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AI labs racing to surpass human intelligence have become the subject of reports that challenges are getting between their models and their mission. Read more ›
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Qualcomm's interest in acquiring Intel is cooling due to the complexity of the deal, Intel's debt, and regulatory hurdles. However, according to Bloomberg, Qualcomm may still explore acquiring certain divisions of Intel to expand into markets like PCs and networking. Tom's Hardware reports: [T]he proposed acquisition faced significant obstacles, including Intel's $50 billion debt, dropping CPU market share, and its struggling semiconductor manufacturing unit, an area where Qualcomm lacks expertise.... Read more ›
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PayPay and Alipay+ announced an extended partnership at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024, to increasing merchant coverage across Japan. PayPay, Japan’s leading QR payment operator, and AliPay+, Ant International’s mobile payment method that helps merchants reach shoppers in Asia, will now connect over three million local merchants to the global payment ecosystem. The extended partnership... Read more » Read more ›
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"With DOGE coming out, people are absolutely looking to drive more economies of scale and more efficiency," Workday's CEO said on Tuesday. Read more ›
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Daring Capital, a UK impact investor network, has invested €1.2 million in purpose-driven startups during its first year. Launched in August 2023 by Jem Stein, the company has prioritised support for female founders, who received 95% of the capital, and 76% to Black and Racially minoritised founders. The investment aims to back overlooked entrepreneurs building ... Read more ›
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Trump's early tariff announcements on Mexico, Canada, and China are just the "opening move," wrote one trade-focused attorney. Read more ›
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Some federal workers are worried, some are optimistic, and most are considering their other career options, said 10 who spoke with BI. Read more ›
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"You don't have to keep a human being alive, which means you can be a lot faster and you can move a lot more quickly," Andreessen told Joe Rogan. Read more ›
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ChatLicense, a Dutch startup that helps kids and parents navigate online life, won the Global Impact Challenge hosted by Singularity University and SYNC Ithra earlier this month. The challenge sought to crown a startup developing solutions in the fields of misinformation, cyberbullying, and social polarisation, and ChatLicense won out of more than 500 global entries. ... Read more Read more ›
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Select customers can get a Hulu plan for $0.99 per month for 12 months, just by signing up. Get more details on this and other great deals below. Read more ›
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Nintendo's Switch might be nipping at its heels, but PlayStation 2 continues to hold the record as the best-selling console of all time - with Sony now confirming the machine has shifted a whopping 160m units since launching all the way back in March 2000. Read more Read more ›
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Discover how APIs are reshaping finance, driving innovation, efficiency and enhanced customer experiences. Read more ›
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The flagship Raspberry Pi 5 is now at the heart of the Compute Module 5, offering a significant speed boost over the CM4! Read more ›
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Adams added that the storyline for his character, Michael Ross, had played out by the end of season 7. Read more ›
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The FCC said it has approved a license for T-Mobile and SpaceX's Starlink to provide supplemental coverage to cover internet dead zones. Reuters reports: The license marks the first time the FCC has authorized a satellite operator collaborating with a wireless carrier to provide supplemental telecommunications coverage from space on some flexible-use spectrum bands allocated to terrestrial service. The partnership aims to extend the reach of wireless networks to remote... Read more ›
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"He has a good meal program there at San Diego State, but he says it just doesn't taste the same as it does at home," Guy Fieri said. Read more ›
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Ukraine said it's recalling a batch of 120mm artillery shells, typically used as mortar rounds, as it seeks to boost its ammo-producing industry. Read more ›
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Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Porsche is not ready to turn in its gas caps for charging ports just yet. The company reportedly plans to launch more internal combustion engine models due to a slowdown in EV sales, according to Automotive News Europe. The automaker’s CFO, Lutz Meschke, told the outlet, “What is clear is that we are sticking with the combustion engine for much longer.” As Car... Read more ›
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The Donald Trump-backed cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial got off to a sluggish start, with investors buying far fewer of its WLFI tokens than the project hoped for.But now, Chinese-born crypto billionaire Justin Sun has just given it a significant boost, buying $30 million worth of WLFI.World Liberty is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by the incoming U.S. president and all three of his sons. The project is run... Read more ›
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Phantom, a crypto wallet with a steeper learning curve, is way ahead of exchange giant Coinbase in the Apple App Store rankings. Read more ›
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Crypto Foe and SEC Chair Gary Gensler Will Quit When Trump Takes Office Read more ›
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ETH advanced 4% during the day, outperforming BTC's 1.5% loss and slight gains of the broader market benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index.The ETH/BTC ratio hit its weakest level in three years last week, but has rebounded since and is poised for more gains, observers noted.Bitcoin is likely to move sideways until year-end, said Paul Howard, senior director of Wincent. Read more ›
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Financial services giant Charles Schwab has plans to directly offer crypto investments to its clients, president and incoming CEO Rick Wurster told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Thursday. Read more ›
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MicroStrategy bought 55,500 more bitcoin over the past week for $5.4B, bringing its total holding to 386,700 BTC. MicroStrategy recently entered the top 100 U.S. publicly traded companies by market cap, briefly surpassing $100 billion valuation. The Nasdaq 100 Index begins its annual reranking this week, with results set to be announced on Dec. 13. Read more ›
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MicroStrategy Falls 16% Despite New Bitcoin Record as Some Question Valuation Read more ›
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Strength in BTC is leading to a rotation in other major tokens ahead of the weekend, buoyed by renewed bullish hopes about a crypto-friendly Trump administration that takes office in January. Read more ›
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Sky Mavis has laid off 21% of its workforceThe web3 firm said the decision was not related to its finances. Read more ›
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Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, says it expects to have 645 full-time compliance employees on staff by the end of the year — a 34% increase from last November — as it continues to rapidly build out its compliance department. Read more ›
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