Day: May 26, 2023

Washington (AFP) – Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, has won US approval to test on humans. Here is what to know about the multi-billionaire’s dream project to enable the human brain to communicate directly with computers. Cyborg future?Neuralink is a neurotechnology company co-founded by Musk along with a team of scientists and engineers in 2016 to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The aim is to supercharge human capabilities, treat neurological disorders like ALS or Parkinson’s, and ultimately achieve a symbiotic relationship between humans and … Read More “Key facts about Neuralink, Musk’s cyborg gamble”

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Friday closed up +1.30%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.00%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.58%. Stock indexes Friday closed moderately higher, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a 13-1/2 month high. Stocks rallied Friday as negotiators appear to be moving closer to an agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and cap federal spending for two years. Bloomberg reported that Republican and White House negotiators are moving closer to an agreement to raise the debt limit and cap federal spending for two… Read More “Stocks Finish Higher as Negotiators Inch Toward a Debt-Ceiling Agreement”

As financial belt tightening and layoffs rippled throughout the tech industry in recent months, fact checkers and researchers who were tasked with keeping disinformation and extremism off of social media platforms are becoming scarce, CNBC reported. “The cuts come at a time of increased cyberbullying, which has been linked to higher rates of adolescent self-harm, and as the spread of misinformation and violent content collides with the exploding use of artificial intelligence,” the report stated. In a mass effort to boost productivity with less overhead, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft h… Read More “Fact checking on social media is becoming a thing of the past due to tech layoffs: report”

A senior aide to Ron DeSantis was criticized this week after arguing with a teenager about Botox and Ukraine less than 24 hours after the Florida governor’s disastrous 2024 campaign launch, RadarOnline.com has learned. The surprising back-and-forth took place on Thursday as Christina Pushaw and a 16-year-old Donald Trump supporter named “GOP Josh” sparred on Twitter. Screenshots showed that the argument began after the teenager slammed Pushaw for her apparent penchant for Botox injections. “How much of the $1M DeStablishment raised yesterday will go towards your Botox?” the 16-year-old Trump s… Read More “Top DeSantis Aide Spars With Teenager Over Botox and Ukraine Hours After Disastrous 2024 Campaign Launch”

Companies operating in the artificial intelligence (AI) space have experienced a rapid upswing in share prices this year. The launch of ChatGPT, which is the flagship offering of Open AI and a slew of other AI-powered solutions, has driven investor optimism higher in recent months. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index ($IUXX) is up 22% year-to-date, AI stocks such as NVIDIA (NVDA) have more than doubled in market value in 2023. In fact, NVIDIA stock surged almost 25% yesterday after the semiconductor giant surpassed consensus revenue estimates for fiscal Q2 of 2024 (ending in July) by a… Read More “Down 84% From All-Time Highs, Should You Scoop Up Shares of C3.ai?”

By Ian Krietzberg Being a chipmaker, Nvidia has always had its hands full powering everything from computers to vehicles. The recent surge in demand for artificial intelligence, however, changed the chip-making game, adding a ton of value to the companies that make the kinds of chips that power AI. (NVDA) – Get Free Report is currently the biggest player in that game. DON’T MISS: Morgan Stanley Analyst Reveals the One Stock Beating Everyone in This Mega Growth Space Following a glowing earnings beat, the company forecast a record revenue of $11 billion for its current quarter, plus or minus 2%… Read More “Analysts Just Doubled Their Price Targets for One Powerful Stock”

Let’s face it. Meetings are necessary evils. In addition, you might be required to take a Zoom call, attend another meeting, check Slack, and answer emails. Do you think that’s enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed at work and unable to complete any actual work? As it turns out, you’re right. The workplace has a serious productivity problem, according to a new Microsoft report. There have been 192% more Microsoft Teams meetings and calls per week since February 2020. Every week, Teams users spend nearly 8 hours in online meetings alone, which is equivalent to an entire workday. Three years la… Read More “The Number One Productivity Killer? Meetings”