SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership with others like OpenAI. On Friday, the tech company confirmed it would pay $ 676 million for factory previously used by Sharp to build LCD panels to […]
Sharp Object Pierces Through ZEROBASEONE Ricky’s Hand Mid-Performance
ZEROBASEONE (also known as ZB1) kicked off their much anticipated 2024 ZEROBASEONE THE FIRST TOUR [TIMELESS WORLD] in Seoul with their first concert on September 20. Today, they performed their second concert. ZEROBASEONE on Day 2 | @ZB1_official/X While ZEROBASEONE and ZEROSEs were happy to finally meet on tour, unfortunately, Ricky suffered an injury during […]
Smartwatches shipments see sharp decline in India
India is the second-largest wearable market after China. At times, it has also been the largest smartwatch market. However, in Q2, wearable shipments in the country declined 10% year-on-year to 29.5 million units. The first half of the year, meanwhile, fell 4.7% to 55.1 million units, analyst firm IDC reported this week. Market analysts believe […]
Masters odds and sharp money: Pro bettors fading Tiger Woods at Augusta this week
The Masters is set to tee off Thursday at Augusta National, but the weather forecast is calling for a 91% chance of rain and heavy thunderstorms. Any time a big golf tournament — and they don’t get any bigger than The Masters — rolls around, it’s worth consulting SuperBook VP of Risk Management & Oddsmaking […]
Compete or cooperate? Five deep tech investors opt for shared gain over sharp elbows
The prisoner’s dilemma is a classic thought experiment that explores how people can collaborate for mutual gain — or how one might screw the other over for a lesser reward. Can you guess which outcome venture capital might resemble? A group of Boston investors wishes it were different. This week, a group of five venture […]