US stocks fell sharply this week due to rising oil prices and weaker-than-expected jobs data. The Dow dropped 453 points, or 0.95%, as the S&P 500 lost 1.33% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 1.59%. Oil prices surged 36% for US crude and 27% for Brent, driven by the conflict with Iran halting oil flow through … Read more
Investors thought they had protected themselves against chaos with diversified portfolios, but the Iran war showed that even the best-laid plans can fail. During the week, stocks and bonds fell together as oil prices rose and supply disruptions caused inflation to surge. This led to higher interest rates, breaking a long-standing rule of thumb: falling … Read more
Meta is facing a new lawsuit over its AI smart glasses, which critics claim lack true privacy protections. An investigation by Swedish newspapers found that workers at a Kenya-based subcontractor were reviewing footage from customers’ glasses, including sensitive content. The tech giant claims to blur faces in images but sources dispute this, and regulators are … Read more
Your data protection is important to us Yahoo is part of the Yahoo Group. When you use our website and apps, we use cookies for: – To offer you a better experience on our site and app – To identify you, prevent spam and misuse, and improve security measures – To track how you use … Read more
The US and Russia are cooperating in sharing information about US military forces in the Middle East, including coordinates of ships and aircraft. This cooperation could be helping Iran guide its missile attacks in the region, but it’s not explicitly stated that Russia is sharing this info for targeting purposes. Source: https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-secretly-sharing-location-of-u-s-targets-with-iran-u-s-officials-say-127d4f1a
President Trump’s decision to attack Iran was not about preventing the country from getting an atomic bomb, but rather about gaining control over the world’s oil trade. According to economist Michael Hudson, this move was part of a long-standing US plan to dominate the global oil market and use it as a tool for diplomacy. … Read more
Kun käytät sivustojamme ja sovelluksiamme, käytämme evästeitä tarjotaksemme paremman kokemuksen sinulle. Evästeen avulla tallennamme tietoja, kuten sijainti, käyttötarpeen ja teknisiä tunnisteita. Jos haluat hallita evästen käytön, valitse “Hallitse tietosuoja-asetuksia” -valinta. Voit myös peruuttaa suostumuksesi tai muokata valintojasi milloin tahansa. Lisätietoa henkilötiedoista löytyy evästeasetuksesta ja tietosuojakäytännöstämme. Source: https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_8ea3b200-8e22-459d-86ef-ab2f06d09215
Meta’s smart glasses, marketed as a convenient way to access AI-powered features with hands-free voice commands, have raised serious concerns about data collection and surveillance. Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten revealed that users’ videos recorded by the glasses are being sent to contractors in Nairobi, Kenya for data annotation, often without users knowing they’re … Read more
Imagine controlling your smart home with an AI-powered potato shaped like the sinister GlaDOS from Portal. Yes, you read that right – a potato! Expert tinkerer Binh Pham built an AI chatbot inside a potato-shaped enclosure that can answer jokes and control your Home Assistant devices. The genius idea is to use this “potato” as … Read more
Actors and writers from the popular franchise are back for a new spin-off. Chris Black and Matt Fraction created Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which premiered on Apple TV+ in November 2023. The show is set after Godzilla’s 2014 release. Two years later, Apple TV announced a prequel series with Wyatt Russell reprising his role as … Read more