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AppWizard

June 27, 2025

5 apps I recommend to every savvy investor

Rita El Khoury recommends several investment apps based on her extensive experience in finance: - Koyfin: Her favorite for comprehensive market data, including financial records and analyst projections. It is user-friendly and free, with a subscription for additional features. - Yahoo Finance: A widely used app known for its extensive financial data and robust news section, crucial for timely market reactions. It offers a free version and an ad-free premium plan. - TradingView: Best for technical analysis, featuring superior charting capabilities and a community for sharing insights. While Rita focuses on a buy-and-hold strategy, it is valuable for active traders. - Investing.com: Covers a wide range of assets and includes features like watchlists, fundamental data, and alert notifications. It offers a free version and a premium option. - MarketWatch: Provides timely news and analysis, particularly on earnings announcements. It combines news, financial data, and charting but is less robust than Koyfin. It is free, with a premium subscription for more articles. Rita has also tried other services like FinViz and TIKR but found them limited due to the lack of dedicated mobile apps.

Winsage

June 25, 2025

Microsoft Launches “Mu,” New On-Device AI Model for Copilot+ PCs

Microsoft Corporation unveiled a small language model named Mu on June 23, designed for local operation on personal computers, particularly Copilot+ PCs. Mu is a 330 million parameter encoder-decoder language model optimized for deployment on Neural Processing Units (NPUs), allowing for quick responses with reduced power consumption and memory usage. It was pre-trained on a dataset of hundreds of billions of educational tokens and employs advanced fine-tuning techniques, including distillation and low-rank adaptation, along with transformer enhancements like Dual LayerNorm, Rotary Positional Embeddings, and Grouped-Query Attention. Users will access Mu's capabilities through the Windows operating system's Settings function, translating natural language inputs into system commands.

Tech Optimizer

June 3, 2025

Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) Acquires Crunchy Data to Add Enterprise-Grade Postgres to Its AI Data Cloud

Artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly increasing energy consumption, with data centers using electricity comparable to small cities. Industry leaders, including Sam Altman and Elon Musk, have raised concerns about the sustainability of this energy demand, warning of potential limitations in AI development due to energy shortages. A specific company is emerging as a key player in the AI energy sector, owning vital nuclear energy assets and having expertise in large-scale energy projects. This company is also involved in U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exportation and is strategically positioned to benefit from increased demand for energy resources. It is debt-free and has a cash reserve that constitutes nearly one-third of its market capitalization, along with investments in AI ventures. Recent assessments suggest that the company's stock is undervalued, trading at less than seven times earnings when excluding cash and investments. The company is generating real cash flows and possesses critical infrastructure that supports its growth in the evolving energy landscape.

Winsage

May 25, 2025

‘Microsoft is the AI ringleader’: tech rivals flock to software giant’s stage

Microsoft showcased a suite of innovative AI products and strategic partnerships at its annual Build conference in Seattle, collaborating with companies like OpenAI, Nvidia, and xAI. The company introduced a coding “agent” and a platform for businesses to manage digital assistants. Microsoft is building the largest AI supercomputer in the world with Nvidia's chips in its data centers. Analysts noted that Microsoft is well-positioned in the AI sector, with its stock increasing over 8% in 2025. The company has integrated AI models into its products following its early investment in OpenAI and announced a deal to offer Anthropic’s Claude Code through GitHub Copilot. Microsoft aims to generate at least billion in annual revenue from its AI products. Nadella emphasized the importance of AI-enabled applications over general artificial intelligence, and industry experts highlighted the significance of Microsoft's recent developments in shaping the future of technology.

Winsage

March 31, 2025

Microsoft is turning 50. Is it ready for the next technological frontier?

Satya Nadella made a significant investment in OpenAI at the end of 2022, positioning Microsoft as a leader in the AI sector and boosting its valuation by over a trillion dollars. As of early 2025, Microsoft faces challenges including reduced data center investments, disappointing stock performance, tensions with OpenAI, and declining market enthusiasm for AI technologies. The company's shares have dropped approximately 16% since peaking in July 2024, and it has experienced a 7% decline this year, making it the only member of the Magnificent 7 tech stocks without a gain over the past twelve months. Microsoft has retreated from ambitious AI infrastructure plans, scrapping data center projects that would have increased its computing power by about 14%. The company is also developing its own AI models while struggling with the market traction of Copilot, which has not advanced beyond initial testing for many organizations. Broader trends indicate a slowdown in AI adoption growth rates among U.S. workers and growing apprehension among CIOs regarding AI expenditures.

AppWizard

March 27, 2025

‘A Minecraft Movie’ TNT popcorn bucket revealed

Odeon Cinemas has launched an exclusive TNT popcorn bucket and a collector's cup featuring seven character toppers to celebrate the upcoming A Minecraft Movie, set to release in April. The character toppers include Creeper, Enderman, Sheep, Skeleton, Wolf, Zombie, and Baby zombie riding a chicken. The Hungry Mob Collectors Combo will be available in selected cinemas from next week while stocks last. Vue Cinemas is also offering themed merchandise, including two popcorn bucket designs and the same collectible cups starting April 4. The film stars Jack Black as Steve and features a quest in the Overworld, with a soundtrack that includes Black's original song, “I Feel Alive,” released on March 20.

AppWizard

February 4, 2025

How to get a free horse in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Acquiring your first horse in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 enhances gameplay by allowing faster travel and evasion of bandits. To get a free horse, after freeing yourself from the stocks in Troskowitz, talk to Bara the beggar, who will direct you to Semine. You can retrieve Pebbles, the horse lost during the prologue, for free by convincing the horse trader he was stolen, or you can buy him. Pebbles may not be the best horse, but you can later acquire a better horse named Herring after completing the For Whom The Bell Tolls quest. Riding Pebbles can unlock the Good Old Pebbles perk, improving his attributes. For those willing to steal, you can claim ownership of a stolen horse by taking it to the nomad camp and paying Horse Handler Mikolai about half its market value. Horses can often be found abandoned after their riders are ambushed or during battles.

BetaBeacon

December 12, 2024

Epic Games Wins Huge Partnership With Telefonica Adding Its Marketplace to Android Phones

Epic Games' marketplace app will come preinstalled on Android devices for the first time, increasing exposure and potential for users to download and play games like Fortnite.