Go back to bed, Squeaky.
Someone feels they should own the Board. No one else. And thus, it must be destroyed so no one can have it. A reminder::
Added by Klownies Fur Piece.
Who're ya gonna believe? Me? Or yer lyin' eyes?
Electrified vehicles are becoming more popular in US, survey says
Feb 27th, 09:03:31
(Reuters) - Electrified vehicles including hybrids and fully electric are becoming more desirable than their gasoline counterparts, influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports said on Tuesday, while adding seven of them to its top-ten picks for 2024.
Four of Toyota's electrified vehicles made it to the list, including the Prius and a hybrid version of its popular Camry sedan. Tesla's Model Y, Ford Maverick Hybrid pickup truck and BMW's X5 PHEV also made it on the list.
The company said electrified vehicles are becoming more popular after accounting for 16.3% of all light-duty vehicle sales in the United States last year.
The report added that plug-in hybrids (PHEV), which bridge the gap between a regular hybrid and an EV, are gaining popularity, as sales for PHEVs grew 60% last year.
"For many drivers, PHEVs will save you money over the long run when compared with a gas, hybrid, or electric vehicle," said Jake Fisher, CR's senior director of automotive testing.
https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/electrified-vehicles-are-becoming-more-popular-in-us-survey-says
When including yersself, you are mostkerrect!
Bo Snerdley
@BoSnerdley
Over 260K Houston criminal cases suspended due to 'lack of personnel' code, police chief says
https://foxnews.com/us/over-260k-houston-criminal-cases-suspended-due-lack-personnel-code-police-chief-says
#FoxNews
https://twitter.com/BoSnerdley/status/1762505269311889434
Forced liquidation, anyone?
Apollo co-founder Leon Black sells stock worth $172.8 million
Feb 27th, 10:05:16
(Reuters) - Billionaire and co-founder of Apollo Global Management Leon Black has sold shares worth about $172.8 million in the private equity firm, nearly three years after stepping down as its chief executive.
He sold 1.55 million shares earlier this month, a regulatory disclosure by Black made late on Monday showed.
Based on the closing price of the stock, he now owns more than 43 million shares worth $4.8 billion in Apollo, whose stock has surged nearly six times since its market debut in 2011.
The buyout firm has roughly $651 billion in assets under management as of Dec. 31. Black has a net worth of $13.7 billion, according to Forbes.
He left Apollo in early 2021, in a surprise move that capped corporate governance changes triggered by a review of his ties to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The review had cleared Black of any wrongdoing.
https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/apollo-co-founder-leon-black-sells-stock-worth-1728-million
Bakes (& BO/BV)
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OpenAI says New York Times 'hacked' ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit
Feb 27th, 10:22:31
By Blake Brittain
(Reuters) - OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper "hacked" its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to generate misleading evidence for the case.
OpenAI said in a filing in Manhattan federal court on Monday that the Times caused the technology to reproduce its material through "deceptive prompts that blatantly violate OpenAI's terms of use."
"The allegations in the Times's complaint do not meet its famously rigorous journalistic standards," OpenAI said. "The truth, which will come out in the course of this case, is that the Times paid someone to hack OpenAI's products."
Representatives for the New York Times and OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the filing.
The Times sued OpenAI and its largest financial backer Microsoft in December, accusing them of using millions of its articles without permission to train chatbots to provide information to users.
The Times is among several copyright owners that have sued tech companies over the alleged misuse of their work in AI training, including groups of authors, visual artists and music publishers.
Tech companies have said that their AI systems make fair use of copyrighted material and that the lawsuits threaten the growth of the potential multitrillion-dollar industry.
The complaint accused OpenAI and Microsoft of trying to "free-ride on the Times's massive investment in its journalism" and create a substitute for the newspaper. It cited several instances in which OpenAI and Microsoft chatbots gave users near-verbatim excerpts of its articles when prompted.
OpenAI said in its filing that it took the Times "tens of thousands of attempts to generate the highly anomalous results."
"In the ordinary course, one cannot use ChatGPT to serve up Times articles at will," OpenAI said.
(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; Editing by David Bario and Bill Berkrot)
https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/openai-says-new-york-times-hacked-chatgpt-to-build-copyright-lawsuit
So, just who's credit got squozed?
Nigeria unveils big rate hike as hardship prompts worker protests
Feb 27th, 08:23:31
By Chijioke Ohuocha and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's central bank delivered its largest rate hike in absolute terms in around 17 years on Tuesday to tame soaring inflation, amid nationwide trade union protests over price rises that have left people struggling to meet their basic needs.
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso said the 4-percentage-point increase to 22.75% was needed as previous rate hikes had not cooled price pressures enough.
Inflation has reached almost 30%, its highest in almost three decades, driven by a steep fall in the naira currency, the removal of a fuel subsidy, fiscal deficits and conflict in food-producing parts of Africa's most populous nation and biggest economy.
https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/nigeria-unveils-big-rate-hike-as-hardship-prompts-worker-protests
Hybrids, gas vehicles fuel legacy automakers' shares past EV rivals
Feb 27th, 10:36:46
By Nathan Gomes
(Reuters) - Shares of legacy automakers have outpaced their electric counterparts over the last few weeks, as investors respond to company decisions to prioritize higher-margin, gas-powered models instead of pure battery vehicles.
Automakers, including Ford Motor , General Motors, Mercedes, have scaled back on their ambitious EV plans.
Electric vehicle demand has slowed of late, suggesting the transition away from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles will take longer than expected.
Shares of EV pioneer Tesla surpassed legacy automakers for the last few years, making it the world's most valuable car company by market capitalization.
But the Elon Musk-led company's shares are down nearly 20% this year after it warned of slower adoption of EVs.
In contrast, GM, Stellantis have climbed about 10% this year.
Toyota is up 38% as the Japanese automaker has favored hybrid vehicles over EVs in the last few years.
"Legacy automakers are responding to consumer behavior and market conditions which very clearly show a lack of interest in most battery EV models," CFRA analyst Garrett Nelson said.
https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/hybrids-gas-vehicles-fuel-legacy-automakers-shares-past-ev-rivals
Tom Sawyer's fence said so!