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Niura’s EEG-implemented earbuds scan your brain health and recommend music to your mood

September 22, 2023
Niura has developed a pair of earbuds that monitor brain activity and, it claims, can both watch for potential health issues and match music to a user’s mood. The founders, Ryan Ahmed, Shahriar Huda, Dang Nguyen, and Authoy Das, had the idea of neuromonitoring during their high school years after their family members grappled with […]

3 Safe Gold Stocks Pointing to Buy

September 22, 2023
Gold is often considered a safe-haven asset during economic uncertainty and is used as a hedge against inflation. Given a long-term robust outlook for gold on solid demand and rising…

Intel (re)fined $400M by EU for ‘naked restrictions’ dating back to the noughties

September 22, 2023
Talk about old news: The European Union has reimposed a fine (totalling €376.36 million) on Intel for antitrust violations dating back decades. Veteran tech watchers may recall the chipmaker was slapped with a much bigger fine, of over a billion euros, by the EU back in 2009 which found Intel had abused its dominance in […]

Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads from early next year

September 22, 2023
After Netflix and Disney+ introduced ad-supported plans last year, Amazon said in an update today that it will start showing ads on Prime Video early next year. The company said it will offer an ad-free tier additional $3 per month. to Prime members. Amazon noted that ads will be introduced in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and […]

South Africa’s FinanceGPT simplifies financial analysis, set to interface in local languages

September 22, 2023
FinanceGPT is a generative AI startup built to help companies in their financial analysis tasks. Initially built for startups without in-house finance teams, and VCs looking to run financial health checks for their portfolios in Africa, FinanceGPT (Ipoxcap) says it has over the last two years grown to attract a diverse range of clientele including […]