The Asian mobile phone market is very interesting, with a significantly wider range of devices sold in the region than anywhere else. The usual Chinese contingent of Vivo, OPPO, OnePlus, Xiaomi and Honor dominate sales, but Samsung and Google also sell most of their products in Asian markets, and Apple is slowly gaining momentum with…
Growth stocks can be a wild ride. Long-term upside usually comes with stomach-churning volatility. monday.com (NASDAQ:MNDY) is currently experiencing ups and downs. As of this writing, shares are down about 28% from their highs. The company software as a service business model disrupts the way employees collaborate in the workplace, and additional catalysts such as…
The synergies between AI and crypto are very promising. In fact, the new Trump administration is consolidating the two sectors into a single advisory office. The president-elect calls him the White House crypto and AI czar. Trump’s appointee for the position, former PayPal COO David Sacks, has strong ties to payments and crypto. AI could…
Just got a new Android smartphone for the holidays? If it’s your first one, it could be a little intimidating, so to get you started, here are a few apps you should immediately install or set up on a new Android device. Alternatively, if you’re not already using these apps, it might be time to…
Meanwhile, AI has become something of an integral part of the fabric of our lives – not by changing our lives, taking our jobs, or becoming sentient, but by making our lives and work easier. For example, when I Googled “When will AI become sentient?” (and “When did Skynet become self-aware”, for comparison), I didn’t…
In many ways, 2024 was one of the best years for smartphones in a long time. While one can cite several other innovations made in previous years, 2024 marked a significant year in which phones launched more user-friendly screens, finally embraced years of promised software updates, mastered overheating and have evolved to more user-friendly practices…
Applications for Android phones are numerous and easy to download. But once you download an app, that doesn’t mean it has to stay on your phone forever. It’s a good idea to regularly delete apps from your phone to avoid cluttering it with apps you don’t use. These take up space and can slow down…
A groundbreaking study published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal has raised an unexpected and alarming question: Could Advanced AI models like ChatGPT or Gemini develop cognitive impairments similar to early-stage dementia in humans? Researchers tested some of the world’s leading language models (LLMs) using the widely respected Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)—a…
The tangy smell of Buffalo wings filled Side Chicks Sport Bar, as a dozen electricians crammed their big frames into booths. It was Tuesday night in East Wenatchee, Wash., and “brotherhood night” for the electrical union. Out-of-towners and locals swapped notes on who was coming and going, when new jobs were starting and what drama…