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☆ AMD's AI head explains how it's tackling Nvidia's 'lock-in' and the AI chip shortage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An AMD executive said the firm embraces open source to tackle GPU shortages and challenge Nvidia. Nvidia controls over 70% of the AI chip market, leveraging its closed CUDA software. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAn AMD executive said his company is taking an open-source approach as it challenges Nvidia in the chip wars.

Persons: —, Ramine Roane Organizations: AMD, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Service, Momentum, Mizuho Securities, Google, Business Locations: San Jose , California

☆ We Mapped Heat in 3 U.S. Cities. Some Sidewalks Were Over 130 Degrees.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Raymond Zhong | Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Just consider this image, captured recently by satellite, of surface temperatures across Phoenix. On the city’s desert fringes, in territory governed by Native American nations, the land was even hotter, 150 degrees or more. Surface temperatures are just one of many factors that cities are thinking about as they try to protect residents from extreme heat, said Ladd Keith, an associate professor in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Arizona. Sacramento July 11, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚F Sacramento July 11, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚F Sacramento July 11, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚F Sacramento, Calif. July 11, 2024 LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES 120˚F 130˚F 140˚F 150˚FCitrus Heights AIRPORT North Highlands AIRPORT Aden-Arcade Rancho Cordova Sacramento AIRPORT AIRPORT Florin 2 miles Citrus Heights AIRPORT North Highlands AIRPORT Rancho Cordova Sacramento AIRPORT AIRPORT 2 miles AIRPORT Citrus Heights North Highlands AIRPORT Rancho Cordova Sacramento AIRPORT AIRPORT 2 miles Florin AIRPORT Citrus Heights AIRPORT Rancho Cordova Sacramento AIRPORT AIRPORT 2 miles AIRPORT AIRPORT Sacramento AIRPORT AIRPORT 2 miles Sacramento 2 miles Sacramento 2 miles Sources: U.S.G.S. In Portland, Ore., tree-filled areas like Forest Park, on the city’s west side, provided oases of cool last week.

Persons: Kevin Foster, Ladd Keith, Keith, ” Dr, ”, Victoria Vasquez, Vasquez, Vivek Shandas, Shandas, “ Organizations: U.S . Cities, Phoenix, Arizona Burn, of Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona, Sacramento, Arcade, Cordova Sacramento, AIRPORT Florin, Sacramento AIRPORT, Florin, AIRPORT, United States Forest Service, Park, Park Gresham, Portland State University Locations: U.S, Phoenix, MCDOWELL YAVAPAI, MARICOPA, Glendale, FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI, Maricopa County, Sacramento, Calif, Citrus, Aden, Citrus Heights, California, Portland, Ore, Vancouver, Wash, Park Portland, Gresham, Powell, Park Lake Oswego, Park Gresham Portland, Beaverton Lake Oswego, Gresham Beaverton, Oswego Vancouver, Gresham Beaverton Lake Oswego, Forest Park Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Washington

Learn moreAs far as Prime Day deals go, this is easily the best one I've seen this year. Apple has since phased out the original Lightning port version, and given the new ones get discounted regularly, we haven't missed them. I have the Lightning port version, and I'm very tempted, even with a Pro 3 model likely coming toward the end of the year. The perfect Prime Day AirPods Pro dealLowest Price Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) with USB-C $168.99 $249.00 Save 32% The AirPods Pro 2 are a big upgrade from their predecessors, with improved noise cancellation and battery life, new touch controls for volume, and a redesigned case with a built-in speaker and pinpoint location tracking. If you want to see what else is on offer and a longer list of headphones and Apple products, check out our roundup of the best Prime Day deals.

Persons: I'm, haven't, Sony's, I've, Kevin Costner's, — they're Organizations: Business, Apple, Air, Samsung Locations: Yellowstone

☆ Morgan Stanley hikes price targets for Asian stocks it says will benefit from greater iPhone demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Increased shipments of Apple's iPhones will be a key "volume driver" for the supply chain, according to Morgan Stanley. But the situation is set to change, with Apple Intelligence predicted to be a "key iPhone replacement driver." It raised its price targets for several stocks in the Apple supply chain. Largan reported first-quarter revenue that was below expectations but Morgan Stanley believes that was the trough. Morgan Stanley said Genius has a "good chance" of making a breakthrough in the periscope high-end lens segment in the second half of this year.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Hon Hai, Hai, Luxshare's, Max, Morgan, Largan, Genius, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple Intelligence, Apple, Max, AAC Locations: Asia, Taiwan, India, Zhengzhou, China

☆ These are America's 10 best states for buying and selling a home in 2024, with a big caveat at No. 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

CNBC considers the housing market as part of the Economy category in America's Top States for Business, the annual rankings of all 50 states. We consider price appreciation and seller gains, as well as affordability, inventory, and housing starts. Still, price appreciation remains healthy. That price appreciation may be bringing more construction activity, which is one reason inventory levels are rising. 1 (Top States Grade: A+) Appreciation: 6.85% Inventory (July): 4 months Affordability score: 0.44 Effective property tax rate: 0.76% Median sales price: $420,100

Persons: Indiana homebuyers, Elijah Nouvelage, Tennessee Cynthia Holzapfel, Cynthia Holzapfel, Kevin Wurm, Roger Kisby, Allison Joyce, Sellers, Sam Wolfe, Jakub Porzycki Organizations: CNBC, Business, Istock, Getty, Indiana, Hoosier State, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Volunteer State, Southern Highlands, ., State, North Carolina Workers, Arizona, South Carolina Homes, Palmetto State, Nurphoto Locations: States, Delaware, Brookside Delaware, Indiana, Midwest, USA, Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Peach, Summertown , Tennessee, Nevada, Las Vegas , Nevada, . New Jersey New Jersey, Barnegat, , New Jersey, Illinois, Lillington , North Carolina, Alabama, Yuma , Arizona, Summerville , South Carolina, Palmetto, Florida, Duval, Key West, United States

☆ Amazon cracks down on 'coffee badging' employees by tracking individual hours spent in the office
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAmazon is now monitoring the hours corporate employees spend in the office. This move is intended to crack down on people who are trying to skirt the company's return-to-office policy, Business Insider has learned. Coffee badging refers to employees who badge in, get coffee, and leave the office shortly to satisfy their return-to-office mandate. 'Like high school students'Many Amazon employees shared their frustrations with the new mandate, the Slack messages showed. One person wrote that people will act like high-school students "if you treat employees like high school students."

Persons: —, Slack, Andy Jassy, Margaret Callahan, haven't, Callahan, we're, Mike Blake, It's Organizations: Service, BI, Business, Amazon, Reuters, Owl Labs, WFH Research, Foods

☆ A 36-year-old who built a seven-figure net worth shares how she invested her money and her current portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Courtesy of Tess WaresmithHer current portfolio: real estate, index funds, individual stocks, crypto, and cashWaresmith has continued to diversify her portfolio over the years. "But then there are other ways to diversify within the stock market and also outside the stock market. "I think there's a misconception around real estate investing that you have to have 300 units to be successful," she said. In her case, the first deal she did was "a total game changer and allowed me to invest more in the stock market. The stock market: index funds and individual stocksWaresmith prefers index funds because "it's such an easy way to get exposure to the whole stock market," but a small portion of her portfolio, less than 5%, is in individual stocks.

Persons: —, Tess Waresmith, Waresmith, Tess, Waresmith's, I've, she's, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, Boston University, Fortune, Business, BU, America Locations: New England, America, Tampa , Florida, Salem , Massachusetts, Tampa, Massachusetts

☆ Biden unveils plan to cap rent hikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

That’s aimed at incentivizing new rental property construction to increase supply of apartments and homes for rent. “While the prior administration gave special tax breaks to corporate landlords, I’m working to lower housing costs for families,” Biden said in a statement. Some federal lands could be repurposed for housingBiden announced two additional efforts aimed at reining in high housing costs on Tuesday. During CNN’s presidential debate in June, Biden hinted at his new plan to address rent increases. There are currently 1.6 million units under construction in the US as of May, according to Federal Reserve data.

Persons: Joe Biden, That’s, ” Biden, Biden, Adrianne Todman, We’re, ” Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, Land Management, US Postal Service, Housing, Urban, NATO Summit, Housing Solutions Coalition, Mortgage Bankers Association, Federal Reserve Locations: Nevada, ”, Challanooga, Houston, Miami, Las Vegas , Syracuse, Trenton , New Jersey, Huntsville , Alabama, United States

☆ Here are 6 buying categories cheaper today than they were before the pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Gabriel Cortés | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

So when worldwide events like the Covid-19 pandemic push inflation well above that 2% target, it can be a real shock to consumers. There are a handful of retail categories, dominated by consumer electronics, that buck the trend and are actually cheaper now than they were before the pandemic, based on a CNBC review of CPI categories in June 2024 compared with June 2019. Same price, better valueEven when annual inflation was at its peak, prices for consumer electronics consistently showed signs of deflation. Such hedonic adjustments — the term BLS uses to describe it's adjustments for changes in item quality — span the whole consumer price index and include categories from men's underwear to home computers to refrigerators. Why televisions continue to be cheapBut hedonic adjustments can't account for everything when the CPI is registering drops in prices.

Persons: it's, Andrew Csicsila, That's, Csicsila Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNBC, CPI, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Americas

☆ Biden announces plan to cap rent increases at 5% for half of American rental households
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Eliza Relman | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday rolled out a plan offering landlords a choice: cap annual rent increases at 5% for the next two years or risk losing valuable tax credits. These landlords control more than half the national rental market, according to senior White House officials. Corporate landlords who increase rent by more than 5% would lose the valuable tax benefit known as depreciation deductions. AdvertisementA focus on housing affordabilityAs president, Biden has pushed a series of pro-housing policies and generally favored more federal participation in housing policy. Tuesday's move is part of a series of recent housing policy announcements from the administration.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Lael Brainard, Biden, Donald Trump, alledgedly colluding, Kamala Harris, Janet Yellen Organizations: Service, White House, Business, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard, Tax, Republicans, Union Locations: Nevada, Clark County, Henderson , Nevada, State

For Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, being almost the only game in town for AI chips isn't enough. AdvertisementThe company also runs Nvidia Inception, an incubator and venture network that counts more than 20,000 early-stage companies among its membership. "I think it's crazy," said another founder whose company received investment from NVentures, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Any company trying to do anything major in AI has spent the past two years buying them by the truckload. AdvertisementHe says he's received personal calls from Huang in which the Nvidia CEO weighs in on company decisions or expresses disapproval of his public statements.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Chris Brown, Brown, Huang, Vishal Bhagwati, Sid Siddeek, Jensen, Umesh, Padval, Uber, Nvidia's, Lisa Su, he's, there's Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Business, Corporate, Cohere's, Google, AMD Locations: Silicon Valley, New York, NVentures, OpenAI

☆ A big European asset manager trims Nvidia shares after huge rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DNB Asset Management, a Nordic fund giant managing nearly $90 billion as of the end of 2023, dumped a sizable portion of its Nvidia stake after the chipmaker's stunning 2024 run, according to a new regulatory filing. The sale came after Nvidia's jaw-dropping rally that pushed its market valuation above $3 trillion. Still, the rally in Nvidia has recently shown has signs of exhaustion as 2024's bull run broadened out to the unloved pockets of the market. DNB, with about 100 investment funds, had around $88 billion in assets under management as of 2023, according to the firm's website. The European giant had most of its top 10 holdings in the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks, including Microsoft , Alphabet , Nvidia, Amazon , Apple and Meta Platforms.

Persons: Jensen Huang Organizations: Nvidia, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Microsoft, Apple

☆ Former Secret Service agent says counter snipers at Trump rally should have had '360 degree coverage' of surrounding buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA former Secret Service agent said counter-snipers at the Pennsylvania rally where a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump should have had "360-degree coverage" of the event and surrounding buildings. "I don't know how many they had, but they usually always look for 360-degree coverage," former Secret Service agent Anthony Cangelosi told Business Insider. AdvertisementCangelosi said the Secret Service would sometimes use "counter-sniper response units," which are posted on the ground and can quickly move into position if they notice a threat. AdvertisementCangelosi said he expects the Secret Service to amp up security at future events moving forward. "The Secret Service is well aware of the fact that they have to be perfect all of the time," Cangelosi said.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Anthony Cangelosi, John Jay, Sheriff Michael Slupe, Cangelosi, couldn't, Trump Organizations: Service, Pennsylvania, Secret Service, Business, Federal Bureau of Investigation, John, John Jay School of Criminal, City University of New, Sheriff, Washington Post, Republican National Convention Locations: Bethel Park , Pennsylvania, City University of New York, Butler, Wisconsin

☆ Inside the $43 million Veterans Affairs simulation hospital where doctors are piloting new tech
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

An operating room at SimVET Courtesy: SimVETInside a sprawling $43 million Veterans Affairs facility equipped with operating rooms, intensive care units and an outpatient clinic, there are no patients. The SimVET facility in Orlando, Florida Courtesy: SimVETThe Veterans Health Administration services 9 million veterans in 172 medical centers across the U.S. Each medical center has a simulation program, and some have a dedicated space on site. "We have two fully staffed operating rooms, all the equipment you would normally use: lights, booms, real anesthesia machines. A mannequin at the SimVET facility Courtesy: SimVETBeyond its unusual patients, SimVET is home to many familiar-looking health-care scenes. Fluorescent lights line a long hallway full of exam rooms, and operating rooms stuffed with machinery look like they were plucked straight from a nearby hospital.

Persons: it's, Scott Wiltz, SimVET, Wiltz, SimVET Wiltz, Amanda Borchers, Borchers Organizations: Veterans Affairs, Orlando International Airport, National Center, CNBC, Veterans Health Administration, U.S, Research Network, SimVET, Medical Locations: Florida, SimVET, Orlando , Florida, Orlando, Lexington, Kentucky

☆ Four Decades to Build 70,000 Affordable Homes? Count That as a Success.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Roshan Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Her family had lived in the township for generations, and she wanted her children to be able to live there, too. Then, in the decades after World War II, the federal government financed the construction of highways and tracts of single-family homes. White families fleeing cities like Camden, N.J., and Philadelphia tripled Mount Laurel’s population between 1950 and 1970. When the township sought to condemn an area of dilapidated homes, where some of the town’s Black residents lived, Ms. Lawrence jumped into action. She and her husband owned their home, but Ms. Lawrence was concerned that other Black or Latino residents would be forced out.

Persons: Ethel Lawrence, Lawrence Organizations: Mount Locations: Mount Laurel , N.J, Philadelphia, Camden, N.J, Mount Laurel’s

☆ Russia's showing NATO its hand in the air war over Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Experts told Business Insider the Ukraine war has underscored how some elements of modern air combat are radically changing. And in fights like Desert Storm and the Iraq War, the West established air superiority by taking out its opponent's air defenses. The Russian air force can't meet Western air forces air to air in a major attack without being "shot to pieces," Bronk said. "Nobody really wants an air war with Russia," said John Baum, a Mitchell Institute expert and retired US Air Force lieutenant colonel. "It is not a highly desirable thing, I think, from either side, to want to have this air war."

Persons: It's, Justin Bronk, hasn't, DIMITAR DILKOFF, Bronk, Andrew Curtis, Mark Cancian, Guy Snodgrass, Hoshang, Giorgio Di Mizio, David Allvin, it's, James Hecker, NATO hadn't, " Hecker, that's, Maxim Shemetov, Fabian Hinz, Riivo Valge, Mattias Eken, They're, Paula Bronstein, Anthony Sweeney, US Army Cancian, REUTERS Lockheed Martin, Timothy Wright, disaggregation, Schmuelgen Jarmo Lindberg, Evelyn Hockstein Valge, John Baum Organizations: Kyiv, NATO, Business, Royal United Services Institute, Western, Getty, US Air Force, Storm, Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Russian Defense Ministry Press, AP Russia, AP, Hudson Institute nonresident, International Institute for Strategic Studies, REUTERS, RAND Corp, Patriots, US Army, West, Patriot, Ukraine, REUTERS Lockheed, Finnish Defense Forces, Eurofighter Typhoons, Mitchell Institute Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, AFP, Iraq, Europe, West, Afghanistan, Baltic, Western Europe, Estonian, Finnish, Finland, Washington

☆ Israel’s Netzah Yehuda: How an army unit deemed abusive by the US is shaping the fight in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Cnn S International Investigations Team | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

In this 2014 photo, Israeli soldiers in the Netzah Yehuda battalion are seen taking part in training in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, near the Syrian border. While he was in Netzah Yehuda, he said, the battalion’s commanders played a key role in perpetuating a culture of violence, both by standing by as it happened and promoting it. The findings by the expert panel would have been enough to disqualify a military unit from any other country, the officials said. Lt. Col. Nitai Okashi oversaw the Netzah Yehuda battalion from 2018 to 2020. Lt. Col. Uri Levy was in charge of Netzah Yehuda from 2014 to 2016.

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☆ The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The British Army has shrunk to its lowest level since the early 1800s. That's a far cry from the Chinese army of 2 million soldiers, Russia's 1.3 million, or the 460,000 active-duty troops of the US Army. "As things stand, the British Army is a one-trick pony," Nicholas Drummond, a British defense expert and former infantry officer, told Business Insider. AdvertisementIn 1989, the British Army had 156,000 soldiers, or more than twice its present size. "Right now, the British Army cannot generate a single division, let alone two," Drummond said.

Persons: —, Napoleon, Nicholas Drummond, Rudyard Kipling, Tommy, Chuck, Drummond, Keir Starmer, Conservative government's, It's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, British Army, US Army, Business, Britain's Army, NATO, Royal Navy, Treasury, Army, Labor, Conservative, Royal Air Force, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Romania, Bangladesh, Canada, Armenia, Russia, Washington, DC, Ukraine, British, Forbes

☆ What a geriatric doctor wishes you knew now for healthy aging
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Why should people start to think about healthy aging early? One can affect the other, but it’s really kind of the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. But home-cooked meals — cooking your own fresh fruit and vegetables, thinking about having these types of meals — is really, really important and nutritious. Batsis: Healthy aging can occur at any stage of life. The definition of what constitutes healthy aging may differ, and it’s really about asking what does it mean to you?

Persons: John Batsis, —, it’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, Department of Health, Human Services, University of North, UNC’s School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Public Health Locations: University of North Carolina, Chapel

☆ IDC expects demand for Apple Vision Pro to continue to grow
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIDC expects demand for Apple Vision Pro to continue to growFrancisco Jeronimo, vice president for data and analytics at IDC, says he expects Apple to sell over 400,000 units of the Vision Pro in 2024.

Persons: Francisco Jeronimo Organizations: IDC, Apple Vision, Apple, Vision

☆ I felt isolated in shame after learning I had diabetes. Doing my insulin shots in public helped me accept it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Andrea Javor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The primary difference is that the bodies of people with type 2 diabetes produce insulin and can't effectively process it. AdvertisementFor a while, I felt shame about my diagnosisI spent the first years of my diagnosis isolated in shame. I wore an insulin pump under my clothing. I switched from an insulin pump to shots, which makes me feel more in control of my dosing. Soon, I was surprised to find that the shame that kept me from hugging people years ago, scared they'd feel my insulin pump, had evaporated.

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☆ Niger: Inmates escape prison holding militants
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —Niger’s interior ministry said it had ordered search units to be on alert after inmates escaped on Thursday from the high-security Koutoukale prison whose inmates include Islamist militants. The ministry statement did not say how many prisoners had escaped Koutoukale, which lies 50 km (30 miles) northwest of the capital Niamey, or how they had done so. The prison’s inmates include detainees from the West African country’s conflict with armed groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State and suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Local authorities imposed an overnight curfew in the urban commune of Tillaberi, which is in the same region as the prison, but did not give further details. Thousands have been killed in the insurgencies and more than three million displaced, fueling a deep humanitarian crisis in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Persons: Boko, al Organizations: Reuters, West, Islamic Locations: Niamey, al Qaeda, Islamic State, Tillaberi, Niger, Mali

☆ Shares of 6 mega-cap companies that run the economy should dominate the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

The market is only driven by a handful of massive tech stocks – and therefore, it's built on a weaker foundation than a market advancing on a broader swath of its constituents. Companies don't lose dominance or stock leadership because they were dominant the last time we had a bull market. We trimmed Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Palo Alto Networks , and five other tech stocks at the beginning of the year. Would the market suddenly become more investible if we broke up the Super Six into say 15 different companies and stocks? However, we don't think they are a reason to bail entirely on any of these names.

Persons: it's, Jim Cramer, Jim, they've, we've, we're, Jim Cramer's, Spencer Platt Organizations: Club, Super, CNBC, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Fed, Barclays, Big Tech, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, United Parcel Service, Google, Facebook, Gmail, Amazon, Services, Jim Cramer's Charitable, The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Getty Locations: Eaton, Dover, 2Q24, U.S, Manhattan, New York City

☆ Apple's Vision Pro sales are way lower than expected. That might not turn around until it lowers the $3,500 price.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Don't look, Apple: There's more bad news for the Vision Pro. The headset is expected to sell fewer than a half million units this year. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt's been a few months since the Apple Vision Pro launched in the US, but sales are still looking pretty lackluster.

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“As a result, there were no additional reserve forces in the area that could have been sent to Kibbutz Be’eri,” the inquiry said. This led to several incidents where security forces grouped at the entrance to the kibbutz without immediately engaging in combat,” the report said. A home destroyed during the attack by Hamas is seen within Kibbutz Be'eri on October 14, 2023 in Be'eri, Israel. By 6 p.m., “about 700 IDF soldiers and security forces are operating in the area of the kibbutz,” the inquiry found. Members of “Kibbutz Be’eri did not need the results of the investigation to feel the failure of the IDF” that morning.

Persons: “, ”, Be’eri, Herzi Halevi, Kibbutz Be’eri, Leon Neal, Daniel Hagari, Halevi, ” Halevi, Amir Levy, Michal Paykin, Yoav Gallant, Shin, ” Gallant, ” Hagari Organizations: CNN, An Israel Defense Forces, General Staff, Division, Palestinian, “, IDF, of Defense, Staff Locations: Be’eri, Israel, Kibbutz, Be'eri

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