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LGBTQ+ consumers are shifting their brand loyalties based on companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to new research from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The findings released Wednesday found that nearly 72% of LGBTQ+ consumers say they buy fewer products from companies they perceive as “reducing diversity and inclusion commitments.” Nearly 70% also said they have refused purchases from those businesses at least some of the time.The five companies those respondents most frequently linked to reduced spending were Target, Walmart, Amazon, Chick-Fil-A and Home Depot.On the other hand, HRC’s survey found nearly 70% of LGBTQ+ consumers are also rewarding…
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Anthropic’s longstanding push for regulation is coming back to bite it.The artificial intelligence company, now valued at close to $1 trillion, has spent years touting its dedication to safety. But for the second time this year, Anthropic has found itself caught in the Trump administration’s crosshairs, this time out of concern for the safety of its newest models. Late Friday, a couple hours after SpaceX wrapped up its first day of trading following a record IPO, Anthropic said it received an export control directive, ordering the company to suspend access to its latest Claude models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5,…
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Artificial intelligence has been the driving force for the stock market ever since late 2022, sending investors looking for exposure to the emerging technology. Now that momentum appears to be broadening beyond AI. The equal-weighted version of the S & P 500 is up 10.4% this year, through Tuesday’s close. Its market cap-weighted counterpart, meanwhile, has climbed 9.7% in that time. That puts the equal-weighted S & P on pace to outperform the conventional S & P on a yearly basis for the first time since 2022 — when ChatGPT debuted. Citigroup strategist Scott Chronert pointed to easing tensions between…
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In 2012, a new form of bootkit was demonstrated. Instead of targeting machines through the BIOS or master boot record, one such bootkit attacked Mac OS X systems by infecting the EFI, a package of firmware that started the boot process. A second very primitive bootkit targeted Windows 8 machines by infecting the UEFI bootkit, the predecessor to the UEFI. Around 2013, a researcher demonstrated a more advanced UEFI bootkit for Windows named Dreamboat. The first known case of a real-world attack targeting the UEFI came in 2018 with the discovery of malware dubbed LoJax. A repurposed version of legitimate…
Carvana’s new vehicle franchise for Stellantis includes personalised displays and a vehicle “playground” for consumers for each of its core U.S. brands.Courtesy CarvanaDALLAS — Carvana is aiming to bring its online strategy for selling used vehicles to sales of new cars and trucks. But don’t expect the company to actually sell you a vehicle at one of its seven Stellantis franchised dealerships.Instead, the online vehicle retailer said it intends to use such dealerships as service locations, test-drive centers and potentially “playgrounds” for consumers to decide what vehicle they would like to buy through Carvana’s online platforms, marking a stark contrast…
Investing.com — Sri Lankan stocks finished nearly flat on Wednesday for the second session in a row, as gains in consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors offset declines in healthcare and communication services. The CSE All-Share index closed at 22,385.91, up slightly from 22,377.29 in the prior session. SMB Finance PLC (SEMB.CM) led percentage gainers on the index, rising 33.3%, while Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC (SWAD.CM) posted the largest decline, falling 7.9%. Trading volume decreased to 107 million shares from 152.6 million in the previous session. The equity market’s turnover dropped to 2.56 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($7.69 million) from…
The driver’s side retains the J1772 AC port. Porsche has also upgraded the infotainment system in the MY27 Taycan with software we’ve already seen in the electric Macan and Cayenne. The hardware in the Porsche Communication Management module is much faster than before (Porsche says up to five times) and there are more customizable widgets and an onboard personal assistant. The system is fully OTA-updatable, Porsche says. The Taycan Turbo GT gets E-Shift as standard, other Taycans will need to spec the GT Sport wheel seen here. Porsche The Taycan Turbo GT gets E-Shift as standard, other Taycans will need…