While Meta is trying to convince consumers to strap on its VR headsets to enter the metaverse, Google continues to experiment with a different sort of false reality: its holographic video chat project known as Project Starline. Announced last year, Project Starline is a video-calling booth that uses 3D imagery, high-resolution cameras, custom depth sensor sensors, and a breakthrough light field display to create a lifelike experience for callers on both sides of the screen — and all… Source link
Read More »Core US Inflation Rises to 40-Year High, Securing Big Fed Hike
(Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Most Read from Bloomberg A closely watched measure of US consumer prices rose by more than forecast to a 40-year high in September, pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates even more aggressively to stamp out persistent inflation. The core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, increased 6.6% from a year ago, the highest level since 1982, Labor Department… Source link
Read More »Google AdSense First-Party Cookies Now Support Personalization
Google is updating first-party cookie support with ad personalization capabilities. This change will affect ads served through AdSense. Google AdSense started allowing first-party cookies in 2020, which use information associated with the domain a user is visiting to serve ads. Initially, support included frequency capping on ads, which limits the number of times a user sees the same ad on a website. Now, Google is adding support for ad personalization, arguably the number one reason to use… Source link
Read More »Google replaces its Webmaster Guidelines with Google Search Essentials
20 years is a long time, especially in internet days and that is how old the original Google Webmaster Guidelines are. Google has done a major refresh of those Webmaster Guidelines today, and with that, also renamed it to Google Search Essentials. Why the change. Outside of it being two decades old, Google said “a lot has changed since 2002” with the internet and Google Search in general. The updated guidelines are streamlined, simplified, and… Source link
Read More »Yandex: Unclear Cash Flow Outlook; Trading Suspended (NASDAQ:YNDX)
Pavel Byrkin/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Trading in Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) shares on the stock exchange is still suspended. Despite the fact that the company posted a strong 2Q report, I think that the company will face a high level of uncertainty and new risks in future periods. The company’s management refused to provide guidance and canceled the guidance that was published earlier. At the moment, the company has significantly reduced the investment program and focused on… Source link
Read More »Yandex: Unclear Cash Flow Outlook; Trading Suspended (NASDAQ:YNDX)
Pavel Byrkin/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction Trading in Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) shares on the stock exchange is still suspended. Despite the fact that the company posted a strong 2Q report, I think that the company will face a high level of uncertainty and new risks in future periods. The company’s management refused to provide guidance and canceled the guidance that was published earlier. At the moment, the company has significantly reduced the investment program and focused on… Source link
Read More »The Download: AI’s life-and-death decisions, and plant-based steak – MIT Technology Review
5 Ukraine’s Starlink systems are coming back onlineThe devices have suffered outages in the past few days, leaving soldiers without any way to communicate. (FT $)+ Odessa’s officials have removed Elon Musk’s picture from a billboard. (Motherboard)+ Russia’s train reliance is part of its problem during the war. (The Atlantic $) 6 The US midterms have a misinformation problemMultilingual fact-checking groups are stepping up to try to combat the falsehoods. (NYT $)+ Why midterm… Source link
Read More »Yahoo and Lowe’s One Roof Media Network Integrate to Power Media Experiences for Top Brands
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo and Lowe’s One Roof Media Network today announced a partnership to power robust off-site media experiences for Lowe’s diverse roster of brand advertisers. Launched in October 2021, Lowe’s One Roof Media Network is a retail media service providing an extensive portfolio of omnichannel advertising services designed to put brands at the forefront of the home lifestyle movement. Through the partnership, Yahoo has integrated its demand-side platform… Source link
Read More »Stock futures sink as inflation report comes in hotter than expected
U.S. stock futures fell Thursday after inflation data showed that consumer prices climbed more quickly than expected. S&P 500 futures (^GSPC) fell 1.54% while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked down 1.10%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) down by 2.50%. The 10-year treasury yield were back above 4%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September early Thursday, which showed prices rose 8.2% over the prior year and 0.4%… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Becoming Less Volatile Than Stocks Raises Warning Flag
(Bloomberg) — At first blush, Bitcoin becoming less volatile than stocks might appear like a positive development. But crypto traders are warning that in a low-volume environment, that might not be a great thing. Most Read from Bloomberg The coin’s 30-day realized volatility has “dropped sharply” in recent days, according to Noelle Acheson, author of the “Crypto is Macro Now” newsletter. It’s currently at around 52% after spending the past month above 64% on an annualized basis,… Source link
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