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Reddit’s biggest risk ahead of its IPO is its own users

Reddit, the launchpad for many meme stocks, could now become one: The social media giant makes its debut on Wall Street this week in one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the year. The nearly 20-year-old company is seeking to raise up to $748 million in its IPO on March 21, putting its valuation at about $6.4 billion. It’s the first time that a major social media company has gone public since Snap (i.e., Snapchat) in 2017. It will sell approximately 22 million shares priced at $31 to $34 each…

Meet world’s first AI software engineer, it can write, code, the name is…

This new AI tool can write codes, and create software and websites. Know all about this new creation. A new AI tool has been developed which is so smart that it can write code, and create websites and software with a single prompt. This AI has been named Devin, it is the first AI software engineer. It has been created by the tech company Cognition. Devin can do almost everything. The makers have said that this AI tool is designed to work hand-in-hand with humans and not replace them. “Today we're excited to introduce…

The Wendy’s controversy shows Uber-style pricing is coming for everything

In the future, the ideal time to eat a burger won’t be when you’re hungry and really hankering for one. It’ll be the oddest, most awkward hours — late mornings or afternoons, the middle of the night on a Tuesday — the slices of time when prices will be lowest. Not unlike your Uber ride, fast food prices will go up or down depending on demand. At least, this is the world people imagined when fast food chain Wendy’s revealed it would be tinkering with “dynamic pricing,” a broad term that describes any strategy where…

Loungefly’s new One Piece apparel collection is coming soon

Prices taken at time of publishing. While this backpack is small, it’s packed with little details, including all of the main characters of One Piece, and a map of the open seas that are sure to be filled with treasure and opposing pirates. Prices taken at time of publishing. While this backpack is small,…

Why Bitcoin is surging to a near-record high

Bitcoin is nearing its record-high price, previously set in 2021 at about $69,000, and some financial experts say the cryptocurrency’s recent surge could cement its status as a viable alternative to state fiat currency. This is a big moment for bitcoin, which has long been vying for legitimacy among traditional investors. Recent regulatory changes that make bitcoin easier to trade mean that more of those investors are now finally embracing it as part of a diverse investment portfolio. There are a couple of factors…

The Kodansha Humble bundle is the perfect manga starter kit for $25

“Where to start reading manga” may seem like a daunting task, but for the next two weeks, it just got very easy and affordable. Simply start here, with Humble’s Award-Winning (and Nominated) Kodansha bundle, which is jam-packed with several all-timer series and doubles as a sampler of what the medium has to offer. Even within the $25 tier, it’s hard to know where to start, but if I had to pick one it would be Witch Hat Atelier — you can get all 11 volumes of the series currently available in English in this bundle…

And DC’s New Supergirl Is…

Milly Alcock is your new Supergirl.Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI (Getty Images)James Gunn’s new DC Universe has found its Supergirl, and she already knows how to fly. Milly Alcock, who played the young dragon-riding Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen on HBO’s House of the Dragon, has been cast as the Kryptonian, beating out several other actresses for the role. What Does James Gunn Want from His Superman Movie? | io9 InterviewIt’s believed the character will first appear in Gunn’s Superman: Legacy, scheduled for

Why Bill Ackman is angry at Business Insider’s plagiarism allegations against wife Neri Oxman

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has a lot of opinions, and he’s going to make sure you hear them. How Ackman came to be a main character at the center of not one but two academic plagiarism scandals is a messy tale indeed. It started with Ackman amplifying allegations of academic dishonesty leveled against Harvard University president Claudine Gay by right-wing activists; Gay resigned from her post in early January due to the controversy. Ackman, who is Jewish, first set his sights on Gay after she failed, in his…

Superman’s New Villain Is… Batman’s [SPOILER]

In "Action Comics" #1059, Superman debuts his new armor as he fights the Blue Earth Movement in the streets of Metropolis. He takes some of its soldiers out, but Norah Stone manages to get what she is looking for, trapping his adopted son from Warworld, Osul-Ra, in a psychic hold and telling him they have much to discuss before freeing him. After the fight, Superman learns Stone doctored public videos of the battle to make it look like Blue Earth was protecting his home city against the Super-Family's…

The impact of generative AI on software team productivity is… complicated

For starters, security and quality assurance tasks associated with software jobs aren't going to go away anytime soon. "For programmers and software engineers, ChatGPT and other large language models help create code in almost any language," says Andy Thurai, analyst with Constellation Research, before talking about security concerns.Also: Why your ChatGPT conversations may not be as secure as you think"However, most of the code that is generated is security-vulnerable and might not pass enterprise-grade code. So,