Vulnerable young people, partners of drug users and victims of sexual violence also among those afflicted in world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic The night her baby’s heart stopped, Clare* blamed herself. Had she taken her out in the cold too much? Had she damaged her lungs by drinking iced water when she was pregnant? She fixated on Andi’s tiny chest, willing it to suck in air, rushing her to hos...
Vulnerable young people, partners of drug users and victims of sexual violence also among those afflicted in world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic The night her baby’s heart stopped, Clare* blamed herself. Had she taken her out in the cold too much? Had she damaged her lungs by drinking iced water when she was pregnant? She fixated on Andi’s tiny chest, willing it to suck in air, rushing her to hospital in Fiji for the second time in as many days. All through the early hours Andi* clung to life. Doctors performed CPR several times, puncturing the month-old baby’s chest to insert a drain, removing fluid from around her lungs. “She was really, really sick and they didn’t know what was going on … she was getting weaker and weaker,” Clare says. She sat by her daughter’s bedside. She prayed. Continue reading...
The authorities in Shanghai have busted a group of self-styled doctors who carried out ‘bloodletting therapy’ claiming it would remove “evil energy” from people. Footage of three people performing the therapy on a man, which was released by Shanghai TV recently, shocked social media. The video shows that three self-styled doctors insert a long needle into a man’s arm before letting the blood flow ...
The authorities in Shanghai have busted a group of self-styled doctors who carried out ‘bloodletting therapy’ claiming it would remove “evil energy” from people. Footage of three people performing the therapy on a man, which was released by Shanghai TV recently, shocked social media. The video shows that three self-styled doctors insert a long needle into a man’s arm before letting the blood flow out along the needle, forming a small pool of blood on the floor. They reassured the man that the...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images As the calendar heads towards March, Tesla, Inc. ( TSLA ) still doesn't have a functioning robotaxi service. The EV manufacturer has made a lot of promises regarding the launch of a service, but the company appears no closer to a scaling service, with questions popping up regarding accidents. My investment thesis remains Bearish on the stock still trading near the...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images As the calendar heads towards March, Tesla, Inc. ( TSLA ) still doesn't have a functioning robotaxi service. The EV manufacturer has made a lot of promises regarding the launch of a service, but the company appears no closer to a scaling service, with questions popping up regarding accidents. My investment thesis remains Bearish on the stock still trading near the all-time highs while any potential leadership position in robotaxis is slipping away. Source: Finviz Troubling Promises Tesla traded up to $500 with a market valuation approaching $2 trillion due to the market believing an official launch of unsupervised robotaxis was around the corner. After all, CEO Elon Musk announced the removal of the safety monitor back on January 22. The problem with Tesla remains the distinction between a supervised and unsupervised robotaxi. A robotaxi was supposed to mean an unsupervised vehicle, but Tesla now has a whole robotaxi tracking website listing a fleet of 386 robotaxis. Source: Robotaxi Tracker Tesla is only listed with 7 real robotaxis, yet all of social media will tout the total fleet. The company has the majority of this fleet in the Bay Area, where the cars have a safety monitor in the driver's seat, clearly much closer to a rideshare service than a robotaxi business. The sector is now seeing increasing competition with Waymo, owned by Alphabet ( GOOG ), listed as operating a fleet of 3,067 robotaxis. Zoom, owned by Amazon ( AMZN ), has even been added to the tracking list. Originally, Tesla offered the promise of scaling a robotaxi service before any other company had the technology, and the EV King had the potential of turning on most existing privately owned Teslas as robotaxis. So on the flip of a switch, Elon Musk promised a fleet of millions of EVs, creating a scale no other company could ever match. On the recent Q4 2025 earnings call , CEO Elon Musk again promised up to half the country would be covered by robotaxis as foll...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images As the calendar heads towards March, Tesla, Inc. ( TSLA ) still doesn't have a functioning robotaxi service. The EV manufacturer has made a lot of promises regarding the launch of a service, but the company appears no closer to a scaling service, with questions popping up regarding accidents. My investment thesis remains Bearish on the stock still trading near the...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images As the calendar heads towards March, Tesla, Inc. ( TSLA ) still doesn't have a functioning robotaxi service. The EV manufacturer has made a lot of promises regarding the launch of a service, but the company appears no closer to a scaling service, with questions popping up regarding accidents. My investment thesis remains Bearish on the stock still trading near the all-time highs while any potential leadership position in robotaxis is slipping away. Source: Finviz Troubling Promises Tesla traded up to $500 with a market valuation approaching $2 trillion due to the market believing an official launch of unsupervised robotaxis was around the corner. After all, CEO Elon Musk announced the removal of the safety monitor back on January 22. The problem with Tesla remains the distinction between a supervised and unsupervised robotaxi. A robotaxi was supposed to mean an unsupervised vehicle, but Tesla now has a whole robotaxi tracking website listing a fleet of 386 robotaxis. Source: Robotaxi Tracker Tesla is only listed with 7 real robotaxis, yet all of social media will tout the total fleet. The company has the majority of this fleet in the Bay Area, where the cars have a safety monitor in the driver's seat, clearly much closer to a rideshare service than a robotaxi business. The sector is now seeing increasing competition with Waymo, owned by Alphabet ( GOOG ), listed as operating a fleet of 3,067 robotaxis. Zoom, owned by Amazon ( AMZN ), has even been added to the tracking list. Originally, Tesla offered the promise of scaling a robotaxi service before any other company had the technology, and the EV King had the potential of turning on most existing privately owned Teslas as robotaxis. So on the flip of a switch, Elon Musk promised a fleet of millions of EVs, creating a scale no other company could ever match. On the recent Q4 2025 earnings call , CEO Elon Musk again promised up to half the country would be covered by robotaxis as foll...
By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was trained on Nvidia's most advanced AI
By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was trained on Nvidia's most advanced AI
The viral X post from an AI security researcher reads like satire. But it's really a word of warning about what can go wrong when handing tasks to an AI agent.
The viral X post from an AI security researcher reads like satire. But it's really a word of warning about what can go wrong when handing tasks to an AI agent.
Veteran fintech company Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) was looking a bit haggard on Monday, at least as far as its equity was concerned. Investors traded out of the stock following an analyst's price target cut; at the end of the trading session Fiserv had tumbled by almost 5%. The man behind that move was B. Riley prognosticator Hal Goetsch, who reduced his Fiserv price target to $69 per share from his pr...
Veteran fintech company Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) was looking a bit haggard on Monday, at least as far as its equity was concerned. Investors traded out of the stock following an analyst's price target cut; at the end of the trading session Fiserv had tumbled by almost 5%. The man behind that move was B. Riley prognosticator Hal Goetsch, who reduced his Fiserv price target to $69 per share from his preceding level of $72. He maintained his existing recommendation on the stock, which was and is neutral. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Earnings Call Insights: DMC Global Inc. (BOOM) Q4 2025 Management View CEO James O'Leary highlighted persistent macroeconomic challenges, specifically tariffs and unforecastable interest rates, impacting DMC's oilfield and construction markets. O'Leary stated, "We reduced our net debt by another $11.4 million during the fourth quarter. At year-end, our net debt of $18.7 million was down 67% from t...
Earnings Call Insights: DMC Global Inc. (BOOM) Q4 2025 Management View CEO James O'Leary highlighted persistent macroeconomic challenges, specifically tariffs and unforecastable interest rates, impacting DMC's oilfield and construction markets. O'Leary stated, "We reduced our net debt by another $11.4 million during the fourth quarter. At year-end, our net debt of $18.7 million was down 67% from the end of 2024 and at the lowest level since the Arcadia acquisition was consummated in 2021." He noted a continued decline in end markets and ongoing tariff headwinds, emphasizing, "Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum will remain in place. We're evaluating what refunds we may be entitled to which the Supreme Court was silent upon in its ruling." O'Leary also reported a 6% year-over-year decline in consolidated sales to $143.5 million and significant write-offs at DynaEnergetics. CFO Eric Walter stated, "Our consolidated adjusted EBITDA attributable to DMC of negative $1.6 million included approximately $7 million in discrete charges at DynaEnergetics and the majority of these charges were related to accounts receivable reserves." Walter noted, "Fourth quarter adjusted net loss attributable to DMC was $9.9 million, while adjusted loss per share attributable to DMC was $0.50." Outlook First quarter 2026 sales are projected in the range of $132 million to $138 million, with adjusted EBITDA expected between $2 million and $4 million. Walter explained, "Our results will reflect the impact of severe weather across much of the United States that affected our businesses during the first half of the quarter." Management expects the negative factors from Q4 2025—tariffs, high interest rates, and market softness—to persist into early 2026. O'Leary added, "Project deferrals and generally lower activity in Arcadia's core West Coast markets are expected to continue through at least the beginning of the year." Financial Results Consolidated sales declined to $143.5 million, down 6%...