NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus in 1986, it provided scientists’ first — and, so far, only — close glimpse of this strange, sideways-rotating outer planet. Alongside […]
Are you traveling abroad for the holidays or checking off a bucket list destination? We’re a little jealous of your upcoming adventure. But, we’re not so jealous of how much your international phone plan will be when you get the bill in the mail. Instead of getting the usual physical SIM card from your provider […]
Supreme Court ruling could hurt FCC case Both AT&T and Verizon cite the Supreme Court’s June 2024 ruling in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesywhich held that “when the SEC seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment entitles the defendant to a jury trial.” The Supreme Court ruling, which affirmed […]
An ethical minefield Since its founders started Anthropic in 2021, the company has marketed itself as one that takes an ethics- and safety-focused approach to AI development. The company differentiates itself from competitors like OpenAI by adopting what it calls responsible development practices and self-imposed ethical constraints on its models, such as its “Constitutional AI” […]
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday identified what to look out for next week on Wall Street, highlighting earnings from Home Depot, Disney and new consumer price index data from the Labor Department. Cramer also reflected on the Trump-fueled market rally over the past few days, saying there are likely more gains to come. “Stocks are […]
Environmental regulators reportedly quashed Mark Zuckerberg’s nuclear plant partnership meant to help power Meta’s ongoing artificial intelligence projects. Details remain scarce, but the main reason for pausing plans allegedly comes down to one issue—rare bees. The tech company’s setback, first reported on November 4th by Financial Timescame after surveyors discovered the currently unspecified pollinators while […]
Critics also caution about the risks of the build-up of toxic radioactive waste, which has to be stored safely or it could severely harm both humans and the environment. In September, Microsoft announced it would revive the mothballed nuclear plant at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. Amazon paid $650 million in March to put a data […]
The three major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) are moving higher after the jobs report showed the unemployment rate held steady in October while only 12,000 jobs were added in the month, compared to the 100,000 jobs expected. The market seemingly looked past the jobs report as the data was impacted by both hurricanes and labor strikes. […]
Data is eating the world getty Data is eating the world and winning Nobel Prizes, hiding behind better marketing terms such as “artificial intelligence” or “AI.” The 2024 Nobel for Physics was awarded to Geoffrey Hinton (the “godfather of AI”) and John Hopfield for their work on “machine learning with artificial neural networks.” Half of […]
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury continued its ascent on Monday, after hitting a three-month high last week. The 10-year Treasury yield rose more than five basis points to 4.284%, while the 2-year Treasury added three basis points to 4.126%. Yields move inversely to prices. One basis point equals 0.01%. The yield on the […]
