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While you’ve been sweating the details over Thanksgiving, famed investor Michael Burry – the one portrayed by Christian Bale played in “The Big Short” – has been waging an increasingly aggressive war against Nvidia. It’s a battle worth watching because Burry might actually win it. What makes this different from every other warning about an AI bubble is that Burry now has the audience and the freedom from regulatory constraints to potentially become the catalyst for the very collapse he’s predicting. He’s betting against the AI boom, but he’s also proactively trying to convince his growing number of followers that…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attracted a lot of attention for his raspy voice, which results from a neurological voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia.Kennedy, 71, says that in his 40s he developed a neurological disease that “robbed him of his strong speaking voice.” Kennedy first publicly spoke of the quiver he had noticed in his voice in a 2004 interview with journalist Diane Rehm, who also had spasmodic dysphonia.In 2005, Kennedy was receiving shots of botulinum toxin, the neurotoxin that is now used in Botox as well as to treat migraines and other conditions, every…
The iPhone may feel ubiquitous, but Apple has consistently lagged behind rival Samsung in terms of global smartphone market share.Tim Cook’s newest iteration, though, is breaking through — and returning Apple to the top of the industry.A new report from Counterpoint Research projects that Apple will be the leading smartphone producer in 2025, marking the first time since 2011 that it has held that title.Shipments of iPhones in 2025 are expected to be 10% higher than they were in 2024, Counterpoint senior analyst Yang Wang wrote on LinkedIn about the report, thanks to “strong momentum for the iPhone 17 series.”…
A leader at the Big Four firm EY recently told me that the firm has introduced an AI tool to help their employees navigate the uncertainty around jobs that the new technology is creating.It’s part of an internal training program known as AI Now 2.0, which prompts EY employees to answer a series of questions about their job, day-to-day responsibilities, and overall deliverables.They upload the answers to EYQ, the firm’s internal ChatGPT-like tool, and it generates an analysis of how their current role might change because of the impact of AI. The goal is to help them identify the skills,…
By Sybille de La HamaidePARIS (Reuters) -The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has led to the culling of hundreds of millions of birds in the past few years, disrupting food supplies and driving up prices, though human infections remain rare.”What we fear is the virus adapting to mammals, and particularly to humans, becoming capable of human-to-human transmission, and…
Tubi is best known for its free slate of Gen Z-friendly shows and nostalgia-inducing movies, but sports have played a small yet important role in its rise.The Fox-owned free streamer, which became profitable for the first time last quarter, made a name for itself in 2023 with a viral Super Bowl ad. That month, Tubi ranked on Nielsen’s ratings chart for the first time. Tubi reintroduced itself to football fans in February by streaming the Super Bowl at no cost. At its peak, more than 15 million people tuned into Tubi’s Super Bowl simulcast.Nine months later, Tubi’s NFL strategy is…
For decades, doctors have been puzzled by why women develop Alzheimer’s disease at nearly twice the rate of men.There are an estimated 7 million people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer’s, with that number expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050. A majority of cases, or about 2 out of every 3, are in women.An emerging body of research is suggesting that estrogen, the predominant female sex hormone, may play a critical role, specifically in the perimenopausal transition to menopause, when the body’s hormone levels naturally begin to decline.Estrogen is thought to perform a variety of functions in the…
CloudKitchens CTO Brian Atwell said he has considered a way to shake up the startup’s hiring process by implementing one of the oldest kinds of tests.”It probably wouldn’t hurt if you slapped an IQ test in front of the PM in your process,” Atwell told podcaster Ryan Peterman during a recent episode.Atwell said it’s difficult to design a perfect interview process, particularly one that can’t be gamed. He said that CloudKitchens, Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick’s $15 billion ghost kitchen startup, is conducting 20 experiments at any given time to improve its interview process.”The reason that companies don’t do it is,…
Nvidia’s sterling armor was dented this month.After years of meteoric success, the chipmaker and its CEO Jensen Huang have increasingly found themselves playing defense — an unusual position for the company.Nvidia headed into the month with its stock price at an all-time high, bolstered by increasing AI spending from some of its major Big Tech customers like Meta, Microsoft, and Google.Huang was hot off of Nvidia’s GTC conference in Washington, where he dismissed any concerns of an AI bubble and sounded jubilant.But over the course of the month, which saw Nvidia shed 11% of its value, the chipmaker has gone…
Linda Hamilton, 69, says she is embracing the lines on her face.”I have just completely surrendered to the fact that this is the face that I’ve earned,” the actor said.Hamilton said her twin sister’s death five years ago pushed her to start tackling her bucket-list goals.Linda Hamilton, 69, says she’s feeling at home in her own skin.Speaking to AARP in an interview published on Wednesday, the “The Terminator” actor said she wants to age with grace by embracing the lines and features that show the life she has lived.”I do not spend a moment trying to look younger on any…