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Source: Live Mint (Adds comments on coffee, updates prices to settlement) LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Cocoa prices hit fresh 7-1/2-month peaks on Friday, posting gains for five consecutive weeks as the market remains concerned that this season’s supply recovery will not be enough to make up for three seasons of deficit. Meanwhile, Arabica coffee…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21935898/dseifert-nest-audio-4225-10.0.jpeg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Google’s Gemini AI is now on Nest smart speakers")
Source: The Verge Google has slowly started rolling out a Gemini-powered Google Assistant to some Google Home users on select Nest smart speakers. The company first teased a smarter Google Assistant for the home in August and is starting with Gemini-powered answers to your general knowledge questions. The regular Google Assistant will still handle things…
Source: Coin Tegraph Satoshi Yamada asked the Japanese government whether it could “convert part of its foreign exchange reserves” into Bitcoin or another token. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25789036/Frank_McCourt_CL_site_wide.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The long-shot plan to save TikTok from a US ban")
Source: The Verge So far, ByteDance has shown zero willingness to spin off TikTok in the US. The Chinese parent company seems to be banking on the Supreme Court or President-elect Donald Trump rescuing the app before it’s banned next month. The obvious names that would would buy TikTok if they could — Amazon, Google,…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13134203/VRG_ILLO_2940_002.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Texas sues New York doctor for prescribing telemedicine abortion pills")
Source: The Verge Texas is suing a New York doctor for prescribing mifepristone and misoprostol — the pills used for medication abortion — to a Texas resident via telemedicine, an alleged violation of the state’s strict abortion law. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit against Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, founder of the Abortion Coalition…
Source: Live Mint Wall Street stocks end close to flat, Europe ends down Oil prices settle higher, Dollar rises against yen, falls against the Euro By Sinéad Carew and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON Dec 13 – MSCI’s global equity gauge fell on Friday while bond yields climbed as investors waited for clues about the future…
Source: Coin Tegraph A branch of China’s Ant Group and Sui will provide a Chinese solar material manufacturer with greater exposure with tokenized assets available onchain. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25462046/STK155_OPEN_AI_CVirginia_2_C.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "ChatGPT Projects are fancy folders for your AI chats")
Source: The Verge OpenAI is rolling out a feature called “Projects” to ChatGPT. It’s basically a folder system that makes it easier to organize things you’re working on while using the AI chatbot. As shown in a demo video, your list of Projects will show up in the sidebar. If you make a new project,…
Source: Venture Beat Projects in ChatGPT allows users to create folders and add conversations and documents, bringing these capabilities together in one place. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25789279/2187633822.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Peak Design denies snitching on Luigi Mangione")
Source: The Verge When the first grainy images of the UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect emerged, some viewers noticed a seemingly small detail: he looked like he was wearing a Peak Design Everyday V1 backpack. Now, on platforms like Threads and TikTok, a recurring accusation has circulated: Peak Design “traced” the bag owner using the backpack’s serial number. However,…
