Month: October 2024
Microsoft shares falls
Microsoft has struggled to meet surging AI demand, a difficulty executives expect to persist in the current quarter. CFO Amy Hood on the company’s earnings call expressed confidence that growth would pick up in the first half of next year as more cloud computing capacity came online.Meta (META) shares were down more than 2% after
Subscription for Windows 10 securing feature
Windows 11 adoption has been lagging behind Windows 10 in recent years, but there are signs people are starting to upgrade more or refresh their hardware. Windows 11 briefly became the most popular OS for PC gaming among Steam users in August, before dropping back behind Windows 10 in September. It’s likely that Windows 10
Microsoft inability to build AI Data Centers
Investors were focused on potential growth for Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, Azure, in the fiscal first quarter, as well as “reaffirmation of guidance for Azure to reaccelerate” in the second half of the fiscal year. Microsoft Cloud revenue was $38.9 billion for the quarter ended in September a 22% increase year over year due to
Meta AI spending
Meta AI, the company’s AI chatbot embedded into its popular social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, has more than 500 million monthly users. Zuckerberg had previously said it was on track to become the most used AI assistant in the world by the end of this year. And AI-driven feed and video recommendations have
Iran and Russia military deal
Iran and Russia are closing in on a deal that will bolster their defensive cooperation and strengthen military ties at a time when Western nations are increasingly concerned about regional wars in Europe and the Middle East. The details of the treaty remain unclear and Lavrov did not expand on what form this defensive partnership
Russia’s fine on Google
Google has almost entirely pulled out of Russia, in fact, with the Russian subsidiary of the company declaring bankruptcy more than a year ago. Russia fined Google the equivalent of 23,809,523 times all of the money that exists on Earth. The Kremlin slapped Google with a $2.5 decillion fine. That’s $2,500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or for the nerds
Meta Shares and Growth
Meta shares rose as much as 2% early Wednesday, before paring gains to trade mostly flat. The stock is up 68% year-to-date.Meta will report its earnings for the third quarterafter the closing bell, and Wall Street is feeling upbeat heading into the results. Shareholders will be keeping an eye out for updates on Meta’s future
Investing in Battery technology for clean energy
Demand for critical materials like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and graphite is surging. Lithium alone is projected to see a 700% rise in demand by 2030, driven by electric vehicles (EVs) and large-scale energy storage needs. However, with natural resources stretched thin, the industry faces a pressing need to secure supply lines sustainably. Battery technology is
Windows 11 24H2 network issues
The Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) is one way to automatically assign IP addresses to devices on a network. But after the 24H2 update, this process appears to be broken. The issue could also be that while the DHCP server properly assigns IP addresses to devices, the DHCP server itself has a problematic address. After
Chrome’s new features
Chrome is the most popular browser on the planet, but even its most ardent fans will admit that this thing gobbles up memory like an Olympic swimmer chomping down protein bars. Google has tried various methods over the years to slim down its memory footprint, but the newest Performance Detection feature might finally make it