Monthly Archives: October 2022

Comedian Eric André is suing police after saying he was racially profiled at Atlanta airport in a ‘humiliating and degrading experience’

Eric André and fellow comedian Clayton English are suing police after being stopped in Atlanta airport. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Eric André is suing police after saying he was racially profiled at Atlanta airport last year.   André and fellow comedian Clayton English were both questioned on a jet bridge about carrying drugs.  Representatives for the two…

Retail investors are still buying the dip in chip stocks, but capitulation in the sector could mean the broader market has bottomed, research firm says

Visitors walk near an AI server based on Nvidia’s A100 chips at the 2021 Global Artificial Intelligence Technology Conference in Hangzhou, China, on June 06, 2021. Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images Chip stocks have sunk to a two-year low but retail investors keep buying the dip, Vanda Research says.  Individual investors purchased a net…

Honda and Sony are launching an EV that could connect to the metaverse — and Americans will be the first to get behind the wheel

Sony president and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida (L) and Honda president Toshihiro Mibe shake hands after announcing the partnership in March. BEHROUZ MEHRI / Contributor / Getty Honda and Sony will launch their first EV in the US in 2025, under a joint partnership. The Japanese giants intend to add value to the car by focusing on…

Key trends helping payments disruptors take on financial services

Payments service providers are building an array of financial services to compete with financial institutions (FIs). The surging popularity of service providers has given firms huge client bases to whom they can push financial solutions.  Do you work in the Ecommerce and Retail industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and…

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has cut ties with Kanye West after a series of recent controversies, conservative commentator Candace Owens says

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File JPMorgan Chase bank has reportedly ended its working relationship with Kanye West. Prominent conservative Candace Owens tweeted a picture of a letter she said was sent to West by the bank.  Owens and West were seen together earlier this month wearing “White Lives Matter” shirts….

Putin’s nuclear threats are stirring fears of a nightmare scenario. Here’s what’s in his arsenal and what could happen if he orders the unthinkable.

Russian soldiers stand near a Topol-M ICBM while participating in a rehearsal for the nation’s Victory Day parade outside Moscow. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images Putin has repeatedly made nuclear threats since he launched Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Experts say the immediate risk of a nuclear attack is low, but they are growing increasingly concerned….

Key inflation measure climbs to 40-year high as Fed efforts ring futile and shoppers brace for more pain

A customer shops at a supermarket on September 13, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan/China News Service via Getty Images The Consumer Price Index rose 8.2% in the year through September, the government said Thursday. That landed above economist forecasts and marked a very small slowdown from the August pace. Core inflation —…

Lab-grown brain cells have learnt how to play Pong

Researchers have taught lab-grown brain cells how to play Pong. Scientists at Australian company Cortical Labs, which which conducts research into the use of biology in AI, reported their findings yesterday in Neuron, a peer-reviewed neuroscience journal. Their paper, titled “In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world”, claimed the…