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New York CNN —The artificial intelligence boom continues to fuel a blockbuster year for chipmaker Nvidia. Nvidia expects revenue to be even higher in the current quarter: forecasting revenue of $16 billion for its fiscal third quarter. Nvidia’s stock has climbed by just over 220% since the start of this year amid a surge in the popularity of and demand for artificial intelligence technology. The American chipmaker produces processors that power generative AI, technology that can create text, images and other media — and which forms the foundation of buzzy new services such as ChatGPT. Companies worldwide are transitioning from general-purpose to accelerated computing and generative AI,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a statement, adding that the company is working with “Leading enterprise IT system and software providers … to bring NVIDIA AI to every industry.”“The race is on to adopt generative AI,” he said.

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☆ Surface-to-air missiles are getting a workout in the Ukraine war — and not just shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But reports show both Russia and Ukraine are also using SAMs to hit land targets. A S-200 surface-to-air missile system. On Sunday, a UK intelligence update said there were increasing reports of surface-to-air missiles striking land targets inside Russian-controlled territory. With the S-200s, Ukraine can strike Russia without breaking any promises to its allies. When used for attacks against land targets, the supersonic weapons are notoriously inaccurate and cause massive collateral damage.

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☆ On tap next week: 2 housing reports and 2 Cub earnings releases. Here's what we're looking for
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

All three major U.S stock indices pulled back this week, as earnings season wound down and retail earnings painted a mixed picture of the state of the economy. Looking to next week, we'll be watching how shares of Club name Palo Alto Networks (PANW) open on Monday. With mortgage rates hitting the highest level in over two decades this week, affordability remains a major impediment for the housing market. Earnings : Club name Foot Locker (FL) reports quarterly results Wednesday before the opening bell, while Club holding Nvidia (NVDA) releases after the close that same day. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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Both brands have made waves lately with their most recent high-end models: the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Below is a side-by-side comparison of the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Specs at a glanceApple Watch Ultra Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Price $800 $450 Display size 49mm 45mm Case size 49mm 45mm Compatibility iPhone Android Battery life 36 hours Apx. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Smartwatch performanceFor both the Apple Watch Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, the quality of their smartwatch experience is defined by a very clear line in the sand: Ultra users should have an iPhone, and Watch 5 Pro users should have an Android phone. Apple Watch Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Battery lifeWhen it comes to battery life, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro heavily outperformed the Apple Watch Ultra in our individual reviews, with the Pro boasting a three-day max as opposed to the Ultra's 36-hour limit.

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Garmin's Forerunner fitness trackers have long been one of the brand's most popular among serious runners. One of Garmin's most advanced Forerunners is the Forerunner 935, a fitness watch designed with marathon runners and triathletes in mind. A mid-size watch with premium featuresThe Forerunner 935 is a mid-sized watch that may feel a bit big for folks with small wrists. While running, Westbrook wanted it to show three or four different parameters simultaneously, and each one was clearly readable. When they're ready, the more advanced data analytics would still be there when they want them.

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The list of the best Fitbit devices is headed up by two distinct flagship wearables: the Versa 4 and the Sense 2. Fitbit Versa 4 The Fitbit Versa 4 disappoints as a fourth-generation smartwatch as it lacks third-party app support, has issues with fitness tracking, and doesn’t allow for music storage. Fitbit Sense 2 vs. Fitbit Versa 4: Smartwatch performanceOne of the main nitpicks I have with these watches is their disappointing lack of smartwatch capability. Fitbit Sense 2 vs. Fitbit Versa 4: Health and fitness trackingFitness tracking features are available on both devices, but the Sense 2 seems to be more reliable. Fitbit Sense 2 vs. Fitbit Versa 4: Battery lifePerhaps the best feature native to both the Sense 2 and the Versa 4 is their battery life, which lasts roughly six days depending on how it's used.

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☆ The US Army is rushing to rearm its electronic warriors after watching Russia and Ukraine jam each other's drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Electronic warfare has played a prominent role during the war in Ukraine. This has put fresh impetus behind the US Army's electronic-warfare upgrades. Concern about electronic warfare, or EW, isn't new, nor is the US deficient in all EW aspects. For its part, Russia has been able to use electronic warfare to send Ukraine's GPS-guided JDAM glide bombs and HIMARS rockets off course. Most armies — or at least the high-tech ones — are vulnerable to electronic warfare, but the US military is especially vulnerable because its way of war is so dependent on electronic communications.

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☆ Ukrainian soldier credits video-game obsession for his ability to strike Russian targets with drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine is increasingly using small, cheap FPV drones to hit outsize targets. Mykhailo operates the drones using a joystick and a virtual reality headset — hence the video game comparisons. It's not the first time the video game comparison has been made. In an interview with The Guardian earlier this month, a Ukrainian drone operator called Olexandr said: "It's like playing a computer game, you know?" Ukraine is employing many of these cheap FPV drones, which can be made from off-the-shelf commercial drones and kitted out with explosives.

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☆ AI is going to eliminate way more jobs than anyone realizes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Emil Skandul | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

We didn't see the internet coming, but AI is within viewThe adoption of groundbreaking technology is often hard to predict. The World Economic Forum estimated 83 million jobs worldwide would be lost over the next five years because of AI, with 69 million jobs created — that leaves 14 million jobs that will cease to exist during that timeframe. In the US, the knowledge-worker class is estimated to be nearly 100 million workers, one out of three Americans. The small and large compounding effects of productivity growth across many industries are central to the growth trajectory and the long-run effects of AI. This is an alarmingly trivial amount for an economy of $25 trillion GDP and over 150 million workers.

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☆ Sun smacks Earth with 2 powerful, back-to-back X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The sun struck Earth with two powerful X-class solar flares in the past few days. So when high-energy solar radiation strikes, it can cause those radio signals to degrade. But a strong solar maximum can cause extreme space weather events, including back-to-back X-class solar flares like what recently occurred. This year's X-class solar flares have been on the lower end of the intensity spectrum, with the biggest, an X2.2, occurring in February. While this year's flares have routinely affected radio signals, a solar flare of X28 — like the one detected in 2003 — would be incredibly destructive for Earth's technology.

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France has used an anti-terrorism unit to question some climate activists, the police confirmed to Reuters. Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment and its interior ministry did not comment. Germany does not have a national policy targeting climate activists, who the government considers mainly non-extremist, a spokesperson for the country’s interior ministry said. "Climate protesters can perhaps be locked away, but the climate catastrophe will come anyway," Lachner said after being convicted in Berlin in July for glueing incidents last year and fined 2,700 euros. In the January newspaper interview, the local office of the interior ministry confirmed both devices had been installed.

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☆ Japan's military is thinking about how to drop long-range cruise missiles from its biggest panes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( David Cenciotti | The Aviationist | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Japan is considering using its Kawasaki C-2 tactical transport aircraft to drop stand-off missiles. A Kawasaki C-2 flies around the Hawaiian Islands in September 2022. The Rapid Dragon allows the deployment of long-range cruise missiles using standard airdrop procedures from a cargo aircraft. After successful extraction, the AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range) missiles extend their wings and turn on the engine. The Kawasaki C-2 is a long range twin-engine transport aircraft designed to replace the old C-1.

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Save an extra $50 with this Galaxy Watch 6 dealThe additional $50 off is only available at the Samsung store links below. Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 has all the makings of an excellent Wear OS smartwatch and retains the wealth of health sensors it's known for. Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is the fashionable pick for those who wear their smartwatches more as a style statement. The Wear OS watch reintroduces a physically rotating bezel for the first time since the Galaxy Watch 4. Everything you get with the Galaxy Watch 6As we've come to expect from Samsung's annual smartwatch refreshes, the Galaxy Watch 6 family boasts an array of impressive features.

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☆ The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

"Definitely the moon is going to be a big business," said Prachi Kawade, a senior analyst at NSR, a research-and-consulting company focused on the space market. At first, lunar missions could be limited to a couple of weeks or months in a lunar base camp. Another lead for moon mining is the rare-earth elements that millennia of meteorites crashing into the moon may have left behind. Fly me to the moonHowever, the most lucrative part of the moon market by far is rocket development, said Kawade, who leads NSR's lunar-market report. NASA built its own system for its upcoming Artemis moon missions, the Space Launch System (SLS) mega-rocket with its Orion spacecraft.

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☆ Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Mariel Borowitz | Teasel Muir-Harmony | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

A new report from the Pew Research Center shows most Americans support NASA but not a moon mission. But the specific priorities of the US space program have often been at odds with public opinion. Although somewhat at odds with the national space agenda, this valuation is not new. In addition, the United Nations' open-ended working group on reducing space threats has been meeting since 2022 to help avoid conflict in space. Countries have been working within the United Nations to develop and implement guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.

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☆ Russia is jamming 'sophisticated' US weapons being used in Ukraine, making them useless, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Both sides are waging a battle to jam the electronics of missiles and other weapons. Clark told the BBC that Russian technologies were able to jam missile GPS coordinates, disable Ukrainian drones, and suppress Russian radar signals that were used by Ukraine to identify targets to attack. Like many long-range missiles, they rely on GPS coordinates to be guided to their target. They have a greater range than the HIMARs long-range missiles that Ukraine used to drive back Russian forces in a counteroffensive last year, The Defense Post reported. They were also one of a number of weapons that Ukraine's Western allies hoped could help Ukraine in its new counteroffensive to drive back Russian invaders.

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☆ Death Valley: 2 men got lost, drove off-road; charges pending
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Two men driving in Death Valley National Park on July 4 got lost and illegally drove off-road, the US National Park Service alleges, sending one man to the hospital with heat-related illness. “Death Valley is an awe-inspiring place that demands our utmost respect and preparedness,” Superintendent Mike Reynolds said in a statement. The pair walked about another mile to paved Badwater Road, where they walked an additional 12 miles (19 kilometers) north, the Park Service said. NPSDeath Valley must: Road mapThe Park Service reminds visitors that there is no cell service in most of the park, and GPS navigation can be unreliable in remote locations such as Death Valley. The Park Service said it’s safest to stay on paved roads during the summer heat.

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☆ Why Russia's defenses are so effective: Deep minefields, adaptable drones, and electronic warfare are proving formidable in Ukraine, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia's defenses are proving effective in frustrating the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Its use of mines, adaptable drones, and electronic warfare are particularly formidable, experts said. He said there were often more than four rows of minefields in front of the Russian defensive lines. A retired Australian general Mick Ryan appears to agree with Lewis, telling The Economist on Monday that Russia's defensive lines are "much more complex and deadly than anything experienced by any military in nearly 80 years." Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow with RUSI, told Newsweek that Ukraine's "Beaver" drones appear to be vulnerable to Russia's electronic defense systems.

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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Amazon, Gap, Target, PayPal, Coinbase & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its annual ask the interns survey that Tesla favorability fell. " Morgan Stanley reiterates PayPal as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish heading into PayPal earnings on Wednesday. " Oppenheimer reiterates Target as outperform Oppenheimer said investors should buy the dip ahead of Target earnings later this month. Bank of America reiterates DraftKings as buy Bank of America is bullish heading into earnings later this week. Morgan Stanley reiterates Ford as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating, but that the company needs an electric vehicle strategy change soon.

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☆ Storm Shadow missiles give Ukraine 'a much longer stick,' but Russia is already learning to adapt, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Storm Shadow cruise missile is the latest highly touted weapon employed by Ukraine. Some observers believe Storm Shadow will be crucial to Ukraine's counteroffensive. The missile's 155-mile range allows Ukrainian jets to launch it while staying out of range of Russian air defenses. A British Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 loaded with four Storm Shadow missiles during a test over the Atlantic Ocean. Storm Shadow missiles, while effective, have a "very similar capability with a very similar payload used very much against the targets that ATACMS would have been used against," Kofman said on the podcast.

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☆ How China is threatening U.S. GPS dominance with Beidou
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Magdalena Petrova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

GPS, or the Global Positioning System, is the oldest and most widely used satellite navigation system in the world with 6 billion users. But the U.S. is not the only country with its own global navigation satellite system. The latest entrant is China's Beidou constellation. But experts say China's Beidou system is about more than just military might. To find out more about China's Beidou satellite navigation system, what implications it may have for the world, and how the U.S. is working to bolster its own GPS constellation, watch the video.

Persons: Mikie Sherill, Galileo, Sarah Sewall, Sewall Organizations: GPS, U.S, Space Force, U.S . Air Force, House GPS Caucus, European Union, Galileo, State, Civilian Security, Human Locations: U.S, Russia, China, Taiwan

☆ Musk's X social media platform reinstates Kanye West's account
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 29 (Reuters) - Social media platform X reinstated account of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, on Saturday, after it was suspended nearly eight months ago because the rapper had violated the platform's rules prohibiting incitement to violence. Ye's account now shows his last post from Dec. 1, a day prior to when his account was suspended on platform X, the new name owner Elon Musk has given Twitter. Ye won't be eligible to monetize his account on X, and advertisements won't appear next to his posts, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing the social media platform. The social media platform did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. After Ye went on a string of antisemitic rants in interviews and on social media he lost his partnership with Adidas (ADSGn.DE) and Gap (GPS.N) for Yeezy products.

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☆ The 5 deadliest Western-provided weapons Ukraine is using to fight Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The West has been sending Ukraine weapons and armed vehicles since the start of the war. Now, as Ukraine is in the midst of its counteroffensive to regain crucial territory from Russia, many of these weapons are proving useful. Insider spoke to three military experts about which of the Western-provided weapons have been the most effective for Ukraine in the war. Only time will tell how useful the weapons really areIt is still unclear how Ukraine's counteroffensive will unfold, and how long the Western weapons will hold until Ukraine will need more. A top Ukrainian general told the BBC on Thursday that because Russia has littered the frontlines in south Ukraine with multi-layered minefields, Western tanks are proving ineffective.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow China's satellite navigation technology is challenging U.S. GPSFor decades, the United States has been a leader in satellite navigation technology thanks to GPS. But in 2020, China launched the last satellite needed to complete its own global system called Beidou. Since then, the influence of Beidou has grown, with an estimated 1.1 billion people now using the system. Experts say Beidou underpins not only China's military ambitions, but is also spurring economic growth in the country and increasing its diplomatic leverage.

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☆ Mattel bets on Barbie revival, posts surprise quarterly profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Savyata Mishra | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The California-based company also posted a surprise profit in the second quarter and its sales exceeded market expectations. The "Barbie" movie made a record-breaking debut in cinemas over the weekend, with $162 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada. Mattel is slated to release a Disney Princess film later this year and another one in early 2024, with a Hot Wheels movie set for 2025. Kreiz said the "Barbie" movie's success will "serve as a template" for collaborations on other Mattel-owned intellectual property. Mattel maintained its full-year sales forecast, which it expects to be flat from last year, and adjusted profit per share between $1.10 and $1.20 per share.

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