Another brand making its Salone del Mobile debut this season was Miu Miu—and in a clever variation on the format employed by its big sister brand, Prada, they unveiled the Miu Miu Literary Club, a two-day program of panels and talks spotlighting the work of a pair of overlooked women authors. The venue couldn’t have been more Miu Miu if …
Read More »DTD: Not The Most Ideal Pick (NYSEARCA:DTD)
J Studios Introduction The WisdomTree Total US Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DTD), a $1.16bn sized product that seeks to cover over 800 all-cap dividend-paying stocks from the US, has not been in dazzling form over the past year. For context, over the last 12 months, it has managed to generate a little over ~12% returns, which is roughly only half as much …
Read More »Researchers taught robots to run. Now they’re teaching them to walk
In previous projects, researchers from the University of Oregon had used the same reinforcement learning technique to teach a two-legged robot named Cassie to run. The approach paid off—Cassie became the first robot to run an outdoor 5K before setting a Guinness World Record for the fastest bipedal robot to run 100 meters and mastering the ability to jump from …
Read More »Senate dismisses impeachment charges against Mayorkas
The Senate voted Wednesday to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which allege he mismanaged an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Both votes were along party lines. The impeachment trial came to a close a little more than three hours after it started, following a GOP senator’s move to quickly quash an offer …
Read More »Budgeting Calculator
A Monthly Budgeting Calculator to Help Take Control of Your Finances Are you struggling to keep your spending below your income? Do you strategize about how to increase your savings? Our free budgeting calculator will help you save time and avoid mistakes when you need to understand where your money is going every month. How the Budgeting Calculator Works To …
Read More »Police make multiple arrests in ‘largest gold theft in Canadian history’ | Crime News
Police say five suspects arrested, three more being sought over theft of 6,600 gold bars at Toronto airport last year. Police in Canada have arrested multiple people accused of stealing thousands of gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars ($14m), in what authorities say was the largest gold heist in the country’s history. Last year’s theft at a …
Read More »Why Arm Holdings Stock Took a Dive Today
A downbeat report from ASML dragged down other AI stocks. Shares of Arm Holdings (ARM -11.99%) were taking it on the chin today after a disappointing earnings report from ASML Holdings (ASML -7.09%) led to a broad-based sell-off in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Arm was the worst performer of the group as its shares finished the day down 12%, which …
Read More »Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down
Video game emulators are having a tough time. Back in March it was Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, which got shut down following a lawsuit from Nintendo. Pizza Emulators, another Nintendo emulator, disappeared around the same time. Then, over the weekend, after Apple updated its restrictions on retro game emulators to allow them in the App Store, a Game Boy Advance …
Read More »Hear Fontaines D.C.’s New ‘Starburster’ From ‘Romance’ Album
Track comes off quintet’s upcoming Romance album The gasps in Fontaines D.C.‘s new song, “Starburster,” tell its whole story: Frontman Grian Chatten suffered a panic attack in a London tube station and decided to chronicle that feeling on a funky, disco-rock track. After refrains of “It may feel bad,” he unleashes an onslaught of stream-of-consciousness worries, including “I wanna bite …
Read More »Bank of England governor shrugs off smaller-than-expected fall in inflation | Inflation
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has shrugged off a smaller-than-expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expected a sharp fall towards the government’s 2% target next month. Speaking in Washington after news that the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living had eased to 3.2% in March, Bailey said the path of inflation was …
Read More »S&P 500 Suffers Its Longest Slide Since January: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — The stock market saw its longest losing streak since January as a handful of big techs sold off — despite a slide in bond yields. Most Read from Bloomberg Equities fell for a fourth straight day, with the S&P 500 extending a drop from its all-time high to more than 4%. Chipmakers bore the brunt of the selling …
Read More »Apple quiet about its iPhone ‘spyware attack’ warnings — but the mystery may be solved
Around this time just one week ago, iPhone users in 92 counties received a bizarre notification on their device. “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID,” read the notification. “This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or …
Read More »10 Million Viewers After One Week
The 100th episode of “9-1-1,” which guest starred Joey Graziadei and Jesse Palmer as a crossover with “The Bachelor,” reached a rating of 0.91 among adults age 18-49 according after one week of delayed viewing. Up from a 0.59 according to same-day data, that marks show’s best Live + 7 rating in the key demo since the Season 6 finale …
Read More »DEADLINE ACTION NOTICE: The Schall Law Firm Encourages Investors in Snowflake Inc. with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the Firm
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 16, 2024 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Snowflake Inc. (“Snowflake” or “the Company”) (NYSE:SNOW) for violations of 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. …
Read More »Don’t blame MKBHD for the fate of Humane AI and Fisker
Humane AI raised more than $230 million before it even shipped a product. And when it finally released its Ai Pin – which costs $699 plus a $24 monthly subscription – pretty much every tech reviewer came to the same disappointing realization: this much-hyped product, which promises to disrupt the smartphone’s dominance, is not very good. Yet some onlookers are …
Read More »Violence Against US Politicians and Diplomats Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s some background information about violence against US politicians and diplomats throughout history. January 30, 1835 – President Andrew Jackson is shot at by Richard Lawrence as he attends a congressional funeral in the Capitol in Washington. Lawrence fires twice, but the bullets do not discharge. April 14, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln is shot and killed by …
Read More »Simone Biles Opened up About Feeling ‘Hurt’ By the Backlash to Her Husband’s ‘Catch’ Comments
Fast approaching her one year wedding anniversary, GOAT gymnast Simone Biles is opening up about how hurtful she found some of the comments made about her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens. If you recall, Owens stirred up a bit of controversy in December when, during a joint podcast appearance with Biles, he seemingly downplayed her accomplishments. Mentioning that he didn’t …
Read More »Buy 11 MediaMade April ProActive Dividend Dogs
mauinow1/iStock via Getty Images Foreword This article is based on four Barron’s, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Kiplinger articles, aimed at finding “ProActive,” stocks for Q2 2024. The title and links to the articles follow: Why Infrastructure Stocks Make Sense By Lawrence C. Strauss, Barron’s April 04, 2024, 1:30 am EDT While not all infrastructure stocks pay dividends, mainly due to the …
Read More »UK says Israel has decided to respond to Iran attacks amid fears of escalation
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday that Israel has decided to respond to the Iran attacks launched against the country over the weekend. Cameron’s remarks come as the foreign secretary traveled to Israel Wednesday just days after Iran launched a missile and drone attack on the U.S. ally. Cameron told reporters he traveled to Israel to reiterate the …
Read More »Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode launches in Steam beta
Though you could always go on adventures in Dwarf Fortress, with the game’s Adventure Mode expansion entering public beta today, you can now sally forth with a full complement of updated graphics. In Adventure Mode, there are all sorts of shenanigans to get up to in the ridiculously large and detailed procedurally generated world. It’s an RPG campaign complete with …
Read More »