The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a Beijing-based cybersecurity company on Friday, blaming it for helping Chinese hackers infiltrate U.S. communications systems and conduct surveillance across four continents. In an announcement, the department said the company, Integrity Technology Group, had supported a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Flax Typhoon in a campaign to break … Read more
Fitz-Gerald Group Chief Investment Officer Keith Fitz-Gerald analyzes Apple and explains why Palantir stock is on a path to $100 per share on Varney & Co. Tech giant Apple on Thursday agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed its Siri voice assistant violated users’ privacy. A preliminary settlement was … Read more
If there was any doubt, the generative AI bubble didn’t burst in 2024. Investments in generative AI, which encompasses a range of AI-powered apps, tools, and services to generate text, images, videos, speech, music, and more, reached new heights last year. According to data from financial tracker PitchBook compiled for TechCrunch, generative AI companies worldwide … Read more
Comedian Hannah Berner is facing intense backlash after making an “extremely sexist” joke about Taylor Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce during a recent stand-up set. Berner began her bit with a reference to Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, poking fun at how he is “so hot right now.” However, … Read more
You’ve likely heard about the Calories In, Calories Out (CICO) method for managing weight. It’s probably the most popular approach—and the most effective. The concept is pretty straightforward: To lose weight, you need to consume fewer calories than your body burns. And if you consume more calories than your body burns, you gain weight. CICO … Read more
Luke Littler hit an 11-dart leg to break Michael van Gerwen and take control of the second set of the final of the World Darts Championship.
Republican Mike Johnson was narrowly relected US house speaker on Friday after hard-right members of the GOP initially heldout votes. Republican party members did eventually rally for Johnson, but “that brief revolt today points to potential further dissent to come,” David Smith, The Guardian Washington Correspondent told FRANCE 24.
BOSTON, Jan. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verve Therapeutics, a clinical-stage company developing a new class of genetic medicines for cardiovascular disease, today announced that on December 31, 2024, the company granted equity awards to one new employee, pursuant to the company’s 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as an inducement material to such new employee … Read more
Meta has nuked a bunch of its AI-generated profiles from Facebook Instagram, the company confirmed, after the AI characters prompted widespread outrage and ridicule from users on social media. The AI-generated profiles, which were labeled as “AI managed by Meta,” launched in , rolling out alongside the company’s celebrity-branded AI chatbots (). Meta doesn’t seem … Read more
Marcus Rashford of Manchester United looks on from the substitutes bench prior to the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match against PAOK FC at Old Trafford on November 07, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images) Marcus Rashford’s potential exit from Manchester United could open the door to Victor Osimhen making … Read more