In this year’s third quarter, 182 major U.S. businesses filed bankruptcy, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Category: 7 November 2023
FED HOLDS RATES STEADY
On 1 November, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it will continue to hold its key interest rates steady at 5.25 percent on deposits and 5.5 percent on loans. The Fed has not changed the rates since July.
STOP DRINKING THE POLITICAL KOOL-AID, AMERICA: VOTING WILL NOT SAVE US
We are one year out from the 2024 presidential election and as usual, the American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new president in the White House can solve the problems that plague us.
STATE DEPARTMENT DIVIDE: DIPLOMATS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO CONDEMN ISRAEL’S GAZA GENOCIDE
A leaked State Department memo from mid-level diplomats called on the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and that the U.S. should be able to publicly criticize the country’s bombing campaign in Gaza that has killed over 10,000—mainly women and children.
COVID WAR: THE BATTLE OF CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS
Americans and citizens of other countries may be rejecting further COVID mRNA gene level treatments (deceptively equated by authorities to traditional vaccines) at levels between 70 and 80 percent.
WHY MOST PEOPLE NEED A MULTIVITAMIN
Food is your best source of nutrients, but with soil health declining and many people not eating an ideal diet, multivitamins may help address any gaps. This may be particularly true for adults age 60 and over.
BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
A late October article by crypto outlet CoinDesk has called the end of the crypto downturn that characterized the sector from 2022 to 2023.
CRYPTOS AND COPYRIGHT: A PERFECT USE CASE?
The use of massive data sets containing Intellectual Property (IP) of many millions of human content creatives, is becoming a poison pill at the heart of generative AI systems.
BAIDU LAUNCHES RIVAL TO CHATGPT
China’s Baidu, which ranks among the world’s top tech firms and operates the country’s most popular search engine, has launched an AI that it says will pose competition to OpenAI’s iconic ChatGPT.
LINKEDIN CREATES AN AI TO ANSWER SECURITY QUESTIONS
LinkedIn, the professional social media platform owned by Microsoft, has developed an AI that can answer questions about whether products, data downloads, and other digital tools comply with a company’s security policies or pose cybersecurity threats.