Sony Group Corp. on Friday said it expects profit to slip in the coming months, despite record sales of the PlayStation 5. The company cited a number of factors for the decline, including the ongoing chip shortage and the war in Ukraine.
Fundrise is a crowdfunding real estate company that lets you buy portions of real estate and get a portion of the interest, rent, or appreciation of that real estate. It's a technological advancement in investing, and here's why it will continue to grow.
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to provide regulatory clarity for the cryptocurrency industry.
The U.S. is up for a presidential re-election soon and the two primary candidates, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, are the two primary front-runners for the position. The U.S. desperately needs a 3rd and better candidate.
In the latest announcement on anti-aging and longevity, a primate was said to have its vision restored using age reversal. The next tests for this are going to be done on humans.
Fusion power is a long-sought after dream for many scientists and engineers. It has the potential to provide a clean, safe, and abundant source of energy that could help us address the challenges of climate change and energy security. However, fusion power has also been plagued by challenges, and it is not yet clear when or if it will be commercially viable.
I recently was informed that Google Bard was now answering programming questions, so I decided to try it out. It is much better than ChatGPT in 3 distinct ways.
There is a chart showing the U.S. Federal deficit and how much debt the U.S. Federal government has accrued over time. In 1980, the number was about $1.2 trillion. Today, in 2023, the number is about $32 trillion. This is unsustainable and something will take its place.
There is video of a laser cutting down trees in a matter of seconds. The big question about this technology is - is it real?
This morning, Elon Musk's SpaceX company had its first flight of its giant Starship space rocket, and it flew for four minutes - and then exploded.
Someone made a statement about Twitter making its own TV station that is run by AI and that by doing so, Twitter will put legacy media out of business forever.
There is not an app that is as good as WeChat in China. It's a good app that lets you do payments and other things. In the U.S., there isn't such an app, so Elon Musk has decided to basically copy WeChat for the U.S. and have that be x.com.
On April 18th, 2023, Apple CEO Tim Cook opened the company's first retail store in India, located in Mumbai's upscale neighborhood. The opening event featured local music and folk dance performances, attracting people from all over India. Mr. Cook greeted customers and took selfies with some of them, while employees clapped and cheered. A second store opening in the capital Delhi was scheduled for the following day.
Elon Musk has warned of the risks of AI to society and told Fox News in a recent interview that an AI that cares about the understanding of the nature of the universe is unlikely to annihilate humans because humans are an interesting part of the universe.
SpaceX just shared that Starlink offers you a kit that gets you online in minutes. This kit includes your Starlink, Wifi router, cables, and base. There is no installer needed to connect to high speed internet.
The United States Justice Department had a press conference today on a significant national security matter. The result is that they are charging 3 individuals for operating Chinese police stations in New York City and in other places around the country.
The integration of AI chatbots into search engines has put Bing Chat in the spotlight, offering more personalized and helpful responses compared to Google Search. While Google has been slow to respond with its Google Bard service and Magi project, Samsung is considering using Bing as its default search engine in future smartphones and tablets.
As of today, Apple Card users have the opportunity to boost their Daily Cash rewards by opening a Savings account with Goldman Sachs, which offers an attractive APY of 4.15 percent. This is over 10 times the national average and comes with no fees, minimum deposit, or minimum balance requirements. The process of creating and managing this Savings account is simple and can be done directly from Apple Card in Wallet.
It's no secret that the cloud has become the de facto standard for modern IT infrastructure. Cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud have rapidly grown in popularity over the past few years. But with the increasing adoption of cloud technology, a question arises: is the cloud really as cost-effective as it's touted to be?
A video with a small alien-like creature was seen on Twitter, and it features a microbial alien-like creature that can withstand the vacuum of space itself. What is this creature?
OnlyFans is a website business that allows (mostly) women to charge a monthly subscription or one-time payments for provocative photos that (mostly) men want. This is going to get displaced, and in a big way - by AI.
Twitter released a feature today that lets you charge a monthly fee for your followers to subscribe to your account. This lets you offer special features or content to specific people only.
Twitter now has about 1,500 employees, which is an 81% drop from last October when Elon Musk took over the company. Elon Musk has said that Twitter will break even this quarter.
In a Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk, there was an interview done with BBC and one of the primary discussions was about misinformation and hateful content on Twitter.
Twitter is reported to be buying 10,000 GPU clusters as it seeks to build a ChatGPT rival, according to multiple news sources. This is no doubt a response to Elon Musk's concerns over the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, as he helps lead what I believe to be the 3rd primary player in AI.
According to IDC’s latest report, all major PC makers experienced a decline in shipments, with combined shipments slumping 29% to 56.9 million units. The demand surge caused by remote work during the pandemic has vanished. Lenovo Group Ltd. and Dell Technologies Inc. both experienced drops of more than 30%, while HP Inc. was down 24.2%. Asustek Computer Inc. rounded out the top five with a 30.3% fall. Samsung Electronics Co. is cutting memory production after reporting its slimmest profit since the 2009 financial crisis.
We've received reports that the U.S. unemployment rate is 3.5% and wonder if this is correct given the number of layoffs that are happening in tech companies - and now even in other companies like McDonald's.
I asked Google Bard to tell me about the top tech news for today. If AI is going to assist with writing in the future, it needs to be accurate and informative. Here's what it had to say, and I will comment after this what it got right and where it needs to improve or got something wrong.
GM, Ford, VW, and other companies must adapt or face bankruptcy. It is not enough to make PowerPoint presentations and nice renderings of vehicles. Actual and profitable EVs must be made at scale.
Microsoft reached a settlement over its violations of sanctions and export controls, which it disclosed without resistance, to the government, Microsoft said today. The amount is $3 million for more than 1,300 apparent sanctions violations in relation to restrictions on Cuba, Iran, Syria, and Russia. This was said by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Getting 1 pound into orbit has typically been expensive. However, thanks to reusable rockets and SpaceX, this cost is coming down substantially. Here's what the cost used to be, what it is now, and what it will be in the future.
The cost of hard drive space is going to go down significantly over the next 20 years. There is one primary driver for this - artificial intelligence and training models of data.
Chick-fil-A has been a fast-growing fast food chain in recent years, and in 2022, it outperformed Burger King in revenue per location by $600,000. This is a significant achievement, as Burger King is a much larger chain with more than 13,000 locations worldwide.
Many people in Utah would buy and electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle - so why is Utah taxing these vehicles more and taxing the charging of these vehicles at public charging stations a bad idea?
SpaceX is going to send its enormous reusable rocket, Starship, to the moon in the year 2026. It will carry a jeep-sized rover with it.
It's been 50 years since the invention of the cell phone, and it has gone through a number of changes since then. Here are the most significant changes:
The drive for efficiency in the tech sector is gaining momentum as companies seek to optimize their operations. Over 300,000 workers have been laid off since the beginning of 2022, as companies realize their pandemic gains are not sustainable and economic growth slows.
Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT, citing privacy concerns. The Italian data-protection authority announced the ban and launched an investigation into OpenAI, the US start-up that created the chatbot and is backed by Microsoft.
In AI generated photos of people, they often have six fingers on their hand. Why is this?
There are many exciting technologies being developed today. Here are four that I think are going to be the most game-changing for the world.
Elon Musk and others have signed a petition to slow down the development of artificial intelligence in fears that an AGI (artificial general intelligence) will develop and be uncontrollable.
A report by investment bank Goldman Sachs reveals that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a topic of interest for researchers and technology enthusiasts for decades. The concept of creating intelligent machines that can learn, reason, and think like humans has captured the imagination of scientists, engineers, and computer programmers alike.
People are wondering if AI is going to replace their job, and there is a good reason for this worry. I believe AI will eventually replace most jobs, however, new jobs will be created due to AI. Here is the list of jobs AI is mostly likely to replace soon.
Wilson is creating a 3D printed basketball that doesn't use any air. There's a variety of reasons that this is a good idea, and we'll go over those now.
Have you ever tried to use your browser without AdBlock installed? The amount of ads and distractions from the task at hand is staggering...
