A new generation of gamers is flocking to “Fortnite,” the battle royale-style online shooter title quickly becoming the most popular video game on the internet. With its vibrant, cartoonish visuals and slick controls, the free-to-play game is surging in revenue and popularity — and enabling younger gamers to gain prominence. One of them is 13-year-old […]
Read moreThe Walt Disney Company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations on Tuesday. Here’s how the company did compared with what Wall Street expected: Adjusted earnings: $1.84 per share vs. $1.70 per share forecast by Thomson Reuters Revenue: $14.55 billion vs. $14.11 billion forecast by Thomson Reuters Shares of Disney initially gained more than […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump‘s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal will undermine upcoming nuclear negotiations with North Korea, experts say in the wake of Tuesday’s announcement. Specifically, the president’s move, observers say, could create mistrust ahead of the North Korea talks by fostering volatility and uncertainty. “At the end of the day, can you trust the […]
Read moreArgentina’s peso rebounded from a record low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday following a report the Latin American nation could get a credit line from the International Monetary Fund. Bloomberg News reported that Latin America’s third-largest economy could get a $30 billion loan from the IMF. The report — citing a person with direct […]
Read moreA drug originally designed as a treatment for the bone-thinning disease, osteoporosis, is being considered as a possible breakthrough treatment for bald people. Currently only two drugs — minoxidil and finasteride — are available for treatment of male-pattern balding (androgenetic alopecia). A project by The University of Manchester’s Centre for Dermatology Research in England began […]
Read moreGoogle on Tuesday announced that it has developed a third generation of its special chips for artificial intelligence. The new Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) will help Google improve applications that use artificial intelligence to do things like recognize words people are saying in audio recordings, spot objects in photos and videos, and pick up underlying […]
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Goldman Sachs advised clients to buy commodities and cash in the next few months as equities look to shake off a “fat and flat” trend of little growth so far this year. “We keep our overweight [rating on] commodities, which has been the strongest asset class year to date and still has the strongest return […]
Read moreThe Google Assistant is getting so “smart” that it’s soon going to be able to place calls for you. On Tuesday, at the Google I/O event, CEO Sundar Pichai demoed one experience where this sort of smart technology will be helpful. If you need to make an appointment for a haircut, for example, Google Assistant […]
Read moreGoogle is completely revamping its news product to make it more robust, featuring YouTube videos and tweets, and well as traditional articles. In the app’s new iteration, Google tries to balance artificial intelligence-fueled personalization with features that encourage people not to get stuck in “filter bubbles” that reinforce their preconceived opinions or ideas. “We are […]
Read moreGoogle will unroll six new voices for its Google Assistant, including that of entertainer John Legend. The voices will be both male and female, and will be made more natural with a technology called Wavenet, which Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence team announced 18 months ago. “Wavenet models underlying raw audio to create a more natural […]
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