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Meta Launches Threads, Betting Instagram Mojo Can Take on Twitter With New App

In a post on new app ahead of global launch, Mark Zuckerberg greets all: ‘Let’s do this. Welcome to Threads.’ In a post on new app ahead of global launch, Mark Zuckerberg greets all: ‘Let’s do this. Welcome to Threads.’ FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors.…

Betting on the sports betting market

If you live in a state where online sports betting is legal, companies like FanDuel, Caesars Sportsbook and DraftKings don’t let you forget it. They dominate TV ad slots during sports games and seemingly everywhere else, too. They give the mirage that the market is saturated with no room for startups. Betr, well, wouldn’t bet on that. Betr co-founder and CEO Joey Levy thinks there is still space for companies that bring a new approach and business model to online sports betting. What makes Betr…

Study breaks down science of sports betting

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It's a dilemma that many a regular bettor probably faces often—deciding when to place a sports bet. In a study entitled, "A statistical theory of optimal decision-making in sports betting," Jacek Dmochowski, Associate Professor in the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York, provides the answer. His original finding appears in the journal PLOS One.…

Google Cloud Launches Anti-Money-Laundering Tool for Banks, Betting on the Power of AI

Alphabet’s cloud business on Wednesday announced the launch of a new AI-driven anti-money-laundering product. Like many other tools already on the market, the company’s technology uses machine learning to help clients in the financial sector comply with regulations that require them to screen for and report potentially suspicious activity. Where Google Cloud aims to set itself apart is by doing away with the rules-based programming that is typically an integral part of setting up…

Jim Cramer says he’s betting on Ford but still thinks Tesla is a buy

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday that many on Wall Street have it all wrong when it comes to legacy automaker Ford."I think there's real value here in Ford, more value than is captured by its $14 share price even with that 4.25% yield," Cramer said. "Don't get me wrong, you've got my blessing to own Tesla. Yeah, you can do that too, because it's got incredible growth potential."Cramer said he's chosen Ford over Tesla for CNBC's Investing Club because he wants value, and that's what he's seen throughout his visit to the…

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Is Betting Everything on AI

SATYA NADELLA: When we went from GPT 2.5 to 3, we all started seeing these emergent capabilities. It began showing scaling effects. We didn't train it on just coding, but it got really good at coding. That's when I became a believer. I thought, “Wow, this is really on.”Was there a single eureka moment that led you to go all in?It was that ability to code, which led to our creating Copilot. But the first time I saw what is now called GPT-4, in the summer of 2022, was a mind-blowing experience. There is one query I always…

Is virtual reality the future? Apple’s betting on it, but VR experts say we may not be there yet

On Monday, Apple unveiled a new product that's either revolutionary, or very expensive hype, depending on whether you read the company description of the Vision Pro or media reviews of its unveiling. Launched during the company's annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, Calif., the Apple Vision Pro is a wearable headset. The device will be capable of toggling between virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR), which projects digital imagery while users still can see objects in the real world.It…

TechCrunch+ roundup: OKR basics, betting on Apple Vision Pro, why smooth onboarding is bad

Airport runways are built to international standards, but civil engineers and architects must consider wind, terrain and a host of other factors before sketching out blueprints. Startup runways are similar: Healthcare and fintech face different headwinds, which means companies in these sectors manage their cash differently. According to Healy Jones, who oversees financial analysis and planning for Kruze Consulting, average startup runway length was 23.4 months in January 2023, up from 19.6 months in 2019. Full…

Unleashing the Power of Analytics in Sports Betting

In the rapidly growing sports betting industry, data analytics offers a significant competitive edge. The study of data enables sports bettors to recognize trends in the betting market and, consequently, place more informed bets. Bettors may also profit from data analytics by better understanding how different teams and players perform in various situations. Data analytics can also be used to uncover value bets, which are wagers that pay out more than what would be considered reasonable, given the probability of a…

Millionaires hoarding cash, betting on higher rates, CNBC survey says

Millionaire investors are adding to their mountains of cash, betting on higher interest rates and weak stock markets in 2023, according to the CNBC Millionaire Survey.More than a third of millionaire investors, 34%, report keeping more of their money in cash, according to the survey, which surveys households with $1 million or more in investible assets. They now have 24% of their portfolio in cash, up substantially from the 14% they held in cash a year ago, according to the survey.Of the survey respondents, 28% said they…