Key Takeaways: Academy Board bans AI for the 99th Oscars, requiring human-only billing for acting and writing by March 2027. Tyler Perry halted an $800M studio expansion in 2024 to protest AI threats to editors and sound specialists. Starting in 2026, Cannes and Venice winners bypass committees, allowing 1 country multiple nominations. The Industry’s Response…
## Market Snapshot Crude Oil Price Predictions by June market is currently showing a 100% likelihood of crude oil hitting $90 by the end of June. This reflects a consistent trend across all active sub-markets, with no deviation in pricing. ## Key Takeaways – The upcoming OPEC+ meeting appears to suggest an increased probability of…
Ask.com, the search engine and question-and-answer service formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has shut down. Ask Jeeves first launched in 1996 and, with its focus on answering conversational questions posed in natural language, was arguably a precursor to today’s AI-powered chatbots. For most of its 30-year history, however, it’s been overshadowed by other search products,…
Bitcoin is trading at $78.3k as the first weekend of May opens. It has done something it has not managed since the cycle peak, which is closing above the 100-day MA and breaking out of a long-term descending channel that contained the entire bearish trend. The move comes alongside strong daily RSI readings, a successful…
Apple is reportedly debating whether MagSafe should remain standard on future iPhones, raising questions about design, cost, and Qi2. The post New Apple Leak: Future iPhones May Lose MagSafe Magnets appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Modernizing Global Settlement Bakkt Inc. has finalized its acquisition of Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), a developer of agentic payments and stablecoin infrastructure, about three months after formally agreeing to the purchase. The move follows a transformative third quarter in which the company reported $402.2 million in GAAP revenue—a 27% year-over-year increase—and completed a major structural…
President Trump signed an executive order on April 30 directing the Labor Department to allow Trump retirement account access to cryptocurrency, private equity, and other alternative assets inside US 401(k) plans, targeting the roughly $12.5 trillion defined-contribution market that has been largely closed to digital assets under existing ERISA guidance. Summary The executive order instructs…
Apple just axed its cheapest Mac Mini option, a compact 256GB desktop brain that previously cost Apple shoppers just $599. First reported by MacRumors, the tech giant’s new lineup starts with the Mac Mini at the company’s $799, 512GB option. The more expensive model runs on Apple’s M4 chip and offers 16GB of RAM, just…
## Market Snapshot The “Iran airspace closure” market is currently priced at 14% YES for an airspace closure by May 8, up from 24% yesterday. The “Iran leadership status by end of 2026” market sees a potential decrease in YES pricing, reflecting uncertainty about Iran’s leadership stability amid ongoing conflict. ## Key Takeaways – Israel’s…
The Bluetooth connection has also been improved, from Bluetooth 5.0 to Bluetooth 5.3. As anyone who has ever experienced having 45 different strangers’ headphones pop up on your iPhone in an airport, the improvement in connection stability is the most noticeable in Bluetooth-heavy environments; I didn’t notice any dropouts. You can also now plug the…
