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The race toward a new computing technology is heating up — and Asia is jumping on the trend
A quantum computer in a vibration-free building. Quantum computing will ultimately speed up the computational power that drives many industries and could affect everything from drug discovery to how data is secured. Oliver Berg | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Quantum computing was already gathering pace in Japan and elsewhere in Asia when the University […]
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Lawmaker who wrote New York crypto mining bill explains: ‘It’s not a ban’
Bitcoin offices in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 11, 2022. Umit Turhan Coskun/NurPhoto via Getty Images New York State Assemblymember Anna Kelles is tired of all the fear-mongering about the bill she wrote — and sponsored — to place a two-year moratorium on certain types of new cryptocurrency mines in the state. The fate of the […]
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Apple’s big annual conference kicks off next week: Here’s what to expect
Apple CEO Tim Cook will present the latest versions of Apple’s software for iPhones, iPads, Mac, Watch, and TV on Monday to kick off WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference. The new “bits,” as attendees often call the updates, are the biggest Apple software announcement of the year and set the public strategy for Apple’s platform […]
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Two notable Wall Street strategists say this is just a bear market bounce
Two widely followed strategists on Wall Street — Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett and Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson — see more trouble ahead in the stock market and are urging investors to not breathe a sigh of relief just because of the latest rally. “Is there a bull case? We find it difficult to construct […]
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Cramer says when Wall Street overlooks ‘textbook bad news’ for a stock, do some buying
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday gave investors the go-ahead to buy shares of valuable companies that reported bad news, yet still managed to keep their stocks afloat. “The lack of new, broken-the-moment-you-buy-it stocks, and the horrendous declines in very valuable companies, have coalesced to create an environment where Wall Street’s willing to overlook some of […]
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Cloud stocks mount big rally led by UiPath, as investors bet tech valuations have bottomed
Daniel Dines, CEO, UiPath at company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Cloud stocks rallied on Thursday, with more than a dozen vendors notching gains of 10% or more, as investors used an upbeat day on Wall Street to snap up shares of companies that have been beaten down […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Chewy, GameStop, MongoDB & more
Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016. Charles Platiau | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Microsoft — Shares of the technology giant slipped 0.6% after Microsoft cut its earnings and revenue guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter. Microsoft cited unfavorable foreign exchange rates as the […]
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Amazon to shut down Kindle store in China
Amazon Kindle Getty Images Amazon will shut its Kindle ebook store in China next year, marking the latest retreat by a U.S. tech giant in the market. Kindle users in China will no longer be able to purchase new books after the ebook shop closes on June 30, 2023, Amazon announced on its Weibo account […]
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Microsoft lowers fourth-quarter guidance, citing unfavorable foreign exchange rates
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft shares slid more than 3% on Thursday after the company lowered its fiscal fourth-quarter guidance, citing unfavorable foreign exchange rate movement. In […]
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Microsoft revamps its budget Surface Laptop Go with more storage
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go 2 starts at $599. Microsoft Microsoft on Wednesday started taking preorders for the Surface Laptop Go 2, the first revision to its entry-level laptop. The PC starts at $599, an increase of $50 from the original Surface Laptop Go that Microsoft released in 2020. The tech giant is adhering to its […]
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