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Metaverse division lost more than $4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022

Mark Zuckerberg's ambitions for the Meta universe still look like a money pit, which has cost Meta tens of billions of dollars over the past two years. The company's financial statements for the end of 2022 exacerbate previous large losses from Reality Labs, but Meta management remains committed to the venture. Meta's fourth-quarter 2022 financials show that its VR unit's…

Gold hits more than a nine-month high

Gold prices continued to rise Thursday, hitting a high in more than nine months after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by an expected 25 basis points and comments from Chairman Jerome Powell were seen as dovish by the market. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1953.76 an ounce as of 02:06 GMT after reaching its highest level since April 2022…

Intel shares fall after horrible results

Intel shares closed down 6.4 percent Friday, a day after the company reported dismal quarterly and annual results . The chip maker's tepid quarterly results, with a 32% year-over-year decline in revenue and a net loss of $664 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, took analysts and investors alike by surprise. Intel's problems, including chip glut and weakening factory…

McDonald’s has beaten profit estimates

McDonald's reported Tuesday that U.S. customers are visiting its restaurants more frequently, helping the fast-food giant beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and earnings. For the second quarter in a row, the company saw an increase in domestic traffic, contrary to the industry trend. Many consumers have cut back on restaurant spending in response to inflation. But McDonald's largely…

Microsoft investigates disruption of its services

Users faced a cloud failure Wednesday that affected several products, including Teams and Outlook. The U.S. technology giant has now canceled a network change that it believes is responsible for the glitch that left users around the world unable to access several Microsoft 365 services earlier Wednesday. The company also said that some of its previously affected customers are now…

Apple Glass: release date, specs and cost

The upcoming smart glasses, Apple Glass, is expected to introduce and redefine AR for consumers in the west, giving you extensive AR apps for iOS in augmented reality glasses. This article will detail everything we know about Apple Glass, and we will update it as new information becomes available.Leaks about Apple Glass point to an announcement in 2023 with a…

Bitcoin and ether remain resilient after Genesis bankruptcy

"It's incredible to see how bitcoin reacted to the news of Genesis' bankruptcy," a prominent cryptocurrency columnist tweeted Monday, admiring the top cryptocurrency's restrained reaction to a statement from one of the largest institutional cryptocurrency lending companies for bankruptcy protection. Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency by market value, was trading in stasis at about $21,000, up 0.7% in 24 hours…

JPMorgan Chase’s fourth-quarter profit rose

A look at which companies are making the biggest moves in the premarket: JPMorgan The bank reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue before it even sounded a signal that beat Wall Street's expectations. Nevertheless, it said that a moderate recession is now a "major case." JPMorgan lost nearly 3% in initial trading. Lockheed Martin. Goldman Sachs downgraded the defense contractor from…

Chinese government agencies to buy gold shares in Alibaba and Tencent

Chinese government agencies intend to buy so-called "golden shares" in units of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., suggesting that Beijing is seeking to ensure greater control over key players in the world's largest Internet arena. The debate comes as Beijing prepares to loosen its grip on the sector and overcome the harsh crackdown that has engulfed almost…

BMW relies on electric vehicles

By 2030, at least half of BMW Group vehicles worldwide will be fully electric. This follows from the main presentation of the German car manufacturer at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where BMW Chairman of the Board of Directors Oliver Zips on Wednesday presented a vision of the future of BMW, which is based on three main characteristics:…

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s salary will be cut by more than 40%, and here’s why

Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, will cut his salary by more than 40 percent this year. According to the latest official announcement , Tim Cook's total compensation will be $99.4 million in 2022. His total salary was $13.4 million, including a $3 million salary, $83 million in stock and another $3.4 million in bonuses and incentives. Cook earned a total of…

Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion

OpenAI will likely use the investment to develop and scale its software and improve Microsoft products and services.The move is a gamble for Microsoft because OpenAI will inevitably face competition in the fast-growing and highly competitive field of artificial intelligence.According to Semafor sources, when Microsoft gets its money back, the deal will go to an ownership structure. Under this structure,…

Tesla, which calls its cars may violate California law requirements
“fully self-driving.”

The electric car company continues to advertise its Full Self-Redriving option, despite the recognition that the technology is not self-contained, it seems to violate a particular aspect of government regulations.California, Tesla’s main US market for electric cars, passed a new law in early 2023 that requires car manufacturers and dealers to avoid "misleading marketing" of partially automated driving technology as…

Meta fined for violation of EU Privacy Law

The Irish Data Protection Commission found that Meta illegally required users to consent to personalized and targeted advertising. Meta will pay about $223 million for violating Facebook’s privacy policy and about $191 million for its actions on Instagram. Meta announced plans to appeal the decision, stating that it believed that its approach to data protection respected user privacy. As a…

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