[ad_1] U.Today – Michael Saylor, co-founder of the MicroStrategy behemoth and a renowned believer, has taken to his account on the X social media network (formerly popular as Twitter) to send yet another daily BTC-themed message to his multi-million army of followers. “Create something better,” Saylor tweetsOnce again, Saylor has published an AI-generated image of himself with BTC symbols lavishly spread in the background. This time, Saylor looks like an artist in a studio with drawing easels surrounding him. Each contains a Bitcoin logo drawn in a slightly different style.“Create something ₿etter,” Saylor tweeted, typing the “B” with four vertical…
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[ad_1] From time to time, Streetsblog invites leading thinkers in the livable streets movement to opine on safety concerns. Our instinct toward free debate should not be interpreted as approval for one opinion or another.The EditorsSocial critic Ivan Illich once observed that when machines exceed 15 mph, they degrade “the basic pattern” of our public spaces.That’s how I would describe what our bike lanes feel like right now: degraded public space.This “degradation” is not just a question of injury statistics, which show that electric micromobility causes only a small percentage of street injuries. According to the city, e-bikes, stand-up scooters,…
[ad_1] With the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issuing $2.4 billion in stimulus payments to about 1 million eligible taxpayers who didn’t claim their 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit, many are wondering what’s the best thing to do with it. Payments are up to $1,400 per person, and checks are being sent out throughout January 2025. Below, we walk you through how to check if you’re eligible and how much an index fund could gain for you over 20 years should you invest your stimulus check in one. Key Takeways The IRS is automatically sending stimulus payments of up to $1,400 per…
[ad_1] On Friday, Mark Zuckerberg announced a $60-65 billion investment into Meta AI. “This will be a defining year for AI,” Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post detailing the investment. “In 2025, I expect Meta AI will be the leading assistant serving more than 1 billion people, Llama 4 will become the leading state of the art model, and we’ll build an AI engineer that will start contributing increasing amounts of code to our R&D [research and development] efforts.” SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg wants more ‘masculine energy’ in corporate America Llama is the open-sourced Large Language Model (LLM) powering Meta’s…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle (NYSE:) and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app’s global operations, National Public Radio reported on Saturday. Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a minority stake in the company, but the app’s algorithm, data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foundation of TikTok’s Web infrastructure, NPR reported. The NPR report cited two people with knowledge…
[ad_1] Photo illustration shows the TikTok logo displayed on a mobile phone screen.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app’s global operations, National Public Radio reported on Saturday.Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a minority stake in the company, but the app’s algorithm, data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foundation of…
[ad_1] By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a U.S. official said on Saturday. Most of those stranded are in Afghanistan and the rest are in Pakistan, Qatar and Albania, said Shawn VanDiver, head of #AfghanEvac, the main coalition of veterans and advocacy groups working with the U.S. government to evacuate and resettle Afghans who worked for the United States during the 20-year war. The stoppage was triggered by Trump’s…
[ad_1] In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (NASDAQ:), a company specializing in water transportation, disclosed a compensation adjustment for a key executive. On Thursday, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved an increase in the annual base salary for John D. Longley, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. The adjustment is effective as of January 1, 2025, with the new annual base salary set at $343,505. The compensation adjustment comes as the company, currently valued at $19.22 million, trades at a notably low P/E ratio of 1.07. The…
[ad_1] By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has been invited to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Saturday. “It is my distinct honor and great privilege to invite President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to share his America First vision for our future,” Johnson said on social media platform X, sharing a letter of the invite. It was also released by his office. It will be Trump’s first such address since he took office…
[ad_1] Direxion Daily Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X Shares (UBOT -0.04%) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that contains companies in developed markets that are integrally involved in the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The ETF contains companies across numerous industries and sectors, providing various forms of exposure to businesses playing a vital role in the adoption and utilization of both robotics and artificial intelligence. If you’re interested in investing in these durable trends, but do not want to invest directly in individual stocks, an ETF could provide instant diversification and exposure to some of the…