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Apple Foundation Model (AFM) Cloud Model will run on Nvidia Blackwell B200 GPUs hosted inside Google Cloud. 9 June 2026: Apple partnering with Google and Nvidia for most advanced AI model https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/08/apple-google-nvidia-ai-chips.html Apple AI executive Amar Subramanya at World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC): ”We work with both Google and Nvidia to extend our private cloud compute …
xAI officially released Grok-Voice-Think-Fast-1.0 via API on April 25, 2026. Musk has already replaced the human sales and support lines for Starlink (+1 888 GO STARLINK) with this AI. It currently handles 28 different tools and hundreds of workflows that used to require a human operator. Your customer support needs a voice agent built for …
While the world burns this liberal government is hard at work. Other rules subject to $1000 fine: * No hot sauce packets if you don’t request them * Pho restaurants have no penalty for hoisin sauce packets because they are “diverse” (Arby’s sauce is also ok for some reason) * Coffee shop creamer and sweetener …
Il a fini de boire mais le verre est toujours rempli ! pic.twitter.com/dZxke50nQ7 — varan🐊 2.0 🇨🇮 (@luca_varan) March 15, 2026 AI slop pic.twitter.com/pu1hgXI6qB — kian (@kian_sasan) March 15, 2026 Got some serious questions about the validity of this blatantly obvious AI video…🤷🏻♂️ Magical pocket… Coffee in the cup defying gravity… Customer with mask behind …
INSIDERS ARE RUNNING FOR THE EXIT: Look at this data. – Diamondback Energy: $1.13 BILLION sold – Peter Thiel dumped $289 million in Palantir – VRT former officer: $263 million sold – BW Group: $210 million in DHT – Silver Point Capital: $155 million in GPOR – IBP CEO + Chairman: $255 million combined – …
STOCKHOLM, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Swedish “buy now, pay later” services provider and online bank Klarna swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter and gave weaker-than-expected guidance for 2026 as fast growth also hiked costs, sending the U.S.-listed group’s shares down 23% in early trade on Thursday. Klarna’s net loss for the October …
Breaking: Costco is now limiting Silver 1oz bars to ONE per customer. When retail giants start rationing silver… that’s not ‘normal market behavior.’ 👀 pic.twitter.com/WEDjFSPSge — Echo 𝕏 (@echodatruth) January 12, 2026 Breaking: Costco is now limiting Silver 1oz bars to ONE per customer. When retail giants start rationing silver… that’s not ‘normal market behavior. …
A quick look at what James Turk Says is Happening with Silver and Gold: “My Jan 1st tweet showed the reliable/objective mathematical models I use to calculate the #FairValue of #gold & #silver as: Fair Value gold $11,341 / 20 ratio = $567/oz silver https://x.com/FGMR/status/20068248986… This chart supports that price projection. It reveals similar patterns …
by Michael For many of you, just reading the phrase “customer service” is enough to make your blood boil. We have all had experiences where we have been on the phone for hours trying to get help with a problem. In many cases, it can be a real adventure just trying to find a real …
📰TransUnion Discloses Data Breach Impacting 4.4 Million Customers Data Breach Notification: https://t.co/UfL3KybPfZ pic.twitter.com/ugWKMre0pt — Dark Web Informer (@DarkWebInformer) August 28, 2025 Three companies – Equifax, Experian, TransUnion – hoard your financial data. They've been hacked (147 million records stolen), sued for errors, and lobbied Congress with millions in spending. Yet they face zero competition. That's …
by James Hickman I know it’s cliche, but one of the happiest days of my life was a bit more than four years ago when my daughter was born in Cancún, Mexico. My wife and I chose Mexico deliberately— given all the COVID craziness that was going on (especially in the US), we wanted to …
Britain may begin enforcing a crackdown on “extremist pub chat” under a new employment rights bill. The clause could hold pub owners legally responsible for customers’ controversial remarks, even if they occur between patrons. Brendan O’Neill, writing in the New York Post, warned that the legislation may require pubs to police speech to avoid lawsuits. …
🚨🇺🇸 HERTZ DATA BREACH—YOUR LICENSE TO DRIVE JUST GOT JACKED Hertz has confirmed a data breach involving one of its vendors, exposing customers’ names, birthdays, payment info, and even Social Security numbers. The culprit? A Russian-linked ransomware gang exploiting a… https://t.co/djkpp7OxDU pic.twitter.com/nMHAv1khmU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 15, 2025 🚨 T-MOBILE SUED OVER DATA BREACH …
A viral TikTok video posted by content creator @moeburqa shows the shopper pulling down ‘holiday prices’ signs to reveal the original price underneath. Both the item’s original retail price and the holiday deal appear to cost exactly the same. In one example from the video, a 10-piece screwdriver set is advertised at $19.97, and the …
A Bank of America customer says a hacker was able to drain $38,000 from his account after compromising his phone in a SIM-swapping attack.
US semiconductor giant Intel said it would expand its chip packaging and testing base in Chengdu, in a show of commitment to the mainland market despite a recent call by a Beijing-backed cybersecurity group to review the company’s products. In addition to enlarging packaging and testing capacity for server chips, the facility will also establish a “customer …
While the three-day-long breach began on September 20, 2024, the firm has not provided an estimate for the number of victims impacted, nearly three weeks later. MoneyGram does boast of having more than 150 million customers, however, via its over 430,000 locations which span 200 countries and territories. The hack exposed basic information like customer …
Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to 30% of its overseas staff at some divisions, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told @Reuters. Read more https://t.co/U07j1AM2pe pic.twitter.com/imSKS6qwyq — Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) September 11, 2024 Samsung is reportedly planning to announce some major layoffs worldwide …
View post on imgur.com ‘You can only take so much’: South Beach market to close after 35 years, citing crime, costs After 35 years in business, a family-owned market in South Beach is closing its doors. Co-owner David Pesusic said high operation costs and mounting neighborhood crime were the driving factors. Bayside Market, at 120 …
Capital One class action lawsuit overview: Who: Plaintiffs Vishal Shah, Gary Ingraham, Deia Williams and Devin Rose filed a class action lawsuit against Capital One Financial Corporation d/b/a Capital One. Why: Capital One allegedly shares personal data with Meta, Google, Microsoft and other entities without customer knowledge or consent. Where: The Capital One class action lawsuit was filed …
European drugstore giant Rossmann announced Tuesday it will no longer buy Tesla’s electric vehicles for its fleet, effective immediately, citing CEO Elon Musk’s pro-Trump political support. Rossmann, based in Germany, said in a statement that its decision was “based on the incompatibility between the statements of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the values that Tesla …
They allowed you to do this in stores in the past, but not online It is now being made available in the app for online purchases — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) July 23, 2024
WTF?! A Korean ISP is reported to have intentionally installed malware on subscribers’ computers. The move was designed to interfere with and block torrent traffic, which is believed to have been placing financial pressure on the company. An investigative report from Korean outlet JBTC states that Internet Service Provider KT, formerly known as Korea Telecom, took extreme measures …
Ledgers of the failed fintech middleman Synapse show that nearly all the deposits held for customers of the banking app Yotta went missing weeks ago. A network of eight banks held $109 million in deposits for Yotta customers as of April 11, according to Evolve Bank & Trust, which filed a bankruptcy court letter. However, …
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Target just issued a very concerning earnings report. Stating that their sales dropped and fewer customers are coming into the store. A concerning signal about the health of the US consumer in 2024. In particular – Target is warning that inflation-battered consumers across America are now starting to cutback on spending. A signal that the …
Google accidentally destroyed all of the data of an enormous customer account for no apparent reason. "UniSuper, an Australian pension fund that manages $135 billion worth of funds and has 647,000 members, had its entire account wiped out at Google Cloud, including all its… pic.twitter.com/yhUzuAoCF4 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) May 19, 2024 Buried under …
Wells Fargo embroiled in controversy as customers allege loss of life savings due to scams. Multiple lawsuits accuse Wells Fargo of insufficient security measures. Bank fined millions by federal authorities for unauthorized withdrawals from customer accounts. Allegations of mishandling Pennsylvania unemployment funds and failure to reimburse affected individuals. Customers report losing life savings to scammers, …
One thing about me is if I see a customer shoplifting, I pretend I didn’t — Calla (@CallaWalsh) December 23, 2022 Being forced to ask an employee to unlock a toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, and shampoo is actually insane, fuck capitalism pic.twitter.com/aiYjPC9Vjq — Calla (@CallaWalsh) February 16, 2024 View post on imgur.com
Earlier this month JP Morgan Chase issued a press release stating they are now ‘Connecting 80 Million U.S. Consumers with the Brands They Love’, which is a polite way of saying the major bank is selling customer transaction histories to third parties, chiefly advertisers, for the purpose of targeted ads. The financial giant created a …