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With the NFL preseason officially over and the first games of the season underway, let's take a look at the Super Bowl odds. It will come as no surprise to anyone that the Kansas City Chiefs are once again the favorites to win the Super Bowl, with odds of +500, slightly lower than at this time last year. They are followed by their Super Bowl LVIII rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, at +600.Following them at slightly lower odds are the Baltimore Ravens (+1000), Detroit Lions (+1200), Philadelphia Eagles (+1200) and Cincinnati Bengals (+1400), followed by the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans…
Microsoft (MSFT) says more customers are signing up to use its generative AI-based Copilot software, a sign that the company's AI investments are starting to pay off.The tech giant is pouring billions of dollars into its AI efforts, aiming to spread the technology across its Azure-based cloud services, suite of productivity products and Windows operating system.According to Jared Spataro, Microsoft's corporate vice president of AI, the company has seen significant growth in usage of Copilot for Microsoft 365.”Last quarter, the number of Copilot for (Microsoft 365) customers grew by over 60%, which is great because we had already started to…
David Rush says the thrill he felt when he first beat his brother at something inspired him to set more than 180 simultaneous Guinness World Records.In an interview published in The Washington Post on Monday, Rush, who makes a living as a motivational speaker, described how growing up in Boise, Idaho, he competed with his two older brothers in football, ping pong and swimming, often coming in second or third. He eventually turned the tables in a swimming race against one of his brothers, igniting a competitive spirit that has now earned him the title of most Guinness World Records…
The Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong has become a gaming smash hit less than a week after its release, but it's now in hot water after content creators were given a list of things they can't say when talking about the game online. One item on the list asks creators not to talk about “feminist propaganda,” though it's unclear what they mean by that. “Do not insult other influencers or players,” the directive states.Please do not use offensive language or humor.Do not include content that promotes politics, violence, nudity, feminist propaganda, fetishism, or any other negative discourse.Do not use trigger…
In addition to shipping AI products to customers as quickly as possible, Google is also incorporating AI into its internal workplace tools and even its monthly all-hands meetings.Google began using AI this year to process and summarize questions posed by employees during its monthly town hall meetings, known as TGIFs, or “Thank God It's Friday.” The tool can soften tough questions or remove some elements, helping leaders avoid asking tougher questions in public forums, according to several employees whose identities were confirmed by Business Insider, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to the…
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 2:00 AM Colorado stole the spotlight a year ago during college football's Week 1 festivities, and it seems only fair that the Buffaloes take center stage again on opening night in Week 1 of the 2024 season. Colorado pulled off the biggest upset of the season last year, beating defending national runner-up TCU, 45-42, in coach Deion Sanders' Football Bowl Subdivision coaching debut. Though the odds were as low as -18, most of the money was bet on the Horned Frogs, who were buoyed by a three-touchdown effort. “Do you believe it now,” Sanders famously…
A quiet but significant shift in global financial trends may be on the way – one that could dramatically alter the relationship between the Chinese yuan and the US dollar.At the heart of this shift is a potential move to repatriate large amounts of dollar-denominated assets held by Chinese companies, a scenario that is likely to play out if U.S. interest rates are cut in the coming months. The move could set off a wave of capital inflows into China, with far-reaching implications for the yuan, the dollar and global currency markets as a whole.It is estimated that Chinese companies…
AI hyperscaler CoreWeave announced a strategic partnership with EcoDataCenter, a Swedish company renowned for sustainable datacenter solutions, to host one of Europe's first large-scale NVIDIA Blackwell clusters in Sweden. The collaboration aims to significantly increase computing power across Europe and establish one of the most sustainable and advanced supercomputers in the region. As part of its European expansion strategy, CoreWeave will leverage thousands of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to meet global demand for large-scale AI infrastructure from leading AI labs and enterprises. The deployment of the cluster, which is expected to be operational by early 2025, marks a significant milestone for…
If you can't go outside, try to walk indoors from one place to another every day. (Photo: Freepik) Remember, every step counts. Even a short walk indoors can have huge health benefits. Learn more here. Health Benefits of Indoor Walking: There are many reasons why you can't go out for a walk. Sometimes it's due to health conditions, sometimes it's due to the weather. Or maybe you just don't have time to go for a walk after your daily chores and walk hard outdoors for a few minutes. But that shouldn't stop you from leading a physically active lifestyle. Exercising…
Badminton itself may be a harmless racket sport, but Hong Kong's Education Bureau has unintentionally given it a whole new meaning. A teaching resource for third-year secondary school students, titled “Young People and Intimate Relationships”, published last week, suggests that teenagers who want to have sex with each other could instead “go out to play badminton together”.The materials also include a form called “My Pledge,” which is intended to have “young lovers” certify that they will practice “self-control, self-restraint and resistance to pornography.” The new material has attracted public attention and criticism as being “unrealistic”, but authorities have defended their…