Month: August 2023
Inside the largest-ever AI chatbot hack fest, where hackers tried to outsmart OpenAI, Microsoft, Google
People attend the DefCon conference Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in Las Vegas. White House officials concerned about AI chatbots’ potential for societal harm and the Silicon Valley powerhouses rushing them to market are heavily invested in a three-day competition ending Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023 at the DefCon hacker convention in Las Vegas. Isaac Brekken | […]
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Chick-fil-A to release new riff on its iconic chicken sandwich with pimento cheese, jalapenos
Chick-fil-A’s Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich Source: Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A is adding a new spin on its iconic chicken sandwich to menus for a limited time. Starting Aug. 28, customers can buy the Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich at the chicken chain’s restaurants nationwide, while supplies last. The new item uses the same breaded chicken filet […]
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Homebuilder sentiment drops sharply, as mortgage rates surge over 7%
Residential home construction by Shea Homes builders is shown in Encinitas, California, May 16, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Rising mortgage rates are hitting potential homebuyers hard, and that is taking steam out of the homebuilding market. Builder sentiment in the market for newly built homes dropped six points to 50 in August, according to […]
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Your iPhone battery life is probably getting worse. Here’s what to do.
A view of the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, September 7, 2022. Carlos Barria | Reuters If your iPhone battery life seems like it’s getting worse, that’s because it is. There’s a simple explanation. If you’ve owned your iPhone — or any phone — for more than […]
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YouTube will remove cancer treatment misinformation
Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo. Dado Ruvic | Reuters YouTube on Tuesday announced a new policy for combatting medical misinformation on the video-sharing platform, according to a blog post. The company said it will streamline its existing guidelines to fall under three […]
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Fitch warns it may be forced to downgrade dozens of banks, including JPMorgan Chase
A Fitch Ratings analyst warned that the U.S. banking industry has inched closer to another source of turbulence — the risk of sweeping rating downgrades on dozens of U.S. banks that could even include the likes of JPMorgan Chase. The ratings agency cut its assessment of the industry’s health in June, a move that analyst […]
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Home Depot beats earnings estimates, but sales slide as consumers pull back on big-ticket buys
A sign is seen posted on the exterior of a Home Depot store on February 21, 2023 in El Cerrito, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Home Depot topped earnings expectations on Tuesday, but posted a 2% year-over-year sales decline as customers remained wary of big purchases and major projects. It marked the first time […]
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Singapore among the world’s first to agree stablecoin crypto regulation
Stablecoin Tether and Circle’s USDC dominate the industry. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Illustrations or photos Singapore’s fiscal regulator on Tuesday stated it experienced finalized regulations for a sort of digital forex identified as stablecoin, putting it among the the initial jurisdictions globally to do so. Stablecoins are a type of electronic currency developed […]
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‘China has disappointed’: These are the leading marketplaces and shares to commit in, in accordance to the execs
Traders have been fleeing Chinese markets in favor of other people for a great deal of this year, fearing the Asian giant’s weak financial restoration. Money underneath the Chinese A-share and Chinese inventory types captivated web inflows of $4 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, for the initial 50 percent of this calendar year — mostly […]
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The ‘internet’s favorite underwear’ goes mainstream: Gen Z brand Parade agrees to be bought
Privately owned Ariela & Associates International has agreed to buy Parade, the VC-backed intimates startup that created “the internet’s favorite underwear,” CNBC has learned. The deal brings Parade’s relevance, digital savviness and loyal customer base to Ariela, a Fruit of the Loom licensee that’s been a longtime player and manufacturer in the intimates space. In […]
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