Coinbase Turns Solid Profits in Q4: Shares Jump 14% Afterhours
California-headquartered Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) has reported a profit of $273.4 million or $1.04 per share in the fourth quarter of 2023, beating an expected loss of expected loss of 1 cent per share, according to LSEG data. It was the first quarterly profit of the crypto exchange since 2021. etoro: Experience a reliable, user-friendly platform […]
What Using Security to Regulate AI Chips Could Look Like
Researchers from OpenAI, Cambridge University, Harvard University, and University of Toronto offered “exploratory” ideas on how to regulate AI chips and hardware, and how security policies could prevent the abuse of advanced AI. The recommendations provide ways to measure and audit the development and use of advanced AI systems and the chips that power them. […]
ECB exec allays privacy concerns surrounding digital euro
In a recent meeting with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Piero Cipollone, a member of the ECB Executive Board, discussed the forthcoming digital euro, specifically its privacy features, infrastructure procurement, and operational standards. Cipollone’s presentation emphasized the ECB’s proactive approach to collaborating with EU-based entities for the digital currency’s infrastructure. He […]
Special Enrollment Period 2024 | Solid Health Insurance
by Barbara Kempen | Feb 16, 2024 | Affordable Health Insurance, Blue Shield of CA, Covered California, Dental Insurance, getting married, Health Insurance Brentwood, Health Insurance Pacific Palisades, Health Insurance Santa Monica, Member Benefits, Special Enrollment Period | Starting February 1, 2024, the Annual Open Enrollment Period ends and the Special Enrollment Period begins. During […]
What’s happening with casualty reinsurance renewals?
What’s happening with casualty reinsurance renewals? | Insurance Business America Reinsurance What’s happening with casualty reinsurance renewals? AM Best points to pricing shifts Reinsurance By Kenneth Araullo The January reinsurance renewal season saw reinsurers maintaining sufficient capacity for casualty programs amid concerns over social inflation and the need for reserve strengthening, as revealed from the […]
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes a published criminal law case released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during January 2024. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. Previous summaries of Fourth Circuit cases are available here. Prison guards were entitled to qualified immunity on conditions of confinement claim for denying inmate access to […]
All That Rain Is Driving Up Cases of a Deadly Fungal Disease in California
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last week, a long, narrow section of the Earth’s atmosphere funneled trillions of gallons of water eastward from the Pacific tropics and unleashed it on California. This weather event, known as an atmospheric river, broke rainfall records, dumped more than a […]