The company relies on Bitcoin sales from their balance sheet to fund operational needs and growth CapEx, which may impact their financial flexibility. Story Continues Q & A Highlights Q: Can you share any best practices or takeaways from the AMD lease, and how are discussions progressing with AMD regarding expansion and right of first refusal? A: Jason Les, CEO, emphasized the importance of unders...
The company relies on Bitcoin sales from their balance sheet to fund operational needs and growth CapEx, which may impact their financial flexibility. Story Continues Q & A Highlights Q: Can you share any best practices or takeaways from the AMD lease, and how are discussions progressing with AMD regarding expansion and right of first refusal? A: Jason Les, CEO, emphasized the importance of understanding customer needs and delivering on aggressive timelines. The internal engineering capability, particularly through Riot's ESS Metron, was crucial in meeting AMD's requirements. The partnership with AMD is seen as a long-term infrastructure relationship, and while specific discussions on expansion weren't detailed, Riot is focused on delivering commitments to AMD to foster this partnership. Q: How are discussions progressing in the financing market, and what can you share about available liquidity and cost of capital? A: Jason Chung, CFO, explained that Riot is engaging with banks and monitoring debt capital markets. The AMD lease is seen as having two distinct risk profiles: the initial stabilized deployment and the future expansion option. Riot aims to secure low-cost capital for the initial deployment due to AMD's strong credit, and a separate facility for the expansion. This approach is expected to lower overall cost of capital and enable efficient capital recycling. Q: Can you provide more details on the leasing pipeline and demand environment, and how advanced are these discussions? A: Jason Les, CEO, stated that Riot has 1.7 gigawatts of approved power capacity in Texas, which is becoming increasingly valuable. The AMD deal has validated Riot as a credible counterparty, enhancing the quality of inbound interest. While exact timing for leases is uncertain, Riot is targeting additional announcements in 2026 and is well-positioned to execute on these opportunities. Q: How does Riot plan to fund CapEx going forward, and will Bitcoin sales continue to play a role? A:...
In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sign at the entrance to a Target store in Venice, Florida. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Target plans to report its holiday-quarter earnings and share its expectations for the year ahead on Tuesday morning, as its new CEO lays out his strategy and tries to persuade Wall Street that the big-box retailer can end its sal...
In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sign at the entrance to a Target store in Venice, Florida. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Target plans to report its holiday-quarter earnings and share its expectations for the year ahead on Tuesday morning, as its new CEO lays out his strategy and tries to persuade Wall Street that the big-box retailer can end its sales slump. The Minneapolis-based discounter will hold an investor meeting at its headquarters, led by CEO Michael Fiddelke, the company veteran who stepped into the job in February , as well as other Target executives. Here's what Wall Street is expecting for the big-box retailer's fiscal fourth quarter, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share : $2.15 expected Revenue : $30.48 billion expected Those results would come in shy of what Target reported in the year-ago period. The company recently affirmed its outlook for the fourth quarter, saying it expects sales to decline by a low single-digit percentage, and it anticipates its full fiscal 2025 forecast for adjusted earnings per share will range between $7 and $8. In the previous fiscal year, Target reported adjusted earnings per share of $8.86. Target is trying to turn around several years of disappointing results driven by a mix of company missteps and economic factors. Its annual sales have been roughly flat for four years, after a significant jump in annual revenue during the Covid pandemic. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Customer traffic across the company's stores and website has fallen for three consecutive quarters and the average amount people are spending during those visits has declined, too. Target cut 1,800 corporate jobs in October, marking its first major layoff in a decade. Some of Target's customers told CNBC they are shopping elsewhere after noticing changes like sloppier stores and lackluster merchandise , or objecting to the company's social stances, like its rollback of major dive...
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2026 Primaries and Caucuses Texas Results Select a contest Governor (March 3) Governor - Dem. only (March 3) Governor - GOP only (March 3) U.S. Senate (March 3) U.S. Senate - Dem. only (March 3) U.S. Senate - GOP only (March 3) U.S. House (March 3) Texas features competitive Republican and Democratic primaries for the U.S. Senate seat now held by the GOP's John Cornyn. And the Lone Star State's co...
2026 Primaries and Caucuses Texas Results Select a contest Governor (March 3) Governor - Dem. only (March 3) Governor - GOP only (March 3) U.S. Senate (March 3) U.S. Senate - Dem. only (March 3) U.S. Senate - GOP only (March 3) U.S. House (March 3) Texas features competitive Republican and Democratic primaries for the U.S. Senate seat now held by the GOP's John Cornyn. And the Lone Star State's contests for U.S. House are especially notable after Republican state lawmakers heeded President Trump's call to redraw congressional lines. If no candidate receives more than 50% support in a contest, a runoff is held between the top two finishers, on May 26. Voter registration deadlines in Texas Most recent results No results available yet. Governor No results available. Governor results by county U.S. Senate No results available. U.S. Senate results by county
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2026 Primaries and Caucuses North Carolina Results Select a contest U.S. Senate (March 3) U.S. Senate - Dem. only (March 3) U.S. Senate - GOP only (March 3) U.S. House (March 3) An open U.S. Senate seat highlights North Carolina's statewide primary, with former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley each in strong position in their respective contests. There are also a number of contested U.S. House primaries, with some shifts to the state's map as a result of redistricting. If no candidate receives more than 30% support in a contest, a runoff can be requested between the top two finishers, on May 12. Voter registration deadlines in North Carolina Most recent results No results available yet. U.S. Senate No results available. U.S. Senate results by county
Q : Can you give us a sense of what the next milestones are for the EIPP and the sequencing of events that need to happen before you start to fly the aircraft? A : Adam Goldstein, CEO: The EIPP is a significant moment for the industry, akin to a "Waymo moment" for air taxis. We aim to have aircraft flying over major cities, making them a part of everyday commutes. We've partnered with about a doze...
Q : Can you give us a sense of what the next milestones are for the EIPP and the sequencing of events that need to happen before you start to fly the aircraft? A : Adam Goldstein, CEO: The EIPP is a significant moment for the industry, akin to a "Waymo moment" for air taxis. We aim to have aircraft flying over major cities, making them a part of everyday commutes. We've partnered with about a dozen municipalities, including Southern California, Texas, and Florida. We're waiting for the DOT to announce the finalists, after which we'll establish operational plans and focus on public flights in the second half of the year. The company's success in the EIPP program and air taxi operations is contingent on regulatory approvals and public acceptance, which remain uncertain. Archer Aviation Inc ( NYSE:ACHR ) faces challenges in balancing performance, certification, and manufacturability in its aircraft design, which could affect production timelines. There are uncertainties regarding the deployment of aircraft in the UAE due to ongoing conflicts, which may impact testing and certification timelines. The geopolitical situation in the Middle East poses potential risks to Archer Aviation Inc ( NYSE:ACHR )'s operations and commercialization strategy in the UAE. Archer Aviation Inc ( NYSE:ACHR ) ended Q4 with approximately $2 billion in liquidity, providing a strong financial position to support its growth and commercialization efforts. The company has a robust order book with partnerships from seven of the world's largest airlines, indicating strong market demand. Archer Aviation Inc ( NYSE:ACHR ) is on track to begin air taxi operations in American cities and the UAE, with a strong commercial launch program in place. The company has achieved significant milestones in its flight test program, including successful piloted VTA flight tests and FAA acceptance of 100% of Midnight's means of compliance. Archer Aviation Inc ( NYSE:ACHR ) has formed strategic partnerships with leadin...
Soaring global energy prices as a result of the widening Middle East conflict will jeopardise Rachel Reeves’s plan to conquer inflation and rekindle growth, economists have warned as she prepares to deliver her spring forecast later today. Responding to the latest projections from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the chancellor will insist she has “the right economic plan fo...
Soaring global energy prices as a result of the widening Middle East conflict will jeopardise Rachel Reeves’s plan to conquer inflation and rekindle growth, economists have warned as she prepares to deliver her spring forecast later today. Responding to the latest projections from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the chancellor will insist she has “the right economic plan for our country, in a world that has become more uncertain”. The new forecasts are expected to show the public finances moving in the right direction, with the £22bn fiscal buffer she left herself against her fiscal rules in the November budget little changed. However, experts said the OBR projections could soon look out of date, if Monday’s surge in oil and gas prices proves long-lasting. Benchmark European gas prices were up by more than 40% on Monday, and the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil surged by 6%, amid fears about supply disruptions. “Just when Reeves thinks the economy is on a slightly more even keel, the government is now confronting a crisis that’s completely outside its control and it creates another massive headwind,” said Mujtaba Rahman of the consultancy Eurasia Group. “The two areas they’ve trumpeted the most are the cost of living and interest rates, and those are the two areas of the economy that are now most at risk.” Nevertheless, Reeves hopes to project stability and continuity at Tuesday’s statement, after the tumultuous run-up to last autumn’s budget. She will insist that “because of the decisions we have already taken, we have a stronger and more secure economy. Inflation and interest rates are falling. And in every part of Britain, working people are better off.” But James Smith, the chief economist at the Resolution Foundation thinktank, said that as a result of the Gulf crisis “the inflation outlook is higher; the cost of living pressures are greater – particularly if the conflict continues for any length of time. It depends on how permanent ...
The trippy film of Enid Blyton’s much loved novels has been 20 years in the making. We catch up with its adult and child stars – inside a giant cake as disco-dancing elves rollerskate past Anyone who read Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree novels as a child has imagined themselves roving through their magical landscapes. Most of us had a favourite, be it the Land of Wizards, or Nursery Rhymes, or Do-As-Yo...
The trippy film of Enid Blyton’s much loved novels has been 20 years in the making. We catch up with its adult and child stars – inside a giant cake as disco-dancing elves rollerskate past Anyone who read Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree novels as a child has imagined themselves roving through their magical landscapes. Most of us had a favourite, be it the Land of Wizards, or Nursery Rhymes, or Do-As-You-Please. Thirteen-year-old Billie Gadsdon, about to star in the highly anticipated film adaptation, The Magic Faraway Tree, particularly loves the Land of Goodies – but that’s because when she was last there, everything around her was made of sweets. Director Ben Gregor wanted his cast to interact with the fantastical surroundings as much as possible. And so, on their sound stage in Reading, Gadsdon found herself filming in a grove of marshmallow trees, surrounded by giant flying-saucer plants and Haribo strawberry beds. “I did eat a few,” she confides. The Land of Birthdays was just as fun – she was filmed in those scenes in the middle of a giant cake, as rollerskating elves disco-danced by. Continue reading...
In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and more recently to help plan the strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The most recent strikes coincided with the end of the Pentagon’s relationship with the AI company Anthropic over concerns its AI...
In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and more recently to help plan the strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The most recent strikes coincided with the end of the Pentagon’s relationship with the AI company Anthropic over concerns its AI tool Claude was being used for purposes the company had explicitly prohibited. The government swiftly signed a new contract with Open AI. To find out what this means for the use of AI in forthcoming conflicts, Madeleine Finlay speaks to technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker. He explains why he thinks this moment represents a dangerous turning point. Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...
He lasted just 11 days as White House communications director, before being fired from the Trump administration. The financier and broadcaster discusses working for the president – and becoming his biggest critic ‘If somebody walks into your office and says they’re friends with Donald Trump, they’re either exaggerating the relationship, or they don’t understand the relationship,” says Anthony Scar...
He lasted just 11 days as White House communications director, before being fired from the Trump administration. The financier and broadcaster discusses working for the president – and becoming his biggest critic ‘If somebody walks into your office and says they’re friends with Donald Trump, they’re either exaggerating the relationship, or they don’t understand the relationship,” says Anthony Scaramucci. “Because nobody is friends with Donald. You’re a transaction in this guy’s field of vision.” Scaramucci should know. He has been non-friends with Trump for more than 30 years, though these days he’s more an outright enemy. Just as the attention-devouring president once stalked Hillary Clinton on the debate stage , Trump looms large in Scaramucci’s story. The two men seem to haunt each other. When we meet in London during a stopover in his hectic schedule, the conversation rarely drifts away from Trump for more than a few minutes. Conversely, the 62-year-old financier and broadcaster has become one of Trump’s most vocal and penetrating critics. “We fight like New Yorkers,” Scaramucci says. “He doesn’t really come back at me, because he knows I’m going to come back at him.” Unlike Trump’s presumptive friends, Scaramucci does understand Trump, he claims. “There’s something called ‘Trump derangement syndrome’; I think I have ‘Trump reality syndrome’. I know what he is, I know what he does, I know what he’s capable of and I know the danger of him.” Continue reading...
I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack Two years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English – to help young people become stronger readers, writers and thinkers, with a deeper connection to literature. After 15 years of wo...
I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack Two years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English – to help young people become stronger readers, writers and thinkers, with a deeper connection to literature. After 15 years of working as a freelance writer and as a novelist, I felt confident that I had something to offer. But the further I progressed in my training, the more uncertain I felt. One particular question taunted me for my lack of an answer. What to do about artificial intelligence? The immediate dilemma: what does it mean for English instruction that all pupils now have access to free online chatbots that can produce fluid, fairly complex prose on demand? This question sits atop a teetering pile of timeless pedagogical quandaries: What are we actually trying to do in school? How should we go about doing it? How do we know if we’ve succeeded? I was a newcomer, negotiating all of this for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack. Continue reading...
China has revoked the political advisory seats of three generals, including two who previously held key positions in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ground force, as the anti-corruption drive continues within the top brass and defence industry. Han Weiguo, Gao Jin and Liu Lei were removed from membership of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and their respective role...
China has revoked the political advisory seats of three generals, including two who previously held key positions in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ground force, as the anti-corruption drive continues within the top brass and defence industry. Han Weiguo, Gao Jin and Liu Lei were removed from membership of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and their respective roles in its Standing Committee and relevant special committees, the political advisory body said on Monday. 01:12 Two top Chinese military generals removed, under investigation for ‘serious violations’ Two top Chinese military generals removed, under investigation for ‘serious violations’ The authorities gave no explanation for the removals, but such adjustments often relate to changes in status, investigations or political disgrace. The announcement came after last week’s sacking of nine military officials by the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature. Advertisement The official dismissal provided the first confirmation of the downfall of Han, who served as commander of the PLA Ground Force from August 2017 to June 2021. Han was appointed as first commander of Central Theatre Command when it was established in 2016. In this capacity, he directed the high-profile Zhurihe military parade in July 2017, shortly before his promotion. Advertisement The event, at the military training ground in northern China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was the first of its kind to be held marking the founding of the PLA, which celebrated its 90th anniversary that year. Gao was inaugural commander of the now-disbanded Strategic Support Force. Created in 2016, it was the PLA’s first division to oversee the military’s space, cyber, electromagnetic and psychological warfare capabilities.
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kyoshino/E+ via Getty Images Motor Vehicle Sales Unit sales of motor vehicles, published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the beginning of each month, include domestic sales and imports. The consensus sees sales up to an annual 15.3 million unit rate from 14.9 million in January. 9:55AM John Williams Speaks New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams speaks before the ACU Government...
kyoshino/E+ via Getty Images Motor Vehicle Sales Unit sales of motor vehicles, published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the beginning of each month, include domestic sales and imports. The consensus sees sales up to an annual 15.3 million unit rate from 14.9 million in January. 9:55AM John Williams Speaks New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams speaks before the ACU Governmental Affairs Conference 2026 organized by America's Credit Unions. 10:10 AM Jeffrey Schmid Speaks Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Schmid speaks on monetary policy and the economic outlook before the Metro Denver Executive Club. 11:55 AM Neel Kashkari Speaks Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari participates in conversation before the 2026 Bloomberg Invest Conference. More on U.S. Markets Weekly Market Pulse: Keep Calm And Carry On CEOs Vs. The Treasury Market The U.S. Is Slowing, But Inflation Won't Let Up; GDP, PMI And Tariffs In One 'Difficult' Mix War shock: Global markets tumble as U.S.-Iran conflict escalates US10Y slips below 4% for the first time in three months as investors purchase bonds
OpenAI's GPT-5.3 Instant — the company's most widely used model — reduces hallucinations by up to 26.8% compared to its predecessor, prioritizing accuracy and conversational reliability over raw performance gains, OpenAI says. GPT-5.3 Instant, which is essentially the default and is the most used model for ChatGPT users, also improves on tone, relevance and conversation with fewer refusals. It is ...
OpenAI's GPT-5.3 Instant — the company's most widely used model — reduces hallucinations by up to 26.8% compared to its predecessor, prioritizing accuracy and conversational reliability over raw performance gains, OpenAI says. GPT-5.3 Instant, which is essentially the default and is the most used model for ChatGPT users, also improves on tone, relevance and conversation with fewer refusals. It is available on both ChatGPT and on the API. Right now, only the Instant model will be upgraded to 5.3, but the company said it is working on updating the other models under ChatGPT, Thinking, and Pro to 5.3 “soon.” GPT-5.3 Instant cuts hallucinations by up to 26.8% OpenAI ran two internal evaluations: one across higher-stakes domains including medicine, finance, and law; the other drawing on user feedback. Based on higher-stakes evaluations conducted by the company, GPT-5.3 Instant reduces hallucinations by 26.8% when using the web. It improves reliability by 19.7% when relying on its internal knowledge. User feedback showed a 22.5% decrease in hallucinations when answering queries using web search. The company said GPT-5.3 Instant is more reliable because it improved how it balances information from the internet with its own internal training and reasoning. “More broadly, GPT-5.3 Instant is less likely to overindex on web results, which previously could lead to long lists of links or loosely connected information. It does a stronger job of recognizing the subtext of questions and surfacing the most important information, especially upfront, resulting in answers that are more relevant and immediately usable, without sacrificing speed or tone,” the company said. An example OpenAI gave is when a user asks about the biggest signing in Major League Baseball and its impact. The previous model, GPT-5.2, often defaulted to summarizing search results. Accuracy overtakes performance as OpenAI's selling point With this new release, first on its most used model, OpenAI wants enterprise ...
Sir Keir Starmer took questions from MPs for around two-and-a-half hours, spelling out that he thought the American and Israeli actions were not right and implying there were not lawful either - but that it was both right and lawful to authorise the US to use UK airbases to bomb Iranian missile launch sites, in order to protect British allies in the Gulf from attack.
Sir Keir Starmer took questions from MPs for around two-and-a-half hours, spelling out that he thought the American and Israeli actions were not right and implying there were not lawful either - but that it was both right and lawful to authorise the US to use UK airbases to bomb Iranian missile launch sites, in order to protect British allies in the Gulf from attack.