troops began launching a counter-offensive toward the eastern city of Izyum, targeting Russian supply lines to the Donbas region.
How AR and VR are transforming customer experiences
- From social interactions in virtual reality video games to enhanced and personalized online shopping experiences, AR and VR have in many ways served as the lifeline for many companies to build resilience for the future and increase customer engagement.
- This means that businesses need to find innovative ways to help consumers become aware of their value proposition and ultimately build a strong customer relationship.
Hubble captures one of a pair of hat-shaped galaxies, the Little Sombrero
- The Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104, is located 28 million light-years away and shares a similar shape of a wide disk seen edge-on, with a central bulge.
- This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the delightfully named Little Sombrero galaxy, called that for its long thin shape with a bulge in the middle which is reminiscent of the shape of the traditional Mexican hat.
Sunday links: moving the goalposts
MarketsA simple explanation for why stocks are struggling. (ritholtz.com)Have tech stocks corrected enough already? (morningstar.com)Bear markets can bring out the worst of people. (allstarcharts.com)StrategyA bear market survival guide including ‘I try to avoid taking the market personally.’ (awealthofcommonsense.com)Investing in the stock market, means signing up for drawdowns. (tker.co)Another look at the ‘four horsemen of the investor apocalypse.’ (humbledollar.com)CryptoWhat kind of financial asset is Bitcoin? (noahpinion.substack.com)Sam Bankman-Fried has become the face of the crypto industry. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The Lincoln Lawyer’s Becki Newton on why she loves playing bold characters
- Digital Trends spoke with Newton about her attraction to playing bold characters, preferring to work in television over movies, and if she’s tired of questions surrounding an Ugly Betty reboot.
- Best known for her comedic work in Ugly Betty and How I Met Your Mother, Newton will switch genres for her first dramatic role in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer .
Netflix might be getting into live streams to stop you unsubscribing
- Netflix has played a big role in the shift to on-demand streaming rather than live broadcasting, but company executives know that the more formats it offers and the more options it provides to subscribers, the better.
- As per a new report in Deadline, the powers that be at Netflix are "exploring" the idea of live streaming content as it happens – think comedy stand-up specials and talent contests.
Nations Aim to Secure Supply Chains by Turning Offshoring Into ‘Friend-Shoring’
U.S. officials and allies around the world are looking to establish friendly supply routes for key goods amid a war and global pandemic. […]Read more >Similar articles >
This 9.2% Monthly Dividend Portfolio Is In The Bargain Bin
- When you combine that with a broader market that’s already on sale, we contrarians can take a page out of my mom’s playbook and get a double-discount that, in the case of the five funds that I’m about to show you, can allow us to purchase shares for as little as 81 cents on the dollar!
- If we were to go out and buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in, say, the Nasdaq Composite or Russell 2000, or really any area of the market you felt was underpriced, you’d be able to enjoy in the collective discounts of all their holdings.
For Get Caught Reading Month, let Alexa suggest a book
- Let’s take a closer look at Get Caught Reading Month, why it matters, and how Alexa can help you find a good book to read this spring.
- Here are a few cool ways you can use Alexa to help you join in on Get Caught Reading Month.
Test your video game knowledge with these Wordle clones
- Videogame Heardle takes that idea and lets players guess a randomly chosen song from a video game.
- Xeno Heardle, much like other remixes of the original Heardle, randomly chooses a song from the Xenoblade Chronicle’s discography for players to guess once a day.
As GameFi Market Crashes, Blockchain Gamers Remain True Believers
- So for cryptocurrency investors – if there are any left after this week’s news about Coinbase keeping your crypto if it goes bankrupt (they say they’re not at risk of going bankrupt), and Bitcoin BTC heading to $25,000 (it is around $29,000 as of this writing) – the sector that looks the most promising is anything related to blockchain gaming or GameFi.
- All of these blockchain games are communities and many of them are set up so players can earn cryptocurrency there that they can exchange for fiat – sometimes known as real money.
Could Life Use a Longer Genetic Code? Maybe, but It’s Unlikely
- Yet, in a new study published last month in eLife, a group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University showed that it’s possible to tweak one of these time-honored rules and create a more expansive, entirely new genetic code built around longer codon words.
- In principle, their discovery points to one of several ways of expanding the genetic code into a more versatile system that synthetic biologists could use to create cells with novel biochemistries that make proteins found nowhere in nature.
Student Loan Cancellation: New York Times Says Canceling Student Loans For Everyone Is A “Bad Idea”
- In a major blow to supporters of wide-scale student loan cancellation, the New York Times editorial board officially opposes student loan forgiveness for all borrowers.
- The New York Times editorial board says that canceling student loans for everyone is a “bad idea.”
Why things could get “disorderly” in June
According to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, everything about the selloff of 2022 so far has been perfectly orderly and the Federal Reserve is very happy with what it’s seeing so far: Speculative bubbles blowing up all over the stock market, a steepening yield curve in the bond market and the labor market remaining resilient. But what happens when the Fed gets completely out of the Treasury buying it’s been doing for …The post Why things could get “disorderly” in June appeared first on The Reformed Broker. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The tech sector teardown is more catharsis than crisis
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Following a series of “super clarifying” meetings with shareholders, Uber’s chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi,emailed employees on Sunday night with an arresting message: “we need to show them the money.” Mangling his metaphors, Khosrowshahi explained that the market was experiencing a “seismic shift” and the “goalposts have changed.” The ride-hailing and food delivery company’s priority must now be to generate free cash flow. “We are serving multitrillion-dollar markets, but market size is irrelevant if it doesn’t translate into profit,” he wrote. For the boss of Uber to be trumpeting cash flow and profit […]Read more >Similar articles >