The developers of the next “Gran Theft Auto” are expected to release a first announcement video in early December. While we wait for a possible release date, the pre-order date for the game has reportedly been announced. The entire video game industry is eyeing early December. It was then that Rockstar Games decided to release … [Read more…]
Bonds Cheer Fed Cuts Talks; Kiwi flies – Portal
Pedestrians walk past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei stock average in front of a brokerage firm in Tokyo, Japan, October 31, 2023. Portal/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ACKNOWLEDGE RIGHTS Two-year Treasury yields hit a four-month low The dollar is largely sliding; Gold hits 7-month high Stocks in China and Hong Kong fall SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Portal) … [Read more…]
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s right-hand man at Berkshire, has died aged 99
Nov 28 (Portal) – Warren Buffett’s confidant Charlie Munger died on Tuesday at the age of 99, leaving a void at Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) that investors said was impossible to fill despite the group’s well-established succession plan. Berkshire said Munger died peacefully at a hospital in California, where he lived. No reason was given. Munger … [Read more…]
Slavery issue: A white artist is criticized for her choice of decoration – Le Journal de Montréal
A white artist was criticized by internet users after she posted a video on TikTok in which she decorated her apartment with several African works of art. However, it was the bathroom that attracted attention, and many of them mentioned the topic of slavery. In a post that has been viewed more than 735,000 times, … [Read more…]
AI can also produce misleading data – PIEUVRE.CA
Italian researchers used ChatGPT to create a fake data set from a medical study to see if ChatGPT could generate anything convincing. Result, not surprisingly: Yes, as long as we don’t confront it with a real expert. We already knew that “generative artificial intelligence” was capable of producing compelling research summaries. It is therefore not … [Read more…]
A large study found that users of the diabetes drug Mounjaro lost more weight than users of Ozempic
CNN – Overweight and obese adults who took the injected drug Mounjaro lost more weight and were more likely to reach certain weight-loss goals than people who took a similar competing product, Ozempic, according to a new study of people who took the drugs in the real world. Both Ozempic, or semaglutide, and Mounjaro, or … [Read more…]
IRCM aims to make Montreal a leader in RNA research – La Nouvelle Union
MONTREAL – The Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) aims to mobilize all of Montreal’s scientific expertise in the field of therapeutic RNA. To achieve this, he announced the creation of the Pôle Sidney-Altman in collaboration with the University of Montreal. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the general population has had the opportunity to become familiar with … [Read more…]
Apple ends credit card agreement with Goldman Sachs – The Hill
Apple will end its credit card program with Goldman Sachs in the next 12 to 15 months, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the deal. Apple introduced the Goldman-backed card in 2019 to consumer fanfare, along with a flashy advertising campaign that promised a credit card not from a bank where almost … [Read more…]
Charlie Munger, friend and business partner of Warren Buffett, dies
New York CNN – Billionaire investor Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s longtime friend and business partner, has died. He was 99 years old. Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm where Munger served as vice chairman, said in a news release that Munger died “peacefully” in a California hospital Tuesday morning. A cause of death was not given. … [Read more…]
IRCM aims to make Montreal a leader in RNA research – L’Hebdo du Saint-Maurice
MONTREAL – The Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) aims to mobilize all of Montreal’s scientific expertise in the field of therapeutic RNA. To achieve this, he announced the creation of the Pôle Sidney-Altman in collaboration with the University of Montreal. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the general population has had the opportunity to become familiar with … [Read more…]