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SAN MATEO, Calif. and COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SIOS Technology Corp., the industry leader in application high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR), today announced that it has been named one of South Carolina's “Best Companies to Work For” for the fifth consecutive year, moving up one spot to No. 3 in the mid-size employer category among 46 companies and organizations ranked. SC Biz News created the annual program in partnership with Best Companies Group. SIOS' research and development headquarters and professional services and support division are located in the M. Bert Storey Engineering & Innovation…

Everyone's hyping how artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize filmmaking. One Substack article even predicted a world where viewers instantly become creators. Hooroo Jackson has actually made that happen with his feature film DreadClub: Vampire's Verdict. Currently a Gumroad exclusive, DreadClub: Vampire's Verdict will be available on Blu-Ray and Amazon on August 30th. The future is here: we'll get to see an animated vampire romance movie created entirely by AI. But just because you can, does that mean you should? The short answer is no. But as I said in my two previous articles on AI, I'm more interested…

Best Buy (BBY) is expected to report another weak quarterly sales as consumers put off big-ticket purchases.Before the market opened on Thursday, the company expects revenue to fall 3.62% to $9.24 billion and earnings per share to fall about 5% to $1.16.Same-store sales are expected to fall 3.17% for the quarter as categories like electronics and entertainment continue to struggle.Last quarter, CEO Corey Barry told Yahoo Finance on a media call that the company remains “imbalanced” as consumers continue to prioritize essentials like food, fuel and lodging.The report comes after Best Buy made improvements during the quarter, including introducing a…

As a serious foodie, I'm a terrible cook. Thankfully, I live in New York, where I don't have to cook. With some of the best restaurants in the world within walking distance, I have no shortage of culinary options. I tried to recreate some of my favorite dishes, but even simple dishes just didn't work out, so when I heard about an AI app that can turn any photo into a recipe, I decided to give it a try. SideChef's RecipeGen AI app is a home cooking and online grocery platform, and its new beta AI feature allows chefs (or…

When we think of “the cloud,” we often imagine data floating invisibly in the air. But the reality is much more concrete. The cloud resides in giant buildings called data centers, packed with powerful, energy-hungry computer chips. These chips, especially Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), are necessary to build and run powerful chatbots like ChatGPT, and have become critical infrastructure in the world of AI.As AI becomes more capable, so too does the geopolitical importance of high-performance chips, and where in the world they're located matters. The U.S. and China are competing for stockpiles, and Washington has used sanctions to block…

Asia Broadband Corp. (OTC: AABB) is reporting strong revenue growth due to rising gold and silver prices. The company's quarterly net income is up, and roughly half of its production is silver. AABB plans to build a new ore stockpile processing plant in Etzatlan, Mexico, which will significantly expand its silver production.AABB's revenue could increase further if silver prices rise as expected as Samsung plans to mass-produce batteries for its next-generation electric vehicles (EVs), which require silver. In response, AABB is considering accumulating silver bullion for investment and developing a silver-backed token.CEO Chris Torres highlighted…

Joy Alukkas (67), a billionaire from Kerala, India, who is the chairman and managing director of the Joy Alukkas Group, has been garnering attention for his inspiring posts on social media. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Alukkas recounted an anecdote from 2000, when he was visiting a Rolls-Royce dealer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and was considering buying a car from the company when a salesman made rude remarks to him. “I said I wanted to see a Rolls-Royce car,” Alukkas told the salesman at the time, but the salesman, who was unaware of Alukkas's assets, responded, “No, if you…

Large cruise ships will be able to visit Norway's most famous fjord until 2032.Getty There has been a deadline looming for cruise ships sailing through the world-famous Norwegian fjords since 2018. At the time, the government decided that by 2026, all ships except zero-emission vessels would be banned from sailing through the World Heritage fjords. However, with major cruise lines already including alternative ports on their 2026 Norwegian routes, the Norwegian government has now reversed course, postponing implementation of the decision for six years, effectively giving cruise lines more than seven years before the ban begins. Small vessels must be…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made it clear that his country expects key posts, especially after he was instrumental in helping European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen win a second term. Greece has nominated Apostolos Tsitzikostas, the governor of the central Greek region of Macedonia, to be the next European Commissioner. Like all candidates nominated by governments, Tsitzikostas must be approved by von der Leyen and the European Parliament, and von der Leyen will decide what role each commissioner will play. Italian media reports suggest that Mr Tsitsikostas may have to compete against Raffaele Fito, a leading candidate for…

TSMC (TSM)TSMC shares (2330.TW) rose as much as 3 percent in Taipei, extending their gains this year to more than 75 percent as chipmakers prepare for TSMC's price hikes.The stock also got a boost after Morgan Stanley joined the list of brokers raising their price target on the chipmaker ahead of its earnings release.”TSMC's 'starvation marketing' strategy appears to be working,” Morgan Stanley analysts including Charlie Chan wrote in a note Sunday, first reported by Bloomberg.”TSMC is sending the message that advanced foundry supplies may be tight in 2025, and customers may not receive adequate capacity allocations unless they see…