Tag: Artificial intelligence (AI)

August 16, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Hedge Funds Turning To AI For Market Outlooks

In recent weeks, hedge funds have appeared more cautious in their investment strategies. A TradingView report shows that many of these pooled-capital outfits have lowered their market exposure, and this may suggest wariness regarding the current economic clime. The latest predictions hint that the US Federal Reserve might start slicing interest rates in September 2024.…

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July 12, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Tesla Stock Falls Again For The Second Consecutive Day

Despite being a global top 10 most expensive stock on the S&P 500, TSLA sunk 1.6% lower in the US premarket trading this morning in New York after falling 8.4% yesterday afternoon. It broke its 11-day upward streak after announcing the postponement of its robotaxi project to October to allow teams to build additional prototypes.…

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June 18, 2024 BY Robert Bell

McDonald’s Ends AI Trial But the Future Is Unclear

The fast-food chain has been using AI systems to respond automatically to customer orders as part of its deal with IBM, which has been in place since 2021. The trial is set to end on 26 July, with some industry analysts wondering what this decision means regarding the possible rollout of AI across the leading…

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June 13, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

SEC Charges Joonko CEO And Founder With Fraud

Joonko, a New York City artificial intelligence (AI) startup, operated an AI-driven job board to promote diverse and inclusive employee hires. Based on a June 2023 New York Post report, Raz resigned after an internal company investigation found that she had “engaged in egregious, unethical and fraudulent conduct, which caused harm to the company and…

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May 30, 2024 BY Robert Bell

HP Inc. Results Boosted By Greater PC Demand

The firm’s adjusted earnings per share of $0.82 and net revenue of $12.8bn were both higher than expected. This led to HPQ amending its predicted full-year adjusted earnings per share to a range that covers from $3.30 up to $3.60. These results haven’t affected the forecast for its free cash flow forecast, as the estimate…

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May 23, 2024 BY Robert Bell

DeepL AI Translation Platform Valued at $2bn

Its new funding efforts were led by Index Ventures and could be taken as a sign that investors remain keen to put large sums of money into the AI space. ICONIQ Growth and Teachers’ Venture Growth, Atomico and WiL all took part in the funding round. DeepL aims to use this cash to carry on…

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April 10, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

AI Application and Implementation Tripping Over US State-based Hurdles

That hamstrings businesses wishing to maximise AI technologies and innovations internationally and across local borders. Yahoo Finance reports that in Utah, for instance, legislators are pondering whether select companies should disclose non-human interaction with customers. Connecticut lawmakers are considering regulations for lesser transparency regarding so-called "high-risk" AI applications. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe…

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March 13, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Reddit aims for $6.4bn valuation

Reddit, a news aggregation site and forum network with over 73 million users, has never made a profit to date, but is regarded as one of the world’s biggest and most widely read websites. It has now revealed that its IPO will involve 22 million shares that will be sold for between $31 and $34…

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