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☆ How AI regulation in California, Colorado and beyond could threaten U.S. tech dominance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California's bill at the end of September but signed into law another bill which requires transparency in generative AI systems. "A lot of the privacy risks associated with AI can be tackled through a comprehensive data privacy regime," she said. The U.S. has historically approached data privacy with decentralized, state-by-state legislation, which is where AI regulation is currently headed. Regarding Colorado's successful AI bill, Maroney wrote on Facebook, "It is unfortunate that Connecticut chose not to join Colorado as a leader in this space. Even a model approach, if done wrong, could pose a major risk to the U.S. "Everybody's looking at California, especially when it comes to tech," Elgendy said.

Persons: Scott Weiner, Wiener, Gavin Newsom, California's, Tatiana Rice, Jonas Jacobi, Mohamed Elgendy, Elgendy, Rice, Robert Rodriguez, James Maroney, Maroney Organizations: Conference, AI Alliance, Washington D.C, U.S ., European Union AI, Privacy, Data, American, White, Office of Science, Technology, Democratic, Colorado Senate, Democratic Connecticut State, Facebook, Colorado Locations: California, San Francisco, Washington, Puerto Rico, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Colorado, Silicon, Connecticut

☆ I toured the world's first Airbus A321XLR business class. The lie-flat seats lack one popular feature — but are easy to love anyway.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementIberia launched the first long-haul Airbus A321XLR flight from Madrid to Boston on November 14. It's the world's first example of lie-flat business class on the highly anticipated new jet. The seats don't have a door or an extra-large front row, but I don't think either is necessary. Spanish flag carrier Iberia launched the first long-haul Airbus A321XLR flight on November 14, flying seven hours from Madrid to Boston. Because the A321XLR will likely fly long-haul, many airlines plan to fit them with lie-flat business class to optimize comfort and choice.

Organizations: Airbus, Iberia, Singapore, Business, A321XLR, JetBlue Airways ' Mint Locations: Iberia, Madrid, Boston, Spanish

☆ Police in New Jersey’s Capital Violate Residents’ Rights, U.S. Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Police officers in Trenton, N.J., systematically violate the constitutional rights of the city’s citizens, conduct illegal searches and needlessly escalate peaceful interactions into violence, the U.S. Department of Justice found in a report published Thursday. In one event described in the 45-page report, police officers encountered an unarmed man as he ran shirtless around a hospital parking lot. The man cried, “I can’t breathe,” and, “I’m going to die.” After more than four minutes, he grew still, the report said. The man was not identified, but the details match the case of Stephen Dolceamore, 29, of Springfield, Pa., which was reported by NJ Advance Media. He died on April 3, 2020, seven weeks before George Floyd was murdered by police officers in Minneapolis.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Philip R, “, “ I’m, Doctors, Stephen Dolceamore, George Floyd Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, NJ Advance Media Locations: Trenton , N.J, U.S, New Jersey, Trenton, Springfield, Pa, Minneapolis

☆ Americans say this is the No. 1 threat to their retirement savings—here are 2 ways to prepare
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Although inflation in the U.S. has been on a steady decline from its June 2022 peak, Americans say rising costs are the greatest threat to their ability to live comfortably in retirement, according to an October survey from Allianz Life. 1 risk to their retirement income, according to Allianz Life, which surveyed 1,000 people over the age of 25 who earn over $25,000. Here's a look at the top three factors Americans say pose the greatest threats to their retirement savings. About 36% of retirees have less than $50,000 saved, according to an August CNBC Your Money retirement survey conducted with SurveyMonkey. On top of that, a little over half of survey respondents felt they didn't save enough for retirement and about a third felt they saved just enough.

Organizations: Allianz Life, CNBC, SurveyMonkey Locations: U.S

☆ Sam Altman says there was a 'simple' reason OpenAI ditched the nonprofit approach
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementOpenAI shifted away from being a nonprofit to attract more capital, says CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI needed more funding to scale its AI research efforts, he said in a recent interview. OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding round came with some strings attached: it has 2 years to become a for-profit entity. Altman said that scaling its AI models was a major factor in OpenAI's eventual move toward a profit system. Scaling AI models and providing the data centers and chips necessary to train them to be smarter than the previous interaction is highly expensive.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Altman, OpenAI's, — Organizations: Harvard Business School, Harvard

☆ Florence Pugh shares why she froze her eggs at 27
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Hollywood star Florence Pugh has revealed that a surprise diagnosis led her to have her eggs frozen aged 27. Pugh said she booked the initial appointment after “a few weird dreams” made her think she should be checked out. It’s estimated to affect more than 11% of women between the ages of 15 and 44 across the United States. “And I feel like this is such a simple conversation that we should be having when we start our periods, or when we start having sex. It really, really should not take this long for someone to find out about this diagnosis that they have no idea what it is.”CNN’s Jacqueline Howard and Kristen Rogers have contributed to this report.

Persons: Florence Pugh, Pugh, “ Oppenheimer, ”, “, influencer Mary Alice Haney, Thaïs Aliabadi, Aliabadi, she’d, PCOS, ” Pugh, I’ve, Eunice Kennedy, they’ve, ” CNN’s Jacqueline Howard, Kristen Rogers Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Telltale, National, of Child Health, Human, World Health Organization Locations: British, United States

☆ How High School Graduates Can Improve Their Earnings Potential
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Steve Lohr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And those most likely to be left behind are workers without four-year college degrees. Yet one in five workers with only a high school diploma defied the odds, according to a new study by Burning Glass Institute, an independent nonprofit research center. Those workers earned more than $70,000 a year — above the median income of college graduates — by the age of 40. The researchers identified 73 such promising starter jobs, including bank teller, pharmacy aide and restaurant host. The new report adds to a growing body of evidence that routes to upward mobility in America exist for the 60 percent of the nation’s labor force without a four-year college degree.

Organizations: Burning Glass Institute, — Locations: America

☆ The market is having knee-jerk reactions to Trump's picks. That could spell buying opportunities
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Big swaths of the market have pulled back since the Nov. 5 election. Vaccine makers and processed food companies suffered after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, was tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Just this week, HSBC upgraded Moderna to buy from hold, saying that its "pipeline deserves more than the market is giving it credit for." BioNTech, which pulled back more than 5% this month, was identified by Evercore ISI this week as a buying opportunity. AbbVie and First Solar are two other stocks with strong upside potential, based on analysts' consensus price targets compiled by FactSet.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, Luke O'Neill, FactSet Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, Defense, Department of Government, Hartford Funds, Catalyst, Alpha Fund, White House, Moderna, HSBC, Evercore ISI, RFK Jr Locations: China

☆ Atmospheric River Shifts South: What to Expect from the Forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Judson Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As more rain falls, the risk for dangerous flash flooding, debris flows and landslides will increase as the ground becomes too saturated to hold and streams and rivers continue to rise and overflow. What can make atmospheric rivers difficult to forecast is that they are narrow bands of moisture, and they hold dramatically less moisture around their edges than they do in the center. So a specific location could see a huge variety in the potential forecast in the days and even hours leading up to an event. For this storm, that means a place south of the Golden Gate Bridge, like San Francisco, could end up seeing only an inch of rainfall or more than six inches by Friday. Here’s a look at what’s happened so far, what the region may face next and why it’s so hard to be sure.

Persons: it’s Locations: Northern California, West Coast, San Francisco

☆ First close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy may reveal impending supernova
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The star, known as WOH G64, is 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small neighboring galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. Van Loon has observed WOH G64 since the 1990s and studied it as a student at the European Southern Observatory. The Hubble Space Telescope soon revealed it had indeed been a red supergiant in the past, perhaps 20,000 years before the explosion. “If this is what we are seeing (WOH G64) doing, then a spectacle awaits us soon,” van Loon said. It’s nowhere near as bright or variable as WOH G64, van Loon said, and only experienced a brief hiccup compared with what WOH G64 is undergoing.

Persons: ”, Keiichi Ohnaka, Jacco van, UK’s Keele University . Van Loon, van Loon, Gerd Weigelt, Max Planck, It’s, Edward Guinan, Guinan, “, ” van Loon, Ohnaka Organizations: CNN —, Southern, Astrophysics, “, Andrés Bello National University, Keele Observatory, UK’s Keele University . Van, European Southern Observatory, Max, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Villanova University in, Hubble Locations: Atacama, Chile, Jacco van Loon, Bonn, Germany, Villanova University in Pennsylvania

☆ Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Initially enthusiastic about the prospect of humans living on Mars, the authors said their research turned them into space settlement skeptics. In "A City on Mars," authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith argue substantially more research is needed before humans can safely populate Mars. Particular BooksCNN: Can humans settle Mars in the near term? KW: Musk is saying that in the next 30 years, we’re going to have a million people on Mars. It’s about 40% gravity and we know that humans in microgravity have all sorts of major problems, and what happens at 40% we just don’t know.

Persons: Elon, Kelly, Zach Weinersmith, ”, Kelly Weinersmith, it’s, we’ll, you’ve, You’re Organizations: CNN, Society Trivedi, Rice University, NASA, JPL, Caltech, facie, Earth, United Nations Locations: “, Houston, Mars, United States, China

☆ Meet 16 startups taking AI innovation to the next level with Twilio
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sponsored Twilio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

These honorees showcase how AI-powered solutions married with Twilio can solve business challenges and revolutionize customer interactions across diverse industries and regions. AlpharunAlpharunAlpharun is an AI phone interview platform that accelerates screening for high-volume hiring teams by integrating Twilio's messaging, voice, IVR, and SIP Trunking. By integrating products like SMS, Voice, IVR, and 2FA, they ensure seamless, secure, multi-channel support that moves beyond static chatbots. Utilizing Twilio's SIP Trunking, IVR, and Voice APIs, their conversational AI encourages screenings. GoodCall boosts productivity and streamlines customer interactions, using Twilio's SMS, Voice, IVR, Email, and security tools to enhance multi-channel communication and reliability.

Persons: Twilio, Alice, Jordan, Alpharun, Althea, Althea Health Althea Health, Elythea, GAIL LULA, GAIL, Olivia, Storii, Symbl.ai Organizations: Trunking, Althea Health, Voice, Inc, Financial Services, meiti, GmbH, SMS, Insider Studios Locations: North America, America

☆ Opinion | How Hostility to Immigrants Will Hurt America’s Tech Sector
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Will business prosper under a second Donald Trump presidency? Trump’s obsessions with tariffs and immigration go way back, and he probably won’t respond well if people ridicule him for not delivering on his signature policy ideas. If he does not moderate his policies, the damage will be considerable — bigger than even pessimists realize. Hostility to immigrants won’t just create labor shortages for many grueling manual jobs that native-born Americans are reluctant to do. As you may know, Trump has declared his intention to declare a national emergency and deploy the military to help round up huge numbers of undocumented immigrants, initially placing them in what Stephen Miller, one of his top immigration advisers, has called “vast holding facilities.”

Persons: Donald Trump, won’t, Trump, Stephen Miller

☆ Israel Strikes Near Beirut as U.S. Envoy Pushes Ahead on Cease-Fire Talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Euan Ward | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel resumed its bombing campaign on Thursday in the Hezbollah-controlled area south of Beirut, as a top U.S. envoy visited Israel to talk to officials there and try to nail down the terms of a cease-fire between the two warring sides. Amos Hochstein, the senior Biden administration official, was expected to meet on Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Omer Dostri, the prime minister’s spokesman. A day earlier, Mr. Hochstein wrapped up two days of talks with Lebanese officials and spoke of having made “additional progress” in the quest to end Israel’s yearlong conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Speaking to reporters in Beirut on Wednesday, Mr. Hochstein said he would go to Israel “to try to bring this to a close if we can.”After days of tense calm in the Lebanese capital, Israel issued new evacuation orders early on Thursday for the Dahiya, the densely packed area south of the city where Hezbollah holds sway. That was soon followed by airstrikes, which the Israeli military said had targeted the group’s command headquarters and military infrastructure.

Persons: Israel, Amos Hochstein, Benjamin Netanyahu, Omer Dostri, Hochstein, Israel “, ” Organizations: Biden Locations: Beirut, U.S, Israel, Lebanese

☆ Sarah Silverman says her lawsuit against OpenAI is difficult because the company is one of the 'richest entities in the world'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Silverman discussed her copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, which owns ChatGPT. Comedian Sarah Silverman opened up about her copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Altman's OpenAI, which owns the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The lawsuit's defendants include OpenAI, L.P. and OpenAI GP, L.L.C, among other entities. The plaintiffs originally sued OpenAI for direct copyright infringement, vicarious copyright infringement, violating The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, unjust enrichment, violating the California and common law unfair competition laws, and negligence. The judge dismissed all the claims except direct copyright infringement and unfair competition, prompting the plaintiffs to file an amended lawsuit in March.

Persons: Sarah Silverman, Rob Lowe's, Silverman, Sam Altman's OpenAI, ChatGPT, Rob Lowe, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Nehisi Coates, Laura Lippman, Paul Tremblay, Jason Redmond, It's, Lowe, that's Organizations: Rob Lowe's Sirius XM, OpenAI, Microsoft, Court, Northern District of, Northern District of California San Francisco Division, Business, Copyright Locations: Northern District, Northern District of California, AFP, California

☆ Trump wants the power to single-handedly choke off government spending. Lawmakers aren't sweating it yet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementTrump wants the power to refuse to spend federal dollars that Congress has already approved. Impoundment has been floated as one way that Trump could singlehandedly enact DOGE's recommended cuts to the federal budget. Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill — including those on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that control government spending — don't seem concerned about Trump's impoundment power grab just yet. He added that there "would be a problem" if Trump tried to impound funding approved by both chambers of Congress. AdvertisementWhat Trump could do with such sweeping powersEven if Congress won't grant Trump impoundment powers, he has another potentially more attractive avenue — the courts.

Persons: He's, Nixon, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, doesn't, it's, Richard Nixon, Trump, DOGE's, Republican Sen, Shelly Moore Capito, haven't, I've, Robert Aderholt, Rosa DeLauro, Mark Amodei, Joe Morelle, appropriators aren't, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Mark Paoletta, there's, Daniel Schuman, Schuman, shouldn't, Vance, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: Trump, Congress, Department of Government, Capitol, Committees, Republican, West Virginia, Alabama, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, tinker, Nevada Republican, Democratic, GOP, The Washington, Trump administration's Office, Management, American Governance Institute Locations: West, Connecticut, Nevada, New York

☆ Nvidia's Blackwell era will test the world's most valuable company in a highwire act
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

To deliver with Blackwell, Nvidia must juggle performance expectations and complex supply chains. How next year plays out will significantly depend on the performance of Blackwell, its next-generation AI chip. The Santa Clara-based chip giant reminded everyone why it has grown more than 200% this year to become the world's most valuable company. AdvertisementNvidia must navigate complex supply chainsFirst, Blackwell is what Nvidia CFO Colette Kress called a "full-stack" system. There had been some recent suggestions that cooling issues were plaguing Blackwell, but Huang seemed to suggest they had been addressed.

Persons: Blackwell, Dan Ives, Jensen Huang, Colette Kress, Kress, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Huang, I've, Hopper, Hamish Low, Low Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell, Revenue, Hopper, SK Hynix, Blackwell's, AMD, Enders Analysis Locations: Santa Clara, Silicon Valley, Connecticut

☆ Delhi's 15 times higher than safe toxic smog levels is disrupting lives, says consulting CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementNew Delhi reported severe levels of air pollution this week. Titus Koshy, CEO of United Consultancy Services Group, told BI his employees struggle to commute. Air pollution in India's capital, New Delhi, has become so severe that some people are struggling to commute to work. Titus Koshy, CEO of United Consultancy Services Group which has more than 150 employees, told Business Insider that the toxic smog engulfing the city had made it difficult for his staff to come into the office. AdvertisementA 2019 study by the World Bank estimated the global cost of health damages associated with exposure to air pollution to be $8.1 trillion.

Persons: Smog, Titus Koshy, Koshy, JP Morgan, Shubham Gupta Organizations: United Consultancy Services, BBC, World Health Organization, WHO, United, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Delhi's, KPMG, Cisco, Mondelēz, World Bank Locations: Delhi, New Delhi, United States, KPMG India, NCR

☆ CNBC Sport: The next big media rights deal isn't in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

In my inaugural CNBC Sport newsletter , I said the major American sports leagues have their media rights deals locked up for years to come. The NHL's Canadian media rights deal will end after next season. The company has said it intends to bid again for the Canadian media rights. In my inaugural CNBC Sport newsletter, I said the major American sports leagues have their media rights deals locked up for years to come. The NHL's Canadian media rights deal will end after next season.

Persons: Alex Sherman, Rogers, Gary Bettman, Amazon's, James Gay, Rees, Paul Martin –, Wayne Gretzky, Amanda Serrano, Nakisa Bidarian, Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Katie Taylor, Taylor, Serrano, Tyson, Paul –, Amanda, Katie, Mike, Jake, Bidarian, Amanda's, hasn't, I'm, CNBC's Jake Piazza, Lillian Rizzo, Tiger Woods, Rory Mclroy, Mike McCarley, Steve Cohen's, Eli Manning, Derek Jeter, Michael Strahan, John McEnroe, Jimmy Fallon, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, CNBC's Jess Golden, Dan Gilbert, Turner, John Tesh, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Fulwell, Ben Winston, They'll, Peacock, CNBC's Dominic Chu, Mollie Marcoux Samaan, Marvel Entertainment Rob Steffens, Wanda Diamond, LOVB, LOVB Pro's, Michele Kang, Kang, Rob Manfred, That's, Manfred, Tomas Hertl, Thatcher Demko, Derek Cain Organizations: CNBC, CNBC Sport, Rogers Communications, NHL, National Basketball Association, National Football League, Rogers, Amazon Prime, Netflix, NFL, Amazon, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, CBS, Patriots, Sports Business, Golf Channel, Mike McCarley . New York Mets, Private Ventures, New, New York, WNBA, NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, Warner Bros, Discovery, Turner Sports, U.S, ESPN, ABC, NBC, NBC Sports, SpringHill, Comcast, USA, English Premier League, NASCAR, WWE, Olympics, Marvel Entertainment, American Hockey League, Wanda Diamond League, Atwater Capital, U.S . Soccer, MLB, The Athletic, Professional Fighters League, Dubai Department of Economy, Tourism, Dubai Sports Council, PFL, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Rogers Arena, Sports, Reuters Locations: —, Canada, Canadian, U.S, Amazon, Europe, Salt Lake City , Utah, Mike McCarley ., Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, Atlanta , Austin, Houston, Madison, Omaha, Salt, Dubai

☆ If you want to buy a coveted Patek Philippe timepiece, it'll take patience and a few social skills
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWhere can you buy a Patek Philippe watch? Karger, a former lawyer who now runs a publication called Wrist Enthusiast, said that Patek Philippe "generally doesn't own their own stores." Representatives for Patek Philippe did not respond to a request for comment from BI on its sales processes. Reaching the level of Patek PhilippeWhen collectors, jewelers, and other fans discuss Patek Philippe watches, awe almost always enters their voices. Brad Pitt wears a Patek Philippe watch while in Venice.

Persons: Philippe, Phil Reid, Patek Philippe timepieces, Queen Victoria, it's, Birkin, Kelly, Reid, Craig Karger, Philippe timepiece, Patek Philippe, Eugene Gologursky, Karger, That's, Patek, Philippe Aquanaut, Jeremy Moeller, there's, Krager, Audemars Piguet, I've, they've, Brad Pitt, JB Lacroix, Variety, who's Organizations: Swiss, Rolex, Cartier, IWC, Nautilus, Getty Locations: London, Patek, Swiss, Miami, Lisbon, Switzerland, New York City, Venice

☆ Brian Harman: Woman in coma after trying to save golfer’s six-year-old son from drowning
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —American golfer Brian Harman said on Tuesday that a woman is in a coma after trying to save his son from drowning in October. The incident occurred when Harman was in China and his wife and children were vacationing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Another man, Crane Cantrell, entered the water and pulled Harman’s son to safety. “(Dowdy) went in the water after my son,” Harman told reporters, via the PGA Tour. “They disregarded their selves, went into the water, saved my son, and how do you thank people like that?

Persons: Brian Harman, Harman, Cathy Dowdy, Harman’s, Crane Cantrell, ” Harman, “, couldn’t, Cathy, “ She’s, Crane, ”, Dowdy, Dowdy’s, Mike, we’ve, Simons Organizations: CNN, RSM, PGA, Johns Citizen, Mayo Clinic, Specialty, PGA Tour Locations: American, St, , Georgia, China, Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, Mayo, Savannah , Georgia, Glynn County

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Could Nvidia’s greatest obstacle be itself?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ann Wang | ReutersThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Even though Nvidia's third-quarter revenue soared 94% on an annual basis, it's a slower pace than Nvidia's growth in the previous three quarters, when sales rose 122%, 262%, and 265%, respectively, as CNBC's Kif Leswing notes. The same goes for Nvidia's forward guidance: A growth of around 70% for current-quarter sales, compared with a year earlier. It appears that investors have enjoyed Nvidia's astounding performance for so long they've become desensitized to it.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Ann Wang, LSEG, University's, Leswing, Samantha Subin, Brian Evans Organizations: NVIDIA Blackwell, Reuters, CNBC, Nvidia, Investors, University's Stern School of Business Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, New

☆ Jensen Huang says the 3 elements of AI scaling are all advancing. Nvidia's Blackwell demand will prove it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementReports on an AI progress slowdown raised concerns about model scaling on Nvidia's earnings call. An analyst questioned if models are plateauing and if Nvidia's Blackwell chips could help. And could the power of Nvidia's Blackwell chips start it up again? Pre-training, post-training improvements, and new reasoning strategies all improve models, Huang said. The company said commercial shipments of Blackwell chips are just beginning.

Persons: Nvidia's Blackwell, Huang, Jensen Huang isn't, OpenAI's, Blackwell, Hopper Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell

☆ I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unknowingly sick. It was reassuring but I felt scammed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe idea that testing and tracking your health will help you live longer is buzzy right now. I feared I had problems like high cholesterol or blood sugar and paid $156 for a direct-to-consumer health test. The author eating pineapple to feel less dizzy after the blood tests. AdvertisementDirect-to-consumer tests might seem like a good idea, but in most cases, you'd be better off letting sleeping dogs lie. AdvertisementMore testing isn't necessarily betterPeople tend to think that tests can only do good, but unnecessary health testing can actually be harmful, Plüddemann said.

Persons: I'd, you'll, Max, I'm, I've, Kim Schewitz, Annette Plüddemann, Plüddemann Organizations: Global Wellness Institute, University of Oxford, Nova Locations: Arizona, Australia

☆ LeBron James says he will have a break from social media after citing ‘negative takes’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —LeBron James announced on Wednesday that he’s taking a break from social media. The Los Angeles Lakers star made the announcement on his X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram accounts, writing: “Getting off social media for the time being. “When the platform is so big, you can make the change and allow us all an escape from real life negativity. Knecht scored a career-high 37 points in the Lakers’ 124-118 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, tying the NBA rookie record of nine three-pointers in a single game. It is unclear when James will return to social media.

Persons: LeBron James, ”, James, Rich Kleiman, Kevin Durant’s, ” Kleiman, Dalton Knecht’s, Knecht, he’s Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Lakers, Twitter, Tennessee, Lakers, Utah Jazz, NBA

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