Sat.Sep 28, 2024

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Kicking Off The First Investing Sales Digital Experience Review

Forrester IT

To assess how well brokerage firms acquire customers looking for self-directed investment accounts, we recently kicked off our first investing sales digital experience review. We will evaluate the functionality and user experience of 13 North American websites that target self-directed investors.

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Don’t use Venmo as your checking account

Vox

Venmo is good for sending money to friends, but it’s not necessarily the safest place to do your banking. | Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Some people collect coins or stamps. For a time, I collected debit cards. Not stolen ones! Each one of them had my name on them, right below the logo of the latest banking app I’d decided to try out: Venmo, Cash App, Chime, Varo, Current, Acorns.

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Tech leader Charles Simonyi provides a wide-angle view of the telescope that bears his family name

GeekWire

Hubble. Webb. Chandra. Spitzer. Rubin. Roman. And now, Simonyi. With the ramping up of the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, Microsoft software architect Charles Simonyi joins a select group of scientists and technologists, policymakers and philanthropists who have had world-class telescopes and observatories named after them.

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Intel holds firm against takeover bids, rejects Arm's acquisition proposal

TechSpot

Arm approached Intel about acquiring its product division, which develops chips for PCs, servers, and networking equipment, according to Bloomberg, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter. However, Intel declined, stating that the division is not for sale. Arm was not interested in Intel's foundry assets.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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OpenAI's Sam Altman dismissed as "podcasting bro" by TSMC over $7 trillion proposal

TechSpot

Altman, 39, has quickly become one of the world's most influential figures in AI. The New York Times recently highlighted his global tour, which began last year, during which he met with investors in the United Arab Emirates, Asian chipmakers, and US officials. His pitch? A multi-trillion-dollar project to construct.

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AI bots can now solve those pesky traffic light Captchas with 100% accuracy

TechSpot

Researchers from ETH Zurich have devised a machine learning program that can solve Google reCAPTCHA v2 image recognition challenges with perfect accuracy. Although these often-maligned tests are becoming obsolete, they still play an important role in internet security.

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Meet the robot with a detachable, self-crawling hand

TechSpot

Despite their speed and strength, traditional robot arms are usually bolted in place for stability, limiting their reach. The EPFL team aimed to create a bimodal hand that could not only grasp objects powerfully but also break free for limited mobility when needed. This led to the development of the.

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