Author: Max Smith

By Chibuike OguNEW YORK (Reuters) – The benchmark S&P 500 traded higher in choppy trade on Wednesday as investors weighed rising U.S. Treasury yields on the back of strong corporate earnings, particularly from technology giants. finished.Wednesday's record auction of $70 billion worth of five-year U.S. Treasuries helped push bond yields higher and weighed on stock prices. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 5 basis points to 4.6459%.The Dow ended lower, while the Nasdaq ended higher. Seven of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500 index rose, led by consumer staples, utilities, consumer discretionary, and real estate stocks.Investors were also…

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AI can bypass cybersecurity controls Healthcare organizations are becoming more adept at turning the vast amounts of data they collect, store, and share into actionable insights. They are turning to AI-powered solutions to use more meaningful analytics and support clinical decision-making. We are also exploring ways to use AI to reduce administrative burden on staff and streamline workflows. All of this data is very attractive to cybercriminals who are serious about business intelligence. In other words, they are using AI to break through healthcare cybersecurity controls, making no distinction between small community hospitals and large health systems. It's all fair…

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Video game researchers are trying to preserve old games, but the Entertainment Software Association refuses to sign off on a plan to make them more accessible. Researchers had sought an exemption from copyright law to make it easier to move out-of-print games to online archives for research and preservation purposes, but the ESA insisted it would block that. It is possible to move forward without the help of an ESA. ESA's comments came during a hearing with the U.S. Copyright Office on proposed rule changes that would allow researchers to remotely access archives of preserved games. game developer report. ESA…

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Retroware last year Toxic Crusaders comics. Grab your mop and get ready. The side-scrolling fighting game is coming later this year. Toxic Crusaders The game is now available for pre-order on Steam. Fall 2024 release. The exact date has not been determined. Developer and publisher Retroware, in partnership with Troma Entertainment, has brought back characters from the 1991 cartoon Toxic Crusaders to create an all-new all-action fighting game for 1 to 4 players. In the game, “When the evil Dr. Kirumov attacks, only one team of horribly deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stand between him and his plan…

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A $1.05 million gift will fund career development for women in sports, according to a Wednesday news release from the UNLV Athletics Department. The Diana Bennett Women's Sports Career Development Program offers an internship program, resume building, career professional development, and a variety of networking and work experience initiatives. The athletics department said the program is part of its “Rebel Up” campaign. “These student-athletes consistently dedicate a lot of energy and time, both pre- and post-secondary, to becoming leaders in their sport,” Bennett said. “However, we see time and time again that career opportunities in the…

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Trump Media (DJT) CEO Devin Nunes has asked Republican lawmakers to investigate “possible manipulation” of DJT stock over what he claims are “abnormal trading” in the stock. I'm asking you to.”Since April 2, 2024, DJT has been listed daily on Nasdaq's 'Reg SHO Threshold List' of illegal trading activity,” Nunes said in a letter to House Republican leadership on Monday. Ta. “This is particularly problematic given that 'naked' short selling often involves sophisticated market participants profiting at the expense of retail investors.”Short interest in DJT stock (bets that the stock price will fall rather than rise) is about 13% of…

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TIconic female athletes Ibtihaj Muhammad and Aja Wilson called for more U.S. investment in women's sports at Wednesday's TIME100 Summit. “I want to see these big companies invest in women and invest in games,” Muhammad said.Muhammad is an Olympic medalist in fencing, activist, and author, and Wilson is an Olympic gold medalist in basketball and a WNBA champion. The two spoke with sports podcast host Pablo Torre. Discovered by Pablo Torre, Days after basketball phenom Caitlin Clark was selected No. 1 in the WNBA Draft and will be paid $338,056 over the next four years, the low pay of female…

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