Bill Ackman is preparing to take both his hedge fund firm Pershing Square and a new investment fund public in early 2024. The move could value Pershing Square well above its $10.5 billion valuation from last year. The new fund would trade on NYSE and offer free Pershing Square shares as incentives.
Microsoft is reportedly considering another Xbox price hike due to global RAM shortages. This would be the third price increase this year after hikes in May and September. Meanwhile, Sony appears to have planned ahead and is actually cutting PS5 prices for Black Friday.
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a “genomic language model” called Evo that learns from bacterial DNA sequences. The system can predict proteins that don’t resemble anything previously known to science. This represents a major shift from protein-focused AI to genome-level understand
Every business is fundamentally a decision-making engine. When decisions are slow or confused, the entire organization suffers. In the AI era, effective decision systems are becoming the ultimate competitive advantage.
Brands are pouring $37 billion into creator media next year, growing four times faster than total media investment. Nearly half of advertisers now see creators as essential, behind only search and social. The shift reflects how platforms have rebuilt for enterprise-scale spending.
Uno on Xbox 360 became the first Xbox Live Arcade game to pass one million downloads. Microsoft’s casual games team proved skeptics wrong about console card games. The webcam feature created unforgettable social moments – for better or worse.
Perplexity has released its Comet browser for Android, with an iOS version expected within days. The AI-native browser includes voice commands for shopping and research, plus tab summarization features. It’s now free after initially launching as a premium offering.
The vivo X300 and X300 Pro’s Indian pricing has surfaced ahead of their December 2 launch. The Pro model will reportedly cost ₹109,999 while the standard X300 starts at ₹75,999. A dedicated photographer kit will also be available for ₹19,999.
Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li is leading the charge into spatial intelligence AI with her new venture World Labs. Their first product, Marble, generates explorable 3D environments from text descriptions. This technology aims to bridge the gap between digital planning and physical execution across in
Alphabet’s Waymo is expanding its robotaxi testing to three new cities with plans to potentially launch commercial service in 2026. The company now has 15 cities targeted for next year expansion. Waymo is also tackling freeway driving and harsh winter conditions as key milestones.
