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☆ How Big Tech Companies Sabotage New Startups — From the Inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

They don't replace the tech giants — they just get bought by the tech giants. A new paper by two leading scholars suggests that these days, Big Tech doesn't have to resort to buyouts to crush aspiring startups. At this point, Big Tech looks at promising startups the way evil alien empires in science fiction look at helpless planets. The data that Big Tech shares — or doesn't share — can play an instrumental role in shaping a startup's work. Finally, the big companies use their clout on Capitol Hill in an effort to impose stricter regulations on the startups they're ostensibly trying to help.

Persons: that's, That's, Joe Biden, Mark Lemley, Matt Wansley, they're, Wansley, Who, Lemley, Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Barbara Ortutay, Florian Ederer, Elon Musk, OpenAI, Marc Andreessen, watchdogs, Ederer, Anthropic, Adam Rogers Organizations: Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, Big Tech, Stanford University, Cardozo School of Law, Google, Facebook, Star, Yale, London Business School, Tech, Boston University, titans, IBM, Dells, Business Locations: Silicon Valley, —

☆ Top Wall Street analysts pick these 3 stocks for attractive returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street analysts are ignoring the short-term noise and remain focused on companies that have strong fundamentals and can generate attractive returns in the long run. Bearing that in mind, here are three stocks favored by the Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Micron TechnologyThis week's first stock pick is memory chipmaker Micron Technology (MU), which impressed investors with its strong quarterly performance. Bolton noted that Micron's HBM3E memory solution generated revenue in the fiscal second quarter and has already sold out for calendar year 2024. He highlighted management's commentary about generating several hundred million dollars of revenue from HBM3E in fiscal 2024 and driving fiscal 2025 revenue to record highs.

Persons: Needham, Quinn Bolton, Bolton, TipRanks, LULU, Robert Drbul, Drbul, Christopher Rolland, Rolland Organizations: Wall Street, Micron, Micron Technology, MU, Bolton, Broadcom, Susquehanna, Symantec, VMware Locations: Santa Monica, United States, U.S

☆ I moved to Portugal, where it's cheaper and my career is taking off. I'm not sure I'll ever return to the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Kylie Adamec moved to Portugal in 2022 after struggling to get her career off the ground in the US. I had a medical emergency when I was 23 years old, and I had a private healthcare plan in the United States. There's an analogy for how people socialize in the United States versus in Portugal. It describes people in the United States as peaches, and people in Portugal as coconuts. Moving back to the United States permanently?

Persons: Kylie Adamec, —, I've, Adamec, he'd, who's, It's, Jermaine Amado, Camila Ana Organizations: Service, Colgate, North Locations: Portugal, Chicago, New York City, Lisbon, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Madison, Toronto, Rome, Europe, New York, Tennessee, United States, Casa Azul, Americas, Japan, Turkey, Spain, Malaysia, Belize, El Salvador

☆ Why Nora Turato is taking on the wellness industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Victoria Woodcock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

stop lying!” — a solo show at Sprüth Magers’ Los Angeles gallery, and a riposte to the wellness industry. Robert Wedemeyer/Courtesy Sprüth MagersAt the latter in 2022, she performed her one-woman “pool 5” monologue live more than 20 times over a two-week period. Born in Zagreb, Turato refers to her home country as “very in-between — not really eastern Europe; not really west,” she said. Robert Wedemeyer/Courtesy Sprüth MagersFor Sprüth Magers co-founder Philomene Magers, “Nora’s work puts people in front of a mirror,” she said. Tellingly, Turato’s self-optimization journey has ended in digital detox.

Persons: Nora Turato, “, ”, Zoom, Robert Wedemeyer, Barbara Kruger, —, Magers, Philomene Magers, it’s, haha, Turato, Julie Adams, It’s, — “, You’ve, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Museum of Modern Art, Hollywood, Systems, “ Locations: Croatian, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, New York, Zagreb, Croatia, Arnhem, Netherlands, Turato, Europe, ”, LA

☆ Elon Musk Isn't the Only One Using Drugs As a Work Performance Boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

You could get a mushroom that has a little bit more or a little bit less psilocybin ... which, depending on the activity of the day, might be more than you bargained for. Some corporate elites are seeking out psychedelic retreats to improve their leadership skills, shift their perceptions, and, in some cases, even bond with their teams. My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk. "My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk," Johnson said. A lot of executives and workers have a little bit of Elon Musk in them.

Persons: Elon, he's, Musk, à, Steve Jobs, they're, Greg Fonzo, Matthew Johnson, Sheppard Pratt, hasn't, Johnson, It's, Katrina Michelle, Rob Grover, Gary Logan, Grover, that's, Michelle, Justin Townsend, it's, performancewise, Townsend, Emily Stewart Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Center for Psychedelic Research, University of Texas, Austin's Dell Medical School, Center, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Marijuana, Elon Musk, Business Locations: New York, Vancouver , British Columbia, Jamaica

☆ TikTok's new creator rewards program is all about boosting search and competing with YouTube
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Dan Whateley | Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The company's new creator rewards program, announced Monday, incentivizes creators to post longer videos and optimize their content for search. Related storiesTo qualify for the program, creators must be at least 18 years old and have at least 10,000 followers and 100,000 views in the previous 30 days. AdvertisementSome savvy TikTok creators have been experimenting with search-engine optimization for months, well before the company made it criteria for payouts. TikTok has introduced a creator search insights tool in some regions, making it easier for users to tailor their videos to search trends. However, not all creators have been thrilled by TikTok's efforts to promote search content.

Persons: —, Abigail Akinyemi, TikTok, Zachary Neman Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Bitcoin could soar 266% to $250,000 next year if ETF inflows stay strong, Standard Chartered says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bitcoin could reach $250,000 in 2025, Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick predicted. That's as long as spot ETF inflows remain strong, and reserve managers begin buying crypto. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBitcoin could surge to as high as $250,000 in 2025, propelled by the success of spot ETFs and growing interest from reserve managers, Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick forecast in a note on Monday. Such a stellar rise is likely if fund inflows remain as strong as they are, the firm said.

Persons: Geoff Kendrick, That's, —, Bitcoin Organizations: Service, FX, Business

☆ Demand for a hot new AI role is skyrocketing — but some say it won't last.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Day to day, she coaxes AI models like OpenAI's GPT, utilizing natural language to manipulate the model into spitting out exactly the content she wants. "I just find it really interesting, really fun — it's like solving a word puzzle," Daniel, whose résumé also includes a prompt engineering role at LinkedIn, said. AdvertisementDaniel is part of a wave of a new kind of AI engineers — those without formal tech skills. AdvertisementDemand for prompt engineers has been skyrocketing amid the AI hype, and salaries are echoing the excitement. "I think different standards will emerge between what everybody can do and what the expert prompting engineers can do," she said.

Persons: —, Kelly Daniel, Daniel, Lazarus, Tanya Thomas, Thomas, Antropic, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Critics, Conor Grennan, Grennan, Rick Battle, Teja, Vasudev Lal, Lal, Yinuo Chen, Chen, there'll, Mark Zuckerberg's, she's Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Google, NYU Stern School of Business, VMware, Intel Labs, Meta Locations: Beijing

☆ I made $70,000 in revenue selling résumé templates on Etsy. I used skills I already had to earn passive income.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm a former recruiter and career coach who now sells résumé templates on Etsy. I started my HR career in Croatia before relocating to Krakow, Poland, where I became a corporate career coach in 2018. AdvertisementI got the idea for my Etsy shop from my full-time jobColak-Fustin's résumé templates. Looking for a way to use my HR skills, I decided to create résumé templates and job search toolkits. When I started creating and selling résumé templates and job search toolkits on Etsy, I prioritized functionality.

Persons: Ana Colak, Fustin, it's, —, It's, I've, didn't Organizations: Service Locations: Etsy, Gothenburg, Sweden, Croatia, Krakow, Poland

☆ Inside Startupland's 'Shroom Boom'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Frohman is part of a small but growing community within the startups industry that is experimenting with small doses of psilocybin to improve focus and productivity. Business Insider spoke with multiple founders and investors who microdosed, but wished to be anonymous. The person declined to share their name for publication, but their identity is known by Business Insider. Vancouver-based Filament Health is working to expand access to natural psychedelics through an extraction and drug-discovery process, while brick-and-mortar shops Shroomyz and Fun Guyz are further fueling the Canadian "'Shroom Boom".

Persons: Scott Frohman, Frohman, hasn't, Microdosing, James Fadiman —, Koel Robinson, Robinson, Richard Laver, Steve Jobs, Peter Grinspon, Grinspon, Peggy Van de Plassche, Van de Plassche, She's, Justin Zhu, I'm, microdosing, they're, It's Organizations: Business, Rocket Beverage Group, Erewhon, Foods, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, BMO, PsyMed Ventures, Noetic Fund Locations: Florida, San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis, In Oregon, California , Iowa, Washington State, Vermont, Massachusetts, Vancouver, Palo Santo

☆ Dollar Tree posts downbeat results, plans to shut nearly 1,000 stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dollar Tree missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly sales and profit on Wednesday and laid out plans to shutter 970 of its Family Dollar stores, as the retailer looks to revamp the struggling business. Dollar stores have been struggling to deal with a shift in consumer spending to lower-margin essentials from higher-margin discretionary products like home decor, electronics and toys. In November, Dollar Tree had said it would be reviewing its Family Dollar business, including potentially shutting down underperforming stores, to return to growth. The discount store chain said it would close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of fiscal year 2024 and 370 more over a period of a few years along with 30 Dollar Tree outlets, as their lease terms expire. For the full year, Dollar Tree expects sales between $31 billion and $32 billion, the mid-point of which is below analysts' estimate of $31.65 billion.

Organizations: Walmart Locations: Chesapeake , Virginia

☆ Southeast Asia's smartphone market is booming so far this year as China remains sluggish, research says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia continued a resurgence at the start of 2024, contrasting to a lull in other regions, as the promising market for mobile makers continues to attract more brands and investment. The top five markets in the region saw 7.26 million smartphone units shipped, marking a significant 20% increase from the same period last year, according to research from technology market analyst firm Canalys published Wednesday. The results continue a market rebound that began in the fourth quarter of 2023 when Southeast Asia phone shipments increased year-over-year for the first quarter in almost two years amid a broader post-pandemic industry recovery. "To capitalize on this market resurgence, smartphone manufacturers, which adopted conservative strategies in the last six months, are now deploying aggressive tactics to gain market dominance," he said in the release, noting trends such as affordable 5G, AI integration, ecosystem development, and channel optimization. Xiaomi, the second largest phone brand by shipments in January for that region, saw year-on-year growth of 128%, while Transsion, a relative newcomer to the market, saw growth of 190%.

Persons: Canalys, Le Xuan Organizations: Samsung Locations: Surakarta, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

☆ 'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'? Wealth manager names 3 stocks on his radar right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Wealth manager Brian Vendig is bullish on stocks this year, and says there are opportunities for investors outside of 2023's headline-makers. Three stocks on his radar right now are Super Micro Computer , Palo Alto Networks and PepsiCo . Super Micro Computer Vendig said Super Micro Computer was his choice to ride "the wave of the AI frenzy." "This stock has traded in lockstep with Nvidia because Nvidia chips are typically housed in Super Micro servers," Vendig explained. Palo Alto Networks The wealth manager also likes cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.

Persons: Brian Vendig, Vendig, PepsiCo Vendig Organizations: MJP Wealth, CNBC, Micro Computer, Palo Alto Networks, PepsiCo, Super, Computer, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Alto, Pepsi Locations: billings

☆ Here are the top AI picks for 2024 from Baird
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

To try and offer up some alternate names, Baird released an updated 2024 edition of its stock picks targeting top ideas in artificial intelligence and machine learning in a 34-page report out Tuesday. "While the implications of AI vary across sectors, we collectively believe the AI tidal wave is still in the early innings," a team of analysts led by Tristan Gerra wrote. Another name Baird recommended was cloud cybersecurity firm Cloudflare , which surged last month after topping analyst expectations in its fourth quarter. "Though AI's impact on NET's revenue is still unfolding, the company is strategically positioning itself for the shift from AI training to inference," wrote Baird analyst Shrenik Kothari. "Cloudflare's focus on connectivity for AI applications and the optimization of its network for diverse AI use cases showcases its commitment to facilitating AI adoption and exploring new monetization avenues as the AI landscape evolves."

Persons: Baird, Tristan Gerra, Pinterest, Colin Sebastian, BofA, Shrenik Kothari, Marc Benioff's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Kash Rangan, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nasdaq, Nvidia, Micro Computer, Apple, Bank of America, Wall Street, TAM

☆ Gen AI is here to stay — here are 5 skills to help you stay relevant in the changing job market
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Generative AI isn't just a buzzy new topic – it's revolutionizing the workforce. Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence capable of generating images, text or other content. Nearly three in five whitecollar employees report using generative AI on a weekly basis. Oliver WymanOliver Wyman conducts monthly surveys of more than 200,000 people across 20 countries to gather data about attitudes surrounding Generative AI and other trends. "Generative AI lacks the contextual nuance and ethical judgment that humans should apply in analysis," a spokesperson for Oliver Wyman told CNBC Make It.

Persons: ChatGPT, Oliver Wyman Oliver Wyman, Oliver Wyman, we’re Organizations: McKinsey, CNBC

What makes these stocks so formidable is the way they are "constantly reinventing themselves," Jeff Marks, the Club's director of portfolio analysis, said alongside Jim on stage. The Club portfolio, which consists of 32 stocks and cash, has nearly a 22% weighting in the Super Six. Let's consider how to allocate a hypothetical portfolio consisting of 12 stocks and 10% cash. Understanding how the stocks are linked creates an opportunity to build a well-rounded portfolio that balances risk and future returns. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer, … I'm, Jim, Jeff Marks, Let's, Eli Lilly, Linde, –, Tim Cook, we're, it's, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Tesla, Palo Alto Networks, Costco, Linde, Google, Facebook, Amazon Web Services, Super, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Palo, Amazon, lockstep

☆ AIs are more accurate at math if you ask them to respond as if they are a Star Trek character — and we're not sure why
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementUsing AI to speak with AIMachine learning engineers Battle and Gallapudi didn't set out to expose the AI model as a Trekkie. Instead, they were trying to figure out if they could capitalize on the "positive thinking" trend. AdvertisementThis would suggest it's not only what you ask the AI model to do, but how you ask it to act while doing it that influences the quality of the output. Still, giving the models positive statements provided some surprising results. CBS via Getty ImagesThis doesn't mean you should ask your AI to speak like a Starfleet commanderLet's be clear: this research doesn't suggest you should ask AI to talk as if aboard the Starship Enterprise to get it to work.

Persons: —, chatbots, Rick Battle, Teja, Gallapudi didn't, it's, Gollapudi, Spock, Let's, Catherine Flick, Flick Organizations: Service, Star, VMware, Business, New, Machine, AIs, CBS, Getty, Enterprise, Staffordshire University Locations: California

Loop Capital initiated Dell Technologies with a buy rating and a price target that implies more than 35% upside. Analyst Stephen Grambling hiked his price target by $9 to $49, while keeping his rating at overweight. Salesforce has popped nearly 14% in 2024, extending gains after the stock price came close to doubling in 2023 alone. Roseka's price target of $27.10 shows the potential for just 3.6% in upside compared with Tuesday's ending price. Analyst Ananda Baruah initiated coverage of the technology stock with a buy rating and a $125 price target.

Persons: Stifel, Smucker, Raymond James, Rick Patel, Patel, — Alex Harring, Kenneth Worthington, Worthington, Alex Harring, Morgan Stanley, Stephen Grambling, DKNG's, Grambling, DraftKings, Jackpocket, Morgan, Wednesday's premarket, Goldman, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Rangan, Bernstein, Daniel Roeska, Stellantis, Roseka, KeyBanc, Sophie Karp, CEG, Karp, Matthew Smith, Smith, Fred Imbert, Dell, Ananda Baruah, DELL, Baruah Organizations: CNBC, Dell Technologies, FactSet, Apollo Global Management, JPMorgan, APO, Grambling, Constellation Energy, Constellation, Dell, Capital, DELL Locations: Tuesday's, Wednesday's premarket, Grambling, Wednesday's, Salesforce, Netherlands, U.S, Europe

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Arm, Tesla, Rivian, Netflix, Micron, Roku, Seagate & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Citi reiterates Snowflake as a top pick Citi said Snowflake remains a top pick at the firm. Citi reiterates Micron as buy Citi said concerns about the stock underperformance is overdone and investors should buy the dip in top pick Micron. "We reiterate our Buy rating on Micron and maintain our price target of $95.00, above its historical average given the DRAM upturn and continued upside." "We are initiating coverage of Duolingo with a Buy rating and $222 price target (12x 2025 revenues)." Citi reiterates Nvidia as a top pick Citi said it's staying long shares of Nvidia.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Rivian, Snowflake, Berenberg, Eli Lilly, Unilever, Edward Jones, Goldman Sachs, Piper Sandler, Piper, Datadog, Yuka Broderick, Janney, Argus, Wells, VZIO, MGY, Bernstein, it's, Evercore, Davidson Organizations: Citi, US pharma, Staples, Fractyl Health, Investor Relations, Strategic Finance, American Eagle Citi, Watch, Micron, UBS, Netflix, SUN, Kroger, Industry, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Seaport, Bank of America, Gas, Semiconductors, Nvidia, AMD, Seagate, Bank of, underperform Bank of America, JPMorgan, Comerica, CMA

☆ Unity shares sink on weak guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Unity Software shares plummeted 17% in extended trading on Monday after the gaming software company issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. The company said going forward, it would only provide revenue guidance for its "strategic portfolio," which includes its engine, cloud and monetization business units. The company said first-quarter guidance for its strategic portfolio would come in between $415 million and $420 million. "We are right sizing our cost structure to grow from a healthy financial position," Unity said in a shareholder letter. WATCH: Unity Software cutting 25% of workforce

Persons: Unity, John Riccitiello, James Whitehurst, Riccitiello's Organizations: Unity Software, Luna, Red Hat, Unity, Software

☆ I was personal assistant to the billionaire founder of a secretive Wall Street firm. This is how I landed a meeting with him, from 10 personal reference calls to a 'Devil Wears Prada' interview moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Carrie Sun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

She has written a memoir about working for a secretive and wildly prestigious Wall Street hedge fund. Recruiters are one of the main gatekeepers for the hedge fund and private equity industries. I hadn't — but I had heard of Argon, a hedge fund that had long and widely been seen as financial royalty. A leading financial publication had called Carbon the world's hottest hedge fund. Another had named it one of the world's top-performing large hedge funds, ranking it among other hedge fund titans and their flagships, like Ray Dalio's Pure Alpha II and Ken Griffin's Citadel.

Persons: —, Carrie Sun, Sun, Beowulf Sheehan Yuna, Carrie, Yuna, Chang's, Meijer, Peter, Boone Prescott, He's, Peter glanced, Boone, Jen, you'd, Ruth, Maya, Warren Buffett, Ray, Ken Griffin's, Griffin, Anne Hathaway, Chanel Organizations: Service, MIT, New, Boone, Samsung, Ann Arbor ., College, Carbon, NYU, Alpha, Penguin Press Locations: China, Michigan, Jersey City, Kansas, Midtown, receptionists, Manhattan, Ann Arbor, United States, New York, New Jersey, Anhui, Barneys, Madison, America, Boone, Missouri

☆ Nvidia lives up to the earnings hype and then some, prompting our big price target hike
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

NVDA 5Y mountain Nvidia 5 years The Nvidia phenomenon is something for all investors to take note of and study. The first question we got on the call was in relation to the sustainability of the Data Center sales momentum. Generative AI isn't possible in a data center built for traditional general-purpose computing. In fact, Nvidia believes AI inferencing was responsible for about 40% of Data Center sales over the past year. This is why Nvidia was designated by Jim Cramer and the Club as an "own it, don't trade it" stock.

Persons: Jensen Huang, it's Nvidia's, Thursday's, we've, Colette Kress, we're, Nvidia's Huang, Huang, inferencing, It's, Jim Cramer, Apple's, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Ann Wang Organizations: Nvidia, Revenue, U.S, Data, Microsoft, Moore's Law, world's, Management, Software, Enterprise, Club, Apple, CNBC Locations: tacking, China, Taipei, Taiwan

Its price target of $4,380 suggests nearly 18% upside from Friday's close. "We expect numbers to reset lower (again) with the downward revision a negative catalyst for the multiple, and the margin story likely being pushed out to 2025," wrote analyst Christian Carlino. Analyst Anthony Powell accompanied the move by raising his price target to $204 from $194, implying a potential 15% rally for the stock. The investment firm upgraded the airline stock to market-perform from underperform, boosting its price target to $32 from $26. His price target of $338 per share implies upside of just 5% from Friday's close.

Persons: Bernstein, Evercore, Piper Sandler, Brian Mullan, Mullan, — Jesse Pound, Aaron Kessler, — Michelle Fox, JPMorgan downgrades Holley, Holley, Christian Carlino, Carlino, HLLY, hasn't, — Lisa Kailai Han, AvalonBay, Anthony Powell, Powell, AVB, Lisa Kailai Han, Joshua Shanker, Morgan Stanley, bullish Tesla, Tesla, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Russell Quelch, Quelch, MSCI, Arun Viswanathan, Viswanathan, Rosenblatt, Hans Mosesmann, Mosesmann, Michael Linenberg, Linenberg, David Vernon, David Raso, Raso, Assuredness, Fred Imbert, ~$ ~$ Organizations: CNBC, Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Deutsche Bank, JetBlue, Caterpillar, Foods, . Restaurant, Seaport Research, Booking Holdings Seaport Research Partners, Booking Holdings, JPMorgan, Barclays, Bank of America, AIG, of America, Tesla Network, RBC, Ball Corporation, Markets, Ball Corp, Aerospace, BAE Systems, Ball, Micro Computer, Super Micro Computer, Micro, ASM, Spirit Airlines, Bernstein, Spirit, Boeing Max, ISI, CAT Locations: Southwest, Friday's

And the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information. A recent study by German researchers suggests the quality of results from Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo is indeed declining. But they have their own issues: Because the tech is so new, there are concerns about AI chatbots’ accuracy and reliability. If you want to try the AI way, here's a how-to:Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesWHERE DO I FIND AI SEARCH TOOLS? A slew of startup AI search sites have emerged, but they aren't as easy to find.

Persons: — It's, Bing, Bard, There’s, Andi, Phind, “, Taylor Swift, Perplexity, Microsoft's Copilot, —, Aston Martin —, AskAI, they’re, HuggingChat, Gemini Organizations: Google, Komo, Gemini, Microsoft Locations: U.S, Britain, Switzerland, Europe, You.com, Canada, London, New York

☆ What We Give Up for Lent Makes Us Who We Are - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Molly Worthen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Chanequa Walker-Barnes, a professor of practical theology and pastoral care at Columbia Theological Seminary in Georgia, has an unusual approach to Lent. Instead of giving up chocolate or fasting, “sometimes I’ll say I’m giving up self-neglect,” she told me. The reaction from others surprised her: “First friends, and then strangers told me they were following the Lenten challenge. Dr. Walker-Barnes is one of many Christians who are reclaiming Lent, the 40 days of reflection, repentance and self-denial before Easter. The earliest Christians marked the lead-up to Easter with a short period of fasting and repentance.

Persons: Chanequa Walker, Barnes, ”, “, Dr, Walker, . Walker, Pope Gregory I Organizations: Columbia Theological Seminary, Ash Locations: Georgia, Rome

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