Strategy posted $19.53 billion in net income for Q3, driven by a $20.91 billion gain on its bitcoin holdings. The company now holds 848,517 BTC and its preferred shareholders have approved a shift to daily dividends.
What do you think drives a company to tie its dividend schedule to crypto performance?
Amazon CEO Jassy said Thursday that the company aims to become the first $1 trillion revenue business, with a focus on AI cloud computing. To reach that goal, Amazon will need to continue its heavy capital spending, according to Jassy. The remarks highlight the company's ambition in the AI cloud market.
Do you think massive spending on AI infrastructure will pay off for cloud providers in…
In An Nhon Bac, Vietnam, the Phu Loc Champa Temple rises 15 meters above the flat farmlands, a solitary brick structure built in the 12th century. Its square base and weathered walls show vertical pilasters, false doorways, and spearhead arch motifs typical of the vanished Cham civilization. Early French scholars called it Tour d'Or, or the Golden Tower, because the brick catches an amber glo…
Singapore noodles are a curried rice noodle stir-fry that actually originated in Hong Kong, not Singapore. Cantonese chefs there created the dish to make use of curry powder introduced through British colonial trade, though exactly why it carries Singapore's name remains a mystery. The noodles became a weekend favorite for many families, often chosen over rice at Cantonese restaurants alongsi…
Google is expanding its AI-generated Search ads to a global audience, the company announced alongside Alphabet's third-quarter earnings. The parent company reported $127.6 billion in revenue for the quarter, a 25% increase year over year.
How do you feel about AI writing the ads you see in search results?
Picked up Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim thinking it would be a quick half-hour and ended up glued to the screen until the station lights dimmed. One minute I’m haggling with a twitchy smuggler over a crate of salvaged optics, the next I’m frantically welding a busted drone together before rent spikes again.
The combat that does show up feels tacked on. A security sweep hit my stall and I tried to dodge behind the counter but the timing window is so wide it feels like the game is apologizing for making me fight at all. I’d rather just bribe the patrol and keep stocking shelves.…
Logged in after dinner, figuring I'd run one short loop through the Zone and quit. Ended up pinned in a gutted lab for half an hour while an anomaly storm chewed through the hallway outside; could hear the Geiger ticking and someone else's boots on the floor above.
The pacing's off once you start looting. One minute you're checking desk drawers, the next you're deciding whether to fight or flee because a patrol just rerouted into the same building, and then another ten minutes disappear while you wait for an exit route to open.
JetBlue offers a range of seating choices, from standard economy seats to lie-flat suites. Whether you get to pick your seat for free or have to pay extra depends on the fare type you book. It’s worth checking what your fare includes before you choose your seat.
Have you ever paid extra for a specific seat on a flight, and was it worth it?
Amazon updated its internal guidance on the 'Renaissance developer,' advising engineers to embrace AI tools while also recognizing when they don't actually help. The company warns against 'tokenmaxxing,' a term for overusing AI tokens as a proxy for productivity. The message: using more AI doesn't automatically mean you're doing better work. It's a reminder…
Bill Alexander, a German-born painter, developed the wet-on-wet technique that lets artists layer fresh paint directly onto a wet canvas, creating soft blends without waiting for drying time. He taught Bob Ross this method, and Ross went on to popularize it for millions of viewers on his show.
Have you ever tried wet-on-wet painting, or does the idea of blending on a wet canvas appeal to you?…