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Dec 20, 20235 min read

Woman Challenged Tesla's Tracking Technology and Was Unsuccessful.

In May 2020, San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla with a request related to a case: Could the automaker provide...

Nasa Sends Cat Video to Deep Space Using Laser Technology

Lanon Wee

Dec 20, 20232 min read

Nasa Sends Cat Video to Deep Space Using Laser Technology

Nasa has transmitted an ultra high-definition video of a feline from outer space back to Earth. A 15-second video of Taters the cat...

Metaverse Investments Show VR Market Struggling Despite Billions of Dollars Injected Quarterly

Lanon Wee

Dec 20, 20234 min read

Metaverse Investments Show VR Market Struggling Despite Billions of Dollars Injected Quarterly

By the end of November 25th, 2023, U.S. sales for VR headsets and AR glasses had experienced a drop of around 40%, according to...

Researchers Discover GPT and Other AI Models Are Unable to Analyze SEC Filings

Lanon Wee

Dec 20, 20234 min read

Researchers Discover GPT and Other AI Models Are Unable to Analyze SEC Filings

The new research has exposed weaknesses in large language models such as ChatGPT, which struggle to correctly answer queries from...

Google Agrees to a $700 Million Settlement with U.S. Consumers and States Regarding Play Store

Lanon Wee

Dec 20, 20232 min read

Google Agrees to a $700 Million Settlement with U.S. Consumers and States Regarding Play Store

Alphabet's Google has agreed to a $700 million antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers, which was made known in a San...

SEC Reports on Expansion of Access to Wealthy Investment Opportunities Due to Inflation

Lanon Wee

Dec 20, 20233 min read

SEC Reports on Expansion of Access to Wealthy Investment Opportunities Due to Inflation

The SEC reported that accredited investor numbers rose to 24 million in 2022 from 16 million in 2019, and are projected to continue...

Researchers Discover AI Models Inadequate for Analyzing SEC Filings

Lanon Wee

Dec 20, 20234 min read

Researchers Discover AI Models Inadequate for Analyzing SEC Filings

A new study has revealed that large language models, much like the one used in ChatGPT, are not very successful in giving responses to...

Swiss Regulator Requests Enhanced Authority Following Credit Suisse Failure

Lanon Wee

Dec 20, 20232 min read

Swiss Regulator Requests Enhanced Authority Following Credit Suisse Failure

For 167 years, Credit Suisse was sustained - until March of this year when Swiss authorities orchestrated a rescue from competitor UBS...

Pause on Digital Transition for Vulnerable People Delayed

Lanon Wee

Dec 19, 20233 min read

Pause on Digital Transition for Vulnerable People Delayed

Telephone providers in the UK have suspended the process of requiring customers who are potentially at risk to transition to digital...

Exploring How Generative AI Can Help Increase Revenue on Wall Street

Lanon Wee

Dec 19, 20234 min read

Exploring How Generative AI Can Help Increase Revenue on Wall Street

It is anticipated that generative AI can revolutionize the operations of wealth management firms. The utilization of AI, in collaboration...

Adobe and Figma End Planned $20 Billion Merger

Lanon Wee

Dec 19, 20232 min read

Adobe and Figma End Planned $20 Billion Merger

On Monday, Adobe and Figma--the cloud-based design tool--announced that their planned merger will be ended due to regulative issues. In a...

Meta Wraps Up Record Year Amid Cost Cuts Following 2021 Disasters

Lanon Wee

Dec 19, 20234 min read

Meta Wraps Up Record Year Amid Cost Cuts Following 2021 Disasters

Meta's stock is ready to see its best year to date, having risen 178% by Friday's close. This rebound from a challenging 2022 confirms...

EU Investigates Musk's X Under Newly-Instituted Disinformation Regulations

Lanon Wee

Dec 19, 20233 min read

EU Investigates Musk's X Under Newly-Instituted Disinformation Regulations

The EU has initiated infringement proceedings on X, formerly known as Twitter, due to the possible neglect of its duties to counter...

Improbable Secures $97 Million on Sale of Gaming Venture Backed by SoftBank

Lanon Wee

Dec 18, 20234 min read

Improbable Secures $97 Million on Sale of Gaming Venture Backed by SoftBank

Improbable has divested The Multiplayer Group, the multiplayer gaming services firm it took over in 2019, to Keywords Studios for £76.5...

Improbable Receives $97 Million for Sale of Gaming Unit Backed by SoftBank

Lanon Wee

Dec 18, 20234 min read

Improbable Receives $97 Million for Sale of Gaming Unit Backed by SoftBank

Improbable has sold The Multiplayer Group (MPG), a multiplayer games services company it acquired in 2019, to Keywords Studios for £76.5...

Top and Bottom European Countries to Retire In

Lanon Wee

Dec 18, 20233 min read

Top and Bottom European Countries to Retire In

Mercer releases a widely watched yearly survey that compares the retirement income systems of 47 countries around the globe, and...

Accelerated Adoption of Sustainable Maritime Transportation

Lanon Wee

Dec 18, 20234 min read

Accelerated Adoption of Sustainable Maritime Transportation

The powerful diesel engine rumbles as the water taxi slices through the turbulent seas connecting Rotterdam's industrial docks to the...

Silicon Valley's Most Convincing AI Debate: Techno-Optimists vs. Doomsdayers

Lanon Wee

Dec 18, 20235 min read

Silicon Valley's Most Convincing AI Debate: Techno-Optimists vs. Doomsdayers

The development of AI at full speed is being supported by what is referred to as "e/acc", while "decels" remain hesitant due to the...

Lanon Wee

Dec 17, 20239 min read

The Key to Taiwan's Chip Success

At the age of 23, Shih Chin-tay was setting out on a journey with a plane ticket to the United States in 1969, embarking upon a...

Activision Blizzard Resolves California Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Women

Lanon Wee

Dec 16, 20231 min read

Activision Blizzard Resolves California Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Women

Activision Blizzard reached an agreement to end a lawsuit pointing to the injustice of denying women promotion and paying them lower...