After a three-week-long rally that’s brought the S&P 500 to new record highs, investors are again bracing for uncertainty following a whirlwind of weekend developments concerning the war with Iran. Source link...
It was a pretty uneventful week for the US smartphone market – the biggest (and worst) thing that happened is that Samsung hiked up the prices of several of its smartphone and tablet models. It’s not so bad, though, as you don’t actually have to pay the new MSRPs – we have better deals. Also this week, Samsung is finally...
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3, and Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail. Joining host Leila Latif are David Jenkins and Elena Lazic. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases....
Like boarding a flight for somewhere promising, only to be met with an emergency landing, Departures never quite reaches the emotional depth it sets out for. This collaboration between filmmaking duo Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely begins at the end, retelling its story in a way that is non-linear. As the film’s tagline reads, “They say the best way to move forward is...
Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas & Houston 🤠” and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the front seat. The company now offers robotaxi service in three...
Jack Zhang was 34 years old, three and a half years into running a startup, and sitting across from one of the most powerful investors in Silicon Valley. Michael Moritz of Sequoia had invited him to his home — a place with, Zhang recalls, a couple of floors and a view straight to the Golden Gate Bridge — to make...
Few venture firms have bet more aggressively on AI than Sequoia Capital, and it isn’t slowing down. The Silicon Valley stalwart has raised roughly $7 billion for a new fund, according to Bloomberg. Sequoia declined TechCrunch’s request for comment. The money will go toward what the firm calls its “expansion strategy” — essentially its late-stage investing arm, focused on the...
The winner of the Q4Bio US$2 million prize used the IBM Quantum System One computer, which is housed in the Cleveland Clinic, to do simulations.Credit: Ryan Lavine for IBMA team developing light-sensitive cancer drugs has won a US$2-million Quantum for Bio (Q4Bio) prize for demonstrating a potential use for quantum computers in health care. But no team was awarded the...
The US and Iran have been discussing a second round of peace talks in Pakistan and, speaking to reporters in Washington, Trump said the US and Iran had already agreed on a lot, including that Tehran would not have nuclear weapons "beyond 20 years" - but warned that "if there is no deal, fighting resumes". Source link...
Nearly 11,000 people have been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across the state of Virginia since President Donald Trump took office, new data shows. Source link...
