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A number of voice-based hardware devices are emerging for companionship, productivity, or personal growth purposes. These include Plaud and Pocket card-like devices. Friend, Limitless, Taya pendant. And Bee wristbands, which are now part of Amazon. Now, two former Meta employees who worked in interface design have launched Sandbar, a startup that created a ring called Stream for a similar purpose. The company calls this ring a “voice mouse.” This is because it can take notes, help you interact with an AI assistant, and control your music. Sandbar’s CEO, Mina Fahmi, has extensive experience designing human-computer interfaces. He worked at Bryan…

Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer, speaks at a company information session in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft has announced a new category of PCs equipped with generative artificial intelligence tools built into Windows, the company’s world-leading operating system.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images A rift is emerging as the euphoria surrounding artificial intelligence collides with the limits of reality.Last night, tech giants like AMD shattered expectations for AI chip demand, with Palantir reporting another strong quarterly growth. But the Nasdaq fell, revealing that Wall Street’s playlist was stuck on one track:…

snap Shares rose 15% on Wednesday after the company reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations and announced a $500 million stock repurchase program.Here’s how the company performed compared to Wall Street expectations:Earnings per share: loss of 6 cents. This number is not comparable to analyst expectations. Revenue: $1.51 billion vs. $1.49 billion expected, according to LSEG Global daily active users: 477 million vs. 476 million expected, according to StreetAccount Global average revenue per user (ARPU): $3.16 vs. $3.13 expected, according to StreetAccountSnap also announced a partnership with startup Perplexity AI to “integrate conversational search directly into Snapchat.” According to…

Tesla’s board of directors is set to vote on CEO Elon Musk’s $1 trillion compensation proposal as a major proxy advisory firm urges shareholders to reject the deal.A vote is scheduled for Thursday to determine whether Mr. Musk secures the biggest paycheck in the company’s history.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listProxy voting firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services both recommended investors vote against the package. These companies often influence large passive funds that hold large stakes in electric car manufacturers.Tesla has faced serious challenges this year, including declining global sales and wavering investor confidence.Tesla reported a 13.5%…

Nearly a dozen people were injured Wednesday when a motorist plowed into pedestrians and cyclists on the French island of Oleron, just off the Atlantic coast. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the driver hit five people within 35 minutes. According to CNN affiliate BFMTV, 10 passersby were injured. The interior minister added that at least two people, including a 22-year-old woman, were seriously injured. CNN affiliate BFMTV reported Wednesday, citing Saint-Pierre-d’Orron Mayor Christophe Soule, that police quickly arrived at the scene and arrested the driver “with great difficulty.” BFMTV added that he was taken into custody. Authorities then began…

Dan Byrne’s stunning header secured Newcastle a 2-0 home victory over Athletic Club, propelling them into the top eight of the Champions League.Byrne’s superb curling header in the 11th minute and Joelinton’s close range strike just after half-time gave Newcastle their third successive win in the competition. However, there was some bitterness to the victory as Anthony Gordon was forced to leave the game with an injury in the first half. image: Anthony Gordon left injured in the first half Newcastle manager Eddie Howe revealed in his post-match press conference that the player had suffered a recurrence of his hip…

mcdonalds The company’s U.S. restaurants reported better-than-expected same-store sales growth, although sales on Wednesday fell short of Wall Street expectations.Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski said in a statement that the third quarter results are “a testament to our ability to achieve sustainable growth in a challenging environment.”For more than a year, McDonald’s, long considered a beacon of consumer financial health, has been warning of a decline in restaurant spending, especially by low-income customers. This weakness continued in the third quarter.”Consumer demographics continue to polarize, with low-income consumer (quick-service restaurant) customer traffic declining by nearly double digits in the third quarter,…

A DoorDash bag is installed on a bicycle in New York, USA, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesdoor dash reported third-quarter results that fell short of analysts’ expectations and said it expects to spend “hundreds of millions of dollars” on new initiatives and developments in 2026.The stock price fell 9% following the news.Here’s how the company performed compared to LSEG’s estimates:Earnings: 55 cents per share, expected 69 cents per share; Revenue: $3.45 billion, expected $3.36 billion.”While we wish there was a way for a baby to grow into an adult without investment, or a…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed senior Kremlin officials to draft a proposal for a possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing, as the Kremlin responds to President Donald Trump’s order for the United States to resume its own nuclear tests “immediately” after a decades-long hiatus.The Russian leader told the Security Council on Wednesday that “Russia is obliged to take reciprocal measures” if the United States or any signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) conducts a nuclear weapons test, according to a transcript of the meeting released by the Kremlin.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list“In this regard,…

Hamas has returned the remains of another prisoner of war to Israel as Palestinians across the Gaza Strip prepare for a cold winter without adequate shelter, food and other vital supplies.Palestinian groups announced Wednesday that they would return the remains of Israeli prisoners of war through the International Committee of the Red Cross.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office later approved the transfer, and the bodies of six prisoners now remain in Gaza.The return of the bodies has become a major sticking point in the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, with the…