Technology
Google to relaunch tool for creating AI-generated images of people after pulling service due to inaccuracies
The Deepmind logo is being displayed on a smartphone with the Google Gemini logo in the background in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on February 8, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google said it will soon allow users to create images of people using its Gemini artificial intelligence tool, after pulling […]
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Nvidia reports earnings after the bell
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 4, 2024. I-hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia reports second fiscal-quarter earnings Wednesday after the bell. Here is what Wall Street expects from the chipmaker in the quarter ending in July, according to LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 64 cents adjusted […]
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OpenSea receives Wells notice from SEC, regulator says NFTs are securities
In this photo illustration an OpenSea logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Crypto marketplace OpenSea has been added to the SEC’s list of targets, as the regulator extends its crackdown on the sector. The company’s CEO said in a post on […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized gas turbines at data center
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is being accused by environmental and health advocates of adding to the pollution problem in Memphis, Tennessee, by using natural gas […]
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Cryptocurrencies tumble amid a wave of long liquidations, bitcoin falls under $60,000
Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday evening as Asia futures pointed lower, triggering a wave of liquidations on the Bybit exchange. The price of bitcoin was last lower by 6.2% at $59,504.68, according to Coin Metrics. Ether tumbled more than 8% to $2,457.61. “Crypto markets moved down sharply, triggering a leverage driven liquidation,” said Steven Lubka, head of […]
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This water treatment startup is already a unicorn, and has $225 million in VC funding
While it might seem like humans and animals consume most of the world’s water, heavy industry uses up to half of it. That’s why business sectors are looking for new ways to recycle water, especially in the face of increased drought. Some of the world’s most essential industries, like pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, textiles, mining, […]
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Buy now, pay later firm Klarna swings to first-half profit ahead of IPO
“Buy-now, pay-later” firm Klarna aims to return to profit by summer 2023. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Klarna said it posted a profit in the first half of the year, swinging into the black from a loss last year as the buy now, pay later pioneer edges closer toward its hotly anticipated stock […]
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Hindenburg Research discloses short position in server maker Super Micro
The logos of Super Micro Computer are pictured at one of the world’s largest computer and technology trade shows. Ann Wang | Reuters Short seller Hindenburg Research said on Tuesday it had a short position in server maker Super Micro Computer, citing evidence of “accounting manipulation”. The company’s shares fell about 5% in early trading. […]
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Mark Zuckerberg says White House ‘pressured’ Meta to ‘censor’ Covid-19 content
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis,” in Dirksen building on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Biden administration “pressured” Facebook parent Meta to “censor” content related to Covid-19, the social media […]
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Nvidia has become world’s ‘most important stock,’ adding pressure to upcoming earnings report
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang makes a speech at an event at COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 4, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters For Nvidia investors, the past two years have been a joyride. But recently they’ve been on more of a roller coaster. As the primary beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom, Nvidia has […]
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