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By Chibuike OguNEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, supported by modest inflation data and gains in large-cap growth stocks after strong quarterly results from tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft.Investors cheered Alphabet's first dividend, $70 billion share buyback program and better-than-expected first-quarter results. The company's stock price rose 10% to a record high, and parent company Google's market value exceeded $2 trillion.Microsoft shares rose 1.8% after third-quarter sales and profits beat Wall Street expectations, helped by gains from the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across its cloud services.Other mega-growth stocks also closed higher. Amazon.com Inc. rose 3.4%,…

Lamsa CEO Badru Ward at the 2023 World Government SummitYouTube / World Government Summit In the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship, the greatest measure of success is a company's value of more than $1 billion and annual revenue of more than $100 million. These companies are called “unicorns,” and according to analysis firm CB Insights, there are currently more than 1,200 such companies operating in the U.S., more than 500 of which were founded in the past 10 years. be. So why have so few education technology companies reached unicorn status over the same decade, despite significant funding from…

It's been nearly a month since Amazon announced it was moving away from its no-checkout “Just Walk Out” technology, giving its main competitor, Berkeley, Calif.-based Grabango, an edge in the market. It has passed. The technology company, which was incorporated in 2017, made headlines earlier this year when news outlets began reporting that it was partnering with German discount grocer Aldi on a pilot project at one of its stores in Aurora, Illinois. . Before the Aldi deal, Grabango's two biggest customers were mass-market chains 7-Eleven and Circle K — Aldi is the company's first foray into the grocery world,…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — Some Virginia Tech students took to the campus lawn Friday morning in a statement in support of Gaza liberation.”All students, take to the GLC lawn now!” VT Coalition for Palestine said in an Instagram post (@vt4palestine) calling on students to join the lawn as part of the Gaza liberation encampment. Ta.The encampment is set up on the grassy area between the Graduate Life Center and Squires Student Center on the VT campus. One photo shared on The photograph shows several tents set up.The camp's clear list of demands was clearly written on a banner hung on…

There was a time when it was unusual for players to transfer within a conference. But those days are now long gone, with former Texas Tech basketball forward Robert Jennings announcing Thursday his intention to join the Oklahoma State Cowboys program. The simple reality is that Texas Tech won't miss Jennings all that much. So the animosity toward him shouldn't reach the same level as it did toward previous Red Raiders who transferred to other Big 12 programs, especially Kevin McCullar Jr., who left Lubbock for Kansas State.In his two years as a Red Raider, Jennings has proven that his…

Pictured (left to right): Daniel Rand, Rachel Broussard, Krystle Manning. The Arkansas Tech University Employee Senate has established a recognition program for ATU employees on the Russellville campus and identified the inaugural recipients of three new awards. Daniel Rand, assistant director and database administrator for academic computer support, has been named the 2023-24 ATU Employee of the Year. Land has been on the staff at Arkansas Tech University since 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Information Technology from ATU. Event Management Coordinator Rachel Broussard received the…

The first round of the NFL Draft has been decided, with rounds two and three taking place tonight, and rounds four through seven on Saturday. Over the past few years, players like Jordan Mason, Juannie Thomas, and Tyler Davis have gone from being late picks/undrafted to making an impact on their teams. Will the Yellow Jackets be able to acquire such a player in this year's draft? They have a cornerback who played a lot of football in this draft and has the size the team wants at the position. That's Miles Sims, who expects to hear his name called…

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There is a sizeable gap in both culture and knowledge base between the scientists developing precision agriculture technologies and the farmers using them.These groups must work together to feed a hungry and growing population, especially given water concerns and climate change. “We need to take advantage of any technology that can help meet these needs,” says Ali Fares, co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture Conference.Conference co-chair Ali Fares (right) passes the microphone to Vinayak P. Mohanty, Texas A&M University Regents Professor and CoALS Chair in Hydrological Engineering and Sciences, during the morning session Q&A. . (Photo by Shelly E.…

June S&P 500 E-Mini Futures (ESM24) Nasdaq 100 E-mini June futures (NQM24) were +0.63 this morning as investors braced for the release of the Fed's preferred inflation measure, while upbeat quarterly results from tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft boosted sentiment. % and +0.86%. .Alphabet (GOOGL) Google's parent company reports first-quarter earnings that easily beat analysts' expectations, announces first-ever dividend of $0.20 per share, and announces additional $70 billion in share buybacks It then soared more than +11% in pre-market trading. Additionally, Microsoft (MSFT) rose more than +3% in pre-market trading after the tech giant reported better-than-expected Q3 results. In yesterday's…