The Download: Google’s Gemini is here, and Sundar Pichai talks AI

December 7, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Google DeepMind’s new Gemini model looks amazing—but could signal peak AI hype Hype about Gemini, Google DeepMind’s long-rumored response to OpenAI’s GPT-4, has been building for months. Now, the company has finally revealed…

Top 3 Defense Stock Picks Illuminating the Market This Month

December 7, 2023
The escalating geopolitical upheaval has precipitated a surge in defense expenditure, positioning the defense industry to thrive. Therefore, fundamentally strong defense stocks General Dynamics Corporation (GD), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and…

EU ‘final’ talks to fix AI rules to run into second day — but deal on foundational models is on the table

December 7, 2023

As European Union lawmakers clock up 20+ hours of negotiating time in a marathon attempt to reach agreement on how to regulate artificial intelligence a preliminary accord on how to handle one sticky element — rules for foundational models/general purpose AIs (GPAIs) — has been agreed, according to a leaked proposal TechCrunch has reviewed. In […]

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Stock Market Rises Amid Contradictory Expectations

December 7, 2023
The stock market has been experiencing an 11% increase in the past month, driven by the anticipation of two seemingly contradictory factors: corporate solid earnings growth and multiple interest rate…

How carbon removal technology is like a time machine

December 7, 2023
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. If you could go back in time, what would you change about your life, or the world? The idea of giving myself some much-needed advice is appealing (don’t cut your own bangs…

Opal Security, which helps companies manage access and identities, raises $22M

December 7, 2023

VC investment trends in the cybersecurity market suggest a sector in decline — at least within the context of recent months. According to Crunchbase, cybersecurity deal count fell during Q3 to 153 deals from 181 in Q2. In a more detailed report, Crunchbase suggests that, with Q3 cybersecurity venture funding down 30% compared to the […]

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Following UK expansion, Robinhood brings crypto trading to EU

December 7, 2023

Robinhood’s long-awaited international expansion is at full throttle. The stock-trading app tailored to the younger generations is launching its crypto app to all eligible users in the European Union, the company said Thursday. The announcement comes on the heels of its foray into the U.K. just a week ago. While it’s taking crypto trading to […]

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