Author: Lily Evans
Big profits in technology are just around the cornerNext week, some of the Magnificent 7, namely Meta Platform (NASDAQ: META), Google's parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ: MSFT) will be announced. will step into the revenue spotlight and show the world new insights into where the company is heading with its development of generative AI.Meta's fourth quarter results demonstrated the effectiveness of its profit improvement strategy.In the fourth quarter, Meta exceeded expectations with exceptional performance. Fourth-quarter sales rose 25% year over year to his $40.1 billion, marking Meta's fastest growth since…
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general science societies and publisher of the Science series of journals, has named its 2023 class of fellows. Six Virginia Tech researchers have been selected to join the newest class of 502 scientists, engineers and innovators. The newly elected AAAS Fellows represent the fields of biological sciences, chemistry, medicine, engineering, followed by neuroscience and physics. “We congratulate the researchers who have been recognized as lifetime fellows for their groundbreaking contributions to the scientific community,” said Dan Sui, senior vice president for research and innovation. “These highly…
(Metropolitan Police Department)A British-founded scam site used to scam tens of thousands of people out of money has been taken offline and dozens of people have been arrested around the world.Metropolitan Police have shut down a site called LabHost, which was launched in 2021 and scammed up to 70,000 victims in the UK, obtaining 480,000 card numbers and 64,000 PINs worldwide.It was said to have been created by a criminal network that charged other fraudsters up to £300 a month for subscriptions to set up phishing sites aimed at stealing people's email addresses, passwords and banking details. It has been.The…
Despite recently laying off 150 Miami-based employees, Kaseya CEO Fred Boccola appealed to the local tech community in a speech at the Miami Tech Summit on Wednesday.The invitation-only event was held at the Perez Art Museum in downtown Miami and was attended by approximately 150 technology leaders and entrepreneurs.Voccola moved to Miami in 2016 and brought his software company, Kaseya, with him after learning that Florida's tax laws were favorable to businesses.Caseya's CEO moved to Miami, weeks after the company, which received taxpayer incentives to create new jobs in Miami-Dade, cut 150 employees from its local account management and sales…
The battle for screen time with my niece is already in full swing.He turned 2 years old in January. “I want an iPad,” she yelled across her house during her lunch break. She can tell “she's hungry” but she refuses to eat. She says she can only watch Cocomelon for 10 minutes, which makes her even more frustrated. rear She eats at least three bites of her lunch. If it were me, I would throw away “her” iPad. no kidding. I couldn't bear to watch her, one of the most intelligent and empathetic toddlers I've ever met, become completely absorbed…
This column looks back on my week with AI. Please read the previous article here. The big news in the AI space this week was undoubtedly Microsoft's massive $1.5 billion strategic investment in UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42. This is the largest private round for an AI startup this year. Of course, Microsoft's big bets on AI companies are nothing new. Just a few weeks ago, we learned that the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant has joined chatbot startup Inflection AI, AI robotics company Figure, Paris-based generative AI company Mistral AI, and many others this year. We have highlighted recent transactions…
If you are thinking of suicide, please call 988. For resources on eating disorders, please visit: nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/. WASHINGTON — U.S. House members tasked with addressing what happens to the vast amounts of user data collected by big tech companies say national privacy standards are “long overdue,” especially for children and teens. I think it's an opportunity. Lawmakers on a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will meet Wednesday to hear from advocates and online safety experts on a series of data privacy bills that are garnering rare bipartisan and bicameral support. heard. The 10 bills discussed by six…
PwC and the CEE Digital Alliance believe countries in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region have the potential to strengthen and develop their ICT sectors and create the EU's Silicon Valley, according to a new report. Analysts highlight contrasts between Central and Eastern European countries and Western European countries in various digital areas. Correspondingly, the presence of digital sector businesses within the CEE region is increasing, as is the workforce working in this sector. Additionally, the report states that “the ICT sector in Central and Eastern Europe is driving the region's growth,” with Central and Eastern European countries increasing…
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday fired 28 employees who took part in protests against an Israeli government contract the cloud computing giant shares with rival Amazon.The layoffs came after nine employees were arrested Tuesday for participating in sit-in protests at Google's offices in Sunnyvale, Calif., and New York City. The workers said they were held for several hours before being released.Employees, part of a group called No Technology for Apartheid, have been writing letters and protesting Google's deal to sell technology to Israel since 2021. Since the Israel-Gaza war began in October, there has been an increase in cloud…
Some of the nation's best college players, whose eligibility recently expired, competed on the first night of the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament at Churchland High School Wednesday as dozens of professional basketball scouts watched. Cleveland State's Tristan Enaruna scored 25 points and Jani King led the team to an 85-79 victory over Portsmouth Sports Club. Mississippi State's Tru Smith III added his 18 points and UNLV's Kaylan Boone added his 10 points. Virginia Tech's Hunter Kattore, the 2022 ACC Tournament MVP, had nine points, five rebounds and three assists for Jani King, leading 70-51 at the end of the third quarter…