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22.05 / 14:37

markets Death Bill Fastenal country recommendations Traffic New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit

A bill before California lawmakers would require new cars sold in the state in coming years to beep a warning whenever drivers exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph

22.05 / 14:37

markets UPS Google Racing NVIDIA composer Nvidia to release earnings as AI demand continues unabated

Rival computer chip makers are racing to catch up but Nvidia still holds a leading edge in powering the artificial intelligence boom as it prepares to release its latest financial results Wednesday

21.05 / 19:13

UPS Food Research pandemic President NOT Corporate greed is not to blame for high inflation, SF Fed says

Bolvin Wealth Management Group President Gina Bolvin discusses the move in commodities, expected inflation data, the housing industry and her outlook for consumers.

21.05 / 11:51

Discover BAY Death community shooting Department Investigations Over $450K recovered for workers of California mushroom farms that were sites of fatal shootings

Federal officials say that the owners of two Northern California mushroom farms where a farmworker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings last year will pay more than $450,000 in back wages and damages to 62 workers

21.05 / 02:15

Target DOW NVIDIA Micron Trade Nasdaq hits record, S&P ticks higher with Nvidia results eyed

Nasdaq closed at a record high on Monday while the S&P 500 gained slightly as technology stocks advanced ahead of Nvidia's highly anticipated earnings and investors gauged the timing of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 technology index led gains among the 11 major S&P sectors, rising 1.32%, helped by chipmakers such as Nvidia, which advanced 2.49% ahead of its quarterly results on Wednesday.

20.05 / 04:52

UPS Gap Highways travelers Department Traffic mountaineering California's scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur opens to around-the-clock travel as slide repair advances

A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast has reopened to around-the-clock traffic

20.05 / 04:52

Progressive CEO Platform Research wellness show social A former OpenAI leader says safety has 'taken a backseat to shiny products' at the AI company

A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week says that product safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence company

20.05 / 04:52

markets Provident Waves Software wellness Updates Investigations NOT UK watchdog decides not to investigate Microsoft's AI partnership with France's Mistral

British regulators say they don’t need to open a competition investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with French artificial intelligence company Mistral, a month after asking for industry feedback on the deal

17.05 / 15:05

UPS Provident Align track peace Robertson Stephens welcomes Colorado-based RIA

San Francisco-based RIA Robertson Stephens has announced another move broadening its footprint in the Western US.

17.05 / 05:55

UPS Citi pandemic trends show 2020 Philadelphia still the 6th-biggest U.S. city, but San Antonio catching up, census data shows

New federal estimates show Philadelphia remains the nation’s sixth-most-populous city, despite a decline in population throughout the pandemic

16.05 / 10:07

Digital Man Google show voice social Videos NOT Making ChatGPT ‘sexy’ may not be the best way to make it better

Her." That was the single tweet that OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman posted as his lieutenants demonstrated a new ChatGPT with the same alluring vocal flourishes Scarlett Johansson used in the movie by that name about a man who falls in love with his AI bot. The most impressive thing about the new GPT-4o (the ‘o’ stands for omni) is that it can discuss what it ‘sees’ through your phone camera in real time, a skill that Google faked in a demo for its AI model last December. More startling was that it didn’t just sound human but strangely seductive.

15.05 / 20:54

Provident BAY innovations Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate

Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonvill...

15.05 / 20:54

Progressive CEO wellness social Videos Updates OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure from ChatGPT maker

One of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT says he is leaving the company after a nearly decade

15.05 / 18:55

Netflix WSJ show reports rights International Sporting Netflix to live stream NFL games; Check schedule, dates, key details about deal

Netflix will start streaming NFL games this year as the OTT streaming giant is making foray into live broadcasting of sporting events. Earlier, Netflix had inked a deal with WWE Monday Night Raw. Netflix will live stream NFL games scheduled to be played on Christmas day 2024 along with holiday matches in 2025 and 2026.

14.05 / 17:48

UPS community wellness Instagram social rights Bumble's billboard ads sneered at celibacy as an alternative to dating — and the company got stung

The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer at celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online

14.05 / 05:13

Provident Google CEO Enterprise Pride performer Features OpenAI launches revolutionary GPT-4o for free, CEO Sam Altman feels like ‘AI from movies’

ChatGPT. GPT-4o is an advanced version of the AI technology powering the widely used generative tool, ChatGPT. To be freely available to all users as OpenAI rolls it out globally, GPT-4o boasts improved performance and efficiency.

14.05 / 01:05

Provident EBAY Software Charity donates NOT Marc Benioff lunch auction raises $1.5M for charity. Not bad for first year without Warren Buffett

The $200,100 winning bid for a private lunch with software titan Marc Benioff might appear disappointing at first glance after years of multimillion-dollar bids for a private meal with investor Warren Buffett

14.05 / 01:03

UPS Highways performer reports Traffic Investigations Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes

Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists

14.05 / 01:03

UPS Google Gemini love Videos Updates OpenAI launches GPTo, improving ChatGPT's text, visual and audio capabilities

OpenAI has introduced a new artificial intelligence model

14.05 / 01:03

UPS Chevrolet performer cover information testing GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board

General Motors’ troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board

13.05 / 15:07

Citi FIVE security Patrick Raven reports bowling NFL 2024 schedule: Kansas City Chiefs vs Baltimore Ravens in first match. Check date, time, venue

NFL 2024 schedule is yet to be announced officially but details of the first game have emerged. "Super Bowl" defending champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on Baltimore Ravens, as per a report on USA Today.

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