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The Nasdaq’s troubles might only be beginning, with technology stocks potentially heading for a crash reminiscent of the prolonged bear market that followed the dot-com bubble burst. This perspective comes from Société Générale’s Albert Edwards, who voiced his concerns in a Thursday client note. Edwards, known for
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With the installation of fast-charging stations at 100 Starbucks shops, Mercedes-Benz is launching a novel initiative to improve the infrastructure for EV charging across the country. In tackling range anxiety, a major barrier for EV owners, this program is a big step forward. One of the biggest obstacles
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A major leader in the workplace collaboration software market, Smartsheet is currently managing a pivotal point in its business plan. The company, which is valued at $6.6 billion, has lately hired investment bankers to investigate bids of acquisition from private equity groups. This calculated action, which reflects broader market
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The stock market’s downturn on Thursday was notably intense, with Wall Street caught in a wave of selling driven by speculation about President Joe Biden’s potential withdrawal from the presidential race. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharply by 533 points, or 1.3%, while the S&
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It seems that things are getting worse as recent revelations of Intel’s Raptor Lake CPUs have shown us worrying trends. Though it’s now evident that these faults may also be hurting Intel’s mobile processors, the top-tier desktop CPUs from Intel’s Raptor Lake series initially displayed
Google Pixel 9 Pro
The persistent hype surrounding the Google Pixel 9 Pro is difficult to miss if you’ve been following tech news lately. The gadget has been the focus of a media frenzy over the last two weeks as a result of several leaks that have revealed practically every aspect of it.
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Although everyone wants their computers to look sleeker, nobody wants to sacrifice the quality of the webcam. The notch on the MacBook and, in certain situations, concealing the webcam beneath a key are examples of unpleasant design solutions that arise from this conundrum. Disposable webcams are one novel way that
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In one of the company’s most significant markets, California had a 24% decline in Tesla vehicle registrations between April and June. This is the third straight quarter that sales in the state have decreased. Industry data issued on Thursday suggests that the producer of electric vehicles is facing increasing
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Authorities have declared the death of J. Michael Cline, co-founder of the well-known movie ticketing site Fandango, to be a suicide. Cline tragically fell from a Manhattan hotel balcony on Tuesday in New York City. The medical examiner’s office has determined that the death was a suicide,
JD Vance
JD Vance, an Ohio senator, has a friends list and some publicly traded transactions on Venmo, which WIRED recently uncovered. The Venmo app has privacy concerns that many users—including celebrities—might not be completely aware of, as this discovery highlights. Venmo users’ friends list might be a privacy nightmare
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The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closed higher on Thursday despite a large decline in trading volume on Wednesday. U.S. chip equities saw notable volatility on Thursday. Nvidia and Broadcom were the two companies that contributed the most to the index. The United States was reportedly proposing stricter export restrictions on
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Citing uncertainty from European regulators, Meta has indicated that it would not be making its next multimodal AI model and subsequent versions available to consumers in the European Union. Meta informed Axios of this move, citing the lack of clarity in the regulatory landscape as the primary factor. The aforementioned