The US Department of Treasury in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2024. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new Series I bond rates. Linked to inflation, newly purchased I bonds will pay 3.11% annual interest from November 1 through April 2025, which is down from the […]
Uber (UBER) Q3 2024 earnings
Uber reported third-quarter results on Thursday that beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue but missed on analysts’ projections for gross bookings. Shares of the company were down more than 7% on Thursday morning. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: $1.20 vs. 41 cents expected by LSEG. Revenue: $11.19 billion vs. $10.98 billion expected […]
Anna Kendrick tells director ‘f— you’ after he embarrassed her in front of 100 extras on set
Anna Kendrick blasted an unnamed director who she said humiliated her in front of a crowd of background actors on set. During a Monday interview on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast, the 39-year-old actress was asked by host Josh Horowitz to share the “worst note that she ever got from a director.” The “Pitch Perfect” […]
The EU Is Investigating Temu for Illegal Products and Addictive Design
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Chinese shopping platform Temu, citing concerns that the platform is selling illegal products and has been designed in a way that is addictive for consumers. “There is a real suspicion that not enough is done—not in an effective way—to really prevent the dissemination of illegal products,” […]
Harris win unlikely to rock Bitcoin price, but crypto fears persist, say observers
With the US presidential elections nearing and no clear frontrunner, uncertainty looms over what effect the victor will have on the crypto sector.
FAFSA rollout is on track despite issues, Education Department says
The “phased rollout” of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid is on track for the upcoming academic year, the U.S. Department of Education says. So far, the 2025-26 FAFSA has been available to limited groups of students in a series of beta tests that began on Oct. 1. It will become available to all students […]
Super Micro auditor resigns after raising concerns months earlier
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Super Micro’s shares plunged as much as 35% Wednesday morning after the company disclosed its auditor had resigned following months of disagreement with the firm over its governance and board independence. Ernst & Young in its resignation letter said it was “unwilling to be associated with the financial […]
’90s fitness icon Susan Powter disappeared from public life after ‘mortifying’ Hollywood experience
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OpenAI’s Transcription Tool Hallucinates. Hospitals Are Using It Anyway
On Saturday, an Associated Press investigation revealed that OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool creates fabricated text in medical and business settings despite warnings against such use. The AP interviewed more than 12 software engineers, developers, and researchers who found the model regularly invents text that speakers never said, a phenomenon often called a “confabulation” or “hallucination” […]
Nillion network raises $25M for decentralized privacy solutions
Since its graduation from an accelerator in January 2023, privacy solution Nillion has raised a total of $50 million.