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☆ Megan Fox finally weighs in on 'Love Is Blind' star Chelsea Blackwell's infamous comment about being her lookalike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Love Is Blind" cast member Chelsea Blackwell faced backlash for saying she got compared to Megan Fox. Fox defended Blackwell, saying that she didn't deserve to be "bullied." Fox also said after seeing a photo of Blackwell that she understood why she'd get comparisons. AdvertisementIf you tuned into the last season of "Love Is Blind," you might remember Chelsea Blackwell getting some heat for saying that people said that she looked like Megan Fox. "I didn't watch it, but I think in general, no one deserves to get bullied," Fox told E!

Persons: Chelsea Blackwell, Megan Fox, Fox, Blackwell, — Organizations: Service, Business

☆ New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

New York City got its first tiny forest, planted on Roosevelt Island on April 6. AdvertisementVolunteers and supporters gather in Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island for a ceremony before planting a pocket forest on April 6, 2024. AdvertisementSharon Bean volunteered at the pocket forest planting in honor of her sister, Kat Livingston, an avid gardener who died of cancer in January. SUGi has created pocket forests in 42 cities on six continents since 2019 — the Roosevelt Island forest is the group's 200th. AdvertisementThe tiny forest, also known as the Manhattan Healing Forest, sits at the southern end of Roosevelt Island.

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☆ All the big Nvidia calls after AI conference: Goldman raises target to $1,000, JPMorgan sees 'dominance'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs' Toshiya Hari joined a handful of analysts turning more bullish on the chipmaker following the keynote event, boosting the firm's price target to $1,000 from $875. Wells Fargo Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers said Nvidia didn't shock investors with any unexpected updates, but he still raised his price target to $970 from $840. Sur retained his overweight rating and $850 price target. The analyst retained his $1,100 price target and buy rating, citing the company's ongoing leadership within the AI value chain. The analyst retained his outperform rating and $1,000 price target, calling the company's ongoing expansion beyond chips "unmatched."

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☆ Here are some of Wall Street’s top derivative plays following Nvidia's latest chip launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Shares of the chip giant pulled back about 2% during Tuesday's session, after announcing its latest AI chips . While Nvidia's latest announcements solidify the company's AI leadership, Wall Street anticipates some positive tailwinds for a slew of derivative players. Semiconductor derivative plays Nvidia's latest announcements could pose some major tailwinds for companies operating within the chipmaker's ecosystem. Liquid cooling The liquid cooling industry may also benefit as Nvidia harnesses the technology to cool the 72 Blackwell GPUs in its new server rack system, known as GB200 NVL72. "We believe built-in liquid cooling capabilities in addition to the power density of the system should be a positive for VRT's liquid cooling and power management businesses," he wrote.

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☆ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announces new AI chips: 'We need bigger GPUs'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center on March 18, 2024 in San Jose, California. Nvidia on Monday announced a new generation of artificial intelligence chips and software for running artificial intelligence models. The announcement, made during Nvidia's developer's conference in San Jose, comes as the chipmaker seeks to solidify its position as the go-to supplier for AI companies. “Hopper is fantastic, but we need bigger GPUs,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday at the company's developer conference in California. Das said Nvidia's new software will make it easier to run programs on any of Nvidia's GPUs, even older ones that might be better suited for deploying but not building AI.

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☆ How 1880s technology made it possible for 2 women to travel around the world in under 80 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

In 1889, journalist Nellie Bly set off on a trip around the world, trying to make it under 80 days. "You see a huge emphasis being placed on building ships that were ever faster than the previous generation of ships," Goodman said. Once aboard the train, Bly began to receive telegrams from her editors and well-wishers. "Sometimes it literally literally just says, 'Nelly Bly's train,'" Behn said. For Behn, what Bly and Bisland did remains incredible and deserve to be remembered as much as Verne's story.

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