Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) unveiled its new Gemini 3.5 Live Translate audio model on Tuesday, which the tech giant says will aid live speech-to-speech translation. "The model automatically detects 70+ languages and generates smooth, natural-sounding translated speech that preserves the speakers' intonation, pacing and pitch," Google said on its website. "Unlike turn by turn systems that wait for th...
Google ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) unveiled its new Gemini 3.5 Live Translate audio model on Tuesday, which the tech giant says will aid live speech-to-speech translation. "The model automatically detects 70+ languages and generates smooth, natural-sounding translated speech that preserves the speakers' intonation, pacing and pitch," Google said on its website. "Unlike turn by turn systems that wait for the speaker to finish speaking before responding, 3.5 Live Translate generates speech continuously, balancing the trade-off between waiting for context to improve quality and translating immediately to stay in sync with the speaker. It delivers fluid audio without awkward pauses and stays just a few seconds behind the speaker throughout the session." Gemini 3.5 Live Translate is available today for developers in public preview in the Gemini Live API and Google AI Studio; for enterprises in Google Meet; and is coming to everyone via Google Translate on Android and iOS. Alphabet shares were down fractionally in late morning trading. More on Alphabet Alphabet's $84.75B Equity Plan Looks Like A Red Flag - It Isn't (For Now) Alphabet: CapEx Pressure Is Real, But The Long-Term AI Opportunity Is Bigger Google TPU V8 Vs. Nvidia: How Inference Is Rewriting The AI Market SpaceX-Google cloud deal may point to Microsoft Azure upside: BNP Apollo, Blackstone finalize $35B private credit deal to power Anthropic's AI expansion - report
RelaxFoto.de/E+ via Getty Images Introduction The nuclear revival is not the question worth arguing over in 2026. Reactors are coming back online. Hyperscale operations like Amazon ( AMZN ), Meta ( META ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ) are signing power deals. The federal government has even moved uranium to be critical to national security. The harder question that most other coverage has skipped is whe...
RelaxFoto.de/E+ via Getty Images Introduction The nuclear revival is not the question worth arguing over in 2026. Reactors are coming back online. Hyperscale operations like Amazon ( AMZN ), Meta ( META ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ) are signing power deals. The federal government has even moved uranium to be critical to national security. The harder question that most other coverage has skipped is whether the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF ( URNM ) is the right way to own that revival at today's price. I genuinely don't think it is, at least not yet. The fund gives you mined uranium exposure, which is the part of the nuclear fuel supply chain that is loosening. Meanwhile, the parts that are tightening, conversion and enrichment, sit almost entirely outside of the portfolio. At the same time, the miner equities inside URNM have already priced in a great deal of optimism that the underlying uranium price has not delivered yet. This article is for the reader who has seen the BUY ratings, believes in nuclear for the long haul, and wants to understand why the entry point and fund structure matter just as much as the theme. In this article, I will walk you through what URNM actually holds, where it sits in the fuel cycle, why the equities have gotten ahead of the metal, and what the fund's own risk grades are telling you. My conclusion is a HOLD. I believe in this theme; I just don't want to chase this vehicle at this price. Brief Overview URNM is the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF. It seeks to invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of its tracked index, which follows companies that invest at least half of their assets in the mining, exploration, development, production, or the holding of physical uranium. It tracks the VettaFi Global Uranium Mining Index (renamed in April 2026 following a December 2025 methodology change). The fund makes its money the same way any passive equity ETF does. It holds a basket of stocks and charges a management fee, currently 0.75% per year. ...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), it seems there's Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , and then there's everyone else. The company's graphics processing units (GPUs) became the gold standard for processing these next-generation algorithms, securing its place as the flagbearer for the AI revolution. This has fueled a meteoric rise in its stock price, catapulting Nvidia to a $5 trillion market cap,...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), it seems there's Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , and then there's everyone else. The company's graphics processing units (GPUs) became the gold standard for processing these next-generation algorithms, securing its place as the flagbearer for the AI revolution. This has fueled a meteoric rise in its stock price, catapulting Nvidia to a $5 trillion market cap, making it the world's most valuable company. Nvidia's position as the leading AI chipmaker is secure, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. However, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has several distinct advantages that could propel the Google parent past Nvidia to the top of the leaderboard, making it the market-cap leader. Nvidia's singular focus has made it the undisputed leader when it comes to data center GPUs. While estimates vary, the company controls between 80% and 92% of the market. Continue reading
Photo: AI generated China’s unemployment insurance fund is facing escalating financial strain. According to recent data from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the country’s unemployment insurance system covered 248 million people from January to April 2026. During this period, the fund took in 70.53 billion yuan ($10.41 billion) in revenue but paid out 70.86 billion yuan, result...
Photo: AI generated China’s unemployment insurance fund is facing escalating financial strain. According to recent data from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the country’s unemployment insurance system covered 248 million people from January to April 2026. During this period, the fund took in 70.53 billion yuan ($10.41 billion) in revenue but paid out 70.86 billion yuan, resulting in a deficit of 330 million yuan. Compared with the same period last year, the number of participants, fund revenue and expenditures increased by 3.95 million, 3.99 billion yuan and 8.09 billion yuan, respectively. Notably, the spending reached its highest level for the same period since 2020.