Posts by Amelia Frost
S&P 500 Pullback Puts Bulls on Alert About Whether The 8,000 Level Is Still Within Reach
The S&P 500’s retreat from record territory is putting a critical technical support zone in focus, with Wall Street watching whether buyers can defend the market’s recent gains or whether a deeper pullback could be ahead. The benchmark index edged higher Tuesday to close at 7,677.28. That leaves the S&P 500 just 1.6% below its…
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg Reportedly Wanted AI to Replace Meta Workers. The Plan Collapsed Within Months.
Mark Zuckerberg entered 2026 with an ambitious plan to remake Meta around artificial intelligence, potentially eliminating or reassigning thousands of jobs as AI agents took over work once performed by employees. Within months, however, the strategy was encountering employee resistance, security problems, and evidence that the technology was not delivering the productivity gains executives had…
Read MoreAnother Top Executive Departs OpenAI Even As The Company Continues Marching Toward Its Massive IPO
OpenAI’s data center head, Chris Malone, is out after just 18 months, becoming the latest high-level executive to depart the company in recent weeks. Before joining OpenAI in March 2025, Malone worked as an engineer for Meta. Before, he was at Google for 12 years, according to his Linkedin page. “We recently reorganized our infrastructure…
Read MoreU.S. Water Systems Are Already Under Cyberattacks. Now A Key Technology Supplier Has Been Hacked Too.
The FBI is investigating a cyberattack on Kansas-based Micro-Comm, a maker of technology used by U.S. water and wastewater facilities, after a ransomware group claimed to have stolen and published nearly 850,000 company files containing about 644 gigabytes of data. Micro-Comm discovered the breach on July 31, co-owner Jim Cote told Reuters. The company said…
Read MoreAI Is Getting Better At Doing College Work, MIT Says. Claims Most Classes May Now Need To Change.
Artificial intelligence has become capable of credibly completing most undergraduate assignments, prompting the MIT to call for a broad review of how college students are taught and tested. A committee formed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said most classes should be reviewed and many will require substantial changes as a result. Instructors should reconsider…
Read MoreThe Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Rose In July. Expectations Of a Rate Hike Edged Up.
Expectations of a rate hike in the next Federal Reserve meeting edged up on Wednesday after the central bank’s preferred inflation gauge rose 0.2% in July, in line with forecasts from analysts. They now stand above 40%, compared to 39.6% on Tuesday and 33.1% last week, according to the CME Group’s Fed Watch tool. Concretely,…
Read MoreDuRoBo Krono Hands-on Review: A Phone-Sized E-Reader That Makes E Ink Feel Fast
These days, there is very little that a smartphone cannot do. Between Kindle, Google Play Books and countless other reading apps, anyone carrying a phone already has access to more books than they could possibly finish, yet reading an entire novel on a conventional phone display is still very different from using a dedicated e-reader.…
Read MoreThe Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Rose Again In July, But Was In Line With Expectations
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 0.2% in July, in line with forecasts from analysts. Concretely, the core personal consumption expenditures price index gained 0.2% last month and clocked in at 3.3% for the year, data from the Department of Commerce showed. The index that does not exclude more volatile components like food and energy…
Read MoreSpeedyPaper In 2026: What Makes This Academic Writing Service Worth Considering?
College life rarely follows a comfortable schedule. One week may feel manageable, and the next can bring two essays, a presentation, a research project, and an exam almost at the same time. Add work, personal responsibilities, and extracurricular activities, and even organized students can find themselves running short on time. This is one reason academic…
Read MoreThe Perfume Mistake That Could Be Making Your Scent Fade Faster
When it comes to how to apply perfume correctly, we thought we knew the basics, a.k.a. the wrist dab and the spray-and-walk. So it came as a surprise when Marc Malcolm, the Internet’s self-proclaimed first cologne bender, recently showcased a new one: catching your cologne. In the viral videos, Malcolm mists the scent, “grabs” it…
Read MoreMeta Settled a Massive Trial About Social Media Addiction. Its Stock Is Climbing.
Meta and attorneys general from several states settled a massive trial centering on social media addiction. Concretely, the company was accused of misrepresenting the impact of its platforms on the mental health of children. CNBC noted that the settlement requires the company make several changes to its apps, including daily usage limits and “nighttime blocks”…
Read MoreFrom the Ground Up: How Vinhomes Is Building Cities to Global Smart-City Standards
As global investors increasingly evaluate cities through measurable resilience, governance and sustainability, Vinhomes is taking an uncommon approach, embedding internationally recognised smart-city standards into large-scale developments from day one. Through landmark partnerships with global certification bodies, the company is seeking to demonstrate that future cities can be designed not only to be greener and smarter,…
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