Author: admin

image source, Getty ImagesApril 24, 2024Updated 1 hour agoShares in Meta, the company behind Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, plunged after the company announced higher-than-expected spending on artificial intelligence (AI).Shares fell more than 15% in after-hours trading in New York even as the tech giant disclosed strong results.President Mark Zuckerberg said it will take time for the company's massive AI investments to increase returns.Meta also said that X rival Threads now has more than 150 million monthly active users, increasing pressure on the Elon Musk-owned platform.”Threads is on track to beat X by becoming the Twitter alternative that users and advertisers…

Guadagnino Yet you have an amazing ability to observe reality. You know reality in a beautiful way and use it well in describing it.zendaya That's true, but I think it's overdone. I become hyper-aware of everything around me.Guadagnino Because Z is the director. I've said it many times and I'll repeat it again to the Times.zendaya I love being on set because it not only inspires me creatively, but it's one of the few places I can be free. Whatever part of my brain is overly critical and self-conscious, it's the only place I can be spontaneous, for the purpose…

Parents and LGBTQ advocates spoke out against a bill in the Ohio General Assembly this week that would require educators to disclose students' sexuality to parents and notify parents about what constitutes “sexuality.” . “Forcing children to withdraw from school, regardless of their family circumstances, would be a disservice to LGBTQ children,” Maria Bruno, public policy director for Equality Ohio, told the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. “It would lead to unconscionable brutality.” House Bill 8, known as the “Parental Bill of Rights,” would require public schools to notify parents about sexually explicit materials, give parents an opportunity to review…

The five winners of SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon's 2024 Small Business Awards have been announced.The award winners, all clients of SCORE's free mentoring services and business workshops for entrepreneurs and small businesses, were recognized at a luncheon Wednesday at the Ware Center in downtown Lancaster. they are:Chestnut Street Community Center: Lebanon's faith-based emergency shelter founded in 2021 by Laurie and David Funk. Since opening, the Funks have raised $2.5 million to renovate the church grounds that are home to the center.Humankind: Elizabethtown-based bottled beverage company founded by TJ Foltz. We donate a portion of our profits to projects that provide clean drinking…

The video begins with a man facing the camera on a dark blue background and a caption. “Nick Pontefract, Chief Strategy Officer” appear next to him. he says: “When you look at the population as a whole, the picture looks positive. Activity levels among adults in the UK are at their highest level since tracking began almost a decade ago.” While he says these words, a column chart titled “Active Adult” appears next to him. His four bars in the graph are labeled “November 19th to November 20th, 61.4%.” 61.4% from November 20th to November 21st. 63.1% from November 21st…

Asia dispatchBinance currently operates a regulated exchange in Thailand in a joint venture.Widespread efforts to license crypto platforms are sweeping the continent.Thailand follows India and the Philippines.Thai regulators are taking a tough stance against unlicensed digital asset service providers, even as Asian markets such as Hong Kong are leaning towards approving Bitcoin and Ether ETFs.The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand is stepping up enforcement efforts by blocking access to fraudulent platforms, according to comments from SEC Secretary-General Polnanon Busaratrakul.This measure is aimed at curbing money laundering activities.Binance’s new regulated exchangeThe SEC statement cited past disputes between Binance and Bybit…

Written by Rose Hoban Gov. Roy Cooper will focus health care on North Carolina's most vulnerable youth, North Carolina's most vulnerable youth, and his government in his proposed state spending plan after he removed Medicaid expansion from the governor's to-do list. Moved to the needs of the elderly and people with disabilities. Next year. One of the most important items in his $34.5 billion recommendation to lawmakers comes as federal pandemic funds used to help keep centers and preschools open are depleted in the coming months. , $630 million in subsidies for child care. The governor also proposes setting aside…

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the healthcare provider segment now use real-time payments more widely than any other payment method. According to PYMNTS Intelligence, 83% of businesses surveyed sent and received real-time payments last year, and 57% used real-time rails in both directions. Additionally, 38% of healthcare provider SMBs cite real-time payment rails as their most commonly used payment format. This is more than double the number of people who said credit card or check was their most common method of payment. This usage highlights a clear preference for instant payments in the healthcare sector. These are just some…

1 hour agoEuropean stocks start lowerEuropean stock markets opened modestly higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Stoxx 600 index down 0.2% by 8:15 a.m. London time.Britain's FTSE 100 index rose 0.5% after ending a five-day winning streak on Thursday, while France's CAC 40 index fell 0.2% and Germany's DAX index fell 0.5%.3 hours agoNikkei average falls 2%, leading decline in Asian stocksJapan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 2.1% in afternoon trading, while the broader TOPIX index fell 1.64%.The benchmark Nikkei stock average has fallen 8.3% from its all-time high in late March.Investors are awaiting the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision…

The United States Senate of the state of Arkansas has passed two new bills regulating cryptocurrency mining in the state.These two bills would tighten regulations regarding cryptocurrency mining in the state of Arkansas. After being approved by the Arkansas Senate, the bill will be introduced to the House of Representatives.On Wednesday, Senate Bill 79 passed with 32 votes in favor, while Senate Bill 78 received 26 votes in favor, with no senators voting no and a minority of senators choosing to abstain from voting.SB78, introduced by Senator Joshua Bryant, would place limits on cryptocurrency mining activities by prohibiting certain foreign…