• Curio raises funds for Rio, an 'AI news anchor' in an app

    AI may be inching its way into the newsroom, as outlets like Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, CNET and others have experimented with articles written by AI. But while most respectable journalists will condemn this use case, there are a number of startups that think AI can enhance the news experience — at least on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Swiss National Bank Chief Raises Concerns About Adding Bitcoin to Currency Reserves – Finance Bitcoin News

    The chairman of the Swiss National Bank has expressed reservations about incorporating bitcoin into the central bank’s currency reserves. He stated that no decision has been made yet to invest in bitcoin, underscoring the necessity for currency reserves to be liquid, sustainable, and easily tradable, given their use in international payments. Swiss National Bank on […]

  • Stock market latest news: Europe rebounds with luxury and banks. Confindustria raises estimates for Italy's GDP: +0,9% in 2024

    European stock markets rebound after the new data on inflation and the words of Lagarde who confirmed her intention to "moderate the restrictive monetary policy". Banks are running in Piazza Affari, luxury is doing well after LVMH accounts

  • A16z raises second gaming fund at $600M as part of $7.2B funding

    A16z announced that it has raised a new $600 million games fund as part of a $7.2 billion raise for the venture capital company.

  • As Tax-Season Ebbs, Money-Market Funds See Return Of Inflows; Fed's Bank Bailout Fund Remains At $126BN

    As Tax-Season Ebbs, Money-Market Funds See Return Of Inflows; Fed's Bank Bailout Fund Remains At $126BN After the prior week's almost unprecedented outflows, total money market fund assets rose last week (admittedly by a modest $9.1BN), but remain below the $6TN level ($5.97TN) as tax-season draws roll off Source: Bloomberg The flows into money-market fund assets through April 24 mainly on the back of inflows by institutional investors, which had led the tax-related decline the...

  • Kiyosaki Reacts to $200 BTC Crash Prediction, Miners Offload BTC Ahead of Halving, and More — Week in Review – The Weekly Bitcoin News

    Robert Kiyosaki expressed his stance on potentially investing more in Bitcoin if its price plummets to $200, as economist Harry Dent has forecasted. Cryptoquant data reveals that Bitcoin miners are selling off their holdings in anticipation of the network’s upcoming halving event, which is expected to impact their rewards. JPMorgan has speculated that the SEC […]

  • Judo Bank boss Warren Hogan says the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times this year – and he was right about 2023

    Judo Bank now predicts the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024 to levels not seen in 16 years - increasing the average mortgage repayment by $300 a month.The bank's chief economic adviser, Warren Hogan, forecast the key interest rate will rise to 5.1 percent by Christmas, from a 12-year high of 4.35 percent. Rate hikes in August, September and November this year would see the Reserve Bank of Australia's key interest rate reach levels last seen in December 2008 during the...

  • OpenAI Startup Fund quietly raises $15M

    The OpenAI Startup Fund, a venture fund related to — but technically separate from — OpenAI that invests in early-stage, typically AI-related companies across education, law and the sciences, has quietly closed a $15 million tranche. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, two unnamed investors contributed the $15 million in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Sheffield Hospital Raises Funds For Autism Charity

    Organised by Dan, a young person at the hospital and Chloe Eagle, Head of Phoenix School, the 5km walk took place in Norfolk Heritage Park, Sheffield. Cygnet Hospital Sheffield, on East Bank Road, is a 55-bed hospital which offers a low secure service for women and Child and Adolescent Mental Health services for male and female adolescents over three wards. Dan is a service user on Pegasus Ward, a 13 bed general adolescent acute service, providing support for young people, both male and female....

  • Team news: Three changes for Wolves game | Team news | News

    Find out who Mikel Arteta and Gary O'Neil have selected for this evening's

  • Charity match to raise vital funds for Scottish Autism

    Founded by Stephen Manson in 2019 to raise awareness of autism, Autism All Stars will take to the field in the indoor pitch at the Oriam, Scotland’s Sport Performance Centre at Heriot Watt University on Sunday (11am kick-off) with a selection of well-known Edinburgh footballers facing off against each other. 38-year-old Manson, who played for clubs including Raith Rovers and Linlithgow Rose during his career, started what he hoped would be an annual charity fixture with close friend Craig...

  • Senators Press Banks for Better Defenses Against Wire Fraud

    The looming specter of wire fraud has spurred lawmakers to press big banks for better defenses against bad actors — and a detailing of the impact the scams have had on consumers. On Thursday (April 18), in a letter to the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citi, Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and […]