$GAS Bags A genuine, important and irritating innovation of crypto is that it created a new way to finance companies, or even two new ways to finance companies. Traditionally, if you wanted to launch a business and needed money for it, you would go out to investors, ask them for money, and promise them something in return. There were some standard things you would promise them: a share of the prof...
$GAS Bags A genuine, important and irritating innovation of crypto is that it created a new way to finance companies, or even two new ways to finance companies. Traditionally, if you wanted to launch a business and needed money for it, you would go out to investors, ask them for money, and promise them something in return. There were some standard things you would promise them: a share of the profits (“equity”), or their money back with interest (“debt”), or some blend or variation on those ideas. And then crypto came along, and now you can launch a business and raise money from investors by giving them tokens . A token is a different sort of promise to investors. What is that promise? Well, there are four main answers: Some tokens are roughly debt: You promise people some fixed return. (This is, approximately, a “stablecoin.”) Some tokens are roughly equity: You promise people a share of the profits of the business. (Crypto exchanges, for instance, sometimes issue tokens and promise to use a portion of their revenue or profit to buy back the tokens, analogous to how companies share their profits with shareholders through stock buybacks .) Some tokens are crowdfunding: You plan to build a product, and you give your investors tokens that will eventually allow them to pay for or use the product. This was not exactly invented by crypto — platforms like Kickstarter allowed crowdfunding without any crypto — but crypto certainly did a lot of it, making it more mainstream and much larger-scale. These tokens are sometimes called “utility tokens,” because the idea is that they will provide some utility — you can use them to do stuff — when your product is ultimately working. Some tokens are nothing . You launch a project, and it has a name, The Bleebzorx Network or whatever, and it has some business plan, and if the plan works it will make money. And then you go out to investors and you say “buy some Bleebzorx Tokens if you believe in my project,” and the investors are like ...
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt The global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned , as the increasingly likely collapse of vitally important natural systems would bring mass migration, food shortages and price rises, and global disorder. Food supplies are...
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt The global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned , as the increasingly likely collapse of vitally important natural systems would bring mass migration, food shortages and price rises, and global disorder. Food supplies are particularly at risk, as “without significant increases”, the UK would be unable to compete with other nations for scarce resources, a report to ministers warns. Continue reading...
Ceferin, as well as Fifa, intervened with the Israeli FA Aida facility was set to be removed by security forces A football pitch used by refugees in the occupied West Bank has been saved from demolition after an intervention by the president of Uefa, Aleksander Ceferin. A decision to stop plans to remove the pitch in the Aida refugee camp outside Bethlehem was taken by Israeli security forces on T...
Ceferin, as well as Fifa, intervened with the Israeli FA Aida facility was set to be removed by security forces A football pitch used by refugees in the occupied West Bank has been saved from demolition after an intervention by the president of Uefa, Aleksander Ceferin. A decision to stop plans to remove the pitch in the Aida refugee camp outside Bethlehem was taken by Israeli security forces on Tuesday after an international campaign for its preservation. Continue reading...
STORY: Streaming services captured nearly half of all U.S. television viewership in December, powered by Christmas Day NFL games on Netflix and its highly anticipated final season of "Stranger Things." That's according to a report Tuesday by audience measurement firm Nielsen. In its monthly report, The Gauge, Nielsen said streaming cemented its dominance over broadcast and cable with a record 47.5...
STORY: Streaming services captured nearly half of all U.S. television viewership in December, powered by Christmas Day NFL games on Netflix and its highly anticipated final season of "Stranger Things." That's according to a report Tuesday by audience measurement firm Nielsen. In its monthly report, The Gauge, Nielsen said streaming cemented its dominance over broadcast and cable with a record 47.5% of total TV viewing in the U.S. On Christmas Day alone, streaming commanded 54% of all TV viewership, the largest single-day share ever recorded by the industry. Google's YouTube accounted for more than 12.5% of all TV viewing last month, representing the largest audience share for a streaming service. Netflix viewership was up 10% from November, with "Stranger Things" December's most-watched streaming title. Nielsen said broadcast accounted for roughly 21% of TV viewership in December, while cable had a 20% share. The data reflects the ongoing transformation of the television industry, as viewers increasingly gravitate toward on-demand content and live sports migrate to digital platforms. The shift is driving consolidation in the sector, with Netflix bidding nearly $83 billion to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets.
The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 01/20/2026. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. The broadcast (radio/tv) company's consensus ea
The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 01/20/2026. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. The broadcast (radio/tv) company's consensus ea
CAMB.AI launches MARS8, the first family of text-to-speech models built for real-world deployment, enabling enterprises to run the right voice architecture for speed, quality, or efficiency at scale on their own infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ...
CAMB.AI launches MARS8, the first family of text-to-speech models built for real-world deployment, enabling enterprises to run the right voice architecture for speed, quality, or efficiency at scale on their own infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ...
TCL is taking majority ownership of Sony’s Bravia series of TVs, the two companies announced today. The two firms said they have signed a memorandum of understanding and aim to sign binding agreements by the end of March. Pending “relevant regulatory approvals and other conditions,” the joint venture is expected to launch in April 2027. Under a new joint venture, Huizhou, China-headquartered TCL w...
TCL is taking majority ownership of Sony’s Bravia series of TVs, the two companies announced today. The two firms said they have signed a memorandum of understanding and aim to sign binding agreements by the end of March. Pending “relevant regulatory approvals and other conditions,” the joint venture is expected to launch in April 2027. Under a new joint venture, Huizhou, China-headquartered TCL will own 51 percent of Tokyo, Japan-headquartered Sony’s “home entertainment business,” and Sony will own 49 percent, per an announcement today, adding: Read full article Comments
Anyone reading this probably already knows it's been a fantastic past three years for the stock market. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) currently stands more than 80% above where it ended 2022. Credit the mainstreaming of artificial intelligence (AI), mostly. A handful of the S&P 500's technology names in the AI space did the bulk of this heavy lifting. In fact, without the performance of the so-cal...
Anyone reading this probably already knows it's been a fantastic past three years for the stock market. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) currently stands more than 80% above where it ended 2022. Credit the mainstreaming of artificial intelligence (AI), mostly. A handful of the S&P 500's technology names in the AI space did the bulk of this heavy lifting. In fact, without the performance of the so-called "Magnificent Seven" during this stretch, the S&P 500's performance would only be about half of what it was. And this dynamic has led to a situation that, from one perspective, is dangerous, but from another perspective, creates an opportunity. If you want to capitalize on this opportunity, you might want to make a point of holding a little less exposure to the large-cap segment of the market like you would with the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) or SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) , and instead own a little more small-cap exposure with a fund like the iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEMKT: IJR) or Vanguard's S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (NYSEMKT: VIOO) while both are priced at under $200 per share. Continue reading