Month: October 2024
Inside the world’s first humanoid factory, where robots could eventually build themselves
About 30 miles from the company’s headquarters in Oregon, Agility Robotics has built “RoboFab,” a facility designed to scale up the production of its bipedal robot, Digit. It is the first factory dedicated to building humanoid robots, according to the privately held company, which has already begun testing Digit with high-profile clients like Amazon and […]
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Royal Caribbean is ‘best in breed on so many levels’, says Citi’s James Hardiman
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Closing Bell: Overtime James Hardiman, Citi leisure analyst, joins ‘Closing Bell Overtime’ to talk the cruise industry as the sector climbs higher. 05:08 37 minutes ago Source
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Kalshi expands Trump, Harris election bet options, adds Senate races, CFTC complains
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission headquarters in Washington, DC, U.S. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images KalshiEx has listed more than two dozen new options in recent days for the exchange’s customers to bet on political outcomes, including the presidential race, the popular vote and Electoral College margins of that race, and individual Senate […]
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Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, dies at age 86
Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata’s death and described him in a statement as his “friend, mentor, and guide.” He did not provide a cause of death. Tata was admitted this week to […]
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Amazon tests adding robot warehouses to Whole Foods so shoppers can pick up other orders at checkout
An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on October 7, 2020. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon said Wednesday it’s testing adding mini warehouses to Whole Foods supermarkets as part of a bid to attract more […]
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Markets will be looking for any surprises out of Thursday’s big inflation report
Federal Reserve policymakers have been breathing easier lately regarding inflation, and that faith that they’re closer to achieving their goal will get a key test Thursday. The Labor Department will release its latest reading on the closely watched consumer price index, and its’ expected to show further progress toward the Fed’s 2% target in September. […]
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OpenAI says bad actors are using its platform to disrupt elections, but with little ‘viral engagement’
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenAI is increasingly becoming a platform of choice for cyber actors looking to influence democratic elections across the globe. In a 54-page report published Wednesday, the ChatGPT creator said that it’s disrupted “more than 20 operations and deceptive networks from around the world that attempted to use our […]
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Nvidia shares are up 25% in the last month, rallying near a record ahead of tech earnings
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents “Blackwell” at an event ahead of the Computex forum, in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Nvidia shares have surged 25% in the last month and are closing in on a record ahead of tech earnings season in the coming weeks, when top customers like Meta, […]
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These dividend growers are also on Goldman Sachs’ buy list
Dividend stocks may be back in the spotlight, but investors should make sure they are buying quality companies that are growing their payouts, said Goldman Sachs. Dividend-paying equities are expected to get a lift as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. That’s because income investors may turn to them as their yields begin to appear […]
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AI startup Writer, currently fundraising at a $1.9 billion valuation, launches new model to compete with OpenAI
CEO of writer.com May Habib attends the Harper’s Bazaar At Work Summit, in partnership with Porsche and One&Only One Za’abeel, at Raffles London at The OWO on November 21, 2023 in London, England. Dave Benett | Getty Images San Francisco-based AI startup Writer debuted a large artificial intelligence model on Wednesday to compete with enterprise […]
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