World News
Consultancy PwC estimates artificial intelligence (AI) will contribute more than $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Investors hoping to benefit are piling into AI stocks, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) have been two of the most popular choices. In the last two years, Nvidia shares surged 728%, and Palantir…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX…
Gary Rivera, of Miami, has been found guilty of the production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< According to the State Attorney’s Office, testimony and evidence presented at trial revealed Rivera gifted three items to a child, each having a hidden camera. When the mother found…
For many investors, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has emerged as the quintessential artificial intelligence (AI) stock. That’s because the company’s graphics processing units (GPUs) are the industry standard in accelerating complex data center tasks, such as training machine learning models and running AI applications. Nvidia shares have surged 780% since the generative AI application ChatGPT went…
China’s coast guard ships have swarmed and collided with Philippine boats. They have doused Philippine vessels with powerful water cannons. Chinese crew members have slashed inflatable crafts, blared sirens and flashed high-powered lasers at Filipino troops. As China pushes to dominate the South China Sea, it is increasingly willing to use force to drive out…
‘Way too close’: Data reporter breaks down election map following debate CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten highlights what post-debate polling shows about the race for the White House for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Source link
Faces don’t get much more expressive than Bernard-Henri Lévy’s. The thick eyebrows go up and down, powered variously by rage, incredulity and sadness; the lips purse, pout and curl with derision. But when the 75-year-old French philosopher describes the scene at what was left of the Kfar Aza kibbutz in southern Israel on October 10…
DILI, East Timor (AP) — It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time of his life. With…
[Getty Images] How much is too much for a caffeine fix? Prices like £5 in London or $7 in New York for a cup of coffee may be unthinkable for some – but could soon be a reality thanks to a “perfect storm” of economic and environmental factors in the world’s top coffee-producing regions. The…
If you care about the environment, think twice about using AI. Generative artificial intelligence uses 30 times more energy than a traditional search engine, warns researcher Sasha Luccioni, on a mission to raise awareness about the environmental impact of the hot new technology. Recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the world…