Nasdaq surges 3% to reclaim key level for the first time since April as investors assess earnings

Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty Images The stock market jumped about 3% on Tuesday as investors continue to assess 2nd-quarter earnings.Tuesday’s surge helped the Nasdaq 100 reclaim its 50-day moving average for the first time since April.Of the 43 S&P 500 companies that have already reported results, about 60% beat profit and sales expectations. US stocks soared…

Microsoft helps speed up work on AI for autonomous drones and flying taxis

If autonomous drones and flying taxis are going to thrive, they’ll need AI that can handle a wide range of conditions — and Microsoft thinks it can help build that AI. The company has unveiled a Project AirSim platform that helps manufacturers create, train and test the algorithms guiding autonomous aircraft. The Azure-based technology has…

Take-Two says it “acknowledges” US Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade is “significant event”

Three weeks after the US Supreme Court overturned key legislation granting individuals the constitutional right to choose an abortion, Take-Two Interactive – which publishes the likes of Grand Theft Auto, Borderlands, BioShock, Mafia, and XCOM through its various subsidiaries – has issued a statement saying it “acknowledges” the decision “is a significant event”. Following the…

Development on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 continues but it won’t be at this year’s PDXCon

It’s been a long and eventful road for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, but despite its troubled development, which has included the removal of its original developer Hardsuit Labs, Paradox Interactive has popped up to assure fans that work continues on the project, although it won’t be shown at the publisher’s upcoming PDXCon. Vampire:…