In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’ Keir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features “shouldn’t be permitted”. The prime minister said the government was “going to have to act...
In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’ Keir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features “shouldn’t be permitted”. The prime minister said the government was “going to have to act” on the algorithms that hook young people and children to social media, such as scrolling or “streaks” that encourage daily usage of apps. Continue reading...
Warren Buffett made a bold bet on a couple of oil stocks before he retired as Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) CEO earlier this year. His company bought nearly 27% of Occidental Petroleum 's (NYSE: OXY) outstanding shares and built a 6.5% stake in oil giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX) , making them Berkshire's sixth- and fourth-largest holdings, respectively. Those moves have paid off this ...
Warren Buffett made a bold bet on a couple of oil stocks before he retired as Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) CEO earlier this year. His company bought nearly 27% of Occidental Petroleum 's (NYSE: OXY) outstanding shares and built a 6.5% stake in oil giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX) , making them Berkshire's sixth- and fourth-largest holdings, respectively. Those moves have paid off this year as crude prices skyrocketed due to the war with Iran. Here's a look at why these top oil stocks remain a safe bet in today's Iran-rattled market. Image source: The Motley Fool. Continue reading
Aggressive strategy and loss in the trial highlight a problem for tech firms: a widespread distrust of social media companies When Meta , the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, sought to defend itself in the landmark social media addiction lawsuit alleging its products caused personal injury to a young user, it went on the offensive. The mental health problems that the 20-year-old known as ...
Aggressive strategy and loss in the trial highlight a problem for tech firms: a widespread distrust of social media companies When Meta , the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, sought to defend itself in the landmark social media addiction lawsuit alleging its products caused personal injury to a young user, it went on the offensive. The mental health problems that the 20-year-old known as KGM suffered since she was a child were not the result of exposure to harm on Instagram, Meta’s lawyers and public relations team argued, but instead linked to her mother’s parenting and her offline social problems. In a bench memo filed before the trial began, lawyers for Meta quoted excerpts from KGM’s teenage text messages, personal writings and social media posts complaining about her mother. They combed through therapy notes and called on doctors to testify to examples of personal conflict. Throughout the proceedings, Meta’s communications team sent reporters repeated updates from the trial and quotes from testimony that highlighted her familial issues. Far from causing harm, they alleged that Instagram offered a helpful respite from the real world. Continue reading...
Sara Ziff, founder of Model Alliance, said business leaders need to be hauled before House oversight committee A top modeling industry activist has called for business leaders to be hauled before lawmakers in Washington to investigate what role modeling agencies may have played in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal. Sara Ziff is founder of the Model Alliance, a non-profit advocacy group c...
Sara Ziff, founder of Model Alliance, said business leaders need to be hauled before House oversight committee A top modeling industry activist has called for business leaders to be hauled before lawmakers in Washington to investigate what role modeling agencies may have played in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal. Sara Ziff is founder of the Model Alliance, a non-profit advocacy group calling for fair treatment, labor rights and safe working conditions for fashion industry workers. Continue reading...
Sandra and Roy are adapting to sex as new parents, from postpartum pain to acting fast when they have a private moment • How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously Sex was a reminder that I’m still me. That this identity still exists, which is really important because you do lose it a bit, especially in the early weeks of becoming a mother Continue reading...
Sandra and Roy are adapting to sex as new parents, from postpartum pain to acting fast when they have a private moment • How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously Sex was a reminder that I’m still me. That this identity still exists, which is really important because you do lose it a bit, especially in the early weeks of becoming a mother Continue reading...
A string of Chinese analogue chipmakers have announced price increases in step with their international peers, as a broader pricing wave sweeps across the semiconductor supply chain – a shift that analysts say could hand China’s mature-node producers a rare window to gain ground. Novosense Microelectronics, SG Micro, Fortior Technology, Halo Microelectronics, Silan Micro and Kiwi Instruments are a...
A string of Chinese analogue chipmakers have announced price increases in step with their international peers, as a broader pricing wave sweeps across the semiconductor supply chain – a shift that analysts say could hand China’s mature-node producers a rare window to gain ground. Novosense Microelectronics, SG Micro, Fortior Technology, Halo Microelectronics, Silan Micro and Kiwi Instruments are among the domestic firms recently raising prices, in line with global leaders including Texas...
A Chinese mother has handcrafted more than 1,000 pairs of shoe pads for new army recruits in memory of her soldier son who died rescuing his comrade two decades ago. Zhang Xinghui, from southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality, is affectionately nicknamed “shoe pad mum”. In 2005, her son, 19-year-old Gu Nu, died while patrolling a mountain in Tibet and rescuing his teammate from a landslide. Gu...
A Chinese mother has handcrafted more than 1,000 pairs of shoe pads for new army recruits in memory of her soldier son who died rescuing his comrade two decades ago. Zhang Xinghui, from southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality, is affectionately nicknamed “shoe pad mum”. In 2005, her son, 19-year-old Gu Nu, died while patrolling a mountain in Tibet and rescuing his teammate from a landslide. Gu became a frontier guard in 2003 and was promoted as his squad’s deputy leader. When Zhang learned...
Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement. (Image credit: Paul J. Richards)
Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement. (Image credit: Paul J. Richards)
Calling a cryptocurrency the next XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is practically shorthand for describing an asset that starts small, builds real utility within a tightly focused niche, and eventually vaults into the crypto big leagues. Bittensor (CRYPTO: TAO) has invited that comparison lately. Its price popped by 57% during the last three months alone (as of March 24), thanks to its increasingly successful ec...
Calling a cryptocurrency the next XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is practically shorthand for describing an asset that starts small, builds real utility within a tightly focused niche, and eventually vaults into the crypto big leagues. Bittensor (CRYPTO: TAO) has invited that comparison lately. Its price popped by 57% during the last three months alone (as of March 24), thanks to its increasingly successful ecosystem of projects, many of which pertain to training or testing artificial intelligence (AI) models. But the comparison to XRP deserves some scrutiny. XRP and Bittensor sit at opposite ends of the cryptocurrency design spectrum, and understanding how they differ is essential for evaluating whether Bittensor can deliver comparable returns. Let's dig in and determine if it really could become the next XRP. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Top diplomats from key regional powers were gathering in Pakistan on Sunday to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East, but there were few signs of progress as Israel and the US kept up strikes on Iran, and Tehran responded by firing missiles and drones across the region. Pakistan said foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were taking part in the talks in Islamabad. Paki...
Top diplomats from key regional powers were gathering in Pakistan on Sunday to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East, but there were few signs of progress as Israel and the US kept up strikes on Iran, and Tehran responded by firing missiles and drones across the region. Pakistan said foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were taking part in the talks in Islamabad. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held “extensive...
Key PointsMacro shocks like the Strait of Hormuz disruption ripple directly into AI through higher energy costs, tighter financial conditions, and valuation compression.
Key PointsMacro shocks like the Strait of Hormuz disruption ripple directly into AI through higher energy costs, tighter financial conditions, and valuation compression.